Bhubaneswar, May 4 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Sunday hit out at BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for backing the Polavaram irrigation project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. “It (Polavaram) shows quite clearly the negative attitude of both Modi and Rahul Gandhi to the interest of Odisha,” Patnaik told […]
Krishnanagar/Ranaghat (West Bengal), May 4 (IANS) Daring BJP leader Narendra Modi to deport any person from West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday said her party would “rock” Delhi if any such incident happens. Banerjee, reacting to Modi’s comments that infiltrators from Bangladesh would have to leave India, said: “… He thinks he has already become […]
New Delhi Veteran lyricist Gulzar received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honour in cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema, recently. The 79-year-old was overwhelmed and thanked a string of “gurus” and musical geniuses of the past and current generation for contributing to his success story. Gulzar […]
New Delhi Urging filmmakers to play a “catalytic” role in presenting and propagating values such as patriotism and respect for women, President PranabMukherjee said cinema was a strong medium to influence the youth and that creating “meaningful and socially relevant” was vital. Mukherjee, in his address at the 61st National Film Awards ceremony held at […]
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 […]