Jharkhand to have film studio soon
September 12th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 12 (IANS) Jharkhand will soon have a film studio, Chief Minister Arjun Munda announced Wednesday."Very soon we will constitute a film development corporation as well as an outdoor ... Read more...
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Asha Bhosle wishes for audience’s love on birthday
September 6th, 2012 - 1:50 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) Legendary singer Asha Bhosle, who turns 80 Sep 8, wishes for love and support from her audience and fans for the rest of her life."Only one ... Read more...
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After 86 films, who cares about critics: Priyadarshan (Interview)
August 28th, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) There are two kinds of films, one for critics and the other for audiences, believes National Award winner Priyadarshan, who has successfully straddled two worlds and ... Read more...
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Julio Iglesias wraps up Spain tour
August 14th, 2012 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Marbella (Spain), Aug 14 (IANS/EFE) Singer Julio Iglesias gave the last concert on his Spanish tour at the Starlite Festival here in this resort city on the Costa del Sol.The ... Read more...
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UAE’s YahLive network launches sports channel
August 8th, 2012 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 7 (IANS/WAM) YahLive, a UAE-based satellite channel operator, has added GEM Sports TV to its growing bouquet of channels.With GEM Sports TV, viewers in the Gulf region ... Read more...
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Multi-linguilism shapes children’s emotional development
August 3rd, 2012 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) In television classic "I Love Lucy", Ricky Ricardo switched into rapid-fire Spanish whenever he was upset, despite the fact that Lucy had no idea what ... Read more...
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Knightley awed by Lagerfeld
August 1st, 2012 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) Actress Keira Knightley is in awe of German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld and cannot stop praising him.The designer has been in the news for passing ... Read more...
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Letters to Santa Claus with love from India
July 17th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Rovaniemi (Arctic Circle), July 17 (IANS) "Dear Santa Claus, I need a little help in my studies so that I can bring laurels to my family", "Please ring my doorbell, ... Read more...
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Suraj Jagan sings first Gujrati rock song (With Image)
June 14th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Singer Suraj Jagan, known for giving hit songs like "Give me some sunshine", "Sadka kiya" and "Aafaton ke parinde", has sung the first ever Gujarati ... Read more...
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A British school where pupils speak 31 languages
June 9th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 9 (IANS) A primary school in Britain has its own quality of "unity in diversity". Its pupils speak 31 different languages including Bangla and Sylheti forms of Bengali, ... Read more...
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Euro 2012: Polish government launches social campaign
May 26th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, May 26 (IANS) The Polish government launched a social campaign "Poles 2012 - we are all hosts" to encourage Poles to feel as responsible guests for the Euro ... Read more...
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Kashish returns, set to take queer films straight to hearts
May 21st, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) It's time for the queers to get the straight treatment! With over 125 films in different languages from across the globe, the third edition of ... Read more...
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Want to shock audiences with ‘The Raid: Redemption’: Director
May 10th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 10 (IANS) Gareth Evans' Indonesian film "The Raid: Redemption" is releasing here Friday and the director promises some edge-of-the-seat action sequences that will not only keep the ... Read more...
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RGV’s 26/11 movie goes on floors
March 16th, 2012 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma's most ambitious film on 26/11 Mumbai attacks finally goes on floors Friday and it will be shot in four different languages ... Read more...
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Software turns spoken English into 26 languages
March 15th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 15 (IANS) Computer giant Microsoft has reportedly created a software dubbed the "Universal Translator" that can convert English language spoken to it into 26 different languages.Frank Soong and ... Read more...
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World Book Fair begins in New Delhi
February 25th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The 20th World Book Fair in the capital began on an optimistic note Saturday with Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal announcing that ... Read more...
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Shriya Saran’s plea - do not divide films on regional basis
February 4th, 2012 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Do not to divide the movie industry based on regions, urges multilingual actress Shriya Saran and requests people to refer to filmdom as "Indian cinema"."I ... Read more...
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Gautham Menon to relaunch Aditya Roy Kapoor
January 24th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) Remember Aditya Roy Kapoor? The young, curly-haired actor, seen in films like "Action Replayy" and "Guzaarish", will soon be relaunched in Gautham Menon's tri-lingual film project.The ... Read more...
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Is ‘Blue Mountain’ a throwback to Lata-Vani Jayaram saga?
January 11th, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 11 (IANS) Director Suman Ganguli is all set to shoot Gracy Singh-starrer "Blue Mountain", which is reportedly inspired by singer Vani Jayaram who once alleged that none other ... Read more...
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Australian media accuses Sehwag of creating rift in team
January 10th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Jan 10 (IANS) The Australian media accused senior batsman Virender Sehwag of creating a rift in the Indian team, which is reeling under the stress of two embarrassing ... Read more...
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Language theatre on centre-stage at META 2012 awards (With Image)
January 5th, 2012 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) India's unsung regional theatre will be at the centre of attention at the seventh annual Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META), one of the leading ... Read more...
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Radio Pakistan hit by financial problems
December 30th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation -- popularly known in the subcontinent as Radio Pakistan -- is facing a severe financial crunch due to which the future of ... Read more...
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Imtiaz Ali attends Bhojpuri film’s premiere in Patna
December 12th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 12 (IANS) Imtiaz Ali is known to go out of his way for his friends, specially filmmakers. He flew to Patna from here to attend the premiere ... Read more...
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Peaceful 2011 spurred development in Kashmir: Omar
December 8th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 7 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said a peaceful 2011 had catapulted the state's development to a new level and the government would ... Read more...
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‘Kolaveri’ versus ‘Pawar’ slap song video
December 2nd, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) If Tamil star Dhanush's "Kolaveri Di" song has gone viral on the Internet by crossing 13 million hits on YouTube, the "Chamaat song" on Agriculture ... Read more...
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Three-decade struggle helped defeat Left: Mamata
November 24th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 24 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday slammed critics and said her Trinamool Congress party's victory in the assembly polls earlier this year was the ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa dubs illegal assets’ case politically motivated
November 24th, 2011 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday dubbed the disproportionate assets' case against her politically motivated at the behest of the opposition DMK party on a ... Read more...
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TV show my most ambitious project: Aamir Khan
October 22nd, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) After Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, it's Aamir Khan's turn to make his debut on the small screen. The actor will be seen in ... Read more...
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I was a bad singer when I started out: Julio Iglesias
October 10th, 2011 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Oct 10 (IANS/EFE) Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, who is on an eight-concert tour of Brazil, said in an interview that he "was a bad singer" when he recorded ... Read more...
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Tomas Transtromer wins Nobel Prize for Literature 2011
October 6th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Stockholm, Oct 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to Sweden’s Tomas Tranströmer. This is the first time that the honor has been given to a ... Read more...
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Monster India launches professional networking application for Facebook
October 4th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Leading online recruitment firm Monster India Tuesday launched a networking application, BeKnown, which allows Facebook users to establish a professional network on the world's ... Read more...
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Manuscripts mission compiles 3 mn documents
September 30th, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 30 (IANS) The National Mission for Manuscripts has documented and prepared a digital database of three million manuscripts, an official said here Friday."In the past five years, we ... Read more...
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Parliamentary panel recommends transparency in Sahitya Akademi awards
August 17th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) A parliamentary panel Wednesday recommended that the existing selection process for Sahitya Akademi awards - the highest literary honour in the country - be re-examined ... Read more...
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‘Mohabbat-the-Taj’ - new attraction for tourists in Taj City
August 1st, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 1 (IANS) Millions travel here every year to see Taj Mahal. Now there is another attraction for the visitors - "'Mohabbat-the-Taj', a play depicting the immortal love of ... Read more...
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I always wanted to work in Bollywood: Devi Sri Prasad
July 31st, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) After the success of "Dhinka Chika" song from Salman Khan starrer "Ready", southern composer Devi Sri Prasad, who was always keen to work in Bollywood, ... Read more...
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