Everything you need to know about Kumar Shanda: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Kumar Shanda: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Patna, June 19 (IANS) Three days after he dumped the BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday proved his majority in the legislature and said his former ally won't win the next Lok Sabha battle.
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday said it supported the Janata Dal-United government in Bihar to "keep communal BJP at bay", and endorsed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's view that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was a secular person.
Wellington, June 19 (IANS) Two men accused of murdering an Indian-origin man in New Zealand in January have pleaded not guilty and are now headed for trial.
Patna, June 19 (IANS) Three days after he dumped long-time ally BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday won a trust vote to prove his majority in the state assembly.
Patna, June 19 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday won the trust vote in the assembly, proving his majority after dumping long-time ally the BJP.
Patna, June 19 (IANS) The BJP walked out of the Bihar assembly Wednesday before Chief Minister Nitish Kumar could prove his majority in the house after dumping his former ally.
Patna, June 19 (ANI): The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar is set to face a trust vote in the state legislature here today.
New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday interrogated Intelligence Bureau Special Director Rajinder Kumar concerning his role in the carrying out the encounter in which Ishrat Jahan and three others were killed nine years ago.
Patna, June 18 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is confident of proving his majority in the assembly Wednesday after dumping the BJP as an ally, party leaders said Tuesday.
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) He wears many hats and choreographer-actor-director Prabhudheva says being a dancer he relates more to romance than action and wonders how he became an action film director.
Patna, June 18 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has thanked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for calling him a "secular leader" and said the praise has given him "peace of mind."
New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday avoided commenting on the infighting within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) following Janata Dal (United)'s decision to end the 17-year-old alliance.
Patna, June 17 (IANS) Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and the Bharatiya Janata Party sparred in Bihar Monday, a day after their 17-year-old alliance ended in bitter acrimony. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said it is difficult to work with BJP's new era leaders while BJP decided to expose his "double-speak".
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Veteran actors Zeenat Aman and Manoj Kumar's chemistry in the classic number "Hai hai yeh majboori" from the movie 1974 movie "Roti Kapda Aur Makaan" has been recreated for a monsoon special episode of TV show "Jeannie Aur Juju".
Chennai, June 17 (IANS) Tamil producer C.V. Kumar, known for films like "Attakathi", "Pizza" and "Soodhu Kavvum", credits word-of-mouth promotion as one of the reasons for his success, adding that it's vital for any low-budget movie.
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) After penning dialogues, writer duo Sajid-Farhad are ready to go behind the camera to direct their first film "It's Entertainment" and they give credit to Akshay Kumar for not only motivating them to go for direction, but also being part of their project.
Patna, June 17 (IANS) It is difficult to work with Bharatiya Janata Party's new era leaders, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Monday, a day after his Janata Dal-United (JD-U) ended a 17-year-old alliance with the saffron party.
Patna, June 17 (ANI): A day after Janata Dal (United) broke its 17-year-old alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday rejected the opposition party's charge of betrayal and accused them of betraying and ignoring its own senior leaders.
Patna, June 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday said the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) decided to end its alliance with the BJP because it won't betray its "basic principles".
Patna, June 16 (ANI): Putting an end to all the speculations, the Janata Dal (United) on Sunday finally announced that there would not be any alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Bihar government.
Patna, June 16 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday met Governor D Y Patil following the Cabinet meet called by him, that was skipped by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers.
Patna, June 16 (IANS) Dalit Muslims marched here Sunday in support of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's likely decision to end his party's alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Patna, June 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will meet Governor D.Y. Patil Sunday afternoon amid indications that the Janata Dal-United and the BJP are set to end their alliance.
Patna, June 16 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is expected to meet state Governor D.Y. Patil here today amid indications that the Janata Dal-United and the BJP are set to end their alliance.
Birmingham, June 16 (ANI): Indian cricket fans were jubilant as India defeated a disappointed Pakistan by the Duckworth-Lewis method in front of a sell-out crowd at Edgbaston in Birmingham after a series of rain interruptions resulted in three revised victory targets.
Patna/ New Delhi, June 16 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers in the Bihar government have skipped a cabinet meeting that was called by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today.
Patna, June 16 (IANS) The BJP declared Sunday that it was ready to quit the Nitish Kumar ministry in Bihar and sit in the opposition benches.
Patna, June 16 (ANI): With a separation between Janata Dal (United) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) imminent, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called an emergency Cabinet meeting here today.
Patna, June 16 (ANI): As the news of a possible rift between the Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is looming large, JDU chief Sharad Yadav has called for party meeting on Sunday afternoon to take a final decision on the issue.
Birmingham, June 15 (IANS) Pakistan were bowled out for 165 in 39.4 overs against India in their-rain affected last Group B match of the Champions Trophy here Saturday.
Patna, June 15 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) President Lalu Prasad Yadav today touted Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar as "opportunist" and said his protest over Narendra Modi was "charade" for cornering Muslim votes.
Patna, June 15 (IANS) In a further souring of ties, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday told Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to quit and seek a fresh mandate if Bihar's ruling coalition splits.
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) Observing that the gentleman's game has allowed corrupt practices of match fixing and betting to go on, author Atul Kumar feels that south Asian nations are exposed to fixing and betting in cricket to a bigger extent and the solution lies in creating awareness through a system of warning prior to a match.
Chennai, June 15 (ANI): Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V. Narayanasamy on Saturday said the Third Front is an aborted child for it has not completed its tenure in the history of Indian politics.
New Delhi, June 14 (ANI): Amid talks of a federal front and the Janata Dal (United) planning to end its 18-year alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Communist Party of India (CPI) leader A.B. Bardhan met Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav at his residence here on Friday evening and discussed the ongoing political situation in the country.
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Amid speculation over the formation of a federal front, the Communist Party of India (CPI) Friday said such a grouping was possible but only after the 2014 polls and should have a common programme to attract the voters.
Patna, June 14 (IANS) Amid increasingly strained relations within Bihar's ruling coalition, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar admitted Friday that the situation was "difficult now".
Patna, June 13 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Thursday his Janata Dal-United (JD-U) was in discussions with his West Bengal and Odisha counterparts, Mamta Banerjee and Naveen Patnaik, on the formation of a Federal Front.
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) TV crime show "Hum Ne Li Hai... Shapath" successfully completed 200 episodes. Actor Aman Verma, who plays ACP Diler Kumar, calls it a "combined effort".
Patna, June 9 (IANS) The BJP's decision to make Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi the Lok Sabha campaign chief is "an internal matter of the BJP", the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) said Sunday.
Ranchi, June 7 (IANS) Jharkhand's vigilance department Friday arrested a state official taking a bribe of Rs.2,000, an official said here Friday.
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) Actor Akshay Kumar, who is said to be endorsing about 13 brands, has raised his fee for endorsement, and says it is a give-and-take relationship and therefore no harm in hiking his fees for such endorsements.
Patna, June 6 (IANS) Losing the Maharajganj Lok Sabha by-election was not a JD-U defeat as the RJD had won the seat in 2009 and had now just retained it, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Thursday, a day after the results of Sunday's polling were announced.
Dubai, June 6 (ANI): A jobless Indian has committed suicide in a cemetery in Dubai.
Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) Stepping towards a greener future, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) declared an area of the city "garbage vat-free" on the occasion of World Environment Day Wednesday, said an official.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi ignored his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar Wednesday at the Chief Ministers' Conference called here to deal with Maoist violence.
Jammu, June 4 (IANS) A sub-inspector has been arrested in Jammu and Kashmir for his alleged involvement in a grenade attack on a police post, police said here Tuesday.
New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): An Earth Anthem, written and produced by poet-diplomat Abhay Kumar was released by Kapil Sibal, Union Minister of Information Technology and Law and Justice, at a function organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relations in New Delhi.
Patna, June 3 (IANS) Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leaders are upbeat with an Assocham the report claiming that Bihar is growing at a faster rate than Gujarat.
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Ritu Kumar has come up with her latest collection of Chanderi saris and says the new range of six-yards is an ode to a woman's beauty and the fabric's heritage.
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Former India skipper Krishnamachari Srikkanth is set to show his dancing skills in the sixth season of "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa". The cricketer will make his entry soon on the dance reality show.
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Former India skipper Krishnamachari Srikkanth is set to show his dancing skills in the sixth season of "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa". The cricketer will make his entry soon on the dance reality show.
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Former India skipper Krishnamachari Srikkanth is set to show his dancing skills in the sixth season of "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa". The cricketer will make his entry soon on the dance reality show.
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Former India skipper Krishnamachari Srikkanth is set to show his dancing skills in the sixth season of "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa". The cricketer will make his entry soon on the dance reality show.
New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): Akshay Kumar recently unveiled the promo of his upcoming crime-drama flick 'Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai Again' in Mumbai.
Chennai, June 1 (IANS) Actress Pooja Kumar, who has featured in films like "Flavors" and "Anjaana Anjaani", has performed her own underwater stunts for Kamal Haasan's upcoming multi-lingual action-drama "Vishwaroopam 2".
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed a plea challenging the appointment of Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on the grounds of alleged abuse of power and rights violation.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) With wrestling being shortlisted for the Summer Games, India's double Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar is confident that his sport will be able to make the cut for the 2020 Olympics.
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar said the festival of Eid was big enough to accommodate two films, SRK's "Chennai Express" and his "Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Again".
St. Petersburg, May 29 (IANS) India's double Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar is confident that his sport will be able to make the cut for the 2020 Olympics after being shortlisted for the Summer Games.
Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Actress Aditi Rao Hydari praises "Boss" co-star Akshay Kumar's "disciplined" and "full on masti" attitude and feels privileged to have worked in the 'Khiladi' Kumar's home production.
Beijing, May 28 (Xinhua-ANI): Nepal on Tuesday launched a new system of providing identity cards to all summiteers of Mt. Everest (Qomolongma) so that they get recognition and respect in their daily lives.
Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Actress Aditi Rao Hydari praises "Boss" co-star Akshay Kumar's "disciplined" and "full on masti" attitude and feels privileged to have worked in the 'Khiladi' Kumar's home production.
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expelled senior lawyer and MP Ram Jethmalani from the primary membership of party for six years over "breach of discipline".
Ljubljana (Slovenia), May 28 (IANS) India and Slovenia have held talks over bilateral cooperation in various sectors including economy, culture, and especially their parliaments.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 27 (IANS) For more than a year, veteran Kerala politician and chairman of Kerala Congress (Pillai) R. Balakrishna Pillai's only demand was the ouster of his son from the cabinet. On Monday, he did a volte-face.
New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Jitendra Kumar on Sunday said all our heads hang in shame in the wake of the Indian Premier League's infamous spot-fixing row.
New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): Janata Party president and activist lawyer Subramanian Swamy on Saturday had a another take on the current spot fixing episode dogging the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), saying that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan should not be the only person asked to resign.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 24 (IANS) Kerala Governor Nikhil Kumar turned a commoner after flying in from New Delhi when Air India failed to open the VIP exit door for him, airport sources said Friday.
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) His grandfather Raj Kapoor is adored in Russia, and now Ranbir Kapoor's forthcoming film "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" is being lined up for release there in July.
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Ajit Chandila of Rajasthan Royals was about to spot-fix in another Indian Premiere League (IPL) match too for which he had taken Rs.15 lakh from a Punjab-based bookie, police claimed here Wednesday.
Singapore, May 22 (IANS) A court in Malaysia has sentenced two Indian-origin men to separate jail terms for brutally assaulting a Nigerian that led to his death.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 21 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy is under pressure from various quarters to re-induct former state forests and sports minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar into his cabinet.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) An online mechanism, which will provide single-window clearance to foreign filmmakers keen to shoot in India, will be ready in three months, Information & Broadcasting Secretary Uday Kumar Varma said at the India Pavilion at the ongoing Cannes International Film Festival.
Chennai, May 21 (IANS) Producer C.V. Kumar, who has already introduced two short filmmakers into the industry with projects like "Pizza" and "Soodhu Kavvum", is set to turn two more shorts into feature films in Tamil soon.
Patna, May 20 (ANI): Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, ruled out rift among coalition partners in the State and added that each party had its own ideology and agenda.
Limassol (Cyprus), May 20 (IANS) Indian boxers scaled new frontiers as they powered through to claim the top rank and bag the 2013 Invitational FXTM International Limassol Boxing Cup.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Delhi Police Monday said there was no pressure on them to go soft on the three Rajasthan Royals players accused of spot fixing as officials of the Indian cricket board's anti-corruption unit met the capital's police chief seeking cooperation in the case.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Delhi Police Monday said there was no pressure on them to go soft on the three Rajasthan Royals players accused of spot-fixing and clarified that the team management had not so far filed a First Information report (FIR) against the trio.
Wellington, May 20 (IANS) One of the two men accused of burning alive an Indian-origin man in New Zealand Jan 30 this year owed the victim money, the police report on the case has revealed.
Washington, May 19 (ANI): Researchers including one of Indian origin have engineered a strain of electricity-producing bacteria that can grow using hydrogen gas as its sole electron donor and carbon dioxide as its sole source of carbon.
New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): Internal Affairs Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Sunday left for the United States to participate in the Indo-US Homeland Security dialogue.
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Holding the opposition's "disruptionary tactics" responsible for not allowing passage of the food security and land acquisition bills in parliament's budget session, the Congress Saturday expressed its willingness for a special session if the other parties were agreed.
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Filmmaker Prabhudheva, who has cast Shruti Haasan in "Ramaiya Vastavaiya", says he is no one to "relaunch" the daughter of veteran actress Kamal Haasan.
Bhubaneswar, May 17 (IANS) At least 177 people were arrested in different parts of Odisha during the past week for their involvement in illegal money circulation and chit fund activities, a police official said Friday.
New Delhi, May 17 (ANI): Delhi's Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Friday said former Test fast bowler S.Sreesanth is cooperating with investigators with regard to an Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing probe
Bhopal, May 17 (ANI): A day after Indian pacer Sreesanth and his IPL teammates Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were arrested in connection with the IPL spot-fixing case, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain on Friday said that the Centre and BCCI should take strict action against those guilty.
New Delhi, May 17 (ANI): A day after Indian pacer Sreesanth and his IPL teammates Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were arrested in connection with the IPL spot-fixing case, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Friday congratulated Delhi Police for busting the racket.
New Delhi, May 17 (ANI): Indian pacer S Sreesanth and 13 others, including two cricketers of the Rajasthan Royals franchise, were sent to police custody for five days by a Delhi court for being quizzed in connection with the IPL spot-fixing case.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar Thursday ruled out the possibility of Indian cricket captain M.S. Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh being responsible for S. Sreesanth's arrest for alleged spot-fixing in IPL matches.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Mumbai underworld is involved in spot-fixing in Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in which Indian fast bowler S. Sreesanth and two of his Rajasthan Royals teammates were arrested, Delhi Police chief Neeraj Kumar Thursday said.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) More arrests are expected for spot-fixing in Indian Premier League (IPL) matches but no more players are involved, Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said Thursday.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Mumbai underworld is involved in spot fixing in Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in which Indian fast bowler S. Sreesanth and two of his Rajasthan Royals teammates were arrested Thursday, Delhi Police chief Neeraj Kumar said.
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Actor Girish Taurani, son of producer Kumar Taurani, who is debuting with "Ramaya Vastavaiya", says his journey was not easy despite coming from a film background.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Wednesday attacked newly-appointed Law Minister Kapil Sibal for allegedly favouring British telecom giant Vodafone by clearing the decks for resolving its tax dispute out of court.
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who is directing "Ugly", has launched a digital poster giving a sneak peek into the psychological thriller.
Patna, May 15 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad Wednesday launched a scathing attack against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for rampant corruption, bribery and rising incidents of rape in the state and said he would throw him out of power in the next elections.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Wednesday attacked newly-appointed Law Minister Kapil Sibal for allegedly favouring UK telecom giant Vodafone by clearing the decks for resolving its tax dispute out of court.
Dubai, May 15 (IANS) Two Indian workers were buried alive in the trench of a sewage system project where they were working in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government on a plea challenging the appointment of Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on grounds that he faced charges of misusing power and rights violations.
