The journey to Ajmer Sharif - from Akbar to Zardari
April 5th, 2012 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Ajmer, April 5 (IANS) From Mughal emperor Akbar who came praying for a son to a relentless stream of around 12,000 people who throng every day to Pakistan President ... Read more...
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Dev Anand’s leading ladies remember their ‘hero’
December 6th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) For Hema Malini, he was a "real hero", and for Asha Parekh, working with him was "like being on an express train" -- two veteran ... Read more...
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Reconsider Rs.32 limit for poverty: Mayawati
October 3rd, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 3 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Monday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to reconsider the Planning Commission's recommendation for fixing Rs.32 as the upper limit for ... Read more...
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Congress MP ejected from Modi’s function
May 21st, 2011 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) Prabha Taviad, the Congress member of parliament from Dahod, was forcibly evicted from the dias during a government programme in the presence of Gujarat Chief ... Read more...
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Make trains rat-free, Congress leader requests Mamata
May 7th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) A Mumbai-based Congress leader Saturday requested Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee to take immediate steps to remove rats and insects causing problems of hygiene and ... Read more...
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Two slum-dwellers killed in fire
April 21st, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Two elderly people were killed in a fire that broke out in a slum area of east Delhi, police said Thursday.The incident took place at ... Read more...
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21 killed in fire at Bangladesh garment factory
February 26th, 2010 - 5:11 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 26 (IANS) At least 21 people, including 15 women, were killed and 50 injured in a major fire which broke out in a garment factory in Bangladesh's Gazipur town, around ... Read more...
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‘Slumdog Millionaire’ kid leaves slum for school
December 28th, 2009 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Rubina Ali and Azhar Ismail, the child actors who shot to fame after working in Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire", have finally enrolled full-time in a school here ... Read more...
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How Slumdog Millionaire’s success changed lives of film’s child stars
December 26th, 2009 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 26 (ANI): The stupendous success of Slumdog Millionaire has dramatically improved the bleak lifestyle of child stars Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail, with both being enrolled full-time in school, ... Read more...
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Interesting Facts and Figures : Hema Malini
March 18th, 2009 - 5:42 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Hema Malini: Hema Malini was the second South Indian actress after Vyjayanthimala to be a major Hindi film star. At her peak she wielded such strong commercial clout that actors like ... Read more...
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Stroke of luck got Azharuddin role in ‘Slumdog’
February 23rd, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Azharuddin Ismail Shaikh Usman, the Mumbai slum boy who has now become an international celebrity, may not have landed his plum role in "Slumdog Millionaire" and a good ... Read more...
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A third of Nepalese at risk of Kala-azar
June 24th, 2008 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 24 (ANI): A third of Nepals population faces risk of suffering from Kala-azar a chronic and potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera with figures going up from ... Read more...
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Mixed reaction in Karnataka over railway budget
February 27th, 2008 - 12:17 am ICT by admin
Bangalore, Feb 26 (IANS) There were mixed reactions in Karnataka Tuesday over the railway budget for 2008-09 with opposition parties lamenting that the state got a raw deal in terms of new ... Read more...
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Ten new Garib Raths, 53 other new trains to run on tracks: Lalu Prasad
February 26th, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Tuesday announced the introduction of 10 new Garib Rath trains to provide better comfort at lower fare and also proposed introduction of ... Read more...
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Fare cuts, more profits in Lalu Prasad’s fifth rail budget
February 26th, 2008 - 4:00 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)
By Arvind Padmanabhan
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) With marginal cuts in freight and passenger fares and with a cash profit of Rs.250 billion for this fiscal, Railways Minister Lalu Prasad presented his ... Read more...
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