| With BJP adamant, Parliament logjam continues |
New Delhi, Aug 24: Parliament was crippled for the fourth day on Friday as the BJP insisted on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s resignation over irregularities in coal blocks allocation.
The main opposition party rejected the government’s requests to let the houses function. But it denied speculation that the Parliament session could be curtailed.
The government also ... |
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| India, Pakistan MPs moot new CBMs; discuss Assam, SMSs |
New Delhi, Aug 24: Ahead of External Affairs Minister SM Krishna’s visit to Islamabad, parliamentarians of India and Pakistan on Friday recommended a clutch of radical confidence-building measures, including allowing travel by citizens across the border in their own vehicles and visa-free access for educationists and senior citizens.
The Pakistani parliamentary delegation held two... |
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| Government denies internet censorship |
New Delhi, Aug 24: Protest by social media users against the Indian government’s move to block/disable 300 web pages, including some Twitter handles, continued on Friday despite ministers denying curbing freedom of expression.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi joined the protest, blackening his Twitter display picture. “As a common man, I join the protest against crackdown on f... |
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| SC dismisses Swamy's plea against Chidambaram |
New Delhi, Aug 24: In major relief for Finance Minister P Chidambaram, the Supreme Court on Friday rejected Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy’s plea to make Chidambaram the co-accused with former communications minister A Raja in the 2G spectrum allocation case.
Rejecting Swamy’s plea, the apex court bench of Justices GS Singhvi and SK Radhakrishnan said: &ldquo... |
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| 'Pass Lokpal, whistle blowers bills in monsoon session' |
New Delhi, Aug 24: National Advisory Council (NAC) member Aruna Roy on Friday demanded passage of the Lokpal bill, the grievance redressal bill and the whistle blowers’ protection bill in the ongoing monsoon session of parliament, saying the delay bodes ill for those who work against corruption and mismanagement. In a letter to NAC chairperson and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Roy said she wa... |
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| 'Superstars are remembered only when they die' |
New Delhi, Aug 24: After being in the industry for more than a decade, Bipasha Basu says an actor’s life is a sad one. She says even superstars fade away after a point and are remembered only when they die.
A classic example is that of Rajesh Khanna, Bollywood’s first superstar. All but forgotten for almost a decade, he emerged briefly in a rather sad TV spot and the next th... |
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| 56 per cent drop in HIV infections since 2000 |
New Delhi, Aug 24: The number of new annual HIV infections has declined by around 56 per cent during the last decade in the country, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
Minister of State for Health S Gandhiselvan said that based on HIV estimations 2010, it is estimated that India had approximately 1.2 lakh new infections in 2009, as against 2.7 lakh in 2000.
“Similar red... |
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| Soha finds reality shows addictive |
New Delhi, Aug 24: Actress Soha Ali Khan finds all kinds of reality shows on the small screen very interesting and says it is particularly entertaining to watch people be themselves in front of the camera. “I’ve seen a lot of reality shows and even if any show is a low quality show, there is something very addictive about watching someone being themselves on screen and you end up watch... |
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| Don't want to make any more films: Hema Malini |
Nathdwara (Rajasthan), Aug 24: Actress Hema Malini, whose last production and directorial venture Tell Me O Kkhuda failed at the box office, says she is in no mood to invest money in another film as it is a risky proposition. “I made a film recently but it did not work at all, my heart broke. If you tell me to make another film, I will not. If you give me money to make it, then I will. But I... |
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| Lootera shoot finished |
Mumbai, Aug 24: Actor Ranveer Singh says the shooting of Lootera, in which he features opposite Sonakshi Sinha, has been wrapped up, and he feels it will turn out to be a quality film. “Lootera has been completed and I am very thrilled because of the way it has turned out and I am very happy,” the 27-year-old said here on Thursday on the sidelines of the screening of Shirin Farhad Ki T... |
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| Salman Khan offered 100 crore for a film |
MUMBAI, Aug 24: Salman Khan’s recent box-office record has been phenomenal, to say the least. Buzz is that there is a queue of filmmakers waiting for Salman’s nod to sign him for their upcoming films. Apparently, producer Ramesh Taurani has offered Salman a mind-boggling sum of Rs 100 crore to sign him for his next film. If the deal goes through, Salman will become the highest paid act... |
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