Patna: Authorities in Bihar have ordered the arrest of men who are found to be exploiting their elected wives' positions, in a bid to end the practice of "rule by proxy" which plagues many rural councils in the largely patriarchal country. The "rule by proxy" culture - in which women may be elected as representatives in local councils and committees, but their husbands still call the shots - is common...
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New Delhi: Ruskin Bond, one of the best known English writers in India, once said that 'pen, in honest and gifted hands, is mightier than the grave'. The author, now 77, lives by this philosophy and says he has many more stories to tell. "By and large I have had a fulfilling life. I am a writer without regrets. But I would say that there is a long way to...
05:06 PM, Dec 01, 2011
New Delhi: In conversation with Rima Kallingal, a rising young star in Malayalam films. It is true that a lot of heroines from Malayalam cinema are trying their luck in Tamil cinema, but I don't look at it as a migration. For me, it is just about doing a good role. When Yuvan Yuvathi (co-starring Bharat) was offered to me, I was excited about the prospect of doing a different...
03:56 PM, Nov 13, 2011
His father is an award-winning actor and is known for his powerful performances but Naseeruddin Shah's college-going son Vivaan was not at all nervous while sharing screen space with his veteran dad in his debut film 7 Khoon Maaf. "Our characters are interesting and both the characters have very colourful picturisation; yet there is a huge contrast between the two characters. I was not nervous while performing with my father....
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Priyanka Chopra has just started shooting for director Vishal Bhardwaj's Saat Khoon Maaf and says it will be a different movie. "It's too early to speak about Saat Khoon Maaf but it will be a very unique film for sure," Priyanka told reporters in Mumbai on Tuesday after launching the denim brand Levi's Change your World campaign at Grand Hyatt hotel. Commenting upon the reports that she rejected Hollywood offers...
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