IFFM Emblazons the Glorious Indians in Melbourne

IFFM Emblazons the Glorious Indians in Melbourne

IFFM AMBASSADOR- THE ONE AND ONLY The transcendent Vidya Balan, winner of National Award, Cannes jury member and the most global face of the changing landscape of Indian Cinema stepped in to become the festival’s brand ambassador giving the festival much depth, popularity and warmth. IFFM PROGRAMMING: OVER 90 REMARKABLE FILMS IN 2 YEARS!! In IFFM 2012 the festival screened over 35 films […]

Pacific highway on track for 2020

Pacific highway on track for 2020

Minister for Roads Duncan Gay has thanked the state opposition for reminding communities along the Pacific Highway of the delays to the upgrade caused by the former federal Labor government’s funding failures. “Both the NSW and Australian Governments share the goal of completing the Pacific Highway upgrade by 2020,” he said. “There have been no […]

Crackdown on NSW taxi industry to protect vulnerable workers

Crackdown on NSW taxi industry to protect vulnerable workers

The NSW Government is cracking down on the NSW taxi industry to ensure vulnerable drivers are paid their entitlements. Treasurer and Minister for Industrial Relations Mike Baird today said recent successful NSW Industrial Relations (IR) prosecutions had revealed a high level of non-compliance within the taxi industry in relation to the payment of driver entitlements, […]

Alia nervous about ‘Highway’ theatrical trailer

Alia nervous about ‘Highway’ theatrical trailer

New Delhi, Dec 15 Actress Alia Bhatt is nervous about the release of theatrical trailer of her second film “Highway” that releases Dec 16. She took to Twitter to tell her fans about the release. “Tomorrow (Dec 16) 8 p.m. launching the theatrical trailer of my second and very special film ‘Highway’ at PVR! Very […]

Modi berates Uttarakhand growth, Rahul Gandhi on Lokpal bill

Modi berates Uttarakhand growth, Rahul Gandhi on Lokpal bill

Dehradun, Dec 15  The BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Sunday criticised the Uttarakhand government over the state’s under-development and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi over the Lokpal Bill, saying the ruling party was hypocritical on the issue. “I want to ask him (Rahul Gandhi) a question. If you are so worried about corruption, I […]

Pass Lokpal bill in din if needed: Anna Hazare

Pass Lokpal bill in din if needed: Anna Hazare

Ralegan Siddhi, Dec 15  Social activist Anna Hazare Sunday said the government should pass the Lokpal Bill in din if needed. Hazare also said the session shouls be extended if needed to pass the proposed legislaion. “I would say if some parties are creating ruckus, pass the bill in din… so many bills are passed […]

DMK rules out allying with Congress or BJP for 2014 polls

DMK rules out allying with Congress or BJP for 2014 polls

Chennai, Dec 15 DMK president M. Karunanidhi Sunday declared that the party will not align with the Congress or the BJP for the 2014 general elections. He made the announcement at the DMK’s general council meeting held here, a party leader told IANS. Reacting to the development, state Congress leaders said they had warned their party […]

” No ego to beat SRK, Aamir’s films at box office”

” No ego to beat SRK, Aamir’s films at box office”

Mumbai, Dec 13 (PTI) With Bollywood witnessing a trend of setting box office records these days, superstar Salman Khan says he does not have the ego to outrank the business records of Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan’s films. “I believe a film should be good. The promo should be the deciding factor for people whether […]

Sharmila Tagore calls SC verdict on homosexuality shameful

Sharmila Tagore calls SC verdict on homosexuality shameful

Agra, Dec 13 (PTI) Veteran Bollywood actress and former Indian Film Censor Board chief Sharmila Tagore has described the Supreme Court verdict on homosexuality as “shameful”. The SC on Wednesday had upheld the constitutional validity of the penal provision making gay sex a punishable offence. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya […]