NFAI acquires Dupe Negative of Suraiya starrer Bari Behen (1949)

National Film Archive of India (NFAI), Pune is jubilant to add the cinematic gem Bari Behen (1949) to its ever-growing collection. Produced and directed by D. D. Kashyap, the Hindi film features the star cast of Suraiya, Geeta Bali, Rehman, Ullas, Pran and Baby Tabassum. The film features memorable music composed by Husnlal-Bhagatram, with lyrics by Rajinder Krishna & Qamar Jalalabadi. The song “Chup Chup Khade Ho” sung by Lata Mangeshkar...

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Fadnavis Ups the Ante; BJP-SS Tussle Becomes Fierce

The Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis lashed out at the Shiv Sena today as he squarely blamed the party for lackluster performance of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Shiv Sena did nothing for the Marathi people and only exploited them by appealing to emotions, he said. The development promised the fierce battle for the numero uno municipal body in Maharashtra. Fadnavis, leading the charge of BJP's campaign from municipal...

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Macbeth in Tamil Nadu

V K Sasikala, who followed AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa like a shadow for over three decades, may find going tough now. It is almost an enactment of Macbeth in the politics of Tamil Nadu. Sure, the legislative party of AIADMK might have elected Sasikala as their leader to pave her way to become the Chief Minister, but neither people nor the polity are going to accept this. They will always raise questions on her capability, eligibility and ethics....

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Highlights of the Budget 2017-18

  Public Finances ·         Fiscal deficit pegged at 3.2 percent of GDP ·         Revenue Deficit target at 1.9% of GDP ·         Total expenditure for 2017-18 at Rs 21,47,000 crore, ·         The net tax revenue grew by 17% in 2015-16 ·         Total resource transfer to States and UTs with legislature at Rs 4.11...

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Budget 2017 Is Good News for Real Estate sector

The developers have welcomed the budget 2017 presented by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.  Provisions like constructing one crore houses for homeless by 2019  and raising PM Awas Yojana allocation from Rs 15,000 cr to Rs 23,000 cr are being welcomed. Kishor Pate, CMD - Amit Enterprises Housing Ltd.: The Budget has announced that 1 crore rural houses will be created by 2019, and the outlay for rural housing under PMAY is Rs. 23000 crores from the previous Rs. 15000 crores. This will help address the...

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