Union Budget may be presented in mid-March

Union Budget may be presented in mid-March New Delhi: The Union Budget may be presented around the middle of March in view of the ongoing Assembly elections, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee indicated on Wednesday. In an informal chat with journalists, he said a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs will be convened in the first week of February to decide on the date of the Budget Session of Parliament. He said the customary President's address...
02:00 PM, Jan 25, 2012
Oscar watch: 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo', 'The Ides of March'

Oscar watch: 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo', 'The Ides of March'

Rajeev Masand brings to you two fresh Oscar nominations this week - 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' and 'The Ides of March'. ...
09:24 AM, Jan 21, 2012

Hollywood all set for Golden Globes 2012

Hollywood all set for Golden Globes 2012 Los Angeles: The Golden Globes this year is all set to be an even more glamorous event with superstars George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie added to the presenter's list. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced that the trio are among the latest to join the likes of Madonna, Nicole Kidman, Channing Tatum, Jane Fonda, Harrison Ford, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Dustin Hoffman, Emily Blunt, Johnny Depp, Colin Firth...
07:05 PM, Jan 15, 2012

2012 Golden Globe Awards: And the nominees are...

2012 Golden Globe Awards will be held on January 15, 2012War HorseThe Ides of March
05:04 PM, Jan 13, 2012
Clooney and Pitt in the race for Oscars

Clooney and Pitt in the race for Oscars

Hollywood megastars George Clooney and Brad Pitt are clearly in the race to the Oscars. ...
08:13 PM, Jan 12, 2012

George Clooney's next movie about stolen artwork

George Clooney's next movie about stolen artwork Los Angeles: Actor George Clooney's next will be a big screen adaptation of Robert M. Edse's book, which talks about a handful of experts experts who are asked to retrieve artwork stolen by Nazis. The actor is working on the screenplay for the a big screen adaptation of Edse's book "The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History", which follows a special force of...
01:20 PM, Jan 10, 2012

Bhanwari Devi is dead: CBI tells Rajasthan HC

Bhanwari Devi is dead: CBI tells Rajasthan HC Jaipur: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told the Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday that Bhanwari Devi is dead while filing its report on the Habeas Corpus writ in the case. Four months after she went missing, the investing agency, for the first time, has officially informed the court that she is no more. The next hearing in the case will take place on February 21. Bhanwari Devi's body was...
11:35 AM, Jan 10, 2012

George Clooney to do another political drama

George Clooney to do another political drama Los Angeles: After directing 'The Ides of March', Hollywood superstar George Clooney has signed on to helm another political drama 'The Monuments Men'. The 50-year-old, who has just been honored with Chairman's Award at the 2012 Palm Springs Film Festival Awards, said he is currently busy working on his new political drama, Ace Showbiz reported. Based on Robert M Edsel's book 'The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the...
06:00 PM, Jan 09, 2012

Bhanwari Devi murder case solved, says CBI

Bhanwari Devi murder case solved, says CBI New Delhi: Sex, sleaze, ambition, betrayal - perfect plot for a Bollywood pot boiler? But if CBI investigations are to be believed, this is the story of Rajasthan's missing nurse Bhanwari Devi. CBI sources said Jat leader and former Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna, Congress MLA Malkhan Singh and Bhanwari's husband Amarchand were all part of the conspiracy to abduct and eliminate Bhanwari. While Maderna wanted the sleaze CD featuring him...
09:12 PM, Jan 04, 2012
Lokpal failure: BJP takes out protest march

Lokpal failure: BJP takes out protest march

New Delhi: The BJP on Friday organised a protest against the Congress' failure to pass the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha. Party workers began a protest march from their party office and headed towards Sonia Gandhi's residence. ...
03:41 PM, Dec 30, 2011

Content-driven Bengali films surprise 2011

Content-driven Bengali films surprise 2011 Kolkata: A string of art and experimental movies were commercial success as content-driven and thought-provoking films took centrestage in Bengali cinema this year. The Bengali film industry remained in the limelight the entire year as the flops went overlooked because of active patronage from the new state government. Young director Srijit Mukherji got rave reviews and set the box-office on fire with his second film '22nd Srabon', which means the...
12:20 PM, Dec 30, 2011

Bhanwari Devi's husband seeks isolation in jail

Bhanwari Devi's husband seeks isolation in jail Jodhpur: Missing nurse Bhanwari Devi's husband Amarchand on Thursday urged the CBI court to keep him in isolation in the jail as he feared persecution by the three other arrested accused. Admitting his request, the court directed the jail administration to keep Amarchand away from the three other accused and sent him to judicial custody till January 3. Shahbuddin, Baldev and Sohan Ram are the other accused who are behind...
03:04 AM, Dec 23, 2011

Bhanwari Devi's husband's custody ends today

Bhanwari Devi's husband's custody ends today New Delhi: Bhanwari Devi's husband Amarchand's custody ends on Tuesday. Amarchand is now firmly under the CBI scanner in his wife's kidnapping and possible murder. Congress MLA Malkhan Singh Bishnoi, who was evading interrogation for last few days, was arrested by the CBI in connection with the Bhanwari Devi abduction case after he surfaced for questioning on Monday. The CBI has been questioning his family members for last few days...
07:02 AM, Dec 20, 2011

CBI for narco-analysis of Bhanwari's husband

CBI for narco-analysis of Bhanwari's husband Jodhpur: The CBI has proposed a narco-analysis test of missing nurse Bhanwari Devi's husband Amarchand who is presently in the agency's custody. The agency expressed this before the double bench of Justice Govind Mathur and NK Jain in the Rajasthan High Court during hearing of a habeas corpus petition filed by Amarchand. CBI advocate Panne Singh said in the court that the agency is willing for a narco test on...
07:03 PM, Dec 16, 2011
India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

The Opposition's demand for Chidambaram's resignation over 'conflict of interest' cornered the Lokpal-hit UPA further. ...
10:34 PM, Dec 15, 2011