Age of typical vamps long gone: TV actress Ridheema Tiwari (With Images)
August 11th, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) The over-expressive, make-up loaded and super-conniving vamp of the small screen has faded away, making space for realistic characters with grey shades, says TV actress Ridheema ... Read more...
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Olympics: Indian pistol shooters Rahi, Annu Raj out of 25m
August 1st, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) India's pistol shooters Rahi Sarnobat and Annu Raj Singh were knocked out of the women's 25 metre event of the shooting competition at the London Olympics ... Read more...
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Schedule of events for Indian athletes Wednesday
August 1st, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) The following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes at the London Olympic Games Wednesday:Archery - Women's individual elimination: Dipika Kumari vs Amy Oliver (Britain)Badminton ... Read more...
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Olympics: Schedule of events involving Indian athletes Wednesday
August 1st, 2012 - 2:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) Following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes at the London Olympic Games Wednesday.Archery: Women's individual elimination: Dipika Kumari vs Amy Oliver (Britain)Badminton: Parupalli Kashyap ... Read more...
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Olympics: Indian shooters Heena Sidhu, Annu Raj bow out
July 29th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Indian shooters Heena Sidhu and Annu Raj Singh failed to qualify for the women's 10m air pistol finals at the 2012 Olympics here Sunday.Heena finished at ... Read more...
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4 killed, 2 injured in north Delhi fire
April 20th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Four members of a family, including two girls, were charred to death in the capital Friday afternoon while two others suffered burn injuries after a ... Read more...
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Two held for bid to rape woman in moving car
December 7th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 6 (IANS) Two men who kidnapped a sales executive and tried to rape her in a moving car were arrested in Ghaziabad, police said Tuesday.Annu Verma and Anil ... Read more...
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Omkar wins bronze, silver for men and women’s team
October 20th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) India's Omkar Singh won the bronze while the men's and the women's teams bagged silvers in the 10 metre air pistol event at the 4th ... Read more...
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Team Anna supporters protest outside MPs’ houses
August 21st, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 21 (IANS) Acting on Team Anna's appeal, people in various parts of Uttar Pradesh Sunday evening held demonstrations in front of their respective MPs' houses in favour ... Read more...
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Bindra gets India eighth quota place for the 2012 Games
June 18th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Beijing Olympics gold-medal-winning shooter Abhinav Bindra Saturday gave India its eighth quota place for the 2012 London Olympics with an eighth-place finish in the ... Read more...
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Thousands of asthma patients take ‘fish prasadam’
June 9th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 9 (IANS) Thousands of asthma patients from different parts of the country, hoping to be cured, took 'fish prasadam' which has been distributed by a family here for ... Read more...
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Indian shooter Vijay bags silver, qualifies for Olympics
May 22nd, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Army man Vijay Kumar shot the silver in the men's 25 metres rapid fire pistol event in the World Cup at Fort Benning, US, and ... Read more...
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Shooter Rahi Sarnobat books London Olympics berth
May 19th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Indian shooter Rahi Sarnobat booked a berth for the 2012 London Olympics by winning a bronze in the 25m air pistol event at the ISSF ... Read more...
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Three held for duping people
February 21st, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Three youths who set up a fake agency to provide domestic helps and cheated many people, including a senior IAS officer, have been held, police said Monday."Lokesh, ... Read more...
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Nigerian, Nepali aide held, heroin seized
February 19th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) A Nigerian man and a Nepali woman were arrested and two kg heroin worth Rs.2 crore in international market recovered from them in west Delhi, Delhi police ... Read more...
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My hard work is paying off: Sreeram Chandra
November 28th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) "Indian Idol 5" winner Sreeram Chandra, whose career graph seems to be touching new heights with his song finding a place in the Hollywood film "The ... Read more...
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Jailed criminal from Nitish’s camp wins
November 24th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, Nov 24 (IANS) A criminal-turned-politician now in jail for murder Wednesday won in Bihar -- on the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) ticket. And many such candidates have made it ... Read more...
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Asian Games: India wins first gold, in fifth position
November 14th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
Guangzhou (China), Nov 14 (ANI): Defending Asian Games billiards champion Pankaj Advani made it a Super Sunday for India here by winning the first gold of the Asian Games 2010 for his ... Read more...
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Asian Games: Indian girls win silver in 10 m air pistol
November 14th, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 14 (IANS) Indian women shooters won the team silver, missing gold by a point in the 10 metres air pistol event at the Asian Games here Sunday.The trio of Heena ... Read more...
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CWG shooting: India surpass Melbourne medal tally, gold count falls (Roundup)
October 13th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) After a medal winning streak, disappointment was in store for India on the final day of the shooting competition Wednesday as the hosts failed to ... Read more...
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I lost my focus, says Heena Sidhu
October 13th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Pistol shooter Heena Sidhu Wednesday said she was too exhausted before the final of the 10 metre air pistol and missed the gold by 0.3 points on ... Read more...
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CWG shooting: Heena gets silver, Jung bronze, Gagan fails to qualify
October 13th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The last day of the shooting competition at the Commonwealth Games here was a disappointment for India as pistol shooters Heena Sindhu missed the gold by 0.3 ... Read more...
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This gold-digger balances shooting with dental surgery
October 12th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Having picked up the gun only five years ago, Patiala girl Heena Sidhu has made some rapid strides to win the gold for India ... Read more...
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Meira Kumar to attend Geneva meet
October 3rd, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) An Indian parliamentary delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will attend the 123rd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting in Geneva from Monday, a statement said ... Read more...
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Raveena, Pooja Batra add shimmer to Mumbai jewellery exhibition
August 29th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Aug.29 (ANI): A jewellery exhibition here acquired unsual sparkle with the presence of gliteratti from Bollywood on Saturday,as actors Raveena Tandon, Tulip Joshi and Pooja Batra added glamour to the occasion. ... Read more...
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“I Said No To Diya And Tony Because I Did Not Want To Do A Negative Role In Annu Ki Ho Gayi Wah Bai Wah” - Akshay Sethi
August 28th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Akshay Sethi, who is all set to stage a grand come back in the popular serial "Sasural Genda Phool' shortly tells Jyothi Venkatesh that he is ... Read more...
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Big B goes ’shava shava’ on ‘Indian Idol 5′ finale
August 16th, 2010 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) He came, danced, cheered and even played a fun round of his upcoming quiz show "Kaun Banega Crorepati 4" - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, also fondly called ... Read more...
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Rancour, spats - the royalty issue no music to anyone
March 4th, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) First there was an altercation between Aamir Khan and Javed Akhtar and now a spat between Sonu Nigam and Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The royalty ... Read more...
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Sunidhi Chauhan to feature as judge on ‘Indian Idol 5′
February 22nd, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Singer Sunidhi Chauhan, whose career took off after she featured in a music reality show years ago, will now take centrestage as one of the ... Read more...
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My egg-faced fiance scared baby away: Rakhi (Film Snippets)
September 27th, 2009 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Rakhi Sawant chose her fiance, Canada-based businessman Elesh Parujanwala, from among 16 prospective grooms on a TV show, but the item girl now says her would-be husband ... Read more...
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Salman Khan’s Bhaiya connection
July 16th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Amitabh Bachchan has one, Sanju Baba got one and now Salman has his own- Politician on speed dial. We hear Salman was the guest of honour at the lavish bash of ... Read more...
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Judging ‘Entertainment Ke Liye…’ is a cushy job: Farah Khan (Snippets)
June 22nd, 2009 - 9:07 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Farah Khan says she is enjoying the role of a judge on Sony TV's variety show "Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega" because it is a "cushy ... Read more...
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Saif learnt Punjabi for ‘Love Aaj Kal’ (Film Snippets)
June 19th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) After playing a rustic villain in "Omkara", Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan is now playing a Sikh in his forthcoming film "Love Aaj Kal" and took Punjabi ... Read more...
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My friendship with Farah is for real: Annu Malek
May 28th, 2009 - 9:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Music director Annu Malek, who has teamed up with choreographer-director Farah Khan yet again as a reality show judge after "Indian Idol", dismisses rumours of ... Read more...
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IPL will be more than happy to have Symonds full time, says Lalit Modi
February 9th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane/Mumbai, Feb.9 (ANI): Indian Premier League Commissioner and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Lalit Modi has said he would more than pleased to have troubled all-rounder Andrew ... Read more...
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