India

BJP leader now wants Bollywood renamed, and it's not exactly an outrageous proposition!

BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has called for "Bollywood" – a name used to refer to the Hindi film industry – to be given a new name.

Jun 2, 2018

Kimbho will return to Google Play and Apple app store but 'security disaster' tag caused enough damage

Developers need to do a lot of rework on Kimbho app in terms of ensuring security to private user details. Read to know about the WhatsApp-rival.

Jun 2, 2018

3 Nigerians found dead in Delhi's Uttam Nagar, bottles of alcohol recovered

The deceased have now been identified as David Christopher, Greece Ben, and David and all three are in their 30s. While the exact cause of the death of the Nigerian nationals isn't known yet, the Delhi police suspect it to be a case of drug overdose.

Jun 2, 2018

UP Deputy CM pulls a 'Biplab', claims Sita was a test-tube baby!

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma is being compared to Tripura CM Biplab Deb after claiming that Sita was a test-tube baby.

Jun 1, 2018

India, Singapore agree to upgrade economic cooperation agreement

Stating that air traffic between India and Singapore is increasing rapidly, the Indian Prime Minister said that the two countries will soon sign an air services agreement.

Jun 1, 2018

Lt Gen Ranbir Singh appointed as the new Northern Army Commander

Lt Gen Ranbir Singh was the Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO) during the surgical strikes that were carried out across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on the intervening night of September 28 and 29 in 2016.

Jun 1, 2018

BJP MLA blames CM Yogi Adityanath for Kairana and Noorpur loss

In a well-worded poem addressing UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, BJP MLA Shyam Prakash took to Facebook to express his concern over the saffron party's poor performance in the recent bypolls.

Jun 1, 2018

Maharashtra: Female cop undergoes sex change surgery

Salve, who was earlier inducted as a female constable in Maharashtra Police in 2010, now goes by the name Lalit and wants to be re-inducted as a male constable.

Jun 1, 2018

Karnataka students can now report teachers for using mobile phones in class

The circular calling for the ban was issued for teachers and other employees working in government and private schools across Karnataka as the government felt it hampers the teaching activities.

Jun 1, 2018

KFCC president Sa Ra Govindu hopes Indywood Talent Hunt will find good talents for Sandalwood

KFCC president Sa Ra Govindu hopes that Indywood Talent Hunt will deliver right talents for Sandalwood through its national-level short film competition, to be held from December 1-4 in Hyderabad.

Jun 1, 2018

Twitter users post screenshots of Rishi Kapoor abusing them in DMs to teach him a lesson

A Twitter user felt Rajkumar Hirani's directorial Sanju looked like a blatant attempt to clean up Dutt's image. Rishi Kapoor went one step ahead to send a direct message to the user and hurled abuses at him.

Jun 1, 2018

Times Higher Education: IISC Bengaluru featured among world's top 100 university rankings

Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru was the only Indian institute featured in the 91-100 band of the annual list published by Times Higher Education.

Jun 1, 2018

Pochettino to replace Zidane? Tottenham boss responds to Real Madrid job speculations

Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino has dropped a huge hint about his future even as speculations are rife about him joining Real Madrid as Zinedine Zidane's successor.

Jun 1, 2018

Officer, Raju Gadu, Abhimanyudu reviews: Which one among the three is a must-watch film?

Vishal-Samantha Akkineni's Abhimanyudu has garnered a positive response from the audience, while Ram Gopala Varma-Nagarjuna's Officer and Raj Tarun's Raju Gadu have received mixed reviews and average ratings.

Jun 1, 2018

Box office collection: Raazi and Parmanu tell the success story of content-driven film

Alia Bhatt-Vicky Kaushal's Raazi and John Abraham-Diana Penty's Parmanu opened to a strong word of mouth and continued its good run at the domestic box office.

Jun 1, 2018