Mumbai: Filmmaker Prakash Jha is full of praise for Katrina Kaif, saying the 'Raajneeti' actress is one of the hardest working souls in the film industry. In Jha's political thriller 'Raajneeti' (2010) Katrina played co-actor Arjun Rampal's wife, who later enters politics. Besides Rampal, the blockbuster also starred Ranbir Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Nana Patekar and Manoj Bajpai. "She (Katrina) is one of the hardest working souls in the industry. She...
06:45 PM, Mar 30, 2012
Mumbai: Actress Katrina Kaif, who is back in town from London after wrapping up a shooting schedule of Yash Chopra's directorial venture, says she is in awe of the veteran filmmaker's immensely sharp working style. "You know Yash ji is very senior and everyone used to say how young he is at heart. But you have to look at how sharp he is," Katrina told reporters here. "He used to...
03:11 PM, Mar 30, 2012
Mumbai: Buzz is that Katrina Kaif has been roped in for Prakash Jha's next, tentatively titled 'Satyagrah'. This is the second film for which the actor-director duo is teaming up again after their last film 'Raajneeti'. Akshay Kumar who stars in the film will also produce it. Reportedly, dhak-dhak girl Madhuri Dixit who earlier worked with Jha in 'Mrityudand' is also said to be part of the cast. A source...
01:58 PM, Mar 23, 2012
New Delhi: The woman who was hurt during the police crackdown on Baba Ramdev's satyagraha at Ramlila ground succumbed to her injuries on Monday. The victim, Rajbala, 51, had been undergoing treatment at the GB Pant Hospital after she was allegedly paralysed in the police action on June 5. In August, Rajbala's children who were part of the protest had sought intervention of President Pratibha Patil for an independent probe...
10:43 AM, Sep 26, 2011
Mumbai: If you thought the whole Aarakshan experience would put off filmmaker Prakash Jha and actor Amitabh Bachchan from taking on the issue of corruption in Indian politics, think again! Their next collaboration Satyagraha scheduled to go on the floors in January will address the ethos of a peaceful mass protest against corruption, an issue currently occupying much of the Indian middle class mind space thanks to Anna Hazare. Cautious...
01:00 PM, Aug 23, 2011
New York: Mahatma Gandhi-led Salt Satyagraha during India's independence movement has been named among the 10 most influential protests in the world by America's prestigious Time magazine. In March 1930, Gandhi embarked on a 24-day march from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad to the small seaside town of Dandi, attracting followers along the way. The assembled throngs watched as he and dozens of others dipped into the sea to produce salt....
11:58 AM, Jun 29, 2011
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Dr Manmohan Singh was always a favourite with the educated middle-class. Members of the fourth estate held him in high esteem. He was always a ...
10:12 AM, Jun 09, 2011
On Talking Point, Rajdeep Sardesai asks, 'Can satyagraha politics really change India?' ...
12:12 AM, Jun 09, 2011
New Delhi: Congress on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Opposition Leader in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj after visuals showing the top BJP leader dancing at Mahatma Gandhi's samadhi Raj Ghat sparked a controversy. "By dancing at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi, Sushma Swaraj has not only insulted Gandhiji but all the freedom fighters and the entire countrymen. She should resign from the post of the Leader of the Opposition and...
03:30 PM, Jun 07, 2011
New Delhi: Congress on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Opposition Leader in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj after visuals showing the top BJP leader dancing at Mahatma Gandhi's samadhi Raj Ghat sparked a controversy. "By dancing at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi, Sushma Swaraj has not only insulted Gandhiji but all the freedom fighters and the entire countrymen. She should resign from the post of the Leader of the Opposition and...
03:30 PM, Jun 07, 2011
BJP ministers Sushma Swaraj and others danced and sang at the 24-hour Satyagraha at Rajghat late on Sunday night. ...
09:32 AM, Jun 06, 2011
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday said it will hold peaceful protests across the country against the crackdown on Baba Ramdev's agitation and meet President Pratibha Patil to demand convening of a special session of Parliament to discuss the issue. The party, whose top leaders inlcuding BJP President Nitin Gadkari are holding a Satyagraha at Rajghat, accused the governent of "shielding and protecting" the corrupt. "We would seek the intervention...
09:21 AM, Jun 06, 2011
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday evening launched a 24-hour Satyagraha here to protest against the police's post-midnight swoop on Baba Ramdev and his supporters at the Ramlila Ground. A large number of BJP workers and Ramdev's supporters assembled at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial at Rajghat and shouted slogans against the Congress-led central government. Prominent leaders like Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Murli Manohar Joshi...
08:24 AM, Jun 06, 2011
BJP's 24 hour Satyagraha against corruption started on Sunday evening demanding an apology from Sonia Gandhi and the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. ...
08:17 PM, Jun 05, 2011
BJP General Secretary Ananth Kumar slammed the police brutality showed to Baba Ramdev and his supporters on Saturday night and said the BJP would start a 24 hour satyagraha against corruption at Rajghat on Sunday evening. ...
06:51 PM, Jun 05, 2011
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