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Vidya is the female hero: Shekhar

IANS | March 07 , 2012

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Vidya Balan, who has become a name to reckon with following some power-packed female-oriented films, has found another admirer in music composer Shekhar Ravjiani who describes her as a "female hero".

A Neem tree has assumed divine status for the villagers of Baigpur in Moradabad district. The locals and nearby villagers have been flocking in hundreds each day and offering obeisance to a tree whose trunk has been oozing with a milky white sticky fluid. Loud music and religious hymns accompany the frenzied activity around the otherwise desolate tree that grows in a farmers fields.

Villagers thronging a tree to offer worship

Elizabeth Hurley, British actress and model and her partner Indian businessman Arun Nayar arrived in India on Monday. Hurley, 41, and Nayar, 42, married on Friday in a civil ceremony in England at Sudeley Castle, where celebrity guests were gathered for the party on Saturday, a local government spokeswoman said. The couple is in India to tie a knot in traditional Indian ceremony, spreading over a period of six days. The couple will meet a select group of friends and relations in Mumbai from where they would proceed to Jodhpur in Rajasthan for the ceremonies.

British actress and beau arrive in India

<P>Debutant director Amrit Sagars forthcoming flick <EM>1971</EM> is all set to hit the theatres soon. The music of the movie was launched at INS Vikrant, one of the iconic warships of Indian Navy, as no other venue could have hosted this. INS Vikrant had played a major role in the Indian Victory in 1971 war. It had struck strategic targets in East Pakistan paving the way for early surrender of the Pakistani troops there. </P>
<P>Manoj Bajpai plays the lead role, with Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan, Deepak Dobriyal, Chitaranjan Giri, Kumud Mishro and Manav Kaul playing the other POWs.</P>

1971, A film without any actress

Gujarat Marine Educational Trust, a private institute, is trying to bring in as many volunteers especially children to educate them on marine biology and its rising exploitation through training in scuba diving. The training, though open to all, is attracting more students. With an aim to arouse public awareness about the environment degradation, the trust feels the state should come forward to promote awareness about marine life.

Scuba diving to generate awareness about marine exploitation

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Disillusioned by the violent ideology of the naxals, four Maoist have surrendered before the police in Keonjhar district of Odisha. The Maoists also surrendered a gun and 16 live bullets to the police. As per police sources, the militants surrendered after suffering torture and humiliation by the top cadres. The authorities have also given the Maoists an amount of Rs. 50,000 each and have made arrangements for free education of their children.

Disillusioned maoist militants surrender to police

From Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Bipasha Basu to Aamir Khan, Vidya Balan and Jaya Bachchan -- Bollywoods whos who, dressed predominantly in black and white, attended filmmaker Karan Johars grand 40th birthday bash, at the Taj Lands End hotel in Mumbai on Friday night.

Karan Johar’s big birthday bash: Part 1

In a recent development in the paternity case involving Congress leader ND Tiwari, Rohit Shekhar who claims to be the biological son of former Chief Minister ND Tiwari, and his mother Ujjawala Sharma today deposited their blood samples in the Delhi high court as per the Supreme Court’s order. Shekhar had moved to the Delhi high court in 2008 by filing the paternity suit seeking to declare Tiwari as his father.

Tiwary paternity case: Rohit, Ujjawala give blood samples

Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi hitting out at BJP said the party has forgotten their prime responsibility of functioning as an opposition party.

BJP is busy fighting within themselves: Alvi

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has compared Congress party led UPA government with tainted Godman Nirmal Baba. Modi also accused the government for not fulfilling the promises made during the elections. Speaking on the countrys current deteriorating economic condition, Modi raised serious questions over the governments capability in further running the country.

Govt like court of fraud Godman Nirmal Baba: Modi

<P>Army Chief General VK Singh has slammed Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag for involving the media over the show cause notice served to him regarding his conduct during an intelligence operation. </P>

Army Chief slams Lt Gen Dalbir Singh

Union Rural Development minister Jairam Ramesh termed the massive subsidy given on fuel by the central government as unfair. Ramesh highlighted that subsidy should be given to only those in the strata of have nots who needed it and not to all.

Massive subsidy on fuel unfair: Jairam Ramesh

Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav held his predecessor Mayawati and the central government responsible for the hopeless condition of farmers facing acute shortage of gunny bags, for storing wheat and other food grains.

Akhilesh slams Mayawati over gunny bag shortage

Civil aviation minister Ajit Singh today met the pilots personally to discuss their grudges, and looking at the way he decided to shrug off a question on the deadlock, it appears that things just might be looking up for the national carrier, although Singh might not have any clue as to when the crisis will come to an end.

Civil aviation minister shrugs off deadlock

Pakistan home minister Rehman Malik today said that the agreement on a new visa regime with India would not be signed, but would be concluded at the political level. Speaking on the fact that India was insisting that Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed was the mastermind behind the Mumbai attacks, Rehman replied that Pakistani authorities would examine the new evidence against Saeed. It was widely expected that the two Secretaries would sign an agreement on a new, liberalized visa regime at the conclusion of their two-day talks today, but Malik said the pact would be “signed shortly”.

Liberalised visa regime pact with Pak remains uninked

Expressing outrage over the recent petrol price hike by the state-run oil marketing firms, government’s key ally, the DMK today announced that the party would launch a state wide agitation against the hike. Speaking to mediapersons in Chennai, DMK President M Karunanidhi asserted that he could not remain indifferent to the masses plight. Senior leader of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Biman Bose also resisted the unprecedented petrol price hike. Discontented with the hike in prices of petrol, Bose told mediapersons in Kolkata that with an unparalleled hike would increase woes of the common man.

DMK to agitate against petrol price hike

Justifying the latest hike in petrol prices union oil minister S Jaipal Reddy today said that global pressure had fuelled the price hike. Reddy added that the global oil prices were beyond government’s control. There will be no rollback in the hike for now, since the government cannot find an instant solution for the issue, the minister said.

Global oil prices beyond govt control: Jaipal Reddy

Hurriyat conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani termed the interlocutors report on the state as hollow and said the report had never cared to take into account the core issues and problems being faced by the people. Calling the interlocutors report a big disappointment, he said it was much ado about nothing.

Interlocutor's report overlooks the core issues of Kashmir: Geelani

In a shocking incident, 16 human skulls were recovered in some garbage near Baradari village in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh.

16 human skulls found in garbage

What do you do when you carry the weight of being the ‘world’s most beautiful woman’, and then one day wake up, and realize the entire world criticizing you for not remaining true to your duty? You either slip into oblivion, or go slamming and suing people, and then there is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Even as mediapersons and fans went blatantly rude on her back home, rebuking her post-pregnancy figure, Ash looked nothing short of dazzling at the AmfAR Cinema Against Aids gala in Cannes.

Ash back to her dazzling best at Cannes

Mumbai Indians may be out of the Indian Premier League season 5 but the innings of Mumbai skipper Harbhajan Singh doesnt end right there. Harbhajan is soon going to follow the likes of his former teammate Gautam Gambhir and get settled soon, maybe as soon as September.

Harbhajan Singh to get married in September

The Delhi high court today quashed the FIR against the Royal Challengers Bangalore player Luke Pomersbach for allegedly molesting US national Zohal Hamid and and assaulting her fiancé Sahil Peerzada. Zohal’s Lawyer, Rajiv Nayar said that the court had directed Delhi police to return Luke’s passport. Meanwhile, Zohal has said that the matter has been settled in a professional way. Zohal’s Fiancee, Sahil Peerzada expressed happiness over the decision of the court.

HC quashes FIR against Luke

Union home minister P Chidambaram, who inaugurated the central Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration and Tracking (IVFRT) office in New Delhi today, said every foreigner entering India will get efficient, speedy and courteous service. Chidambaram also said that the IVFRT would help the government to track immigrants, who were on the watch-list, look-out list, no-entry list and the foreigners overstaying their visa. The IVFRT’s objective is to develop and implement a secure and integrated service delivery system that would facilitate legitimate travelers while strengthening the security.

IVFRT to provide speedy services, to foreigners: Chidambaram

Defending the oil companies decision latest hike to petrol prices, union civil aviation minister Ajit Singh, today said that the hike was the result of depreciation of Indian rupee in the international market.Congress leader Jagdambika Pal also defended the decision by saying that it was imperative to hike the price of petrol. Meanwhile, the Delhi government has assured to provide relief to people of the state.

Govt defends petrol price hike

Actress Shilpa Shetty who delivered a baby boy on the 21st May 2012 at the Hinduja Clinic in Mumbai got discharged from hospital this afternoon. Before that both Shilpa and her hubby Raj Kundra and her little boy posed for the cameras.

First visuals of Shilpa Shetty and her baby boy

Former Karnataka CM, BS Yeddyurappa today backed Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi’s name as the future prime minister of the country.

Yeddyurappa pitches for Modi as PM

Air India strike entered its eighteenth day today, leaving passengers stranded at various airports due to cancellation of flights.

AI strike enters 18th day, no respite for passengers

US Senate panel has voted unanimously to cut aid to Pakistan by $33 million in response to the conviction of a Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi who helped CIA to find Osama bin Laden.

US Senate cuts aid to Pak

<P>Congress spokesperson, Manish Tewari defended his party facing acute criticism over rising petroleum prices and said that the responsibility of fixing fuel prices lies with oil companies. State-run oil companies raised the price of petrol by rupees 7.50 with effect for the first time in more than six months in a gesture of fiscal discipline that economists said is unlikely to give a significant lift to the embattled rupee.</P>

Congress defends itself on steep petrol price hike

Two days after the government announced a steep petrol price hike of Rs 7.50, it has hinted of a possible partial rollback, however it may take a few days.

Partial rollback of petrol hike likely?

Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn’s much awaited movie, Bol Bachchan’s first trailer is out. Rohit Shetty’s comedy of errors, Bol Bachchan will be released on July 6. This film stars Ajay Devgn, Asin, Abhishek Bachchan, Prachi Desai and comedian Krishna in key roles. The film is co-produced by Ajay Devgn Films and Shree Ashtavinayak LFS Infra Ltd with the Rohit Shetty donning the directors hat yet again.

First trailer of Bol Bachchan unveiled

Director, producer, host and a rather popular member of the Bollywood fraternity, Karan Johar’s big day has arrived. No he isn’t getting married but he now enters the naughty@40 club. Karan who is known to be a great host will be holding a grand birthday bash with the who’s who of the film industry in attendance. He says the feeling for him is akin to being present at the Academy Awards.

Karan Johar turns 40, big bash awaits him

Karnataka’s former CM BS Yeddyurappa has arrived in Mumbai to attend the national meet of the BJP and congratulated incumbent president Nitin Gadkari on his re-election to the party’s top post.

BSY arrives in Mumbai to attend BJP meet

<P>YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy arrived at Dilkusha guest house office of the CBI for questioning in the disproportionate asset case.</P>

CBI grills Jagan Reddy, may be arrested

Ever since the plans for Karan Johars birthday were out, the one huge topic of discussion has been the guest list. Over 300 guests are expected to attend this gathering. Apart from KJOs friends from the Indian film industry a few of his friends from around the world would be coming to this party. Some guests have been left out and some names have been included finally. In comes Priyanka Chopras name in the guest list finally.

Finally, Priyanka gets invited to KJo's bash

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