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Ajay Devgan meets Modi, discusses solar projects

INDIA | May 16, 2012

Ahmedabad: Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan on Tuesday met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and showed keenness to enhance participation in the solar power generation projects in the state, official sources said. After setting up a 25 MW solar power plant through a joint venture in Gujarat's solar park at

Modi snubs BJP, likely to skip national executive meet

POLITICS | May 15, 2012

New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is likely to skip the national executive meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to be held in Mumbai. Reportedly, the Gujarat Chief Minister is upset at being overlooked for the post of BJP president. This comes after reports suggested that

Guj police have kept crime rate at lowest level: Modi

POLITICS | May 15, 2012

Ahmedabad: Chief Minister Narendra Modi lauded the Gujarat police on Monday saying that the state has the youngest police force that had succeeded in keeping crime rate at the lowest level in the country. Modi was speaking at the passing-out parade at Gujarat's Police Academy at Karai. The trainees

Peace restored in Junglemahal: Mamata

POLITICS | May 16, 2012

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who will complete a year in office on May 20, has claimed that her government has been able to restore peace in Junglemahal with not a single death reported so far this year. Citing statistics, the chief minister said that in 2010-11

'Mamata Govt's one year did not yield any result'

POLITICS | May 14, 2012

Kolkata: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Sunday strongly criticised the Mamata Banerjee government, saying that it "failed to deliver" goods in all spheres during its rule last one year. "The state is lagging behind in all areas with no news of fresh investment, no clear industrial

Mamata walks 10 kms to mark the fall of Marxist rule

POLITICS | May 13, 2012

Kolkata: Marking the anniversary of the end of 34-year-old Marxist rule in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, flanked by her supporters, on Sunday took out a march and claimed that her government had fulfilled most of the poll promises. Banerjee, who walked for two hours non-stop,

IPL spot-fixing: BCCI calls an emergency meet

SPORTS | May 15, 2012

New Delhi: The Board of Control of cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that it will examine the footage of a sting operation done by a Hindi news channel on spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The sting claims to have uncovered the lid on spot-fixing, and also black

Village boy Parvinder Awana now a rising IPL star

Arnab Sen SPORTS | May 14, 2012

New Delhi: While the superstars tend to grab the headlines in the Indian Premier League (IPL), it also provides a stage for some virtual unknowns to grab the limelight. This season, a 25-year-old fast bowler, Parvinder Awana, has made quite an impression. His mother, 55-year-old, Rajpali Awana stays in

15 held for protesting at Anna's rally in Nagpur

INDIA | May 16, 2012

Nagpur: Around 15 people demonstrating outside the venue of Anna Hazare's public meeting in Nagpur were detained on Wednesday night by police, even as the Maharashtra state Youth Congress president Vishwajeet Kadam reportedly "justified" the protest. They were demonstrating against circulation of a booklet allegedly containing some remarks against

Stones pelted at Anna Hazare's convoy in Nagpur

INDIA | May 16, 2012

Nagpur: A few miscreants on Wednesday pelted stones at one of the vehicles in the convoy of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare. The veteran Gandhian was holding a rally in Nagpur when the incident occurred. Stones were pelted at a Scorpio car which was part of the convoy.

Anna Hazare-led civil society under attack in LS

INDIA | May 14, 2012

New Delhi: Anna Hazare led civil society on Sunday came under scathing attack in the Lok Sabha with RJD chief Lalu Prasad saying any design to target the Constitution and Parliament should be thwarted. "In the name of Lokpal, a move is on to destroy the country and Parliament,

'President poll discussions are in early stage'

POLITICS | May 10, 2012

Chennai: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said discussions over the issue of the Presidential candidate are still in the early stage and there is lot more time left to take a decision. "At the moment, we are still in discussions with MPs, MLAs and important persons, as

Too early to speak about Patil's successor: Congress

POLITICS | May 09, 2012

New Delhi: Amid speculation on Presidential candidate, the Congress on Tuesday hailed Pranab Mukherjee, whose name has been doing the rounds, as a "praiseworthy personality" but said it was too early to say anything on who would be the successor to Pratibha Patil. "Pranab Mukherjee is a praiseworthy personality.

Pranab says 'I may not be here', draws smiles in LS

POLITICS | May 08, 2012

New Delhi: "I may not be here," Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in the Lok Sabha triggering instant smiles from the members as speculation rages about his becoming the next President. "I don't mean that", he sought to clarify quickly in an apparent reference to moving to Rashtrapati Bhawan

Kolkata celebrates Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary

Priyanka Gupta BOOKS | May 09, 2012

Kolkata: It's been 151 years since the famous poet Rabindranath Tagore was born in Kolkata at Jorasanko thakurbari, perhaps the most prominent centre of the Bengal renaissance. As we remember one of the tallest figures of Bengal's history, the city of Kolkata truly turns into a Tagore city.

Rabindranath Tagore centre launched at Edinburgh

BOOKS | May 09, 2012

London: A centre dedicated to the life and work of Rabindranath Tagore has been launched in Edinburgh, said to be the first UK hub of its kind dedicated to the Nobel laureate. The centre has been launched at Napier University following an agreement with the Indian Council for Cultural

Mamata, Hillary discuss Tagore and Shah Rukh

MOVIES NEWS | May 08, 2012

Kolkata: From the legendary Rabindranath Tagore to Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee discussed the state's 'brand ambassadors' then and now when they met here Monday. Banerjee presented Clinton with Nobel laureate Tagore's books 'Gitanjali' and 'Gitabitan'.

Centre can't give special treatment to WB: Pranab

POLITICS | May 16, 2012

New Delhi: UPA constituent Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal, which has been demanding a special package, on Wednesday did not get any assurance from Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who said he could not give preferential treatment to the state even though he himself belongs to it. He said a

'India can't import large quantities of crude oil'

BUSINESS | May 16, 2012

New Delhi: Amid rising global crude oil prices, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday warned of "disastrous consequences" if corrective steps are not taken to deal with the problem as India cannot afford import of large quantities at high prices. "Petroleum prices are increasing by leaps and bounds.

People like Pranab needed everywhere: Congress

POLITICS | May 16, 2012

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday kept up the suspense on whether it would make Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee its Presidential poll nominee by remarking that "such people are required everywhere for the benefit of society". To a series of questions on Mukherjee including on his much-acclaimed reply to

'I Am' partly based on 'Satyamev Jayate' victim

Rohit Vats TV | May 16, 2012

New Delhi: The second episode of 'Satyamev Jayate' has made Harish Iyer a familiar name for Indians. The show was based on some striking facts about the issue of child sexual abuse. Harish Iyer was invited to the show where he bravely shared the trauma of being abused at the

Satyamev Jayate: Katrina Kaif to follow Aamir?

MOVIES NEWS | May 15, 2012

Mumbai: Katrina Kaif is all praise for her 'Dhoom 3' co-actor Aamir Khan's TV show 'Satyamev Jayate' and says that given a chance she too will attempt a show on small screen provided she can add value to it. Khan's debut show deals with sensitive social issues backed by

Will the MPs please stand up to Satyamev Jayate?

INDIA | May 15, 2012

They are either too busy debating a 60-year-old cartoon or walking out of the House over dubious deals - the rare show of solidarity when the Parliament completed its 60 years notwithstanding. The common citizens, meanwhile (at least those who had TV), were being subjected to one of the most

'I Am' partly based on 'Satyamev Jayate' victim

Rohit Vats TV | May 16, 2012

New Delhi: The second episode of 'Satyamev Jayate' has made Harish Iyer a familiar name for Indians. The show was based on some striking facts about the issue of child sexual abuse. Harish Iyer was invited to the show where he bravely shared the trauma of being abused at the

Satyamev Jayate: Katrina Kaif to follow Aamir?

MOVIES NEWS | May 15, 2012

Mumbai: Katrina Kaif is all praise for her 'Dhoom 3' co-actor Aamir Khan's TV show 'Satyamev Jayate' and says that given a chance she too will attempt a show on small screen provided she can add value to it. Khan's debut show deals with sensitive social issues backed by

Will the MPs please stand up to Satyamev Jayate?

INDIA | May 15, 2012

They are either too busy debating a 60-year-old cartoon or walking out of the House over dubious deals - the rare show of solidarity when the Parliament completed its 60 years notwithstanding. The common citizens, meanwhile (at least those who had TV), were being subjected to one of the most

Sonia may discuss report on poll debacle with MPs

POLITICS | May 09, 2012

New Delhi: The Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) is set to meet in Parliament on Wednesday morning. Party President Sonia Gandhi is expected to address the Congress MPs. Sources say she may touch on the recommendations made by the AK Antony report on the poll debacle in the state assembly elections.

Maharashtra drought: Rahul, Chavan meet PM

INDIA | May 08, 2012

New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday with Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to seek a special relief package for the drought-hit state. Nearly 12 districts in the state have been hit by a severe drought. The Prime Minister is expected to

Maharashtra drought: CM wants Rs 2200 cr package

Smitha Nair INDIA | May 08, 2012

Satara: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan is set to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday to seek a relief package for 12 drought-hit districts in his state. The state has reportedly sought a package of over Rs 2,200 crore and 5 lakh tonnes of foodgrain at BPL rates.