New Delhi: At a time when the government is battling an economic and political crisis, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gandkari will meet yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Monday. Ramdev is expected to present a letter to the BJP President, asking him to support the movement demanding the government to bring back the black money allegedly stashed abroad. He is also likely to request Gadkari to help enact a...
07:34 AM, Jun 04, 2012
Karthi is seen in those chaste white costumes of a politician in Sakuni's posters. Moreover, the film has been touted as a political satire from the beginning. However, politics is just a part of the film. In Karthi's own words, "How I kick start a public problem and find a solution to my personal issue is what 'Sakuni' is all about." Karthi is full of hope and optimism while talking...
02:38 PM, Jun 03, 2012
You would have read in these columns a couple of days ago that Siva Karthikeyan and Priya Anand would work together for a film to be produced by Dhanush, titled 'Edhir Neechal'. Now it is emerging that Priya was handpicked for the role by Dhanush. If sources are to be believed, the National Award winning actor was impressed with Priya's performance in '180' and 'Vamanan'. Hence he asked director Senthil...
01:41 PM, Jun 03, 2012
Another film legend, ace filmmaker Mani Ratnam blows another candle on June 2. Six time National Award winner, Mani, is currently working on 'Kadal'. Everything about 'Kadal' has been kept under the wraps, including the hero. Popular actor Karthik's son Gautham is being launched through this flick but the star kid's face is kept away from the media. Cast opposite him is Samantha. The film has music by AR Rahman....
01:17 PM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: BJP leader Uma Bharti is expected to lead a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)-sponsored, parallel Amarnath pilgrimage from Jammu on Sunday. The leader has been demanding that the Amarnath Yatra be allowed for two months. The Jammu and Kashmir government has allowed the yatra, which begins on June 15, to proceed for 37 days. ...
11:28 AM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: A different aspect of the life of iconic painter MF Husain will come to light on the eve of his first death anniversary with a reading of his personal diary written in Hindi, Urdu and English in New Delhi. The diary, entirely in beautiful calligraphy, would be read out at an event organised by a foundation established by Husain's close friend and painter Sayed Haider Raza on June...
10:34 AM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: A fire broke out early on Sunday morning at the CRPF headquarters in the CGO complex in New Delhi. The fire was reported around 6:45 am from the ground floor of the four-storeyed building and five fire tenders were rushed. Fire officials said that the fire engulfed the public relations section of the force and a number of books, documents and other material has been destroyed. There were...
09:40 AM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: Monsoon, the lifeline of Indian agriculture, is most likely to hit Kerala by June 5 and there is no room for concern over sowing of kharif (summer) crops like paddy and pulses, a top India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said. "Most likely, the southwest monsoon will reach Kerala by June 5," IMD Director General LS Rathore said. Asked if there is a delay in monsoon onset, he said,...
08:19 AM, Jun 03, 2012
Fairytales have a unique ability. Depending on one's perspective, one can see them as either light or heavy, as funny or serious. So, while barely two months back you had 'Mirror Mirror', now you have 'Snow White And the Huntsman' - both different and unique renderings of the Snow White fairytale. While 'Mirror Mirror' was a light, funny reading, this one's mood is dark and mysterious. After killing Snow White's...
03:38 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Karthi may not have made an impression with 'Malligadu', but 'Sakuni' presents him a good opportunity to strike back with gusto even better than he did with Na Peru Shiva. Directed by Shankar Dayal, this political satire is produced by Bellamkonda Suresh in Telugu. The film is not a routine political thriller where the hero beats up the baddies or dons the role of a politician to teach his villain...
01:49 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistani opposition lawmakers and members of the treasury benches on Friday engaged in fisticuffs as Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh presented the government's new budget in Parliament amidst uproar. Members of the main opposition PML-N, who were protesting against power cuts and corruption during Shaikh's speech, scuffled with lawmakers of the ruling Pakistan People's Party in the National Assembly or lower house of parliament. Several lawmakers were seen raining...
11:04 AM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: Korean mobile handsets giant Samsung Electronics said the company had targeted 60 per cent share of the Indian smartphone market in 2012. "According to third party data, we have almost 46 per cent share in the Indian smartphone market. We are confident of increasing this to 60 per cent this year," Ranjit Yadav, India Head - Mobile and IT, Samsung told reporters here. The Indian smartphone market is...
10:41 AM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: Upset over the new IIT joint entrance test pattern announced by the government, alumni of the institute in Delhi have decided to form lobby groups and meet the Prime Minister to get the decision rescinded. In decisions taken at a meeting on Friday, IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Delhi Alumni Association decided to meet the Prime Minister next week to submit a memorandum with objections on the new...
04:41 AM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: Five global financial services majors, including Morgan Stanley, Stanchart and Citi, have lowered India's growth prospects to 5.7-6.4 per cent for the current fiscal, a day after markets received a "shock" from nine-year low GDP growth of 6.5 per cent for 2011-12. In their reports to clients worldwide, most of them blamed policy inaction by the government as a major roadblock to the Indian economy, which had expanded...
12:39 AM, Jun 02, 2012
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