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
New Delhi: Pakistan is a part of India and PV Narasimha Rao is the Prime Minister of the country - this is being taught to school students in some states, according to a Member of Parliament. AIADMK member S Semmalai highlighted this in Lok Sabha on Wednesday while referring to the controversy over Ambedkar cartoon in CBSE textbooks during a discussion on Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Amendment Bill,...
08:42 PM, May 16, 2012
Hyderabad: A local court on Wednesday remanded former special secretary to Andhra Pradesh government KV Bramhananda Reddy and noted industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad to 14-day judicial custody, who were arrested by the CBI in connection with an alleged disproportionate assets case involving Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy. Bramhananda Reddy, an Indian Railways Accounts Service officer, currently posted in Kolkata, and Nimmagadda Prasad alias Matrix Prasad were produced before the special court...
04:59 PM, May 16, 2012
Hyderabad: Former special secretary to Andhra Pradesh government K V Bramhananda Reddy and noted industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad were arrested by the CBI on Tuesday in connection with an alleged disproportionate assets case involving Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy. Bramhananda Reddy, an Indian Railways Accounts Service officer, at present posted in Kolkata was called and arrested by the CBI after intense questioning over his alleged role in helping Jagan in...
10:54 PM, May 15, 2012
Mumbai: Indian cinema has evolved and its reach is huge, says Bipasha Basu adding that the people love to see Indian actors perform and cheer for them. Starting her career with 'Ajnabee' in 2001, the 33-year-old has spent over a decade in filmdom and says that the industry has evolved in the last 11 years. "It's (film industry) grown by leaps and bounds. When we travel (abroad), we see how...
06:23 PM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the exercise undertaken by it for framing guidelines for reporting court proceedings was aimed at making the press know its "lakshman rekha" and not intended for taking punitive action against the journalists. "Whatever efforts we are making, please don't understand that it is for punishing or taking punitive action. We only want that press should know what is the 'lakshman rekha' for...
08:01 PM, May 02, 2012
New Delhi: Two-wheeler maker Yamaha Motor today launched new variants of FZ-S, FZ and Fazer motorcycles priced between Rs 69,250 and Rs 76,380 (Ex-showroom Delhi). The new variants come with vibrant colours schemes, graphics and features like longer and wider pillion seat, Yamaha said in a statement. Commenting on the launch Yamaha Motor India CEO & MD Hiroyuki Suzuki said: "The launch of new variants in FZ series is a...
12:55 PM, May 01, 2012
New Delhi: Rekha's on screen portrayal of a politician has been confined within the limits of being a mayor, a role she played in the film 'Dil Hai Tumhaara', but in real life she has escalated to the heights of being a Rajya Sabha member. She along with cricketer Sachin Tendulakar is all set to take oath of the Upper House's member. Rekha's life may seem to very glossy today...
06:47 PM, Apr 26, 2012
Mumbai: A Maharashtra Housing Board official is being probed for possessing assets worth over Rs 200 crore. The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) deputy collector, Nitesh Thakur, allegedly ran a real estate business in his brother's name. An Income Tax report said that Rs 75 crore were paid by construction major Shapoorji Pallonji group to the MHADA officer's brother. The matter was also raised in the Maharashtra Assembly....
01:34 PM, Apr 20, 2012
Kochi: Seeking dismissal of G Madhavan Nair's plea, the Centre on Saturday told the Central Administrative Tribunal in Kochi that there were "lapses" and "irregularities" on the part of the former ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair in the Antrix-Devas deal and government had to take action on the basis of findings of two high-level committees. Nair had moved the CAT here last month challenging the government's decision to bar him...
08:34 PM, Apr 07, 2012
New Delhi: In view of the forthcoming raising day of banned ULFA, the Home Ministry on Wednesday issued an alert to Assam and its neighbouring states and directed them to tighten security across the region. The Home Ministry asked the Assam government and the neighbouring states to be on alert in the run-up to the ULFA raising day on April 7 when the group usually tries to launch terror attacks....
02:27 PM, Apr 04, 2012
Lucknow: A query posted by a 10-year-old girl under the Right to Information Act (RTI) regarding father of nation status to Mahatma Gandhi has raised a piquant situation before the government. In February this year, Aishwarya Parashar, a class sixth student, sent an RTI application to the central public information officer of Prime Minister's office seeking a photocopy of the order through which Mahatma Gandhi was declared as father of...
03:37 PM, Apr 03, 2012
Bangalore: Film: 'Narasimha'; Cast: Ravichandran, Nikisha Patel, Sanjjana, Ramakrishna Ramesh Prasad, Shobharaj, Neenasam Aswath; Dialogues-Screenplay-Direction: Mohan; Producer: N. Kumar; Camera: Suresh Byrasandra; Music: Hamsalekha; Rating: **1/2 'Narasimha' is the remake of Tamil hit 'Maasi', released over a decade ago with Sharath Kumar in the lead. The film was also made in Telugu with Rajashekhar as 'Simha Rashi'. In both the films, which became hits after their release, the flashback sequences...
12:11 PM, Mar 25, 2012
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday wrote to the DGPs and Chief Secretaries of all the states, and invited them for a meeting to resolve the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) row on March 9. The anti-terror cell was supposed to be operational from March 1 but has been put on the backburner following objections by several states. The appointments of the Director and three joint Directors...
12:47 PM, Feb 29, 2012
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