Everything you need to know about Acharya Nagar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Acharya Nagar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Shimla, May 23 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court Thursday directed the state government to suspend and initiate disciplinary proceedings against its two officials for illegal detention of a man over alleged threat of breach of peace in 2009.
Bumla/New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's maiden visit to India symbolises the rising significance of New Delhi as the two Asian giants seek to overcome a chequered past and border tensions to broaden strategic ties and boost bilateral trade.
New Delhi/Shimla, May 18 (ANI): Pressing for the demand of release of Tibet's 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Cheoki Nyima, scores of exiled Tibetans and activists held protests in New Delhi and Shimla on Friday.
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) As Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in India days after the two countries resolved a 20-day border stand-off, experts said India-China ties go back a long way and one should not judge the relations on the basis of one event.
Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir), May 2 (ANI): A militant hideout has been busted in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar District.
Chennai, April 30 (IANS) City based Sundaram BNP Paribas Home Finance will get a capital infusion of Rs.100 crore from its two promoters while it would borrow around Rs.3,950 crore, said a top company official.
Chandipur on Sea (Odisha), April 29 (ANI): A fire broke out in an underground magazine store of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) complex in Chandipur-on-Sea, Odisha, on Monday morning, triggering several explosions.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) A group of MPs Friday urged the government to withdraw the "controversial" Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) bill that was tabled in parliament a few days ago.
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A day before an all-party meeting on the land acquisition bill, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday met leaders of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) who have opposed the bill in its present form.
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) After the success of "Nautanki Saala", director Rohan Sippy has started shooting for his next film "Sonali Cable". He says the best way to celebrate a film's success is to start a new one.
Los Angeles, March 12 (IANS) A drug that minimises leaks in the blood brain barrier can delay progress of Alzheimer's disease, says a study.
New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday condemned Thursday evening's twin bomb blasts in Hyderabad and questioned why the government had been unable to prevent these incidents despite having relevant intelligence inputs.
Guwahati, Feb 20 (IANS) Two Assam-based NGOs have approached the Gauhati High Court seeking details of the "disappearance" of a woman rights activist, about whom police claimed that she has joined banned militant outfit ULFA.
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Choreographer-turned-director Remo D'Souza, whose directorial venture "ABCD: Any Body Can Dance" did decent business at the box office, says that with a sequel in the offing there's pressure on him to surpass the set standards.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 14 (IANS) The BJP and the Congress Thursday boycotted Odisha Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare's address on the first day of the state assembly's budget session.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Choreographer-director Remo D'Souza's "ABCD - Any Body Can Dance", the country's first 3D dance film, has got the thumbs up from the viewers. It collected Rs.19.5 crore in its opening weekend at the domestic box-office.
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Actor-director Prabhudeva, whose film "ABCD" has opened with an outstanding collection, says now he will hike his price as an actor.
Film: Anybody Can Dance(ABCD); Starring: Prabhu Deva, Kay Kay Menon, Ganesh Acharya; Directed by Remo D'Souza; Rating: ***
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) UTV Motion Pictures has signed a two-film contract with Remo D'Souza and one of them could be a sequel to his just realsed 3D dance film "ABCD - Anybody Can Dance".
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) International dance reality show winner Lauren Gottlieb is "in love with Bollywood" and wants to popularise Bollywood dance in the US with her debut Hindi movie Remo D'Souza-directed "ABCD - Anybody Can Dance".
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) When he is an actor, he just acts, says choreographer-turned-director Prabhudheva who never interfered while shooting for Remo D'Souza's "ABCD - Any Body Can Dance", a 3D dance move coming out Friday.
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) Choreographer-director Remo D'Souza has used chartbuster "Aa re pritam pyaare" from the film "Rowdy Rathore", in his new film "ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance". He says it will be shown in the movie with a new twist.
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Reality show contestant and dancer Dharmesh, who makes his acting debut with "ABCD: AnyBody Can Dance", says he had a habit of imitating a lot of actors in his bathroom and that is something that helped him face the camera.
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Choreographer-turned-director Remo D'Souza, whose film "ABCD: AnyBody Can Dance" is ready for release, has decided to meet government officials to appeal for a National Dance Day.
Nagpur, Jan 26 (IANS) As the nation celebrated the Republic Day, thousands of farmers from Maharashtra's Vidarbha region Saturday worshipped portraits of political leaders and undertook a day-long fast to seek the government's intervention in resolving the agrarian crisis in the region.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Owing to his tight working schedule, actor-filmmaker Prabhudheva will undertake the overseas promotion of his upcoming film 3D dance film "ABCD: Any Body Can Dance", with the help of a hologram.
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) A dance performance at the ongoing Maha Kumbh? If choreographer-turned-director Remo D'Souza has his way, he will perform with his dance troupe in Aallahabad in Uttar Pradesh soon.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Songs-and-dances are a routine feature in Bollywood, but would you expect a melange of around 50 dance forms in one film? Remo D'Souza's forthcoming film "ABCD: AnyBody Can Dance" offers just that.
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Renowned painters from India and Bangladesh are set to join hands with differently abled children from the city at a cultural festival here Jan 24.
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) The team of "ABCD: AnyBody Can Dance" will perform at the Maha Kumbh as a promotional activity for the film. Director Remo D'Souza says they will perform on a devotional song.
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Choreographer-director Remo D'Souza has decided to copyright certain dance steps used in the song "Bezubaan" from his forthcoming directorial venture "ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance", to prevent infringement.
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Choreographer-turned-actor Salman Yusuff Khan, who is making his silver screen debut with Remo D'Souza's "ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance", says he got goosebumps after seeing his name on a huge vanity van on the first day of shoot.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) A bus stop in south Delhi's Munirka area from where the young woman boarded a bus in which she was gang-raped turned Saturday into a memorial after she passed away in Singapore.
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) The promotional multi-city tour for the movie "ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance", which was supposed to start from New Delhi, will now take off from Bangalore for the sake of injured choreographer-turned-actor Salman Yusuff Khan.
Senior BJP Leader and Ex-Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Lal Krishna Advani on Monday said that it is very essential to promote the lessons of morality, discipline, social attachment and humanity among the people in order to avoid the cases of Gang rape.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Choreographer-turned-actor Salman Yusuff Khan, who is making his silver screen debut with Remo D'Souza's "ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance", says working with Prabhudheva was a dream come true.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 7 (IANS) At least four lakh migratory birds have so far thronged to Odisha's Chilika Lake - India's largest brackish water lagoon, an official said Friday.
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) Choreographer-director Remo D'Souza says he chose to make his dance film "ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance" in 3D because he wanted to portray a very common thing as dance in a very special manner.
Ayodhya, Dec 6 (ANI): Security was tight in prominent cities and town of Uttar Pradesh on the 20th anniversary of the demolition of Babri mosque in Ayodhya.
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Remo D'Souza's "ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance" is yet to hit theatres, but the choreographer-director is already planning a sequel for the movie. He says it will definitely feature ace dancer Prabhudheva in a key role.
Bhopal, Dec. 2 (ANI): Several people participated in Bhopal in memory of those who lost their lives in 1984 Bhopal gas leak tragedy caused by a plant of Union Carbide.
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Ace actor-choreographer Prabhudheva, who has been wooing the audience with his fine and flexible dance skills for over two decades, says it is good to see young blood infusing freshness into movie choreography.
Agra, Nov 29 (IANS) A helicopter service connecting Delhi and the holy town of Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh has started.
Chandigarh, Nov 28 (IANS) Looking to tap the Rs.14,000 crore worth unorganised gold market in Haryana and Chandigarh, Reliance Money Precious Metals Pvt. Ltd. (RMPM), a Reliance Capital company, and the World Gold Council Wednesday announced they would tie up with 10,000 jewellers in the region.
Official trailer of much awaited dance based film of Remo D Souza "Anybody Can Dance" has finally been released.
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) Actor?filmmaker Prabhudheva has dubbed in Hindi for the 3D dance film "ABCD ? AnyBody Can Dance" and says it was really tough.
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Choreographer?director Remo D'Souza will pay tribute to evergreen actors like Dev Anand, Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra in the first promo of "ABCD ? AnyBody Can Dance". He will perform their signature dance moves.
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Choreographer Ganesh Acharya, who features in "ABCD ? AnyBody Can Dance", says that the film has turned out to be really good and will benefit its director Remo D'Souza.
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Prabhudheva and Remo D'Souza, who are die?hard Michael Jackson fans, will pay tribute to the late pop legend in the upcoming film "AnyBody Can Dance" ("ABCD").
Kolkata, Nov.15 (ANI): Asian Games gold medal winner Pinki Pramanik, who was charged of rape and cheating after medical reports confirmed that 'she' was actually a 'man', has claimed that the police is driving her to commit suicide.
Film: "I"; Cast: Shekhar, Sushma, Naveen Patil, M.S. Umesh, Tumkur Mohan, Hemalatha and others; Director: V.V. Vardhan; Producer: Vinod Kumar; Camera: Nagesh Acharya; Composer: M.S. Mithun; Rating: None
New Delhi, Nov. 9 (ANI): The split within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came out in the open on Friday with some party leaders backing veteran lawyer Ram Jethmalani's controversial comment on Lord Ram, the protagonist in the epic 'Ramayana', while others lashed out at him.
New Delhi, Nov. 8 (ANI): Veteran lawyer and Member of parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Bharatiya Janata Party, Ram Jethmalani on Thursday made a provocative and controversial statement by saying that Ram was a very bad husband.
Much awaited MTNL Perfect Health Mela has now started from today, Delhi?s Health Minister Dr. A. K. Walia has inaugurated this mela and officially announced that the festival of health is begin for delhiites
Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (IANS) The winter session of the Odisha assembly will begin Nov 27, an official said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Choreographer-turned-director Remo D'Souza is set to organise dance workshops across 16 cities as part of the promotional campaign for his new film "Any Body Can Dance" (ABCD).
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Ganesh Acharya says he has choreographed the "Po po po" song in "Son of Sardar" for children.
Mumbai, Oct 21 (IANS) Filmmaker Prashant Rasailly's second directorial venture "Kathaa" has been screened Sunday at the ongoing 14th edition of Mumbai Film Festival and he feels that there is no divide between arthouse and commercial cinema.
Mumbai, Oct 16 (IANS) Actor Anupam Kher has begun shooting for "Yamla Pagla Deewana 2" in London, and is excited about working with the three Deols - Dharmendra, Sunny and Bobby.
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Moving away from the third instalment of the popular "Dhoom" franchise was a conscious decision for Sanjay Gadhvi, but the director admits he will definitely miss being a part of "Dhoom 3".
Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) Directors under three-film contracts with Yash Raj Films (YRF) are known to quietly make their movies and move on. But here's a refreshing change in the protocol - Sanjay Gadhvi says he is still very deeply and indelibly connected with the banner and its people even six years after he left the production house.
Panaji, Oct 3 (IANS) Satellite devices will now help the Goa government to combat and curb illegal mining in the state.
Kathmandu, Sept. 30 (ANI): The plane crash in Nepal that left 19 dead on Friday, was most probably caused by a 'panic-stricken' pilot, Nepalese aviation officials have said.
Panaji, Sep 25 (IANS) Less than 48 hours after Congress spokesman filed a police complaint accusing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and senior mines department officials of abetting the suicide of an official, the party Tuesday distanced itself from the complainant.
Hyderabad, Sep 24 (IANS) A special court here Monday granted conditional bail to G. Vijaya Raghava, the finance head (south) of Emaar MGF, in the Emaar-APIIC township case.
Mathura, Sep 22 (IANS) A court has banned the use of plastic bags in Uttar Pradesh's temple town of Vrindavan.
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) Yash Raj Films' (YRF) much-awaited "Dhoom 3" will be the first Bollywood film to be released in IMAX theatres, after being digitally re-mastered in the IMAX format, it was announced here Friday.
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The second accused and the lone surviving assailant in last week's shooting incident here, in which four people were killed, died Monday, police said.
Jaipur, Sep 10 (IANS) A youth in Rajasthan's Sikar district Monday shot dead his 20-year old girlfriend and then himself over their strained relationship, police said.
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) Following his brother Prashanta's arrest in the Midnapore skeleton case, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sushanta Ghosh Monday claimed the arrest as "political vendetta" while one of the counsels threatened to move the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC) for alleged neglect of the "ailing" arrestee.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) In yet another case, a 65-year-old woman was killed inside her residence by unidentified assailants during a robbery bid Wednesday here, police said.
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The chopped body of a 23-year-old Bachelor of Business Administrative (BBA) student, with the head missing, were found near a railway track here, police said Sunday. Police suspect suicide attempt while victim's family claim murder.
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) To honour the memory of scientists C.V. Raman and Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose, a global institute of engineers will put up two milestone plates in Kolkata.
The Samajwadi Party Thursday over Coal gate scam sought an investigation to be conducted under the supervision of a Supreme Court judge and decided to join Left parties and Telgu Desum party to protest outside of Parliament against the logjam in the Houses over coal block allocations........
New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav along with Left and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders on Friday staged a sit in at the portico of Parliament House against the logjam in Parliament over coal block allocations.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): The Samajwadi Party along with the Left and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) will hold a protest outside Parliament today against the logjam in the House over coal block allocations.
Panaji, Aug 31 (IANS) The Congress Thursday compared Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar with ancient master tactician Chanakya, saying that he was "cozying up" to the players in mining and casino industry much against promises he made ahead of the Goa assembly polls.
Shimla, Aug 30 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court Thursday struck down some provisions of a state law related to the freedom of a person intending to convert from one religion to another.
Panaji, Aug 14 (IANS) In a severe warning to iron ore transporters ahead of the mining season, scheduled to begin in a few weeks from now, the Goa government Tuesday said that any truck found overloading ore would cost hefty Rs.5 lakh to the mining outfit.
New Delhi, Aug. 10 (ANI): The Congress Party on Friday hit back at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi after he accused the UPA of promoting cow slaughter and export of beef to bring 'Pink Revolution'. It said that Modi was suffering from a sense of deep sense of insecurity, because his own popularity in Gujarat was declining very rapidly.
Ramdev protest at Ramlila Maidan got a controversial start when a poster where image of Ramdev?s aide Balkrishna was placed along with freedom fighters was found at the platform prepared for Baba Ramdev.
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Aamir Khan, who was scheduled to leave for Chicago for the shooting of "Dhoom 3" Aug 3, will now leave a day later. He doesn't want to miss out being a part of his sister Nikhat's 50th birthday celebrations.
Washington, July 25 (ANI): A low-cost screening device connected to a cell phone may help save thousands of women and children from anaemia-related deaths and disabilities.
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Model-turned actress Huma Qureshi says she feels blessed to have two debut films instead of one, thanks to Anurag Kashyap's two-part crime thriller "Gangs Of Wasseypur".
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Choreographer Salman Khan, who is wowing judges on "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa" with his outstanding moves, is in awe of his Bollywood namesake Salman Khan and says that nobody can take the actor's place in his heart.
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Aamir Khan has started shooting for "Dhoom 3" and says that he is keeping his looks simple for his anti-hero role in the actioner.
Ranchi, July 10 (IANS) Yoga guru Ramdev Tuesday slammed the CBI for filing a charge sheet against his aide Acharya Balkrishna in a fake documents case.
Hyderabad, July 6 (IANS) In yet another setback to YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, a special court here Friday permitted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to question him in illegal assets case.
Bhubaneswar, July 5 (IANS) State-run National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) will set up a medical college and hospital in Odisha's impoverished Koraput district in the next two years, Health Minister Prasanna Acharya said Thursday.
Kathmandu, July 3 (Xinhua-ANI): Nepali government will resume the integration process of former Unified Communist Party of Nepal- Maoists (UCPN-M) combatants willing to serve in the Nepal Army (NA) on Wednesday.
Hyderabad, June 29 (IANS) In a major breather for Tamil Nadu Governor K.Rosaiah, the Andhra Pradesh High Court Friday exempted him from personally appearing in a city court in a land allotment case.
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Two labourers Wednesday died on the spot when an under-construction wall of a drain collapsed here, police said.
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Piles of official files and unnecessary bundles of paperwork are a thing of the past for the paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) which, courtesy a government initiative, is now using intranet to not only keep a record of salaries, allowances and tax deductions but also monitor the movement and deployment of its 222,000 troopers.
Hyderabad, June 18 (IANS) In a setback to Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah, a city court Monday issued summons to him in a case relating to de-notification of a government land when he was chief minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Hyderabad, June 18 (IANS) Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer L.V. Subrahmanyam Monday appeared in a special court in connection with the Emaar-APIIC township case.
Kolkata, June 15 (ANI): An Indian runner who won a gold medal in the women's 4x400m relay at the 2006 Asian Games has been arrested on rape charges levelled by a woman who claims the former athlete is actually a man, police said.
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Producer Pritish Nandy describes Emraan Hashmi as a good actor and says "he is the one to look out for".
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) Choreographer-turned-director Remo D'Souza, who has finished shooting his 3D film "ABCD" (Any Body Can Dance), says he always wanted to make a dance movie.
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Saying public debate seemed to have become a "hostage to sensationalism", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday warned against "growing intolerance and "narrow mindedness among Indians".
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday laid the foundation stone for the new campus of the hallowed Bose Institute - founded by famous scientist Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose in the early 20th century - in the satellite township of Salt Lake here.
