Bollywood actor Mouni Roy takes selfie with One Plus 7T series mobile phone during the launch of the Experience Store, in Kolkata.
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Bollywood actor Vaani Kapoor at a promotional event, in Mumbai.
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Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the launch of Panerai watches in Mumbai.
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BWF World Champion PV Sindhu with her father PV Ramana, during the shooting of an advertisment, in Mumbai
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Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma with party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala and other leaders during the launch of the party's publicity campaign, at AICC in New Delhi.
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The ubiquitous Sasha Chettri, face of Airtel
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Bollywood actress Tapasee Pannu during a product launch, in Mumbai.
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She is not among the simpering, saucily beautiful women that Bollywood delivers as pin-ups of the age. But the achingly desirable Disha Patani, who does h...
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Bypassers gather around the site where a hoarding collapsed, near Juna Bazar in Pune. Three people were killed and at least six others were injured in the accident.
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Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli during the launch of Tissot Chrono XL classic watch, in Mumbai.
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People walk by a Nike advertisement featuring Colin Kaepernick on display, in New York. Nike this week unveiled the deal with the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, who's know...
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Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar poses for a photo during a promotional event, in Mumbai.
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Kendall Jenner attends the Longchamp Fifth Avenue store opening in New York.
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Actress Yami Gautam at the launch of 'Make in India' iVVO mobile phones in New Delhi.
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Actress Yami Gautam at the launch of 'Make in India' iVVO mobile phones in New Delhi.
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Vehicles drive past billboards of M3M developers near the proposed site for the Trump Towers in Gurgaon, a suburb of New Delhi.
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FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi gestures during a commercial event in Barcelona, Spain.
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A woman stand near a giant replica of a propeller plane promoting skin care products in Beijing, China. Gimmicky outdoor promotions are a popular way of reaching potential customer...
Chief Election Officer V.L. Kantarao has directed action against the Congress for the 'Chowkidaar Chor Hai' advertisement, besides issuing a notice to the party.
The BJP had about 1,100 ads and spent over Rs 36.2 lakh, while other pages like 'My First Vote for Modi' and 'Nation with NaMo' also had large spending.
The Jammu and Kashmir government had earlier stopped government advertisements to two English dailies, 'Greater Kashmir', the largest in terms of circulation, and 'Kashmir Reader'
Air India said the boarding passes featuring the photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which were third-party advertisements, would be withdrawn if they are found to be in violation of the Model Code of Conduct.
The Election Commission said that candidates with criminal antecedents are required to publish information in this regard in newspapers and through television channels on three occasions during the campaign period.
"To bring more transparency to the online election ads, Google will introduce an India-specific Political Advertising Transparency Report and searchable Political Ads Library," Google said in a statement.
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If social media is a rage, how can political parties be far behind? And when it's election time, propaganda rules the roost. Facebook ran all the way to the bank through paid advertisements from BJP and Congress
With success, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s fortunes have upwardly mobile. The former Indian captain gave India a spot among the highest earners in sports and continues to match the likes of Virat Kohli, dollar-for-dollar.
The advent of television spawned the first of the ads that were truly Indian in flavour. Pops Sridhar looks at the iconic ones that triggered our common dreams.