New Delhi, Oscar-winning Indian sound designer Resul Pookutty says getting nominated at the Motion Picture Sound Editors‘63rd annual Golden Reel Awards for films banned in India tells that “we have to keep our mind open as artistes”. He has dedicated the “honour” to the 2012 Delhi gangrape victim. “The recognition outside India simply tells us […]
New Delhi, Over 1.5 lakh workers of Delhi’s three main civic bodies went on a three-day strike on Wednesday over non-payment of salary — a development that could cripple essential services like sanitation in the national capital. Taking a serious note of the situation that has also occurred earlier leading to roads being strewn with […]
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the central government and Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa on a plea challenging the imposition of President’s Rule in the north-eastern state on January 26. An apex court constitution bench of Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Madan B. Lokur, Justice Pinaki […]
Ahmedabad, A day before Republic Day, 30 Indian fishermen from Gujarat’s Porbandar port, along with five boats, were on Monday captured by the Pakistan Marine Security Agency (PMSA) in the Arabian sea off the Gujarat coast, an official said. The boats from Porbandar had ventured into high seas for fishing nearly a week ago, National […]
Gurgaon, Gurgaon, better known as Millennium City for MNCs, BPOs and upscale residential sectors, on Monday got a new identity as the headquarters of the newly-launched International Solar Alliance (ISA) that will be devoted to harnessing solar energy. “Just like the United Nations and WHO (World Health Organisation) are international organisations, the ISA is an […]
New Delhi, Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, legendary actor Rajinikanth, sportspersons Saina Nehwal and Sania Mirza are among the 112 notable personalities to get Padma awards in 2016. Late industrialist Dhirubhai Ambani, former chief vigilance commissioner Vinod Rai, actor Anupam Kher and late spiritual leader Swami Dayanand Saraswati were also on the awardee list […]
New Delhi, India and France on Monday signed 14 pacts to bolster ties and concluded an inter-government agreement for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft by New Delhi but with financial issues yet to be resolved. The two countries also decided to bolster cooperation against terrorism, and told Pakistan to bring to justice those […]
New Delhi, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday urged Indians to shun “violence, intolerance and unreason” and said that decision making must be based on cooperation and consensus-building. In his annual Republic Day eve address, the president also said that while rebellion was also a virtue of democracy, “let us also applaud what our democracy has achieved” […]
New Delhi, “Comedy Nights” without Kapil Sharma is no laughing matter for fans of the star comedian. The show will air its last episode with Kapil Sharma as Bittu, a witty, flirty and in-the-face owner of a magazine, who invites Bollywood stars to his house which is full of crazy characters. Kapil’s fans aren’t too […]
New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday presented the National Bravery Awards to 25 children here. He congratulated the children along with their parents for their bravery to help “fellow human beings in distress”, an official statement said. Modi said that presence of mind, quick thinking, selfless determination and sensitivity for fellow human beings […]