Everything you need to know about Gopal Nagar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Gopal Nagar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) The centenary of legendry artist Gopal Ghose, famed for ingenious handling of watercolours is now being celebrated with an exhibition of his works at an art gallery here, the organisers said Sunday.
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala, who was undergoing treatment in New York after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer, says she is now "free" from the disease and calls it her "rebirth".
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) A Delhi Court Friday framed charges against ex-Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda for raping and abetting the suicide of former flight attendant Geetika Sharma.
New Delhi, Apr. 23 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari has deeply condoled the passing away of former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice J.S. Verma, saying his contributions in the legal field, especially on social issues, such as crimes against women and human rights in general, will be remembered for a long time to come.
New Delhi, Apr 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said the gang rape and subsequent death of a 23-year-old Delhi woman on December 16, 2012 won't go in vain and the government will continue to make all possible efforts to empower women socially and economically.
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) Rana Daggubati has tried his hand at different films - political, crime thriller, action-drama and even romance. But the actor now wants to focus on the action-drama zone as he feels his strength lies there.
Lucknow, March 25 (IANS) Just days after endorsing senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including L.K. Advani and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Samajwadi Party Monday ruled out any future alignment with the saffron party.
New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Wednesday pointed out that the Congress is suffering today because of it's own wrongdoings and misconduct.
New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): BJP Spokesperson Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday made it clear that he doesn't agree with the ruling Congress-led UPA Government that the age for getting into a relation should be 16, whereas the age for marriage should be 18.
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Actress Manisha Koirala, who is undergoing treatment in New York for ovarian cancer, will most probably return to India in July, said her manager.
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) He has worked in films and theatre and now Adhvik Mahajan is making his small screen debut with "Gurbani" and says TV is the best medium to learn acting because one gets feedback on a daily basis.
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Sanjeev Jaiswal, seen as Ajmal Amir Kasab in Ram Gopal Varma's "The Attacks Of 26/11", says his biggest challenge was that people shouldn't feel he bagged the role just because he resembled the terrorist.
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) A Delhi Police head constable committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his house here, police said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Friday stressed that the government was not involved in keeping tabs on phone conversations of MPs, even as the opposition members alleged "official" involvement in the attempts to access call records of BJP leader Arun Jaitley.
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) Ram Gopal Varma is gearing up for the release of "The Attacks of 26/11", based on the Mumbai terror attacks. However, the filmmaker doesn't fear any backlash.
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma will release the theatrical trailer of "Satya 2", the sequel to his 1998 movie "Satya", with his upcoming film "The Attacks of 26/11".
Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma's new film "The Attacks of 26/11" has been passed by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) without any cuts, but with an 'Adults Only' certificate.
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Former air hostess Geetika Sharma's mother, who committed suicide by hanging herself, alleging harassment from those named for her daughter's suicide, was cremated Saturday. She left another suicide note for her son, asking him to be "strong," police said.
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Former air hostess Geetika Sharma's mother, who committed suicide by hanging herself inside her house here Friday evening, left another suicide note for her son, asking him to be "strong," police said.
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) The music launch of Ram Gopal Varma's "The Attacks of 26/11" was held at Leopold Cafe here, where terrorists struck during the Mumbai carnage Nov 26, 2008.
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) After a bout of ill-health and hospitalisation, Shatrughan Sinha is back in full form. He has been shooting for "Woh Aadmi Bahut Kuch Janta Hai" and says that the film takes him back to the "dialogue-baazi" of yore.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) A 23-year-old Delhi Police constable was shot and assaulted by his childhood friend after an argument over a petty issue, police said Thursday.
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Rohinton Nariman has resigned as Solicitor General of India. Nariman sent his resignation letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, with a copy to union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, sources here said Monday.
New Delhi, Feb 4 (ANI): Solicitor General of India Rohinton F Nariman resigned on Monday from his post.
Panaji, Jan 30 (IANS) The Goa government might soon own an offshore casino ship of its own.
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday wrote a thank you letter to Justice J.S. Verma and assured him that the government would be prompt in pursuing the recommendations of the committee headed by him on sexual assault cases against women.
Shimla, Jan 30 (IANS) A thick blanket of snow covering the apple orchards of Himachal Pradesh has brought hopes of a bountiful crop this season among growers after two years of less than normal yield.
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) Leopold Cafe was one of the key targets of the brutal 26/11 Mumbai attacks. And five years down the line, filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has decided to release the first song of his new film "The Attacks on 26/11" at the same cafe, Feb 6.
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) India has 13 million people who have been cured of leprosy, but they still find it hard to get a job due to the stigma attached to the disease. This, despite the government making provisions for their employment, health experts and activists say.
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) A 23-year-old woman was brutally beaten up by a stalker living in her neighbourhood when she resisted his rape attempt here, police said Saturday. The attacker is now on the run.
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Life imprisonment for gang-rape, but no death penalty even if the victim dies or is reduced to a vegetative state, were among the recommendations of the Justice J.S. Verma panel Wednesday.
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Life imprisonment for gang-rape, speedy justice for the victims, review of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act's working, and community policing are some of the recommendations the Justice J.S. Verma Committee has made.
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who is all set with his film "The Attacks of 26/11", based on the real incident the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, says he is not worried about the censor board which will not have any issue with this film.
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) India's largest telecom service provider Bharti Airtel Tuesday said its India and South Asia chief executive officer Sanjay Kapoor will step down March 1.
Bhadoi (Uttar Pradesh), Jan. 15 (ANI): Amid nationwide outrage against the brutal killing and mutilation of two soldiers by Pakistani troops in Poonch sector on January 8, Samajwadi Party (SP) General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav on Tuesday said that war is the only solution for the border-dispute between the two Asian neighbours.
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was last seen on the big screen in Ram Gopal Varma's "Department" in May 2012, reveals he will start shooting for his films by January-end.
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Southern actor Kiccha Sudeep, known for his work with Ram Gopal Varma in Hindi films such as "Rann" and "Rakht Charitra", is happy to collaborate with the filmmaker again.
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Pakistan Monday protested to India over what it said was an unprovoked attack by the Indian Army on a Pakistani checkpost in the Kashmir region. India has denied the allegation.
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) There was no let-up in the spine chilling cold which worsened Sunday as the minimum temperature dipped to a five-year low of 1.9 degrees Celsius. Flights and train services were hit by dense fog in the morning.
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Five men, including a defence ministry staffer and a constable of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, were arrested last Sunday for allegedly molesting a woman and trying to abduct her, police said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) A case has been registered against the owner of the bus in which the 23-year-old woman was gang-raped here Dec 16 night, police said Tuesday.
Sirsa (Haryana), Jan. 1 (ANI): As former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda continues to languish in jail for his alleged involvement in Geetika Sharma suicide case, two Haryana ministers have publicly praised him, and described Geetika as Kanda's servant.
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) Ram Gopal Varma's new film "The Attacks of 26/11" has been selected for Berlin International Film Festival.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The Justice Verma committee, formed by the government to look into amendments for enhanced punishment in sexual offences of extreme nature against women, held its first meeting here Wednesday and said it has received 6,100 e-mails containing suggestions.
New Delhi, Dec. 24 (ANI): The three-member committee headed by former Chief Justice of India J.S. Verma, constituted to give recommendations on amending laws to provide speedier justice and enhanced punishment in sexual assault cases, has sought suggestions from the general public by January 5.
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) As the demand for stringent punishment to the accused in a gang-rape grows louder, the government Monday announced the setting up of a committee of eminent jurists to suggest amendments in law for quicker trials and enhanced punishment for criminals in such cases.
New Delhi, Dec 24 (ANI): The Central Government has decided to constitute a committee of eminent jurists to have a re-look at the existing rape laws.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said here Monday he will deliberate on supporting the UPA government when the time comes, even as the Congress rejected his charge that CBI was used to influence its decision on FDI in retail and the jobs quota bill.
The promotion quota bill, made to give promotion to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in government?s job promotion has been finally passed in Rajya Sabha amid disruption made by Samajwadi Party (SP) that was opposing this bill..................
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Monday passed the constitution amendment bill to provide reservations in promotions for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and the Scheduled Tribes (STs).
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Monday remained ambivalent about supporting the UPA government, and said his party would deliberate over the issue when "the time comes".
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party disrupted both houses of parliament Monday protesting the bill on reservations in government jobs for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and demandig implementation of the Sachar Committee report on minorities.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party Monday urged the central government to bring a bill to provide reservation to Muslims in jobs, saying their condition was worse then that of the Dalits.
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) After four days of continuous disruption and unruly scenes in parliament, the UPA government finally took up the controversial promotion quota bill in the upper house that saw two regional political parties, Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), battle it out on centre stage.
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) BSP supremo Mayawati Thursday said the Constitution (One Hundred and Seventeeth) Amendment Bill, seeking quotas in promotions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, would help them achieve proper status in society.
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Soon after staging a walkout from the Rajya Sabha, the Samajwadi Party (SP) Thursday accused the government of forcibly evicting two of its members and slammed other parties for not supporting them.
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Chaos returned to the Rajya Sabha Thursday, soon after leaders expressed their faith in Chairman Hamid Ansari and the dignity of the house, with the Samajwadi Party (SP) creating a ruckus over the quota bill and an angry deputy chairman P.J. Kurien asking that its member be evicted.
Mumbai, Dec 11 (IANS) Actress Manisha Koirala, who was recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer, underwent a successful surgery in New York Monday.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) Monday said the bill to provide reservation to Dalits and tribals in promotions was unconstitutional and the party will not allow it to be passed.
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) Manisha Koirala is diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and she will undergo surgery in New York Dec 10. The Bollywood actress is positive she will overcome the disease.
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) Actress Manisha Koirala, who has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, had to undergo surgery in New York Thursday, but it has now been postponed to Dec 10.
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and will undergo surgery in New York Thursday, her manager said.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) An eight-day hunger strike here to protest "victimisation of Muslim youths in the name of fighting terrorism" was suspended on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assurance to form a mechanism to look into the issue, an organiser said.
New Delhi, Dec. 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected the bail plea of Aruna Chaddah, a co-accused along with former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda in the suicide case of air hostess Geetika Sharma.
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Ailing actress Manisha Koirala will leave for the US shortly for further tests and treatment, a medical source said Saturday.
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Supreme Court has said that it would hear Monday the petition by two real estate companies of the Sahara Group challenging the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) rejecting their plea to direct its registrar accept a pay order of Rs.5,120 crore that it had to deposit to SEBI towards the payment of investors' deposits.
New Delhi, Nov.29 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh on Thursday said that his party would wait for the "right opportunity" to take a decision on siding with the UPA Government on the issue of allowing foreign direct investment in the country's retail sector.
Ghaziabad, Nov 29 (IANS) Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadami Party (AAP) Thursday demanded the withdrawal of a Delhi government decision to slash the admission quota for poor students from 20 to 15 percent in private schools operating on government land.
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The UPA government is likely to face a tough test in the Rajya Sabha in defeating an opposition?moved motion on foreign direct investment in multi?brand retail as its numbers do not even cross the half?way mark even with help of its outside supporters.
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Aruna Chaddha, an accused in former flight attendant Geetika Sharma's suicide case, Thursday moved a bail application in the Delhi High Court.
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Where does the Samajwadi Party (SP), which props the UPA government, stand on the issue of foreign investment in retail? On Thursday, it was an impossible to answer question even though party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav spoke on the issue as did his brother Ram Gopal Yadav.
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) Actress Manisha Koirala is warded at the Jaslok Hospital here for check?ups.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will form 337 district committees in 18 states by January, the party's national convener Arvind Kejriwal said here Wednesday.
Hyderabad, Nov 26 (IANS) Lanco Infratech Limited (LITL), a leading integrated infrastructure conglomerate, Monday announced that it will raise $2 billion from Chinese banks and financial institutions for power projects.
Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who easily charms everyone with his gentle and pleasant demeanour, says meeting new people still makes him feel awkward.
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma says he has stuck to authentic facts for "The Attacks of 26/11", his movie based on the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The families of Ponty Chadha and his estranged brother Hardeep Chadha Thursday put up a show of unity during the 'antim ardas' (final prayer) at Gurdwara Rakabganj here. Both the brothers were killed in a shootout over a property dispute Nov 17.
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) said Thursday it was opposed to foreign investment in multi?brand retail and that it was for the presiding officers in parliament to decide if the issue would be discussed under rules that entail voting.
Mumbai, Nov 21 (IANS) Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma will Friday show his 15?minute film on the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks to people closely linked to the incident, including policemen and survivors.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (IANS) The Orissa High Court Tuesday directed the government to pay Rs.5 lakh compensation to each of the families of the seven children who were killed due to the collapse of a wall of a state run?day care centre July 9.
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 20 (IANS) The list of people who have signed up to donate their eyes in Kerala is very large ?? but when it comes to actual donation, just 250 corneal transplants took place last year, according to the Kerala Society of Ophthalmic Surgeons (KSOS).
Mumbai, Nov 18 (IANS) Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma says "Sarkar" and "Sarkar Raj" would not have been possible without Bal Thackeray and adds some of the dialogues in the film were inspired by the Shiv Sena supremo.
Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) Known for his wrestling moves during his days in home village Saifai, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav pulled a similar one, albeit politically, on the Congress Friday as the party released its list of 55 candidates for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) Known for his wrestling moves during his days in home village Saifai, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav pulled a similar one, albeit politically, on the Congress Friday as the party released its list of 55 candidates for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) Friday announced 55 candidates for the next general elections due in 2014, the first off the block in the race to parliament, and said that candidates for 25 seats would be declared later.
Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) Friday announced 55 candidates for the next general elections expected only in 2014, the first off the block in the race to parliament.
Bangalore, Nov 11 (IANS) Karnataka took a 182-run lead and looked set for victory against Himachal Pradesh who were 214 for six at close of play on the third day of the CK Nayudu Elite A match here Sunday.
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 9 (IANS) A day after the CPI-M wanted the precious jewels and priceless assets of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple to be made a public possession, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Friday said that it cannot be and the property belonged to the temple only.
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 8 (IANS) Senior counsel Gopal Subramaniam is loyal to the erstwhile Travancore royal family and not fair in discharge of his duties as the Supreme Court's amicus curiae in the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple case here, the Communist Party of India-Marxist alleged Thursday.
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 8 (IANS) Gopal Subramaniam, amicus curiae in the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple case, is loyal to former Travancore royalty, and not fair in the discharge of his duties in the case, opposition Communist Party of India-Marxist alleged Thursday.
Kolkata, Nov 5 (IANS) Veteran theatre personality Shanti Gopal (Paul), credited with giving a new direction to Bengali 'Jatra' (folk theatre), passed away Monday at his residence in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) The youth wing of the Samajwadi Party's Maharashtra unit Saturday protested against filmmaker Ram Gopal Verma, who is shooting a movie based on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
Chennai, Nov 3 (IANS) Upcoming Telugu romantic entertainer "Pelli Pusthakam" is not a remake of the 1991 movie of the same name, says director Ramakrishna Macchakanti.
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, accused in Geetika Sharma's suicide case, Thursday moved the Delhi High Court seeking bail.
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) With the increasing popularity of Rana Daggubati in Bollywood, the makers of his new southern film "Krishnam Vande Jagatgurum" (KVJ), plan to tap the Hindi market by releasing a dubbed version of it.
Lucknow, Oct 27 (IANS) The famous festival at the Dewa Shareef shrine in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district, adjoining Lucknow, will be held from Oct 31, an official said.
Shimla, Oct 26 (IANS) CPI-M leader and former MP Subhashini Ali Friday said that Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari, who faces serious charges of corruption, should resign on moral grounds.
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda was granted bail by a Delhi court in a case of ignoring warrants issued against him in a 14-year-old bounced cheque case, said an order sheet made available Friday.
Bangalore, Oct 20 (IANS) Hosts Karnataka picked up five points after defeating Goa by eight wickets in a rain-affected game that was reduced to 24 overs a side in the South Zone Under-19 cricket tournament for the Vinoo Mankad trophy, here Saturday.
Hyderabad, Oct 18 (IANS) In another effort to increase India's tiger population, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has advised states to create seven more tiger reserves and has accorded approval-in-principle for five of them.
