Ra.One starring Shah Rukh Khan-Kareena Kapoor is going to set a landmark SFX film in Bollywood industry. Anubhav Sinha is trying to ensure the incorporation of best effects in the movie for which he has prepared a list of Hollywood’s most outstanding SFX and 3-D movies for the Red Chillies team as reference.
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Ra.One inspired from Hollywood
March 31st, 2010 |
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From April 1 Rates of Petrol and diesel rises by 50p in 13 cities
March 31st, 2010 |
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Petrol and diesel rates will be increasing by 50 paisa per litre from April 1 in 13 cities that would include Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, Surat, Ahmedabad, Pune and Sholapur. The government announced that these cities will be provided with the Euro-IV grade fuel now.
The Oil Secretary S Sundareshan [...]
Kareena Kapoor says NO to TV reality shows
March 28th, 2010 |
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After Priyanka Chopra decided to make the entry in Television world replacing Akshay Kumar in third season of Khatron Ke Khiladi, Kareena Kapoor has also been offered a reality show by a leading TV channel.
If the actress accepts the show, then it would be titled as Main Kareena Kapoor Banna Chahti Hoon. In the show [...]
Opposition attacks Kamat on illegal mining
March 23rd, 2010 |
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The opposition Tuesday put Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on the mat over illegal mining in the state.
Opposition leader Manohar Parrikar criticised Kamat for not taking action against mining at Ambeli in south Goa, 60 km from here, in the guise of digging a water pond. Kamat is also the minister for mining.
“Can you imagine [...]
Rahul Gandhi in university visit row, Jamia trip rescheduled
January 23rd, 2010 |
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With controversy dogging his visits to universities, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s proposed visit Saturday to Jamia Millia Islamia here has been “rescheduled” for the time being.
Gandhi’s Jamia visit “will be rescheduled soon”, a Congress source told IANS, adding: “He will continue to interact with students”.
“He was held up in some of his outside-Delhi programmes [...]
Goa governor wants report on Rahul’s varsity visit
January 23rd, 2010 |
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Goa Governor S.S. Sidhu has now intervened in the raging controversy involving Rahul Gandhi’s political meetings in the Goa university campus earlier this week.
A Raj Bhavan spokesperson Saturday said Sidhu, chancellor of the university, has sought a “factual report” from vice chancellor Dilip Deobagkar.
Sidhu’s intervention came a day after university registrar Mohan Sangodkar said he [...]
Rahul Gandhi’s Goa visit hits controversy
January 18th, 2010 |
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All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Goa Tuesday and his proposed plans to address students at the Goa University (GU) campus have created controversy in the state.
The students’ wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has planned a protest at the vice-chancellor office and a “surprise protest strategy” to condemn [...]
‘Chalo Kerala’ from Jan 17
January 13th, 2010 |
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Wondering what holidaying in Kerala would be like? Just drop in at Nizamuddin station Sunday for a view of a stunning montage of backwaters, beaches and the wildlife. Chances are you would come out only to pack up for a trip to God’s own country!
In one of its biggest campaigns “Chalo Kerala”, the state tourism [...]
Goa is becoming rape capital?
December 17th, 2009 |
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Panji: Just a day after a female tourist was raped or physically assaulted by a local politician John Fernandes, the case now seems to take a different turn.
Congress MP, Shantaram Naik made “insensitive†statements about the issue in Rajya Sabha saying that the female tourist herself is responsible for the rape.
He further said that, “Rape [...]
First Indian Navy women aviators take charge
November 20th, 2009 |
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The Indian Navy created history on Friday by inducting two women aviators or combatants into its combat arm, which is happening for the first time in the Indian Armed Forces.
Sub-lieutenants Ambica Hooda of Haryana and Seema Rani Sharma of Uttar Pradesh will now serve the nation as naval observers are airborne tacticians on the [...]
Kamal Hassan responds to International Film Festival of India row
November 18th, 2009 |
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Tamil superstar Kamal Hassan on Tuesday downplayed reports that he was miffed with the organizers of the forthcoming International Film Festival of India (IFFI) for omitting a retrospective of his films.
Hassan’’s retrospective will not form part of the 40th IFFI, which begins in Goa on November 23.
The IFFI will roll out a special segment ”Golden [...]
Margao blast: Goa Police arrest two people
October 31st, 2009 |
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Police in Margao, Goa, on Saturday arrested two men in connection with the recent blasts in the area in which two persons were killed.
The two, who are yet to be identified, were picked up by sleuths of the Maharashtra’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Goa Police.
The October 16 blast near Grace Church in Margao had killed [...]
Mamata to seek CBI enquiry into Mathura train accident
October 22nd, 2009 |
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Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to direct a CBI inquiry into Mathura train accident mishap.
“Realising the gravity of the accident, I have decided that it is better to go for a CBI probe,” Bannerjee said last night during a visit to the site.
“Many questions have cropped up. Somebody is saying that chain-pulling was the [...]
10 killed as two train collide
October 21st, 2009 |
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At least ten people were killed and more than 100 feared injured when the Delhi-bound Goa Express rammed into the stationary Mewar Express near Mathura early on Wednesday.
The Goa Express hit the Mewar Express from behind at around 4:45 AM, Rajesh Vajpayee, CPRO North-Central Railway told.
An unreserved compartment of the Mewar Express was damaged.
Five people [...]
Goa govt forms SIT to probe Margao blast
October 19th, 2009 |
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Goa govt has formed a Special Investigating Team (SIT) to probe the Margao blast in which two members of a Hindu right-wing organisation, allegedly involved in the explosion, were killed.
Superintendent of Police Omprakash Kurtarkar will head the SIT, a senior police officer said on Sunday.
Two persons, owing allegiance to Sanatan Sanstha, linked to 2008 [...]
Goa Police net two more for serial killings
October 16th, 2009 |
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Goa Police on Friday detained a father-son duo in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Evita Rodrigues.
Following this development, police seem to be close to nabbing all those behind the serial killings that have rocked rock the tourist hub over the last couple of days.
During their interrogation, Goa Police collected evidence that suggested the duo’s [...]
Goa to screen holidaymakers for H1N1 flu
August 24th, 2009 |
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Tourists in the Indian resort state of Goa are to be screened for swine flu during the new holiday season, officials said, as the state registered its first suspected death from the virus. State health minister Vishwajeet Rane said confirmed cases of swine flu may increase as the winter
Swine Flu: 107 fresh cases
August 15th, 2009 |
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New Delhi: Near about 107 fresh swine flu cases have been detained so far. The viral infection has claimed 21 lives in the country so far.
Pune has seen 13 deaths, Mumbai 2, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Vadodara, Nasik, Thiruvananthapuram and Bangalore one each.
The total number of swine flu-positive cases is 1,390, of which 742 have been treated.
According [...]