This is an alternate list of 10 screen roles that saw Soumitra Chatterjee, a paragon of gentility, venture beyond his comfort zone and deliver masterclasses of subtlety and depth, lists Saibal Chatterjee.
Rapid urbanisation, multi-storeyed buildings and development projects have led to disappearance of 35 Centrally-protected monuments and sites across the country.
Bihar police on Tuesday claimed to have unearthed a suspected ISI link to target the railways with arrest of three persons in East Champaran district of the state bordering Nepal and are being interrogated to find out if they had a role in the derailment at Kanpur Dehat in November and elsewhere.
The incident happened late at night around 1:30 am where the diplomat after hitting the bike was asked to stop by the police. But instead of stopping, he slammed his car into the barricade.
The 20 MLAs told the high court that they would move fresh petitions against the taking away of their assembly seats as their pleas had become infructuous after President Ram Nath Kovind put a stamp of approval on the EC's recommendation.
The chief minister and PCC chief have had differences.
He also dismissed the charge that the attacker was an AAP supporter as claimed by the police.
The court also extended till February 7 the interim order restraining the EC from issuing any notification announcing bypolls.
"We wonder if the UPA government, which has become synonymous with appeasement politics, is coming out with a new trend to use religion on money as well," Malhotra said.
Tamil Nadu reported the highest number of such deaths at 194, followed by Gujarat 122, Karnataka 68 and Uttar Pradesh 51.
Skipper Amol Mazumdar scored a dogged 97 before Mumbai were dismissed for 233 in the first innings on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy semi-final against Baroda.
The meteorological department has forecast more rains through the day and relative humidity at 100 per cent in Delhi.
Karnataka were shot out for 85 runs by hosts Baroda on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match.
With Delhi witnessing the highest-ever voter turnout, women may turn out to be game changer for political parties as they came out in large numbers to cast their ballots.
An Israeli firm, Elbit Hadmaya, is planning to invest billions of dollars in India to build shopping malls, a media report in Jerusalem said on Tuesday.
More than two weeks after he was shot at from close range, jailed self-styled godman Asaram's former aide and Ayurveda doctor Amrut Prajapati died in Ahmedabad on Tuesday at his residence.
The Dargah's demolition had resulted in clashes and police firing, claiming four lives and leaving several others injured thus forcing authorities to impose curfew in the sensitive walled city area.
Three police personnel and two Maoists were killed in a gun-battle between security personnel and ultras in dense forests of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Sunday, police said.
Moti Ram Yadav, a property dealer, told Additional Sessions Judge Sunil Gaur he did not know the accused Sri Bhagwan or Satya Prakash.
Wasim Jaffer slammed a classy 133 to help West Zone to 314 for 8 and gain a 95-run lead over South Zone.
The former Mumbai teammates claimed seven wickets to bowl out South Zone for 219. West Zone in reply were four for 2.
The main accused, Rajesh, 24, was arrested from Chattarpur in Madhya Pradesh in the morning, Commissioner K K Paul said.
The high court also upheld the trial court order convicting two on charges of murder and acquitted another accused Devabhai Samatbhai Bharwad.
Sources said that the woman was waiting for a taxi near AIIMS when a cab driver offered her lift to Noida on Thursday. Midway, the driver stopped the car at a secluded place near Moti Bagh in South Delhi and allegedly raped her.
The body of Moti Lal, 56, was found at around 0430 IST, Deputy Commissioner of Police (central) M M Oberoi said.
The list has been sent to Governor Ram Naik for approval.
The Delhi High Court has on Monday extended the stay on the trial court order summoning Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and 3 others in the National Herald case till the final disposal of their appeals against their summons.
This is to enable Congress president to revamp the party in view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The EC had found no merit in the plea.
Held under the aegis of the Sikh Student's Federation at Moti Bagh Gurdwara here, the event saw a bhog (feast) being organised "in the memory" of Gandhi's killers Kehar Singh, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh, and recitation of the 'Akhand Path'.
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The chief opposition in the state, the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party has breached the stronghold of National Conference in prestigious Srinagar Parliamentary constituency by gaining a lead in five seats with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah trailing in Sonawar seat.
The positivity over Narendra Modi's election speech in Jammu is unanimous, but it comes with guarded optimism as many would like to wait and watch to see how the new government actually manages the 25-year-old issue, says Upasna Pandey
Fourteen Naxals including four women were arrested in two separate operations in the insurgency-hit regions of Chhattisgarh today, police said.
20 legislators disqualified from the Delhi assembly for allegedly holding offices of profit.
Karnataka rode on Rahul's 81 runs and an unbeaten 142 by Pandey.
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