Mamata’s intolerance thrusting celebrity status on commoners
September 19th, 2012 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 19 (IANS) One can call it Mamata Banerjee's Midas touch. The maverick West Bengal chief minister's intolerance is making heroes out of faceless people in the crowd.After a ... Read more...
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Karisma my biggest critic, liked my ‘Heroine’ performance: Kareena
September 18th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor, who is busy promoting her forthcoming film "Heroine", says elder sister actress Karisma is her biggest critic."Karisma saw the film Sunday ... Read more...
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Elderly woman found murdered in Delhi
September 11th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) A 58-year-old divorced woman was found strangled to death inside her residence here, police said Monday.The incident came to light Sunday in north Delhi's Lahori ... Read more...
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“Mamatadidi MBBS” tackles dengue (West Bengal newsletter)
September 8th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 8 (IANS) As dengue cases get more widely reported across West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has earned a fresh nickname - "Mamatadidi MBBS". She has taken ... Read more...
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Spurned lover kills four, self (Lead)
September 3rd, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad/New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Spurned by the family of a girl he wanted to marry, a 23-year-old man Monday shot her dead along with three others and then killed ... Read more...
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Spurned lover kills four, self
September 3rd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad/New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Spurned by the family of a girl he wanted to marry, a 23-year-old man Monday shot her dead along with three others and then killed ... Read more...
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Two teachers booked for raping students
August 16th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 16 (IANS) Two teachers were Thursday booked for raping two girl students at a government school by blackmailing them on the basis of video clips showing them in ... Read more...
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Lagerfeld’s comment upsets Pippa Middleton
August 12th, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 12 (IANS) Socialite Pippa Middleton is reportedly upset with fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld's comment on her looks.Lagerfeld caused controversy recently by saying that Middleton should hide her ... Read more...
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Happiest day of my life: Pranab’s elder sister
July 25th, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kirnahar (West Bengal), July 25 (IANS) "Happy, happy, happy. I'm endlessly happy", said Annapurna Banerjee as she sat here glued to the TV set watching her younger brother Pranab ... Read more...
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Pranab avoided going to school, says elder sister
July 22nd, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kirnahar (West Bengal), July 22 (IANS) As a child, President-elect Pranab Mukherjee did not like to go to school but liked to play a priest, his elder sister Annapurna ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad school near which child drowned shuts
July 14th, 2012 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 13 (IANS) The Ghaziabad school outside which a four-year-old boy drowned Thursday in a drain, shut shop and its management was absconding Friday after police registered a case ... Read more...
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Kidnapped from Ludhiana, 6-year-old recovered in Ambala
July 9th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 9 (IANS) A six-year-old boy who was kidnapped from Ludhiana Saturday, was recovered by the Haryana Police from Ambala city, 45 km from here, police said Monday.The police ... Read more...
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Sarabjit and Surjeet: Shock in one home, joy in another (Second Lead)
June 27th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar/Ferozepur, June 27 (IANS) The fate of two Indians in Pakistani jails -- Sarabjit Singh and Surjeet Singh -- by the turn of events since Tuesday has made their families ... Read more...
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Sarabjit’s family shattered by Pakistan’s ‘cruel joke’ (Lead)
June 27th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, June 27 (IANS) From jubilation to outrage and tears. Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh's family said Wednesday they felt cheated by the cavalier manner in which the Pakistan government ... Read more...
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Sarabjit’s family elated in Punjab
June 26th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, June 26 (IANS) The family members of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who was convicted and sentenced to death on charges of terrorism in Pakistan, Tuesday said they were happy ... Read more...
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Pranab’s Mirati rolls out red carpet for its ‘Poltu’ (Lead)
June 23rd, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mirati (West Bengal), June 23 (IANS) Union Finance Minister and UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee Sunday received a rapturous welcome when he visited his ancestral village home here as ... Read more...
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Pranab’s hometown rolls out red carpet for its ‘Poltu’
June 23rd, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mirati (West Bengal), June 23 (IANS) Union Finance Minister and UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee Sunday arrived at his ancestral village home to a rapturous welcome as relatives, neighbours, ... Read more...
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Pranab receives tumultuous welcome on arrival in Kolkata
June 22nd, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) Union Finance Minister and United Progressive Alliance presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee arrived in the city Friday night to a tumultuous welcome by Congress workers.Mukherjee, who ... Read more...
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You will be president one day: Sister told Pranab
June 16th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) Pranab Mukherjee, who seems set to become the 13th president of India, once wished to be reborn even as a horse in the president's elite ... Read more...
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Bengal celebrates Pranab’s candidature (Lead)
June 16th, 2012 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata/Mirati, June 15 (IANS) Having missed the bus 16 years ago when then chief minister Jyoti Basu could not become the prime minister following objections from his own party, ... Read more...
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Pranab’s village in Bengal celebrates his candidature
June 15th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mirati (West Bengal), June 15 (IANS) Mirati, a sleepy village in West Bengal's Birbhum district, has suddenly woken up to festivities after its famous son, union Finance Minister Pranab ... Read more...
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Alison wants to reconcile with sister Mariah
May 28th, 2012 - 8:32 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 28 (IANS) Mariah Carey's elder sister Alison says she is very keen to reconnect with the singer.Alison Carey wants to meet her niece and nephew -- twins ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee: A study in contrast (One year of Mamata)
May 20th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) Mamata Banerjee's car still stops at all traffic signals, she still lives in a single-storey house in a dingy lane, and wears her trademark cotton ... Read more...
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Probe Dana Sangma’s death, family urges CBI (Lead, superseding previous story)
May 18th, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Accusing the Haryana Police of a shoddy probe into the suicide of Meghalaya student Dana Sangma at Gurgaon's Amity University last month, her family ... Read more...
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CBI should probe Dana Sangma’s death, says Family
May 18th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Accusing Haryana Police of a shoddy probe into the suicide of Manipuri student Dana Sangma at Amity University last month, her family members have ... Read more...
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Teenager abducted, gangraped in Gurgaon
May 10th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 9 (IANS) A teenaged girl was abducted from her house and allegedly gang raped. No one has been arrested, police said Wednesday.A 16-year-old girl was abducted from her ... Read more...
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Zardari’s children vow to stand by convicted Gilani
April 27th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's daughters have promised to "stand by" Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani who was convicted Thursday for contempt of court.Zardari's youngest ... Read more...
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MBA student set ablaze by spurned ‘lover’
April 5th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 4 (IANS) A 23-year-old MBA student working as a sales manager at a mall was Wednesday set ablaze in Ghaziabad by her sister's brother-in-law for spurning his ... Read more...
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Rihanna’s greatest prank: Your sister is pregnant!
April 3rd, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 3 (IANS) Singer Rihanna, who has a wicked sense of humour, says that her greatest ever prank was convincing her best friend's sister that her younger sibling ... Read more...
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My grandfather was biased towards Karisma: Kareena
March 28th, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) Actress Kareena Kapoor, who Wednesday unveiled her grandfather Raj Kapoor's specially designed brass statue, said he was biased towards her elder sister Karisma Kapoor."My ... Read more...
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Motherhood tough job, says Hilary Duff
March 28th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 28 (IANS) Actress Hilary Duff, who recently gave birth to a son, says being a mother is not a joke.The 24-year-old and her husband Mike Comrie welcomed ... Read more...
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Guru Dutt’s grand-daughter eyes his legacy, gingerly
February 25th, 2012 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 25 (IANS) Legendary filmmaker Guru Dutt's grand-daughter Gouri is set to foray into the world of acting. One of her aims is to portray her grandfather the way ... Read more...
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‘Chhote Miyan’ gives joy to Mahima (TV Snippets)
February 24th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Bollywood actress Mahima Chaudhary says she couldn't turn down the offer to judge "Chhote Miyan Chapter 3" because she loves spending time with kids."I have ... Read more...
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‘Balle Punjabis’ - a family affair
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 22 (IANS) Baba Honey's "Balle Punjabis" is a family affair as his family members feature in his debut album.The music album and video was launched recently by Hanish ... Read more...
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A 7 kg baby is born in China!
February 19th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 19 (IANS) A baby boy weighing 7.4 kilograms at birth has set a record for China's heaviest newborn.Chunchun was born via caesarean section that lasted about 20 minutes ... Read more...
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