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IPL 2023: Batting with Virat was just fantastic, I like the passion he has for the game, says Chris Gayle
Bengaluru, March 26 (IANS) Ahead of the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), swashbuckling left-handed batter Chris Gayle looked back on his time with talismanic batter Virat Kohli while playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), and complimented his passion and work ethic.
2023-03-26
Category: India, Karnataka,Sports,Cricket
Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Sreesanth meet Rishabh Pant, pen heartwarming notes on social media
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Former Indian cricketers Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh and S. Sreesanth met wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who is recovering from injuries sustained in a horrific car accident last year.
2023-03-26
Category: India, Delhi,Sports,Cricket
IPL 2023: Bayliss' recommendation puts Matt Short in the spotlight
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Punjab Kings have picked an uncapped Australian player Matthew Short as a replacement for English star Jonny Bairstow, who withdrew from Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 due to an injury.
2023-03-26
Category: India, Maharashtra,Sports,Cricket
IPL 2023: Five-time champion Mumbai Indians begin training at Wankhede Stadium
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Mumbai Indians, the five-time winners of the Indian Premier League (IPL), marked their return to their home ground, Wankhede stadium, after a gap of two years.
2023-03-26
Category: India, Maharashtra,Sports,Cricket
Mumbai Indians men's team sends good luck message to Harmanpreet & Co ahead of WPL final
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Captain Rohit Sharma and other members of the Mumbai Indians mens team shared heartwarming good luck wishes for the Harmanpreet Kaur-led womens team ahead of them playing the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) final against Delhi Capitals.
2023-03-26
Category: India, Maharashtra,Sports,Cricket
WPL 2023 Final: Ponting, Warner, Ganguly send best wishes to Meg Lanning-led Delhi Capitals
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting, captain David Warner and Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly have sent their best wishes to Meg Lanning & Co ahead of the side facing off against Mumbai Indians in the final of the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) at Brabourne Stadium on Sunday.
2023-03-26
Category: India, Maharashtra,Sports,Cricket
Akanksha Dubey was seen in tears amid Instagram live hours before death
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Hours before she ended her life in a hotel room in Varanasi on Sunday, Bhojpuri actress Akanksha Dubey came live on Instagram and was seen breaking down in tears.
2023-03-26
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Religion
Legendary singer Asha Bhosle conferred 'Maharashtra Bhushan-2021'
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Legendary singer Asha Bhosle - of the pre-eminent Mangeshkar clan - was conferred the coveted 'Maharashtra Bhushan - 2021' Award at a swank function near the Gateway of India, on Friday evening.
2023-03-25
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
Anushka Sharma has a funny reaction on being called 'Mrs Kohli'
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, who was seen attending an event here, had a hilarious reaction when she was referred to as 'Mrs Kohli' by the paparazzis.
2023-03-25
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
'College Ka Pehla Din' from audio series 'Kissey Aur Kahani' presents story of young love
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) A new audio-series 'Kissey Aur Kahani' will take listeners through stories related to their day-to-day lives.
2023-03-25
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz
Disha nails blind basketball dunks as she hangs out with Jason Derulo
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Bollywood actress Disha Patani shared a video where she is seen hanging out with 'Swalla' hitmaker Jason Derulo and also acing the blind basketball dunks in the video.
2023-03-25
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Ruslan Sirota collaborate with Kshitij Tarey for album 'Classical Crossover'
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Grammy Awards winners Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Ruslan Sirota have collaborated with singer Kshitij Tarey for an international album titled 'Classical Crossover'. The album is a fusion music project with an amalgamation of different genres of music and will be releasing one track every month starting from March.
2023-03-25
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz
WPL 2023: Was just trying to find rhythm and execute plans, says Issy Wong after her hat-trick
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Mumbai Indians Women's English medium pacer Isabelle Eleanor Chih Ming Wong, better known as Issy Wong, made it to the history books in T20 cricket by claiming the first half-trick of the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023.
2023-03-25
Category: India, Maharashtra,Sports,Cricket
IPL 2023: Ashish Nehra always tries to keep a free environment, says Gujarat Titans' Shivam Mavi
Ahmedabad, March 25 (IANS) Right-arm fast bowler Shivam Mavi, who will be turning out for Gujarat Titans' in the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), lauded head coach Ashish Nehra for striving to keep a free environment in the side, which enables the players to perform to the best of their abilities.
2023-03-25
Category: India, Gujarat,Sports,Cricket
Shraddha Kapoor reveals reason behind living her 'childhood dream'
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Actress Shraddha Kapoor agrees that there is a "big sense of responsibility" on her shoulders as so much hopes are riding on her when it comes to her performances. She said that it is because of the love she gets from the audiences, who she says is the reason behind living her "childhood dreams".
2023-03-25
Category: India, Delhi,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
IPL 2023: It's going to be a number of months before I'm 100 per cent, says Glenn Maxwell
Bengaluru, March 25 (IANS) Ahead of the 2023 IPL starting from March 31, Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has admitted that the leg injury he suffered last year would take at least a couple of more months so that he can be 100 per cent fit.
2023-03-25
Category: India, Karnataka,Sports,Cricket
IPL 2023: Quite like Impact Player rule; actually thought it brought a little intrigue, says Mike Hesson
Bengaluru, March 25 (IANS) Mike Hesson, the director of Cricket Operations at the Royal Challengers Bangalore, said he liked the Impact Player rule which will be introduced from IPL 2023, adding that he thought the rule brings a little bit of intrigue to the tournament.
2023-03-25
Category: India, Karnataka,Sports,Cricket
Rajamouli's son Karthikeya pens lengthy note on first anniversary of 'RRR'
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Director S.S. Rajamouli's magnum opus 'RRR', which has been winning the hearts of the audience globally, has clocked one year since its release.
2023-03-25
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Southern Cinema
Nushrratt, Soha 'jump in joy' as they wrap up shooting for 'Chhorii 2'
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Actress Nushrratt Bharuccha and Soha Ali Khan are over the moon as they have wrapped up shooting for their horror movie 'Chhorii 2'.
2023-03-25
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
Injured Bairstow ruled out of IPL 2023, Punjab Kings name Matthew Short as replacement
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) In a major blow for Punjab Kings (PBKS), England wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow has been ruled out of the upcoming IPL 2023 after failing to recover from his injury, the franchise confirmed on Saturday.
2023-03-25
Category: India, Delhi,Sports,Cricket
WPL 2023: Every player has done something to get Delhi into a match-winning position, says Alice Capsey
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Ahead of the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) final against Mumbai Indians at the Brabourne Stadium on Sunday, Delhi Capitals all-rounder Alice Capsey feels the side has made it to the title clash on the back of every player contributing their bit to take the team into a match-winning position.
2023-03-25
Category: India, Maharashtra,Sports,Cricket
David warner will have a point to prove in the 2023 IPL: Shane Watson
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson gave his take on key strengths of the Delhi Capitals squad in the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) edition and picked Australia opener David Warner on top of the order adding that the left-hander will continue to have a point to prove.
2023-03-24
Category: India, Delhi,Sports,Cricket
Deepak Mukut collaborated with Pradeep Sarkar for 'Priya Interrupted'
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Bollywood woke up to a sad morning on March 24 with the news of filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar passing away. Sarkar, who is known for many of his notable works like 'Munna Bhai M.B.B.S', 'Parineeta', 'Mardaani', and others, was working on a biopic on the life of late Bollywood actress Priya Rajvansh.
2023-03-24
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
Deepika ignores Ranveer at an event, fans sense trouble in paradise
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone recently attended an event along with her father, legendary Indian Badminton player Prakash Padukone and her husband, Ranveer Singh. While the star couple looked dazzling, a video has surfaced which has sent concerned fans into a tizzy.
2023-03-24
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
'Jubilee' trailer paints a beautiful imagery of the Golden era of Hindi cinema
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) The trailer of the upcoming streaming series 'Jubilee' was unveiled on Friday. It introduces the viewers to the captivating world of Jubilee and takes them down the golden age of Indian cinema.
2023-03-24
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
Namik Paul: 'As an actor, I feel it is a great opportunity to play double role'
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) 'Lag Ja Gale' actor Namik Paul spoke about playing a double role in the show and said it is interesting to portray two different personalities at the same time.
2023-03-24
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz
Patralekhaa to commence shooting for 'Phule' in early April
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Actress Patralekhaa, who was most recently seen in the streaming series 'Aar Ya Paar', is set to start working on her next project titled 'Phule' in early April.
2023-03-24
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz
B'wood fraternity bereaved at the passing of 'full of life' Pradeep Sarkar
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Director Pradeep Sarkar, who is known for films like 'Parineeta', 'Mardaani', the web series 'Duranga' and others, passed away at a Mumbai hospital at the age of 67.
2023-03-24
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
Pragya Jaiswal explores landscapes of Finland, calls it a 'magical experience'
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Actress Pragya Jaiswal, who has worked in several Telugu and Hindi films, recently took some time off from her busy schedule and embarked on a vacation to Finland. The actress explored the beautiful landscapes of the Scandinavian country and shared her experience.
2023-03-24
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz
When Raj Babbar had a hard time picking dance steps for a 'Hum Paanch' sequence
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Veteran actor and politician Raj Babbar recalled working in the multi-starrer film 'Hum Paanch' in 1980 with director Bapu and producer Boney Kapoor. He shared a fun memory related to a dance sequence in the film and joked about himself and his co-actors Nasiruddin Shah, Gulshan Grover, and Uday Chandra by calling everyone a "good dancer" except Mithun Chakraborty.
2023-03-24
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
Rakesh Roshan divulges how son Hrithik got into films
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Veteran actor and director Rakesh Roshan reveals how his son and Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan entered the entertainment industry and decided to work with his father for understanding the craft and knowing the struggle of an actor to establish himself.
2023-03-24
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
Shantanu Maheshwari on working with Tanya Maniktala in 'Tooth Pari: When Love Bites'
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Actor Shantanu Maheshwari, who will be seen playing a dentist in the upcoming web series 'Tooth Pari: When Love Bites', shared his excitement about portraying an interesting character and also spoke about his experience working with co-actor Tanya Maniktala.
2023-03-24
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
'Teri Mitti' composer Arko collabs with Kumar Sanu's son, Jaan Kumar Sanu for 'Sutta'
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Doctor-turned-music composer Arko Pravo Mukherjee, who is known for songs like 'Nazam Nazam', 'Teri Mitti' 'Dariya' ('Baar Baar Dekho') and others, is collaborating with Jaan Kumar Sanu, the son of veteran playback singer Kumar Sanu for a new single titled 'Sutta'.
2023-03-24
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
Vardhan Ketkar on directing Aditya Roy Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur in 'Gumraah'
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Debutant director Vardhan Ketkar, who has been an assistant director on films like 'Dabangg', 'Mubarakan', 'Brothers', and many more, shared his experience working with Aditya Roy Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur in his directorial debut film 'Gumraah'.
2023-03-24
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
Vijayendra Kumeria learns from drunk scenes in movies for 'Teri Meri Doriyaann'
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) TV actor Vijendra Kumeria, who is currently seen playing the role of Angad in the show 'Teri Meri Doriyaann', spoke about enacting a drunk scene and also shared that to do it perfectly, he watched similar scenes from different movies.
2023-03-24
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz
Shah Rukh Khan reveals he does not shampoo his hair regularly!
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has revealed that he does not wash his hair regularly after a fan put forth a question.
2023-03-23
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
I'm sure Warner will slot back in opening at some stage: Mitchell Marsh
Chennai, March 23 (IANS) In 2021, when Mitchell Marsh was elevated to batting at number three in the T20I team, few would have predicted that it would prove to be a master-stroke as Australia went on to win the T20 World Cup in the UAE.
2023-03-23
Category: India, Tamil Nadu,Sports,Cricket
Gary Stead points out New Zealand losing Tests to England last year as missed chance for not defending WTC title
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Gary Stead, the New Zealand head coach, has pointed towards his team's last years three-Test series loss to England resulting in them missing a chance of defending their World Test Championship (WTC) title.
2023-03-23
Category: India, Delhi,Sports,Cricket
Ranbir Kapoor: 'I have never felt that I'm better or worse than anybody'
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor has seen more highs than lows in his career which spans over 15 years. However, the actor believes that his failures have always taught him more than his success and that he's running his own race.
2023-03-23
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
IPL 2023: Livingstone available to play full season for PBKS, no NOC for Bairstow, says report
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has cleared all-rounder Liam Livingstone to be available for Punjab Kings for the full season of the upcoming IPL 2023 but attacking batter Jonny Bairstow has been denied NOC by the board.
2023-03-23
Category: India, Delhi,Sports,Cricket
Alia 'can't wait' as Farhan looks for location in Rajasthan for 'Jee Le Zaraa'
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Filmmaker-actor-singer Farhan Akhtar, who is all set to make a comeback as a director after a decade, has started scouting for locations for his upcoming film 'Jee Le Zaraa' starring Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif.
2023-03-23
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
Atif Aslam, wife Sara welcome baby girl in holy month of Ramzan
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Pakistani playback singer Atif Aslam, who is known for chartbusters such as 'Aadat', 'Bakhuda', 'Jeena Jeena', 'Jaane De' and several others, has become a proud faher as he and his wife Sara Bharwana welcome a baby girl.
2023-03-23
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
We'll have to wait and see: Cummins on Warner opening the batting in WTC final, Ashes
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins feels one will have to wait and see if veteran left-handed opener David Warner will open the batting in the World Test Championship (WTC) final as well as in the subsequent Ashes series starting from June 16.
2023-03-23
Category: India, Delhi,Sports,Cricket
Abdu's team issues a statement blaming Stan's management for damaging his car
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Abdu Rozik's team has issued an official statement in which they have clarified what exactly happened between him and MC Stan that created differences.
2023-03-23
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz
Why Belli was apprehensive of raising baby jumbo Raghu
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Bellie, the woman who raised baby elephant Raghu in the Oscar winning short documentary "The Elephant Whisperers', has said that she was earlier apprehensive at the prospect.
2023-03-23
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
Anushka & Virat merge their non-profit initiatives to help those in need
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Star couple Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli have decided to merge their respective foundations - Anushka Sharma Foundation and Virat Kohli Foundation - to launch a joint non-profit initiative aimed at helping those in need.
2023-03-23
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Human Interest/Society,Bollywood
Jasmin on doing a Punjabi film: Want to live up to expectations of the audience
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Actress Jasmin Bhasin, who is known for working in TV shows such as 'Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji', 'Naagin 4', and made her Punjabi film debut with 'Honeymoon', is busy shooting for her upcoming Punjabi film 'Warning 2' which also stars Gippy Grewal. She shared her experience of being part of the Punjabi film industry and being selective while taking up any new project.
2023-03-23
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
Showing similarities between lockdown, partition was deeply personal for Anubhav Sinha
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha, who is awaiting the release of his film 'Bheed', has said that drawing the parallels between the Covid lockdown and partition was a deeply personal choice for him.
2023-03-23
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
Monika Singh on being part of Bollywood: My vision is clear, soon I will be there
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Actress Monika Singh, who has been part of shows such as 'Guddan Tumse Naa Ho Payega', 'Kulfi Kumar Bajewala', 'Bahut Pyar Karte Hai', says that soon she will be doing a Bollywood film and she is working on achieving her target.
2023-03-23
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
Manmohan Tiwari was sceptical about playing a flirtatious character in 'Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain'
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) 'Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain' actor Manmohan Tiwari recalled how he was scared to play a flirtatious character in the show initially and was not sure of being part of it.
2023-03-23
Category: India, Maharashtra,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood