Friday 3rd September, 2010
'Ranbir Kapoor can be the next Amitabh Bachchan'
After working with Ranbir Kapoor in two films, director Siddharth Anand feels the young actor has the potential to follow in the footsteps of megastar Amitabh Bachchan as the 'complete Hindi film hero'.
'We Are family', a heartwarming Hindi take on 'Stepmom'
Film: 'We Are Family'; Cast: Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal; Directed by: Siddharth Malhotra; Rating: ****
Student union leader shot at in Greater Noida
A 25-year-old student union leader was shot by unidentified assailants in the Patwadi locality of Greater Noida Thursday, police said.
Rahul asks cops to properly probe murder case
India's News.NetCongress general secretary Rahul Gandhi reached a police station in his Amethi parliamentary constituency and asked the policemen there to investigate a murder case properly and within a stipulated period of time, a party leader said Thursday.
Rathore moves administrative tribunal for pension
India's News.NetTainted Haryana cop S.P.S. Rathore Thursday moved the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) here seeking the release of his pension that was withheld by the union home ministry in June.
CPI-M has camps in West Midnapore for party supporters: Bose
India's News.NetIn the wake of union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's comments on the existence of camps of armed cadres in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday claimed they were set up to house those evicted by the Maoists from their homes.
Padukone, Powell lead Queen's Baton Relay
India's News.NetThe Queen's Baton Relay for the Commonwealth Games was welcomed in Bangalore Thursday by school children, sports enthusiasts and sports stars.
UAE to adopt new foreign trade policy
India's News.NetThe United Arab Emirates will rework its foreign trade policy to enhance the country's position in global markets, a minister said Thursday.
Janmashtami celebrations: 170 'govindas' injured across Mumbai
India's News.NetSeveral 'Govindas' were injured Thursday, some critically, across Mumbai while they formed human pyramids to reach 'dahi handis' - pots of curd - suspended high above the ground on the occasion of Janmasthami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, officials said.
Congress panel wants state chiefs' election by Sep 17
India's News.NetWith Sonia Gandhi set to be formally re-elected Congress president Friday, the focus has shifted to the state units, who have been advised to elect their chiefs and other office bearers and complete the process by Sep 17.
Scanty rains trigger drought fears in Orissa
India's News.NetPoor monsoon rains have triggered drought fears in half of Orissa, an official said Thursday.
Gadkari to visit Russia from Monday
India's News.NetBharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari will be visiting Russia for five days from Monday on an invitation from awareness group Water Freedom Revolution (WFR), a party statement said Thursday.
Govt. to give rotten food grains to poor at BPL price
India's News.NetThe Central Government on Thursday decided to release an extra 2.5 million tonnes of food grains to the various states for distribution among the poor at a BPL price following the directives of the Supreme Court on the issue of rotten food grains
Sachin to join Indian Air Force as Group Captain on Friday
India's News.NetThe Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to honour master blaster Sachin Tendulkar with the rank of Honorary Group Captain on Friday.
Tar balls spoiling Goa beaches may stay till October: Government
India's News.NetGoa's tourism season, which begins in October, could be in peril.
Amit Shah challenges apex court's handing over of Sohrabbudin case to CBI
India's News.NetGujarat's former minister of state for home Amit Shah has moved the Supreme Court questioning its Jan 12, 2010, judgment handing over the investigations into the Sohrabuddin Sheikh-Kausar Bi abduction and killing case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Wife of killed Bihar cop inconsolable
India's News.NetRajni Devi, the wife of sub-inspector Abhay Kumar Yadav who was killed by Maoists Thursday, fainted several times and was inconsolable after being informed about her husband's death.
PDS hike under consideration: Ministerial panel
India's News.NetAgriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Thursday said the government is considering a hike in the quantity of foodgrains under the Public Distribution System along with an upgradation in the number of eligible Below Poverty Line (BPL) families.
More than 250 ULIPs sucked out of the market
India's News.NetThe kicking in of new norms for unit linked insurance policies (ULIP) issued by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) Wednesday has sucked out around 260 products sold by 23 life insurers in India.
Telecom services can bridge rich-poor divide: Rahul
India's News.NetCongress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday launched 3G-services in his parliamentary constituency, noting that telecommunication services play an important role in development as they can bridge the rich-poor and the rural-urban divide, party officials said.
Sonia Gandhi can become party chief 40 times: Congress
India's News.NetReacting to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad's remarks that Sonia Gandhi should offer the position of Congress president to someone from outside the Gandhi family, the Congress on Thursday said she can become the party chief as many as 40 times.
Sonia set for successive fourth term as Congress president
India's News.NetNew Delhi Sep 2 (IANS) Sonia Gandhi, already the longest serving incumbent, was Thursday set for a successive fourth term as Congress president with 55 valid sets of nomination papers filed in her favour by party leaders. No other candidate is in the fray.
Corporate social responsibility should be voluntary: Mittal
India's News.NetCorporate social responsibility (CSR) should not be made mandatory for companies, Sunil Mittal, chairman of India's telecom giant Bharti Airtel, said Thursday.
Lawyers demand more women courts and judges
India's News.NetA group of lawyers has sent a representation to the chief justice of Delhi High Court seeking more women courts as well as judges to deal with cases of marital discord.
Nitish Kumar holds high-level meeting on Maoist issue
India's News.NetBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday held a high-level meeting with top officials at his official residence after reports that Maoists had killed one of four abducted policemen. The Bihar police chief has said there is no truth in the Maoist claim of having killed a policeman.
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