Vice President Ansari welcomed by Rajya Sabha
August 13th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Vice President M. Hamid Ansari was Monday welcomed by Rajya Sabha members as he attended the upper house as chairman for the first day ... Read more...
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‘Coriolanus’-Shakespeare reloaded (IANS Movie Review)
January 21st, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Coriolanus"; Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave; Director: Ralph Fiennes; Rating: ***1/2Everyone who has been exposed to Shakespeare through theatre indulges in a life-long love affair with the Bard. ... Read more...
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Communist-era Poland produced better films than now: Director
November 29th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 29 (IANS) Poland churned out qualitative, richer cinema during the repressive and censorship oriented communist regime in pre-1990s, than in freer and more open contemporary times, a leading ... Read more...
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Karisma to play five characters spanning 500 years
June 18th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) This comeback will be a whammy for Karisma Kapoor. For Vikram Bhatt's "Dangerous Ishq", the actress is going to play five roles in five different ... Read more...
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Akbar was a colourful man: Belgian historian (With Image)
May 4th, 2011 - 9:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) His harem boasted of 5,000 women, 300 of whom were his real companions. His secular outlook is a lesson for contemporary times and he understood, ... Read more...
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India for peaceful solution in Syria
April 28th, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, April 28 (IANS) While deploring "any violence from any quarter" in Syria, India has asked the Security Council to urge all sides to abjure violence and seek a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
India is fifth largest wind energy producer: Anand Sharma
February 10th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma today said that India is today fifth largest wind energy producer in the world and 8th in terms of investments made ... Read more...
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Dhanush Signs Director Chimbudevan’s Fantasy Project
January 29th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Kollywood star Dhanush has never disappointed any director with a good script but he surprised many when he signed director Chimbudevan’s next project. Chimbudevan is mainly known for his comedy ... Read more...
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‘Mirch’ a celebration of womanhood: Director (Interview)
December 15th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Robin Bansal
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) After his critically-acclaimed "Godmother", National Award winning director Vinay Shukla is back to exploring women issues with "Mirch". Throwing light on the sexual libido ... Read more...
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Upendra excels as actor and director in ‘Super’ (Kannada Film Review)
December 4th, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Super"; Director: Upendra; Cast: Upendra, Nayantara, Sadhu Kokila, Ali, Sudarshan and Shylashree; Music: Hari Krishna; Rating:****"Super" was a much anticipated film as Kannada superstar Upendra returns to direction after ... Read more...
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Michelle Williams To Play Marilyn Monroe In ‘My Week With Marilyn’
October 11th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Actress Michelle Williams has been roped in to play Marilyn Monroe in an upcoming film, claims some reports from Hollywood. According to the producers of the ... Read more...
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Arya Babbar turns comic book writer
September 23rd, 2010 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Bollywood actor Arya Babbar has embarked on a new career as he released his first comic book here Wednesday.
Arya launched his first graphic comic book titled "Pushpak ... Read more...
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Teaching is my mission: India-trained Bangladeshi dancer
March 15th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 15 (IANS) A scholarship from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and training at the Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata has made Bangladeshi classical dancer Arpita Shome resolve that ... Read more...
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‘Aao Wish Karein’ - a sweet, simple romantic tale (Hindi Film Review - Ratings: ***)
November 13th, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Joginder Tuteja
Film: "Aao Wish Karein"; Cast : Aftab Shivdasani, Aamna Shariff, Johny Lever, Rati Agnihotri; Director: Glenn Baretto; Ratings: ***"Aao Wish Karein" is a sweet and simple film with its ... Read more...
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Aladin scores high on VFX!
November 3rd, 2009 - 7:37 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The story of ALADIN is legendary and the characters of Genie and Jasmine known worldwide. This is why it requires courage for a film maker to set the film in contemporary ... Read more...
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Big B gets a blast from the past in ‘Aladin’
October 12th, 2009 - 10:11 am ICT by IANS
By Joginder Tuteja
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh is such a huge fan of Amitabh Bachchan that he revisited many of the megastar's hit films, studied key scenes and dialogues ... Read more...
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‘Mohandas’ - engaging thriller but lacks punch (IANS Film Review - Ratings: ***)
September 4th, 2009 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Film: "Mohandas"; Cast: Nakul Vaid, Sonali Kulkarni, Sharbani Mukherjee, Sushant Singh; Director: Mazhar Kamran; Ratings: ***Based on a true story, "Mohandas" is about a shy young poverty-stricken man, played ... Read more...
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Film Synopsis: Mohandas
August 6th, 2009 - 4:29 am ICT by IBNS
Meghna Sengupta , a correspondent working at a news channel in New Delhi, one day receives a videotape from a remote place in Madhya Pradesh, Anuppur. On the ... Read more...
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Victory for gays gets three cheers from Bollywood
July 4th, 2009 - 9:41 am ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Bollywood can't stop talking about the Delhi High Court's landmark judgement that has decriminalised gay sex. From Shatrughan Sinha to Sushmita Sen, all ... Read more...
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Kabir Khan now wants to drop ’serious filmmaker’ tag
July 2nd, 2009 - 9:48 am ICT by IANS
By Joginder Tuteja
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) His "Kabul Express" was critically acclaimed and his latest release "New York" has turned out to be a commercial success widely appreciated by critics as ... Read more...
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Ramu’s Rann Versus Percept Pictures Raftaar
April 24th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K JhaThere're two films on newsroom activities being readied right now. But neither Ram Gopal Varma's Rann nor Shamim Desai's Raftaar 24x 7 can use the stand-alone title 24x7 ... Read more...
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Mobile game based on Bollywood film all set to woo movie buffs
February 3rd, 2009 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Feb 3 (ANI): A mobile game based on upcoming Bollywood film ''Dev D'' is all set to hook the movie buffs.
Inspired by ''Dev D'', a film based on ''Devdas'', the ... Read more...
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Nuclear energy not preferred in US: expert
March 24th, 2008 - 11:09 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) In the US, manufacturing units and private enterprises prefer smart energy solutions to meet their production needs instead of going for thermal or nuclear energy systems, said Carl ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Aptech receives Indira India Innovation Award
February 18th, 2008 - 10:08 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) Global learning solutions major Aptech Ltd has won the prestigious Indira India Innovation Award for its new methods in IT training and m-learning solutions. Nilesh Vani, executive vice-president ... Read more...
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