Time for Sheila Dikshit government to go: BJP New Delhi: Accusing Sheila Dikshit government of failing on every front, BJP on Saturday said it was time the Congress was ousted from power in Delhi to relieve the common man of their troubles. Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad, while speaking at a meeting of party workers, accused the Delhi Government of total failure in checking rising tariff of power and water as well addressing security concerns of the...  
09:52 PM, May 04, 2013

Film maker Jeeva Shankar is busy with his new venture Escape Artist Motion Pictures P Madan has confirmed that a new film is down the lane soon. The movie will be directed by none other than Jeeva Shankar of 'Naan' fame. The movie is to be full of newcomers only and currently the plans for auditions of the roles are in full swing. Naan was a unique movie which was critically acclaimed by the critics and the director's film making...  
06:28 PM, May 04, 2013

Railway bribery: CBI should prosecute Bansal, says BJP New Delhi: Attacking the government over the alleged Railway Board bribery case, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday demanded Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's resignation and said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) should prosecute the Union Minister. The main Opposition party also alleged that because Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi protect their ministers, they indulge in corrupt activities. "This government is no more a common...  
11:38 AM, May 04, 2013

Junior NTR starrer upcoming film title is revealed Telugu actor Junior NTR and Samantha pair up for 'Rabhasa'. The film is direction of Santhosh Srinivas, who had earlier directed Ram's 'Kandireega'. Bellamkonda Suresh will produce this movie under the banner of Sri Sai Ganesh Productions. The movie is said to be an out and out entertainer and it will go on the floors soon. Junior NTR and Samantha pair up for third time after Brundhavanam and Harish Shankar's...  
04:39 PM, May 02, 2013

Manmohan, Sonia among 500 powerful people on the planet Washington: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi are among 16 Indians who have found a place in the prestigious Foreign Policy magazine's list of the 500 most powerful people on the planet. Apart from them, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Defence Minister AK Antony and External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid are also in the list. Indian spiritual leaders Baba Ramdev and Sri Sri Ravishankar are also in the...  
04:45 PM, May 01, 2013

West Bengal: Mamata renames streets in Kolkata Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday renamed seventeen streets in the metropolis after legendary personalities from the world of industry, arts, music and others. The streets were given new names after RP Goenka, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ram Manohar Lohia, Uttam Kumar, Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Saheb, Debabrata Biswas as also Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Ramkrishna Paramahansa and others. "It is a great honour for all of us to rename...  
09:59 PM, Apr 30, 2013

Makers of Ajith's next plans to release trailer on May 1 Seems like its a good news for all the Ajith fans is on its way. Well, its all about the Ajith Vishnuvardhan's untitled project for which the makers have planned to release a trailer on the actor's birthday which falls on May 1st. Also for the same, composer Yuvan Shankar Raja is working on an awesome background score for the teaser. Yuvan has tweeted, "Good news today will be working...  
11:57 AM, Apr 28, 2013

Baba Sehgal records a song in Telugu movie 'Its My Life' Telugu film 'It's my life' is produced by SS Naidu and Baby Thanvi Sri (U S A ) is presenting the fillm. 'Maa Jeevitham Maa Istam' is the tagline of the film. Ramineni Netaji is the director of the film. The film has completed two schedules and the last schedule is inching its completion. The schedule will be completed by May 10th. S R Shankar is the music director and...  
10:56 PM, Apr 27, 2013

AR Rahman, Dhanush, Yuvan Shankar team up for song
by IANS
Chennai: Music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja crooned a song, composed by Oscar-winner AR Rahman and written by Dhanush, in upcoming Tamil drama 'Mariyaan'. "Amazing song by AR Rahman. It was sung by Yuvan Shankar Raja and lyrics by Dhanush," posted 'Mariyaan' director Bharat Bala on his Twitter page. Yuvan posted on his Twitter page: "Had an awesome recording session with AR Rahman. (I) sang a song for him". Yuvan, who...  
07:41 PM, Apr 27, 2013

Junior NTR, Samantha team up for 'Ramayya Vastavayya' The first look of Junior NTR starrer 'Ramayya Vasthvayya' has been released. The film is directed by Harish Shankar and produced by Dil Raju under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations. The film is currently been shot in Hyderabad. The film is expected to be a commercial success as Junior NTR's 'Baadshah' did fairly well at the box-office and Harish Shankar of 'Mirapakay' and 'Gabbar Singh' fame come together as...  
04:30 PM, Apr 21, 2013

Shiv  Sena warns of 'Mahabharat' if BJP ignores allies Mumbai: Comparing NDA constituents to horses of Arjun's chariot, Shiv Sena on Wednesday cautioned that BJP should take allies into confidence on the issue of its prime ministerial candidate or else there could be a "Mahabharat". With the chasm between BJP and JD(U) widening over Narendra Modi as the prime ministerial nominee, the Sena also insisted on convening a meeting of the Opposition alliance to end the prevailing "confusion". "BJP...  
04:28 PM, Apr 17, 2013

Timeline: How actress Anjali went missing and re-appeared New Delhi: As the 'missing' Southern actress Anjali makes an appearance before the police on April 13, we take a look at the series of events that happened earlier. April 8: Southern actress Anjali accuses her step-mother Bharathi Devi and Tamil director Kalanjiyam of harassment. She also alleges that the two have used her like an ATM. April 8: Bharathi Devi rubbishes the allegations in front of the media and...  
06:25 PM, Apr 13, 2013

Pandit Ravi Shankar's last session recordings to be released in May Washington: The last recordings of the world renowned sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar would be released in May this year. This would be the first posthumous release of the recordings of Pandit Ravi Shankar, who died in December last year. In a statement on Thursday, East Meets West Music said that the three set of recordings to be released in May is part of the seven recordings that the Indian...  
07:33 AM, Apr 12, 2013

Actress Anjali's brother files a missing person's case
by IANS
Chennai: Southern actress Anjali, who has been in hiding after accusing her stepmother, Bharati Devi, and Tamil director Kalanjiyam of harassment, has left her brother Ravi Shankar worrying about her whereabouts. Anjali has been in hiding since Monday. Her brother has not heard from her since then. Worried about her whereabouts, he registered a missing person's case Tuesday. Police officers are investigating the matter. "I haven't spoken to her since...  
04:06 PM, Apr 10, 2013

Subrata Roy, others to appear before Sebi today Mumbai: In the high-profile refund case involving an estimated Rs 24,000 crore payment to over three crore investors, Sahara Group's chief Subrata Roy and other top executives will appear before the marget regulator Sebi on Wednesday. Sebi had summoned Roy and three other directors of two Sahara firms for personal appearance in an order dated March 26. Sebi wants to ascertain details of their personal assets, as also the investments...  
08:29 AM, Apr 10, 2013

CBI to question Ramdev in connection with his missing Guru New Delhi: The CBI is expected to question Yoga Guru Ramdev soon in connection with alleged kidnapping of his guru Swami Shankar Dev who mysteriously went missing six years ago while taking a morning walk in Haridwar. CBI sources said on Tuesday that an agency team had already visited Haridwar to pick clues and is likely to visit the temple town in Uttarakhand again soon to question Ramdev and his...  
09:40 PM, Apr 09, 2013

Newcomer Vidyullekha finds Junior NTR 'benevolent'
by IANS
Chennai: He may be a superstar, grandson of legendary actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR) senior, but at heart he is very 'kind', feels southern actress Vidyullekha Raman, who recently worked him in an upcoming yet-to-be-titled Telugu project. "I was extremely nervous to act opposite him (junior NTR) since the beginning. I was more worried because I was a newcomer and how would I be treated. He may be a...  
06:58 PM, Apr 04, 2013

PM's remark shows his true 'political' colours: BJP Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cryptic remark leaving open the possibility of him being in the race for a third term prompted the BJP to call him a "reluctant" politician who has shown his true "political colours" while Congress sought to downplay the comment. ...  
07:29 PM, Mar 29, 2013

People of India don't want Manmohan Singh as their PM again: BJP Even as the Prime Minister insisted on Friday that his government would complete its term and there would be no early elections in the country, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said there was no chance that people of India would want to see Manmohan Singh as their prime minister for the next five years. ...  
04:14 PM, Mar 29, 2013

Naval War Room leak: UK minister to decide on Ravi Shankaran extradition London: Naval War Room leak case accused Ravi Shankaran on Wednesday lost his arguments in a magistrate's court against being extradited to India to stand trial. District Judge Nicholad Evans at Westminster Magistrates Court in London said in his ruling on Wednesday that he had been presented with no evidence to prove that there wasn't a case to answer. The District Judge has now sent the case to the UK...  
04:28 PM, Mar 27, 2013