Telangana Okayed, Cabinet Approves Bill With Conditions

By Kajol Singh | INN Live

At last the long pending issue of Andhra Pradesh bifurcation is solved. The Union cabinet approves the Telangana bill with 10 districts and some conditions to justify the both divided states.

The Cabinet has cleared a parliamentary bill for the creation of the state of Telangana, with the original 10 districts first proposed by the Congress Working Committee. Speaking to reporters after the cabinet meeting, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said that Hyderabad would be the common capital for both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for a period not exceeding 10 years, adding that an alternative capital for Andhra Pradesh would be identified by the central government and developed with central government funding.

Local STDwallah Offers Packages Of 5 Crore At IIT Bombay

By Paagal Patrkaar | Mumbai

SATIRE  In a development that has left the entire nation awestruck, except Robert Vadra and Sharad Pawar, a photocopier has approached IIT Bombay with salary packages worth 5 crores.

Chapai Kumar, a local xeroxwallah residing in Bhandup, has been allowed by the IIT administration to take part in the recruitment process.

“Engineers never get laid, they just get placed,” an IIT faculty told to this writer, “We have been sending the finest brains to the US leaving us with Rahul Gandhi and Kripa Shankar Singh. At least this offer stops brain drain.”

After 30 Yrs, Amitabh & Rekha In Yash Raj Film 'Silsila-2'?

By Niloufer Khan | Mumbai

Rumour has it that Yash Raj Films has signed Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan for a new film named 'Silsila-2'. The details of the film aren't known yet but this comes as great news to fans who have discussed this possibility threadbare.

Amitabh and Rekha were last seen together in a film - Silsila - 30 years ago. From what we hear it was Aditya Chopra himself who convinced the two to sign the film.

So far no filmmakers have been able to persuade them to star together. The film industry has always speculated about Amitabh's purported affair with Rekha at the time of filming Silsila. The couple has always denied it. Whether rumours about the affair are true or not, the couple shares great chemistry on screen. It's unsure whether the film will be a remake of Silsila or an entirely new project.

'Rayala Telangana' Proposal Scapped Moots 'Telangana'

By Kajol Singh | INN Live

The government today scrapped a proposal for a larger Telangana state to return to the original plan of having 10 districts in the new state to be carved out of Andhra Pradesh.  

A massive bandh today ensured a total shutdown of the entire Telangana region. The bandh or strike was called by politician K Chandrasekhara Rao or KCR to reject a plan to add two districts from Rayalaseema to the new state to create "Rayala-Telangana".

Sunil Grover's 'The Gutthi Comedy Show' Soon On Zee TV

By Ritika Chauhan | INN Live

There have been reports of a separate show of comedian Sunil Grover on a leading entertainment channel ever since his sudden exit from Comedy nights with Kapil. The comedian, who played the famous character of Gutthi on the show, even accepted in an interview that he might host a show of his own soon.

The Great 'Dum Biryani' Makeover With Venture Funds

By Kirti Kumar | Bangalore

Big bucks is starting to find its way into the Indian restaurant industry, with private equity players betting big on the quick service restaurants. The latest entrant on this list is the Biryani—a single product-based model and a complete meal in itself.

 India-focused PE fund Samara Capital, which last year bought out Raghav Bahl-promoted Newswire18 for Rs 90 crore and made a  Rs 175-crore investment in Monte Carlo Fashions, is now in advanced talks to buy stake in Hyderabad’s famous Paradise Restaurant. 

BJP Win In Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh; AAP Sweep Delhi, 30,000 Crore ‘Satta’ On 2013 Elections

By Sunaina Shah | INN Live

Exit polls have given BJP a big reason to smile after the assembly elections 2013 in five states. According to the exit polls, the BJP will sweep in the four of the five states—Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi—Congress may retain power in Mizoram.

Congress is projected to lose Delhi and Rajasthan while the BJP will continue to rule Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

In Rajasthan, with the halfway mark for the state assembly at 100 to form the government, the average of various exit polls show the BJP winning 138 seats and the Congress just 44. Some, however, show the BJP tally stopping at 110.

Rejigging Telangana: The Plus Or Minus Of Creating State

By Madhusudhan Reddy | Hyderabad

The roller-coaster ride to Telangana has now taken a sudden turn, with the Centre planning a new avatar, Rayala-Telangana, just before proposing the Telangana bill in Parliament’s winter session, beginning on Thursday.

The union cabinet will meet on Thursday and is likely to take a final call on the proposal by the group of ministers on the state’s bifurcation. The report suggested adding two Rayala districts, Kurnool and Anantapur, to Telangana’s 10.