Tuesday 9th February, 2010
Russian movie 'August 17' bags top honour at XIth MIFF
Calcutta News.NetMumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Russian film 'August 17' directed by Alexander Gutman won the Golden Conch for the Best Documentary while 'The Spell' directed by Umesh Kulkarni was adjudged the Best Fiction Film at the XIth Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) which concluded here Tuesday.
Sena mobs attack theatres ahead of 'My Name Is Khan' release
Calcutta News.NetMumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Shiv Sena activists Tuesday went on a rampage and attacked several cinema halls that will screen Shah Rukh Khan's 'My Name Is Khan' despite the Mumbai Police assuring full security at the 63 cinemas and multiplexes that will showcase the movie.
'Rath yatra' to herald Gujarat golden jubilee
Calcutta News.NetGandhinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) Celebrating the golden jubilee of Gujarat's formation, a state-wide 'Swarnim Gujarat Sankalp Rath Yatra' will be flagged off from here Feb 12. It will cover each one of the 19,165 villages of the state.
Kashmir government gets 10-year extension of tax package
Calcutta News.NetJammu, Feb 9 (IANS) The Omar Abdullah government in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday scored a major victory when it got another ten-year extension of the central excise package and refund on value added tax from the central finance ministry.
Genetic engineering panel should be more transparent: Ramesh
Calcutta News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Tuesday said the working of the government-appointed committee on genetic engineering needs to be changed, and it should conduct itself in a more transparent manner.
Films from northeast take centrestage at Mumbai International Film Festival
Calcutta News.NetMumbai, Feb 9: The ongoing 11th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) has provided a platform for the filmmakers from country's insurgency hit northeastern states to showcase their hidden talents behind and in front of the camera.
BJP elects Nitin Gadkari as its new chief
Calcutta News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9: Nitin Gadkari was elected as the Bharatiya Janata Party's President for a three-year term in the national capital on Tuesday.
One killed, Patna students vandalise coaching centres
Calcutta News.NetPatna, Feb 9 (IANS) One student died of critical injuries when a coaching centre security guard opened fire here while half a dozen others were injured in clashes with police Tuesday as over 1,000 students rampaged to protest alleged fleecing by the coaching institutes in the city.
Digvijay Singh briefs Sonia on Azamgarh visit
Calcutta News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh Tuesday briefed party chief Sonia Gandhi about his visit to Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh where he received petitions from families of young men arrested on terrorism charges.
'We will not allow screening of My Name Is Khan'
Calcutta News.NetBhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) The Orissa unit of the Bajrang Dal Tuesday threatened to disrupt the screening of Shah Rukh Khan's movie 'My Name Is Khan' across the state if the actor does not apologise for his alleged 'pro-Pakistan' statement.
Shiv Sainiks vandalize cinema hall in Mumbai over Shah Rukh Khan's movie
Calcutta News.NetMumbai, Feb 9: Shiv Sena activists on Tuesday vandalized a cinema hall in Mumbai which will be screening Shah Rukh Khan's forthcoming film 'My Name is Khan'.
India, Turkey discuss bilateral, regional and global issues
Calcutta News.NetNew Delhi, Feb.9 : India and Turkey on Tuesday held delegation level talks in the capital in which the two sides discussed bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest.
Recuperating Vayalar Ravi to reach Chennai by a special aircraft
Calcutta News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9: The Union Government has arranged to bring Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi back to India by a special aircraft with the required medical support on board and is expected to reach Chennai on Wednesday midnight from Abidjan, Ivory Cost.
BJP to oppose religion-based reservation: Joshi
Calcutta News.NetKolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi Tuesday said that reservation in the name of religion is 'unconstitutional' and his party would oppose it.
India needs a seed policy: Jairam Ramesh
Calcutta News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Tuesday said India needs to have a seed policy and the country's agriculture should not be dependent on the private sector seed industry.
Thilakan protests, Malayalam film body toughens stance
Calcutta News.NetThiruvananthapuram, Feb 9 (IANS) Malayalam thespian Thilakan has launched a protest against film organisations for denying him an opportunity to act in the new film 'Christian Brothers'. One of the film organisations has threatened to take action against him for calling them 'mafia' and maligning them.
Army chief releases joint operational doctrines
Calcutta News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9: In a major step towards enhancing joint fighting capabilities, Indian Armed Forces on Tuesday promulgated three joint operational doctrines.
Delhi Metro services affected for one hour
Calcutta News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Delhi Metro train services were affected Tuesday on Line-2, between Central Secretariat and Jehangirpuri, for one hour after a tree fell on the overhead electrification wire near the Chhatrasal stadium.
Turkey joins India to battle terror, backs global convention
Calcutta News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Days after upsetting India by excluding it from a conclave on Afghanistan, Turkey Tuesday agreed to jointly combat terror and back the comprehensive convention on international terrorism, the first member of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to do so.
Modi is 'unavoidable', blogs Amar Singh
Calcutta News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Away from political activities after his expulsion from the Samajwadi Party, blogger Amar Singh Tuesday chose Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to comment on, describing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader as unavoidable.
India and Turkey jointly denounce terrorism
Calcutta News.NetNew Delhi, Feb.9 : India and Turkey on Tuesday denounced terrorism and mutually agreed to the need to recognize the threat being posed to global peace and security by terrorism besides approving that terrorism should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilization or ethnic group.
India, Turkey to develop and enhance cooperation in science and technology
Calcutta News.NetNew Delhi, Feb.9 : India and Turkey on Tuesday desired to develop and expand cooperation in science and technology and in other areas of common interest and launched an Advanced Science and Technology Dialogue, besides offering to actively study the possibilities of working together in mutually identified projects in areas such as telecommunications, computerization, non-technology space research, bio-technology and environmental technology and convene a joint workshop in 2010.
After CAT, GATE goes online but partially
Calcutta News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) After the Common Admission Test (CAT) for admission to top business schools in the country, some Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) conducted their post-graduation entrance examination - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) - for two papers online.
Delhi shoppers, shopkeepers prefer Bt Brinjal shunned
Calcutta News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) A sentiment against BT Brinjal was apparent among the shoppers and vegetable vendors in the capital Tuesday when Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh announced commercial cultivation of the genetically modified crop would not be allowed yet.
Vayalar Ravi to be air-lifted to Chennai
Calcutta News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Indian government has arranged a special aircraft to bring back Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi, who was injured in a car accident in Liberia.
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