Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) While makers of “PK” are courting controversy for the film being anti-Hinduism, the film industry people like Karan Johar, Ritesh Sidhwani and Uday Chopra have come out in support of the movie. The Rajkumar Hirani directorial that features actor Aamir Khan as an alien, struck the controversy ever since its release. […]
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) In the wake of BJP president Amit Shah getting acquitted in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case, the Trinamool Congress Tuesday said the CBI’s credibility had been “broken irreparably”. “CBI’s credibility broken irreparably after today’s hogwash. Amit Shah discharged in fake encounter case after top lawyers defend him for three days […]
London, Dec 30 (IANS) A female healthcare worker, confirmed as having Ebola after returning to Scotland from Sierra Leone Sunday night, has arrived at the Royal Free Hospital in west London for better treatment. The patient was admitted to hospital early Monday morning after feeling unwell and then was placed in isolation after returning to […]
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday expressed satisfaction after BJP president Amit Shah was given a clean chit in an alleged staged shootout case. “Extremely pleased to know that the BJP national president Shri Amit Shah has been given a clean chit by the special CBI court,” he twitted. Shah was […]
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) A 73-year-old property dealer was found murdered in central Delhi early Tuesday, police said. The body of Naresh Kumar Bansal was recovered around 1 a.m. in Daryaganj. “Bansal’s neck was slashed with a sharp-edged weapon. His body was lying in the service lane around 50 metres far from Shanti Van,” […]
London, Dec 30 (IANS) Two children and an adult were killed in a fire at a mobile home site in Surrey, southeastern England, police said Tuesday. Surrey Police said they received reports that a mobile home was on fire and attended to the site, off West Park Road in Newchapel, a small town in Surrey […]
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The BJP Tuesday set up an 18-member core committee for the Delhi assembly polls. The committee includes Rajya Sabha member Vijay Goel, and all seven Lok Sabha members from Delhi – Harsh Vardhan, Manoj Tiwari, Parvesh Verma, Udit Raj, Ramesh Bidhuri, Meenakshi Lekhi and Maheish Giri. Ashish Sood and Rekha […]
Beijing, Dec 30 (IANS) Three people were sentenced to death and three others to death with two-year reprieves over a brawl that left 19 people dead and 15 missing two decades ago. The Guangyuan Intermediate People’s Court in Sichuan province issued verdicts about 41 people charged with intentional homicide and affray, Xinhua reported. Four were […]
Los Angeles, Dec 30 (IANS) Actress Jennifer Lawrence appears in a public service announcement about the Ebola virus with her “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay” co-stars Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth and Julianne Moore. “What would happen if you got Ebola?” Hutcherson asks Lawrence in the video, to which she replies: “I’d be fine.” “You have a […]
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) Actor Vikram, who is gearing up for the release of his forthcoming Tamil magnum opus “I”, will be seen in three different roles and he feels blessed to have got that opportunity. In the film, directed by Shankar, Vikram will be seen as a bodybuilder and a disfigured man. “This film […]