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November 24, 2015 4:39 PM

Retrospective on Shashi Kapoor opens at IFFI 2015

The special retrospective on Shashi Kapoor opened at IFFI 2015 with the screening of the film Junoon. Shashi Kapoor, the handsome actor of yesteryear, has been given the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2014. <br/> <br/>The special retrospective on Shashi Kapoor will screen eight film...

November 24, 2015 2:24 PM

Sheena Bora case: CBI questioning Peter Mukerjea

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is questioning Peter Mukerjea, charged with criminal conspiracy and murder in the killing of his stepdaughter Sheena Bora.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent quoting sources reports Mr Mukherjea is being interrogated at the agency's headquarters in New ...

November 24, 2015 2:20 PM

Ministers hold deliberation over govt's strategy in Parl's Winter Session

Top Union Ministers today held deliberation over the government's strategy in the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament. The session will begin on Thursday. Ministers of Home, Finance, External Affairs, Defence and Parliamentary Affairs, Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Manohar Parri...

November 24, 2015 2:03 PM

Union Home Secy reviews progress in talks with ULFA

United Liberation Front of Asom, ULFA, have requested the Central government to associate its leader Anup Chetia with ongoing peace process. Chetia was recently repatriated from Bangladesh to India. The suggestion came in a meeting of representatives of Assam government and ULFA was held in New Delh...

November 24, 2015 1:52 PM

Top LeT militant arrested from Narwal- Bathindi area in Jammu

In Jammu and Kashmir, police have arrested a top LeT militant from Narwal- Bathindi area in the outskirts of Jammu. The captured militant has been identified as Shabir Ahmad Malik, a resident of Tral in Pulwama district.<br/><br/>Police sources said that the militant was captured in a jo...

November 24, 2015 1:25 PM

Debate on rising intolerance is misplaced: Rijiju

Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju today said debate on rising intolerance in the country is misplaced and whole society needs to come together and address these issues. The Minister's comments came following actor Aamir Khan's remarks on intolerance. <br/><br/>The actor ...

November 24, 2015 1:22 PM

Debate on rising intolerance is misplaced: Rijiju

Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju today said debate on rising intolerance in the country is misplaced and whole society needs to come together and address these issues. The Minister's comments came following actor Aamir Khan's remarks on intolerance. <br/><br/>The actor ...

November 24, 2015 1:19 PM

IFFI: 40 films to be screened on 5th day

In the ongoing International Film Festival at Goa 40 films are scheduled to be screened on 5th day today. Under the Homage section 'The Enigma' directed by Portuguese ace director Manoel De Olivera, 'Maro Charitra' a black and white film in Telugu and Tamil film 'Apoorva Sag...

November 24, 2015 12:32 PM

India seeks Swiss help in probe into Preneet Kaur, son bank accounts

Switzerland today said that India has sought assistance in the investigations into accounts allegedly held by former Union Minister and Congress leader Preneet Kaur and her son Raninder Singh. According to PTI, the Swiss tax department made these disclosures in two separate notifications published i...

November 24, 2015 12:01 PM

PM pays tributes to Lachit Borphukan on his birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to legendary Ahom General Lachit Borphukan on his birth anniversary. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, Lachit Borphukan is India's pride and his valour during Saraighat war can never be forgotten.<br/><br/>Borphukan was a commander in the ers...

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