Everything you need to know about Mehta Chow: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Mehta Chow: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Gurgaon, May 24 (IANS) Gurgaon, which boasts of some of the most imposing skyscrapers housing offices and residential blocks, faces acute water scarcity, besides being choked by eight to 16 hours of power outages. Now several Gurgaon-based companies are stepping in to conserve water in their premises.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The third installment of "The Hangover" series will take the lead characters of the movie back to Las Vegas, where the plot of the first movie was sketched.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Popular TV actors Mona Singh and Mouli Ganguly, who play souten (co-wife) became emotional on the last day of shooting for their show "Kya Huaa Tera Vaada", which is coming to an end. Mona says she will miss the show.
Washington, May 19 (ANI): A pediatrician has said that if infants don't spend time on their stomach, it will be much harder for them to push on their arms, which will not only delay rolling over but may also flatten the back portion of their skull.
Chennai, May 18 (IANS) Renowned filmmakers such as Deepa Mehta, Ashutosh Gowariker and Shekhar Kapur are floored by the recently released trailer of upcoming Tamil romantic-drama "Mariyaan".
Koderma (Jharkhand), May 18 (ANI): Acting on a tip off, Jharkhand Police have confirmed the seizure of a huge cache of explosives from a house in the state's Koderma District.
Toronto, May 16 (IANS) After adapting Salman Rushdie's "Midnight's Children" for the big screen, Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta is working on a script based on Shilpi Somaya Gowda's novel "Secret Daughter" about how two families are bound by an adoption.
Washington, May 15 (ANI): in an effort to combat cyber attacks, North Carolina State University researchers have developed a software algorithm to detect and isolate cyber-attacks on networked control systems that play an important role in coordinating transportation, power and other infrastructure across the United States.
Sydney, May 15 (ANI): In a rare strategic alliance, Microsoft has paired up with Google to provide its users with an opportunity to login to Google Chat for exchanging instant messages and make audio or video conversations.
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) Over 50,000 retail and wholesale pharmacists and chemists in Maharashtra Friday joined the all-India strike called by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists Associations (AIOCDA) in support of various demands, a top official said.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Indian paddlers could not match the speed of their Singapore rivals and were blanked 0-3 in the men's team final at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here Wednesday.
Bangalore, May 7 (IANS) Aditya Mehta, the 27-year-old from Mumbai, became only the second Indian after Geet Sethi to score maximum 147 break in a snooker match as he achieved this rare feat during the Asian Indoor Selection Camp at the KSBA, here Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) India can hope for a decent medal haul at 19th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships beginning at the Thyagaraj Stadium here Sunday.
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Lauding actor-director Farhan Akhtar's initiave Men Against Rape and Discrimination (MARD), actress Juhi Chawla says she feels "rattled" on reading reports of incidents of rape and molestation of children.
Bangalore, April 26 (IANS) As the second fastest growing economy in Europe after Germany, a recession-free Poland is beckoning Indian industry to invest by taking advantage of its low-cost labour, tax sops, proactive policies and state-of-the-art infrastructure.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Justice J.S. Verma, who headed the panel on anti-rape laws in the aftermath of the Dec 16 gang-rape, died due to liver failure and bleeding in the stomach here Monday. He was 80.
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Actress and social activist Shabana Azmi confesses that she gets jittery before any shoot, but her directors have always bailed her out.
Washington, April 21 (IANS) Celebrated writer Salman Rushdie is all over the film version of his acclaimed novel "Midnight's Children". He has himself done the screenplay and also serves as the film's all-knowing narrator.
Jaipur, April 21 (ANI): A non-government organisation in Jaipur, Rajasthan, organised a camp where it provided prosthetic limbs, crutches and wheelchairs for Afghan War victims.
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) The state government will make all efforts to stop a proposal to close down the Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre (LHRC) and make way for a five-star hotel on the premises, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has said.
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The government Wednesday questioned a petitioner's purpose behind challenging the appointment of U.K. Sinha as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) The Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) will host a three-day pharma convention from April 24, an official said Tuesday.
Moscow, April 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's largest diamond miner Alrosa has signed a letter of intent with the Shanghai Diamond Exchange to sell rough and polished diamonds at auctions held by the Chinese bourse.
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The president Wednesday elevated four additional judges of the Delhi High Court as permanent judges in the same court.
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Ekta Kapoor's "Kya Huaa Tera Vaada" has completed 250 episodes and lead actress Mona Singh says the show has been a fun ride.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on a plea of Tata Group's Indian Hotels Company (IHC) against the civic agency's proposal to auction the lease of a plot on which Taj Mahal Hotel is built in the heart of the city.
United Nations, April 2 (IANS) As the UN General Assembly Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the first UN treaty regulating the multi-billion dollar international arms trade, India abstained from the resolution, stressing its strong protest over the draft which it described as an instrument in the hands of weapons exporting countries.
Gandhinagar/New Delhi (IANS) The Gujarat assembly Tuesday passed a bill paving the way for the creation of multi-member Lokayukta body which will be selected by a six-member committee headed by the chief minister.
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government Tuesday introduced a bill in the Gujarat assembly which seeks to create a multi-member Lokayukta and dilute the primacy of the governor in the appointment of the anti-corruption ombudsman.
United Nations, March 29 (IANS) India has strongly criticized the final draft of a global Arms Trade Treaty as "flawed" and tilted against weapons-importing countries even as Iran, North Korea and Syria have blocked adoption of the UN treaty aimed to regulate the $70 billion conventional arms trade around the world.
United Nations, March 29 (IANS) India has criticized the final draft of the global Arms Trade Treaty at the UN, saying it falls short of its expectations and there is a "fundamental imbalance in the text which is flawed" and tilted against weapons-importing countries.
Siliguri, March 25 (IANS) Soham Hazra (driver) and Nirav Mehta (navigator) won the JK Tyre Himalayan Drive TSD (Time-Speed-Distance) Rally that concluded here.
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Designer Krishna Mehta, who displayed an edgy, colourful and elegant collection at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Summer-Resort 2013, says that her line is a celebration of her Indian heritage.
Washington, Mar 24 (ANI): A new study led by an Indian researcher from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania corroborates early evidence showing that cigarette smoking leads to longer healing times and an increased rate of post-operative complication and infection for patients sustaining fractures or traumatic injuries to their bone.
Washington, Mar 23 (ANI): A new study led by an Indian researcher from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania corroborates early evidence showing that cigarette smoking leads to longer healing times and an increased rate of post-operative complication and infection for patients sustaining fractures or traumatic injuries to their bone.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) A sale of South Asian art, known as the Amaya Collection from the archive of writer and collector Amrita Jhaveri, at Sotheby's saw Indian masters fetching strong prices showing that modern masters still ruled the auction market.
New York, March 15 (IANS) The 13th Annual New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) will kick off April 10 with an exclusive screening of acclaimed director Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children" based on award-winning writer Salman Rushdie's novel.
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The summer is round the corner and it's time to check your car's coolant level to guard against overheating. But what about your body? Doesn't it need something special to adjust to the expected gradual increase in mercury over the next few weeks?
Los Angeles, March 5 (IANS) Socialite Paris Hilton threw a special theme party around "Alice In Wonderland". She transformed her house into a virtual fairytale world for it.
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Hansal Mehta's bio-pic Rajkumar Yadav starrer "Shahid", on the slain lawyer Shahid Azmi, has been postponed from February to April and the producer admits that they were waiting to see the response to "Kai Po Che!".
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) Even as the country's 82nd budget Thursday promised to be growth-oriented and boost investment, concerns were expressed by healthcare experts in the private sector that little was done to recognise their contribution.
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) Actress Juhi Chawla says she could instantly connect to the theme of Kellogg's Chocos ad because in real life too, she is health conscious and constantly tries to introduce something healthy to her two children.
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Actress Triptha Parashar, who worked with Randeep Hooda in "Rang Rasiya", is happy with her co-star's success and hopes with her film "Bloddy Isshq" she too gets a taste of it.
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) The much-awaited India premiere of Anupam Kher-starrer Hollywood film "Silver Linings Playbook" has been called off after the sponsors reportedly backed out at the last minute.
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Over 500 cardiologists from India and abroad will participate in a two-day summit starting here Saturday to discuss core issues and new developments in the field.
Amritsar, Feb.4 (ANI): A motorcycle enthusiast and mechanic in Amritsar, Punjab, has designed a motorbike that looks like a crocodile on wheels.
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) After his highly-acclaimed acting debut in Anurag Kashyap's "Gangs Of Wasseypur", filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia, currently swamped with two back-to-back directorial undertakings, has been persuaded to face the camera again.
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.
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) Actress Shahana Goswami, who features in Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children," says the filmmaker is quite a taskmaster on the sets, but a great one to work with.
Both Hindu and Muslim fanatics are up in arms against artistic and literary freedom in India. One of their targets is the old "sinner" Salman Rushdie. But there are two others.
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Likening the "assaults" on artistic and intellectual freedoms in India to "cultural terrorism", Booker Prize-winning writer Salman Rushdie Friday said it was a "shame" he did not have freedom of movement in the country despite being its overseas citizen.
Panaji, Feb 1 (IANS) After Sunburn, the Nokia India festival and the Barefoot festival, Goa's music scene will have a ball this February with a blend of beach soccer and electronic music.
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, Feb. 1 (ANI): Blaming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for blocking his visit to Kolkata, Booker prize-winning author Salman Rushdie on Friday left India to London.
Film: "Midnight's Children"; Actors: Rajat Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Anupam Kher, Ronit Roy, Satya Bhabha, Seema Biswas, Shahana Goswami, Siddharth, Anita Majumdar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Darsheel Safary, Soha Ali Khan and Shriya Saran; Director: Deepa Mehta; Rating: **1/2
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) Actors, movie makers and other members of the film fraternity Wednesday reacted strongly to the ban imposed by the Tamil Nadu government on Kamal Hassan's controversial film "Vishwaroopam". This is what they had to say:
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Booker Prize-winning writer Salman Rushdie cancelled his visit to Kolkata Wednesday to promote Deepa Mehta's film "Midnight's Children", based on his homonymous novel.
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Author Salman Rushdie cancelled his visit to Kolkata Wednesday to promote Deepa Mehta's film "Midnight's Children", based on his homonymous novel.
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Author Salman Rushdie cancelled his visit to Kolkata Wednesday to promote Deepa Mehta's film "Midnight's Children", based on his homonymous novel.
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.
New Delhi, Jan 30 (ANI): The first look of Oscar-nominated director Deepa Mehta's most awaited project 'Midnight children' based on the booker prize-winning novel of the same name by Salman Rushdie was launched in Mumbai recently.
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.
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.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.
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) It's a clash of the titans at the box-office this Friday as "Vishwaroop", the Hindi version of Kamal Haasan's controversial Tamil film "Vishwaroopam", hits the Indian screens along with Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children", based on Salamn Rushdie's Booker Prize-winning controversial novel of the same name.
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) British-born US-bred actor Samrat Chakrabarti plays two contrasting roles in two new films releasing in India Friday - South Indian icon Kamal Hassan's "Vishwaroop" and Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children".
Chicago, Jan 26 (IANS) Satyajit Kharkar grew up in Aurangabad in Maharashtra and moved to the United States in 2001. A chemical engineer by training, he now works as a software engineer in Illinois state. But his passion is cinema, to which he has taken a circuitous route -via Marathi theater in Aurangabad and English theatre in Chicago.
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) Satya Bhabha, Deepa Mehta's young lead in "Midnight's Children", who now lives in the US, is struggling to find his bearings in the mythic culturally freewheeling atmosphere of Los Angeles. Contrary to the image, he says there is no escaping the cultural discrimination in Hollywood.
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 24 (IANS) Renowned author Salman Rushdie has put his singing abilities on test for Deepa Mehta's new film "Midnight's Children".
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) A new cultural "emergency" is emerging in India, and writers, painters, and filmmakers are becoming soft targets, says author Salman Rushdie, citing the national "Emergency" during 1975-77.
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Saket district judge to file a status report explaining about the missing files of a 20-year-old rape case, whose trial has been held up.
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) A special screening of Deepa Mehta's forthcoming film "Midnight's Children" was organised to raise funds for a charity organisation, which operates a mobile clinic to give medical aid to underprivileged in the slums here.
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Make this valentine more glamorous with Pam Mehta's latest "sensuous and vibrant" collection that targets different facets of modern Indian women.
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) "Nothing is unfilmable," says author Salman Rushdie, whose "Midnight's Children", an epic Indian tale of partition, independence and emergency told with touches of magical realism, has been turned into a movie by Deepa Mehta.
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Controversial author Salman Rushdie is set to visit India on a promotional tour for Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children", based on his Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name. He says "it's a great feeling".
Kolkata, Jan.11 (ANI): The sixth edition of India Haat, a popular traditional exhibition, is currently on in Kolkata, and is attracting people from all walks of life.
Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna, who is being seen in TV serial "Pyaar Ka Dard Hai" as a grandfather, feels his character is becoming as iconic as his earlier roles - Bhishma Pitamah and Shaktimaan.
Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna, who is being seen in the TV serial "Pyaar Ka Dard Hai" in the role of a grandfather, feels this character is becoming as iconic as his past roles as 'Bhishma Pitamah' and 'Shaktimaan'.
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Southern star Siddharth says playing the role of Shiva in "Midnight's Children" came naturally to him, thanks to the film's director Deepa Mehta and author Salman Rushdie on whose Booker Prize-winning novel the movie is based upon.
Shimla, Jan 6 (IANS) To give a green solution to Shimla's problem of vehicular pollution and traffic congestion, the government has plans to go for a monorail project, a minister said Sunday.
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday sought response from the Broadcast Editors' Association (BEA) on a plea to declare as void its enquiry conducted against Zee journalist Sudhir Chaudhary on his alleged attempt to extort Rs.100 crore from Congress MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal.
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) In a setback to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the appointment of Justice (retd.) R.A. Mehta as the Lokayukta of the state but noted that the governor "misjudged" her role on the issue.
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday accused the BJP of double standards on the appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat after the Supreme Court declared as valid the appointment of Justice (retd.) R.A. Mehta for the post.
Gandhinagar, Jan.2 (ANI): The Narendra Modi-led government in Gujarat on Wednesday said that it would implement the Supreme Court's judgement to uphold State Governor Kamla Beniwal's decision to appoint Justice (retired) R A Mehta as Gujarat Lokayukta.
New Delhi, Jan 2 (ANI): Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Wednesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for adopting double standards on the appointment of Lokpal and the Lokayukta, saying the people of the country want a reply from the main opposition outfit on this issue.
Mumbai/New Delhi, Jan 2 (ANI): Civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the appointment of Justice (retired) R.A. Mehta as Gujarat Lokayukta by Governor Kamla Beniwal, saying the verdict reflects that nobody is above the law.
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) In a setback to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the appointment of Justice (retd.) R. A. Mehta as the Lokayukta of the state.
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Indian Police Service officer S.A. Ibrahim Tuesday took over as chief of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), becoming the first from the country's main minority community to hold the post.
Bangalore, Dec 31 (IANS) V.K. Saraswat, scientific advisor to defence minister and director-general of the state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has been selected for the Astronautical Society of India (ASI)'s prestigious Aryabhata Award 2011 in recognition of his outstanding contributions and lifetime achievements.
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New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Rejecting the argument that business hours at a jewellery showroom do not include lunch break, the apex consumer court has ordered an insurance company to shell out over Rs.10 lakh as claim to a jeweller whose valuables were stolen during lunch hour.
Lucknow, Dec 26 (IANS) HSBC has dismissed allegations of running a "hawala" racket in India, saying it took "compliance with the law very seriously".
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Canada-based Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta's ambitious project "Midnight's Children" -- big screen adaptation of Salman Rushdie's Booker prize-winning controversial novel of the same name -- is set to hit Indian screens Feb 1.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) A maverick filmmaker like Yash Chopra, a superstar like Rajesh Khanna, character artists like Achala Sachdev and A.K. Hangal, famous cinematographer Ashok Mehta and widely followed movie critic Nikhat Kazmi - it was almost as if god was planning his own movie in heaven this year.
As the global centre of economic growth moves to Asia, India has captured the attention of developed economies looking for new investment and trade opportunities, says a US report based on US-India policy................
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) As the global centre of economic growth moves to Asia, India has captured the attention of developed economies looking for new investment and trade opportunities, says a new report.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Boldness may be nudity for Bollywood. But for Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta, being bold simply means bringing heart-touching stories on screen without worrying about the consequences.
