Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Director duo Abbas-Mustan, who was all set to direct the Hindi remake of Tamil movie “Vettai”, reportedly may not helm the project. A source close to the directors said: “The film was getting delayed and Abbas and Mustan wanted to go ahead with their other projects, which were in the pipeline. So, […]
Lucknow, March 23 (IANS) How does one prevent hate speeches and inflammatory videos from being shared through applications like WhatsApp and on BlackBerry Messenger (BBM)? Well, that’s what has stumped poll officials. Having pronounced a strict code of conduct on use and misuse of social media during the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission (EC) is […]
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) A court here has observed that dowry prohibition law cannot be allowed to become a tool for harassment. Granting relief to a man, who was booked in a dowry harassment case by his wife, the court ordered investigation against the complainant for filing a false case. The man’s wife in July […]
Mandla (Madhya Pradesh), March 22 (IANS) India will succeed only if everybody is equal, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said here Saturday. Interacting with tribal women, he said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Madhya Pradesh was not implementing the central schemes for the poor and the needy properly. “You have a relationship with the […]
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday sought to defend the administration’s inability to ensure speedy trial of pending rape cases, saying it was not in her purview when a court will give a verdict. “Some people are saying Bengal cannot do what Maharashtra can do. I want to say it is […]
Lucknow, March 22 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday lashed out at BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, saying the development in Gujarat was due to the toil and hard work of its people, not because of the chief minister. Addressing a public rally at Pratapgarh, around 160 km from Lucknow, Gandhi said that while […]
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Claiming that “scams in defence deals” have maligned India’s image, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Saturday called procurement of defence equipment through a “transparent e-processing”. “The scams that have taken place in defence procurements have maligned India’s image, so we want e-tendering into all defence procurements,” Banerjee […]
Thane (Maharashtra), March 22 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and eight injured when a petro-chemical tanker overturned and exploded on the busy Ahmedabad-Mumbai national highway here Saturday, officials said. The tanker, carrying an unknown petro-chemical, reportedly skidded, turned turtle, exploded and caught fire on the highway near Charoti around 2.30 p.m. Police officer Preeti […]
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Bollywood actress Hema Malini, who is making her maiden foray in the Lok Sabha elections as a BJP candidate from Mathura, Saturday said her association with the holy land of Lord Krishna is almost two decades old. “I have been associated with Mathura for almost 20 years. Whenever I come to […]
Panaji, March 22 (IANS) The AAP in Goa stepped up its attack on Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Saturday demanding his resignation over his comments that the Goa Police was scared to take on the illegal mining mafia. “Parrikar has no right to continue in office even for a single day after saying that the police has […]