New Delhi: Anthony Horowitz, the top British screenwriter of the sequel to Tintin, tweeted that Tintin's friend Professor Calculus may be introduced in the sequel. Following Steven Spielberg's animated venture 'The Adventures of Tintin', many have wondered which of Herge's famous comic books would be adapted into a film. Screenwriter Anthony Horowitz gave a clue this morning, he tweeted, "You can expect to meet Cuthbert Calculus". This has opened a...
04:17 PM, May 15, 2012
Mumbai: The images of intolerance. Professor Suhas Palshikar, who resigned as chief advisor to the NCERT over the row surrounding a BR Ambedkar cartoon was threatened by members of a fringe group and his office was vandalised too. Palshikar said, "People who have masterminded the act are more important rather than those who have done it. Attackers are simply instrument." Former NCERT advisor Yogendra Yadav said, "I spoke to him...
09:17 PM, May 12, 2012
After the recent makeover in his image, actor Baburaj is finding it difficult to allot the dates for any movie coming his way. The actor who has also excelled in the recent 'Mayamohini' and 'Ordinary', will be seen in at least a dozen more films in the coming months. He will also play the lead in some of the films releasing this year. 'Dy S P Shankunni Uncle' by Sooryan...
04:46 PM, May 08, 2012
Sukma: Mediators BD Sharma and Professor Hargopal on Friday held a press conference where they said that the demands of the Maoist abductors of Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon had been put before the government-appointed committee which was reviewing it. "The Maoist demands have been put in front of the committee which will take it up," said Sharma. He added, "The Maoists have given a list of five people first....
11:01 AM, May 04, 2012
Kolkata: Late filmmaker Satyajit Ray's son Sandip Ray said on his father's 92nd birth anniversary Wednesday that he will make a film on Professor Shonku, a character created by his father. "I will make a film on Professor Shonku. Discussions are going on over the film about the sets that are needed, special effects, and graphics. However, who will play the role of Shonku is yet to be decided," Ray...
12:47 PM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: The mediators holding the first round of talks with the Naxal abductors of Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon in Chhattisgarh on Sunday said the IAS officer was safe and in good health. The mediators returned to Chintalnar after holding the talks. They said they were hopeful of his early release. It has been eight days since Menon was abducted by the Naxals. This was the mediators' first...
10:20 AM, Apr 29, 2012
New Delhi: Mediators former IAS officer and social activist BD Sharma and Professor Hargopal left for Chintalnar in Chhattisgarh on Saturday morning to meet the Maoist abductors of Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon. It has been a week since the Menon was abducted by the Naxals. The mediators have had several rounds of talks in two days but the deadlock continues. The Naxals have refused to extend the deadline...
08:59 AM, Apr 28, 2012
New Delhi: An IIT Professor, who is hoping to us give a clean, green and hopefully inexpensive fuel, has developed an alternative to petrol and diesel. It's a dream Professor L M Das of the Centre for Energy Studies at IIT Delhi nourished for 25 years, using Hydrogen gas as an automobile fuel. "Hydrogen can be made from both renewable and non-renewable sources. It's made from water. On combustion, it...
09:37 AM, Apr 24, 2012
New Delhi: Internationally acclaimed scientist Partha Sarathi Roy, who was arrested along with six others "while participating in a peaceful protest against the eviction of slum dwellers of Nonandanga area (in east Kolkata)" on April 12, was on Tuesday released on bail. The six other activists, however, were not granted bail. Roy is an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER). Eminent persons of international...
09:23 PM, Apr 17, 2012
Professor Ambikesh Mahapatra of the Jadavpur University was arrested and released on bail for forwarding "anti-Mamata" cartoons to his friends via the university email system. ...
03:54 PM, Apr 14, 2012
Kolkata: The four people arrested for allegedly assaulting Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra have been released on bail and on a personal bond of Rs 500 rupees. This came a day after Ambikesh was arrested for sharing a satirical anti-Mamata cartoon with others through the university e-mail system and later granted bail. Ambikesh had lodged an FIR against the four on Friday at the east Jadavpur police station. The four...
02:14 PM, Apr 14, 2012
Kolkata: It was a cartoon on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that earned Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra and his neighbour Subrata Sengupta, the West Bengal government's ire. The two are now out on bail, after being arrested for sharing the satirical cartoon with others through the university e-mail system. Mahapatra alleges that he was roughed up by Trinamool Congress workers and forced to write an apology, confessing to being a...
07:31 AM, Apr 14, 2012
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday defended the arrest of a Jadavpur University professor over his cartoons on the internet putting her in poor light and she blamed CPI-M for raising trivial issues to "malign" her. "They don't do any work but think of ways to frame me," Banerjee said targeting the CPI-M hours after the police action against Ambikesh Mohapatra that led to a strong condemnation...
01:52 AM, Apr 14, 2012
The path of self-destruction, that West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has embarked on since May, 2011, has been concrete-reinforced by her government's actions over ...
04:10 PM, Apr 13, 2012
MYSORE: With memories of the honour killing in Ambalavadi village in Mandya district still fresh, an assistant professor at a First Grade College was killed for falling in love with a Dalit, who is the Deputy Director of Physical Education, Tumkur University. The victim Smruthi (27), was assaulted and strangulated by her brother Mahadeva alias Madhu at her house in Alanahalli as she was firm on marrying Sudeep, with whom...
09:14 AM, Mar 14, 2012
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