Yes there’s pain, Big B tweets from hospital bed
February 12th, 2012 - 4:42 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who underwent two abdominal surgeries Saturday, tweeted fans about his condition as soon as he could from the hospital bed and thanked ... Read more...
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Congress wants Rae Bareli, CSM Nagar officials moved out
February 11th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Accusing the Mayawati government of instructing officials in Rae Bareli and Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj (CSM) Nagar to act in a "blatanty biased manner" ... Read more...
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Amitabh Bachchan in happy state before surgery: Doctors
February 11th, 2012 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, scheduled to undergo abdominal surgery here Saturday, was happy and cheerful before being wheeled into the operation theatre in the morning, doctors ... Read more...
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Air India snap Mumbai FC’s five-match unbeaten run in I-League
January 28th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 28 (IANS) Mumbai FC's five-match unbeaten run in the I-League came to an end with a 1-0 loss to Air India in the 17th round of I-League football ... Read more...
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Bear hide seized from Himachal hotel, one arrested
January 15th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Manali (Himachal Pradesh), Jan 15 (IANS) A hotel in this Himachal Pradesh tourist spot was raided Sunday and the hide of a fully grown black bear seized, police said Sunday.The ... Read more...
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Playing pregnant woman was cakewalk for Vidya
January 11th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) If she effortlessly essayed the role of a sex symbol in "The Dirty Picutre", it was a cakewalk to play a pregnant woman in search ... Read more...
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Petroleum bag three out of four titles in National TT
January 5th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Jan 5 (IANS) The Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) won three of the four team titles that were decided Thursday in the 73rd Junior and Youth National Table Tennis ... Read more...
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Congress slams BJP for reservations on Ansari’s decision
January 1st, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The Congress Saturday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its reservations over Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari adjourning the house sine die Thursday ... Read more...
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Who said what on Lokpal in Rajya Sabha
December 29th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Thursday debated the Lokpal bill that was passed by the Lok Sabha two days ago.Here are some of the quotes -Leader ... Read more...
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Two top lawyers’ contest on Lokpal
December 29th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Two top lawyers - Arun Jaitley of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Abhishek Manu Singhvi of the Congress - set the pace ... Read more...
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CBI must be independent: BSP
December 29th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Accusing the Congress-led government of misusing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Thursday said the investigative agency must be ... Read more...
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BJP making excuses not to pass Lokpal bill: Singhvi
December 29th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is making excuses not to pass the Lokpal bill, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said in the Rajya Sabha ... Read more...
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Congress attacks Mayawati over Muslim quota
December 19th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The Congress Monday hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for attempting to hijack the central government's agenda on quota for backward caste ... Read more...
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Monitoring by civil society has reached its limit: Singhvi
December 18th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi Sunday said that the civil society's monitoring of government work on Lokpal bill has reached its limit.Singhvi, who ... Read more...
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Big B wants polio-free nation, happy no polio case in 2011
December 15th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Bollywood megastar and UNICEF goodwill ambassador Amitabh Bachchan is happy with the drop in numbers of polio-affected children in India and hopes that the ... Read more...
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Team Anna firm on bringing PM, CBI under Lokpal (Lead)
December 14th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Team Anna Wednesday stuck to its demand for bringing the prime minister and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) under the anti-corruption Lokpal and indicated ... Read more...
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CBI, CVC chiefs meet PM on Lokpal bill (Lead)
December 14th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director A.P. Singh and Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) Pradeep Kumar Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to express their ... Read more...
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Concerned about autonomy: CBI director
December 14th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director A.P. Singh Tuesday expressed concern about the autonomy of the agency but said he didn't have any objections ... Read more...
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BSP backs Anna, Lokpal heat is on government (Roundup)
December 13th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) With Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati refusing to back the government and Anna Hazare Tuesday threatening to resume protests if his Jan Lokpal bill ... Read more...
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All-party meeting called on Lokpal as Hazare targets Congress (Roundup)
December 11th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) With Team Anna signalling another confrontation on the Lokpal bill and threatening to campaign against the Congress in the forthcoming assembly polls, the government ... Read more...
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Confrontation looms as Lokpal report is tabled (Roundup)
December 9th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The much-awaited report on Lokpal bill was tabled in parliament Friday, recommending constitutional status for the ombudsman but leaving undecided the issue of the ... Read more...
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We are so unaware of the ‘real India’: Amitabh Bachchan
December 7th, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Meeting small-town India on Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), the hugely popular game show, has left him with a sense of inadequacy - of not ... Read more...
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No delay on Lokpal bill: Singhvi
December 6th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) There would be no delay, except for a "couple of days", in submitting the report on the anti-graft Lokpal bill in parliament, Abhishek Manu ... Read more...
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Sonu Niigaam, the casanova (Movie Snippets)
December 6th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) Sonu Niigaam is a dedicated family man now but says he was a casanova once upon a time and had umpteen affairs and relationships."I have ... Read more...
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Not selling Beti B’s pictures: Big B
December 2nd, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has denied reports he is planning to sell pictures of his son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya's first child."Media trying to build ... Read more...
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Lokpal panel split on keeping Group C staff out (Lead)
December 1st, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) In a split decision, the parliamentary panel studying the Lokpal bill Thursday decided to keep around 6 million Group C employees - the bottom ... Read more...
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Anna flays parliament panel on Lokpal
November 30th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Nov 30 (IANS) Anna Hazare Wednesday decried as "a conspiracy to weaken" the law the government's reported move to leave out the lower bureaucracy, grievances redressal and ... Read more...
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Lokpal panel likely to finalise report Nov 30
November 28th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The parliamentary standing committee on law and justice examining the Lokpal bill is expected to finalise its report Nov 30-Dec 1 and submit the ... Read more...
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Beti B quiet and cooperative, says ‘Paa’ Abhishek
November 22nd, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 22 (IANS)"Goddess Lakshmi has come to our family and we have brought Lakshmi ratna home," said Amitabh Bachchan, who brought his new-born granddaughter to his home Jalsa ... Read more...
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Ranji Trophy: Saurashtra’s win over Punjab lone result in Elite Division
November 20th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Saurashtra's emphatic win over Punjab by an innings and 144 runs was the lone result in the third round of the Ranji Trophy Elite Division ... Read more...
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Big B says no to baby pictures
November 20th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan, who has received requests for pictures of his newborn granddaughter, says he can't share the photos because it is a personal thing."Many asking ... Read more...
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Ranji Trophy: Punjab, Baroda in trouble
November 19th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Punjab and last year's runners-up Baroda were facing defeats Saturday while Mumbai's Abhishek Nayar, Madhya Pradesh's Naman Ojha and Mohnish Mishra scored fine hundreds on ... Read more...
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Ranji Trophy: Tiwary, Pandey, Menaria slam double hundreds
November 18th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Karnataka's Manish Pandey, Bengal's Manish Tiwary and Rajasthan's Ashok Menaria Friday struck double centuries to put their respective teams in commanding positions on day two ... Read more...
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More protests if Lokpal bill not passed: Bedi
November 18th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 18 (IANS) Team Anna member Kiran Bedi Friday warned of more "Ramlila Maidan-like protests" if the Congress-led UPA government does not pass the Lokpal bill ... Read more...
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Shubhankar shoots 69, takes 3-shot lead in Eastern India junior golf
November 16th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) Shubhankar Sharma carded yet another one-under 69 in the second round of the Toyota Etios Eastern India Junior golf at the Tollygunge Golf Club Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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