By Arpana It goes without saying that a well-made romantic film can make your day. “2 States” made mine! The movie came as a respite! Long, long ago, I remember my grandfather grumbling: “Today’s movies are meaningless, they only show ‘dhishum dhishum’.” A die-hard fan of Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Pardeep Kumar’s style of romance, […]
By Amulya Ganguli Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s confession that the government made a mistake by taking the foot off the accelerator of economic reforms might reflect not only the past but also the future. The reason is that the deceleration may continue even if there is a change of guard in New Delhi. For a […]
Melbourne The Indian Film Festival Melbourne (IFFM) was recently inaugurated by megastar Amitabh Bachchan, along with the governor and his wife. Mr. Bachchan felt ecstatic to hear that the La Trobe University has named a scholarship after him. “The La Trobe University names a scholarship after me, to be accorded to deserving students from all […]
By Isha Sahni / Nikita Sharma Kabul/New Delhi, May 3 Recently, Afghanistan was struck by the worst natural disaster. The war-torn country’s north eastern part especially the Badakhshan province faced a landslide triggered by heavy rains. Declared as a mass grave, the accident site in Badakhshan province was buried under 40 meters (130 feet) of mud […]
United Nations, As the conflict in Syria enters its fourth year, UN officials have again stressed the need for a political solution to end the crisis, as well as greater efforts to protect civilians and ensure they receive the assistance they desperately need. “We are in a race against time. More people are slipping out […]
Bangkok, Feb 26 Amid violence and chaos, Thailand’s caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said he had spoken with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday to discuss ways out of the current political crisis. Surapong said that the deaths of four innocent children earlier this month had guided his decision, the Bangkok Post […]
New Delhi, Feb 26 The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government and city police on the plea of a woman, who has accused a Delhi Police official of raping her and videographing it after a promise of marriage. Justice Veena Birbal asked Delhi Police to file a status report on the […]
Tehran, May 3 Iran’s fencing champion Hamed Sedaqati has been abducted in the southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province, media reported Saturday. Sedaqati and two of his friends were driving on Khash-Iranshahr road to the provincial capital city of Zahedan Friday when they came under attack by unknown assailants, Xinhua reported citing the semi-official Fars news […]
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The debate over press freedom came full circle Saturday with Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari refuting allegations that he had any role to play in editing Narendra Modi’s Doordarshan interview, even as the BJP leader compared the controversy to the media repression witnessed during the Emergency. The information and […]
Ljubljana, May 3 (IANS) Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek announced her resignation Saturday to pave the way for an early election before summer. It is best for Slovenia to hold an early election before the summer, she told reporters after a coalition summit at Brdo pri Kranju, about 35 km northwest of Ljubljana, according to […]