Rajasthan NGO accuses Lalit Modi of cheating, forgeryJAIPUR - A Jaipur based voluntary organisation Sunday filed a police complaint against Lalit Modi, the president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association and the brain behind the Indian Premier League (IPL), for alleged misappropriation of funds. Jaipur FIR against me is flimsy and vindictive: Lalit ModiNEW DELHI/JAIPUR - Lalit Modi, the chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Sunday refuted the allegation of misappropriation of funds made by a non-governmental organisation (NGO), calling it ‘meaningless’ and ‘flimsy’. Molestation attempt on US tourist in Jaipur, ten arrestedJAIPUR - Ten college students were arrested Saturday, hours after they allegedly tried to molest a US visitor in this tourist city of Rajasthan, the police said. Court stalls shooting of ‘Veer’ in JaipurJAIPUR - The shooting of Salman Khan’s ‘Veer’ was put on hold Friday by the Rajasthan High Court, a day after after several people were injured when a portion of a wall at the historic Amer Fort collapsed during filming. Court orders probe into Navin Chawla land dealJAIPUR - A Jaipur court Monday ordered a probe into a land allotment case allegedly involving Election Commissioner Navin Chawla. Congress to empower weaker sections: SoniaJAIPUR - The Congress had always upheld the cause of weaker sections and farmers and would continue trying to empower them, party president Sonia Gandhi said here Tuesday. Congress upholds cause of weaker sections: GandhiJAIPUR - The Congress has always upheld the cause of the weaker sections of society and farmers and would continue to empower them, party president Sonia Gandhi said here Tuesday as she thanked people of Rajasthan for voting the party to power. ‘What is the difference between Gehlot and Thackeray?’JAIPUR - Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot may have backtracked on his statement criticising ‘pub and mall culture’, but youth in the state are not satisfied and say his views on ‘moral policing’ make him similar to Maharashtra’s rabble rousing politician Raj Thackeray. Rajasthan Chief Minister backtracks on pub culture statementJAIPUR - Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has backtracked on his statement criticising ‘pub and mall culture’, issuing a clarification late Wednesday night after the remark created controversy in the state. Has the war on terror provoked a clash of civilisations?JAIPUR - The war on terror has provoked a clash of civilisations, agreed a majority of the 600-odd people taking part in the closing debate of the five-day Jaipur Literature Festival on the sprawling lawns of the Diggy Palace here. Tharoor favours India’s diplomatic response to PakistanJAIPUR - Shashi Tharoor, former UN undersecretary-general and noted commentator, favours a diplomatic response, rather than a military one, to Pakistan in the aftermath of the Nov 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks. ‘Bachchanalia’ - the Big B as hero, lover, conmanJAIPUR - Sample this: Indian screen icon Amitabh Bachchan is credited with 135 releases in over 40 years. He played the baddie - be it the ‘dada’, the don, the killer or the thief - in 35 movies. We are ordinary folks: Amitabh BachchanJAIPUR - Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan wants to dispel myths about his ‘high and mighty’ image, saying that he would prefer to be known just as the son of Teji and Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Celebrations at Jaipur literature fest for ‘Slumdog..’, Gulzar fetedJAIPUR - The spirit of bonhomie at the Jaipur Literature Festival turned into celebratory cheer Thursday evening after the announcement that the movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, based on career diplomat-author Vikas Swarup’s novel ‘Q and A’, had bagged 10 Oscar nominations. Artists seeking publicity claim faking of their works: Neville Tuli (Interview)JAIPUR - Neville Tuli, chairman and founder of Osian’s Connoisseurs of Arts - the country’s biggest private art auction house, feels that the lack of authentication of art works in India leads to faking while many artists also claim that their works have been forged to gain publicity. ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is wonderful, I’m happy for Rahman: BachchanJAIPUR - Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, who had stoked a controversy by slamming ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, Friday said the movie was ‘wonderful’ and expressed happiness that composer A.R. Rahman won three Oscar nominations for his score and songs in the movie. I write for the sake of the handkerchief: Vikas SwarupJAIPUR - He is no ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, and neither is he the street-smart protagonist of this year’s favourite at the Golden Globes. Julia Roberts visits Jaipur, enjoys sightseeing, elephant ridesJAIPUR - ‘Pretty Woman’ Julia Roberts came holidaying to the picturesque Indian city of Jaipur with her husband and kids, went sightseeing and enjoyed elephant and camel cart rides. Fifty couples renew marital vows in splendour to promote TV showJAIPUR - Dressed in bright clothes, 50 couples renewed their vows in the lawns of the royal Taj Rambagh Palace here as part of an entertainment channel’s attempt to promote its new show. Jaipur literary fest gets off to exciting startJAIPUR - Pledging to promote diverse genres of writing, both foreign and indigenous, the fourth edition of the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival Wednesday kicked off to an exciting session of reading and discussion featuring novelist Vikram Seth. We should never forget Mumbai heroes: Rahul GandhiJAIPUR - Paying tributes to the police officials who laid down their lives fighting terrorists in Mumbai, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wednesday said the nation should never forget these heroes. Third edition of Jaipur Literature Festival to host 116 authorsJAIPUR - The third edition of the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival, which will get off to a gala start Wednesday, will host 116 authors and 30 artistes, including Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, in a unique blend of performing arts and literature. Unique blend of literature, art at Jaipur literary festJAIPUR - The Jaipur Literature Festival, whose third edition will begin here Wednesday, will host 116 authors and 30 artistes, including Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, in a unique blend of performing arts and literature. R-Com launches GSM services in RajasthanJAIPUR - Reliance Communications (R-Com), India’s only telecom service provider to offer GSM and CDMA services nationwide, has launched mobile GSM services in over 1,450 towns and more than 10,000 villages in Rajasthan. Shekhawat creates flutter, says he will contest pollsJAIPUR/NEW DELHI - Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, former vice-president who had earlier been with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Tuesday created a flutter when he said he would contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from his home state of Rajasthan ‘if people want me to and if health permits.’ Ashok Gehlot wins trust vote in RajasthanJAIPUR - The Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan won a vote of confidence in the state assembly Saturday. Pakistani troops build-up seen on Rajasthan borderJAIPUR - Mass movement of Pakistani troops was reported Thursday along the Rajasthan border, sources in the state’s home ministry said. |