Musician Sneha defies convention, follows her heart
August 14th, 2012 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Conventional is not her style. Sneha Khanwalkar, the woman behind the distinctly different music of "Gangs of Wasseypur", delves into rustic beats from the heartland, teams ... Read more...
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Court dismisses CBI plea for Jagan’s narco test (Lead)
July 16th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 16 (IANS) A special court here Monday dismissed a petition by the CBI for narco-analysis and other scientific tests on jailed YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy ... Read more...
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Drinking water for Delhi: Himachal project clears legal hurdle
July 11th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 11 (IANS) With the National Green Tribunal (NGT) giving its clearance for awarding compensations, Himachal Pradesh will speed up the construction of a multi-billion-rupee dam project that ... Read more...
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Reema thanks Vidya for her success, making curves trendy
July 9th, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Southern actress Reema Sen is "amazed" at viewers response to her role of sensuous Durga, Manoj Bajpayee's second wife in "Gangs of Wasseypur", and thanks ... Read more...
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25 dead as Hampi Express rams into goods train in Andhra (Second Lead)
May 22nd, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) At least 25 people, including four children, were killed in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district early Tuesday when the Banglore-bound Hampi Express collided with a stationary goods ... Read more...
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15 killed as Hampi Express hits stationary train in Andhra (Lead)
May 22nd, 2012 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) At least 15 people died early Tuesday in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district when a passenger train collided with a stationary goods train.The accident took place around ... Read more...
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15 dead in Andhra train accident
May 22nd, 2012 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) At least 15 people died early Tuesday in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district when a passenger train collided with a stationary goods train.The accident took place around ... Read more...
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Akhilesh firefights as ministers, officials embarrass government (Uttar Pradesh Newsletter)
May 13th, 2012 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 13 (IANS) "Even if god forms a government in Uttar Pradesh, crime cannot be controlled," said minister Durga Prasad Yadav. Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan wants ... Read more...
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Shimla’s museum to showcase miniature paintings
April 20th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 20 (IANS) The state museum in this Himachal Pradesh capital, a repository of the state's rich cultural, artistic and archaeological heritage, Friday got a new block to showcase ... Read more...
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Now hear mythological stories on your mobile
December 9th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) After bringing audio cinema to mobile handsets, UTV Interactive is now offering people the chance to hear Indian mythological stories on the move.The digital arm ... Read more...
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BJP disqualifies six MLAs for cross-voting
November 18th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 18 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party in Jammu and Kashmir Friday disqualified six of its seven MLAs who had cross-voted during legislative council elections in April ... Read more...
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Dasara ends in Karnataka with famed ‘Jumboo Savari’
October 6th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore, Oct 6 (IANS) Thousands of people from Karnataka, many parts of India and from abroad were enthralled Thursday by the 'jumboo savari', or elephant procession, in this city of ... Read more...
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Mysore Dasara begins, promises pomp, pageantry
September 28th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore, Sep 28 (IANS) The famed Mysore Dasara that showcases the region's rich culture, tradition, pomp and pageantry began here Wednesday and will go on for the next nine days.Hundreds ... Read more...
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Waste, ecology and art - expression beyond mindless frill
September 21st, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Piling heaps of waste and concern for a clean environment have given birth to a strange synergy between natural landscape, ecology, waste and art. Young ... Read more...
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Stress, hectic lifestyle raises IVF demand
September 3rd, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Once upon a time, In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) was largely popular among middle-aged women to resolve pregnancy problems. But now young urban women who are unable ... Read more...
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CBI case against leading Chandigarh school
July 5th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 5 (IANS) The management of a highly sought after private school in Chandigarh is in trouble. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has slapped a case against it ... Read more...
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Bollywood’s ‘extras’: Story of dreams unfulfilled
June 12th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) They make up the background crowd in movies, whether in a dance, a fight or a street scene. Some have been around for nearly 50 ... Read more...
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BJP condoles Husain’s death, Bajrang Dal opposes burial in India (Second Lead)
June 9th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday condoled the demise of famous artist Maqbool Fida Husain but said he "had got distanced from India and ... Read more...
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BJP condoles Husain’s death; Bajrang Dal opposes burial in India (Lead)
June 9th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday condoled the demise of famous artist Maqbool Fida Husain but said he "had got distanced from India and ... Read more...
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Husain had distanced himself from Indians: BJP
June 9th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday condoled the demise of famous artist Maqbool Fida Husain but said he "had got distanced from India and ... Read more...
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Will Dhoni adopt a tiger please!
May 3rd, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 3 (IANS) Enthused by Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra's gesture to 'adopt' a tigress, the authorities at Birsa Zoological Park are hoping cricket captain and Ranchi boy M.S. ... Read more...
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We have not quit, BJP legislators tell Jammu and Kashmir speaker
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 22 (IANS) Five of the seven BJP legislators involved in cross-voting in the legislative council elections in Jammu and Kashmir have written to the assembly speaker, saying ... Read more...
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Four robbers held
February 18th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) An autorickshaw driver who robbed passengers travelling alone in his vehicle in night was arrested in east Delhi and three other robbers were held in central ... Read more...
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‘Durga’ Star Sandipta Sen Bags Lead Role In New Mega Serial!
January 11th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Bengali acting sensation, Sandipta Sen, who won millions of hearts in every Bengali household with her role of Durga in the famous
television series 'Durga' is all set to break through ... Read more...
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Kishwar Desai’s ‘Witness by Night’ wins UK award
January 5th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) India-born writer Kishwar Desai, wife of noted economist and writer Meghnad Desai, has won UK's Costa First Novel Award 2010 for her novel "Witness by Night". The ... Read more...
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Two women arrested for injecting HIV blood into mother
October 7th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 7 (IANS) Angry with their mother for refusing to write the property in their names, two women and the husband of one injected her with HIV-contaminated blood in Andhra Pradesh's ... Read more...
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Ruckus over Omar speech in assembly, BJP MLA injured
October 7th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 7 (IANS) There was chaos in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Thursday as opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Panthers Party legislators tore papers and snatched mikes to protest ... Read more...
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The Makdee Girl is All Grown Up
September 30th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 30, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): As a child artist Swetha Basu Prasad won a lot of accolades for her performance in movies like Makdee and Iqbal. Swetha is all grown up ... Read more...
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Dhruv Signs Director Murthy Kumar’s ‘Mara LLB’
September 30th, 2010 - 11:29 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 30, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Dhruv, the dumb and deaf actor of Kannada films, has signed yet another movie titled Mara LLB. Debutant director Murthy Kumar has taken up this project, which ... Read more...
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Shubhasree is back!
September 14th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 14, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Shubhasree is among the new breed of Bengali Film actress who have drop dead gorgeous looks and can flaunt western and ethnic outfits with equal panache. A ... Read more...
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Postage stamp on YSR released
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 2 (IANS) A commemorative postage stamp on Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the late Andhra Pradesh chief minister, was Thursday released on the occasion of his first death anniversary.
Visakhapatnam region post master ... Read more...
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Bipasha Basu Inaugurates Bengali Entertainment Channel ‘Mahuaa Bangla’
July 20th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Bollywood hot actress Bipasha Basu was in Kolkata yesterday to launch the Bengali entertainment channel "Mahuaa Bangla'.On Monday evening, the gorgeous Bipasha entered the venue of ... Read more...
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$14 mn temple to be built in Trinidad and Tobago (With image)
July 9th, 2010 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar
Port-of-Spain, July 9 (IANS) An Indian born seer has announced the construction of a $14 million temple at Trinidad and Tobago's Freeport city.The construction work will commence on Divali, ... Read more...
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India Gets Its Own Music Award Event: Big IMA Awards 2010
July 1st, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 1, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): India is full of musical talents and the talented musicians from the country have been honored with different musical awards overseas. Surprisingly, India did not have ... Read more...
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India gets its own music awards
July 1st, 2010 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) India is finally getting its very own music awards. The Indian Music Academy (IMA) has joined hands with Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd to create awards that will be ... Read more...
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