New Delhi: I am not going to talk about reality TV. Reality shows have destroyed the TV viewing experience everywhere, not just in India. They are a mindless, easier to produce sure-shot ratings hack and this post will not delve into that. This post is about fiction programming. There was a time, when Doordarshan was the only TV network (it still is), and programming was great. You had dramas -...
01:56 PM, Feb 27, 2012
Mumbai: TV actor Akashdeep Sehgal will be the third male contestant to enter the reality show Bigg Boss. The fifth season of Bigg Boss started with Shakti Kapoor - the lone male - and 13 female contestants. Soon after the first eviction from the show, TV actor Amar Upadhyay made an entry, followed by Splitsvilla show winner Siddharth Bhardwaj. Now, Akashdeep is set to enter the show today. Akashdeep started...
12:58 PM, Oct 24, 2011
It's been a week since
Aap Ki Kachehri first hit the airwaves on December 1. ...
01:51 AM, Dec 10, 2008
Curtains come down on famous soap opera
Kyunki Saas Bhi Bahu Thi. ...
12:34 AM, Nov 07, 2008
Star took this step because of the falling TRPs. ...
05:45 PM, Nov 03, 2008
Balaji files application for a stay on the notice served by Star. ...
10:48 PM, Nov 01, 2008
Colombo: Geoff Marsh's unimpressive four-month stint as Sri Lanka coach is almost over with the SLC set to appoint former South Africa coach Graham Ford as the Australian's successor. Ford coached the Proteas for two years from 1999 to 2001, taking over from the late Bob Woolmer. An official announcement on this is likely to be made after the one-day series against South Africa, it has been reported. Under Marsh,...
03:39 PM, Apr 14, 2008
Melbourne: Former Australian legspinner Stuart MacGill feels that the Decision Review System (DRS) will remain controversial whether it is used or not and says the Indian cricket board (BCCI) can not be blamed for refusing the use of technology in the ongoing series. Macgill suggested that the prerogative to use the technology should remain with the on-field umpires and not the players. The DRS, or its absence, is going to...
03:16 PM, Apr 05, 2008
India have their best chance to win a Test series in Australia as the hosts are not the same force they used to be. ...
12:55 AM, Apr 03, 2008
Kolkata: Decks were cleared on Wednesday to hold the fifth ODI and one-off T20 International between India and England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata after the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) agreed to take two representatives of PWD in its technical committee as proposed by the West Bengal government. The Public Works Department (PWD) had been holding the required no-objection certificate for the two scheduled matches after the CAB allegedly...
11:14 AM, Mar 09, 2008
Sydney: Defending Sheffield Shield champions Tasmania will be bolstered by the presence of former Australian captain Ricky Ponting when they take on Western Australia in the season-opener next week. Tasmanian captain George Bailey on Saturday confirmed Ponting's availability for the opening match and said his experience will be of great help to the team. "It is not as daunting as I thought it would be," Bailey was quoted as saying...
08:07 PM, Mar 07, 2008
Former umpire AV Jayaprakash gives his views on the Decision Review System. ...
01:14 AM, Feb 27, 2008
Colombo: Sri Lanka's sports minister dissolved the country's cricket administration Friday amid allegations of corruption and mismanagement. Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage will appoint an interim committee to run the sport, department spokesman Harsha Abeykoon told The Associated Press. Aluthgamage has not announced plans for elections for a new board. Abeykoon said the minister will announce the new administration later on Friday. Sri Lanka Cricket has been run by successive interim...
02:18 AM, Feb 08, 2008
Popular Indian soaps are pegged on family drama and are dominated by woman characters that are traditionally Indian and very stereotyped. ...
03:17 AM, Jun 07, 2007
Why do sari-clad woman worshiping husbands and raving about family values make a cult theme on the Indian idiot box? ...
12:19 AM, Jun 07, 2007
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