Everything you need to know about Shanti Kutir: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Shanti Kutir: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who topped the list of Times 50 Most Desirable Women of 2012, says she is not good at fielding compliments and adds that beauty and physical attributes are "artificial".
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor admits people find it weird that he feels comfortable to work on screen with his former girlfriend Deepika Padukone. But he says it comes naturally to him, and it is absolutely normal.
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) A style icon of sorts, Deepika Padukone praises her counterparts Anushka Sharma and Kangna Ranaut for being well-dressed on every occasion.
Haridwar, May 14 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare visited Shanti Kunj here, the headquarters of the Gayatri Parivar, and began his Jan Jagran Yatra for Uttarakhand Tuesday.
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor, who will be seen dancing some Indian moves in her next film "Raanjhanaa", says that she wants to do a full fledged Indian dance number in one of her films soon.
Bangalore, May 6 (IANS) A day after the state legislative assembly election, the Karnataka Regulatory Electricity Commission (KERC) Monday recommended an increase of 20-25 paise per unit of power for domestic and commercial users.
Pune/Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Two Mumbai realty agents, nabbed in connection with the brutal murder of a Pune billionaire and his secretary for a property deal in Mumbai, were sent to police custody till Friday by a Pune magistrate here Sunday.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) TV viewers loved her as Shanti and they loved to even hate her as the Mandira of "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi". After staying away from fiction shows for nine years, actress Mandira Bedi is set to make a comeback. At 41, she is glad she won't be playing a mother on screen.
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Deepika Padukone, who won the critics' award for best actress for her peformance in "Cocktail" at the just-concluded Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) awards in Vancouver, describes it as the most memorable moment of her life till now.
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) Actresses like Anushka Sharma, Deepika Padukone and Sonakshi Sinha entered Bollywood riding on the shoulders of much older and popular stars. Veteran actress Hema Malini believes it helps in getting an instant boost in the career.
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Retired actor-filmmaker Manoj Kumar lodged a criminal case in a local court here Tuesday against superstar Shah Rukh Khan and choreographer-director Farah Khan for allegedly defaming in their 2007 movie "Om Shanti Om".
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Filmmaker Manoj Kumar, who is upset with the makers of "Om Shanti Om" for re-releasing it in Japan without deleting the controversial scenes taking a dig at him, has decided to take action against the producers of the movie.
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) For some it's work and no play, while others like Shabana Azmi and Shankar Mahadevan are looking forward to celebrate Holi with organic dry colours. Actors Anupam Kher and Hema Malini plan to unwind.
New Delhi, March 26 (ANI): Three gorgeous divas in B-town- Deepika Padukone, Nargis Fakhri and Anushka Sharma- have shared their Holi 'secrets'.
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) It was meant to be a huge marketing coup with Salman Khan opening up the hitherto dormant Japanese market for Bollywood with a nationwide release of Yash Raj Film's "Ek Tha Tiger".
Agartala/Aizawl, March 13 (IANS) Assam Rifles said Wednesday that the biggest ever haul of weapons in Mizoram came from Myanmar.
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) From going bespectacled to wearing a lungi and shirt, Deepika Padukone will be seen in varied looks in the movies that are expected to hit the silver screen this year.
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) A 21-year-old aspiring actor was murdered here by his arrested script writer friend for Rs.2 lakh, police said Monday.
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) Television actor Rohit Roy seems to be serious about his production plans - he and his actress wife Mansi Joshi are working on a "spice of life" kind of show for the small screen.
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) A reward of Rs.50,000 was announced Monday for information leading to an absconding suspect in an aspiring model's murder here, police said.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Two friends of an aspiring model, whose body was stuffed in a plastic bag after murder, were questioned here Sunday, police said.
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) A 21-year-old aspiring model, abducted two days ago, was found murdered in a friend's house here Saturday evening, police said. The body was stuffed in a large plastic bag.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) After having worked with Saif Ali Khan in four films, Deepika Padukone describes him as a supportive co-star with whom she enjoys working.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) His love for acting took him to Mumbai, but Shah Rukh Khan, who was born and brought up in Delhi, misses the capital's winter.
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Her sexy, bold and outspoken avatar as Veronica in "Cocktail" left the audience spell-bound, but now actress Deepika Padukone is looking forward to shed that glamorous image with her forthcoming projects.
Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) Actress Deepika Padukone considers herself lucky for getting a chance to work with superstar Rajinikanth in "Kochadaiyaan". She says she hasn't seen a more humble and passionate person than him.
Birbhum (West Bengal), Dec 19 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will flag off the year long centenary celebration of receiving of Nobel Prize by Rabindranath Tagore at Visva Bharati University in Shanti Niketan today.
Mumbai, Dec 10 (IANS) She has done glamorous as well as non-glamorous roles but Deepika Padukone feels sad when people think a glamorous role does not require hard work.
Haridwar, Dec 9 (IANS) Students have a moral duty to do social service after completing education before they take up a career, President Pranab Mukherjee said Sunday.
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.
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Thousands of Sikhs marched to Parliament Street here Friday on the 29th anniversary of the anti-sikh riots to seek justice for the victims of those killed during the violence. They also submitted a memorandum to the prime minister to reopen cases.
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Diwali hasn't been all that crackling for Bollywood. Of more than 30 films released in the past decade during the festival, less than a dozen elicited fireworks at the box office. But this year seems promising with "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" (JTHJ) and "Son Of Sardaar" (SOS) lined up to hit the screens Nov 13, Diwali day itself.
London, Oct 16 (ANI): Imogen Thomas was spotted at a beach in Marbella during the weekend, where she showed off her pregnant figure in a pink and purple halterneck bikini.
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The CBI should probe allegations against Prashant Bhushan over his property in Himachal Pradesh to clear the air, social activist turned politician Arvind Kejriwal said Monday.
New Delhi/ Ghaziabad/Patna, Oct 11 (ANI): With the Congress Party demanding probe into the land owned by Prashant Bhushan's trust in Himachal Pradesh, former Law Minister and his father Shanti Bhushan on Thursday said that the deal was absolutely clean and that the government was free to probe the matter.
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Congress Thursday targeted India Against Corruption (IAC) member and senior advocate Prashant Bhushan and his family members over land in Himachal Pradesh allegedly acquired by an educational society linked to him at a concessional price.
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday described the Haryana government as an "agent" of realty major DLF, which has been linked with Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday rejected the demands for probe against Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, saying the investigation can't be done unless there is specific allegation.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (ANI): Minister of State for Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Harish Rawat on Monday termed the allegations made against Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra by Indian Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal to be unfounded and politically motivated.
Raipur, Oct 8 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has came out in support of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in law Robert Vadra and dared activist-turned politician Arvind Kejriwal to approach court if he felt that his allegation had any substance.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): The Congress Party on Sunday said that activist-turned politician Arvind Kejriwal is making corruption allegations against party chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra to malign his family in order to gain cheap publicity for the launch of his political party.
Lonavala, Oct 7 (IANS) From modern facilities to natural feel - the spacious "Bigg Boss" house promises to give a home like experience to the inmates, says National Award winning art director Sabu Cyril, who has designed it for the sixth season going on air Sunday.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): A day after real estate giant DLF dismissed his allegations of having an illicit and mutually-beneficial relationship with Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, activist Arvind Kejriwal said the developer's response is "full of half-truths and lies."
Mumbai, Oct 6 (ANI): Commenting on the allegations against Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law by civil society activists Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan that he was hugely favoured by realty major DLF, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday said Robert Vadra has disclosed all his transactions, and added that the transactions between two private individuals cannot be questioned on the basis of some imputed or implied act of corruption.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): In an endeavor to facilitate an exchange of ideas on cultural, political and economic relations between Bangladesh and India, enhance regional co-operation and promote world peace, a 100-member Bangladeshi Youth Delegation is visiting India from October 6 to 13 at the invitation of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
New Delhi, Oct 5 (ANI): RTI crusader and India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal on Friday hit out at UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, saying he received kickbacks from DLF, and that his income rose from Rs. 50 lakh to a whopping Rs. 300 crore courtesy land allotments.
New Delhi, Oct 5 (ANI): A 100-Member Bangladeshi youth delegation will be in India on an eight-day visit starting tomorrow on the invitation of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday made his political debut with a party, whose name is to be announced next month, and called for a "dharam yudh" in country as he unveiled his party's vision document which he said represented the "aam admi".
After dissolution of Team Anna, Arvind Kejriwal, the Right to Information (RTI) activist and India against Corruption (IAC) member, Tuesday announced that the name of his party would be declared on 26th November as this day is the constitution day of India...........
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Direct rule of the people, fighting corruption and eliminating price rise will be the focus of the political party being started by Arvind Kejriwal and other activists, a vision document for the party said.
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a reluctant birthday boy, turns 80 Wednesday but will spend the day working as he has done in the past, officials said.
Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) Deepika Padukone is busy as a bee these days. From spending time with co-star Ranveer Singh to getting comfortable with the actor before shooting for Sanjay Leela Bhansali, to rehearsing her Garba steps vigorously for the five to six garba song-and-dances that she would have to perform in "Ram Leela" -- her schedule is quite packed.
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Actress Deepika Padukone is honoured to receive the Smita Patil Memorial Award, and says such awards make her feel confident about her choice of work.
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Bollywood actress Vidya Balan unveiled a giant abacus in Lusa village in Uttar Pradesh Friday and urged women to take steps to ensure the education of their children.
After the first song "Halkat Jawani" from Madhur Bhandarkar's upcoming movie creating waves among the listeners, Bhandarkar released the video of the second song of the movie titled "Saaiyaan".
Ambala (Haryana), Aug 19 (IANS) An eight-year-old disabled girl was brutally stabbed to death Sunday by her own father as he could not cope with her treatment and upbringing, police said.
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Shah Rukh Khan refuses to confirm whether Deepika Padukone will feature in his much talked about film "Chennai Express", saying the director will take a call on that.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said that under the separation of powers between the three organs of the state, it could not fetter the executive to follow auction as the only method of allocating natural resources.
Agartala, Aug 5 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) has foiled an attempt by over 250 Chakma tribals, including women and children, from Bangladesh to enter India after their homes were attacked, an officer said Sunday.
Social crusader and promoter of non-violence movement Anna Hazare and his key aid Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday apologized to Broadcast Editors' Association (BEA) to last night scuffle held between Team Anna supporters and media persons............
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Around 150-200 people present at Jantar Mantar, the venue of the protest by Anna Hazare, allegedly broke down barricades and manhandled media persons late Monday, according to a reporter present at the spot.
New Delhi, July 27 (ANI): Minister of State for Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Harish Rawat on Friday alleged that veteran social activist Anna Hazare has been working on a political agenda for a long time.
Team Anna is all set to begin their indefinite fast from today July 25 at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. However, veteran social activist Anna Hazare announced yesterday at a press conference that he would begin his fast from July 29 due to the concerns of his team regarding his health. But Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Gopal Rai will sit on fast from today only.
Ghaziabad, July 20 (IANS) A senior manager with shoe and apparel company Woodland was killed Friday morning when two gunmen fired over a dozen shots at him outside his home in Indirapuram near the Indian capital and managed to escape in full view of horrified neighbours.
Film: "From Sydney with Love"; Music Director: Sohail Sen, Thor Patridge and Nabin Laskar; Singers: Sohail Sen, Roshni Baptist,Mohit Chauhan, Monali Thakur Mika Singh, Palak, Neeraj Sridhar, Brooklyn Shanti; Rating: *** 1/2
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Deepika Padukone is working with Rajinikath for the first time in "Kochadaiyaan", but says she admires Tamil superstar's child like enthusiasm and never felt any pressure while working with him.
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Friday ordered the West Bengal government to file an affidavit within two weeks about the progress of investigations into athlete Pinki Pramanik's case. It has also been asked to submit the case diary.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed five cases of irregularities in appointments of state administrative officials, lecturers and doctors, an official said Friday...........
Ranchi, July 6 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed five cases of irregularities in appointments of state administrative officials, lecturers and doctors, an official said Friday.
Lucknow, July 5 (IANS) Two people, including a child and a young man, were killed when lightning struck at two places as the first monsoon showers pounded the state capital Thursday, police said.
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Actress Ashwini Kalsekar, who will be seen as a lady don in TV show "Afsar Bitiya", says her character is "weird" and "unpredictable".
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Delhi Police were allowed by a Delhi court Friday to take voice samples of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, former party leader Amar Singh and lawyer and Team Anna member Shanti Bhushan in a case related to a CD purportedly containing a conversation among them.
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) After endorsing a watch brand, an airline company and a camera series, actress Deepika Padukone has now been roped in to be the face of pens! She has been named brand ambassador of Pilot, a known brand from writing instruments company Luxor.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan Tuesday defended his allegations of corruption against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and reiterated his demand for a special investigation team to probe the charges against him and 14 other ministers.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Team Anna member Shanti Bhushan Tuesday said allegations levelled by them against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were not irresponsible as the PM was party to wrongdoings like the 2G scam and was in charge of the coal ministry when another scam occurred.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The worth of a popular work of literature is now often judged by a little tagline, 'Soon to be made into a motion picture', Mushtaq Sheikh, a pioneer of the genre of Bollywood chronicles, says while underscoring the 'mutual synergy created by the two colliding worlds of mainstream cinema and literature'.
Kathmandu, May 27 (Xinhua-ANI): With the looming deadline of the Constituent Assembly on May 27 in Nepal, security in the capital Kathmandu has been beefed up in order to avert any untoward incidents.
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) A 28-year-old pregnant woman died Saturday after a speeding car hit her in south Delhi, police said.
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) Ace filmmaker Karan Johar plans to bring in his 40th birthday with a bang and Deepika Padukone says it is one of the most eagerly awaited bashes of B-Town.
Hyderabad, May 21 (IANS) International evangelist K.A. Paul was Monday arrested by the police in Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam district in the murder case of his brother.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Whether it is rewinding back to the 1910s or fast forwarding into 2050, Bollywood filmmakers are going back and forth in time with films like "Teri Meri Kahaani" and "Dangerous Ishq", whose stories span over decades.
London, May 1 (ANI): Imogen Thomas and her mother Janette sported similar black and white polka dot bikinis as they enjoyed some bonding time on a holiday in Mauritius.
Raipur, April 27 (IANS) In a fresh demand, Maoists holding Chhattisgarh's Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon hostage have asked for 17 of their jailed associates to be released, sources said after the mediators appointed by the government and the guerrillas met here Friday.
Jaipur, April 26 (IANS) The Rajasthan assembly Thursday passed a bill providing the people with the right to a hearing on governance related issues within a stipulated timeframe. The state is the first in the country to do so.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) A major rift emerged at a Team Anna core committee meeting in suburban Noida Sunday with one member being asked to stay away from the proceedings after he was reportedly found recording discussions on his mobile phone and transmitting it outside.
Ranchi, April 18 (IANS) A newborn girl was allegedly murdered by her father near this Jharkhand capital city Tuesday, police said. The man, a resident of Damari village near the city, is now on the run.
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair, who managed to shoot a part of her next project "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" in Lahore, Pakistan, says the city, though unsafe to shoot in, was a "twin" to Indian capital New Delhi's old world charm.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Do not be a party in curtailing the freedom of the press, a lawyer told the Supreme Court Tuesday.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Do not be a party in curtailing the freedom of the press, a lawyer told the Supreme Court Tuesday.
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare Sunday broke his one-day token fast demanding an all-powerful anti-graft legislation and a strong legal protection for whistle-blowers.
New Delhi, Mar.25 (ANI): Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare on Sunday said that releatives of whistleblowers who had died while performing their duties, were crying out for justice, and declared the UPA-II regime as an entity that has been both deaf and dumb to their plea.
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) On civil society issues, they are part of the same movement and platform. But on the Vodafone tax ruling, the Bhushans, Shanti and Prashant, don't seem to see eye to eye.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (ANI): Deepika Padukone won't get tanned for Rajinikanth's next 'Kochadaiyaan', the co-producer of the film has said.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (ANI): Deepika Padukone won't get tanned for Rajinikanth's next 'Kochadaiyaan', the co-producer of the film has said.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (ANI): Kareena Kapoor has decided to alight from Rohit Shetty and Shah Rukh Khan's collaboration, 'Chennai Express', due to date problems.
New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): Deepika Padukone has reportedly made peace with filmmaker Ramesh Taurani, who called her "unprofessional" after she backed out from his film, 'Race 2', midway, citing dates issues.
New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): Deepika Padukone has reportedly made peace with filmmaker Ramesh Taurani, who called her "unprofessional" after she backed out from his film, 'Race 2', midway, citing dates issues.
Leh, February 5 (ANI): The night of August 5, 2010 bestowed nation-wide fame on the sleepy town of Leh and its neighboring villages when it woke its residents to the cruel devastation of a cloudburst that engulfed several lives and rendered many injured, homeless and missing. The cold desert was ravaged by a vast river of rock and mud ripping apart houses and razing shops and structures to the ground.
Leh, February 5 (ANI): The night of August 5, 2010 bestowed nation-wide fame on the sleepy town of Leh and its neighboring villages when it woke its residents to the cruel devastation of a cloudburst that engulfed several lives and rendered many injured, homeless and missing. The cold desert was ravaged by a vast river of rock and mud ripping apart houses and razing shops and structures to the ground.
London, Jan 28 (ANI): Passengers aboard a Finnair flight from Helsinki to New Delhi on India's 63rd Republic Day were treated to a live performance by the crew members.
