Payne says getting dumped is ‘story of my life’
London, Oct 22 (IANS) Former One Direction star Liam Payne has joked that getting dumped is the story of his life after his split from …
Tanushree gave me courage to come out with my story: Rahul Raj
Mumbai, Oct 21 (IANS) Actor Rahul Raj Singh has alleged sexual harassment by writer Mushtaq Sheikh. He says actress Tanushree Dutta, who spoke about her …
Apple CEO urges Bloomberg to retract spying chips story
San Francisco, Oct 20 (IANS) Apple CEO Tim Cook is urging Bloomberg to retract its story about an alleged embedded Chinese spying chips that compromised …
Platform companies: Leveraging the India story in the long run (Column: Behind Infra Lines)
Real per capita GDP, stock market indices and consumption trends in India are currently interesting. Even as real GDP at an aggregate and per capita …
Judge’s wife, son shot at (Lead, Superseding earlier story)
Gurugram, Oct 13 (IANS) The wife and son of an additional district judge were on Saturday allegedly shot at by the judge’s security guard, injuring …
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Please kill IANS story titled “Judge’s wife, son shot dead by security guard”, which moved at 1826 hours. The story erroneously mentioned that they were …
‘Aravinda Sametha…’: Jr. NTR elevates tried, tested story of factionalism (Review)
Film: “Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava”; Language: Telugu; Director: Trivikram Srinivas; Cast: Jr. NTR, Pooja Hegde, Jagapathi Babu, Sunil, Supriya Pathak and Eswari Rao; Rating: *** …
STORY: Britain investigating pro-Khalistan activities
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) British security agencies are investigating pro-Khalistan activities following allegations of terror offences there, British High Commissioner to India Dominic Asquith …
Mahesh Bhatt devastated by Vinta Nanda’s #MeToo story
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt wonders why veteran writer-producer and his friend Vinta Nanda didn’t confide in him about getting sexually violated …
’96’: A highly satisfying story of unfulfilled romance (Movie Review)
Film: “96”; Language: Tamil; Director: C. Prem Kumar; Cast: Vijay Sethupathi, Trisha, Janagaraj; Rating: ***** In debut director Prem Kumar’s “96”, Vijay Sethupathi plays a …
TV show to tell Kalam’s life story ahead of his 87th birth anniversary
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) A week before late President A.P.J. Abdul Kalams 87th birth anniversary, which falls on October 15, National Geographic will delve …
Ansel Elgort to star in ‘West Side Story’
Los Angeles, Oct 2 (IANS) Actor Ansel Elgort has bagged the lead role in director Steven Spielberg’s remake of the “West Side Story” musical. According …
Babar Ali’s inspiring story: How a nine-year-old’s zeal brought education to Bengal’s poor (IANS Special Series)
Murshidabad (West Bengal), Sep 30 (IANS) Walking home from school in a small town in West Bengal, a nine-year-old boy saw some of his friends …
Transgender band to discuss ‘Power of Pink’ at summit (Lead, superseding earlier story)
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) India’s first transgender band ‘The Six Pack Band’ will attend the fourth edition of Tomorrow’s India Global Summit, to be …
‘Uri’ teaser grips with story about surgical strikes
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) “This India will not stay silent…This is new India”. A gripping teaser of “Uri” — a film on the Indian …
Kunal Kapur to trace story of Indian curries
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) Celebrity chef Kunal Kapur will travel across the country, meet historians, home chefs, artists and writers to trace the story of …
I’m neither Tanushree, nor Nana: Amitabh on Bollywood’s #MeToo story
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday dodged a question about actress Tanushree Dutta’s sexual harassment allegations against veteran actor Nana Patekar …
Fascinated by Kohli’s success story: Tim Cahill
Kolkata, Sep 22 (IANS) Australian football legend Tim Cahill, the marquee signing for Jamshedpur FC in the upcoming season of the Indian Super League (ISL), …
‘Ishqeria’: An out-dated and poorly written love story (IANS Review, Rating: **)
Film: “Ishqeriaa; Director: Prerna Wadhwan; Cast: Neil Nitin Mukesh, Richa Chadha, Raj Babbar, Manish Anand, Rating ** “Sabko confuse karna band kar do”. This harmless …
‘Mitron’: A predictably formulaic love story (IANS Review, Rating: **1/2)
Film: “Mitron”; Director: Nitin Kakkar; Cast: Kritika Kamra, Jackky Bhagnani, Prateik Babbar, Prateek Gandhi, Neeraj Sood, Shivam Parekh; Rating: **1/2 There is nothing exceptional about …
Snapchat expands ‘Our Story’ feature to media partners
San Francisco, Sep 14 (IANS) Photo-messaging app Snapchat is expanding its “Our Story” feature to about 20 media partners to enable them to crowd-source images …
Kyra Sedgwick to direct supernatural love story
Los Angeles, Sep 14 (IANS) American actress Kyra Sedgwick will direct the independent supernatural love story “The Way Between” from a script by Academy Award-winner …
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Nick Jonas reveals love story with Priyanka Chopra
Los Angeles, Sep 9 (IANS) “The story sort of wrote itself,” American singer-actor Nick Jonas said of his romance with “Quantico” star Priyanka Chopra, opening …
My struggle story in Bollywood might inspire many, says Govinda
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) Bollywood actor Govinda, who is coming up with a new comedy film ‘Fryday’ says, though he is not in a mood …
Isuzu rolls out 2 mini-trucks for south Indian market story for biz news:
Bengaluru, Sep 7 (IANS) Leading transport solutions provider SML-Isuzu on Friday rolled out two models of mini-trucks for the south Indian market. “Our new twin …
I aim to tell the story of Kashmiri youth: ‘Laila Majnu’ director
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Debutant film director Sajid Ali, the brother of prolific filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, who is all set to release his film “Laila …
Story of Mary Kom inspired me personally: Omung Kumar
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Filmmaker Omung Kumar, who stepped into the director’s shoes with film “Mary Kom”- a biopic on MC Mary Kom, became nostalgic …
Imtiaz Ali to make film on Radha Krishna’s love story
Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali will write and direct a film on the eternal love story of Radha and Krishna. It will be …
Morgan Freeman’s ‘The Story of God’ to get third season
Los Angeles, Sep 1 (IANS) Nat Geo will resume production of the third season of Morgan Freemans “The Story of God” after investigating claims of …
‘Bhairava Geetha’ is high intensity action packed love story: RGV
Chennai, Aug 30 (IANS) Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma says the upcoming Telugu-Kannada bilingual “Bhairava Geetha” is a high intensity action packed love story. Varma, who …
Rupee hits fresh record low (Second Lead, correcting earlier story)
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) The Indian rupee plunged to a fresh record low to a US dollar during the morning trade session on Thursday. Around …
Yash writing story on his married life, says wife Amrapali
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Actress Amrapali Gupta says her husband Yash Sinha, an actor, is writing a story on their married life. It is …
Gemma pens short story about her bond character
Los Angeles, Aug 13 (IANS) Actress Gemma Arterton has written a short story based on her Bond film character titled “Strawberry Fields”. The British actress …
‘Hichki’ story has universal resonance: Rani Mukerji
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Actress Rani Mukerji, who has bagged the Best Actress Award for “Hichki” at the Indian Film Festival Melbourne (IFFM), says the …
‘Redrum: A Love Story’: A rehash of skewed love stories (IANS Review, Rating: *1/2)
Film: “Redrum: A Love Story”; Directors: Dhruv Sachdev and Sourabh Bali; Cast: Vibhav Roy, Tom Alter, Pawan Nagpal, Saeeda Imtiaz; Rating: *1/2 This film is …
One woman’s incredible story of defiance (Book Review)
Book: The Wind In My Hair; Author: Masih Alinejad; Publisher: Little Brown UK/Hachette India; Price: Rs 699; Pages: 394 A courageous woman, driven by nothing …
Tough to make biopic when subject’s story is known: ‘Gul Makai’ director (Lead, correcting intro)
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Making a biopic on a person whose life’s story is out in the public, is tough, says Amjad Khan, who is …
Tough to make biopic when subject’s story is known: ‘Gul Makai’ director
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Making a biopic on a person whose life’s story is out in the public, is tough, says tough, says Amjad Khan, …
‘Mulk’ is Hindu-Muslim love story, says Anubhav Sinha
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha, who is busy promoting his forthcoming film “Mulk”, on Thursday said that his film depicts love story between …
5-story building crashes in Ghaziabad, no casualty reported
Ghaziabad, July 27 (IANS) A five-storey partially damaged building collapsed in Ghaziabad on Friday evening, police said. The incident took place at around 8.00 p.m …