The idiot box is no longer the only place where you can get to see your favourite shows. There are many websites and apps to help you with your daily dose of entertainment.Is the television being missed? We find out.
Actor Samir Soni, who has been part of hit TV shows such as Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin and now Parichay, says his television stint began as a compromise. “I started my career wanting to be a film actor. But I am very comfortable and happy being part of the small screen. TV started as a [...]
Fans of television series Friends, which ended with the 10th season, are bringing the legendary characters back to life by scripting the 11th season Six people who visited our living rooms time and again – making us laugh and cry with the same fervor – one fine day, decide to disappear from our lives forever. [...]
While there may be empty seats in the stadium in London, it has not stopped the world from following the Olympics on television and other visual media. From live updates to tweets, India is doing it all.
New Delhi: From garnering overwhelming TRPs to getting prominence on social networking websites, the impact of Aamir Khan’s maiden TV show “Satyamev Jayate” has been colossal. The talk show, which started with the issue of female foeticide, traversed over various burning social issues informing, educating, sensitising and touching audiences’ hearts and ended its 13-week journey [...]
Move over reality shows, Bollywood is now eyeing television shows to promote their movies Imagine what it will be like when Bollywood stars like Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Vidya Balan pop onto your small screen and share screen space with your favourite television characters, advising them and interacting with them. These are the new tactics [...]
Sky’s mini series Hit & Miss, about a transsexual killer, is not the most thrilling show on TV. But it certainly has its moments. In all honesty, if you looked up the plot of Hit and Miss, chances that you will never watch it. The story revolves around Mia, an assassin, paid to kill ruthlessly [...]
Calista Flockhart played Ally McBeal Ally is a Boston-based lawyer. She is shown as a woman who believes in love and is continually looking for her soul mate. She often hears songs in her head and experiences hallucinations, mostly due to her biological clock ticking and of sexual endeavours with various men. She was last [...]
It’s good to see Charlie Sheen back on TV but Anger Management is no Two and a Half Men “You can’t fire me, I quit. You want to replace me with some other guy, go ahead! It won’t be the same! You think I’m losing! I’m not! I’m–anyway, you get the idea…” As introductions go, [...]
Aaron Sorkin’s new TV series Newsroom has all the makings of a promising show which delves deep into the behind-the- scenes drama at a news channel News is not newsworthy anymore. How many times have we flipped through scores of news channels which believe sensationalism is paramount rather than a thought provoking story? It happens [...]
It’s David vs Goliath as Rajasthan take on Mumbai’s might
Kolkata: They have shown remarkable fighting spirit despite the demoralising spot-fixing scandal and the Rajasthan Royals will now look to upstage the mighty Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier here tomorrow to book, what would be, a dream final berth in the Pepsi IPL. On paper, Mumbai Indians may appear stronger but Rajasthan will be [...]
21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge
Washington: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers have penned their support for him. Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US last week won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee for his nomination as [...]
It was like bereavement: Dravid on spot-fixing
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid says dealing with the turmoil caused by the spot-fixing scandal, which has left his team’s reputation in tatters, has turned out to be as tough as handling “bereavement in some ways”. “I would not lie it was a very tough phase for us. It was a blow to [...]
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Have we become so apathetic towards the environment that we cut down ancient trees on a whim? Have we become so blasé about the rape of nature that we fine eco-criminals a few thousand for their wanton need to destroy? The brutal felling of a majestic tree in Jubilee Hills is case in point. Rubber-neckers [...]
Phaneesh Murthy, who in corporate joke parlance is starting iDate next, is the alpha male indicator of sexual harassment cases not just in the IT field but also political, film, private and even respectable sectors like education in which it is so rampant. The accusation of Araceli Roiz, iGate head of investor relations against Murthy, [...]
The final kick-off for passion
Tonight the football season will finally come to a close with the Champions League final being played at Wembley stadium. It’s been a tumultuous season for all the wrong reasons. The four big leagues were wrapped up early: Manchester United in the EPL, Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, Juventus in Serie A and Barcelona in [...]
Earlier this week, I received an email about the Gayatri Mantra being proven to be the most divine and powerful hymn in the world. An American scientist called Dr Howard Steingeril is said to have collected hymns, prayers, mantras and invocations from all over the world and from all religions. He tested these for sound [...]
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