Bhubaneswar:Former bureaucrat BD Sharma, one of the mediators chosen by Maoists to negotiate with the Odisha government for the release of two Italian hostages in their captivity, will reach Bhubaneshwar on Thursday. This was announced by the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday. He said "BD Sharma is expected to arrive in Bhubaneswar tomorrow. He has has agreed to negotiate on behalf of the CPI (Maoist)." Dandapani Mohanty, another negotiator...
07:16 AM, Mar 22, 2012
Bhubaneshwar: The Maoists on Wednesday offered to release one of the two Italians in their custody. In return they want the Odisha government to meet some of their 13 demands. Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda said, "The government is taking the position as we hear from the media that the demands made by us are not within the ambit of the law and are difficult to fulfill. What we're demanding is...
07:01 PM, Mar 21, 2012
New Delhi: Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday rejected Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik claims that the Centre had not offered any help to the state in dealing with the abduction of two Italians by Maoists. "I don't think the Chief Minister should be making these statements without any basis," Chidambaram told reporters when asked to comment on Patnaik's reported comments. The Home Minister said that the Odisha Chief Minister...
06:10 PM, Mar 21, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Maoists have offered to release one of the two abducted Italians in Odisha on the condition that the government accepts some of their 13 demands. Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda has made the offer in an audio tape accessed by CNN-IBN. Government has been saying that it is not possible to meet all 13 demands made by the Maoists. However, Maoist leader Panda said that four of the 13 demands...
11:11 AM, Mar 21, 2012
Bhubaneswar: The Italian hostage crisis issue figured in Odisha Assembly for the second day on Tuesday with Opposition Congress alleging failure of intelligence system as the incident came to light through media four days after the foreigners were abducted by Maoists. Though the two Italians were abducted by Maoists on March 14, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told the Assembly on Monday that the government came to know about the incident...
04:31 AM, Mar 21, 2012
Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday appointed three negotiators to hold talks with the Maoists over the hostage crisis. ...
11:19 PM, Mar 20, 2012
Bhubaneswar: A day after the Maoists named three negotiators to talk to the Odisha government on the Italian hostage crisis, one of them showed reluctance to join the process today voicing doubts over sincerity of the administration towards meeting the 13 demands of the ultras. Civil rights activist and lawyer Biswapriya Kanungo, one of the negotiators, said, "Past experience shows the state government has failed to keep its word. It...
01:20 PM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda has put forth 13 demands for the release of two Italian hostages Bosusco Paolo and Claudio Colangelo. The demands are the same as were made in February, 2011, when Malkangiri collector R Vineel Krishna was abducted. The 13 demands made by the Maoist leader are: 1) Stopping anti-Maoist operations. 2) Withdrawal of cases against tribals jailed on the charges of being Maoists. 3) Scrapping...
12:33 PM, Mar 19, 2012
New Delhi: The two Italians taken hostage by Maoists in Kandhamal, Odisha, are scared but safe, according to one of the two Indians released. The Maoists have set a deadline of Sunday evening for 13 demands to be met including an end to anti-Naxal operaitons. The Maoists treated us well, did not beat us and gave us food to eat. Both the Italian tourists are scared but are safe and...
06:21 AM, Mar 19, 2012
Santosh Kumar Maharana, who was released by the Maoists earlier, said that all the four hostages were taken 5-6 kms away from the spot of abduction. ...
08:24 PM, Mar 18, 2012
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Sunday spoke to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik about the status on the two Italian tourists taken hostage by Maoists. Krishna was briefed of the efforts made by Odisha government for the early release of two kidnapped Italian nationals. The two tourists were taken hostage by Maoists in Kandhamal district of Odisha, reports said. Jaynarayan Pankaj, SP, Kandhamal, has confirmed abduction of...
05:07 PM, Mar 18, 2012
New Delhi: 'Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance' is a movie that can be thoroughly enjoyed in 3D. Great action sequences " but terribly drab story. Kicking off perhaps a few years after the first movie of he 'Ghost Rider' franchise " this movie tries to score with the effects and only the effects. Directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, from a screenplay written by David S Goyer, Scott Gimple...
06:56 AM, Feb 19, 2012
New Delhi: For Indian films to break out internationally, what was needed were original stories with an Indian feel that Western viewers can connect, says Hollywood producer Ashok Amritraj. "For me it's all about stories and starting stories. The question is what the ideas are?" Amritraj, who is bringing his 3D venture 'Ghost Rider Spirit Of Vengeance' to India, told IANS in an interview here. "It always has to be...
03:20 PM, Feb 18, 2012
Ashok Amritrajs Ghost Rider sequel to the comic book adaptation will hits the screens this Friday. ...
07:46 PM, Feb 16, 2012
New York: US talk show host Jay Leno has been sued by an Indian-American in California for his 'racist' comments on the Golden Temple and ridiculing the entire Sikh community by portraying the holy shrine as a vacation home. According to court papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Randeep Dhillon claims that Leno "hurt the sentiments of all Sikh people in addition to those of the plaintiff" with his...
11:42 AM, Jan 25, 2012
Los Angeles: Rapper and 'NCIS: Los Angeles' actor LL Cool J will be the first official host of the Grammy Awards in seven years, the Recording Academy said on Wednesday. "I'm thrilled to be a part of music's biggest night," said the two-time Grammy award winning host. "I will always have fond memories of my first Grammy Awards and to now be hosting the Grammy show, in the company of...
01:12 PM, Jan 19, 2012
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's much lauded free education scheme has allegedly turned into a multi-crore scam with over 3 lakh fake student enrolments come to light. The case came to light when most of the students were found to have been enrolled in several schools simultaneously. In fact a few were enrolled in government schools but were found to be studying at private schools. According to Bihar government's...
03:24 PM, Jan 17, 2012
New Delhi: She has attended many awards functions to either perform or accept trophies, but Priyanka Chopra is gearing up to host such a show for the first time. The 29-year-old former Miss World, who is currently shooting for Anurag Basu's 'Barfii' with co-star Ranbir Kapoor, said she is nervous and is taking tips from her friends to prepare herself. "Now shooting 'Barfii' and prepping for the Zee awards... hosting...
03:14 PM, Jan 16, 2012
