After the not so encouraging responses that his new film 'The King and the Commissioner' has met at the Box Office, director Shaji Kailas is getting ready to make another try at the Box office with a new movie 'Simhasanam'. This time apart from calling the shots, Shaji will be also trying a hand at scriptwriting. Shaji Kailas who had earlier penned the stories for the movies like "Kiluukkampetty' and...
04:38 PM, May 31, 2012
Chandigarh: The Opposition Indian National Lok Dal in Haryana has pounced upon the opportunity to hit out at the Congress government following a stay on the execution of a sale deed of land purchased by Subhash Ghais Mukta Arts in Badhsa village of Jhajjar district in Haryana. The stay was ordered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court dealing another blow to Bollywood producer-director Subhash Ghai. INLDs Ashok Arora alleged...
07:12 PM, May 30, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistani cricketer Umar Gul's house in Peshawar was raided by the Pakistan Army commandos on Tuesday. Reports say his brother Meraj was arrested for allegedly providing shelter to his uncle Haji Daly, who is believed to be an active member of the banned outfit Lashkar-e-Islam. Two others were also arrested, said a report in The Express Tribune. Reports say Daly was injured in an operation in Bara and had...
12:23 PM, May 30, 2012
T Prabhakar says that he has been inspired by the success of many films (read Premisthe, Prema Khaidi, Journey) dubbed from Tamil that have met in the recent times. The director of 'Rendilla Poojari', 'Kishkindakanda' and 'Batukamma' says that 'Oka College Story' is styled after some successful Tamil films. The audience like some sensibilities of Tamil films is no secret. Prabhakar likes to bank on this factor. Don't go by...
11:30 AM, May 26, 2012
Guwahati: To travel across all 28 states of India and neighbouring Bhutan in a Tata Nano car covering around 25,000 kms is no easy task. Yet, this is being attempted by 62-year-old Kochi-based car enthusiast Thomas Chacko, who has so far covered 5,400 km in the small car and reached Guwahati on Saturday. Starting his journey from Mumbai on May 3, Chacko has so far travelled through Indore, Bhopal, Khajuraho,...
07:40 PM, May 20, 2012
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government is going to ask the central government to increase the quota of Haj pilgrims from the state, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said in Lucknow on Tuesday. He said this at a lottery draw held to pick names of pilgrims who would get the chance to go on Haj from the state this year. Yadav said his government was committed to providing all possible facilities to...
03:26 AM, May 16, 2012
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said better facilities would be provided to Haj pilgrims this year and he would write a letter to the Centre to increase the state's quota of pilgrims. Describing Haj quota of the state as "insufficient", the Chief Minister, after inaugurating a lottery programme for selection of pilgrims, said he would write a letter to the Centre requesting to increase it substantially....
10:12 PM, May 15, 2012
Ranchi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) may on Tuesday start probing corruption charges against former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, a CBI official said on Saturday. "The Supreme Court has ordered a specific probe against Yeddyurappa. It is about the funding received by an NGO run by Yeddyurappa's family. The NGO was funded by mining and industrial companies," said the official who did not want to be named. On...
07:16 PM, May 12, 2012
Young director Vysakh has created a style for himself in Mollywood with movies heavily loaded with wholesome masala ingredients like well picturised songs, impressive action sequences and movies with full of twists laced with humor. Continuing with his patterns of film making with his latest 'Mallu Singh'- the very first Malayalam movie to be extensively shot at Punjab. With plenty of eye catchy visuals, hummable songs, fast takings, and plenty...
11:56 AM, May 12, 2012
HYDERABAD: Haj is the journey of a lifetime for all practising Muslims. As such, the Supreme Courts order that the government should phase out Haj subsidy over the next 10 years has some Muslims worried in the city. Though the ruling wont affect the Qurrah or draw of lots that will be held on May 10 to select the pilgrims, a few are concerned that if they miss it now,...
08:39 AM, May 09, 2012
The Supreme Court in an interim order on Tuesday struck down the Centre's policy of giving subsidies to Haj pilgrims. ...
11:14 PM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court in an interim order on Tuesday struck down the Centre's policy of giving subsidies to Haj pilgrims. The court also asked the Centre to eliminate the policy of Haj subsidies over a period of ten years. The apex court further said, "This (subsidies) amount can be more profitably used for social and educational development of the Muslim community." The Supreme Court also directed the Centre...
08:43 PM, May 08, 2012
After the recent comeback to commercial movies with B Unnikrishnan's 'Grandmaster', young actor Narein will be shortly seen as a cop again. This time he will be playing the same for the remake of the famous Kamal hassan movie 'Kaakkichattai'. The original featuring Kamal hassan as a youngster forced to play the role of cop was directed by Rajasekhar and featured Ambika and Madhavi as the heroines. This time Narein...
05:41 PM, May 08, 2012
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