Teachers of the Jamia Millia Islamia have painstakingly put together a report that not only raises questions about the Batla House encounter and the antecedents of the special cell team that was involved, but also looks to take the debate on state brutality to its logical conclusion.
Elitist critics dismissed him as a workhorse compared to singing thoroughbred Mohammed Rafi. For all that, Mahendra Kapoor -- who passed away on September 27 -- stayed the course, with a hoi-polloi following of his own, through 50 years. As a playback artiste of rare mental discipline, Kapoor never really went away.
It is easy to dismiss The Hangover as just another pottymouthed R-rated romp about men who don't grow up messing around, but there is an earnestness to the proceedings that takes this to say, a Super Troopers level, something that gives the movie heart.
'The Bush administration, through a gag order on its written responses to Congressional questions, had sought to keep the Indian public in the dark on the larger implications of the nuclear deal, lest the accord run into rougher weather. But now its 26 pages of written answers have been publicly released by a senior United States Congressman.'
Kalloori is an extremely candid look at life in a campus -- realistic, interesting and at the same time touching.
In its preliminary report on the teenager's death, Commission member Nirmala Venkatesh said, "Police is trying to hide the facts of the case and close it. We will never allow this to happen." "She was raped by four to five persons by gagging her mouth. There are nail marks on the body and several marks, which indicates that more than one person was involved in sexually assaulting her," she said.
Telugu Desam Party leader Chandrababu Naidu pointed out that the very idea of constituting a media watch under the chairmanship of the chief minister was outrageous.
Magic Lamp directed by Haridas was languishing in the cans for years at last made it to the theatres. Other than Jayaram's four roles it has nothing to boast about.
Determined to ensure that its gag order is not defied, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has sent a reminder to the national selectors asking them not to write columns in newspapers as per its constitutional provisions.
Chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar continues to write a newspaper column despite the Indian cricket board restraining him from airing his views to the media. His latest column appeared in Marathi newspaper 'Sakal' on Thursday.
Tell us your funniest moments in movies. After all, isn't April Fool's Day a day of laughter and fun!
'I felt a constant gag in my throat, and emerged from the movie somewhat mugged,' confesses Sreehari Nair.
Disruption is totally unacceptable in Parliamentary system, the President said.
Khandaani Shafakhana neither enlightens nor entertains, feels Sukanya Verma.
An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two minors causing her grievous injuries in Sarai Madan village in Allahabad.
The BCCI told Vengsarkar that he will have to quit as chief selector if he continues to function as a columnist.
The April Fools' day gag is a long-standing tradition in many of the world's workplaces.
'What seemed missing in Tumbbad was that screwiness, that kinkiness, which shades so many of our best parables,' observes Sreehari Nair.
The broadband services were restored on Saturday after working journalists protested against the communication 'gag'.
The smile stays on long after you've left the theatre, says Sukanya Verma.
The ordinance seeks to protect both serving and former judges, magistrates and public servants in Rajasthan from being investigated for on-duty action without its prior sanction.
Abdullah termed the gag order as an attempt by the EC to please the BJP.
The Bar alleged there had been misrepresentation of facts by the media and there has been a motive behind it.
There were several factors that contributed to chief selector Dilip Vensgarkar's sudden departure from Kolkata. But what probably hurt him most was being asked by Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sharad Pawar whether he allows the other selectors also to watch international matches.
Party vice-president Prashant Kishor and general secy Pavan Varma voice disappointment over the JD-U backing the Bill in LS. Urge Nitish to 'reconsider' stand.
Ashwini Dheer and his gang decided to play the old mistaken-identity game, and placed three diverse characters together in the same hotel and waited for obvious chaos to ensue. Unfortunately, beyond a weak two-para summation of the premise, not much else seems to have been written -- which is why the pained gags set up in the first few scenes by narrator Irrfan Khan continue to play out, again and again, right to the very climax.
Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's son and Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao said he would 'personally monitor the case'.
Shivkumar Rajbhar told police that he and four others eliminated the duo in Mumbai after Hema defaulted on a payment for an idol made by his employer, Vidyadhar alias Vidya, a metal fabrication artist who is missing and is prime suspect.
The state broadcaster has acquired the radio rights of the five ODIs and four Tests.
There must have been mornings when Alex Ferguson has peered into his shaving mirror and seen the face of David Beckham staring back at him.
A 71-year-old nun was allegedly gang-raped inside a convent in Nadia district of West Bengal early Saturday, triggering protests.
The nation ranked 138 among 180 countries, according to the annual World Press Freedom Index report.
Rangeela claimed after a month of shooting, he was asked to shoot with new gags as the channel would not air the Modi-Rahul jokes on air.
This brand of funny by the virtue of I-know-I-cracked-a-bad-joke doesn't quite tickle, says Sukanya Verma.
\n'Sehwag has been warned verbally from speaking to the media on the burnout and Ganguly issue,' BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said.\n
Delhi was just one riot. Add Bengal, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and you can count a few scores dead. It could, regrettably, be just the beginning of a very long, dark phase for India, notes Shekhar Gupta.
the Congress too petitioned the Election Commission for action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for addressing an event organised by an industry body on the eve of the final phase of the Gujarat polls where he attacked the main opposition party.
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