Kannada actor Darshan moves Court seeking bail ‎

B D Narayankar

Press Trust of India

Bangalore, Sep 14: Popular Kannada actor Darshan, arrested for allegedly assaulting and pulling a gun on his wife Vijayalakshmi, today applied for bail before a Sessions Court here.

First Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Venkatesh Hulagi had yesterday rejected his bail plea stating that he did not have jurisdiction to handle the case filed under IPC Section 307 (attempt to murder).

Darshan's attempts to secure bail suffered a setback despite his wife retracting her statement in the court on Monday. She said her head injuries resulted from a fall in the bathroom, contrary to her allegations in a police complaint on September 8 that Darshan had assaulted and threatened her at gun point.

Darshan was arrested on September 9 and remanded to judicial custody for two weeks.

Several leading Kannada film personalities have tried to bring about a patch-up between Darshan and his wife.

Meanwhile, the Karnataka Film Producers Association has been criticized for playing moral police and imposing a 3-year ban on actor Nikita Thukral. She was named by Vijaylakshmi in her first statement to the police and the association alleged that an affair with her was the reason for the dispute between Darshan and his wife. Nikita has been Darshan's co-star in a few films.

Nikita claimed to have no involvement in the entire episode and said that she is being unnecessarily dragged into the controversy and punished with the ban.

Police had on Monday requested the court to drop IPC Section 307 (attempt to murder) filed against Darshan who is now undergoing treatment for asthma and jaundice in a hospital.

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http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20110184104&keyword=regional&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=133584

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http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?734650

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http://www.deccanherald.com/content/190815/darshan-moves-sessions-court-seeking.html

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/south/darshan-moves-sessions-court-seeking-bail-689

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/darshan-moves-sessions-court-seeking-bail/846559/

http://news.taaza.com/news/635201-kannada-actor-darshan-moves-court-seeking-bail.html

http://www.mpmidday.com/india/21053.html

http://www.indianexpress.co.in/news/darshan-moves-sessions-court-seeking-bail/846559/

and many more links

TCS, Cognizant race ahead of Infosys, Wipro: Brokerage firms ‎

B D Narayankar

Press Trust of India

Bangalore, Sep 14: Analysts at brokerage firms on Wednesday said the transition and exit of key managers at Infosys and Wipro and the economic slowdown have separated the leaders from the laggards in the IT industry nearly halfway into the 2011-12 financial year.

"A clear separation between the leaders and laggards is emerging, with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Cognizant racing ahead of Infosys and Wipro. This polarisation becomes even more visible during a slowdown," said an analyst at a multinational brokerage firm.

JP Morgan analysts Viju K George and Amit Sharma wrote in a report last week that the downturn is causing further separation among the top four technology firms in the country.

Analysts further said the transition period at Infosys and Wipro has given TCS and Cognizant the opportunity to increase their lead.

"Infosys and Wipro are no longer the leaders because there is a transition at the top level... Banker K V Kamath has just assumed charge at Infosys and Wipro has sole boss T K Kurien after the company decided to abandon its co-CEO model," said another analyst at a brokerage firm.

In 2001-02, for instance, TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Cognizant and HCL broke away from the pack and formed the new top order. Later, the 2008 Lehman crisis led to Wipro falling behind and Cognizant surging ahead, the analysts said.

Earlier this month, Citi and Goldman downgraded India's top IT stocks in what they described as a response to the worsening macro-economic situation in the world's largest outsourcing markets, the US and Europe.

Goldman Sachs predicted that TCS and Cognizant will see their sales grow by 20 per cent and 27 per cent, respectively, up to 2013.

In the case of Infosys and Wipro, the growth rate would be 16 per cent and 14 per cent, respectively. Over the past five quarters, TCS and Cognizant have grown revenues faster than Infosys or Wipro.

During the quarter ended June, while TCS and Cognizant grew revenues by 7.5 per cent and 8.3 per cent, respectively, Infosys could achieve only a 4.3 per cent increase in its top-line and Wipro a 0.5 per cent jump.

While Infosys' new CEO S D Shibulal has warned investors about early signs of delays in outsourcing decision-making by US customers, Cognizant's Chief Operating and Financial Officer Gordon Coburn has not seen unusual changes in decision-making or sales cycles with either new customers or existing customers, according to media reports.

Links

http://profit.ndtv.com/news/show/tcs-cognizant-race-ahead-of-infosys-wipro-brokerage-firms-177631

http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/TCS_Cognizant_Race_Ahead_Of_Infosys_Wipro-nid-91304-cid-3.html

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-09-14/news/30154382_1_new-top-order-infosys-and-wipro-cognizant-s-chief-operating

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/article2452255.ece

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/tcs-cognizant-race-aheadinfy-wipro-brokerage-firms_586031.html

http://post.jagran.com/tcs-cognizant-race-ahead-of-infosys-wipro-brokerage-firms-1316000039

http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-tech-top-4-it-cos-tcs-cognizant-race-ahead-of-infy-wipro/20110914.htm

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/tcs-cognizant-outraced-infosys-wipro/846436/

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/TCS-Cognizant-outraced-Infosys-Wipro/846436/

http://m.timesofindia.com/PDATOI/articleshow/9965782.cms

Court rejects Kannada actor Darshan 's bail

B D Narayankar

Press Trust Of India

Bangalore, Sep 14: A local court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of popular Kannada actor Darshan, who has been arrested for allegedly assaulting and threatening his wife.

First Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Venkatesh Hulagi rejected the bail plea.

Darshan's attempts to secure bail suffered a setback despite his wife retracting her statement in the court on Monday of sustaining head injuries during a fall in bathroom. This ran contrary to her allegations in a police complaint on September 8 that he had assaulted her and threatened her with a revolver.
A bangalore court has rejected the bail plea of popular Kannada actor Darshan.

Darshan was arrested on September 9 and produced before a magistrate who had remanded him to judicial custody.

Several leading Kannada film personalities had tried to bring about a patch-up between Darshan and his wife.

Police had Monday requested the court to drop IPC Section 307 (attempt to murder) filed against Darshan who is now undergoing treatment for asthma and jaundice in a hospital.

Links

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/court-rejects-bail-plea-of-kannada-actor-darshan/183796-8-71.html

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/kannada-actor-darshans-bail-plea-rejected/846024/

http://www.cinefundas.com/2011/09/14/acmm-court-rejects-actor-darshans-bail-plea

http://www.bollywoodji.com/bollywood/news/2011/09/13/Kannada-actor-Darshans-bail-plea-rejected/2223907

http://www.mybangalore.com/news/court-rejects-bail-plea-of-kannada-actor-darshan.html

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Order-on-Kannada-actor----s-bail-plea-posted-to-tomorrow/845532/

Growing support for Nikita after ban ‎

B D Narayankar

Press Trust of India

Bangalore, Sep 13 (PTI): The three year ban slapped on Nikita Thukral by Kannada Film Producers' Association (KFPA) has led to growing support for her from the film fraternity in the state, with some saying the decision was taken in a hurry.

Nikitha, reportedly admitted to a hospital in Mumbai for low blood pressure due to stress, claimed many from the industry in the South and Bollywood have come out to stand by her.

"I came to know through media reports about their support for me. Lot of actors from the industry in the South and Hindi film world, including Amareesh, Tara and Doddanna, are supporting for me," she told PTI.

KFPA had slapped the ban on her for allegedly creating marital disharmony in the family of actor Darshan, who has been arrested for reportedly physically harassing his wife.

"I don't know what to do... I need to speak to Doddanna, (Kannada Cine Artists Association Secretary)," she said when asked if she would lodge a compliant with KCAA.

Nikita said she had also tried to speak to KFPA President Muniratna Naidu, but that he had not answered her call.

Asked if she would fly down to Bangalore to solve the problem, she said, "I have not thought about it now."

The actress had recently announced her first home production, starring Duniya Vijay and Aditya opposite her. Both of them have voiced their support for Darshan in the past few days.

Meanwhile, Kannada actress Tara, who spoke to reporters after visiting Darshan at Rajiv Gandhi Hospital for Chest Diseases, rued that KFPA "has taken the decision to ban Nikita in a hurry."

"Right now KCAA President is abroad and after his return will convene a meeting and resolve the matter. It is necessary that both Kannada film producers and cine artistes get justice through talks... this is my wish," she said.

Doddanna had reportedly expressed his support for Nikita, saying the association would stand by her and fight for her after she files an official complaint with them.

KFPA President Munirathna Naidu had stated that the decision was taken in the light of Darshan's wife filing a police complaint naming her as responsible for the storm in her marital life. However, the allegation is yet to be ascertained.

Darshan denied bail

Kannada actor Darshan’s bail petition was rejected by a local court in Bangalore on Tuesday, although his wife withdrew her complaint against him. The actor was remanded in judicial custody on Friday last for allegedly assaulting his wife.

First Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Venkatesh Hulagi did not accept the changed statement of Vijayalakshmi (Darshan’s wife) that she had suffered injuries from a fall in the bathroom and not in an assault by Darshan.

Vijayalakshmi, in her five-page complaint to Vijayanagar police on Friday, had alleged that Darshan beat her up and threatened to kill her and their son Vineeth.

Links

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/190625/growing-support-nikita-ban.html

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/growing-support-for-nikita-after-ban/184094-8-71.html

http://www.ndtv.com/article/regional/film-fraternity-comes-out-in-support-of-nikita-133381

http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/articles/story96250.htm

http://newshopper.sulekha.com/growing-support-for-nikita-after-ban_news_1345069.htm

http://www.thetop.in/news/growing-support-for-nikita-after-ban

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/bollywood/growing-support-nikita-after-ban-487

Order on Kannada actor Darshan's bail plea tomorrow ‎

B D Narayankar

Press Trust of India

Bangalore, Sep 12: A local court on Monday reserved till Tuesday its order on the bail plea of popular Kananda actor Darshan who was arrested on a complaint of assault filed by his wife.

Public Prosecutor Amrut Kumar earlier objected to granting of bail.

The actor's wife, Vijayalakshmi, who had in her complaint accused her husband of assaulting her and threatening her with a revolver, appeared before the court of the first additional chief metropolitan magistrate Venkatesh Hulagi and retracted her statement, saying she sustained injuries due to a fall in the bathroom.

In another development, police filed a requisition before the court to amend the FIR by dropping IPC section 307 (attempt to murder) clause and replacing it by IPC 324 (assault causing minor injuries).

Darshan was arrested on September 9 for alleged assault and harassment of his wife with whom he was having a discord for the past one year. He was remanded him to judicial custody that day.

Links

http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_order-on-kannada-actor-darshan-s-bail-plea-tomorrow_1586321

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/190415/order-darshans-bail-plea-posted.html

http://www.newsreporter.in/kannada-actor-darshans-bail-plea-order-posted-till-tomorrow

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/order-on-kannada-actors-bail-plea-posted-to-tomorrow/845532/

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Order-on-Kannada-actor----s-bail-plea-posted-to-tomorrow/845532/

http://indiaonlive.com/news/order-on-kannada-actor-darshans-bail-plea-tomorrow

http://www.newspolitan.com/forum/art/india/bangalore/GM3TCMB3G26ECVCP

and many more links

Anti-people policies will lead to emergence of 3rd front: CPI ‎

B D Narayankar

Press Trust of India

Bangalore, Sep 12: Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D Raja on Monday said there was a strong possibility of the emergence of a third front as both Congress and BJP's economic beliefs were "contrary to the common man's interest".

"The economic beliefs of BJP and Congress have alienated the common people... and this will lead to the emergence of third front," he told reporters here.

Raja also alleged that both BJP and Congress compromised with each other for political reasons at the cost of the common man's interests.

The CPI leader blamed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's alleged mishandling of the country's economy for rising prices of essential commodities and decline in both agricultural and the industrial output. "The country's unemployment index has hit a high at nine per cent," he added.

Raja slammed home minister P Chidambaram for seeking a review of the Supreme Court's verdict banning Special Police Officers (SPOs) in anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh.

The Centre had moved the Supreme Court on Aug 13 seeking modification of its order disbanding the armed SPOs, consisting of tribals and locals, for combating Naxals in Chhattisgarh, saying that it would lead to escalation of violence by the left wing extremists.

Alleging that the decision to seek a review of the apex court order was an attempt by Congress to divide the tribal people, Raja also accused the BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh government of "promoting an unconstitutional force like Salwa Judum and using it to supress tribals".

On the Lokpal Bill, Raja said CPI was a strong advocate of bringing Prime Minister within the parameters of a strong anti-corruption legislation.

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http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-12/bangalore/30144559_1_d-raja-third-front-tribals

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news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5429284

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india-tv-news.blogspot.com/.../anti-people-policies-will-lead-to.html

KFPA bans Kannada actress Nikitha Thukral for three years ‎

B D Narayankar

Press Trust of India

Bangalore, Sep 11: The Kannada Film Producers' Association banned actress Nikitha Thukral from acting in regional films for three years for allegedly creating marital discord in actor Darshan's family.

"Since Darshan's wife has made a complaint naming her (Nikitha) as being responsible for the storm in her marital life, we decided to ban the actress for three years," KFPA president Munirathna Naidu said.

Reacting to the ban, Nikitha said she was hurt with the KFPA's decision and demanded a proof of her relationship with Darshan.

"I don't have any relationship with Darshan. His wife is my good friend," she said.

The actress also said she would speak to Darshan's wife and seek an explanation on why she had mentioned her name in the police complaint.

Naidu said the decision pertains only to the producers association and not the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce.

Darshan was arrested on Sept 9 and sent to 14-day judicial custody for allegedly assaulting his wife and threatening her and their young child with his licensed revolver.

Links

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/kfpa-bans-kannada-actress-nikitha-thukral-for-three-years/845008/

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/KFPA-bans-Kannada-actress-Nikitha-Thukral-for-three-years/845008/

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/KFPAbansKannadaactressNikithaThukralforthreeyears/845008/

http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5429034

http://article.wn.com/view/2011/09/11/KFPA_bans_Kannada_actress_Nikitha_Thukral_for_three_years/

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kannad-actress-nikita-banned-for-affair-with-darshan/1/151095.html

indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kannad-actress...banned.../151095.html