The statement of the 86-year-old leader was recorded in the court of Special Judge S K Yadav through video conference.
They may differ in their ideologies but thanks to the Election Commission, 13 political parties share five symbols in various states. According to the EC website, Bala Saheb Thackeray's Shiv Sena, which preaches Hindu nationalism, shares its symbol 'Bow and Arrow' with Shibu Soren's Jharkhand Mukti Morcha which focuses on regional interests.
Investors with shorter horizon of three-five years can also look at balanced funds and also those looking to invest lump sum money.
Shuba Punja gives a low down on her role in the Kannada film.
We invited readers to send in their interesting summer snapshots. Here are a few more responses -- and you can share yours too!
Vikhe Patil, who was leader of opposition in the state assembly, resigned from the Congress recently.
The separatist groups had called for a march to Lal Chowk to protest civilian deaths during the unrest.
The decision is being seen as a balancing act in the faction-ridden party in the state.
Actor Arya on his big release Madhrasapattinam, a period film directed by Vijay
'If the Thackeray cousins love the media, the media too adores the two bespectacled Thackeray scions, who in their bid to espouse their Marathi manoos agenda, have become an easy bait for a medium that depends for its survival on high TRPs and ad revenues.'
West Bromwich Albion forward Nicolas Anelka has denied an English FA charge regarding an alleged anti-Semitic gesture he made during last month's 3-3 Premier League draw at West Ham United, his club said on Thursday.
Bengali film Antaheen by director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury was chosen as the best film while Tamil filmmaker Bala won the honour of best director for his film Naan Kadavul at the 56th National Film Awards announced in New Delhi on Saturday.
The Malayalam movie would have been good if not great had it stuck to the relationship between the siblings. Instead the filmmaker has made a typical masala movie.
Check out this Kannada movie starring Yesh and Hari Priya.
There are 11 actors, who are among Bollywood's busiest, working on multiple films simultaneously. Just who are they?
Priyanka Chopra and Arjun Rampal joined an elite club of winners on Friday after being presented with the National Awards at a ceremony in New Delhi which also saw veteran cameraman V K Murthy receiving the Dada Saheb Phalke amid a standing ovation from the audience.
A few days back Jet Airways discovered six passengers with false passport/travel documents on their flight, which landed in Brussels from New Delhi. They didn't detect their documents were false when they boarded the plane in New Delhi.
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, on Wednesday, sought to revoke the four year suspension of four of its legislators, saying it had already apologised for any "disrespect" caused to a woman MLA during Monday's mayhem in the Maharastra assembly but made no mention of the assault on Samajwadi Party member Abu Asim Azmi.
The capital market regulator has to recover Rs 64.85 lakh (Rs 6.48 million) from Ranbaxy's former independent director V K Kaul and Rs 12.97 lakh (Rs 1.29 million) from his wife Bala Kaul.
Muay Thai instructor Biki Bora shows you five simple yet challenging balancing poses.
Jhananathan promises an explosive Diwali with his latest Tamil film.
Some of the tunes might be familiar, but you can't deny that Ilaiyaraja manages to produce appealing music from his vast repertoire.
In what is being suspected to be a terror attack, one home guard was killed and a head constbale was seriously injured when unknown motor cycle borne-assailants opened fire at a police picket in the old city area of Hyderabad.
Despite its rather stilted performance, Meipporul is refreshing for its Hollywood-style take on things. Worth a watch.
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Saturday appointed S Bal Shekar as secretary general of the Lower House, as T K Viswanathan demitted office.
'The Kanchi Mutt was energised by Pudu Periyava.' 'Instead of people coming to the Mutt, he has taken the Mutt to the people in several dimensions.'
"There was never a suggestion of Jet Airways having been warned of ever being barred from operating [in Canada] because of one or two illegal passengers on board our flights," said Chandrasekar Bala, general manager, Canada, Jet Airways. He was reacting to a recent front-page report in the Toronto Star.
Even as a teen, Syed Firdaus Ashraf was terrified about losing his hair. So here's what he did.
Lata Mangeshkar has sung for a wide range of actresses. Her songs include evergreen classics and popular chartbusters through the years. The singing legend turns 80 today, September 28. We celebrate the veteran with some of her unforgettable songs.
The Tamil actor strips down to a loin cloth for Bala's latest movie, Madrasa Pattinam
Kanika Myer goes back in time to share her memories.
Pulling up the Himachal Pradesh government, the apex court told the state government to implement the law.
In an exclusive interview to rediff.com, Prof. Balachandran spoke about his association with MDI, Gurgaon, Indian School of Business and his plans as the dean of the Great Lakes Institute of Management.
Shinde and Killary, along with MNS sympathiser Bala Nandgaonkar and other MNS activists, were picked up from Matunga in central Mumbai for instigating people and rioting, deputy commissioner of police Sunil Ramanand said.
I am eagerly awaiting Ghajini's release. I am sure it will be 200 percent better than the Tamil version. The Aamir Khan factor is a big difference. They have got so much time to shoot the film. Thus, Murugadoss has the chance and the time to rectify any mistakes he would have committed in the Tamil version, says Suriya
Tired of your boss and the looming fear of being laid off? Want to start your own business? But how do you start? What are the pitfalls you need to watch out for? Is it a good time to invest your money in a venture?
The Indian-origin head of an extremist Maoist sect, accused of enslaving three women in his home here for 30 years, tried to convince his British followers he was Jesus Christ, a former activist has claimed.
Bala Krishnamurthy, founder and chief executive officer of Aeolean Inc, has been designing and developing a wide range of software in programming languages, networked systems, and related technologies which have contributed to the growth of robotics.
