Everything you need to know about Raja Sansi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Raja Sansi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Film: "Neram"; Cast: Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nizam, Simhaa, Thambi Ramaiah, Nasser, John Vijay, Charlie and Ananth Nag; Director: Alphonse Putharen; Rating: ****
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members Friday raised the issue of the 2G spectrum scam at the first meeting of the reconstituted Public Accounts Commitee of parliament, said informed sources.
Lucknow, May 15 (IANS) Former Uttar Pradesh minister and independent legislator Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya was Wednesday grilled by the CBI over the murder of Kunda deputy superintendent of police Zia-ul-Haq and two others.
New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, arrived at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters for questioning in connection with the murder of a village head Nanhe Yadav and Deputy Superintendent of Police, Zia-ul-Haque.
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has been defeated in the National Assembly elections, a media report said Sunday.
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Madhuri Dixit's special dance number in forthcoming film "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" has impressed the film's producer Karan Johar so much that he has tagged her as "queen of dance".
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): The Lok Sabha today adopted a resolution to give a fresh extension to Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that is looking into all aspects of the 2G spectrum allocation scam till the end of the Monsoon Session.
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): P.C. Chacko, the chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that is looking into all aspects of the 2G spectrum allocation scam, on Monday said that he will move a resolution in the Lok Sabha to extend the committee's tenure.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday posted for July 6 an application filed by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy seeking the written statement given by former telecom minister A. Raja to Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) in the 2G spectrum allocation case.
Chennai, May 2 (IANS) Tamil filmmaker Pandiraj was offered a key role in his upcoming production venture "Moodar Koodam", but the filmmaker couldn't take out enough time from his busy schedule for it.
New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): Senior Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D.Raja on Wednesday said the Chinese intrusion issue doesn't warrant the cancellation of External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid's visit to China on May 9.
New Delhi, Apr. 29 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has agreed to allow the financial business to be taken up in the Parliament on Tuesday, today said that it would continue with its agitation and mount pressure on the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre on issues concerning the coal scam and the 2G spectrum scam.
Chennai, April 27 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi said Saturday everything relating to the investigation in the coal mine allocation scam should be done in an honest manner.
Bangalore, Apr. 26 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj on Friday alleged that P. C. Chacko, the chairman of Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), had deliberately tried to cover the facts related to the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
New Delhi, Apr. 25 (ANI): Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V. Narayanasamy on Thursday lashed out at the opposition members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), which is looking the 2G spectrum allocation scam, for demanding the removal of panel chairperson P.C. Chacko, saying it is unwarranted, unnecessary and politically motivated.
New Delhi, Apr. 25 (ANI): Opposition members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that is looking the 2G spectrum allocation scam, have submitted a memorandum to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar expressing no confidence against panel chairperson P.C. Chacko.
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Raja Chaudhary says he has had enough of controversies and hopes to avoid it in future.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The BJP and the Left united Thursday to ask Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to remove P.C. Chacko as chief of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) looking into 2G spectrum allocation.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was repeatedly disrupted Thursday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continued to press for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation and the Left parties raised the issue of the chit fund scam in West Bengal.
New Delhi, Apr. 25 (ANI): The crucial Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting that was scheduled to be held today to adopt the draft report on 2G spectrum allocation issue has been postponed.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) All members of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) looking into 2G spectrum allocation should "adopt the report without voting", panel chief P.C. Chacko appealed Thursday ahead of the meeting to debate the document.
New Delhi, Apr 24. (ANI): The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) will meet here on Thursday to adopt the draft report on 2G spectrum allocation issue.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) A divided Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probing the 2G spectrum issue will meet Thursday to finalise its report, sources said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 24 (ANI): The Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) looking into the 2G scam P.C.Chacko on Wednesday said he had replied to former Telecom Minister A.Raja's 100-page letter, and therefore said the latter should not have any grouse over not being heard.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Former communications minister A. Raja, who is an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case, Monday reiterated he should been heard by the joint parliamentary commiitee (JPC) probing the controversy.
New Delhi, Apr. 22 (ANI): Former Telecom Minister A. Raja today lashed out at the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for not allowing him to depose before it, saying this is not the way the panel examining the 2G spectrum allocation is expected to function.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Facing a rap from the opposition over the leakage to the media of the JPC draft report on 2G allocation, P.C. Chacko, who chairs the parliamentary committee, Monday said he had urged members to treat the report as confidential.
Belgaum (Karnataka), April 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh on Monday criticized the ruling Congress over the 2G Joint Parliamentary Committee report and asked why prime accused A.Raja was not being heard by the JPC.
New Delhi, April 22 (ANI): Proceedings in the Lok Sabha were adjourned till 2 p.m. on Monday, while the Rajya Sabha adjourned deliberations till 12.30 p.m., after a relentless opposition sought to corner the UPA-II Government on a number odf issues, including the coal allocation scam, the 2G spectrum allocation scam and the gang-rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi.
New Delhi, April 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Prakash Javadekar on Monday accused the Congress of looting the nation for nine years and engaging themselves in a massive cover-up job.
Chennai, April 22 (IANS) DMK members of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probing the allocation and pricing of 2G spectrum have readied their dissent note to the panel's draft report, said the party's parliamentary leader T.R. Baalu.
New Delhi, April 21 (ANI): The Congress party on Sunday hoped that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would not to stall the second half of the budget session of parliament over the telecom scam.
New Delhi, Apr. 20 (ANI): Disapproving the findings of the Joint Parliamentary Committee's (JPC) draft report on the 2G spectrum scam, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Lal Krishna Advani on Saturday questioned how it had given a clean chit to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Ahead of parliament's budget session resuming Monday, former telecom minister A. Raja Friday targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 2G spectrum allocation saying everything was done in consultation with him.
Bangalore, April 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said the Congress tried to "subvert" the truth by using the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) which absolved Prime Minster Manmohan Singh of all the charges in the 2G spectrum allocation case.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Ahead of parliament's budget session resuming Monday, former telecom minister A. Raja Friday targeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 2G spectrum allocation saying everything was done in consultation with him.
New Delhi, April 19 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley on Friday questioned the Joint Parliamentary Committee's decision to give a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on 2G spectrum allocation.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Everything was done in consultation with the prime minister, former telecom minister A. Raja said Friday, further muddying the political waters over the draft report of the parliamentary panel on 2G spectrum that blamed him but cleared Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram of any wrongdoing.
Chennai, Apr. 19 (ANI): Former Telecom Minister A. Raja, who has been accused of indulging in a scam worth Rs. 1.76 lakh crore when in office, on Friday reiterated that he did everything in consultation with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, and said that he will prove his innocence in the 2G spectrum scam case.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The joint parliamentary committee (JPC) report on 2G spectrum allocation was based on facts and was unbiased, panel chief P.C. Chacko said Friday as the opposition criticised the document for being prejudicial.
Chennai, April 19 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Friday wondered how one could believe that a prime minister could be misled by his minister, referring to the draft report of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on the 2G spectrum allocation.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The draft report of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on 2G spectrum allocation is "prejudged and prejudiced" and therefore unacceptable, the Communist Party of India (CPI) said Friday.
New Delhi, April 19 (ANI): The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) investigating the 2G spectrum scam has pinned the blame on former telecom minister A.Raja and exonerated both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The parliamentary panel probing the 2G spectrum allocation has blamed former telecom minister A. Raja, holding he had changed the cut-off date for the spectrum allocation and that Finance Minister P.Chidambaram had no role in it, informed sources said Thursday.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The parliamentary panel probing the 2G spectrum allocation has blamed former telecom minister A. Raja, holding he had changed the cut off date for the allocation of spectrum and that Finance Minister P.Chidambaram had no role in it, informed sources said Thursday.
Islamabad, Apr. 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has stripped former interior minister Rehman Malik and his predecessors of unlimited perks and privileges.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) As the world celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema, veteran archivist P.K. Nair reveals that there are no prints of India's first talkie "Alam Ara" made in 1931 or indeed of many epic films made before the 1950s.
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Tigmanshu Dhulia's new project "Bullet Raja" has an official action director Parvez Khan, who did the heart-in-the-mouth stunts in "Ra.One", "Vishwaroop" and "Agent Vinod". But new action-star Vidyut Jamwal will compose his own stunts for the film.
Chennai, April 15 (IANS) Veteran playback singer S. Janaki remembers P.B. Srinivas as a "humble singer" who always appreciated the work of his colleagues.
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Actor Vidyut Jamwal, who has been seen flaunting his well-sculpted body on the big screen, turned vegetarian more than a decade ago and enjoys the perks of healthy eating habits. He says he is "more agile and faster".
New Delhi, April 10 (ANI): Reacting to Tuesday's heckling of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and some of her ministers by Student Federation of India (SFI) and CPI-M activists as they arrived at the Planning Commission here, Communist Party of India (CPI) lawmaker D. Raja lawmaker on Wednesday strongly condemned it, saying that his party did not endorse such acts.
New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday criticized Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for not doing enough to control spiraling inflation.
Lucknow, April 6 (IANS) Another case was filed against former Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya, the accused in killing of a village headman and a police officer, Saturday when a prime eyewitness accused him of intimidation and threatening his life.
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) "Force" fame Vidyut Jamwal, whose career in Bollywood seems to have taken off in a big way, will soon be seen in Tigmanshu Dhulia's "Bullet Raja". And the actor is all praise for the director's professional and personal skills.
New Delhi, Apr. 4 (ANI): Citing Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's willingness to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) headed by Murli Manohar Joshi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday questioned the former's move not to make an appearance before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on 2G.
Chennai, Apr. 3 (ANI): Asserting that transparency is the strength of Indian democracy, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Wednesday said there is nothing wrong in senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha's demand that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram must appear before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that is probing the 2G scam, as the aim is to bring out the truth.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ensure former telecom minister A. Raja is allowed to depose before the joint parliamentary committee examining the 2G spectrum allocation, said BJP sources Monday.
New Delhi, Apr. 1 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha on Monday lashed out at Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) chairman P.C. Chacko for not inviting former Telecom Minister A. Raja to depose before it in connection with the 2G spectrum scam, saying it's a very serious issue.
Islamabad, Mar. 31 (ANI): The Water and Power Ministry of Pakistan has pressed for the recovery of its official items from three former federal ministers.
Lucknow, March 30 (IANS) More trouble comes the way of former Uttar Pradesh minister and independent legislator from Kunda, Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya in the triple murder case at Balipur. The family of gram pradhan Nanhe Yadav has complained to the CBI of threats from the former minister and his men.
New Delhi, Mar. 29 (ANI): With Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh stating that his government is stable and will complete its full term, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Friday preferred to adopt a wait and watch approach amid the ongoing war of words between the Congress-led UPA II Government and the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP).
Islamabad, Mar 29 (ANI): Pakistan's Peoples Party-Parliamentarians (PPP-P) is by far the poorest political party in the country, according to the financial statement submitted by it.
New Delhi, Mar. 28 (ANI): Leaders of various political outfits on Thursday lashed out at former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf over his remark that he was 'proud of the Kargil operation' during which the Pakistani troops had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and occupied positions on the Indian side in 1999.
New Delhi, Mar. 25 (ANI): In wake of former Telecom Minister A. Raja's accusation that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh was in the loop in the policy decisions taken by his ministry, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday demanded the appointment of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate all the charges levelled against the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in connection with the 2G spectrum scam.
Film: "Karuppampatti"; Actors: Ajmal Ameer, Aparnaa Bajpai, Alice Tantardini, Archana, M.S. Bhaskar, Jagan, Srinath, Devadarshini and Chetan; Director: Prabhu Raja Cholan; Rating: **1/2
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The pitch at the Ferozeshah Kotla is in the news again. It has shown signs of cracking on day one of the fourth cricket Test between India and Australia and the experts do not see the match lasting the full five days.
Chennai/New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Two days after the DMK quit India's ruling UPA, the CBI Thursday raided the residence of party leader M.K. Stalin in Chennai, triggering a storm with an upset Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying the timing was "unfortunate". But DMK chief M. Karunanidhi played it cool, saying enigmatically that it "may or may not be political vendetta".
Chennai/New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The CBI raided the residence of DMK leader M.K. Stalin Thursday, two days after the party's decision to pull out of the ruling UPA. The early morning search triggered a storm with union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram expressing his "strong" disapproval while DMK chief M. Karunanidhi said enigmatically that it "may or may not be political vendetta".
Chennai, March 21 (IANS) The CBI early Thursday raided the residence of M.K. Stalin, son of DMK chief M. Karunanidhi, triggering a political storm.
New Delhi, Mar. 21 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Thursday questioned the timing of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raid at DMK leader M.K. Stalin's residence in Chennai, and sought an explanation from the Congress-led UPA Government.
Chennai, March 21 (IANS) Officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are carrying out a search at the residence of M.K. Stalin, son of DMK chief M.K. Karunanidhi, Thursday.
Hyderabad, March 19 (IANS) Makuta VFX Tuesday announced that Raja Koduri, formerly director of graphics architecture at Apple Inc and chief technology officer (CTO) for Graphicsat AMD Inc, has been appointed as chief technical advisor to its board of directors.
New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has categorically denied media reports alleging that it had analysed and agreed with former telecom minister A. Raja's actions before the 2G scam surfaced.
Chennai, March 18 (IANS) It took a few calls to convince Raja that he actually won the National Award for best make-up artist for Tamil teen crime-thriller "Vazhakku En 18/9".
New Delhi, Mar. 18 (ANI): Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) chairman P. C. Chacko on Monday dismissed media reports that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) was aware of the 2G scam, and alleged that there was an ulterior motive behind it.
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said the practice of replacing an elected government by military might in the country has ended.
London, Mar. 17 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has hailed as "a victory" for democracy the completion of a full term by an elected government for the first time in the country's history.
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) Pakistan's lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, was dissolved at midnight Saturday on completion of its five-year constitutional term, an official announcement said.
Islamabad, March 14 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Thursday invited the opposition for talks on the nomination of a consensus person to lead the caretaker setup during the polls.
Islamabad, March 13 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Wednesday assured transparent parliamentary elections in the country.
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Actor Vidyut Jamwal, who has replaced Irrfan in Tigmanshu Dhulia's "Bullet Raja", will design and execute action sequences himself for the movie.
Chennai, March 10 (IANS) Tamil director P. Kinslin says Anjali acts naturally in front of the camera and says she has the ability to slip into her character with ease and precision.
Islamabad, Mar. 9 (ANI): Pakistan Police has closed the case of Kamran Faisal, an investigator of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) found dead in his official residence at Federal Lodges on January 18, a senior police official said.
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Dismissing a petition challenging renaming of Amritsar's Rajasansi International Airport to Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, the Supreme Court Friday said that approaching it for enforcement of constitutional rights should be for much larger issues affecting people and society.
Lucknow, Mar.7 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya was named as an accused in the murder of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Zia-ul-Haq on Thursday by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), based on a complaint filed by Haq's widow, Parveen Azad.
New Delhi, Mar. 7 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Thursday said India should demand an impartial and international inquiry on the war crimes committed by Sri Lankan military on Tamils as well as should vote against the island nation in the current meeting of UN Human Rights Council.
Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to begin a probe into the murder of Uttar Pradesh deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Zia-ul-Haq and two others Thursday, officials said.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati Wednesday said the Uttar Pradesh government was protecting former minister Raja Bhaiyya, who has been booked for the murder of a senior police officer.
Pratapgarh, Mar. 6 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who is facing sharp criticism over the alleged involvement of politician Raja Bhaiya in the murder of a deputy superintendent of police in an incident of mob violence, on Wednesday visited Pratapgarh to meet the family members of slain village headman and his brother.
New Delhi, Mar.5 (ANI): Will there be a "churning of seas" when an emerging India and rising China begin to cross footprints of either rivalry or competition?
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Manjeet Singh's feature film project "Chenu" has been selected by the Cannes International Film Festival's L'Atelier section. It is one of 15 projects selected from across the globe, and the director considers it an honour.
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Noting that no member of parliament has an automatic right to appear before the JPC, the parliamentary panel probing the 2G spectrum issue will decide on former telecom minister A. Raja's plea to depose before it, its chairman P.C. Chacko said Monday.
Lucknow, March 4 (IANS) The Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh found itself in a piquant situation Monday as the widow of slain police officer Zia-ul-Haq refused to conduct his funeral unless the "chief minister personally came over to assure justice".
Chennai, March 3 (IANS) Tamil actor Narain, known for films such as "Mugamoodi" and "Anjathe", has joined the cast of Karthi Sivakumar-starrer comedy "All In All Azhagu Raja".
Yangon, Mar 2 (IANS) The Indian football team began its campaign in style, beating Chinese Taipei 2-1 in their first match of the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers 2013 here Saturday.
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) From the interiors of India to soirees big and small in urban centres, India's folk musicians are going places and getting increasingly new audiences. And giving them the much-needed platform are folk music festivals in centres as varied as Mussoorie and Mumbai.
Chennai, Feb 28 (IANS) Draping a south Indian sari and playing two roles from two different eras in upcoming Tamil romantic-drama "Karuppampatti" was an uphill task for Aparnaa Bajpai, who hardly wears a sari in real life.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Only six states have appointed independent protection officers for implementing the law to prevent domestic violence, Woman and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath informed the Rajya Sabha Wednesday.
New Delhi, Feb. 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Balbir Punj on Monday voiced his support for A. Raja, saying nobody should have any problem if the former Telecom Minister and main accused in 2G scam wants to present new facts before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the 2G allocation.
Chennai, Feb 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday greeted Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa on her 65th birthday.
