India

Actress Rani Mukerji’s mother, Krishna Mukerji, used to be a playback singer. It was Krishna who first recognised the actress in her daughter, long before Rani saw it in herself.

Unpredictable weather, irregular meals, nights away from home, and roads that leave little room for error. But 25-year-old Neha Thakur loves the joy of driving a truck.

After Suchitra Sen, it was Mithu Mukherjee who could stir the hearts of Bengali youth with her screen presence in that era. Many producers believed that this enchanting heroine as the female lead could turn any Bengali film into a superhit.

Some of the accused in the Jamui molestation case hid in a bush-covered area and opened fire at a Bihar Police team that was getting closer to arrest them.

After IIT Bombay’s BTech student Sahil Wakode ended his life on campus, allegations of caste-based treatment of students and the authorities’ mishandling of students’ matters have complicated the whole issue.