Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who watched his daughter Alia Bhatt’s third film “2 States”, is happy to see her playing a different role. But it’s her co-star Arjun Kapoor who stole the filmmaker’s heart. “‘2 States’ – Alia is fantastic in a startlingly different role. But it is Arjun who stole my heart […]
Hyderabad, April 14 (IANS) YSR Congress party’s president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy will contest the assembly election from Pulivendula while his mother and honorary president Y.S. Vijayamma will fight for the Lok Sabha from Visakhapatnam. Jaganmohan Reddy’s uncle and cousin also figure in the list of candidates announced by the party for parliamentary elections in Seemandhra or […]
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The late M.F. Husain’s “Mother Teresa” painting was sold for Rs.1.6 crore at a charity art auction that raised Rs.5 crore from the event here, said organisers Monday. The Delhi Art Gallery in association with Khushii Foundation, an NGO, organised a fund-raising art auction “Smiles” Sunday, where they were able to […]
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) In remarks clearly directed at the BJP, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said Monday that he expected “real attacks” on his party after the Lok Sabha election. Speaking at a book release function, Kejriwal said he and some of his associates have till now been subjected to “slaps, kicks and egg attacks” […]
Hyderabad, April 14 (IANS) This is one parliamentary constituency which is immune to any wave sweeping the country or Andhra Pradesh and it is the only Lok Sabha seat where the mainstream political parties don’t take the fight seriously. Such is the hold of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) or the Owaisi family over Hyderabad that the […]
Moscow, April 14 (IANS) Russia has said Western countries will bear the responsibility if the crisis in eastern Ukraine escalates. “I believe that our Western partners will be responsible for this by 99 percent,” ITAR-TASS quoted Russia’s Permanent Representative at the UN Vitaly Churkin as saying at a Security Council meeting on Sunday. Churkin urged the […]
Agra, April 14 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada has hit out at Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav for opposing death penalty for rapists. Campaigning for RLD candidate Amar Singh in the Fatehpur Sikri Lok Sabha constituency Sunday, she called Mulayam Singh’s remarks “unfortunate” and “shameful”. “People will give a fitting reply (to him) in this election,” […]
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Tamils heralded the Tamil New Year Monday with traditional fervour. The morning began with visits to temples and meeting or greeting relatives, friends and neighbours. The Tamil New Year is celebrated on the first day of the Tamil month Chithirai, which normally falls on April 13 or 14. On this day, houses […]
New York, April 14 (IANS) Can a person’s socio-economic background influence when he becomes sexually active? Yes, research reveals. Researchers, psychologists and others in the medical field have known for years that genes play an important role in how soon teens begin to engage in sexual activity. Genes determine when a teenager reaches puberty, and this […]
The mood for change in the country is strong, and it is imminent that we would have a new prime minister and quite likely with a significant majority. We are all under the veil of the audacity of hope thinking in assuming that the office of the new prime minister will sway a magic wand […]