| Kejriwal dares PM, Sonia to debate, ex-aide challenges him |
NEW DELHI, Oct 21: Sidestepping questions put to him a day earlier about his NGO Kabir’s foreign funding and his own government service, Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday dared Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and general secretary Rahul Gandhi to a public debate on corruption.
The Congress dismissed the challenge.
However, high drama was created when fo... |
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| Police crack down on IAC activists at Hooda's house |
NEW DELHI, Oct 21: Several India Against Corruption (IAC) supporters were beaten up by police on Sunday while they were protesting outside Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s official residence here on Sunday, claimed activist Arvind Kejriwal.
“Police lathi-charged IAC supporters who were holding a peaceful protest outside the Haryana Chief Minister’s reside... |
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| Azad exhorts Kashmir to empower Panchayats |
JAMMU, Oct 21: Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday exhorted the Jammu and Kashmir government to empower the panchayats elected in June last year and also hold the block development council (BDC) elections soon.
“The panches and sarpanches elected in Jammu and Kashmir should enjoy the same powers as their counterparts in the rest of the country,” said Azad while ... |
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| Bureaucrat's letter on Sreedharan's role raises stink |
KOCHI, Oct 21: The Kerala cabinet meeting on Monday is likely to take a tough line on the bureaucrat who in a letter on the proposed Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) project sought clarification from Union Urban Development secretary Sudhir Krishna on E Sreedharan’s role in the project.
The government is expected to take a serious view of the matter since Tom Jose, the bureaucrat who w... |
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| President Mukherjee conducts Mahasaptami rituals at home village |
MIRATI (WEST BENGAL), Oct 21: President Pranab Mukherjee rendered priestly duties on Sunday, donning the special puja robes, and performed customary Mahasaptami rituals for the Durga puja at his ancestral home in West Bengal’s Birbhum district.
Acompanied by wife Shuvra, Mukherjee arrived at his ancestral residence in Mirati village from his sister’s house in Kirnahar early ... |
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| Jharkhand leaders told to attend Congress meet in Delhi |
RANCHI, Oct 21: Congress leaders and workers in Jharkhand are gearing up for the party’s November 4 national convention in New Delhi on the recent economic reforms. “Jharkhand Congress in-charge Shakeel Ahmad has directed party leaders to prepare for the convention,” Shailesh Sinha, Jharkhand Congress spokesman, said on Sunday. All MPs, legislators, and block and district preside... |
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| Sonia Gandhi to address Himachal rally today |
SHIMLA, Oct 21: Congress president Sonia Gandhi will address an election rally on Monday in the historic town of Mandi, becoming the first national-level leader to visit Himachal Pradesh for campaigning in the forthcoming state assembly elections, an official said. “Sonia Gandhi will address her first election rally in Mandi. One more rally has been planned after this one,” a Congress ... |
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| Narendra Modi meets RSS brass ahead of polls |
NAGPUR, Oct 21: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met the top brass of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), including Sarsanghachalak Mohan Bhagwat, ahead of the assembly elections in Gujarat this December. “Today, after many days, I had decided to meet Bhagwatji, along with Bhaiyaji Joshi and Surajji Soni. In my meeting with them that lasted over three hours, we spoke about d... |
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| Pawar recounts fight against cancer |
PUNE, Oct 21: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar is among the few politicians who have fought cancer and recovered and he says it is important to remain mentally strong to fight the deadly disease. Recounting the horrors of mouth cancer he suffered a decade ago, Pawar, 71, said his “steely resolve” and “strong willpower” helped him emerge triumphant. But it was a painf... |
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| Akhilesh Yadav visits Agra, disappoints supporters |
AGRA, Oct 21: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav visited Agra on Sunday afternoon and ended up disappointing a lot of people. Akhilesh Yadav came, delivered a 30-minute speech at the Telegraph Ground about his government’s achievements in the past six months, and flew back to his ancestral village of Saifai in Etawah district. Samajwadi Party (SP) workers and social activists as wel... |
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| Indian students in Germany need not pay to study: Envoy |
New Delhi, Oct 21: Germany, a hub of quality scientific research and innovation, is keen to attract the brightest Indian minds for further studies and research and has as an incentive made it easier for students to stay over and work, the country's envoy has said. Another incentive for students is that German universities don't charge any fees.
"In Germany you don't pay to study in the ... |
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| Tibetan film fest begins in Dharamsala from Oct 24 |
Dharamsala, Oct 21: Seven films on the lives of Tibetans will be showcased this week in this Himachal Pradesh town that has been home to thousands of Tibetan exiles, an event organiser said here on Sunday.
"The three-day fest will begin with the screening of a documentary on the ongoing self-immolations in Tibet," event organiser Lobsang Wangyal said. He said the 30-minute film, "The Bu... |
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| Top Scottish dance theatre reaches out to India |
New Delhi, Oct 21: Indian audiences bred on classical dance might find the free-flowing work of the Scottish Dance Theatre unusual, but the troupe, one of the best in Scotland, has deliberately chosen three of its most futuristic choreography to guide the audience here through the latest of modern dance innovations in Britain, the artistic director of the dance company says.
The company... |
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| Film preservation still ignored; even Sholay hasn't been archived |
Mumbai, Oct 21: India is set to enter its centenary year in 2013, but ironically "film preservation" is still a not-so-popular term here, says filmmaker Shivendra Dungarpur. The lack of awareness can be estimated from the fact that a cult film like Sholay has not been archived, he told a panel discussion here on Saturday. "When it comes to India, we have not yet moved ahead. People are... |
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| 'Arthouse, commercial cinema can't be separated' |
Mumbai, Oct 21: Filmmaker Prashant Rasailly's second directorial venture Kathaa has been screened on Sunday at the ongoing 14th edition of Mumbai Film Festival and he feels that there is no divide between arthouse and commercial cinema. He wrapped up Kathaa shooting within 14 days. Shot at 12,000 ft altitude in Gyantok, Sikkim, the horror movie stars Saugat Malla, Usha Rajak. "I personally feel th... |
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| 'Evaluate natural resources to protect them' |
Hyderabad, Oct 21: Countries should evaluate their vast natural resources and incorporate this into their national budgets and development planning decisions to check the loss of valuable biodiversity, says the head of the world's largest public funder of projects to improve the global environment.
Naoko Ishii, chief executive officer and chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (... |
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| Ajay Devgn hikes his price to 'Rs 1 crore per day' |
New Delhi, October 21:Ajay Devgn has reportedly increased his price to Rs 1 crore rupees per day. The 43-year-old actor, who is on cloud nine these days after the astonishing success of his latest comedy Bol Bachchan, demanded Rs 7 crore from a leading producer-director who wants Devgn for a 7-day shooting for a cameo. "I was told he would charge me Rs 7 crores, 1 crore per day. That's Ajay's new ... |
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| Preity Zinta is in no rush to tie the knot |
New Delhi, Oct 21: Preity Zinta has revealed that she has no time to think about marriage, and asserted that she is in no rush to get married. The 37-year-old actress confessed that at this point of time she has time only for her films. "I can only say, wait and watch. Right now I have time only for my film," Zinta said. On the other hand, the beauty, who's upcoming movie 'Ishq in Paris' is set to... |
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| Arif Lohar keen to collaborate with Indian musicians |
New Delhi, Oct 21: After his song Jugni was used in the movie Cocktail, Pakistani Punjabi folk singer Arif Lohar says he would love to work with his Indian counterparts. "If we can make a new sur (tune) and make something new, I am always open for it. Whenever good collaboration happens, I will always be up for it," Lohar said. He prefers that people pick songs from his bouquet, the way Homi Adaja... |
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| Audience is changing Bollywood: Esha Gupta |
New Delhi, Oct 2: Two-film-old Esha Gupta gives credit to change in society for the changing mindsets of filmmakers and motivating them to adapt new concepts and ideas. "Bollywood is now changing a lot and not because of the filmmakers, but because of the audience who have started accepting such (unconventional) movies and it is very good because they have it in the West for a while," Esha said. H... |
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| Vinod accommodates dates for Randhir |
Mumbai, Oct 21: Veteran actor Vinod Khanna was more than accomodating when Randhir Kapoor`s daughter Kareena`s wedding loomed large, and the father of the bride had to take a chunk of time off from the shooting schedule of their new film. Vinod and Randhir will be seen together in Prabhu Deva`s untitled love story. And they hit it off very well. Such was not the scene when they worked together as ... |
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