New Delhi: Former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair has rejected the Law Ministry's claims that it gave reasons for blacklisting him and three others. Speaking to CNN-IBN, he has demanded a fresh inquiry into the Antrix-Devas deal. This came after the Law Ministry report said that the reasons for blacklisting were posted on the the website and that was adequate action. Following is the full transcript of the interview with...
04:05 PM, Mar 01, 2012
New Delhi: There is a new twist in the stand-off between the government and space scientists over the Antrix-Devas deal. Sources have told CNN-IBN the Law Ministry's report says that a formal chargesheet should have been served to the four former ISRO scientists blacklisted by the government. Law Ministry sources have told CNN-IBN that the scientists including former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair should be given a chance to put...
11:14 AM, Mar 01, 2012
New Delhi: Former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair has hit out at the government for failing to list out reasons for blacklisting him and three others in connection with the scrapped Devas-Antrix S-band deal. Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN, Nair said he was disgusted with the Department of Space as he had not been told on what grounds action had been taken. He also said he would continue with his fight...
07:35 AM, Mar 01, 2012
Former ISRO Chief G Madhavan Nair has written a second letter to the Prime Minister's Office seeking a fresh probe into the controversial deal. ...
03:37 PM, Feb 26, 2012
New Delhi: Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief G Madhavan Nair on Sunday wrote another letter to Prime Minister Manmophan Singh and sought a fresh probe in the controversial Antrix-Devas deal. Nair and three other scientists who were primarily behind the deal were indicted this month by Prathyush Sinha-led committee. Nair said he wrote the letter to the PMO sometime middle of last week accusing the Department of Space...
11:26 AM, Feb 26, 2012
Bangalore: Top aerospace scientist, Roddam Narasimha, who quit as member of the Space Commission on Friday said that he had requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh regarding his membership of the body. "I have requested to PM regarding my membership." However, the PM is yet to accept it, he said. He added, "The action which has been taken recently (the blacklisting of former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair by the government)...
08:18 PM, Feb 24, 2012
Bangalore: Former ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair on Friday termed as "very disturbing" the Top aerospace scientist Roddam Narasimha quitting as member of the Space Commission where he was serving for more than two decades, and slammed the Department for being "insensitive". "It's a very disturbing news and it's very unfortunate", Nair told in Bangalore. "He has been a veteran in the space field. He has contributed to the space...
08:12 PM, Feb 24, 2012
Mumbai: 'Jodi Breakers' has a song 'Bipasha' composed by Salim-Sulaiman, but actress Bipasha Basu had apprehensions before lending her name to the number. "It's a song and it's a dance number where I have performed. I had apprehension before performing it but (director) Ashwini Chaudhary insisted that I should listen to the song. The composition by Salim-Sulaiman was excellent. I made everyone hear it - friends and family and they...
02:50 PM, Feb 24, 2012
New Delhi: Top aerospace scientist Professor Roddam Narasimha has quit as member of the Space Commission, protesting government's decision to blacklist former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair and three other scientists over the controversial Antrix-Devas deal. "We submitted the report after identifying the lapses and suggested measures to make sure that they do not happen again. We found no evidence of wrong-doing or fraud or personal gain. I am deeply...
11:01 AM, Feb 24, 2012
New Delhi: Actress Bipasha Basu has vowed never to discuss her personal life in public again after her break-up with John Abraham created headlines. Bipasha, who dated John for nine years after meeting on the sets of Jism, parted ways last year. The couple had been very open about their relationship but the intense media focus on their split has made Bipasha wary of going public with her romantic life...
03:55 PM, Feb 23, 2012
New Delhi: In a recent interview Bipasha Basu said," The viewers will get to see the real Bipasha in 'Jodi Breakers'. For the first time in ten years of my career I play a character which is the real Bipasha, like what I am in real life. It is quite refreshing." However it sounds more like advertising than any insight about the character. Basically she is trying to say that...
03:30 PM, Feb 23, 2012
Mumbai: 'Jodi Breakers' has been exonerated from charges of plagiarism levelled by the producers of the French film 'Heartbreakers', which was said to have inspired the Hindi movie releasing Friday. Apparently the lawyers appointed by the producers of "Heartbreakers" saw "Jodi Breakers", which has Bipasha Basu and R. Madhavan in the lead roles, and came to the conclusion that there were no overt similarities between the two films. Sounding relieved,...
07:35 PM, Feb 21, 2012
Mumbai: Talented actor R. Madhavan straddles two worlds - Hindi movies and southern cinema - with elan but despite having a good hold in both, he doesn't believe in piling up projects in his kitty. "I do one film a year. I don't look at a film like a project, I worship it. It's like going to a temple. I can't jump from one film set to another film set,"...
05:20 PM, Feb 20, 2012
New Delhi: Raised with the values of a middle-class boy and a Western-style education, Madhavan is one of those rare actors who gets involved with his characters without realising how tantalisingly close he is to them. Take Manu from 'Tanu Weds Manu', Farhan from '3 Idiots' or Maddy from 'Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein', Madhavan is a blend of Indian and Western, the old and the new. While he is...
04:55 PM, Feb 20, 2012
Madhavan and Bipasha Basu make an unlikely pair, and sometimes unlikely couples manage to rustle up some amazing chemistry between them. The duo duo talk about their upcoming film 'Jodi Breakers' and their infamous kiss. ...
06:18 PM, Feb 17, 2012
'Jodi Breakers' is in controversy after the producers of a French film filed a law suit for copyright infringement. ...
06:48 PM, Feb 16, 2012
Chennai: Even as the industry waits with bated breath for Vettai to get remade in Hindi, director Lingusamy is all set to fly to Mumbai in three days to finalise the cast of the film. While Lingusamy had already announced that actor Madhavan would reprise his role in the Hindi version as well, there were news reports that he had been replaced by Shah Rukh Khan. Neither denying nor confirming...
12:08 PM, Feb 15, 2012
.jpg "Previously titled 'Shaadi Fast Forward' - 'Jodi Breakers' is a romantic comedy.")
