Everything you need to know about Vasan(gandevi): news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Vasan(gandevi): news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Chennai, June 10 (IANS) For the second time in a row, Tamil actor Jayam Ravi will play a dual role in upcoming Tamil-Telugu action-thriller "Nimirnthu Nil".
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) Actress and now filmmaker Vishakha Singh, who has co-produced "Peddlers", is confident that the small-budget project would yield maximum results at the box office.
New York, April 25 (IANS) The Human Rights Watch said Thursday that a senior Commonwealth advisory group should recommend the organisation shift the venue of its November 2013 Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) from Sri Lanka.
New York, April 25 (ANI): A senior Commonwealth advisory group should recommend the organization shift the venue of its November 2013 Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) from Sri Lanka unless the government makes prompt, measurable, and meaningful progress on human rights, Human Rights Watch said today.
Chennai, April 7 (IANS) Minister of State Environment and Forests Jayanthi Natarajan has urged industry lobby body FICCI to cancel a trip of Indian MPs to Sri Lanka to voice solidarity with Sri Lankan Tamils.
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) The shipping ministry plans to create an additional port capacity of 280 million tonnes this year, mainly through the public-private-partnership (PPP) mode, with a focus on efficiency and increasing draft, Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan said here Friday.
Chennai, April 3 (IANS) One of the songs in upcoming Tamil romantic-drama "Woo" will be shot in as many international locales as never heard before. Since it's a soothing romantic duet, the makers are likely to film it in European countries like Switzerland and Norway.
Chennai, Mar. 30 (ANI): With Union Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan joining the chorus for boycott of Commonwealth meeting in Colombo over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V. Narayanasamy on Saturday said Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will take a final call on it after holding discussions with External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid.
Chennai, March 29 (IANS) Union Shipping Minister and senior Congress leader G.K. Vasan Friday said that the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and the Leaders' Retreat in November should be shifted out of Sri Lanka.
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) will confer the sixth Annual Industry Leadership award on Indian producer Guneet Monga, who has thanked her entire team for lending her support.
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) It was a joyful reunion with their families for rescued Indian sailors who returned home Monday after long months in the captivity of Somalian pirates.
28 rescued Indian sailors of MT Royal Grace and MT Smyrni, which were hijacked by Somalian pirates last year, have safely returned to India on Monday.
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A total of 28 rescued Indian seafarers aboard MT Royal Grace and MT Smyrni, which were hijacked by Somalian pirates last year, are set to return to India Monday.
Chennai/New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) All 28 Indian sailors on two ships held by Somalian pirates have been freed and will soon be back in the country, Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan Saturday but official sources in the capital said only 17 sailors had been released from one ship.
Chennai, March 9 (IANS) A panel will be set up to draw up incentives for greater movement of cargo through coastal shipping and inland waterways than road or rail, union Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan said here Saturday.
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The increase in allocation for the health sector was welcome but more funds were needed, insiders said Thursday.
Chennai, Feb 2 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former Puducherry chief minister P. Shanmugam passed away in Karaikal Saturday after a fall at his house, party officials said. He was 85.
Chennai, Jan 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu celebrated the harvest festival Pongal Monday with thanks being offered to the sun, rain and farm animals on the first day of Tamil month Thai.
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) The government has stepped up efforts to create additional port capacity in the country and will soon start new projects to boost trade and commerce, union Minister for Shipping G.K. Vasan said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (ANI): A high-level meeting chaired jointly by Minister of Shipping G.K. Vasan and External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, supported by Secretary (Shipping) and Foreign Secretary and other senior officials, was held here on Monday to review the progress made in securing the release of Indian seafarers held hostage by the Somali pirates.
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 4 (IANS) Ad filmmaker Sunil Ibraham is ready to release his new film "Chapters", which interestingly has as many as 20 characters. And there is no one who plays the lead role.
New Delhi, Nov.27 (ANI): With just three days to go for the deadline set by Somali pirates to end, families of Indian sailors in their custody camped outside the office of the Shipping Ministry and implored the government to secure their release.
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) Accusing the Trinamool Congress of vitiating the industrial environment of the state and making investors apprehensive, the Congress Tuesday demanded a white paper on the West Bengal government's plans to attract investment.
Kolkata, Nov.2 (ANI): The Bengal Chamber has approached Union Minister for Shipping G.K. Vasan to intervene and resolve the issue of the exit of cargo firm Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT) from the 'Kolkata/Haldia Port.
Panaji, Oct 18 (IANS) Owners of over 200 iron ore-ferrying river barges in Goa have sought sops from the union government following a Supreme Court ban on iron ore mining.
Chennai, Oct 10 (IANS) The liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) import-export facilities at Ennore Port near here will save time and money in transporting the fuel, Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan said here Wednesday.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (ANI): A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technology cooperation in the shipping and ports infrastructure was signed between India and Austria here on Wednesday.
Kochi, Sep 14 (IANS) Giving further fillip to the maritime industry in Kerala, the central government Friday cleared Cochin Shipyard Ltd's Rs.750 crore project to set up a ship repair unit, union Minister for Shipping G.K. Vasan said here Friday.
Shimla, Aug 30 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Thursday pleaded with the central government to secure freedom for sailor Aman Kumar, who is held captive by Somali pirates for the past 20 months.
Chennai, Aug 3 (IANS) India beefed up its coastal security Friday by launching the National Automatic Identification System (NIAS) network to track vessels up to a distance of 50 km from the coast.
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) After the 65th Cannes International Film Festival, debut director Vasan Bala's "Peddlers" is now set for screening at the 37th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) next month. He is elated.
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Yoga guru Ramdev Friday lent support to Team Anna's thinning anti-corruption campaign, but he slammed the team members for attacking President Pranab Mukherjee.
Chennai, June 29 (IANS) The Rs.600 crore Chennai-Ennore Port road connectivity project will be completed next year, Union Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan said Friday.
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) "Peddlers" co-producer Guneet Monga and director Vasan Bala were held up at the Mumbai airport by customs officials for carrying iPads and were released after they paid the customs duty.
London, May 17 (ANI): The Cannes Film Festival is all set to show five Bollywood films, including three from Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap.
Cannes, April 24 (IANS) Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is on cloud nine after three of his films have been chosen to be a part of 65th Cannes International Film Festival. After "Peddlers", both parts of Kashyap's "Gangs of Wasseypur", has been chosen for screening at the fest's Directors' Fortnight section.
New Delhi, April 24 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday called on the Central Government to sack Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval for apparently defending the contention of the Italian Government that their country's ship - the Enrica Lexie - was in international waters and not in Indian waters when its security personnel killed two Keralite fishermen in February this year.
Cannes, April 24 (IANS) Indian director Vasan Bala's debut feature film "Peddlers" has been selected to represent India at the 51st edition of Cannes Critics' Week, a parallel section of the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival.
Chennai, Apr 21 (ANI): Shipping Minister G. K. Vasan on Saturday said there were no differences between the Centre and the Kerala Government on detention of two Italian marines, accused of killing Indian fishermen off the coast of Kerala in February.
New Delhi, Apr 2 (ANI): Former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and social activist Kiran Bedi has accused all political parties of delaying the introduction of an electoral reforms bill to cleanse the country's political system which she says is 'mired in corruption'.
New Delhi, Apr 2 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said Team Anna should focus on burning issues like corruption rather than making generalised sweeping statements on lawmakers.
New Delhi, Mar 30 (ANI): Slamming Team Anna for using derogatory and unparliamentary remarks in their speeches against the country's lawmakers over the dealay in the passage of the Lokpal Bill, Samajwadi Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday called them a 'den of criminals'.
Kaushambi (Ghaziabad), Mar 30 (ANI): In order to offer a solution to people distressed due to continuous apathy from the administration, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal has said citizens might soon refrain from payment of their taxes.
Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare after his day long token fast once again has repeated his words about the Members of Parliament (PM) saying that Parliament is a temple of democracy and only 'pure people' have the right to.......
Ralegan Siddhi, Mar 28 (ANI): As parliamentarians across the political spectrum slammed Team Anna for using derogatory remarks against Members of Parliament, veteran social activist Ann Hazare on Wednesday said only 'pure people' have a right to sit in Parliament.
Kaushambi (Uttar Pradesh), Mar 27 (ANI): Aide to veteran anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday refused to mellow down on his accusations on 162 parliamentarians on whom criminal cases are going on.
Ghaziabad, Mar 27 (ANI): Seeking to justify his view that the Indian Parliament houses 'thieves and dacoits', Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal has appealed to the country's lawmakers to introspect.
New Delhi, Mar.26 (ANI): Cutting across party lines, Members of Parliament on Monday criticized Team Anna, and especially Right to Information (RTI) activist Arvind Kejriwal, for demanding the filing of criminal cases against 14 Cabinet Ministers.
Chennai, Mar 3 (ANI): Union Shipping Minister G. K. Vasan on Saturday said the vessel that collided with a fishing boat killing two fishermen off the coast of Kerala has been identified and is being brought to the port.
Chennai, Feb.20 (ANI): Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan on Monday called for strict action against Italian ship crew responsible for shooting two innocent fishermen in Indian waters.
Chennai, Feb 18 (ANI): Shipping Minister G. K. Vasan on Saturday said the killing of two Indian fishermen by gunshots from an Italian ship was 'unacceptable', and added that perpetrators would be brought to book as soon as possible.
Chennai, Feb 18 (ANI): Shipping Minister G. K. Vasan on Saturday said the killing of two Indian fishermen by gunshots from an Italian ship was 'unacceptable', and added that perpetrators would be brought to book as soon as possible.
Mumbai, Dec.20 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presided over 10th President's Fleet Review (PFR) in Mumbai on Tuesday amidst tight security.
Chennai, Nov 18 (ANI): Union Minister of Shipping G.K. Vasan today said his ministry is closely monitoring incidents of piracy through the Director General of Shipping, in close coordination with the Navy, Defence and External Affairs ministries.
Mumbai, June 25(ANI): Union Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan on Saturday called for a more coordinated and stronger response from the international community to control the threat posed to international shipping by piracy.
New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): Union Minister of Shipping G.K.Vasan today launched the much awaited Thoothukudi-Colombo passenger ferry service at V.O. Chidambaranar Port in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu.
Chennai, Jun 8 (ANI): Minister of Shipping G.K. Vasan flagged off M.V. AMET Majesty, India's first cruise liner and onboard training ship in Chennai today.
Chennai, Mar 9 (ANI): Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) and Congress on Wednesday signed formal agreement on seat sharing pact for the upcoming assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, under which the national party will contest 63 seats.
Chennai, Feb 13(ANI): Congress leaders in Tamil Nadu are demanding more seats to contest in the forthcoming state assembly elections compared to last time in their alliance with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), ruling regional party.
New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): Congress on Tuesday celebrated its 126th foundation day with its chief Sonia Gandhi unfurling the party flag at a function here.
Chennai, Oct 8 (ANI): With an objective of capacity building of institutions providing skill development and training in Textiles Sector, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi will launch a new integrated skill development scheme here today.
Melbourne, Jul 29 (ANI): Victorian Premier John Brumby and Indian community leaders in Australia have welcomed the first use of race-hate laws after Victorian police charged two men with inciting racial hatred during a 45-minute drunken assault on an Indian student on a bus.
Mumbai/New Delhi, Jul 14 (ANI): Hours after the chlorine gas leak at one of the warehouses of the Mumbai Port Trust, Shipping Minister G K Vasan assured that the government would review the present safety norms to prevent a recurrence of similar incidents in the future.
Melbourne, Feb 23(ANI): The Federation of Indian Associations of Victoria (FIAV) president Vasan Srinivasan has insisted that the cost of bringing Indian journalists to Australia at taxpayers' expense could be better spent on supporting international students.
New Delhi, Feb.16 (ANI): Three new studies show the overwhelming majority of international students in Australia, including Indian students, feel safe and are happy in Australia.
Kuala Lumpur, Sep. 4 (ANI): T. Ananthan, who is contesting as for a seat in Malaysian Indian Congress central working committee has declared that five delegates who vote for him in September 12 elections will get free air tickets to Chennai.
New Delhi, July 1 (ANI): The Government on Wednesday said it would award six shipping projects worth 3,319.14 crore rupees in next 100 days.
Melbourne, June 28 (ANI): An Australian magistrate's ruling to set young thugs who beat an Indian man almost to death free after serving only six months has angered the Indian community in the country.
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Following are some of the key policy issues expected to be addressed by the newly-inducted ministers in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government with economic portfolios:
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The second round of the induction of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's council of ministers began here at Rashtrapti Bhavan with 14 cabinet ministers being sworn in.
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expands his council of ministers Thursday, adding 14 cabinet ministers, including three former chief ministers and three DMK leaders, and 45 ministers of state.
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Thirty-eight ministers, including 14 cabinet ministers, will be sworn in Thursday morning in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's council of ministers. These include seven ministers with independent charge.
Chennai, May 25 (IANS) Hectic lobbying is on by the Congress MPs from Tamil Nadu to get into the Manmohan Singh government, a party source said Monday.
Chennai, May 3 (IANS) The Tamil film industry bid a tearful farewell to 'remake-king' K. Balaji as he was cremated Sunday. Superstar Rajnikant along with other big names like Prabhu and Manorama paid their respects to the eminent filmmaker.
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 1 (IANS) Malaysia's Perak state is considering appointing another ethnic Indian as the assembly's speaker, but the incumbent is not yet ready to give up the post.
Kuwait, April 6 (IANS) Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari Monday called for greater cooperation between India and the Gulf countries to combat the 'international plague' of terrorism as he began his three-day visit to the oil-rich Gulf emirate. He also sought more Kuwaiti investment in India's infrastructure development.
New Delhi, Apr 6 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari today left on a three-day visit to Kuwait.
New Delhi, Apr 6 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari will begin his three-day visit to Kuwait from today.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) With oil-rich Kuwait looking east to invest, India will seek investment funds from the Gulf country when Vice President Hamid Ansari goes there Monday on a three-day visit.
Chennai, March 25 (IANS) A five-star hotel here will switch off its lights at its restaurants for an hour March 28 and serve candle light dinners in support of Earth Hour-2009, a global environmental awareness programme.
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Election Commission is going all out to woo young voters, especially the students, but some university officials feel that the exams may play a spoilsport.
Chennai, Nov 9 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu assembly session, begining Monday, is expected to witness heated debates as the opposition plans to pin the ruling DMK on various issues, including the Sri Lankan Tamil issue and price rise.
Chennai, Nov 9 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu opposition is planning to pin the ruling DMK on various issues, including the Sri Lankan Tamil issue and price rise, during the assembly session starting Monday. However, main opposition PMK founder-leader S. Ramadoss has ruled out any move to de-stabilise the M. Karunanidhi ministry.
The Prime Minster of India Dr. Manmohan Singh asked the Planning Commission, Finance Ministry, statistics department and other government departments
New Delhi, Sep 9 (ANI): Union Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation G.K. Vasan today called for strengthening the data collection mechanism in the country.
