Monsoon

Direct Taxes Code Bill in monsoon session, says Chidambaram

Saturday May 25, 2013

The Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill, which aims to overhaul the over 50-year-old I-T Act, is almost ready and will be taken up in the monsoon session of Parliament, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Friday.

Cannes 2013: A delicious Lunchbox and a Shootout gone awry

Saibal Chatterjee | Tuesday May 21, 2013

As it has turned out in the first week of the festival, notwithstanding the healthy numbers that it has toted up on the Croisette this year, contemporary cinema from the world's most prolific film-making nation continues to languish on the fringes of...

After cyclone Mahasen, Myanmar camps face monsoon threat

Agence France-Presse | Monday May 20, 2013

Myanmar's victims of sectarian strife were spared the full force of Cyclone Mahasen, but many are now returning to flimsy tents in flood-prone camps with the monsoon just weeks away.

Cannes 2013: Anurag Kashyap's Ugly is about Mumbai's dark side

Agence France Presse | Saturday May 18, 2013

A decades-old rivalry between a Bollywood wannabe and a brutal police chief shines a light on Mumbai's dark side, in Indian director Anurag Kashyap's fast-moving psychological thriller Ugly about the kidnapping of a young girl.

Monsoon makes its debut over Andaman Sea

Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2013

South-west monsoon on Friday made a debut in the Andaman Sea and parts of Bay of Bengal, setting the stage for the four-month rainfall season crucial for India's agriculture-based economy.

Naseerudin Shah is full of praises for Mira Nair

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 17, 2013

Bollywood veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah marvels at the US-based Indian filmmaker Mira Nair's positive attitude and her perseverance to "experiment" with different styles of filmmaking.

Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh's Humshakal will shoot in the monsoon

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 16, 2013

Shunning the remake culture, producer Vashu Bhagnani is moving ahead with a fresh story in his new venture Humshakal and says that the film which will feature Saif Ali Khan-Riteish Deshmukh will go on the floors in August.

Cannes 2013: Vidya Balan stuns in Sabyasachi's lehenga-choli

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 17, 2013

Looking gorgeous in a maroon-black combination lehenga-choli and dupatta, Bollywood actress Vidya Balan wowed with her desi look at a cocktail at the 66th Cannes International Film Festival that kickstarted on Wednesday (15.05.2013).

Monsoon expected to hit Kerala on June 3: Meteorological department

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2013

The crucial south-west monsoon is expected to bring its first showers to Kerala on June 3, a slight delay that could be attributed to the cyclone activity over the Bay of Bengal.

India's economy to see turnaround in FY14: Planning Commission

Tuesday May 14, 2013

India's sagging economy will see a turnaround this fiscal year on the back of accelerating industrial production, improvement in global conditions and likelihood of good monsoon, the Planning Commission said on Tuesday.

Mira Nair: Made The Reluctant Fundamentalist for young generation

Press Trust Of India | Tuesday May 14, 2013

Mira Nair, who is equally at home directing stories from the sub-continent and from Hollywood, has merged both the worlds in The Reluctant Fundamentalist,a coming-of-age story where she deals with questions of identity and belonging.

Mira Nair to be conferred with German film award

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 12, 2013

Director Mira Nair will receive German Film Award for Peace, The Bridge 2013, for her movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist.

My favourite Bombay Talkies film is Karan Johar's: Dibakar Banerjee

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 7, 2013

While making Bombay Talkies with three other directors, Dibakar Banerjee has gone through the most fun experience of his life and he dreads leaving it behind.

2G scam: warring parliamentary committee gets time till the end of monsoon session

Edited by Abhinav Bhatt (With inputs from PTI) | Monday May 6, 2013

A parliamentary committee that has turned into a war zone between the Congress and the opposition today is set to get an extension until the end of next Parliament session - the monsoon session. The 30-member committee has conducted an inquest of the...

For first time ever, a drought in every district of Kerala

Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Thursday May 2, 2013

For the first time, a drought has been declared in every single one of Kerala's 14 districts. The worst-hit areas are in the districts of central Kerala, bordering Tamil Nadu. A weak monsoon dealt the first blow. Then, the main source of water in thi...