Ileana house hunting in Mumbai
September 10th, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) After a successful innings in the southern film industry, Ileana D'Cruz wants to make it big in Bollywood. With plans to settle here, she is ... Read more...
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CBI recommends cases against Chautala, others in recruitment scam
September 5th, 2012 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 4 (IANS) The CBI has recommended registration of cases of cheating, forgery and conspiracy against the then Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala and several top officers, including ... Read more...
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Another pre-poll sop for over 300,000 ‘babus’ (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
September 1st, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 1 (IANS) Less than two months before the assembly polls, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has apparently made a contribution towards his vote bank by announcing ... Read more...
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Congress walkout from Himachal assembly over graft
August 27th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 27 (IANS) The monsoon session of Himachal Pradesh assembly began Monday on a stormy note with the Congress staging a walkout, demanding a probe into the 'chargesheet' ... Read more...
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Himachal monsoon session set to be stormy
August 26th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 26 (IANS) With assembly elections only months away, the four-day monsoon session of the Himachal Pradesh assembly starting Monday is likely to be stormy.While the opposition Congress ... Read more...
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Tennis: Bhaskar, Goveas score upset wins in sub-junior meet
August 16th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 16 (IANS) PV Gnana Bhaskar from Andhra Pradesh, seeded nine, caused the biggest upset of the Adidas-TTT National sub-junior tennis championship when he ousted top seed BR Nikshep ... Read more...
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SP leader’s son shot dead in Ghaziabad
August 12th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 12 (IANS) The son of a Samajwadi Party (SP) leader was Sunday shot dead in Ghaziabad by his own uncle in a dispute over buying a luxury car, ... Read more...
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Folk meets new-age beats in ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ soundtrack (IANS Music Review)
June 11th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Gangs of Wasseypur"; Music Director: Sneha Khanwalkar; Lyricist: Varun Grover, Piyush Mishra; Singers: Manoj Tiwari, Piyush Mishra, Manish Tipu, Bhupesh Singh, Amit Trivedi, Sneha, Khuboo Raj, Rekha Raj, Vedesh Sokoo, ... Read more...
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Dharamsala plans ‘home stay’ for IPL fans
May 16th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, May 16 (IANS) With fewer hotel rooms to accommodate thousands of Indian Premier League (IPL) fans, Himachalis will play good hosts by throwing open their doors for visitors for ... Read more...
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Miffed Shanta wants action against corruption (Himachal Pradesh Newsletter)
May 4th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 4 (IANS) The rift between Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Prem Kumar Dhumal and another party leader Shanta Kumar has widened, with the latter accusing the ... Read more...
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Mhamal takes chess lead
May 1st, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore, May 1 (IANS) Second seeded Anurag Mhamal, sponsored by Dempo, kept his lead with a quick draw with Akash Thakur in the seventh round of the first UKCA ... Read more...
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Gambhir powers KKR to an imposing total (Lead)
April 28th, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
by Anurag Dey
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) Captain Gautam Gambhir's stroke filled 93 powered Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to an imposing 190/4 in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Royal ... Read more...
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Height of cricket diplomacy: Indian, British MPs play ball
April 14th, 2012 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, April 14 (IANS) It was cricket in the clouds with some diplomacy thrown in as well. A group of parliamentarians from India and Britain played a cricket match ... Read more...
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Announce chief minister candidates early: Virbhadra
April 10th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 10 (IANS) Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Himachal Pradesh Congress leader Virbhadra Singh Tuesday asked the party high command to declare the chief ministerial ... Read more...
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Indian, British MPs to play T20 match
April 9th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, April 9 (IANS) Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2012 matches at the picturesque stadium here, the venue is all set to host a friendly match between Indian ... Read more...
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BJP’s Uma calculations go wrong
March 6th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Brought back to the party fold with an eye to backward caste votes, Uma Bharti's presence does not seem to have helped the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Shimla’s Annandale ground is of strategic significance: Army
January 31st, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 31 (IANS) The Indian Army Tuesday put a stop to campaigns to handover the historic Annandale ground in Shimla, which has been under its control for seven ... Read more...
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Sachdev, Jain advance in junior national snooker
January 18th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 18 (IANS) Qualifiers Rahul Sachdev of Maharashtra and Rishit Jain of Delhi scored 3-1 wins to enter the second round of the junior snooker event in the Manisha ... Read more...
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Himachal cricket body officials get jail for match disruption
October 14th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Oct 14 (IANS) Over five and a half years after a domestic cricket match scheduled here was put off, a court here Friday held six people, including two ... Read more...
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Paraplegic motorist sets his sights on Himalayan terrain (Feature)
September 23rd, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 23 (IANS) It drives home a message of courage. A paraplegic motorist is set to create history by negotiating the twists and turns of the Himalayan terrain in ... Read more...
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Malegaon’s superman dies watching his film
September 9th, 2011 - 3:32 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Shaikh Shafique, the cancer-stricken leading man of the "Superman" spoof "Malegaon Ka Superrman", passed away after the film's producers drove down to Malegaon to screen the ... Read more...
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Kolkata celebrities lukewarm to Messi match
August 30th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IANS) As excitement builds up among the soccer crazy fans of the city to watch superstar Lionel Messi in action, most of the celebrities of ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha adjourned as BJP protests over Lokpal debate
August 26th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) A move in the Lok Sabha to discuss different versions of the Lokpal bill, as demanded by Anna Hazare, Friday turned contentious after the ... Read more...
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BJP workers, police clash at Jantar Mantar (Lead)
August 9th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS)) Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) youth wing, demonstrating at Jantar Mantar to press for Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's resignation over the ... Read more...
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Ruckus over union minister’s visit to Himachal
July 6th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Amb (Himachal Pradesh), July 6 (IANS) Union Minister K.H. Muniyappa's trip to inaugurate a railway line in this town led to a ruckus Wednesday with the state's ruling Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Mohit Suri hunting for girlfriend? (Movie Snippets)
July 3rd, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Filmmaker Mohit Suri, who split from actress Udita Goswami after she moved to Los Angeles, is now looking for a new girlfriend."I haven't been in ... Read more...
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Senior executive found dead in Gurgaon
June 5th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 4 (IANS) The highly-decomposed body of a senior IBM executive was found in his lodgings here Saturday evening, police said, adding it appeared to be a case of ... Read more...
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My knowledge of cricket is zero, says Dalai Lama
May 21st, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, May 21 (IANS) The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, Saturday saw an Indian Premier League (IPL) match in this Himachal Pradesh town but confessed his knowledge about cricket ... Read more...
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Advani calls on Dalai Lama, discusses Tibet (Lead)
May 18th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, May 18 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Wednesday called on Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at his official palace in this Himachal Pradesh ... Read more...
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Advani calls on Dalai Lama
May 18th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, May 18 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Wednesday met Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at his official palace in this Himachal Pradesh town, ... Read more...
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Tibetan PM-elect interacting with exiles to understand issues
May 16th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, May 16 (IANS) A day after enjoying the Indian Premier League (IPL) match in the picturesque stadium in this Himachal Pradesh town, newly elected Tibetan prime minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama to give Tuesday’s IPL match in Dharamasala a miss
May 16th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, May 16 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama will give the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore a miss in the ... Read more...
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Himachal hopes success of IPL matches would bring international matches
May 13th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, May 13 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) is eagerly looking towards the successful hosting of three Indian Premier League (IPL) matches to stake its claim for holding ... Read more...
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Himachal ready to hold IPL matches in Dharamsala
May 6th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 6 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) is geared up to play host to Kings XI Punjab's three home matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at ... Read more...
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Three arrested for murder, robbery
March 24th, 2011 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Three men, including a Bangladeshi, involved in several cases of murder and robbery were arrested here, police said Wednesday.Anurag Verma, 24, Yashpal Kumar, 25, were ... Read more...
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