Cast: Anupam Kher, Emma Kearney, Bhairavi Goswami, Abid Ali, Shakti Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan Director: Karan Razdan There are good films, bad films, average films, one time watch films, but 'Mr Bhatti On Chutti' doesn't qualify in any of these categories. In fact, it shouldn't even qualify as a film. It's just a compilation of shots where some casual people think they can act. 'Mr Bhatti On Chutti' is a test...
08:33 PM, May 18, 2012
In the presence of 105 years old Sri Shivakumara Swamiji the audio of the film 'Sidda Ganga' was released at Renukamba Digital theatre with KV Chandrasekhar, Thara Venu, KCN Chandrasekhar, Producer Nidasale Puttaswamiah, director G Murthy and others. After taking the 'Paada Pooja' the walking God in Karnataka Dr Shivakumara Swamiji took a view of the film for a few minutes. In his address he stated that the people with...
12:13 PM, May 14, 2012
Bangalore: The political crisis in the ruling BJP in Karnataka on Monday loomed large with rebel leader and former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa deciding to take a final call on his future political course by Monday evening. "I will consult MPs, MLAs and my supporters today and announce my decision by 4 pm", Yeddyurappa, who has been fuming at BJP central leadership for "ignoring" him, particularly after the Supreme Court...
11:43 AM, May 14, 2012
Actress Ranjitha, an ardent follower of Swami Nithyananda, on Friday filed a defamation suit against Sri Jayandra Saraswathi Swamigal for his alleged comments on her. She approached a magistrate court in Chennai to file a criminal defamation complaint against the Kanchi Sankaracharya. She sought to initiate defamation proceedings against the pontiff for his reported statements against her. The actress along with her advocates came to the Egmore Magistrate Court to...
05:24 PM, May 13, 2012
New Delhi: Saying the government has "done nothing" to address the rights of poor tribals, noted social activist and former peace negotiator Swami Agnivesh blames Home Minister P Chidambaram, whom he calls the "biggest murderer of democracy", for the spurt in violence and abductions by Maoists. "The government has done nothing to address the issues of rights of poor tribals peacefully and lawfully. I feel disappointed. I doubt Chidambaram's intentions,...
01:50 PM, May 07, 2012
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held nearly an hour-long meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday in Kolkata. After the meeting, Mamata said that they did not discuss the issues of FDI in multi-brand retail and Indo-Bangla Teesta Water Treaty. The West Bengal Chief Minister said that the discussion was mainly based on the developmental issues, and both agreed that Kolkata could be the...
01:35 PM, May 07, 2012
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will gift visiting US secretary of state Hillary Clinton Rabindranath Tagore's 'Gitanjali' and Gitabitan, and the collected works of Swami Vivekananda during a meeting with her on Monday. Mamata told PTI that the collected works of Swamiji had been brought from Belur Math. A scarf brought from Santiniketan will also be presented to the former US first lady by the Chief Minister. A...
07:51 PM, May 06, 2012
New Delhi: There is something about Emraan Hashmi's almost decade-long career in cinema that defies established logic. Try a simple search on YouTube with his name as the key word. The auto-suggestions are his various on-screen kissing exploits with his co-stars from the time he debuted in Footpath (2003) to his last big hit - The Dirty Picture (2011). Actors of his generation would have cringed at the early nickname...
02:32 AM, May 04, 2012
Chennai: A petition seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu government to forbear controversial Nityananda from acting as the 293rd Pontiff of a 1500-year-old Saivaite Mutt by holding his appointment as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act-1959, was moved in the Madras High court on Thursday. The petitioner, an advocate, also sought a direction to the authorities concerned to...
11:52 PM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: Terming the Chhattisgarh government's initiative to form a high-powered committee to hold talks with Maoists as an "eyewash", Swami Agnivesh on Wednesday demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention in ensuring result-oriented talks with the extreme leftists. Agnivesh claimed that the Maoists are releasing Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon solely on "humanitarian grounds". "It is time for the Central government and the Prime Minister to step in and...
02:23 AM, May 03, 2012
Kolkata: Iconic actor Mithun Chakraborty was today felicitated with a lifetime achievement award by a renowned city-based business house here. The award comprising a memento, citation and Rs five lakh was presented to the actor by West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan. Accepting the award, Mithun said he espoused Swami Vivekananda's teachings and believed in winning by heart and not solely by mind. Mithun bagged the national award thrice, for...
01:58 PM, Apr 30, 2012
BANGALORE: Self-styled godman Nithyananda was on Friday declared 293rd pontiff of Madurai Aadheenam, one of the ancient Saivite mutts in Tamil Nadu, at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Bidadi on Bangalore-Mysore Road. The 292nd pontiff of the Aadheenam, Arunagirinatha Sri Gnanasambanda Desika Paramacharya Swamigal, announced this in the Dhyanapeetam.The pontiff told reporters: We hereby coronate him (Nithyananda) with the title His Holiness the 293rd Guru Maha Sannidhanam Srila Sri Paramahamsa Nithyananda Sri...
08:57 AM, Apr 28, 2012
New Delhi: Key members of Team Anna are meeting Sunday to discuss the group's future strategy, including their alliance with yoga guru Baba Ramdev, to fight corruption and press for a strong anti-graft ombudsman Lokpal, sources said. Prominent members of the group are reportedly upset over Anna Hazare joining hands with Ramdev. Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan, and Kiran Bedi are attending the meeting, which is being held in Delhi's...
02:20 PM, Apr 22, 2012
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