Superstar Rajinikanth’s daughter Soundarya, whose directorial debut “Kochadaiiyaan” is set to release, was honoured with the NDTV Indian of the Year Technical Innovation in a Film award here Tuesday. And her mother Latha is relishing the moment.
The honour came Soundarya’s way for using ground-breaking technology in “Kochadaiiyaan”. The Rs.125 crore project is said to be the country’s first motion capture photo-realistic 3D animated movie.
Going a full U-turn, Union Minister Salman Khurshid today went back on his statement expressing support to Third Front, saying that UPA would form a government at the Centre.
“UPA is going to form next government at the Centre. Those who are going to support it will be known in future. Congress will not support Third Front,” Khurshid said, addressing an election meeting in Azamgarh.
A sub-inspector of police posted in the state CID wing was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly duping a 60 women of Rs 1.22 crore, police said.
The SI, Prakash Chandani was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly duping the women through his wife who sought invesments during kitty parties in Jawaharnagar and Adarsh Nagar areas in Jaipur, an official spokesman said.
Going a full U-turn, Union Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday went back on his statement expressing support to Third Front, saying that UPA would form a government at the Centre.
“UPA is going to form next government at the Centre. Those who are going to support it will be known in future. Congress will not support Third Front,” Khurshid said, addressing an election meeting in Azamgarh.
On Saturday, Khurshid had said that Congress could consider extending support to the Third Front or taking its help to form the government if necessary after the Lok Sabha elections.
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the Congress was a sinking ship and that the days of the mother-son duo (Sonia and Rahul Gandhi) were over.
Talking exclusively to Zee News, Modi said, “When the polls were announced the Congress thought that there would be a hung Parliament. They have been saying that we will not let Modi become PM, we will back a Third Front government. From their comments it seems that they have already lost the polls and the days of mother-son duo are over.”
BJP’s national leader Venkaiah Naidu promised Seemandhra region “special status” for ten years, if his party was voted to power at the Centre.
“If the BJP is voted to power at the Centre, Seemandhra will get special status for ten years,” BJP national leader Venkaiah Naidu said here today.
Addressing a public meeting at Rayachoty on Tuesday evening, Naidu alleged that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who accepted special status for Seemandhra for ten years in private conversations, violated his own assurance and announced special status for only five years in parliament.
Election Commission has made all arrangements for the smooth conduct of polls in Telangana region tomorrow.
The first phase of simultaneous polls in Andhra Pradesh will be held for 119 Assembly and 17 Lok Sabha seats of Telangana region, Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwarlal said today.
“All arrangements have been made for the polls. Over one lakh EVMs have been sent to respective polling stations,” the CEO said while addressing a press conference.
An American drummer for the rock band Scorpions has been sentenced to one month in jail after being convicted of offensive behavior in Dubai, according to reports by newspapers in the United Arab Emirates.
The government-backed National newspaper reported today that James Kottak was convicted of insulting Islam, raising his middle finger, and being under the influence of alcohol while in transit at Dubai airport.
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Tuesday appealed to voters to ensure his party’s victory in 300 Lok Sabha constituencies, but his use of Kargil hero Vikram Batra’s oft-quoted phrase “yeh dil maange more” sparked a controversy with Batra’s parents and the Congress raising objections.
Modi later defended his use of the phrase at a 3D rally held a few hours later saying he would “rather leave politics than insult our martyrs and their parents”.
The National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) has led to an increase in the annual income of farmers in 500 villages in India from Rs.15,000 to Rs.200,000, an official said here Tuesday.
NAIP director Rama Rao said the project has further created a Rs.150 crore horticulture market owned by erstwhile street flower vendors by helping them use technological innovation to increase the usability of flowers from a day to three days.
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Tuesday said he had the highest respect for Kargil hero Vikram Batra and his parents and would rather quit politics than dishonour or hurt them.
He was defending his use of Batra’s oft-quoted phrase “Yeh dil maange more” to appeal for 300 Lok Sabha seats at a rally in Himachal Pradesh’s Palampur, the hometown of Captain Batra.
Addressing a 3D rally using holographic technique, Modi said: “I talked about Vikram Batra with due respect but later I got to know that my political adversaries made an issue out of it. I was very upset.”
A court here Tuesday directed officials of Delhi’s Tihar jail to provide all facilities to Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal who has claimed he was being treated “even worse than an animal”.
According to sources, District Judge I.S. Mehta of the Patiala House court issued notice to the Tihar jail superintendent to file a reply on an application moved by Bhatkal.
The Indian Mujahideen co-founder and his associate Assadullah Akhtar were presented in the court during an in-chamber hearing in a case filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
The Rajasthan Royals put up a total of 152/5 after electing to bat against the Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League clash at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium here Tuesday.
Opener Ajinkya Rahane top scored for the Royals with 72 while pacer Vinay Kumar was the most successful Knight Riders bowler, clinching two wickets.
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The family of Kargil martyr Captain Vikram Batra has taken exception to the repeated reference of his name and the slogan “Yeh Dil Maange More” (this heart yearns more), by BJP’s prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi.
During his rallies in Palampur, home town of Batra, Mandi and Solan, Modi used Batra’s name and “Yeh Dil Maange More”, a popular advertising slogan Batra had said before he died in the Kargil war, to strike a chord with the masses here.
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Tuesday said he had the highest respect for Kargil hero Vikram Batra and his parents and would rather quit politics than dishonour or hurt them.
Modi was defending his use of Batra’s oft-quoted phrase “Yeh dil maange more” to appeal for 300 Lok Sabha seats at a rally in Himachal Pradesh’s Palampur, the hometown of Captain Batra.
Addressing a 3D rally, using holographic technique, Modi said: “I talked about Vikram Batra with due respect but later I got to know that my political adversaries made an issue out of it. I was very upset.”
Demand for power in the capital might shoot up to 6,100 MW this summer, surpassing all previous records, a Delhi government official said Tuesday.
“Delhi is anticipating a peak demand of 6,100 MW in the first fortnight of June and power distribution companies have made adequate arrangements to meet the anticipated peak demand,” said Principal Secretary (Power) Arun Goyal.
The city is reeling under intense heat which has led to high demand of power.
In the summer of 2013, the power demand rose to 5,653 MW.
India’s successful test to intercept an incoming missile at high altitude has evoked mixed reactions among Chinese military and strategic experts who believe that advances made by India in anti-ballistic missile technology are aimed at strategic deterrence.
India’s anti-missile test on Sunday intercepting targets outside the atmosphere is more aimed at “strategic deterrence”, as this technology will make its enemies feel the strike power of their missiles is diminished, Wang Ya’nan, a senior editor at Aerospace Knowledge magazine, told state-run Global Times.
Aided by the “Modi wave”, LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan Tuesday said he hoped he would break his own Guinness World Record for winning a parliamentary election with the highest margin from his Hajipur constituency in Bihar in these elections.
The Lok Janshakti Party chief recalled that he won from Hajipur in 1977 with a margin of 4.24 lakh votes – a feat that established a Guinness World Record.
“The situation seems like 1977… I am confident I will repeat it,” he said.
Union Agriculture Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar today took stock of the political situation in Mahrashtra and the party’s prospects in the elections.
“The meeting was convened hurriedly. Pawarsaheb was in Mumbai and called us for a cup of tea and to take stock of the situation in our constituencies,” Tribal Affairs Minister Madhukar Pichad told PTI.
The Qaumi Ekta Dal (QED) of Mukhtar Ansari Tuesday extended support to Congress candidate from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, Ajay Rai.
Earlier, Ansari, currently lodged in the central jail in Agra since 2010 for his alleged role in the murder of a BJP legislator, had announced his candidature from Varanasi but later withdrew in the “larger interest” of minorities.
Accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of shielding those in the know about the Saradha chit fund scam, suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh – now under arrest for his alleged involvement in the scandal – Tuesday expressed doubts over scam kingpin Sudipta Sen’s claim that he had not purchased any of her paintings.
“The chief minister, the government, are all trying to shield those in the know,” Ghosh said, interacting with reporters when he was produced in the court during the day.
Ghosh said he met Sen at the Alipore Central Jail on three consecutive days starting April 10.
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in his separate rallies in Uttarakhand stated that if his party wins the election then he will ensure that the women-reservation bill was passed and that will be his first priority.
The collapse of an eight-storey building in Gujarat’s Surat has injured six people on Tuesday.
Fire brigade and rescue teams reached the site of the collapse and freed the injured people stuck under the debris as well as the residents stuck on the floors.
A gunman Tuesday injured six people at a FedEx warehouse in the US state of Georgia before killing himself, local media reported.
Police were informed at around 5:54 a.m. about a man firing indiscriminately at the suburban facility in Kennesaw, about 40 km north of Atlanta, and one of those injured was in critical condition, Xinhua cited the report as saying.
The man later fatally shot himself.
“The suspect in this case is deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound,” the police said.
A FedEx spokesman said the company was cooperating with authorities.
Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi , on Tuesday invoked sentiments on Kargil war hero’s name while campaigning in Himachal Pradesh.
While addressing an election rally in Palampur-the hometown of fallen soldier of 1999 Kargil war- Captain Vikram Batra, Modi referred to Batra’s catch-phrase of “Yeh Dil Maange More” (the heart wants more) to seek votes for all four seats from Himachal Pradesh in the ongoing parliamentary polls.