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India China have wisdom to solve border row says Li
Reiterating his belief that India and China should "shake hands across the Himalayas", visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Tuesday said both countries "have the wisdom" to find a "fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution" to their festering boundary problem. Li, addressing a talk organized by FICCI and the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) at the Taj Palace Hotel here, also pushed ...
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India invited as partner country for Cairo film fest
A Cairo International Film Festival representative has invited India as a partner country for the movie extravaganza, to be held in November. Soheir Abd El Kader, vice president of Cairo International Film festival, called on India's Information and Broadcasting Secretary Uday Kumar Varma to discuss India's participation as a partner country in the forthcoming edition of the Cairo gala. The ...
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Iqbal Azad to replace Abir Goswami in TV show
Actor Iqbal Azad has replaced Abir Goswami in "Ghar Aaja Pardesi", says a source. He will be seen playing Madhav chacha in the show, which airs on Sahara One. Iqbal has theatre experience, and has also done several advertisements. Some of the TV shows he has been part of in the past include "Choti Maa", "Kesar", "Kumkum" and "Badalte Rishton Ki Daastaan". -- TV actors' gala time with Ranbir ...
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Now go virtual shopping in cafe
Online fashion and lifestyle shopping portal Yebhi.com has launched 30 virtual stores across outlets of a cafe chain in two cities - Delhi and Bangalore. The portal has tied up with Cafe Coffee Day for the virtual stores, through which customers can view, choose and buy from a large range of products like apparel, shoes, accessories, mobiles and home products. The idea is to make shopping ...
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Tollywood denies links with spot-fixing
The Telugu film industry has no links with the IPL spot-fixing scandal, the Telugu film producers council has said. The council Tuesday denied reports that a Telugu film producer had links with the scandal which rocked the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). Council executive committee member T. Bharadwaj clarified that Tollywood, as the Telugu film industry is known, has no casting ...
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Online system for single-window clearance ready in three months
An online mechanism, which will provide single-window clearance to foreign filmmakers keen to shoot in India, will be ready in three months, Information amp; Broadcasting Secretary Uday Kumar Varma said at the India Pavilion at the ongoing Cannes International Film Festival. According to a statement here, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will be working on a roadmap to ensure the ...
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Sibal to consult attorney general on match-fixing law
Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday said the government was discussing enactment of a national law to check match-fixing and spot-fixing in sports and he would consult the attorney general on the issue. "We are trying to reflect if there can be a national legislation on this(as) gambling is a state subject," Sibal said. "But this is neither betting nor gambling, it is unfair ...
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Court grants Chautala interim bail for heart surgery
The Delhi High Court Tuesday granted six weeks' interim bail to former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, sentenced to 10 years in jail for irregularities in appointment of teachers in 2000, for pacemaker implant surgery at Gurgaon's Medanta Hospital. Justice Siddharth Mridul granted conditional interim bail to Chautala and asked him to go to Medanta Hospital within 24 hours of his ...
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Use social media to reach out to youth Modi
Attending his first meeting of the BJP's parliamentary board after being re-inducted in the central team, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday suggested using social media to reach out to the youth. "Modi suggested how social media can be used as a tool to reach out to the young people," Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ananth Kumar told reporters after the meet. Modi also said the ...
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Indo-Swiss agreement on health care
India and Switzerland have firmed up their cooperation in healthcare and would soon ink an agreement on cooperation on non-communicable diseases, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Tuesday said. Azad held discussions with Swiss Health Minister Alain Berset at a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva Monday. Azad said that in the continuum of strong Indo-Swiss ...
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Indian-origin men in New Zealand face gang-rape charges
A woman has given evidence in a court in New Zealand implicating four men of Indian origin of raping her in turns in April 2011. Amir Chand, 25, Harvinder Singh, 22, Kamaljeet Singh, 27, and Sumit Vermani, 26, are defending the charges in the high court in Hamilton, Fairfax NZ News reported Tuesday. The woman has claimed that the four men raped her in the course of an evening during the ...
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang calls for a handshake across Himalayas
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang offered New Delhi a "handshake across the Himalayas" and said the world's two most populous nations could become a new engine for the global economy if they could avoid friction on the militarised border. "What we need is a handshake across the Himalayas, what we need is to stand at a higher level to have a birds-eye view of our relations. I am convinced that as long ...
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Squash hopes for preliminary Olympic nod at May 29 IOC meeting
After twice failing to get the nod from the International Olympic Committee, the squash world is hoping that the IOC, at its meeeting in St. Petersburg on May 29, will shortlist the racquet sport for the 2020 Games. The final call on the one available spot will take place at the full IOC session in Argentina in September. Karate and wrestling are also expected to make the shortlist, with ...
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Jain Group plans housing projects worth Rs.2000 crore
The city-based Jain Group is planning to build affordable housing projects across four east Indian cities, covering five million square feet of space at an investment of about Rs.2,000 crore by 2014-end. The real estate firm is currently developing eight projects in Kolkata, Durgapur, and Siliguri in West Bengal and Bhubaneswar in Odisha. It has recently launched a residential project, ...
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SC slams BCCI on spot fixing no ban on IPL
While refusing to ban the remaining IPL matches, the Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the BCCI, saying spot fixing incidents had taken place due to its lackadaisical approach in reining in the erring players. An apex court bench of Justices B.S. Chauhan and Dipak Misra said that it was incumbent upon the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to maintain and sustain the reputation of the ...
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PM to present UPAs fourth report card May 22
Under attack from the opposition over corruption and lack of governance, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will present the fourth and last report card of the UPA-II government May 22, sources said Tuesday. The report will list the achievements of the government on its fourth anniversary May 22. Later Wednesday, the prime minister will host dinner for the allies and supporting parties, said the ...
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Tamil Nadu Congressmen pay homage to Rajiv Gandhi
Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah administered an anti-terrorism pledge to employees at Raj Bhavan here while paying floral tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 22nd death anniversary Tuesday. At the state Congress headquarters here, Tamil Nadu Congress chief B.S. Gnanadesikan and other party leaders paid floral tributes to Rajiv Gandhi. Congress members garlanded Rajiv Gandhi's ...
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Strike against media murders cripples Agartala
A dawn-to-dusk strike called by the opposition Congress Tuesday to protest the killing of three newspaper employees paralysed this capital of Left-ruled Tripura. "The strike was peaceful and no untoward incident has been reported so far," a police official told reporters. Markets, shops and business establishments, government offices, educational institutions, banks and financial institutions ...
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Kerala nearly free of child labour Minister
State Labour Minister Shibu Baby John Tuesday said Kerala is almost free of child labour and that his ministry will launch an awareness campaign to educate people about the ills of child labour. "Through a massive awareness campaign, we want to ensure that no one will think of employing children. We will run the campaign using posters, a helpline and other communication methods to highlight ...
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Tamil Nadu wants Sri Lanka to return Katchatheevu
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has reiterated that Katchatheevu, the fishing islet has to be retrieved back by India in an endeavour to provide a permanent solution to the problem of Indian fishermen. In a letter to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today, Jayalalithaa has recalled the various instances in which fishermen were harassed for fishing near Katchatheevu, which is often ...
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APHC calls for complete shutdown to commemorate death anniversary of Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq
The All Hurriyat Conference called for a complete shutdown and a protest march in Kashmir on Tuesday to commemorate the death anniversary of prominent separatist leader Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq. Riyaz Ahmed, a local resident, said: "On this date, when Mirwaiz Molvi Farooq was assassinated. At that time he was the Chairman of the Hurriyat conference when he was killed. So, to honour him we ...
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24 killed in road accidents in Uttar Pradesh
At least 24 people were killed and over 50 injured in three separate accidents in Uttar Pradesh Tuesday, police said. A bus carrying a marriage party rammed into a truck, killing 11 people and injuring 25 others. The accident occurred in Kannauj, 150 km from here. Sixteen of the injured are in a critical condition and police said the death toll may increase. The injured have been admitted to ...
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Costing Institute celebrates Annual Day
The Institute of Cost Accountants of India celebrated its Annual Day in which Mr. K. Rahman Khan, Minister of Minority Affairs was the Chief Guest and Mr. M.J.Joseph, Additional Secretary,Ministry of Corporate Affairs was the Guest of Honor. Cost Accountants from across the country, other distinguished guest and luminaries attended the event which was held at Hotel Oberoi. In the inaugural ...
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Manoj Bajpayee admires Kay Kay
Actor Manoj Bajpayee, currently shooting for his upcoming movie "Saat Uchakkey" in the capital, was really impressed sharing thoughts with "talented actor" Kay Kay Menon. "It was great to share thoughts on various issues with Kay Kay Menon, the actor I really admire," tweeted the 44-year-old whose career took off after the success of the 1998 film "Satya". The movie not only won him commercial ...
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Ghayal Returns to be a continuation of Ghayal
"Ghayal Returns" will begin from where the 1990 hit-film "Ghayal" left, says actor Sunny Deol. "For 'Ghayal Returns', now we have finally finalised the story idea. We are writing the dialogues now. I am working on the technicalities and it should be out by June next year," Sunny Deol told IANS. "Ghayal", directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, also starred Meenakshi Seshadri. "'Ghayal' was about a ...
Calcutta Spotlight
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Stephen Court disaster: any lessons learned?
Over 700 buildings in Calcutta are not compliant with safety regulations with regard to the risk of fire, and the Stephen Court disaster was a tangible example of what can happen when a fire breaks out in an unsafe building. Following that disaster, the local government seems to be taking a harder line on fire safety.
At 2.30pm on the 23 March, 2010, a devastating fire, allegedly caused by an electrical short circuit, ripped through the iconic Stephen Court building in Calcutta, destroying a large part of the 150-year-old office and residential block and killing over 30 people. Read more
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