Music journey toughest, yet most enriching: Priyanka Chopra
September 14th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 14 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra, who has unveiled her debut international music single "In my city", says the journey to create her own music has been a ... Read more...
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President to visit Bengal from Friday
September 13th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will begin a four-day visit to West Bengal from Friday, said an official statement here.This will be Mukherjee's first visit to ... Read more...
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SC directs fresh trial of Delhi 1997 blast accused
August 31st, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday directed a fresh trial of a terror accused whose conviction and sentencing had been set aside by a court bench on ... Read more...
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President, PM greet nation on Eid (Lead)
August 19th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Vice President M. Hamid Ansari Sunday greeted the nation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, which will ... Read more...
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President Mukherjee greets nation on Eid
August 19th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday greeted the nation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, which will be celebrated Monday, saying the festival reminded people of their ... Read more...
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Olympic rowing: Britain storms to women’s sculls gold
August 3rd, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) British world champion crew Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins stormed to Olympic gold in the women's double sculls final here Friday.Grainger and Watkins opened up ... Read more...
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‘Indian Highway’ presents art of transition, growth in India to world: Curators
July 26th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) An international travelling exhibition of Indian contemporary art in Beijing, "Indian Highway", in the news after a video clip on the 2002 Gujarat riots was ... Read more...
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My father is fine now, says Sonakshi Sinha
July 20th, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Actress Sonakshi Sinha Friday said that her father and veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha, who underwent a bypass surgery Monday, was now fine.Sinha, admitted at the ... Read more...
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Path ahead not easy for India-Pakistan talks: Mathai
July 5th, 2012 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) India and Pakistan are on a "promising trajectory" in their bilateral relations but both sides are aware that much more needs to be done ... Read more...
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BJP leaders court arrest over price rise
June 22nd, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Concluding their nationwide agitation against price rise, several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Friday courted arrest in various parts of the country.While party president ... Read more...
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Hoping service tax target will be exceeded: Mukherjee
June 20th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Wednesday service tax collections surged by 40 percent in the first two months of the current financial year and ... Read more...
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Ruben Blades, Cheo Feliciano release salsa CD
May 31st, 2012 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
San Juan, May 31 (IANS/EFE) Panama's Ruben Blades and Puerto Rican Cheo Feliciano this week released their salsa album "Eba Say Aja" after seven years of work in different recording ... Read more...
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Nasheed scaring India on Islamic fundamentalism: Waheed
May 14th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) In a bid to dispel apprehensions about Islamists taking over in the Maldives due to the current political turmoil there, the Indian Ocean nation's President ... Read more...
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Parliament resolves to uphold its supremacy
May 13th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Indian parliament Sunday marked its 60th anniversary with both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha resolving to "uphold and maintain" its "dignity, ... Read more...
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Stallone working on fifth ‘Rambo’ movie
May 1st, 2012 - 6:00 am ICT by IANS
London, May 1 (IANS) Actor Sylvester Stallone has started working on the fifth instalment of his blockbuster "Rambo" series.The action star last reprised his role of the Vietnam veteran ... Read more...
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Rajasthan villagers organise bovine ‘marriage’
April 15th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 15 (IANS) In a rare 'marriage', a cow tied the knot with a bull with pomp and show in Rajasthan Saturday night. The event marked the culmination of ... Read more...
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Mumbai celebrates Ram Navami with devotion
April 1st, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Ram Navami was celebrated with devotion in temples across Mumbai Sunday to herald the ninth day of the Hindu calendar's first month of Chaitra - and ... Read more...
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Naseer-Roopa in Usha Uthup’s music video
March 27th, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Rabindra Sangeet in English? Who but Usha Uthup would ever imagine such a thing! The indefatigable singer has pulled it off and even roped in a ... Read more...
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DCNS delivers equipment for India’s Scorpene submarines
February 29th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) French defence major DCNS and its Indian partner Flash Forge have delivered key equipment meant for onboard crew safety on India's Scorpene submarines, six of ... Read more...
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Kalmadi was made CWG scam scapegoat by Congress: BJP
January 31st, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 30 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chief Suresh Kalmadi was made the scapegoat in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam, former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Venkaiah Naidu ... Read more...
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Zardari seeks preferential trade ties with Myanmar (Lead)
January 25th, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari has called for enhancing two-way trade between Pakistan and Myanmar and establishing a preferential tariff arrangement leading to the culmination of a ... Read more...
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Hybrid silkworms spin stronger silk
January 9th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) Hybrid silkworms produced fibres tougher than typical silk and as strong as dragline fibres produced by spiders, which could help make better sutures, artificial limbs and ... Read more...
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Telangana supporter throws sandal at Chandrababu Naidu
December 15th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 15 (IANS) A pro-Telangana activist Thursday threw a sandal towards Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu during a public meeting in Nizamabad district of Telangana ... Read more...
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Cross-Kashmir trade mired in problems
December 4th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 4 (IANS) Cross-Kashmir trade across the Line of Control (LoC), that began as a much vaunted confidence building measure between India and Pakistan three years ago risks becoming ... Read more...
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Cadets shake a leg at NDA Ball
November 20th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Nov 20 (IANS) After three years of arduous training, cadets at the prestigious National Defence Academy (NDA) had a chance to spend a glamorous evening - shaking a leg ... Read more...
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Sushma blames wrong UPA policies for price rise
November 20th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj Sunday blamed the "wrong policies" of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) for rising prices and accused Prime ... Read more...
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Advani turns 84, recalls association with RSS
November 8th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Tuesday took a break from his cross-country Jan Chetna Yatra - public awareness march - to ... Read more...
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‘Loot’ downhill all the way (Hindi Movie Review — Rating: * 1/2)
November 4th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Loot"; Cast: Govinda, Suniel Shetty, Javed Jaffrey, Mahaaskshay Chakbraborty, Ravi Kissan and Prem Chopra; Director; Rajneesh Thakur; Rating: * 1/2There is a Don (oh, there are many of them ... Read more...
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Gene behind fatal abdominal aneurysm isolated
November 4th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 4 (IANS) Scientists have isolated a gene that spurs a fatal abdominal condition afflicting tens of thousands of people worldwide.An international team led by Matt Bown, vascular surgeon ... Read more...
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‘Love Breakups Zindagi’ - a fresh, urban rom-com (IANS Movie Review - Rating: ***1/2)
October 8th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Love Breakups Zindagi"; Cast: Zayed Khan, Dia Mirza, Cyrus Sahukar, Tisca Chopra; Director: Sahil Sangha; Rating: ***1/2There is only one death in Love Breakups Zindagi (LBZ). And it isn't ... Read more...
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Rain, spiralling prices may mar Onam revelry
September 5th, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 5 (IANS) Even as Kerala gears up to celebrate the state's biggest festival Onam later this week, people say the possibility of rain and rising prices may play ... Read more...
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Album is dream come true for Mexican singer
August 4th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Miami, Aug 4 (IANS/EFE) Alejandro Lira is going strong on Spanish-language radio on the US west coast with his first single from "No me dejes solo", an album that marks ... Read more...
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Minnesota shutdown finally ends
July 20th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Minnesota, July 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The state government shutdown in Minnesota is finally over after more than a fortnight. The thing came to its culmination when the Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton appended ... Read more...
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Rahul listens to farmers at Aligarh rally
July 9th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, July 9 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi joined hundtreds of farmers at the 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' (farmers rally) held here Saturday and listened intently to the grievances and ... Read more...
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Rahul’s rally not eyeing elections: Digvijay
July 9th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, July 9 (IANS) Even as Rahul Gandhi's grand rally for farmers in Uttar Pradesh is being seen as a prelude to the Congress party's campaign for the state ... Read more...
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