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Schwarzenegger approached for cameo in ‘Conan’ remake

Schwarzenegger approached for cameo in ‘Conan’ remake

November 19th, 2008 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS -
New York, Nov 19 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger has been approached for a cameo in the remake of his 1982 hit “Conan the Barbarian”.According to thehollywoodnews.com, Avi Lerner, producer of the new ...

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Antiques Roadshow viewer makes PS1m find

November 16th, 2008 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 16 (ANI): For the first time, Antiques Roadshow experts have valued an item at more than 1 million pounds, according to reports. Philip Mould, the series'' art expert, was the ...

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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa tops weekend box office

November 10th, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): DreamWorks'' Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa has topped the weekend box office after raking in 63.5 million dollars. According to studio estimates, Role Models came second with 19.3 million ...

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Posh demands PS1m Italian mafia protection from AC Milan

Posh demands PS1m Italian mafia protection from AC Milan

November 9th, 2008 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI -
img src="/newsportal/images/AC Milan-83235.jpg" alt="AC Milan" border="0" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="180" height="113" align="right" London, Nov 9 (ANI): Victoria Beckham has reportedly demanded 1 million pound security for her family over fears that Italian Mafia ...

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Obama Infomercial Video - Prime Time

October 30th, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by admin -
This is the Obama's 30 minute informercial video shown on various television networks primetime on October 29th. The Obama team bought time on CBS, NBC and Fox for about $1 million per network. ...

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Bajaj Auto second quarter net down 38.6 percent

October 23rd, 2008 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Bajaj Auto, the country's second largest two-wheeler manufacturer, has posted a net profit of $4.1 million (Rs.185 crore or Rs.1.85 billion) in the second quarter this fiscal, down ...

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Lucian Freuds portrait of Francis Bacon fetches PS5.4m at Christie’’s

October 20th, 2008 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct 20 (ANI): A rare oil painting of artist Francis Bacon by his friend Lucian Freud has been sold for 5.4 million pounds at an auction, significantly less than expected. However, ...

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Nepal Oil Corporation makes profit for first time in two years

October 19th, 2008 - 11:32 am ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Oct 19 (ANI): The state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has made profit for the first time in two years after continuous slide in the price of fuel in international market. Nepalnews ...

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Mel B mulling PS1m bare all Playboy offer

October 7th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct 7 (ANI): Former Spice Girl Melanie B is both overwhelmed and dazed after being offered to pose naked for Playboy magazine. Scary Spice yesterday confirmed that shes had a 1 ...

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Playboy offered Mel B a million pounds to pose nude

Playboy offered Mel B a million pounds to pose nude

October 7th, 2008 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Oct 7 (IANS) Spice Girls singer Mel B revealed she had an offer of 1 million pounds to strip for the Playboy magazine and that she found the offer flattering and ...

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Beverly Hills Chihuahua tops weekend box office

Beverly Hills Chihuahua tops weekend box office

October 6th, 2008 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): Disney''s animal comedy Beverly Hills Chihuahua topped the weekend box office after raking in 29 million dollars. According to studio estimates, the pooch picture fared better than expected ...

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Man arrested for offering Rs.1 mn to kill Mayawati

September 14th, 2008 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) A man, who offered Rs.1 million to kill Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, was arrested in Jaunpur district, the police said Sunday.Abhilakh Patel, an office bearer of the ...

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AIFF allows I-League clubs to replace foreign players

September 14th, 2008 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Football clubs can now replace their foreign imports in the middle of the I-League only if the player gets injured, it was decided by the All India ...

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BJP lawmaker claims Delhi overpaid for new low floor buses

BJP lawmaker claims Delhi overpaid for new low floor buses

September 12th, 2008 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker from Delhi Vijay Jolly Friday accused the Congress government here of pocketing over Rs.1.53 billion while ordering low-floor buses and demanded an enquiry ...

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Former famous attorney Franklin Stephen Cibula killed

September 10th, 2008 - 5:50 pm ICT by David M N James -
Former Redding attorney Franklin Stephen Cibula is dead. Cibula who was named in embezzlement charges died of fatal gunshot wounds on Tuesday. Cibula was murdered. This is the police theory about the ...

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Former RBI employee sentenced for disproportionate wealth

August 26th, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Aug 26 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Tuesday sentenced Baskaran, a former Reserve Bank of India employee, to five years in jail for accumulating wealth beyond ...

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Singer Ishmeet’s parents honoured at Punjab I-Day function

August 15th, 2008 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Ludhiana, Aug 15 (IANS) The parents of reality singing contest winner Ishmeet Singh, who drowned in Maldives recently, were honoured here Friday by the Punjab government at a state-level function to mark ...

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Sean Penn sells California home

August 15th, 2008 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Aug 15 (IANS) Oscar winner actor Sean Penn and his ex-wife Robin Wright have sold their Marin County, California, home for $15 million. The couple, who recently split, had bought the ...

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No confirmation of Dawood brother’s detention: police

August 12th, 2008 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) The Mumbai police have not received confirmation whether Anees Ibrahim Kaskar, a prime accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts and brother of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, is ...

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Karnataka declares Rs.1 mn reward for Bindra

Karnataka declares Rs.1 mn reward for Bindra

August 11th, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Aug 11 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Monday announced a Rs.1 million reward for Abhinav Bindra for getting India its first individual gold in the Olympics. "Any Indian sportsperson who ...

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MBA student kidnapped in Patna

August 9th, 2008 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS -
Patna, Aug 9 (IANS) A management student was abducted here, police said Saturday. Pratibha Anand, 23, an MBA student at Patna's Zakir Hussain Management Institute, was kidnapped from Digha police station area ...

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Inter-state spurious drugs peddling gang busted in Uttar Pradesh

August 8th, 2008 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Aug 8(IANS) An inter-state gang dealing in spurious drugs was busted with the arrest of two people in Uttar Pradesh, the police said Friday. "Hitesh Kumara and Awadhesh Kumar were arrested ...

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Air-India, Air-India Express see revenues grow from Oman sector

August 6th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS -
Dubai, Aug 6 (IANS) India's national carrier Air-India and its low cost subsidiary Air-India Express recorded revenue growth in operations of 45 percent and 38 percent, respectively, out of Oman in 2007-08. ...

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Orissa doubles relief amount for policemen in anti-Maoist drive

August 5th, 2008 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhubaneswar, Aug 5 (IANS) To boost the morale of security personnel fighting Maoists, Orissa Tuesday hiked the amount of compensation to those killed or wounded in operations against the rebels, officials said. ...

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Paris Hilton takes reality show to Britain

August 4th, 2008 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Socialite Paris Hilton, who is hunting for a best friend through her reality show, now takes it to Britain. Contactmusic.com reports that her new show is tentatively titled ...

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Honda Motorcycle to launch Rs.1 mn bike

August 2nd, 2008 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Aug 2 (IANS) Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt Ltd is planning to launch by the end of this year an ultra premium 1,000cc bike that will be priced at over ...

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Tortoises worth Rs.1 mn seized at Chennai airport

August 2nd, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Aug 2 (IANS) Over 950 live tortoises were recovered from the baggage of a Singapore bound passenger late Friday night, customs sources at the airport said. A protected species in India, ...

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One more bomb found as Modi hails alert Surat (Second Lead)

One more bomb found as Modi hails alert Surat (Second Lead)

July 30th, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS -
Surat, July 30 (IANS) Another live bomb was found in a market here Wednesday, even while Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was holding out Surat as an example for the rest of ...

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Surat is an example for the country: Modi (Lead)

Surat is an example for the country: Modi (Lead)

July 30th, 2008 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS -
Surat, July 30 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday held out Surat as an example for the rest of the country for the remarkable alertness of the people that led to ...

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Tata Tea net profit dips 8.5 percent in first quarter

July 28th, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) Tata Tea Ltd has announced a net profit of Rs.377.1 million during the first quarter this fiscal, compared to Rs.412.3 million in the same period the previous year, ...

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