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Ed’s first Xmas No 1 with Perfect Ed Sheeran has capped a hugely successful year by winning 2017’s Christmas No 1, with his song Perfect. “This is an actual dream come true and I’m very proud and happy,” Sheeran said, wishing his fans “a very merry Christmas, happy holidays and a...
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Oddlyenough
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Seeking one's spiritual destination
31 December 2017 | Radhanath Swamiji -
Briefly Speaking
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Is thinking positively that easy?
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Astroturf : lessons from the year gone by
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Films need fair share
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WOMAN RUlE
31 December 2017 | Pioneer
Time for women conversations
Indian cinema should take a cue from Hollywood's #metoo campaigners and the Malayalam film industry's recent woman initiative to get going on the road to shedding patriarchal hold over it The year 2017 will go down as a defining one in the history of cinema and feminism. Patty Jenkins broke the...
2017 wove quite a Web
Indian Feature films are genre starved and dying with most of their content having been hijacked by TV, mobile data phones, stand-up comedy and Hollywood. So, it would be silly not to be where the crowd is on the web, says filmmaker VIKRAM BHATT In my career in the entertainment business,...
'Old numbers are heritage'
Javed Akhtar lyricist 2017 saw a lot of remake of old popular numbers like Mere Rashke Qamar. But, there are no fixed rules about remaking classic songs. Quite often, it happens unnecessarily but sometimes it can bring interesting results also. Though it feels good that budding singers sing music compositions of yesteryear with...
Hungry actor is a busy actor
I don’t fear getting typecast. I also do not aim at breaking stereotypes. I just listen to my heart and keep looking forward to my next film. That’s my mantra of success By Rajkummar Rao Coming from Delhi’s ARSD College and making a mark in the entertainment world was an uphill...
Delhi's per capita income crosses Rs 3l
Standing at the doorstep of 2018, the Delhi Government claims the per capita income of Delhi is almost three times that of national average. As per “Delhi Statistical Hand Book-2017” released by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, for the year 2016-17 the per capita income at national level is Rs...
Not opening gates at bus stops: DTC staff to keep tabs on errant drivers
The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) will now keep tabs on drivers, who do not open both the gates of the buses at bus stops, thus causing much inconvenience to the boarding and de-boarding passengers. The field checking staff has been instructed to inspect and report such errant drivers to the...
Four students held with charas, lSD blot papers
Four students of premier Delhi-NCR-based institutions — Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Amity University — have been arrested by the NCB as part of a major New Year’s eve crackdown against drugs rackets. The agency, at the end of a three-day long operation that started on December 28, said...
