Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) Filmmaker Sameer Iqbal Patel, who is making his Bollywood debut with comic caper “Hotel Beautifool”, says his next film will be a black comedy. “My next film is a black comedy titled ‘Tata Good Bye’. I didn’t want to direct this as my debut as it’s a black comedy,” Patel told IANS. […]
Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) The Maharashtra Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Thursday authorised party president Sonia Gandhi to nominate their leader amidst calls to give the post to a youthful leader from Vidarbha. A one-line resolution, authorising Gandhi to select the new CLP leader was moved by state party chief Manikrao Thakre and unanimously adopted by 39 […]
Los Angeles, Nov 6 (IANS) Former Indian beauty queen and actress Pooja Batra, who is settled here, has launched a new Bollywood radio station, Mera Sangeet. The effort is to cater to the Indian diaspora in the US and Canada. “I wanted to provide the Indian diaspora in US and Canada with something that takes them […]
Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) Actor Ashish Chowdhry, who has recently become a father to twin girls, says he always desired to have three daughters. The actor took to Twitter to share his joy on becoming a dad for the second time. His first child with wife Samita is a son named Agastya, and the twins came […]
Bengaluru, Nov 6 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Thursday said software major Infosys Ltd. would remain in this tech city and the state government would provide required infrastructure for expanding its operations. “No industry or company, including Infosys, is shifting base from Bengaluru or Karnataka, as we are developing the IT Industry Region (ITIR) in 2,077 […]
Moscow, Nov 6 (IANS) A well-known Russian actor and vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin has been found dead at his home in Moscow, a British daily reported Thursday. Alexei Devotchenko, 49, was found dead in his Moscow apartment Wednesday evening, The Telegraph reported, adding that police suspect a foul play. Devotchenko was known for his […]
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) It was a pleasant Thursday in the capital, as the maximum temperature settled at 30.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. The Met Office has forecast a misty morning Friday. “There will be mist or shallow fog Friday morning. The sky will remain clear during the day,” said an […]
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Indian girls are becoming more forthright than ever about their marital choices. It’s evident from a survey which shows they prefer to meet a prospective groom before his family. The survey, by online matrimony platform www.shaadi.com, was conducted on a total of 5,800 respondents in the age group of 24 to […]
Agra, Nov 6 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government is keen to promote Hindi globally, Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani said Thursday. She made the comments after laying the foundation stone of an international auditorium at the Central Hindi Institute (CHI) here. Irani told the media that the central government would open centres in a number […]
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Ahead of the winter session, leaders of SP, JD-U, RJD and JD-S Thursday announced a united front in parliament to counter the BJP-led government. A luncheon meeting called by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh was attended by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad, Janata Dal-United’s (JD-U) Nitish Kumar and Sharad […]