Aamir’s choice of films makes Kamal Haasan happy
January 1st, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) He candidly admits that he couldn't have made it big in Bollywood without his mentor K. Balachander, that Hindi movies still enthuse him and that ... Read more...
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Maharashtra seeks corporate help to tackle malnutrition
December 30th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) For the first time, the Maharashtra government has solicited the help of corporate houses, students and voluntary organizations to help tackle the serious problems of malnutrition ... Read more...
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Congress synonymous with corruption: Buddhadeb
December 30th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Ridiculing the Congress-led union government for failing to pass the Lokpal bill, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Friday said the party had ... Read more...
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Corporates can blackmail with Lokpal: Vayalar Ravi (Interview, To go with Lokpal can destabilise the nation)
December 26th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi has warned that Lokpal could "one day become a tool in the hands of corporate houses to ... Read more...
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Credit offtake to pick up next year: Axis Bank
December 9th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) Credit growth will start picking up in 2012, Shikha Sharma, managing director and chief executive officer of Axis Bank, said Friday."Credit growth is directly linked to ... Read more...
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Does PM represent corporates, asks CPI
December 6th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 6 (IANS) Accusing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of ignoring the demands of trade unions, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Gurudas Dasgupta Tuesday questioned whether he represents ... Read more...
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Forcing farmers off their lands unfortunate: Preeti Jhangiani
November 28th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 28 (IANS) Governments and corporate houses have no business coercing and buying off lands from rural farmers, an increasing trend in India, says actor-producer Preeti Janghiani.Preeti was speaking ... Read more...
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Suniel Shetty chief mentor of WSH’s Bangalore franchise
November 23rd, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty will be the chief mentor of Bangalore franchise of World Series Hockey, Karnataka Lions, that has been acquired by ... Read more...
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Brokering News: Documentary highlights the dark side of news
November 19th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) Documenting the modus operandi of newspapers and television channels in soliciting advertisements in the garb of editorial content and earning huge amount of money in lieu ... Read more...
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Chidambaram condemns companies for paying Maoists
November 15th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 15 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday condemned the corporate sector for paying "protection money" to Maoists so that they can operate in mineral-rich areas like Chhattisgarh.
"Small ... Read more...
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Fun-filled Children’s Day for Mumbai kids
November 14th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 14 (IANS) Children's Day in Mumbai was an eventful affair Monday as various schools, organisations, corporate houses and state bodies ensured that children have nothing but fun on ... Read more...
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Trinamool’s opposition to petrol hike meaningless: Biman Bose
November 9th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 9 (IANS) West Bengal's Left Front Wednesday termed as "meaningless" the Trinamool Congress' opposition to the petrol price hike and asked why the party did not protest ... Read more...
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‘Occupy Dalal Street Movement’ protestors detained
November 4th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) At least 29 people were detained Friday as they gathered on Dalal Street - where the country's premier bourse, the Bombay Stock Exchange is located - ... Read more...
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‘Occupy Dalal Street’ protest Friday
November 1st, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 1 (IANS) Bank employees here will protest Friday on the Dalal Street - where the country's premier bourse, the Bombay Stock Exchange, is located - following New York's ... Read more...
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Wear pink for a cause, urges fashionista Sonam
October 14th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Sonam Kapoor has found a unique way to spread awareness about breast cancer. The actress, known for her fashion sense, has urged companies to encourage ... Read more...
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Political donations common practice: mining firm Sesa Goa
October 14th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 14 (IANS) Political parties requested Vedanta Resources-owned mining firm Sesa Goa for donations as part of "common practice", the multinational group said Friday as the spectre of the ... Read more...
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Universities seek financial autonomy
October 2nd, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 1 (IANS) The vice chancellors of universities in north India Saturday called for financial autonomy for varsities.A two-day meeting of the Association of Indian Universities (north zone) that ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s suffering is my suffering too: Rahul Gandhi
September 26th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 26 (IANS) "I am a Kashmiri. I have not come here to talk politics. The pain and suffering of this place is my suffering as well," Rahul ... Read more...
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Balance needed between privacy, security: Sibal
September 21st, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) It is necessary to maintain a balance between the needs of privacy of individuals and genuine security concerns of the state while dealing with challenges ... Read more...
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Delhi’s biggest arts fest faces fund crunch
September 19th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Twenty-nine countries, 2,000 performers, an expected footfall of five million and 25 niche venues -- the capital's biggest arts carnival, the Delhi International Arts Festival ... Read more...
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Mefcom Capital signs pact with London merchant bank
September 8th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Brokerage and investment banking firm Mefcom Capital Markets Ltd Thursday said it has signed an agreement with London-based merchant bank Beaufort International Associates Ltd to ... Read more...
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Dalit groups submit their version of Lokpal bill
September 2nd, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Representatives of Dalit, tribal and minority groups Friday submitted a draft of what they called the Bahujan Lokpal bill to Parliamentary standing committee chairman ... Read more...
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Donate binoculars, promote eco-awareness
September 2nd, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik (Maharashtra), Sep 2 (IANS) Hoping to promote bird-watching and nature awareness, city-based NGO Nature Forever Society (NFS) has asked people to donate items like binoculars, telescopes, fieldscopes, tripods, GPS ... Read more...
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Not against Anna, want representation in Lokpal: Dalit group
August 26th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Two days after they took out an anti-Jan Lokpal bill rally, the Dalit group leading the protest Friday clarified that they were not against ... Read more...
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BJP seeks farmer-friendly land acquisition act
July 28th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) farmers' wing will stage a demonstration before parliament during the monsoon session to demand a "farmer-friendly" land acquisition law.The ... Read more...
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‘Mumbai wasting crores on water management’
July 9th, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 9 (IANS) Mumbai's plans to spend hundreds of crores on sea water desalinisation projects and pumping excess rainwater into the sea was a sheer waste of money, according ... Read more...
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Urdu media modernises, but declining readership a worry
July 4th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Overcoming technical and commercial challenges, Urdu media in India is now trying to re-invent itself as big corporate houses enter the market. But the wider ... Read more...
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WWF’s Adopt a Tree Campaign to start July 4
July 2nd, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) would kickstart its annual Adopt a Tree Campaign July 4 with active participation from various institutions, corporate houses, ... Read more...
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BJP to raise fuel price hike in parliament
June 27th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday lashed out at the government over the recent hike in diesel and cooking gas prices and threatened to ... Read more...
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End manual scavenging in six months, PM tells states
June 17th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Calling it one of the "darkest blots" in India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday asked states to pledge to eliminate manual scavenging within six ... Read more...
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Gul Panag may bring U2 to India
June 16th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) Bollywood actress Gul Panag will soon be off to Toronto to meet members of Irish rock band U2 and convince them to perform in India in ... Read more...
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Why shouldn’t Lokpal cover PM, asks Kejriwal
June 13th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Civil society activist Arvind Kejriwal Monday sought to know why government leaders were so opposed to bringing the prime minister under the Lokpal's purview.
Since ... Read more...
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Congress to launch farmers’ stir in Gujarat
May 24th, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, May 24, (IANS) The Congress party in Gujarat will launch an eight-day farmers' rights agitation across the state from June 1, state unit president Arjun Modvadia said here ... Read more...
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My joy multiplied with Rekha’s win: Vishal Bhardwaj (Interview)
May 20th, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Vishal Bhardwaj bagged his fourth national award Thursday, but more than being happy for himself, the filmmaker-singer-composer was elated over his wife's first win.Both were honoured ... Read more...
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After Arunachal, Orissa shows way to top of Mt Everest
May 18th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 18 (IANS) After two gritty women from India's mountainous Arunachal Pradesh became the first Indians to summit Mt Everest this spring, a 39-year-old from the plains of Orissa ... Read more...
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