The CPI-M Monday said that army deployment must be decided by the government and it is not an issue of public debate. “These decisions are taken by those in power, these are not matters of public debate,” Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury said. “Such decisions are best left to those who are […]
The condition of iconic Bengali actress Suchitra Sen, who was put on non-invasive ventilator support after her condition deteriorated, has slightly stabilised but she is not yet out of danger, a medical bulletin said Monday. She was put on the ventilator Jan 3. Her frequently fluctuating oxygen saturation is now at a “reasonable level” and […]
The trailer of Madhuri Dixit-starrer “Gulaab Gang” will be released with “Dedh Ishyiya”, which is coming out Friday. The actress will be seen after a gap of seven years in Abhishek Chaubey’s “Dedh Ishqiya”, which also features Huma Qureshi, Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi. According to a statement, not only will Madhuri’s fans get to […]
Actress Sandra Bullock recently did a little search about herself on search engine Google, and says no one should ever attempt that. The 49-year-old received the actress of the year award at the 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival for her movie “Gravity”. “So, I Googled myself and read the comments section, thinking I […]
Popular fictional detective Sherlock Holmes turned 160 Monday. Over 25,000 adaptations of the character across stage, films, television, books, comic strips and radio have made it a larger than life character. The detective, resident of 221 B Baker Street, London, which too is a fictitious address, first featured in novels by author Arthur Conan Doyle. […]
Bollywood stars Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit will perform Wednesday in Saifai, the ancestral village of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. The organisers of the annual fair ‘Saifai Mahotsava’ said the evening will also see stars like Soha Ali Khan and Ranveer Singh. Two dozen other small […]
Setting up a Jan Lokpal, or ombudsman, is a priority for Delhi’s new Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung said Monday. Addressing the assembly, he said he expected the government led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to fulfil all its promises. “People have voted for change (in Delhi),” he said, adding that […]
A woman teacher was suspended in Odisha for calling a minor girl a witch and sending her back from the school, an official said Monday. The incident occurred Jan 2 at a government boarding school in Keonjhar district’s Telkoi village, about 250 km from here, when a seven-year-old Class 1 student came to school after […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday tried to put an end to the controversy over Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas’s remarks on Muharram, saying he has apologised for it. “This is an old issue, at one of the poetry conventions, he (Kumar Vishwas) had said something in a satire…” said Kejriwal. “Kumar said later […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday said there was “no question” of having a referendum on keeping the army in Jammu and Kashmir but the feeling of the locals must be respected. “Deployment of army (in the Kashmir Valley) is a matter of internal security. There is no question of having a referendum on it,” […]