Trishul leads, Chikka three behind in Northern Indian golf
March 14th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 14 (IANS) Bangalore duo Trishul Chinappa and S. Chikkrangappa were lying in the top places at the halfway stage of the Northern India Amateur Golf Championships here Wednesday.
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Two killed in accident
March 14th, 2012 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) A 14-year-old girl and a man were killed and the girl's mother critically injured when a speeding car hit them in west Delhi Tuesday evening, ... Read more...
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Mayawati files nomination for Rajya Sabha
March 13th, 2012 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 13 (IANS) Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati Tuesday filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha.BSP leader Munqad Ali also filed ... Read more...
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Madhavan excited about much awaited break (Movie Snippets)
March 9th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Actor R. Madhavan, who has been working continuously for years, is excited about his sabbatical.The 41-year-old, last seen in "Jodi Breakers" with Bipasha Basu, is ... Read more...
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Nargis denies signing Nikhil Advani’s film
March 6th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Actress Nargis Fakhri has denied reports that she has signed a Nikhil Advani film with Arjun Rampal in the lead."Nargis Fakhri is not doing ... Read more...
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Saudi embassy official shot dead in Dhaka
March 6th, 2012 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 6 (IANS) A senior Saudi embassy official was shot dead in Dhaka early Tuesday, said police."We found the Saudi national lying on the sidewalk, suffering from gunshot wounds ... Read more...
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Shehla Masood murder: Legislator’s house raided
March 4th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 4 (IANS) A day after questioning Madhya Pradesh legislator Dhruv Narayan Singh, the CBI Sunday raided his official house here in connection with RTI activist Shehla Masood's ... Read more...
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Kolkata rape: Three sent to judicial custody
March 3rd, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) A city court Saturday sent three accused, arrested for allegedly gangraping an Anglo-Indian woman in a moving car here last month, to judicial custody till March ... Read more...
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CBI to quiz Shehla Masood murder accused for 3 days
March 3rd, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 3 (IANS) The CBI Saturday got three days' remand of Saba Farooqui, accused of involvement in RTI activist Shehla Masood's murder last year, from a Madhya Pradesh court.Farooqui ... Read more...
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Non-film music needs to be marketed well: Shankar Mahadevan
March 2nd, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) Composer-singer Shankar Mahadevan says lack of quality has been responsible for the decline of non-film music, but he feels that any music would sell if ... Read more...
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70,000 killed in Iraq between 2004-2011
February 29th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Feb 29 (IANS/AKI) Terrorism and other acts of violence killed almost 70,000 people in Iraq in eight years between April 2004 and December 2011, the government said Wednesday."These figures ... Read more...
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Ajmal passes doosra tips to Worcestershire team-mate
February 29th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 29 (IANS) Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal, who tormented the England team in the recent cricket Test series, is happy passing on the secrets of the doosra to Worcestershire ... Read more...
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Kolkata rape: Police custody for three accused till March 3
February 19th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Three people arrested for gangraping a 37-year-old Anglo-Indian woman in a moving car here earlier this month have been sent to police custody till March 3 ... Read more...
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What gives Nargis Fakhri cold feet?
February 19th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) She has been walking the ramp for years now, but even after such a vast experience model-turned-actress Nargis Fakhri gets cold feet when she ... Read more...
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Four charged in Kashmir hawala racket
February 18th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday framed charges against Ghulam Muhammad Bhat, said to be a close associate of hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Geelani, and others ... Read more...
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Man murdered over Rs.50
February 12th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabab, Feb 11 (IANS) A fight over Rs.50 proved fatal for a technician who was stabbed to death by a milk dairy owner in the Sahibabad area of Ghaziabad Saturday, ... Read more...
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Squash: Ghosal enters semis of Windy City Open
February 11th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Feb 11 (IANS) Top seed Saurav Ghosal signalled the end of the road for title-holder Olivier Pett when he beat the English qualifier in four games in the quarter-finals ... Read more...
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Smuggled liquor seized in Ghaziabad
February 9th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 9 (IANS) A large stock of liquor, intended to be used to woo voters in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, was seized in Ghaziabad and two people were held, police ... Read more...
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Pakistan factory blast toll rises to 11
February 7th, 2012 - 2:37 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 7 (IANS) At least 11 factory workers, most of them women, were killed when a three-storeyed building collapsed due to a factory blast in Pakistan's Lahore city, said ... Read more...
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Special IAF flights for people stranded in Kargil
February 6th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 6 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Monday announced special flights by the Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft Tuesday for people stranded in Kargil town of Ladakh region."The ... Read more...
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UAE bank opens branch in Egypt
February 4th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Feb 4 (IANS/WAM) The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has opened its 29th branch in Egypt, it was announced Saturday.NBAD plans to open 50 branches in Egypt ... Read more...
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Pakistan, China trade to reach $10 bn: Zardari
February 1st, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Pakistan and China are determined to increase their bilateral trade to $10 billion, President Asif Ali Zardari has said.Both countries need to find new comfort zone ... Read more...
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Geelani opposes fatwa to expel Christian priests
January 31st, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) Senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday locked horns with the local Sharia board over a fatwa seeking expulsion of four Christian priests from the Kashmir ... Read more...
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Look who’s caught in SRK-Shirish brawl!
January 30th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali wouldn't have thought that having a similar name as of choreographer-turned-filmmaker Farah Khan would some day prove to be a ... Read more...
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Muslim women MPs meet in Indonesia
January 29th, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 28 (IANS/WAM) Women MPs from over 50 Muslim majority countries took part in a Muslim female parliamentarians conference in Indonesia.The Federal National Council (FNC) of the United ... Read more...
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Zardari’s media advisor says she fears abduction
January 23rd, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) Farahnaz Ispahani, President Asif Ali Zardari's media adviser and wife of former envoy to US Husain Haqqani, claims that she has fled the country as she ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi judiciary offers support to Libyan Supreme Court
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:07 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 21 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi judiciary has offered to provide technical support to the Libyan Supreme Court.A Libyan judicial delegation, headed by Supreme Court Chief Justice Kamal ... Read more...
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Prayag cautious ahead of ‘prestige battle’
January 18th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) Prayag United SC take on Chirag Kerala in an I-League football clash at the Salt Lake Thursday. Prayag, who have been the surprise package so far, ... Read more...
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Awards important, but Ranbir prefers filmmaking
January 18th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Ranbir Kapoor, who recently bagged a Screen award for the best actor for a powerful performance in "Rockstar", says winning honours is important, but the ... Read more...
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Ali is very naughty: Aditi Rao Hydari
January 15th, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) From a character artist in "Delhi 6" to a sexy mother in "Yeh Sali Zindagi", Aditi Rao Hydari is getting younger with her roles. Now she ... Read more...
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Drug smuggling bid foiled in Dubai
January 14th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Jan 14 (IANS/WAM) A bid to smuggle 2.5 kg of cocaine into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was foiled by customs officials at the Dubai airport.The drugs were concealed ... Read more...
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UN chief condemns Pakistan bombing
January 11th, 2012 - 6:15 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Jan 11 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday condemned the bombing in northwest Pakistan that left nearly 30 people dead.Ban reiterated UN's solidarity with Pakistan in its ... Read more...
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Moderate intensity quake jolts Kashmir Valley
January 5th, 2012 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 4 (IANS) A moderate intensity quake jolted Kashmir Valley Wednesday evening, but no damage to life or property was reported from anywhere, officials said."A quake measuring 4.0 on ... Read more...
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10 killed in Afghan roadside bombing
December 29th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 29 (IANS) At least 10 Afghan policemen were killed Thursday in a roadside bombing in the country's Helmand province, said a government official."The local policemen were travelling ... Read more...
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No art and culture without cinema, says Kashmiri filmmaker
December 29th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 29 (IANS) Young Kashmiri filmmaker Ali Emran Kureshi, who premiered his digital feature film "Khudi" here, strongly advocates the cause of cinema in the valley."If we have art ... Read more...
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