Punjab is headed for a record wheat procurement of 140 lakh tonnes this season, officials of the state food and supplies department said in Chandigarh on Tuesday. "Punjab is all set for achieving a new record in wheat procurement as the state government would begin the biggest ever procurement operations in the state from April 1, 2013," a spokesman of the department said. ...
03:45 AM, Mar 27, 2013
Pune FC have boosted their strike force by adding the tall Boima Jerry Karpeh for their final assault of the I-League. ...
06:32 PM, Feb 16, 2013
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader N Chandrababu Naidu suffered minor injuries when a makeshift dais collapsed while he was garlanding a statue in Guntur district Thursday, a party leader has said. The incident took place at Kolakaluru village in Guntur district during Naidu's 'padyatra' (march). ...
03:46 PM, Feb 14, 2013
Firing the latest salvo in his war of words with the Mamata Banerjee government, West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan on Friday quipped he was "glad" to be safe, countering a minister's comments that the regime was keeping a watch on him. "I'm glad that I am safe," Narayanan replied on Friday on the sidelines of a programme in Kolkata when asked to react to the minister's comment that he was...
11:02 AM, Jan 12, 2013
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has instructed that ministers Partha Chatterjee and Firhad Hakim would be the spokesmen for the government in what is seen as a disapproval of minister Subrata Mukherjee's comments against Governor MK Narayanan. ...
10:52 PM, Jan 11, 2013
West Bengal governor MK Narayanan on Friday hit back at the Trinamool Congress, sticking to his 'goondaism' remark against the party. TMC leader Subroto Mukherjee had earlier said that the government was keeping a close eye on the Governor. ...
09:10 PM, Jan 11, 2013
In a virtual indictment of the West Bengal government, Governor MK Narayan on Wednesday said "goondaism" was taking place in the state, rocked by Trinamool-Left clashes, and police should act impartially. ...
10:49 AM, Jan 10, 2013
Pune: Pune FC kept their undefeated home record against Mumbai FC intact with a 3-2 victory and claimed temporary leadership of the I-League 2012-13 standings here Thursday. The home side was spearheaded by Japanese midfielder Daisuke Nishiguchi's all-round performance, which included scoring two goals and setting up the winner for Jeje Lalpekhklua at the Balewadi Sports Complex here. Daisuke (7th) opened the scoring and then netted Pune FC's equalizer in...
10:54 PM, Oct 11, 2012
Kavitha Lankesh's 'Crazy Loka' is an ordinary attempt from a director who made a promising film like 'Preethi Prema Pranaya'. It has the weakest script and a mindless narration which can irritate the audience. It is a film one doesn't expect from a talented director like Lankesh, and one wonders how a superstar like Ravichandran accepted such a weak role? It is baffling to see a matured director like Lankesh...
06:12 PM, Jun 09, 2012
'Crazy Loka' will be Daisy Bopannas first film release after her wedding. "I play a role of a teacher and I am the love interest of Ravichandran, the hero of the film," says Daisy, who is now shooting for a Tamil movie. "I may not be part of the promotions as I will be leaving abroad for a song shoot for my Tamil project," she said. Throwing more light on...
06:12 PM, Jun 08, 2012
Kushinagar: Film actress Jaya Prada, campaigning for Lok Manch led by former SP leader Amar Singh, on Tuesday slipped while climbing the dais at an election rally in Kushinagar. Prada was moving on to the dais to address the meeting at Sakhopar village along with Amar Singh when she accidentally slipped. She later got back on her feet, smiled and took to the dais to address the meeting. The cine...
09:24 PM, Feb 07, 2012
Ghazipur: BJP president Nitin Gadkari had a narrow escape on Tuesday when the dais he was sitting on crashed during an election rally in Mohamadabad Assembly of Ghazipur district. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening when the dais gave in due to "excessive load" while Gadkari was being welcomed by some party leaders during an election meet at Raghuvarganj area, police said in Ghazipur. No one was injured in the...
07:25 PM, Feb 07, 2012
London: Oscar-award winning actor Morgan Freeman will receive the Cecil B DeMille award for his contribution to entertainment at next year's Golden Globes. The 74-year-old, best known for roles in 'Driving Miss Daisy', 'Million Dollar Baby' and 'Invictus', where he played Nelson Mandela, will be honoured with the prize during the ceremony Jan 15, reports contactmusic.com. The accolade, the Golden Globes' version of a lifetime achievement award, has previously been...
11:32 AM, Nov 11, 2011
Srinagar: A village in Jammu and Kashmir poured out in hundreds to grieve and perform the last rites of a Kashmiri Hindu woman who died due to prolonged illness. 40-year-old Daisy's family did not migrate from Kashmir when hundreds of pundits fled en-masse in 1990. Daisy's end came on Thursday night but by morning, people in Kashmir once again reaffirmed their faith in communal harmony keeping intact the centuries old...
08:08 AM, Jan 28, 2011
I am not a fan of Booker short listed authors or long listed ones, till they come highly recommended. I sort of get scared to read them and with plenty of reason, given the choices in the past couple of years and how they fell flat in my face. Right from The Sea by John Banville to the Gathering by Anne Enright. I did not have it in me to...
03:54 PM, Nov 23, 2010
Sasaram (Bihar): A 12-year-old boy died when a makeshift platform collapsed on him as a crowd gathered to wave at RJD supremo Lalu Prasad who took off in a helicopter after addressing an election meeting at Kochas in Bihar's Rohtas district on Wednesday. DGP Neelmani said that soon after Lalu Prasad concluded his speech and boarded the helicopter, a crowd gathered on a platform constructed on Tuesday for the meeting...
05:21 PM, Nov 17, 2010
The actress wants to play as his grandmother and be a mother to SRK on screen ...
04:47 PM, May 11, 2010
