Delhi High Court refused to meddle in Kachchativu (Comment)
September 18th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
A long time ago, I had moved the Delhi High Court challenging the Indian government's decision to give away the Kachchativu island to Sri Lanka.When the transfer happened, in 1974, I ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Stranded on border, boy sheltered by Rajasthan village
August 18th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 17 (IANS): He was found stranded near the Pakistan border two months ago. This 12-year-old boy can barely speak, and hopes of finding his home and family are ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Lok Sabha condemns rise in Maoist violence
August 14th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Tuesday condemned the Maoist violence and described the menace as a national problem. The parliamentarians appealed to the Left-wing extremists to ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
S.V. Ranga Rao makes an unimpressive debut with ‘Mr. 7′ (Telugu Movie Review)
August 5th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Mr. 7"; Cast: S.V. Ranga Rao, Neelam Upadhyaya, Srinivas Reddy, M.S. Narayana, Chalapathi Rao, A.V.S, Gundu Hanumantha Rao and others; Producer: S.V.R Cine Corporation; Director: S.R. Charan Reddy; ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Congress seeks CBI probe into Chhattisgarh killings
July 2nd, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 2 (IANS) An opposition Congress's team, which probed the killing of 19 Maoists by security forces in Chhattisgarh last week, Monday termed it as a massacre of ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
A ‘Kahaani’ of Indian bureaucracy, corruption, redemption (IANS Books, With Image)
May 15th, 2012 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) His surname inspired a key character in the hit Bollywood film "Kahaani". Now writer Amitabha Bagchi has knit a plot about Indian bureaucracy, corruption ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Supervisor, two workers killed in lift accident
April 4th, 2012 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 3 (IANS) A supervisor and two workers killed when a lift they were using broke down and plumeted eight stories in a under construction building here Tuesday, police ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Chhattisgarh IPS officer dies of cardiac arrest (Lead)
April 3rd, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Apr 3 (IANS) Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer B.S. Maravi died of cardiac arrest in Chhattisgarh Tuesday, an official said.Maravi, 57, known as a dynamic police officer, was ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Notification issued for UP Rajya Sabha seats
March 12th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 12 (IANS) Notification for elections for 10 Rajya Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh was issued here Monday.The March 30 polls are being keenly watched as outgoing chief ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
35pc candidates with criminal cases in UP fourth phase
February 11th, 2012 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Nearly 35 percent of the major candidates in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh polls scheduled Feb 19 have criminal background, a report from ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Why this barber loves the Jaipur jamboree
January 23rd, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) For Satyanarain, books and authors have nothing to do with his love for the Jaipur Literature Festival. Unlike the thousands of people from across the globe ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Murdered British charity worker rules slum children’s hearts (With Images)
December 23rd, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Dec 23 (IANS) He may have been brutally murdered here five years ago, but British charity worker Michael Blakey continues to live in the hearts of schoolchildren who have ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Sitting, former MP owe MTNL over Rs.9 crore
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Sitting and former MPs from various parties owe a staggering Rs.9 crore to state-run telecom provider MTNL, over and above the free calls they ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Haryana wants to stop contractual labour
October 31st, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 31 (IANS) Days after a strike ended at automobile major Maruti-Suzuki's plant at Manesar, the Haryana government Monday said the practice of employing contractual labour in the state ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Congress appoints office bearers in Chhattisgarh
October 4th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday reconstituted its team of office bearers in Chhattisgarh, appointing seven vice-presidents, 11 general secretaries and naming party treasurer Motilal Vora and ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Maruti-Suzuki strike ends, workers to join Monday
October 1st, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh Oct 1 (IANS) The 33-day-old strike by workers of the Maruti-Suzuki car manufacturing plant at Manesar in Haryana has come to an end and workers will resume work Monday, ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
‘Swayam Krushi’ suffers due to Veerendra Babu’s performance (Kannada Movie Review)
September 4th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Swayam Krushi"; Cast: Rebel Star Ambareesh, Veerendra Babu, Thamanna, Suman, Charan Raj, Rekha V. Kumar, Satyajith, Biaenca Desai, Vijay Chendur, Chidanand and Umashri; Producer-Director: Veerendra Babu; Cinematographer: Sudharkar; Music: ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Rajya Sabha adjourned twice over ministry reply on freedom fighter
August 29th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice Monday following protests by members over the human resource development (HRD) ministry's reply on the demand for including the contribution ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Rs.5 lakh each for Karnal blast victims’ kin
August 23rd, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 23 (IANS) The Haryana government Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs.5 lakh to the families of each of the five people who were killed in a blast in ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Contractor blamed for building collapse
July 26th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Palwal (Haryana), July 26 (IANS) Haryana Labour Minister Shiv Charan Lal Sharma Tuesday blamed the contractor for the collapse of a college building being built near here that left eight ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Haryana minister helps end deadlock in auto parts firm
July 7th, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 6 (IANS) The three-month long deadlock between the management of an automobile parts company and its workers has been resolved with the intervention of a Haryana minister, officials ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Case against police station: Five cops suspended
June 17th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 17 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh has suspended five policemen, moving swiftly after a Bhopal court hauled up an entire police station for allegedly fabricating evidence in a custodial injury ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
‘Aaranya Kaandam’ - a realistic account of gangsters (Tamil Movie Review)
June 11th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Aaranya Kaandam"; Cast: Jackie Shroff, Ravi Krishna Sampath Raj, Yasmin Ponnappa, Somasundaram; Producer: Capital Film Works; Director: Thiagarajan Kumararaja; Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja; Rating: *** 1/2Debutant Thiagarajan Kumararaja's "Aaranya Kaandam", ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Woman killed while resisting robbery
March 7th, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Delhi Police have arrested a man for allegedly killing a 58-year-old woman at her residence when she resisted a robbery attempt by a three-man ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
INLD seeks disqualification of Haryana independents
February 22nd, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 22 (IANS) Haryana's main opposition party, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), Tuesday moved a petition with the assembly speaker seeking the disqualification of seven independent legislators who had joined ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Labrourers to be paid by cheque in Haryana
February 9th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 9 (IANS) Labourers in Haryana will now get their wages through cheques, a minister said Wednesday."With a view to safeguard the interest of labourers, the Haryana government has decided to ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
National School of Drama’s annual theatre festival begins
January 8th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The 13th edition of the Bharat Rang Mahotsav, the annual theatre festival of the National School of Drama, began in the capital Friday evening with a production ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Court pulls up Gujarat government on tribes recognition delay
January 1st, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Jan 1 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court has pulled up the state government for its inaction in recognising the scheduled tribes living in the forest areas of Gir, Alech and Barda. ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Chargesheet filed against godman Nityananada
November 29th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 29 (IANS) The Karnataka Police have filed a 430-page chargesheet against self-styled godman Nityananda and four associates, a lady included on charges of unnatural sex, cheating and intimidation.The document was ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Six Maoists nabbed from West Bengal
October 22nd, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IANS) Six ultra-left leaders and linkmen were arrested from West Bengal's Maoist-affected Bankura and Purulia districts, police said Friday."Acting on a tip-off, security personnel late Thursday raided Paradihi forest ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Aaranya Kaandam selected for SAIFF
September 22nd, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): SPB Charan has been striding with success all throughout his career. He started his career as a playback singer (son of veteran playback singer S.P. Balasubramaniam) and ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Post-production works complete for ‘BMBP’
September 7th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 7, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): For the first time, Dr Rajendra Prasad and Suhasini are playing together for "Bhale Mogudu Bhale Pellam' directed by Dineshbabu and produced by Jonnada Ramana Murthy ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
BJD, Congress hold rallies over Vedanta, POSCO
September 3rd, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 3 (IANS) Politics over mega projects by South Korean steel major POSCO and Vedanta and others intensified further with the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and opposition Congress in ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
‘VA Quarter Cutting’ Music Released
September 3rd, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Pushkar - Gayathri's next movie "VA Quarter Cutting' had its Audio Launch at Sathyam Cinemas. Actor Suriya was present for the Audio Launch releasing The Music ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Chikku Bhukku music and trailer released
August 24th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 24, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Following the grand success of Chikku Bhukku, actor Arya is now ready with his next project Chikku Bhukku. Touted to be a romantic travelogue, the film ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |