Mandavgan Farata (Maharashtra), Nov 22 The increasing health hazards owing to the high nitrate content in the waters of the Bhima river in the flourishing sugarcane growing area here had left most of the 20,000 Mandavgan Farata villagers in Maharashtra’s Pune district desperate for a cure. When the villagers were given the option to install […]
Mumbai, Nov 22 Actor Saif Ali Khan, who locked lips with co-stars in “Hum Tum” and “Salaam Namaste”, believes Indian movies can do without kissing scenes as it doesn’t “suit us”. During a conversation on TV chat show “The Front Row”, host Anupama Chopra asked Saif about a statement that he and his now wife […]
New Delhi, Nov 22 The first poster of “Gulaab Gang” came out Friday with Madhuri Dixit seen in the ‘Kaali’ avatar of goddess Durga. The fiery combination of red and yellow colours in the background adds to the curiosity about her role in the film. In the movie, helmed by Soumik Sen, Madhuri, who has […]
Film: “Gori Tere Pyaar Mein”; Cast: Kareena Kapoor,Shradha Kapoor, Imran Khan; Directed by Puneet Malhotra; Rating: **1/2 (2 and a half stars) “You remind me of Shabana Azmi,” guffaws our don’t-give-a-damn hero to the social activist heroine. In the first-half they clash over idlis, ideologies and idle chatter. Mismatched as they are, and we are […]
Supposing Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit wins a fourth term, why would she not then be the Congress party’s prime ministerial candidate? Delhi is one of the nation’s most complicated states with multiple authorities always eager to take credit and pass on the blame, an alert and complaining middle class like the null point in […]
IANS explains the salient points of the Vishakha judgment, that has been often quoted in the last few days, in the context of the latest sexual harassment case to hit the headlines: Question: What is the Vishakha judgment? Answer: The Vishakha judgment by the Supreme Court laid down the guidelines for employers for dealing with […]
New Delhi, Nov 22 India will continue to confront formidable security challenges in the neighbourhood, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday adding that there was need to exercise prudence in defence acquisition plans due to the slowdown in the economy and to “cut our coat according to our cloth”. Addressing the combined commanders’ conference here, the […]
Burdwan/Durgapur (West Bengal), Nov 22 President Pranab Mukherjee Friday expressed disappointment over the quality of higher education in the country and regretted that leading academic institutions lacked orientation towards research. Addressing educationists, researchers and students at two academic institutions in Burdwan district, the president also called for spreading the spirit of innovation across all sectors, […]
Panaji, Nov 23 A three-member police team Saturday left for New Delhi to collect evidence in connection with the rape case filed against Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal. The team will visit the Tehelka head office in south Delhi’s Greater Kailash area to obtain intra-office correspondence between Tejpal, managing editor of Tehelka Shoma Chaudhury, and the victim, […]
Washington, Nov 23 As Americans remembered the tragic assassination of charismatic John F. Kennedy fifty years ago, President Barack Obama, who was just two then, said “thankfully” his own safety does not weigh heavily on his mind. “It’s not something I think about,” Obama told ABC in an interview set to air in full next […]