National award-winner Jahnu Barua withdraws 'Bhoga Khirikee' from Assam film festival in protest against CABBarua said that the leaders are "disrobing the motherland" only because of power politics.
10 Dec, 2019, 06.40 PM IST
Madhur Bhandarkar, Subhash Ghai make it to IFFI panelTop sources said the ministry has revamped the committee that was put together last year, which included reputed names such as lyricist Pra...
31 Jul, 2018, 07.58 AM IST
I&B ministry tags Karan Johar to lead Indian delegation to Berlin film festAn Indian delegation will participate at the Berlin Film Festival starting on Thursday, after half a decade.
13 Feb, 2018, 02.56 PM IST
Assam to appoint 10,000 TET qualified teacher, 700 new doctorsThe Cabinet has decided to upgrade Majuli Sub-Division to a full-fledged district and inaugurate it before August 31, 2016. Majuli is the a...
27 Jun, 2016, 07.45 PM IST
Government accepts resignations of Jahnu Barua, Santosh Sivan and Pallavi Joshi as FTII membersThe trio had quit earlier this month expressing their reservations on being part of the FTII Society in the wake of students' protests.
23 Jul, 2015, 11.15 PM IST
Pallavi Joshi, Jahnu Barua quit FTII body; back agitating studentsActress Pallavi Joshi and National Award-winning filmmaker Jahnu Barua have resigned as members of the Film and Television Institute of Ind...
06 Jul, 2015, 11.00 PM IST
FTII reconstituted; Vidya Balan, Raju Hirani, Jahnu Barua inVidya Balan filmmakers Raju Hirani and Jahnu Barua and cinematographer Santosh Sivan are among the prominent persons nominated as new membe...
09 Jun, 2015, 09.44 PM IST
Amitabh Bachchan awarded with the Padma VibhushanBollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Prince Karim Aga Khan were among the eminent personalities awarded the Padma Vibhushan, country's s...
08 Apr, 2015, 04.37 PM IST
Amitabh Bachchan deserves a Bharat Ratna: Mamata Banerjee"Amitabh Bachchan is a legend in his lifetime. Padma Vibhushan is not enough. Somebody of his stature deserves a Bharat Ratna," Banerjee sa...
26 Jan, 2015, 02.44 PM IST
No plans to create separate time zone for North East: GovernmentThe demand for two time zones in India had first come from the North-Eastern states in the mid-1990's with the reasoning that the sun rises.
18 Dec, 2014, 03.22 PM IST
CM Tarun Gogoi wants local time zone for Assam; says it would help state better utilise sunlightAssam CM Tarun Gogoi has proposed a local time zone that would be at least by 60 minutes ahead of the IST.
02 Jan, 2014, 11.45 AM IST
- Government panel to decide granting permissions to shoot in India
The government is in the process of looking into granting permissions to foreign film makers to shoot in India, I&B Minister Manish Tewari ...
10 Apr, 2013, 06.51 PM IST
- Shabana Azmi, Prabhu Deva receive 'People of the Year' award
The 24th Limca Book of Records has honoured- Shabana Azmi, Prabhu Deva, Ranbir Kapoor among others, with the 'People of the Year' award.
10 Apr, 2013, 05.58 PM IST
Tata Institute of Social Science to host a grand student film festivalAvijit Mukul Kishore, Anik Ghosh and Anjali Monteiro, SMCS's Dean will head the jury. Categories include Best Direction, Cinematography and...
11 Dec, 2012, 04.04 PM IST
- Husain film screening dropped under Hindu groups pressure
M F Husain's short film was not screened at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Tuesday after it was withdrawn following pre...
25 Nov, 2008, 08.18 PM IST
- 'Mumbai Cutting' brings curtains on Osian's film fete
The film, produced by White Cloud and presented by Sahara One Motion Pictures, tries to find a reason why and how the city influences peopl...
20 Jul, 2008, 03.21 PM IST
- Indian movies part of Maldives' first film fest
A number of Indian films including Girish Kasaravalli's "Dweepa" and Jahnu Barua's "Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara" are being screened at Maldi...
11 May, 2007, 10.35 AM IST