Archive for July 2009

Star Plus slapped notice for “Sach Ka Saamna”

Jul 23rd, 2009 | Category: Entertainment News

Star Plus TV channel today earned the ire of Rajya Sabha Members, and subsequently of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for its highly popular reality show “Sach Ka Saamna”. The channel was sent a show cause notice by the Ministry, after Members in the Rajya Sabha raised objections to the show, saying ”obscene questions” [...]



Malayalam actress Kavya Madhavan getting divorced

Jul 23rd, 2009 | Category: Entertainment News, India News

The malayalam actress Kavya Madhavan, who got married to Nishal on February this year, is all set to file divorce case with her husband Nischal Chandran.
Kavya consulted her advocate regarding her divorce issue. Sources said that she had been advised that at least one year separation is needed for filing divorce petition.
Kavya Madhavan was staying [...]



Fire in AC coach of Golden Temple Express

Jul 22nd, 2009 | Category: Breaking News, India News, Punjab News

An air-conditioned coach of Mumbai-Amritsar Golden Temple Express caught fire in Amritsar today but no one was hurt in the mishap. The fire occurred when the vacant AC coach was parked in the railway yard for cleaning and washing.
The fire apparently began in the airconditioner of the coach and the airconditioning system was badly damaged [...]



Thousands of tourists trapped in MP

Jul 22nd, 2009 | Category: Breaking News, India News, States News

Hoshangabad: Thousands of tourists have been trapped as the Pipariya-Pachmarhi road is blocked due to the Denwa River being in spate at Matkuli near this district’s famous Pachmarhi hill-station. Water is flowing over a bridge between Matkuli and Pachmarhi.
In view of the surging water, it is unlikely that movement will be restored before morning. Several [...]



Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns from Lok Sabha seat

Jul 17th, 2009 | Category: Breaking News, India News, Punjab News

BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu has on Friday resigned from his Lok Sabha seat to protest against his party accommodating a leader who had worked against him in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls. Mr Sidhu dashed off his letter to Leader of the Opposition L K Advani stating that he could not work in [...]



Heavy rains lash Gujarat, over 850 families in Junagadh shifted

Jul 16th, 2009 | Category: Gujarat News, Weather News

Over 850 families in Veraval and Mangrol talukas of Junagadh were shifted to safer and higher places following incessant rains for the past couple of days. Relief camps have been set up for the displaced families where food packets and other necessary items were being distributed.
Four hundred families in Veraval taluka were shifted to higher [...]