Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world’s largest meditation centre, Swarved Mahamandir in Varanasi on December 18. Swarved Mahamandir is located in Umraha, Varanasi around 12 km from the city centre. The colossal structure is a seven-story building which is spread over 3,00,000 square feet. Around 3137 verses from the spiritual text ‘Swarved’ are engraved on its walls. The Swarved is a spiritual text authored by Sadguru Shri Sadafal Deoji Maharaj. According to the temple website, around 20,000 people can sit together and meditate in the meditation centre. PM is currently on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi. He was welcomed by a cheerful crowd of people on either side of the road, waving at his motorcade.
18 December,2023 01:10 PM IST
54th IFFI: American Actor & Producer Michael Douglas on November 27 was conferred the Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Lifetime Award at the 54th IFFI. His wife and Actor Catherine Zeta-Jones and son Dylan Douglas also attended the grand event. Both, Michael and Catherine lauded Indian Cinema and its rich history.“It is always a pleasure to be in India...We are looking forward to our time in the South…Well, the Festival is ending tomorrow. We are here at the end of the festival but I think it is so exciting. It is an international festival. You have over 78 countries represented here...You have a big history here in India, with the movies..." said Michael Douglas. "...I love the country and the people so very much...My children were brought up watching 'Om Shanti Om' on a loop...There are so many great movies that I have been able to watch...A movie that I love is 'The Lunchbox'. It was one of my favorite movies and it still is one of my favorite movies of all time. It touched me, it was so well acted, so well directed..." said Welsh Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones.
28 November,2023 03:05 PM IST
On the 59th death anniversary of the country’s first Prime Minister Pt Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian National Congress organised a remembrance ceremony. At the ceremony Party’s national Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, party leaders Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal and others paid floral tribute at his memorial Shanti Van in Delhi.
27 May,2023 11:16 AM IST | Mumbai
Once an actor transforms into a star, the onus of his introduction scene falls on the writer and the director. It cannot be ordinary or odd, it has to be larger-than-life and over-the-top, especially if he’s acting in a film that’s larger-than-life and over-the-top. Shah Rukh Khan, whose film career completes 29 years of fame, fortunes, frustrations, and failures, has been introduced in every way possible. A hero’s entry should be celebrated with catcalls, coins, and cacophony. Khan has given us all three of them in his 30-year old (and counting) career. Here are some personal favourites:
08 July,2022 11:00 AM IST | Mumbai
The cast of the web series Home Shanti talk about what excited them to be part of this series. Actor Manoj Pahwa mentions why Home Shanti is a relief for the family audiences who have very few options available in the OTT space.
05 May,2022 08:49 PM IST | Mumbai
Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone is celebrating her birthday today. As the actor turns 35, wishes start pouring in for her.
05 January,2022 09:44 PM IST | Mumbai
The lead actress from Vidhu Vinod Chopra's "Shikara", Sadia Khateeb has won countless hearts in the country with her pure and amazing depiction of Shanti Dhar in the movie. In a recent interview, she talks about her upcoming projects and much more.
20 January,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
A class 5 student in Visva-Bharati's Patha Bhavan school in West Bengal was made to drink her urine by the hostel warden as a punishment for bedwetting. Video courtesy: NDTV
09 July,2012 01:56 PM IST
The veteran actor will file a lawsuit against Shah Rukh Khan and Eros International, producers of 2007 hit Om Shanti Om, and seek damages to the tune of Rs. 100 crore for releasing the film in Japan without removing certain scenes apparently lampooning him. Video courtesy: NDTV
02 April,2013 09:42 AM IST
Shanti Dynamite sizzled in a red hot dress as she answered the media questions along with Ajaz Khan at Ikram Akhtar's I Love Dubai Movie Launch! Check out the Uncensored Video of Shanti Dynamite!
05 September,2014 10:22 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
