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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50 Cent wants ‘Glee’ role
August 12th, 2012 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 12 (IANS) Singer 50 Cent is eager to land a role in musical TV drama "Glee"."I probably would (consider it). Depending on what the episode was ... Read more...
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Olympic equestrian: Dujardin prances to dressage gold for Britain
August 10th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Britain's Charlotte Dujardin danced to victory in the individual dressage Thursday, beating Dutch rider Adelinde Cornelissen by a nose with an elegant performance here at ... Read more...
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One film a year from now, says Kunder (Movie Snippets)
August 5th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Shrish Kunder, who took six years to release his second film, says he now wants to be regular and will make one film a year.Kunder's ... Read more...
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IPL is changing the face of world cricket: Pollock
May 7th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Former South African fast bowler and captain Shaun Pollock feels the Indian Premier League (IPL) has done a world of good for the game ... Read more...
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Indian designer menswear market has come of age: Anita Dongre (With Images)
April 1st, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Designer Anita Dongre, who has just launched her first menswear line, says the market for this in India has come of age, with more variations ... Read more...
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Delhi-based reggae group nominated for British award (With Images)
March 1st, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) New Delhi-based music group Reggae Rajahs has been nominated in the best international band/group award at the British Reggae Industry Awards (BRIA), to be held ... Read more...
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Lakme Fashion Week to pay tribute to Indian textiles
February 29th, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 29 (IANS) The Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) summer/resort beginning Friday will be a tribute to Indian textiles. It will dedicate a full day to Indian craftsmanship and textiles."As ... Read more...
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Cinema, dieting, Delhi on book shelf (IANS Books This Week) (Lead, Superseding earlier story)
January 7th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A compilation of short stories on women, the story of a budding lawyer wrongly diagnosed with cancer, the confessions of a serial dieter, an anthology ... Read more...
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Weight loss, cinema, Delhi on book shelf (IANS Books This Week)
January 7th, 2012 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A compilation of short stories on women, the tale of a budding lawyer wrongly diagnosed with cancer, the confessions of a serial killer, an anthology ... Read more...
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Ecelectic mix and new cinema tech on show at IFFI
November 30th, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 30 (IANS) Every year IFFI strives to be different and succeeds. This year too, from movie buffs to filmmakers to students, everyone is lapping up the variety ... Read more...
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Swami Agnivesh to enter ‘Bigg Boss 5′
November 7th, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Social activist Swami Agnivesh will be the latest entrant in the "Bigg Boss 5" house, currently home to an eclectic mix of aggressive and ... Read more...
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Unleash your spiritual side with Krishna, Buddha bags (With Images)
August 21st, 2011 - 9:37 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Here's some spirituality with style. Kolkata-based designer Shagufta Quamar has created a range of unique and colourful bags, depicting Indian god Krishna and the Buddha, to ... Read more...
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‘Paparazzi’ with Umrao Jaan, Lady Gaga at Lakme Fashion Week
August 17th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) The first day of the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Winter/Festive 2011 brought to the table an eclectic mix of paparazzi culture and a unification of Umrao ... Read more...
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Farah wins best jewellery designer award
August 7th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali is on cloud nine after receiving "Best Jewellery Designer of the Year Award" at the Retail Jeweller India Awards."Yay yay ... Read more...
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On the cart: Quest for self, leadership, drama (IANS Books This Week)
August 4th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Sit back and shuffle through a pile of meaningful tomes on your bookshelf this weekend.1. "Searching for Me"; Written by Ramesh Vaish; Published by Full ... Read more...
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Delhi grooves at India Gate as world observes Earth Hour
March 27th, 2011 - 1:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) There were no lights, yet people's energy was at its peak at the India Gate lawns Saturday night. Over a thousand people gathered and ... Read more...
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‘Tanu Weds Manu’ music an eclectic mix (IANS Music Review)
February 13th, 2011 - 10:23 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Tanu Weds Manu"; Music Director: Krsna; Lyricist: Rajshekhar; Singers: Lehmber Hussainpuri, Mohit Chauhan, Ujjaini Mukherjee, Niladri Debnath, Rakhi Chand, Vivek Naik, Roop Kumar Rathod, Sunidhi Chauhan, Mika Singh and ... Read more...
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Shillong Chamber Choir performs for Govt. officials ahead of Christmas
December 24th, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.24 (ANI): The members of Shillong Chamber Choir, which impressed US President Barack Obama during his recent State-visit to India, today performed in front of government officials here on ... Read more...
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Mumbai to host third edition of French film festival
November 18th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 18 (IANS) The third edition Of Rendez-Vous With French Cinema In India is set to begin here Dec 4 and it will also pay tribute to late director-writer Alain Corneau.As ... Read more...
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PM’s wife attends Tharoor’s wedding reception
September 3rd, 2010 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could not make it but his wife Gursharan Kaur was among those who attended Shashi Tharoor and his wife Sunanda Pushkar's reception ... Read more...
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Games merchandising selling like hot cakes
September 3rd, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Pragya Tiwari
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The sale of Commonwealth Games merchandise may have begun late, but it has been selling like hot cakes within a day of its launch, with ... Read more...
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Radiohead voted ‘Greatest Glastonbury Headliner Of All Time’
June 25th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 25 (ANI): Radiohead band has named the Greatest Glastonbury Headliner Of All Time in an online survey.The rockers - popular for songs such as 'High And Dry,' 'Paranoid Android' ... Read more...
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Rohit Roy to bring 10 short movies to TV
April 23rd, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Radhika Bhirani
Sialba Majri (Chandigarh), April 23 (IANS) Bollywood actor-producer Rohit Roy and his wife Manasi Joshi Roy are producing 10 movies exclusively for Zoom TV - the official announcement for which ... Read more...
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Pop music losing its sheen, says Shibani Kashyap
April 11th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Singer-composer Shibani Kashyap, who came back into the limelight with her Indipop album "My Free Spirit", has lamented the downfall in the pop industry saying it was ... Read more...
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Tom Hanks is the owner of a $26 million worth Pacific Palisades home
February 27th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Pacific Palisades, Feb 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Oscar winner Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson are the new owners of a Pacific Palisades property, that is worth a whooping $26 ... Read more...
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Tom Hanks buys a $26 million home in the Pacific Palisades
February 24th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Pacific Palisades, Feb 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have bought a house in the Pacific Palisades for $26 million. This is the former residence of ... Read more...
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Hillary Clinton laughs at the prospect of Sarah Palin becoming the US President
February 17th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Riyadh, Feb 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was addressing a meeting of students in a town hall in Saudi Arabia, where she was asked an eclectic mix ... Read more...
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Vidya Balan launches Sabyasachi store
November 24th, 2009 - 3:44 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The little master of Kolkata, Sabyasachi now moves into another trajectory by establishing his first flagship store with a Post Colonial Kolkata feel revival, in the capital with Carma. Launched by ... Read more...
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Celebrities catch Disney’s classic ‘Snow White and Seven Dwarfs’ on Silver Screen
October 16th, 2009 - 1:07 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment hosted a special screening on Wednesday at PVR Phoenix to mark the DVD launch of Walt Disney's classic animated film Snow White and Seven Dwarfs.An eclectic ... Read more...
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Rap to sufi music - Rahman charms Chennai
October 12th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai Oct 12 (IANS) From rap to fusion, carnatic to sufi double Oscar winner A.R. Rahman used every genre to keep his audience mesmerized at a live concert here.
All roads ... Read more...
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Indian origin 96-year-old is world’s oldest blogger
August 19th, 2009 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Shubha Singh
Ninetysix-year-old great grandfather Randall Butisingh, a Florida resident of Indian origin, has become the world's oldest blogger.Butisingh's popular web blog was recently awarded the Greypow Award for best senior ... Read more...
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Aisleyne loves Amy Winehouse’s boobs
August 18th, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by IBNS
Aug 18 (IBNS) Big Brother seven star Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace (30) seems to be in possession of a penchant for Amy Winehouse's boobs. At the same time, the busty beauty swears to ... Read more...
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Music to the ears: Young songstress Zee Avi is all set to mesmerize
May 19th, 2009 - 11:26 pm ICT by GD
In the big bad world of show business, there comes only once in a while, a performer so fresh, that it breaks your heart just to hear her perform. For the early ... Read more...
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An eclectic mix - Japanese therapists and ayurveda massage
February 28th, 2009 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 28 (IANS) It was an eclectic mix of Kerala's most popular export, ayurveda, and a bunch of Japanese women therapists.
A dozen Japanese therapists completed an intensive five-day course in ... Read more...
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