Politics

Charlie Chaplin demanded 'City Lights' co-star to do 342 retakes of one scene

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Charlie Chaplin made 'City Lights' co-star Virginia Cherrill perform one scene for 342 times in the 1931 film, it has been revealed through the behind-the-scenes footage released by film archive the Criterion Collection.

Dec 15, 2013

Govt not serious about Nirbhaya fund: Meenakshi Lekhi

Trivandrum, Dec 15 (ANI): As the Rs 1,000-crore Nirbhaya fund remains untouched failing all measures to be taken for the improvement in the safety of women, BJP Spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi said that the government is not at all serious about the fund and that they are not spending the same. Lekhi said that the party had made many suggestions about the same but the present government is totally non-serious when it comes to women's issues.

Dec 15, 2013

Zuma pays tribute to Mandela at state funeral

South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday told a country mourning for its founding father Nelson Mandela that it was incumbent on them to carry on his legacy. Duration: 01:33

Dec 15, 2013

South Africans watch Mandela funeral in stadiums

Hundreds of people have gathered at stadiums in Mthatha to watch the live broadcast of Nelson Mandela's state funeral happening nearby, in Qunu, his childhood village. Duration: 01:25

Dec 15, 2013

Congress has no intention of developing Uttarakhand, state with wide scope: Narendra Modi

Dehradun, Dec 15 (ANI): While addressing people in Dehradun, BJP’s PM Candidate Narendra Modi said that Congress has absolutely no intention of bringing any development in Uttarakhand even when the state is full of scope. He said that the water in the state can easily be used for electricity generation and there should be tourism escalation too in the state among others. Modi also said that tourism is also a way to unite people.

Dec 15, 2013

Police seize heroin onboard train from Pakistan

Amritsar, Dec 15 (ANI): Custom authorities in Punjab have seized heroin weighing 20 kilograms and a pistol onboard a goods train coming from Pakistan at the Attari railway station. The heroin concealed in beneath a bogey was seized during the regular search process. The train was on its way back to Punjab after unloading goods in Pakistan. Police have also confiscated a phone SIM card from the site.

Dec 15, 2013

Muzaffarnagar: Displaced riot victims complain of foul play at relief camps

Muzaffarnagar, Dec 15 (ANI): Homeless riot victims in Muzaffarnagar, displaced to relief camps have complained of foul play by the administration over distribution of their living costs from the government.

Dec 15, 2013

PM, top politicos pay homage to Sis Ram Ola

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Major politicos including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paid homage on death of Congress leader and Union labour and employment minister Sis Ram Ola who died Sunday in Delhi.

Dec 15, 2013

Only Cong will benefit from their Lokpal while Rahul Gandhi gets some credit: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Aam Admi Party Converner, Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday criticized Congress's version of the Lokpal Bill saying it was not sufficient enough to catch and prosecute ministers, however it will benefit the Congress while it's Vice President, Rahul Gandhi will get some credit for the same.

Dec 15, 2013

Evident defeat in sight, Congs appeal to support Lokpal Bill mere election tactic: BJP

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): BJP Vice President, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said that Congress’s appeal to all political parties to support the Lokpal Bill was a mere election tactic seeing evident defeat in the upcoming polls.

Dec 15, 2013

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