Believe it or not but 2012 has sounded the death knell for hero-worshipping scripts. Out of the 423 films released to date in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam, the most successful have been the ones sans any superstar or mega budget. ...
03:50 PM, Dec 25, 2012
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday urging countries to ban female genital mutilation, calling it an "irreparable, irreversible abuse" that threatens about three million girls annually. ...
03:08 AM, Dec 21, 2012
Bhopal's Bitiya Club is an initiative that went on to become the inspiration for the Madhya Pradesh government's hugely successful 'Beti Bachaao Aandolan'. ...
09:09 AM, Dec 12, 2012
Researchers have developed a female condom that not only provides contraception but can also protect against sexually transmitted diseases and conveniently dissolves gradually over a few days. Researchers at the University of Washington developed the condom from tiny microfibers through a method called 'electrospinning'. ...
05:12 PM, Dec 11, 2012
India could learn from Bangladesh in the way it is tackling crimes against women, including acid attacks, as well as making strides in women's empowerment, say women parliamentarians from the smaller neighbouring country. ...
11:10 AM, Dec 10, 2012
Commerce Minister Anand Sharma has said that FDI in multi-brand retail is now a reality and the government will look to build consensus on the pension and insurance bills. Speaking to CNBC-TV18 Executive Editor Shereen Bhan, Anand Sharma also said that the Opposition was graceless in its defeat. ...
07:40 AM, Dec 08, 2012
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on Wednesday succeeded in defeated the motions moved by the opposition parties against foreign direct investment in retail and modifications in FEMA. In the motion against the FDI moved by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while there were 253 votes against the motion, there were 218 votes against the government. ...
07:41 PM, Dec 05, 2012
Could the controversy over the FEMA rule changes bedevil the future of FDI for weeks if not months ahead? ...
10:18 PM, Dec 04, 2012
Paving the way for FDI in multi-brand retail, the government has tabled the amended rules of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) in both houses of Parliament. The amendments are crucial for the government to notify FDI in retail, a segment in which trade is currently restricted under the FEMA rules. ...
01:12 PM, Nov 30, 2012
The stage is set for a vote on FDI in retail in Parliament after a week into the Winter Session which has been marred by frequent disruptions and daily adjournments so far. ...
12:42 PM, Nov 30, 2012
London: Pop star Madonna has been named the best-selling female singles artist in Britain's music chart history. The 54-year-old defeated Rihanna to take the title by selling more than 17.8 million (copies of her) singles in Britain since the release of her debut track 'Holiday' back in 1984, reports contactmusic.com. Rihanna came in second with a sales figures of 11.4 million in the seven years since she released her first...
12:12 PM, Oct 29, 2012
Malayalam directors Aashiq Abu and Anwar Rasheed will be honoured with the Mohan Raghavan Award for their films '22 Female Kottayam' and 'Usthad Hotel', respectively. The award includes a cash prize of Rs.25,000, a citation and a statuette. John Paul, head of the jury, announced the award in a press meet at Kochi on October 16. Both the directors will receive the award from Ganesh Kumar, former actor and currently...
06:43 PM, Oct 17, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has come to the government's rescue on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the retail sector. The Supreme Court has asked the government to amend the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) regulations to implement FDI in retail. The court said that the RBI has till date not amended the regulation which will legitimise government's FDI policy. The government has now asked RBI to amend FEMA regulations...
01:56 PM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: A seven-member women's team led by Olympian Geeta Phogat will represent India at the 2012 World Senior Female Wrestling Championship, that gets underway at Edmonton, Canada on Wednesday. While India's lone woman grappler to have participated in the Olympics earlier this year, Geeta, will spearhead country's challenge in the 55kg weight category, veteran Babita Kumar will lead the fight in 51kg section, a release from the Wrestling Federation...
04:45 PM, Sep 25, 2012
New Delhi: Female foeticide and empowerment of women seem to have become the favourite trending topics for Bollywood stars with Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan and Ajay Devgn amongst the host of celebrities who have taken up the issues on screen and even off it. There is the exploitative Bollywood of regressive themes, of course, but in a welcome development several stars are using their status and enormous clout to attempt...
03:25 PM, Sep 12, 2012
New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has become the third Indian actor to be featured on the cover of the Time magazine, for taking up social issues on his television show 'Satyamev Jayate'. He is featured on the cover of Time with the caption 'Khan's Quest'. The blurb says, "He's breaking the Bollywood mold by tackling India's social evils. Can one actor change a nation?" It was only after his...
06:31 AM, Aug 31, 2012
The showcause notice relates to the alleged foreign exchange violations in acceptance of deposits of Rs 60 crore. ...
09:58 PM, Aug 27, 2012
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has slapped notices against yoga guru Ramdev and his two trusts for alleged violations of foreign exchange laws. The notices, relating to alleged unaccounted payment of Rs 60 lakh, have been issued to the Divya Yog Mandir Trust and Patanjali Yog Peeth Trust. The notices to Ramdev came just after the ED had slapped a similar notice against Ramdev's close aide Balkrishna for being...
09:44 AM, Aug 25, 2012
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sent a to Baba Ramdev's aide Balkrishna under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The ED had registered a case against Balkrishna under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act on Wednesday. According to the ED's initial investigations Balkrishna was involved in a Jharkhand-based company and is alleged to have violated FEMA guidelines. He allegedly travelled to over 25 countries on a fake passport including...
05:29 PM, Aug 23, 2012
Bangalore: A 20-day-old baby girl died after her father allegedly fed her donkey's milk laced with poison at Nelamangala taluk in Bangalore District, police said on Tuesday. The 25-year-old man, a mechanic, was arrested in the morning following a complaint from his wife, police said. According to his wife, he did not want a daughter, and allegedly murdered their child by administering donkey's milk laced with poison on Monday night....
11:22 AM, Aug 21, 2012
