Achuthanandan for CBI probe into Bihari youth’s death
September 19th, 2012 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 19 (IANS) Marxist leader V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday asked Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to call for a CBI probe into the alleged murder of a Bihari youth in Kerala.Satnam ... Read more...
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Bhojpuri films needs encouragement: Big B
September 2nd, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is working free of cost in Bhojpuri film "Ganga Devi", says regional films need support and that is why he never ... Read more...
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Bihari youth’s death: Kerala doctors threaten strike
August 27th, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 27 (IANS) The Kerala Government Medical Officers Association (KGMOA) Monday threatened to go on strike after Chief Minister Oommen Chandy refused to revoke action against five doctors for ... Read more...
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Jailed Bihar politician to be awarded Ph.D
July 7th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 7 (IANS) Another jailed Bihar politician Vijay Kumar Shukla alias Munna Shukla, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a minister, is set to be awarded a PhD. for ... Read more...
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Ramdev, Anna protests ‘timely’: Gen V.K. Singh (Lead, supersedes earlier story)
June 4th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh), June 4 (IANS) Former Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh has said the anti-corruption campaigns by Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev are "timely and valid".After offering ... Read more...
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Lalu to march to Bihar’s villages ‘to expose’ Nitish
May 14th, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 14 (IANS) Having stayed away from the rough and tumble of Bihar politics for more than one-and-a-half years, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad says he will ... Read more...
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‘Chandni Bar’ writer turns director, sends film to Cannes (With Images)
March 28th, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Little money, bare minimum equipment and no crew, but Mohan Azaad still pulled off his uniquely titled directorial debut "Bhagwaan... Tera Bhala Ho". He ... Read more...
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‘With Love, Delhi’: Juvenilia at its best (IANS Movie Review)
December 17th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "With Love, Delhi"; Actors: Ashish Lal, Pariva Pranati, Tom Alter, Kiran Kumar;Director: Nikhil Singh; Rating: *Mithun Chakravarty's film "Gunda" is a cult classic among IITians because it is so full ... Read more...
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Orissa forest guard shot dead by Maoists
September 19th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 19 (IANS) A forest guard was Monday shot dead by Maoist rebels in Orissa's Bargarh district, police said.About 15 to 20 Maoists dragged Narayana Duan, 33, from Jaipur ... Read more...
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108-year-old former prisoner dies
August 26th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 26 (IANS) Over two months after being released on grounds of ill-health at the age of 108, Brij Bihari Pandey, a murder convict, breathed his last in his ... Read more...
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Janmashtami celebrations in Lucknow
August 22nd, 2011 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 22 (IANS) Colourful decorations, special prayers and cultural programmes at brightly adorned temples in various parts of this Uttar Pradesh state capital Monday marked the Janmashtami celebrations.With priests ... Read more...
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All-party meet on Lokpal without precedent: Advani
July 4th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Monday described as "unique and without precedent" an all-party meeting on the Lokpal bill, saying it ... Read more...
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Bihar rights panel helps NRI abused by IPS
June 17th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 17 (IANS) The Bihar Human Rights Commission (BHRC) has rejected a police report filed in a case of alleged abuse of an NRI who overtook the vehicle of ... Read more...
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Agra sex workers: Lives that count
March 25th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 25 (IANS) Perched on the high balconies of Agra's red light areas, they have been selling sex for years. And now the Taj city's sex workers are set ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar floats 99 lamps to kickstart Bihar Divas
March 22nd, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 22 (IANS) The much-awaited Bihar Divas celebrations were inaugurated Tuesday with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar floating 99 lamps in the presence of hundreds of people at the historic ... Read more...
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PM using phoney coalition constraints to condone corruption: Advani
February 20th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Sunday charged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with being "less concerned" about corruption in his government and using "phoney coalition ... Read more...
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At 12, he is newspaper editor, reporter and publisher (with Image)
January 2nd, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Allahabad, Jan 2 (IANS) He is all of 12 years but Utkarsh Tripathi painstakingly brings out a handwritten newspaper every week to spread awareness among his peers on issues like ... Read more...
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Culturally Rich Toonpur!
December 2nd, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
December 2, 2010 (Showbiz PR Wire): Kireet Khurana’s Ajay Devgn and Kajol starrer Toonpur Ka Superrhero is touted to be India’s first live action animation film – where live characters merge with the ... Read more...
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BJP expels five rebel contestants in Bihar
October 12th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday expelled five rebels, including sitting legislator Sanjiv Jha, contesting the October-November assembly polls in Bihar as Independent candidates after denial of ... Read more...
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Janmashtami celebrated across India with fervour
September 2nd, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Mathura Sep 2 (ANI): The auspicious festival of Janmashtami, the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna is being celebrated across the country with great enthusiasm.Temples in Delhi were decorated with flowers and ... Read more...
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Behind bars but JD-U legislator still enjoys minister status
August 18th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 18 (IANS) A legislator from Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U), sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a minister, enjoys the status of minister as head of the assembly housing committee, ... Read more...
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Japanese mountaineer’s body recovered in Himachal
June 21st, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 21 (IANS) The body of a Japanese mountaineer, who died while coming down a mountain in Himachal Pradesh, has been recovered, an official said Monday.
"The body of Japanese mountaineer Minoru ... Read more...
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Bihar hails Ramgoolam’s re-election as Mauritius Prime Minister
May 14th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI
Bhojpur (Bihar), May 14 (ANI): Residents of Hari village in Bihar's Bhojpur District have expressed their happiness over Navinchandra Ramgoolam being re-elected as the Prime Minister of Mauritius for a third ... Read more...
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Bihar police beat NRI, father for overtaking vehicle
April 20th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 20 (IANS) An NRI businessman from Russia and his elderly father were allegedly beaten by policemen in Bihar's Patna district for overtaking the vehicle of a probationer Indian Police Service ... Read more...
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My name is Payal Shukla and I’m not a Bihari
April 7th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 7, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):With a surname that reads as Shukla, 23-year-old Gujarati girl Payal is often left to clear people's perception."My name is Payal Shukla and I'm not a Bihari ... Read more...
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Chequered history of women’s reservation bill
March 8th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Following is the chequered history of the women's reservation bill moved in the Rajya Sabha Monday that seeks to reserve 33 percent seats for women in ... Read more...
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Mamata gets Kolkata Metro station names wrong!
February 24th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee may have mentioned the "Park Circus" and "Rash Bihari" Metro stations in her budget speech Wednesday - but factually these names are incorrect!
Banerjee ... Read more...
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Salman Khan does an item song with sis-in-law Malaika Arora, Farah Khan choreographs
January 13th, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Subhash K JhaSalman Khan and his beautiful sister-in-law Malaika Arora have never shared a screen space before, let alone performed an item song together.The status quo changes this Tuesday(January 12) when ... Read more...
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Bihar street circus performers hide to evade arrest
December 24th, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, Dec 24 (IANS) Performers of a Bihar street circus, who often risked their lives and limbs by displaying dangerous stunts, have gone into hiding after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ... Read more...
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Amitabh Bachchan’s Paa highlights the plight of Progeria
December 10th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K JhaSpurred by the poignant story of "Auro' in Balki's "Paa' Bihar's chief minister Nitish Kumar has announced financial aid for the two Bihari Progeria brothers Eqramul and Ali ... Read more...
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Moily gets Moortidevi Award for his book Shri Ramayan Mahaniveshanam
November 5th, 2009 - 8:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 5 (ANI): Union Law Minister and accomplished writer, Veerappa Moily, has been declared the winner of the prestigious Moortidevi Award for his book Shri Ramayan Mahaniveshanam, which is considered ... Read more...
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“I never liked to study”- Hemant Brijwasi
October 27th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Hemant Brijwasi, who was recently declared winner of Sa Re Ga Pa Li'l Champ 2009, had an exclusive talk with Telly Café. The boy is very much excited for his victory ... Read more...
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Court takes serious view of lawmaker-police officer spat
October 24th, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 24 (IANS) Taking a serious view of the ongoing spat between a lawmaker and the Amritsar police chief, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Saturday said that police were ... Read more...
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Raw Power: Ajay Devgan gets lean and mean!
September 16th, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K Jha
Now it can be told. Ajay has set up a makeshift gym in far-off Karaikudi for more than just recreation. For his role in Priyadarshan's hard-hitting tale of ... Read more...
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Slain Bihar minister’s widow seeks death penalty for killers
August 13th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 13 (IANS) The widow of slain Bihar minister Brij Bihari Prasad Thursday demanded that the eight people sentenced to life imprisonment for his murder be sent to the gallows. ... Read more...
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