New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and the Planning Commission were on Tuesday at loggerheads at the annual plan meeting with Modi accusing the Centre of adopting 'big brother' attitude disregarding the federal structure. The two-hour long meeting saw the Commission seeking to puncture Modi's claims that it was all milk and honey in Gujarat and telling the Chief Minister that the state was lagging behind in several development indices.
At the meeting with Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia where a plan of Rs 59,000 crore was approved for Gujarat, Modi raised a litany of complaints against the Centre. In this context, he cited gas pricing, raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar Project and putting up gates to the dam. Modi, who was recently elevated as BJP's Campaign Committee chief, departed from the normal practice by making a seven-minute audio-visual presentation to claim how states were not being given their due despite the country having a federal structure.
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02:23 AM, Jun 19, 2013
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Bridgetown (Barbados): West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been forced to withdraw from the first ever Caribbean Premier League (CPL) because of his contractual obligations with English county team Derbyshire. Organisers say Chanderpaul signed a contract with CPL, offering himself for selection but later realised that his commitment to Derbyshire provided for release only if it pertained to West Indies duty, reports CMC. "I am extremely sorry that...
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Susi Ganeshan has directed some award winning movies in Tamil such as 'Virumbukiren', 'Five Star', 'Thiruttu Payale' and 'Kanthaswamy'. Director Susi Ganesan has made his debut direction in Bollywood with 'Shortcut Romeo' starring Neil Nitin Mukesh, Ameesha Patel and Puja Gupta in the lead roles. The movie is releasing on June 21. Director Susi Ganesan joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on his new movie 'Shortcut Romeo'. Q. Why was...
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Mumbai: Noted designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee will present his collection at the grand finale of Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive season this year. Renowned both in India and abroad, Sabyasachi's collections have won accolades and critical acclaim. His finale presentation is set to be one of the season's most awaited shows, after a hiatus of five years. Lakme Fashion Week will start from August 23. "Presenting my collection at LFW is always...
05:27 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Mumbai: Dusky beauty Deepika Padukone is happy that she got to relive the classic 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' (DDLJ) moment of chasing a train with superstar Shah Rukh Khan in her forthcoming release 'Chennai Express'. Deepika will be seen catching a train a la Kajol in the 1995 blockbuster. "I got to live the DDLJ moment with Shah Rukh," the actress told reporters at the launch of Vogue Eyewear's first...
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Mumbai: Two of her films this year -- 'Race 2' and the latest 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'-- have entered the elite Rs 100 crore club, but actress Deepika Padukone does not attach much significance to this tag. 'Race 2' received a fantastic opening at the box office giving Deepika a superb headstart this year. Her recent release opposite ex-beau Ranbir Kapoor also did well at BO. Both the films managed...
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Mumbai: Just three days after a tabloid claimed to have a scoop on actor Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri planning their third child that too, a baby boy through surrogacy, the actor finds himself at the receiving end. On Sunday, the National Inspection and Monitoring Committee filed a legal complaint against the Khan couple for engaging in sex selection of their baby. The complaint also names the actor's...
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London: A 29-year-old Indian-origin journalist was on Monday named the editor of The Independent, becoming the first non-white editorial head of a UK national paper. Amol Rajan will replace Chris Blackhurst, becoming Fleet Street's first non-white newspaper editor. He was previously the paper's comment editor. Rajan was born in Kolkata before moving to London as a three-year-old. He grew up in Tooting, south London, and went on to read English...
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New Delhi: It seems director Mrighdeep Singh Lamba's 'Fukrey' is receiving the positive word of mouth publicity. The business of the film on Saturday escalated and is likely to be better on Sunday. Trade analyst and film critic Taran Adarsh tweeted about the film's collection on the first two days of its release, "#Fukrey Fri 2.62 cr, Sat 3.10 cr. Total: Rs 5.72 cr." Mrighdeep Singh debuted in films with...
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