Archive for July 2009

Ribhu Chawla murder case: Four arrested

Jul 30th, 2009 | Category: Breaking News, Delhi News, India News

Police have arrested four accused – Rishi, Manni, Gaurav and Rocky, all aged between 20-25, in connection with murder of 17-year-old Ribhu Chawla, a school student. Police have recovered Ribhu’s mobile, which was being used by abductors. Besides, the Wagon R used in the crime was also seized. During the interrogation of accused, it was [...]



Malayalam Actor Rajan P Dev passes away

Jul 29th, 2009 | Category: Breaking News, Entertainment News, India News

Malayalam actor Rajan P Dev passed away in Kochi on Wednesday morning at around 6.30 following a lung problem. He was 54 years old. He was admitted at the Lake Shore Hospital of Kochi on Tuesday. He sufferred a heart attack this morning.
Born at Cherthala in Alappuzha district of Kerala he had acted in various [...]



Actress Leela Naidu passes away

Jul 28th, 2009 | Category: Breaking News, Entertainment News, India News, Mumbai News

Actress Leela Naidu passed away today after a prolonged illness. She was 69 years old. Leela Naidu was crowned Miss India in 1954. Vogue had also named her as one of the 10 most beautiful women in the world along with Maharani Gayatri Devi.
She forayed into films with Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s 1960 “Anuradha” as the bored [...]



Heavy rains lash Delhi, Traffic Jams in capital

Jul 27th, 2009 | Category: Breaking News, Delhi News, India News, Weather News

Heavy rains lashed several parts of the New Delhi today evening, bringing much needed relief to Delhiites who have been reeling under sweltering heat for the last couple of days. The downpour that lasted for over an hour resulted in water logging and slowing down of traffic in some areas.
Traffic jams have been reported from [...]



Music Director Bhaskar Chandavarkar passes away

Jul 26th, 2009 | Category: Breaking News, Entertainment News, India News

Eminent music director and sitarist Bhaskar Chandavarkar passed away early today. He was suffering from cancer. He was 73 years old. Chandavarkar, a reputed academician who blended Indian classical and Western music in his work, was a disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar.
He composed the musical scores for about 40 films in Hindi, Marathi, and Malayalam. [...]



Indefinite transport strike in West Bengal from Friday

Jul 23rd, 2009 | Category: Breaking News, India News, States News

At least 17 associations of commercial vehicle operators in West Bengal will go on indefinite strike from Friday, to protest the state government’s decision to ban all commercial vehicles that are over 15 years old.
Sarnakamal Saha of Kolkata Metropolitian Bus and Minibus Owners’ Association told mediapersons, “We’re sticking to our stand to call the strike [...]