A salve for a taxing moment: The Vodafone story The court hearings had gone on through all of August. On September 8, 2010, the Bombay High Court was packed to the rafters with newspaper reporters of all hues. There was a battery of lawyers representing the Government of India and telecom giant Vodafone. There were two judges who had been hearing the famous Vodafone tax case: DY Chandrachud and JP Devadhar. Though Devadhar was in Nagpur that day, he...  
01:18 PM, Feb 07, 2012

HIV-infected kids get free treatment: Gujarat to HC Ahmedabad: The state government has informed the Gujarat High Court that 21 thalassemia-affected kids from Junagadh, who allegedly contracted HIV during blood transfusions, could get free treatment in four state-run hospitals. The statement was made before the division bench of acting Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice JB Pardiwala on Thursday. The application for free treatment had been made by advocate Girish Das during the hearing on public interest litigations...  
07:11 PM, Feb 03, 2012

Rushdie controversy a political problem: Karnad

Girish Karnad has held the Rajasthan government responsible for Salman Rushdie skipping the Jaipur Lit Fest. ...
07:07 PM, Jan 20, 2012

'Modi took head of polluting firm along to China' Ahmedabad: Gujarat Congress on Monday alleged that Chief Minister Narendra Modi had taken the head of Gujarat Environment and Protection Infrastructure Company Ltd (GEPIL), found to be a "polluting entity" earlier, to China with him, while the government categorically denied the charge. "GEPIL has been found to be a polluting entity. It was a company which was taking money from industries and the government for treating polluting effluents, but in...  
04:33 AM, Jan 17, 2012

Kasarvalli busy shooting new film
by IANS
Bangalore: Four times winner of the Swarna Kamal national award Girish Kasaravalli has started shooting for 'Koormavathaara', based on a novel written by Kannada writer Kum Veerabhadrappa. Kasaravalli, described as a pioneer of new wave movement in the Kannada film industry, says the film will be contemporary and that it will depict the changes witnessed in the country in the last six decades. "The film will remind you of my...  
07:12 PM, Nov 15, 2011

Usha Uthup, Girish Kasaravalli to get Padma Shri
by IANS
New Delhi: Singer Usha Uthup, veteran Kannada filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli, Malayalam director Shaji N. Karun and actor Jayaram Subramaniam are among the recipients of the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award. Uthup, 63, a pop singer, is well-known for her heavy voice and linguistic versatility as she can sing in 16 Indian languages and several foreign languages as well. Her songs "Ek do cha cha cha", "Shaan se", "Hari...  
07:38 PM, Jan 25, 2011

Wipro gets new CEO for global IT business
by IANS
Bangalore: India's software major Wipro Limited on Friday announced the appointment of TK Kurien as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its global IT business and executive director of the company. In a regulatory filing, the IT bellwether said its Joint Chief Executives Girish Paranjpe and Suresh Vaswani would step down on February 1. Kurien is currently Chief Executive of the company's eco-energy division, a new initiative launched early this...  
10:02 AM, Jan 21, 2011

Sohrabuddin case: CBI to quiz 6 IPS officers Two former chiefs of Gujarat CID and the current head of the state agency have also been called for questioning. ...  
08:44 PM, Apr 30, 2010

'Hello Gandhe Sir' is a mix of B'wood films It's a poor mish mash of Mohabbatein and Hello Brother ...  
04:43 PM, Apr 25, 2010

'Huppa Huiyya' is a mass entertainer It mixes fantasy with realism. ...  
07:29 PM, Mar 26, 2010

'Vihir' is brilliant cinema It is surely going to make you nostalgic ...  
06:25 PM, Mar 25, 2010

Shabana Azmi has a 'double role' in new play Girish Karnad has written the play Broken Images. ...  
11:56 PM, Dec 15, 2009

Soha-Sharmila together on big screen The film is for those who have been waiting to see the mother-daughter duo. ...  
06:59 PM, Oct 27, 2009

Lilette Dubey dons director's hat for The Wedding Album The play, written by Girish Karnad, premiered in Mumbai. ...  
07:16 PM, Sep 18, 2009

Jet Airways deadlock ends, pilots call off strike The agitation saw almost 400 pilots affiliated to NAG going on sick leave. ...  
12:14 AM, Sep 13, 2009

RTI against college lands DCE student in trouble He sought information about syllabus and funds allocated to his college. ...  
09:10 AM, Jul 09, 2009

I covered Riya from head to toe in my film: Joshi Girish Girija Joshi, the director of Zor Lagaa Ke Haiyaa, talks about his film. ...  
06:58 PM, May 04, 2009

Wipro beats pessimism, says worst is over Wipro's ED and Joint CEO says economy will be at a steady level now. ...  
12:57 PM, Apr 22, 2009

ICICI Bank committed to world-class service for NRIs ICICI Bank NRI Services chief says the Bank has presence in 19 countries. ...  
01:02 PM, Mar 07, 2009

Wah Wagh! Meet the man who made Nano Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar relives his finest memories of the 2011 World Cup which MS Dhoni's team clinched on the momentous night of April 2, 2011, here. Unforgettable dressing room moment: The moment the winning runs were scored, I jumped. Viru (Sehwag) who was next to me, jumped too. We were sitting in the dressing room and praying. Unforgettable part of the celebrations: When we got the trophy in our hands...  
09:12 PM, Jan 11, 2008