Bhopal: Amid growing clamour to declare Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the Prime Ministerial candidate of BJP, party vice president Uma Bharti on Sunday said that people look at him as a strong leader, as they want someone who can tackle issues like terrorism, naxalism. "Though I am not eligible to say whether Modi should be declared as BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate or not, I understand the psyche of...
12:20 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh has reiterated his opinion that the "dual power centre model" of the Congress with Sonia Gandhi as the party president and Manmohan Singh as the Prime Minister has created a perception of uncertainty. He was speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate. Below is the transcript of an excerpt from the interview: Karan Thapar: The comment you made about the separation of powers...
09:01 AM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday conferred the Padma awards on several eminent personalities including industrialist Adi Godrej, Olympic medal winners Yogeshwar Dutt and Vijay Kumar, actor Nana Patekar and designer Ritu Kumar. Professor Roddam Narasimha, a internationally renowned expert on fluid dynamics and famous painter Sayed Haider Raza were given the prestigious Padma Vibhushan at an impressive ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan. The Padma Bhushan awardees who were honoured...
05:46 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Mumbai: Terming as "a deadly attack on Hindus" the Gujarat government's nod for seeking death penalty for former BJP minister Maya Kodnani and nine others in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case, Shiv Sena on Friday said Hindus have different expectations from Chief Minister Narendra Modi. "There is a feeling that Modi is a protector of Hindus. Seeking death penalty for Kodnani and Bajrangi is a deadly attack on Hindus,...
05:22 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Cast: Adil Hussain, Amey Wagh, Bhanu Prakash, Veena Sajnani, Uttara Baokar, Roshni Achreja Director: Unni Vijayan Rating: 3 out of 5 "Never run away from things that terrify you," was a lesson that JA Krishnamurthy had instilled in his daughter Smriti when she was young, and he probably regrets doing so, for the results could be terrifying. A reality one should wake up to. Released under the PVR Director's Rare...
11:32 AM, Apr 20, 2013
Exchanges and inspirations from one film town to another is the norm of the day, but on the plus side, the whole nation gets to enjoy choicest excellent scripts cinematographed to perfection. The latest to join the list is the exchange from the K-town to B-town, Vijaykanth's 'Ramana'. The sensational movie was acquired by the acclaimed director Sanjay Leela Bansali for remake however, instead of helming the movie himself, he...
10:36 PM, Apr 19, 2013
New Delhi: Once again filmmakers have started shooting in Kashmir. The latest director to shoot in Kashmir is Vijayalakshmi who wielded the megaphone for her forthcoming film 'Sweety Nanna Jodi' starring Aditya and Radhika. ...
11:47 AM, Apr 18, 2013
Indore: Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh and party MP Prem Chand Guddu in connection with a case filed against them and others for allegedly thrashing BJP youth wing workers in Ujjain in 2011. Justice PK Jaiswal, who on Tuesday heard arguments on separate applications filed by the two and reserved his judgement, granted pre-arrest bail on Wednesday,...
02:50 AM, Apr 18, 2013
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Tribal Welfare Minister Vijay Shah, who courted a major controversy over his alleged 'sexist remarks', on Wednesday tendered his resignation. "Shah submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday, which was then forwarded to Governor Ram Naresh Yadav, who accepted it," sources close to Chouhan told reporters here. Shah courted a major controversy over his alleged 'sexist' remarks. He had allegedly also made a...
11:49 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Chennai: Now fans can know more about Suriya starrer Tamil action-drama 'Singam 2' at the click of a mouse as its makers are planning to launch an official website and hold contests to keep the fans engaged. "An official website is being launched for 'Singam 2' to share information about the movie. A contest will be run, coinciding with the website's launch, whereby the winner will be invited to meet...
11:23 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Mumbai: After Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, another state minister is in trouble after he was caught on camera hurling abuse at students. Minister of State for Medical Education Vijaykumar Gavit used some choice words at a group of 25 dental college students. The Akola students were seeking permission to sit for their exams in another college after their institution was derecognised. The video shows the minister yelling at...
09:43 AM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: RJD, arch rival of JD(U) in Bihar, on Tuesday accused Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of being a "puppet" in the hands of LK Advani and playing the politics of misleading the Muslims. "In the internal quarrels in the top leadership of BJP on the leadership issue, Nitish is a puppet in the hands of Advani....," RJD General Secretary Vijay Krishna said, adding "only communal can protect the communal"....
02:55 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Tribal and Scheduled Caste Welfare Minister Vijay Shah has courted a major controversy over his alleged 'sexist remarks', leaving ruling BJP red faced even as Congress took to streets demanding his removal. The remarks were made by Shah while addressing a function in tribal-dominated Jhabua district two days ago. What raised the hackles of BJP was a passing reference Shah allegedly made about the wife of Chief...
11:05 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Mumbai: Banks will continue to sell pledged shares of Kingfisher Airline and invoke all other securities till they get back the dues, SBI Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri said on Tuesday. State Bank of India is the leader of consortium of lenders to grounded airline Kingfisher. "We have given instructions to recover and enforce all the securities. Our intention is to sell everything...all means of recovery (will be employed)...nothing would escape. Till...
10:16 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings openers' failure to provide the side starts consistently has irked batsman Subramaniam Badrinath, who says the "issue needs to be addressed" soon. Barring the 10-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab, the Chennai openers -- Murali Vijay and Michael Hussey have failed to live upto the expectations, though the Australian was not part of the XI that lost to Pune Warriors last night. "The openers are not...
04:07 PM, Apr 16, 2013
New Delhi: Considering the threat perception from both China and Pakistan, the Indian Air force (IAF) has upgraded its capabilities to meet any challenge from the two fronts simultaneously. These capabilities were tested successfully for the first time during the recent three-week war games 'Livewire' in which over 400 fighter jets participated, IAF sources said on Monday. In the exercise, which commenced on March 18, the IAF created a simulated...
10:51 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Chennai: Director Hari Gopalakrishnan says his upcoming Tamil action drama 'Singam 2' will be an extension of 'Singam', but not a sequel. The second part is a continuation of the first with additional characters. "I have retained all the characters from the first part and I have also added a few more actors in 'Singam 2', which makes it a continuation of the first part. Probably for the first time...
08:17 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Shajapur: Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Sunday slammed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for making "tall claims" about development, and claimed that despite all talks of progress every citizen of Gujarat is burdened with a debt of Rs 26,000. "When Modi became Gujarat Chief Minister for the first time, the state had a loan burden of Rs 46,000 crore, but today it has risen to Rs 1.72 lakh crore,...
02:30 AM, Apr 15, 2013
Chennai: After Kamal Haasan, it is Tamil actor Arvind Swami's turn to make an appearance on reality show 'Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi' (NVOK), Tamil version of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', being hosted by actor Prakash Raj. "Nice experience being on NVOK. Maybe I spoke a little too much. Played for the charities I support. Thanks star Vijay, Prakash and team," posted Arvind Swami on his Twitter page. He is known for...
03:40 PM, Apr 14, 2013
