A petition was filed in the Allahabad High Court accusing Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan of having made a "derogatory" remark, "with malicious intention", about a Holy book in a more than a year-old episode of the TV quiz show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'. ...
11:12 AM, Jan 24, 2013
Four bogies of Barauni-Gwalior mail caught fire late Monday evening when the train was stationed at a railway station near Jhansi, disrupting the train traffic on the Jhansi-Kanpur route for about two hours. The sleeper coach S-8 of the Gwalior-bound train caught fire at Moth station, around 320-kms from Lucknow, and soon it spread to three other bogies, Public Relations Officer, Jhansi Division, Ravi Prakash said. ...
07:44 AM, Jan 15, 2013
In another shocking incident, a policeman was arrested on Monday for allegedly trying to rape a girl in Mauranipur area here, police said. Om Tiwari, posted at Shivganj police outpost, entered the house of the girl when she was alone and allegedly tried to rape her, SSP K Angel Rasan said. ...
10:40 PM, Dec 31, 2012
Jhansi: Even as the Cabinet approves stricter laws to check attacks on women, a shocking incident occurred in Jhansi where a policeman is seen pulling off the dupatta of two minor girls who were detained on charges of theft, on camera. The police officer also invited the local media to the station and paraded the girls before the cameras. Furthermore, the two girls were made to spend the night at...
07:54 AM, Jul 20, 2012
Andhra Pradesh: Anil Sunkara's Action is 50 per cent done. This producer-turned-director, who co-produced Dookudu, comes with no experience. However, he did a 4-year course in direction in an American institute. Naresh is all praise for his talent. "He prepared this script for one-and-a-half years. He is sure to be known as a good director." The movie is being made as a Telugu-Tamil bi-lingual in order that the nativity does...
06:57 PM, Jul 11, 2012
Gurgaon: She has been missing from the big screen for over two years now but actress Sushmita Sen says she will be returning to movies soon. The 36-year-old former Miss Universe was last seen in the 2010 box office dud 'No Problem' and the actress says she did not take up movies after that because she was busy with her beauty pageant organisation, I Am She, which she started in...
04:12 PM, Jun 26, 2012
Debutant direcror G Srinivas who directed Chanakyudu stars Tanish and Ishitha in the leads. The film has just been wrapped up and the audio would be released by month-end. The producers are sure that the film will install Tanish as a commercial hero. A love story, the film has been admittedly shot without succumbing to budgetary constraints. Kota, Chandra Mohan, Ali, Subbu Raju, Jhansi and others have important roles. Lyrics...
10:36 AM, May 20, 2012
Jhansi: Despite several warnings by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, that included expelling partymen for goondaism, Samajwadi Party workers continue to defy their chief's orders by acts of violent behaviour and hooliganism. On Sunday night, a local Samajwadi Party worker, Bharat Singh Yadav, allegedly stormed into a Block Development Officer's house in Chirgaon, Jhansi, and opened fire at him. While SK Srivastava suffered injuries to his leg and is...
08:24 AM, Mar 26, 2012
Sitapur: Violence broke out on Wednesday night outside an independent candidate's house in Sitapur area of Uttar Pradesh, after alleged Samajwadi Party workers tried to set his and 13 other houses on fire. Two people have been arrested in connection with the incident. They are allegedly supporters of SP MLA Jeena Babu. Reports claim that the men also opened fire on supporters of the independent candidate. Nearly 4 people were...
08:38 AM, Mar 08, 2012
Jhansi: The police on Wednesday filed an FIR against unknown people in the poll violence that led to death of seven-year-old Daan-e-alam. The FIR was registered by the police on the complaint made by mediapersons in Jhansi. The police said the Samjawadi Party workers went on a rampage after the supporters of one of the candidates raised doubts about the counting that was on. Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on...
10:06 AM, Mar 07, 2012
Jhansi: Reminding of the breakdown in the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh during the earlier regime of Samajwadi Party (SP), its workers on Tuesday attacked several video journalists in Jhansi. The violence started after SP candidate Chandrapal Singh Yadav was found trailing by over 4000 votes to BSP candidate Krishna Pal Singh Rajpoot. SP candidate's supporters pelted stones and held 15 video journalists and cameramen hostage at a...
09:40 PM, Mar 06, 2012
Jhansi: The poll frenzy in UP has made some leaders oblivious of the traffic rules. Two senior Congress leaders - Union Minister Pradeep Jain Aditya and Congress MP Raj Babbar - were seen in Jhansi, driving a scooter, without their helmets. The leaders were on a trip across the city on Monday to monitor the preparations for Rahul Gandhi's rally. The question, however, that many of the onlookers were asking...
04:55 PM, Jan 17, 2012
Jhansi: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi paid a surprise visit to a Dalit household in Medhki village in Mauranipur area of the district and took feed back on MGNREGA and other schemes from Bhadarwara villagers. Gandhi made an unscheduled visit to Medhki late Monday night and enquired about the problems relating to water, power and fertilisers from the villagers. Rahul spent some time with a Dalit family in the area...
12:26 AM, Oct 12, 2011
Gwalior: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev will embark on a 1,00,000 km long yatra on Tuesday from Jhansi in Madhya Pradesh to awaken people about corruption and black money. Ramdev paid rich tributes at the samadhi of Rani Laxmi Bai on arrival in Gwalior on Monday. Then he left for Jhansi. The Yoga Guru told reporters on this occasion that there were "two kinds of people in this country, honest and...
01:56 PM, Sep 20, 2011
London: Legendary all-rounder Ian Botham has hailed England's ruthless 4-0 Test series thrashing of India and had predicted that Andrew Strauss' men can remain as the world's numero uno team for at least five years. Botham said a few key players like captain Strauss and his predecessor Kevin Pietersen may hang up their boots in the coming three-four years but the core of the current crop will stay longer and...
08:42 AM, Feb 24, 2008
A panel of cricket experts gives their opinion on the battle between the RCB and the Royals. ...
09:13 AM, Jan 17, 2008
Aishwarya Rai is adding a must-have skill to her acting repertoire: learning to use a sword while riding a horse. ...
09:32 PM, May 05, 2007
Sushmita wants to portray the character of Rani Lakshmibai so badly that she's decided to produce a film on her life. ...
03:47 PM, Feb 05, 2007
