Acclaimed actress Tannishtha Chatterjee says the Hindi film industry has always been open to dusky beauties. But she feels it’s the society which is biased. Tannishtha feels that the Hindi film industry has always accepted dusky actors like Smita Patil, Shabana Azmi and Kajol. “I think we had accepted dusky beauties as well. We had Smita Patil, Shabana Azmi, Kajol, Read More

Filmmaker Anees Bazmee says it is only because of actor Amitabh Bachchan that he is making Aankhen 2. “I think it is a tough job to make a good film… The reason behind making the film is Mr. Bachchan. I have worked with almost all actors but I still considered myself unlucky that I didn’t get a chance to work Read More

Olympic chiefs were guilty of “passing the buck” when they elected not to impose a blanket ban on Russian athletes for next month’s Rio Games, says former world 4×400 metres relay champion Derek Redmond. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided on Sunday against issuing a blanket ban despite evidence of systematic doping across the majority of Games sports, meaning global sporting Read More

Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today said though ruling BJP is “ideologically” opposed to casinos, his government has to follow the law in granting permission to these entities. Conceding that he has legal constraints as head of government, Parsekar told the Legislative Assembly that law can be amended to restrict these “onshore gambling dens” within two km from coast. “The Read More

Taking note of the molestation complaints filed by at least three students, the Jadavpur University has initiated an inquiry into the incident and suspended the accused, whose parent was slated to take over as head of the English department from August 1. The accused, also a student of the English department, is said to have molested more than 13 students, Read More

Rafael Nadal will be fit and ready for Rio, the head of the Spanish Olympic Committee insisted Thursday, even though the 14-time Grand Slam title winner is still sweating on his place in the squad. Nadal was the Olympic champion at Beijing in 2008 but missed the London Games with a knee injury four years later. The 30-year-old is due Read More

Arunachal Pradesh acting Governor Tathagata Roy Friday asked Chief Minister Nabm Tuki to prove his majority in the state assembly tomorrow, rejecting his plea asking for more time. The Speaker of the House, however, said it will not be possible to convene a session tomorrow at such a short notice. CM Tuki today met Governor Roy and sought at least Read More

A truck ploughed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice, killing at least 84 people today in what President Francois Hollande called a “terrorist” attack on revellers watching a Bastille Day fireworks display. The driver was shot dead after barrelling the truck two kilometres through the festive crowd on the palm-lined Promenade des Anglais, sending hundreds fleeing in Read More

India’s premier off-spinner R Ashwin said that the slow nature of the tracks in the Caribbean will pose a big challenge for the the spinners and he is ready to bowl all day during the four-match Test series against hosts West Indies. He didn’t feature in the first warm-up match against WICB Presidents XI but is ready to return to the Read More

IOC president Thomas Bach says the absence of many of the top men from the Olympic golf tournament in Rio de Janeiro will be taken into account in evaluating the sport’s future in the games. Bach says the IOC has to “respect the individual decisions” of golfers who pulled out citing concerns over Zika, but notes that there have also Read More