Delhi is India’s most competitive city, Mumbai next
July 11th, 2012 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) India's capital has emerged the most competitive city in the country for the third straight time with the commercial hub of Mumbai retaining the second ... Read more...
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Mumbai faces water cuts after July 15
June 26th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) It is monsoon time, and Mumbai, famous for its heavy showers and rainy season, is, ironically, about to face cuts in water supply.The warning of likely ... Read more...
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Team Anna to move court against ground charges
December 21st, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Anna Hazare's India Against Corruption (IAC) group said it will move court Thursday against the Rs.3.77 lakh daily rental demanded by city authorities for allowing ... Read more...
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Melbourne world’s most liveable city; Mumbai fares poorly
August 30th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Aug 30 (IANS) Melbourne has pipped 139 other cities to be judged the best city in the world to live in, while India's commercial hub Mumbai was way below ... Read more...
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Blasts came two days after 5th anniversary of train bombings
July 14th, 2011 - 3:11 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Wednesday's blasts came just two days after the fifth anniversary of the serial bombings in suburban local trains in Mumbai that left 189 people dead and ... Read more...
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Salman felicitates workers of Film City
April 26th, 2011 - 2:55 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Salman Khan has shown his philanthropic side on many occasions and at the music launch of his upcoming film "Ready", the actor did the same ... Read more...
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‘Ishqiya’ director moves from badlands to city
March 4th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Abhishek Choubey, who took his plot and characters in "Ishqiya" to the rural badlands of North India, is moving into a suburban setting for his ... Read more...
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Mumbai Continues To Charm The Filmmakers
January 18th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
is the story of four people who lives in Mumbai and it is through the protagonists that Kiran Rao manages to show us a different perspective about the city.Apart from ... Read more...
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‘Ashoka The Hero’ Movie Review: Parents And Kids Likely To Enjoy!
January 7th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Film: Ashoka the HeroGenre: Period- contemporary, Animation.Director: Gaurav JainRating:***Ashoka The Hero is a movie about a small boy of about eight, whose father, a policeman by profession was killed while ... Read more...
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Movie Review: Tera Kya Hoga Johnny – Sudhir Mishra Heists Your Empathy For Johnny
December 17th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Movie: Tera Kya Hoga JohnnyCast: Neil Nitin Mukesh, Kay Kay Menon, Soha Ali Khan, Shahana Goswami, Karan Nath, Saurabh Shukla, and Sinkandar Agarwal.Director: Sudhir MishraRating: **1/2Synopsis: Story of Johnny wanting to ... Read more...
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Obama skips direct reference to Pakistan while remembering Mumbai terror attack victims
November 6th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov. 6 (ANI): U.S. President Barack Obama began his four-day visit to India on Saturday by skipping a direct reference to Pakistan while emotively remembering victims of the 26/11 terror ... Read more...
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Patil criticises Bachchan’s Metro woes
August 31st, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil, in an oblique reference to megastar Amitabh Bachchan's remarks that the Mumbai Metro railway would invade his privacy, said it was unfortunate ... Read more...
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Paresh Rawal shoots for promo song despite being unwell
February 19th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
February 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The promo song of 'Na Ghar Ke Na Ghat Ke' has been shot recently featuring Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Ravi Kishan, Narayani Shastri and Rahul Aggarwal. ... Read more...
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Sand artist condemns protest against ‘MNIK’
February 10th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 10 (IANS) On the beaches of Puri, the sands did some talking as artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Wednesday created a sculpture to condemn Shiv Sena attempts to disrupt the screening ... Read more...
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‘Mumbai type terror strike is coming to London’, warns Scotland Yard
December 20th, 2009 - 11:53 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec.20 (ANI): Scotland Yard has warned about a Mumbai-type terror attack in London targeting business hubs in the international city."Mumbai is coming to London," said senior detective from 'SO15' (the Metropolitan ... Read more...
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Adnan pays tribute to Mumbai with his next album
December 4th, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 4 (IANS) Pakistani singer Adnan Sami says his forthcoming album "Ek Ladki Diwani Si" is a tribute to the Mumbai city.
"Mumbai has gone through lots of stuff but it ... Read more...
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Subhash Ghai to open Whistling Woods International in Hyderabad
October 21st, 2009 - 4:14 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
The Andhra Government has handed over 20 acres of prime land near Jubilee Hill, Hyderabad to Subhash Ghai to set up a new branch of Whistling Woods Multimedia International Campus And ... Read more...
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Subhash Ghai lead India to Entertainment
July 31st, 2009 - 2:02 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
28th July 09, it was a historic day for Whistling Woods International (WWI) institute in Mumbai when it launched a new course for all MBA students to avail the opportunity of ... Read more...
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Subhash Ghai’s filmmaking school introduces MBA in Media
July 28th, 2009 - 8:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Subhash Ghai's Whistling Woods International, based in Filmcity, Mumbai shall be introducing a first of its kind specially designed course of MBA in Media. The premium film making school of India ... Read more...
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Bandra-Worli Sea Link Pictures Are Breath-taking
June 30th, 2009 - 11:50 pm ICT by GD
Yesterday, amidst great show and festivity, the Bandra- Worli sea link bridge in Mumbai, India, was unveiled to the world.After a long drought period of 10 years of waiting, the bridge ... Read more...
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I’d love to repeat Abhay Deol in a film: Anurag Kashyap
June 8th, 2009 - 8:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Still riding high on the success of his last venture "Dev D", his career's commercial best till date, director Anurag Kashyap says he would like to ... Read more...
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BIG Pictures’ Shyam Benegal film Abba Ka Kuan becomes Well Done Abba
April 21st, 2009 - 4:25 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
BIG Pictures' veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal directed satirical comedy Abba Ka Kuan has now been titled Well Done Abba. It stars Boman Irani in a double role, along with Minissha Lamba ... Read more...
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Indian High Commission says, India won”t play in Pakistan
December 18th, 2008 - 12:15 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad , Dec. 17 (ANI): Indian High Commission sources said here today, India is not willing to play the upcoming cricket series against Pakistan even at a neutral venue.
The Indian ... Read more...
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Live-Earth-India cancels its concert after Mumbai terror attacks
December 1st, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Los Angeles, Dec 01 (ANI/Business Wire India): Everyone involved with Live Earth India, from our U.S.- and India-based staff, artists and crew to our India-based broadcast, production, non-profit and marketing communications ... Read more...
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Oz PM urges calm between India, Pakistan
December 1st, 2008 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Dec 1 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has urged calm between India and Pakistan following the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed 195 people and strained relations between the ... Read more...
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Shock in Israel over attack on Mumbai Jewish centre
November 30th, 2008 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Nov 30 (DPA) There was still shock in Israel Sunday four days after the attack on Nariman House, a Jewish religious centre in the Indian city Mumbai.According to Israel radio, three ... Read more...
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Australian PM calls for calm between India, Pakistan
November 30th, 2008 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Nov 30 (Xinhua) Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Sunday called for calm between India and Pakistan following the terrorist attacks in Mumbai for which New Delhi has blamed "some elements in ... Read more...
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Mumbai mega music concert called off
November 29th, 2008 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Live Earth India, a mega music concert featuring western and Indian musicians including Bon Jovi and Anoushka Shankar scheduled for Dec 7 in Mumbai, has been called ... Read more...
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Will Smith has his sights set on Bollywood
November 3rd, 2008 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): Hollywood actor Will Smith is keen on trying his luck in a Bollywood flick and has been taking advice from Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle.Boyles latest project ... Read more...
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Bollywood filmmaker rebuffs Sobhraj contract offer as extortion
July 29th, 2008 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 29 (IANS) As he fervently dreams from behind bars of a new life with a new love, yesteryear's 'bikini killer' Charles Sobhraj has received a new blow with ... Read more...
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Bangalore to host ATP tournament
May 20th, 2008 - 7:25 pm ICT by admin
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Sydney, May 20 (DPA) Bangalore will host a men's hard court tennis tournament September 29-October 5, replacing another Indian city, Mumbai, the governing body ATP said here Tuesday. The Bangalore Open is ... Read more...
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Mumbai cops puzzled over security for IPL matches
April 17th, 2008 - 7:34 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) The oft-seen betel chewing Mumbai Police constable will not be brandishing the baton in the cricket stadium during Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, for the first time in ... Read more...
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Indian firm to train engineers for Chinese IT city
February 19th, 2008 - 2:48 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) China's upcoming IT city of Wuxi has signed an agreement with India's National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT) for training and creating a pool of software engineers.
A NIIT ... Read more...
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Athawale asks Raj Thackeray not to violate constitution
February 18th, 2008 - 12:41 am ICT by admin
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Republic Party of India (RPI) leader and parliamentarian Ramdas Athawale warned Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray not to go against the constitution drafted by B.R. Ambedkhar. ... Read more...
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Sharad Yadav urges PM to call all party meeting on Maharashtra situation
February 13th, 2008 - 5:58 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 13 (ANI): Janata Dal-United (JD-U) President Sharad Yadav on Wednesday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to call an emergency all party meeting to discuss the situation in Maharashtra. ... Read more...
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