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Former AP minister surrenders, gets bail in dowry case

Hyderabad: Former Andhra Pradesh Minister and Secunderabad Cantonment MLA P Shankar Rao on Wednesday surrendered before the police in connection with a dowry harassment case lodged by his daughter-in-law, and was subsequently released on bail.

Rao, who had secured anticipatory bail from the Sessions Court, surrendered before the Women Police Station (WPS) attached to Central Crime Station, and submitted two sureties of Rs 10,000 each as per the court's order. He was then granted bail, Inspector P Janakamma said.

He also filed an affidavit before the police stating that his passport was already deposited with CID in the Greenfields land encroachment case. The court had directed him to surrender his passport in the present case too.

Rao's daughter-in-law Vamsi Priya, in her complaint to WPS had said she was being harassed by her husband Shashank and his parents since her marriage in 2005. Shashank has already surrendered before police and got bail. ...more    

'Ship of Theseus' makes you feel inferior as filmmaker: Karan Johar

Mumbai: Karan Johar is so impressed with director Anand Gandhi's "brilliant" work in 'Ship of Theseus' that he feels "inferior" as a filmmaker and says he lacks the "talent and strength" to make such a film. Karan's last directorial was 'Bombay Talkies', an anthology of film consisting of four different stories by four different directors. "It makes you feel very inferior as a filmmaker, it's that brilliant. It is such...  

Aamir's involvement could have harmed 'Ship of Theseus': Kiran Rao

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Top-seeded Raonic beaten by Dodig at Eastbourne

Eastbourne: Top-seeded Milos Raonic was beaten 6-2, 7-6 (7) by Croatia's Ivan Dodig in the second round at the Eastbourne grass-court tournament on Wednesday. The Canadian struggled from the start, dropping his serve in the opening game and then again to fall behind 5-2. He then failed to convert a break point as Dodig served for the set. The second set went with serve and Raonic failed to convert a...  

Snapshot: Katrina and Ranbir dine with Aamir Khan

Mumbai: Aamir Khan was seen giving Katrina Kaif company at a suburban restaurant in Mumbai on Tuesday night. The two actors, who are working together in YRF's 'Dhoom 3', were accompanied by their respective partners, Ranbir Kapoor and Kiran Rao. What caught our attention was Katrina's quirky t-shirt, which said 'I love Boys'. We wonder what beau Ranbir Kapoor has to say about it. (Pictures by Yogen Shah) ...  

Nothing less than Telangana state acceptable to us: TRS

Hyderabad: TRS President K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday asserted that his party would only accept formation of separate Telangana as a solution to the long-pending statehood issue in Andhra Pradesh. "No other proposal would be acceptable to us. Telangana people would reject any other proposal," he said in Hyderabad. His reaction came amid reports that the Centre would soon come up with a solution to the contentious Telangana issue. Union...  

Kiran Rao launching online voting for 'Ship of Theseus'

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Ministers inducted in UPA keeping in mind the elections: Muttemwar

In perhaps the last reshuffle before the 2014 general elections, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on Monday inducted new faces into its Cabinet, including 85-year-old Sis Ram Ola. "There's a view that these people are very important considering the elections and we have to bear with that," said Congress leader Vilasrao Muttemwar. ...

Minor girl commits suicide in Delhi police station

New Delhi: A 16-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging in a police station in Delhi on Saturday evening, police said. "The girl, a native of Bangladesh, who works as a domestic help in south Delhi, had gone missing from her home in Vasant Kunj on Friday. A passerby spotted her near Rithala Metro station on Saturday in north Delhi and took her to Vijay Vihar police station," said a police...  

'Ship of Theseus' message will impress audience: Kiran Rao

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I want Azad to have a normal life: Kiran Rao

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If you endure abuse for the first time, you are a victim: Pooja Bhatt

Mumbai: Many independent women suffer physical and emotional abuse in a relationship and actress-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt says there is no simple answer to it, but your silence the first time sets the tone and tenor for your relationship, while Gul Panag feels they tolerate abuse because of emotional vulnerability. Here is what Bollywood women have to say on the issue: Pooja Bhatt: There is no simple answer to such a...  

Junaid is a bright boy, will support his decision: Kiran Rao

Mumbai: Filmmaker Kiran Rao, busy promoting 'Ship of Theseus', says her husband Aamir Khan and his ex-wife Reena's son Junaid is a bright boy and she will support the youngster in his decision to join filmdom. "Junaid is now assisting Rajkumar Hirani in 'PK'. I don't know what are his plans, but my complete support is with him. He is a bright boy. I would be the happiest person if...  

Telangana activists try to enter Andhra Assembly, taken into custody

Hyderabad: The action is hotting up in Hyderabad, where two rebel Telangana Congress MPs G Viveka and Manda Jagannath have courted arrest even as hundreds of pro-Telangana activists have been taken into protective custody. A group of protesters tried to force their way to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly but were stopped by the police. The members of the Telangana Joint Action Commitee were marching towards the state assembly with the...  

Telangana march: Congress should no more delay the decision, says KTR

As pro-Telangana groups gear to march to the Assembly in Hyderabad demanding a separate statehood for Telangana, Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLA KT Rama Rao says that the Congress should no more delay its decision on the issue. "The Congress has delayed by 3 and a half years already, their comittment was made then. Their delay has already costed a lot of lives and unrest in Telangana. Now let them not ...

Hyderabad on high alert for Friday's Telangana march

Hyderabad: The battle lines are drawn as the apex body fighting for separate statehood to Telangana region is determined to defy prohibitory orders and go ahead with Friday's march to the assembly to press for its demand. Police in Hyderabad have gone on high alert, imposing orders banning meetings and rallies, closing flyovers and roads leading towards the assembly building in the heart of the city. The assembly has turned...  

Heavy security in Hyderabad for 'Chalo Assembly protest'

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Police have made heavy security arrangements in Hyderabad in view of the 'Chalo Assembly' protest om Friday by deploying about 10,000 police personnel from the state and 20 companies from the central para-military forces. After refusing permission for the protest, the police have started checking vehicles at entry points to foil the attempts of the protesters to get into the city. The police have also intensified surveillance...  

Jindal companies got coal blocks despite rejection by Power Ministry: CBI

New Delhi: Jindal coal companies received coal blocks despite rejection by the Power Ministry, probe details of the coal block allocation scam accessed by CNN-IBN have revealed. The probe reveals how Jindal companies did not meet the criteria set by the Power Ministry and yet managed to receive coal blocks. The revelations came when CNN-IBN accessed details of the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) probe against Congress MP Naveen Jindal...