Everything you need to know about Ram Saran Majra: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Ram Saran Majra: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Hyderabad, June 4 (IANS) Akkineni Nagarjuna missed his late mother Akkineni Annapurna at the launch of his dream project "Manam", which also features his father Akkineni Nageswara Rao and son Akkineni Naga Chaitanya.
Patna, May 30 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Shukla Thursday said the Congress will form a new alliance in Bihar ahead of the next general elections in 2014.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The union cabinet Wednesday revived two railway locomotive projects in Bihar by starting new bidding process, official sources said. The estimated cost of the two projects is over Rs.3,346 crore.
New Delhi, Apr. 30 (Xinhua-ANI): India has warned Pakistan of a massive retaliation even if there is a midget nuclear strike by the neighboring country, local media reported Tuesday.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) India has earned a "huge amount of goodwill" in Africa with its development partnership that focuses on capacity building and creating employment opportunities among other things, and is not in competition with China, said former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) India's nuclear deterrent is based on a credible nuclear doctrine and is sustained by a "systematic drive to operationalize" its various delivery components, including a sea-based one by 2015-16, Shyam Saran, chairman of the National Security Advisory Board, said here Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 14 (ANI): Actresses Juhi Chawla and Zeenat Aman dazzled the ramp wearing exquisite and rare jewellery at the ongoing India International Jewellery Week (IIJW) here over the weekend.
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Madhur Bhandarkar, known for making a film on the fashion industry, himself walked the ramp at the recently concluded India International Jewellery Week (IIJW) and liked the experience.
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The external affairs ministry Saturday clarified that no one was injured in the crude bomb attack that took place Friday near the car of the Indian high commissioner in Khulna, Bangladesh.
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The fourth edition of India International Jewellery Week (IIJW) was flagged off in a traditional manner Friday with a lamp lightning ceremony by actress Sonam Kapoor.
Mumbai, Apr. 10 (ANI): Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Wednesday questioned Subrata Roy, the chief of the Sahara conglomerate, and three other top executives about their assets and investments in connection with the high profile case involving refund of an estimated Rs 24,000 crore to over three crore investors.
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) Sahara Group head Subrata Roy and three top company executives were quizzed about their assets and investments by Indian markets regulator SEBI here Wednesday in connection with refunds of Rs.24,000 crore to over three crore investors.
Cisterna di Latina (Italy), April 9 (IANS/AKI) An Indian labourer has confessed to stabbing to death his Italian wife and her teenage daughter south of Rome in a fit of rage over money.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Indian government is planning to double the number of its diplomats posted in the 162 Indian missions and posts abroad from the mere 600 currently.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Indian government is planning to double the number of its diplomats posted in the 162 Indian missions and posts abroad from the mere 600 currently..
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) Fashion designer Asmita Marwa used a mix of mirror work, shells and antique prints to bring forth a gypsy look in her creations, showcased Friday at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) summer-resort 2013 here. Actress Shriya Saran turned up as the showstopper.
Agra, March 14 (IANS) The "save Yamuna" movement launched to secure the release of water from Hathinikundi in Haryana into the river appears to have split: One group has accepted the agreement arrived at midnight Wednesday while the other says the protest will continue.
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) India and Myanmar, that have a shared history and a long border between them, will interact more closely at the business and intelligentsia level following the visit of a multi-think tank delegation from India to that country.
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, Mar 1 (IANS) A multi-think tank scholars' delegation led by Rajiv Bhatia, Director-General, Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), is visiting Myanmar March 3-9 to take part in a conference organised in collaboration with the Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (MISIS) as part of the growing engagement between the two neighbours.
Chennai, Feb 20 (IANS) Tamil actor Vinay Rai will woo three debutante heroines in upcoming romantic-drama "Senthatti Kaalai Sevatha Kaalai", which will also see him in a double role.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Mani Majra is being promoted as a movie tourism destination after "Zero Dark Thirty" shot in the small town near Chandigarh put it on the international cinema map, the union tourism ministry said Friday.
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Actress Shriya Saran, who features in Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children", says she had a "brilliant" experience working with the Canada-based Indian filmmaker, who played a perfect guide to her.
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) Actor Darsheel Safary, who has portrayed the role of junior Saleem Sinai in Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children", says he feels lucky for being a part of such a big movie.
New Delhi, Feb 01 (ANI): Academy award winner director Deepa Mehta's most awaited film 'Midnight's Children' based on a booker prize winning novel of the same name by Salman Rushdie was premiered in Mumbai on Thursday night.
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Actor Rahul Bose, who will be seen in the role of Zulfikar, a Pakistani General in Deepa Mehta's adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel "Midnight's Children", says when a book is adapted into a film, it is definitely a happy moment for the author.
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Rahul Bose, who will be seen in Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children," says even though he has a small but significant role in the film, it cannot be called a landmark role in his career.
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Author Salman Rushdie, who was in India to promote Deepa Mehta's film "Midnight's Children" Tuesday, says it feels good to bring the film to it's original birthland.
Mumbai, Jan.30 (ANI): With just two days to for the premiere of the much awaited movie, "Midnight's Children", filmmaker Deepa Mehta and author of the book on which the movie has been made Salman Rushdie presented the first look of it in India's showbiz capital Mumbai.
Dhaka, Jan 28 (IANS) Bangladesh and India Monday signed two crucial agreements, including an extradition treaty, on the first day of the two-day visit of India's Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde here.
Gangtok, Jan 25 (ANI): Climatic advantage coupled with a skilled workforce gives Sikkim a definite edge in the business of floriculture.
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Author Salman Rushdie says he had to be quite ruthless to his novel "Midnight Children" while writing the screenplay for its big screen adaptation.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Indian tennis player Somdev Devvarman, who led a rebellion against the All India Tennis Association (AITA), said that the association has been acting in an unprofessional manner in handling their demands.
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Hunched under a tattered blanket for a little warmth under the Nehru Place flyover in south Delhi, a frail 43-year-old shivers on the first day of 2013, which started on a freezing note at four degrees Celsius.
Lucknow, Dec 22 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Brij Bhushan Saran Singh and former Shiv Sena legislator Pawan Pandey, both accused in the Babri mosque demolition case, surrendered before the special CBI court here Saturday.
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Deepa Mehta's film "Midnight's Children" has been cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), and without any cuts. The filmmaker is "thrilled".
Film: 'Sivaji 3D'; Director: S. Shankar; Cast: Rajinikanth, Shriya Saran, Suman and Vivekh; Rating: ***1/2
Patna, Dec 6 (IANS) The Bihar government Thursday suspended eight policemen for allowing a jailed gangster to visit his house and meet family members on way to a court hearing a day ago, police said.
BJP Delhi Pradesh President has alleged that all the Government Hospitals and Trauma centres have become graveyards for the patients. During the last 5 years, 10 thousand children have died due to negligence in Government Hospitals.
Saran (Bihar), Dec.4 (ANI): Maoists on Tuesday destroyed a construction site and set many vehicles on fire in Saran district, a rebel-infested area in Bihar.
Dhaka, Dec 3 (IANS) India would adopt a liberal visa policy to boost economic partnership and encourage Indian business to invest in Bangladesh to address the imbalance in trade and reap mutual benefit.
Lucknow, Nov 19 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Monday filed a review petition in the Allahabad High Court seeking a review of its Nov 8 order directing the transfer of Noida Authority's chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) over lapses in land transfer.
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) Anita Advani, who claims to be late Rajesh Khanna's live-in partner, has sent a notice to the late superstar's family for evicting her from his bungalow.
Shimla/New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Sunday registered a record high polling of around 75 percent in elections for 68 assembly constituencies, Election Commission officials said.
Shimla, Nov 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh recorded over 60 percent voter turnout by 3 p.m. Sunday after a sluggish start to polling in the 68 state assembly constituencies.
Kalpa (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's oldest voter Shyam Saran Negi, who has witnessed the shaping of democracy over almost seven decades, Sunday exercised his franchise along with his wife in this tiny picturesque hamlet in Kinnaur district.
Shimla, Nov 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh recorded nearly 30 percent voter turnout by 12 noon Sunday after a sluggish start to polling in the 68 state assembly constituencies.
New Delhi, Oct.24 (ANI): India has invited opposition leader and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia to New Delhi.
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Fifty years after the 1962 war, India has fashioned a pragmatic model of cooperation with China, placing economics above politics, but it has to bolster its diplomatic game and military capability to deal with an assertive Beijing, say China watchers.
Agartala, Oct 15 (IANS) India and Bangladesh will soon sign an extradition treaty after completing the required formalities, the home secretaries of the two countries said here Monday.
London, Oct 15 (ANI): British novelist Salman Rushdie brought Bollywood glamour to the 56th BFI London Film Festival on Sunday night as he premiered the movie adaptation of his famous novel 'Midnight's Children'.
Chennai, Oct 14 (IANS) Expectedly, Ashwin Sundar (Dark Don Racing) and Arjun Balu (Tiger Sport India) clinched the titles in the LGB Formula 4 and Indian Touring Cars classes in the fifth round of the 15th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Racing championship, here Sunday.
Chennai, Oct 12 (IANS) If Friday's free practice timings are any indications, then the fifth and penultimate round of the 15th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Racing Championship to be held here over the weekend promises to be most competitive of the current season.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Nandininagar, a township between Faizabad and Gonda, has come up as the Uttar Pradesh franchisee for the Indian Wrestling League (IWL).
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The much-awaited Gujarat electoral battle will take place Dec 13 and 17 while Himachal Pradesh will vote Nov 4 in virtual straight fights between the ruling BJP and the Congress.
New Delhi/Shimla, Oct 3 (IANS) The world's highest polling booth will be located in Himachal Pradesh, at a height of over 15,000 feet, the Election Commission said Wednesday.
Patna, Sep 25 (IANS) Bihar plans to use social-networking sites to popularize Asia's largest cattle fair held annually at Sonepur in the state, a police official said Tuesday.
Kochi, Sep 15 (IANS) INS Sudarshini, the sail training ship of the Indian Navy, Saturday began a historical mission to celebrate India's warm ties with ASEAN countries.
Chennai, Sep 15 (IANS) Young guns and fierce rivals Ashwin Sundar (Dark Don Racing) and Saran Vikram (Mars Racing) shared the honours in the LGB Formula 4 class at the fourth round of the 15th JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship here Saturday.
New Delhi, Aug.30 (ANI): Calling on the Indian Government to develop greater familiarity with China's strategic culture to avoid a conflict in the future similar to the Sino-Indian War of 1962, former foreign Secretary Shyam Saran said New Delhi needed to send a message across to Beijing that aggressive moves by it, could invite counter moves.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (ANI): Former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on Wednesday rendered a broad sweep analysis on 'China in the 21st Century: What India Needs to Know About China's World View', saying one has to only look at how modern, digital culture has pervaded Chinese society, in particular, its youth, to be cautious in making judgments about the country's view of itself.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) India's burgeoning ties with major powers like the US and Russia hold the key to how effectively New Delhi manages the "China challenge" in the years to come, former foreign secretary Shyam Saran said Wednesday, even as he advocated mutually beneficial relations between the Asian giants.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Robust ties with powers such as the US and Russia are key to how India handles its relations with China in the coming years, former foreign secretary Shyam Saran said Wednesday, even as he favoured a strategy beneficial to both Asian giants.
Chennai, Aug 28 (IANS) Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha and Taipei's Pei-Ju Chien scripted upset victories in the boys and girls singles, respectively, in the Indian Oil-Servo ITF junior tennis tournament which began here Tuesday.
Chennai, Aug 25 (IANS) The third round of the 15th JK Tyre-FMSCI National Racing Championship got off to a hectic start with results of two of the three races that were run here Saturday confirmed only on review by the stewards while Saran Vikram (Mars Racing) marked his comeback after a two-year break with a fine win in the LGB Formula 4 class.
New Delhi, Aug.24 (ANI): Senior Nepali Congress leader and former finance and foreign minister, Dr Ram Saran Mahat, today blamed lack of trust among the politicians for the continuing impasse and constitutional crisis in his country.
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) Rajesh Khanna, who is undergoing treatment in Lilavati Hospital for the past six days, will be released in a day or two, his estranged wife Dimple Kapadia said Thursday.
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) Yesteryears superstar Rajesh Khanna is much better but would have to stay in the hospital for "a couple of days", said his estranged wife, actress Dimple Kapadia, who is taking care of him.
Washington, June 16 (ANI): A grasshopper's change in diet to high-energy carbohydrates while it is being hunted by spiders may affect the way soil releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, new research has revealed.
Agartala, June 7(ANI): Pankaj Saran, the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, met Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar here in an effort o improve India- Bangladesh ties.
Agartala, June 6 (IANS) India and Bangladesh are expected to sign an extradition treaty in the near future, India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran said here Wednesday.
Agartala, June 6 (IANS) India and Bangladesh are expected to sign an extradition treaty in the near future, India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran said here Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Book readings could soon become passe if author Sathya Saran has her way. Hoping to make an instant connect with audiences, the veteran journalist is taking her biography of Bollywood legend Guru Dutt to the masses by enacting the book with a cast of six characters across India.
Lucknow, May 4 (IANS) After lying vacant for 49 days, the posts of the chairman and CEO of Noida, neighbouring New Delhi, were filled Friday with the Uttar Pradesh government appointing Rakesh Bahadur and Sanjeev Saran, respectively, to these posts. Both have held the same charge in the previous Samajwadi Party government.
Washington, Apr 12 (ANI): Global warming may initially make the grass greener, but not for long, a new study has revealed.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) A Delhi court has ruled that only parliament can modify the list of reserved communities, while upholding a magisterial court's order that awarded punishment to a man who misrepresented himself as a Scheduled Caste for getting a government job.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): Pankaj Saran, presently Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, has been appointed as India's next High Commissioner to Bangladesh. He succeeds to Rajeet Mitter.
New Delhi, Feb 4 (ANI): Sanjay Dutt has turned into an item boy, as he will be performing a number with south Indian actress Shriya Saran in the upcoming film 'Zila Ghaziabad'.
New Delhi, Feb 4 (ANI): Sanjay Dutt has turned into an item boy, as he will be performing a number with south Indian actress Shriya Saran in the upcoming film 'Zila Ghaziabad'.
New Delhi, Jan 27 (ANI): Director Rumi Jaffrey and music director Anu Malik were seen promoting their forthcoming release 'Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai' in Bangalore, on Thursday.
New Delhi, Jan 27 (ANI): Director Rumi Jaffrey and music director Anu Malik were seen promoting their forthcoming release 'Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai' in Bangalore, on Thursday.
Ranchi, Jan 18 (ANI): As the festivities of 'Makar Sankranti' came to an end, the fortnight-long celebrations of the tribal 'Tusu' harvest festival began in Jharkhand.
Ranchi, Jan 18 (ANI): As the festivities of 'Makar Sankranti' came to an end, the fortnight-long celebrations of the tribal 'Tusu' harvest festival began in Jharkhand.
New Delhi, Nov. 11 (ANI): Defence Minister A. K. Antony on Friday said that before the end of the year India would be able to finalise a border mechanism with China.
Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): Greta Van Susteren and Tucker Carlson had an ugly, seven-minute shouting match on Fox News after the cable show host dubbed the Daily Caller editor-in-chief as a "pig" and "purveyor of smut" in her blog over Palin story.
Visakhapatnam, July 14 (ANI): Following the Mumbai serial blasts that killed at least 17 people, former foreign secretary Shyam Saran has said there are several loopholes existing in India's security strategies.
New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): Bilateral trade between India and Canada is expected to touch 15 billion Canadian dollars by 2015, senior Commerce Ministry officials have said.
Nainital, June 4(ANI): In a bid to revive the sport of yachting, the Indian Army in conjunction with the Nainital Yacht Boat Club organized the Surya Sailing Regatta, a yachting competition, in Nainital, Uttarakhand.
Patna, Apr 27 (ANI): An estimated sixty one percent voters exercised their franchise in the third phase of panchayat polls in Bihar on Wednesday.
Chennai, Jan 8(ANI): The Coast Guard on Saturday organized a walkathon at the Marina Beach in Chennai to spread awareness about increasing pollution in the environment.
London, Oct 21 (ANI): Researchers have indicated that as the Earth's climate gets warmer, species are expected to shift their geographical ranges away from the equator or to higher elevations.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Saturday extended its full support and cooperation to the central government, in its attempts to end the political stalemate in Nepal.
Kathmandu, Aug 5 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Nepal, Shyam Saran, met political leaders of Nepal in Kathmandu on Thursday.he purpose of his meeting was to help end the stalemate and elect a Prime Minister.
Chandigarh, July 8 (ANI): Overflowing rivulet claimed the lives of three innocent children of Rani Majra village here on Thursday.
London, April 17 (ANI): Soil microbes are producing less atmospheric carbon dioxide than scientists expected, a new American research has found.
Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 23 (ANI): Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and a key witness in the Babri Masjid demolition case Anju Gupta told a special court on Friday that Faizabad Police had intelligence inputs that an attempt could be made to harm the Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992.
New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): The Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Shyam Saran, has said India would pressurise developed nations to commit on carbon emission cuts.
Toronto, Mar 19 (ANI): Indian film actress Seema Biswas, who is vastly known for the serious roles she plays in movies, has made her first filmic foray into comedy with 'Cooking with Stella'.
New Delhi, Feb.20 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday sought explanation from the Government on the reasons that led to the resignation of the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Shyam Saran.
New Delhi, Feb 19(ANI): Prime Minister's office (PMO) on Friday evening permitted the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Shyam Saran, to demit office with effect from March 14.
