| Dikshit sends legal notice to Kejriwal |
Not scared of legal notice, says Kejriwal
New Delhi, Oct 22: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday sent a legal notice to activist Arvind Kejriwal for his “derogatory remarks” against her, but the activist said he would continue to target the Congress leader over “anti-people” actions of her government.
The legal notice was sent to Kejriwal... |
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| Congress taunts Kejriwal, says he won't be able to handle a block-level spokesperson |
New Delhi, Oct 22: The Congress Party on Monday taunted anti-graft crusader Arvind Kejriwal by saying that their block level spokesperson would be ’too much to handle’ if both squared off in a debate.
The taunt came a day after Kejriwal challenged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party chief Sonia Gandhi to a public debate on corruption and scams.
Using the medium o... |
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| Aadhar can fight corruption better: Nilekani |
New Delhi, Oct 22: Taking a dig at India Against Corruption leader Arvind Kejriwal without naming him, Unique Identification Authority of India chairman Nandan Nilekani on Monday said Aadhaar-enabled service delivery was a more effective way of fighting corruption than TV campaigns, change in laws or having inspectors (Lokpal).
“I am as much for fighting corruption as the next guy... |
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| Britain ends Gujarat boycott, envoy meets Modi |
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, Oct 22: Marking the end of the decade-long no-contact policy with Gujarat after the 2002 riots, British High Commissioner James Bevan on Monday met Chief Minister Narendra Modi and discussed new opportunities for collaboration.
Bevan met Modi in Gandhinagar with a small delegation for around 50 minutes, official sources said in New Delhi. Bevan also met Gujarat Go... |
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| BJP has failed to fulfill 'big' promises in Himachal, targetting Congress: Sonia Gandhi |
Mandi, Oct 22: Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi on Monday charged the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which rules in the State of Himachal Pradesh of making “big” promises, but failing to fulfill them, and added that its sole objective was to target the Congress on issues that have no foundation or basis.
Addressing a party rally in Mandi ahead State assembly e... |
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| President greets people on Durga Puja |
NEW DELHI, Oct 22: The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has sent his greetings to his fellow countrymen on the occasion of Durga Puja. In a message, the President has said, “On the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja, I extend warm greetings to all my fellow citizens. The festival of Durga Puja marks the victory of good over evil. It is the celebration of Shakti and Bhakti and s... |
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| Abdullah trying to appease Geelani: BJP |
Jammu, Oct 22: The BJP here on Monday accused Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of appeasing separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who has opposed construction of a road to facilitate pilgrims to the Amarnath cave shrine. “The chief minister has set a dangerous precedence... by being answerable to Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s diktats and going to the extent of placing state ... |
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| India, Japan to spur security ties, focus on cyber security |
New Delhi, Oct 22: India and Japan on Monday held their second 2+2 dialogue involving their defence and foreign ministry officials to expand security cooperation between the two countries. They also decided to hold a dialogue on cyber security. In this unique dialogue 2+2 format, the Indian delegation was led by Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai and Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma, while the Ja... |
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| Amid differences, Putin's visit deferred to December 24 |
NEW DELHI, Oct 22: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India, earlier expected on October 31-November 1, has been deferred to December 24, triggering speculation about differences over contentious issues like civil nuclear liability and a key Russian investment in India. The external affairs ministry on Monday tersely announced that Putin will pay an official visit to India on Decemb... |
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| Chattisgarh's health in the hands of quacks! |
Kanker, Oct 22 : Chhattisgarh has always been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Rarely do we hear or read in the media of the true plight of the villagers: How do they live? Are the basic facilities like sanitation, education, health and livelihood being looked after? The answer, it seems, is a emphatic "No".
This time the state is facing a major threat to the health of its people.... |
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| Dengue risk higher for kids and aged, say doctors |
New Delhi, Oct 22: The death of 80-year-old legendary Bollywood director Yash Chopra from dengue has once again highlighted that the vector disease is not only a poor man’s illness. All income classes are vulnerable.
“Dengue can be fatal, particularly for children and the elderly who are low on immunity,” KK Chaudhary, health officer, East Delhi Municipal Corpora... |
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| Yash Chopra deserved to live longer: Big B |
Mumbai, Oct 22: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says a lot of personal memories went through his mind as he sat besides the body of late Yash Chopra at the Yash Raj Studios here. The filmmaker deserved to stay longer with the Bollywood fraternity, he says.
"An association of 44 years abruptly comes to an end. He went away too soon and too suddenly. He deserved to be with us longer. Yash Chopr... |
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| Few care about independent movies: Argentine filmmaker |
Mumbai, Oct 22: Though theatres in Argentina have refused to screen his low-budget film on a factory worker trying to start a gym through crime, Gustavo Fernandez Trivino was able to show his first film at the 14th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival -- amid cries, laughter and appreciation. Titled From Tuesday to Tuesday, screened at the festival on Saturday, revolved around Juan Benitez, a body-... |
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| Bihar to revive Gandhian schools |
Patna, Oct 22 : Bihar has begun a move to revive 391 Buniyadi Vidyalayas (also known as basic schools) that were built in accordance with Mahatma Gandhi's concept of providing elementary holistic education to every child.
The schools were meant to provide education that connected seamlessly with lives of children. Training in spinning, carpentry, farming and weaving was also part of the... |
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| Kajol, Ajay to seek Goddess Durga's blessing for SOS |
Mumbai, Oct 22: Actress Kajol and her actor-producer husband Ajay Devgn will seek blessings of Goddess Durga on the occasion of Ashtami, for his forthcoming release Son of Sardaar (SOS). "Well, we are all going to come and take aashirwad of Maa and hopefully I'll be able to bring my husband also because Son of Sardar is releasing. So he said he definitely wants to come and take Maa's aashirwad," t... |
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| 'It's injustice to make films to earn Rs 100 crore' |
Mumbai, Oct 22: Director Nikhil Advani, whose animated film Delhi Safari hit theatres this Friday, believes films should be made to encourage art and not just with the motive of earning Rs100 crore. "I believe if we are making films only for Rs 100 crore, just for the magic number of 100 crore, then we are not doing justice. Then we should sit at the cash counter and sell something else," the 41-y... |
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| Chopra had to shoot Katrina in chiffon sari: Manish Malhotra |
Mumbai, Oct 22: Yash Chopra’s final shot for his last directorial Jab Tak Hai Jaan was a song with Katrina Kaif in a chiffon sari at his favourite location - the Swiss Alps, reveals designer Manish Malhotra. “We were to go to the Swiss Alps to shoot a song with Katrina (Kaif) in chiffon saris. He discussed the saris with passion and used to tell me that ‘I want you to be there at... |
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| Talaash captures fading locations of Mumbai |
New Delhi, Oct 22: Director Reema Kagti's much awaited thriller Talaash has captured local areas of the Maximum City, which are gradually being demolished. The Aamir Khan-starrer is shot in areas like Charni Road, Lower Parel, Colaba, Grant Road and Central Bombay to add the actual flavour of the city in the movie. Two places - the chawls and mills - in Lower Parel have already given way to constr... |
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| No formula to satisfy everyone: Anurag Kashyap |
New Delhi, Oct 22: People should first make films they are excited about and then find the audience, says filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, readying for the release of Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, his next production. "There is not a single film that is for every audience. There is no such formula. They should just make films they are excited about and then figure out the audience," Kashyap told said in ... |
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