Jagan Mohan arrest: BJP calls it Cong's vendetta

Jagan Mohan arrest: BJP calls it Cong's vendetta New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday criticised YSR Congress Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy's arrest by the CBI, calling it an act of political vendetta by the Congress. "The timing of the arrest is questionable," BJP leader Balbir Punj said. "It looks like political vendetta. The CBI is the instrument of the UPA," he added. Meanwhile, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) welcomed the YSR Congress chief's...
08:43 PM, May 27, 2012

World's tallest Hindu temple to come up in Bihar

World's tallest Hindu temple to come up in Bihar Varanasi: The world's tallest Hindu temple, on the lines of the famed Cambodia's Angkor Wat, is all set to come up in Bihar. "The Ram temple, to be constructed by Bihar-based religious group Mahavir Sthan Nyas Samiti with an estimated cost of Rs 150-200 crore, will be 270-feet-high and spread over an area of over one lakh sq ft," Bihar Dharamik Nyas Board head Acharya Kishore Kunal said. The five-storey...
07:16 PM, Apr 21, 2012

Tusshar to sue Samir Karnik for non-payment

Tusshar to sue Samir Karnik for non-payment New Delhi: A rather friendly guy, it takes a lot to push Tusshar Kapoor up the wall. Filmmaker Samir Karnik has apparently managed to miff Tusshar, so much so that the actor has now got his lawyer to file a case against him. Reason being the 'Char Din Ki Chandni director's unwillingness to return the money he borrowed from Tusshar or clear his remuneration for the film. The source also...
02:10 PM, Apr 21, 2012

Use new EVMs in next Tripura assembly polls: Cong

Use new EVMs in next Tripura assembly polls: Cong Agartala: Expressing concern over possible tampering of old Electronic Voting Machines, the opposition Congress in Tripura has requested the Election Commission to conduct the coming assembly elections with new foolproof Electronic Voting Machines (EVM). Prominent Congress Leader and former Chief Minister Samir Ranjan Burman in a letter on Friday requested the Chief Election Commissioner, "It is our earnest request that the Commission may kindly arrange for conducting of the coming...
06:09 PM, Apr 07, 2012

Telangana: Partial bandh underway in region

Telangana: Partial bandh underway in region New Delhi: A partial bandh called by the TRS over the demand for separate statehood is currently underway in the Telangana region. Educational institutes have been exempt due to the ongoing Board examinations. Public transport including buses and autos are also plying on the routes. Although schools and colleges are functioning, an exam scheduled for Tuesday at Osmania University was postponed. Meanwhile, cinema halls and malls are expected to remain...
09:50 AM, Mar 27, 2012

Sudan supports India's case for permanent UNSC seat

Sudan supports India's case for permanent UNSC seat New Delhi: Sudan on Monday supported India's claim for a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council. The 22-member delegation of the Women Parliamentarians Caucus of the National Assembly of Sudan, led by President of the Women's Caucus Samia Hassan Sied Ahmed, conveyed this while calling on Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. Welcoming the delegation, Kumar expressed satisfaction over the growing profile of bilateral relationship between India and Sudan...
01:26 AM, Mar 27, 2012

AP Assembly adjourned over Telangana

AP Assembly adjourned over Telangana Hyderabad: Rocked by the Telangana issue, the Andhra Pradesh Assembly was on Monday adjourned for the day without transacting any business. MLAs belonging to the Telangana Rashtra Samiti and the Telangana Telugu Desam Forum stormed the Speaker's podium as soon as the House began after a three-day holiday and raised slogans demanding that a resolution be passed seeking creation of a separate state. Amidst the din, Speaker Nadendla Manohar adjourned...
12:26 PM, Mar 26, 2012

AP bypolls at 7 places on Sunday

AP bypolls at 7 places on Sunday Hyderabad: Stage is set for the crucial by-elections to seven Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. Six constituencies Kollapur, Nagarkurnool, Mahbubnagar, Kamareddy, Adilabad and Station Ghanpur are in Telangana region, while the seventh, Kovur, is in coastal Andhra. The by-elections are being dubbed as "quarter-finals" before the "semi-finals" over the next few months, when 17 other constituencies will have by-elections. The elections are critical for the Telangana Rashtra Samiti,...
07:24 PM, Mar 17, 2012
Tusshar-Kulraj talk about 'Chaar Din Ki Chandni'

Tusshar-Kulraj talk about 'Chaar Din Ki Chandni'

New Delhi: The actors of Samir Karnik's forthcoming film 'Chaar Din Ki Chandni' talk about the experiences gained during the shooting of the film. ...
11:17 PM, Mar 07, 2012

Tusshar-Kulraj talk about 'Chaar Din Ki Chandni'

Tusshar-Kulraj talk about 'Chaar Din Ki Chandni' New Delhi: The actors of Samir Karnik's forthcoming film 'Chaar Din Ki Chandni' talk about the experiences gained during the shooting of the film. ...
11:17 PM, Mar 07, 2012

Preview: The clash of 'Singhs' in 'Chaar Din'

Preview: The clash of 'Singhs' in 'Chaar Din' New Delhi: Samir Karnik seems to be one of the fastest filmmakers of the Hindi film industry. He had started with 'Kyun Ho Gaya Na' and has directed five films since 2004. It's a good pace by any standard. However he had to wait for more than seven years to taste the success at the box office. The collaboration with the Deol family on 'Yamla Pagla Deewana' gave Karnik the...
02:47 PM, Mar 07, 2012

IOC-Dow deal against Olympic Charter: Activists

IOC-Dow deal against Olympic Charter: Activists New Delhi: Two organisations that have been fighting for justice for Bhopal gas victims on day demanded that the International Olympic Committee terminate the "untenable" partnership with Dow Chemicals for the 2012 London Olympics. Bhopal Gas Peedith Mahila Udyog Sanghathan and Bhopal Gas Peedith Sangharsh Sahayog Samiti said the IOC should "rescind" its decision of allowing Dow as partner to maintain the spirit of the Olympic Movement and to "uphold...
04:36 PM, Mar 01, 2012
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