Shaan turns actor, finds dancing tough
August 27th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) Singer Shaan is turning actor with "Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya", but admits he has two left feet when it comes to dancing."We have shot ... Read more...
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Kerala government faces ire over ‘murder’ of Bihari youth
August 18th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 18 (IANS) The Kerala government is facing the heat over the unnatural death of 24-year-old Bihari youth S.S. Mann who was brought dead from a mental hospital here ... Read more...
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Sonu Nigam gets choosy
August 18th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) Popular singer Sonu Nigam, who has sung several hit tracks in Bollywood, says he has become choosy with the kind of songs he wants to sing ... Read more...
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Women not safe in Bihar, says NCW team
August 17th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 17 (IANS) A National Commission for Women (NCW) team Friday said women are not safe in Bihar and after probing the alleged gangrape of a Class 11 student ... Read more...
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Ketan Mehta finalises Nawazuddin for ‘Mountain Man’
August 17th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) Director Ketan Mehta has chosen Nawazuddin Siddhiqui to act in his upcoming film "Mountain Man", a biopic on a Bihar-based labourer who did the herculean task ... Read more...
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Thumri fest to bring veterans to capital
August 17th, 2012 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The national capital will revel in the flavour of traditional "thumri" at a three-day festival Aug 27-29 at the Kamani theatre which will host stalwarts ... Read more...
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Time to ‘pack up’ were Rajesh Khanna’s last words, says Big B
July 19th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) "Time ho gaya hai, pack up". Those were Rajesh Khanna's last words, says Amitabh Bachchan in his blog.Amitabh wrote that a close functionary told him ... Read more...
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Bodhi tree is healthy, says scientists
July 18th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 18 (IANS) The Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, under which Lord Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment, is healthy once again."The Bodh tree is fully healthy," ... Read more...
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No regrets, says Vivek Oberoi about his career
July 14th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) In a decade of his association with Bollywood, Vivek Oberoi has seen many highs and lows, but he has no regrets whatsoever. He says he ... Read more...
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Goods train derailed in Bihar, disrupts traffic (Lead, Changing dateline)
July 13th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Patna/Lucknow, July 13 (IANS) A goods train was derailed in Bihar's Kaimur district early Friday, disrupting services in the busy Gaya-Mughalsarai section of the East Central Railway. Many trains ... Read more...
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Encephalitis claims 9 more lives in Bihar, toll now 159
June 16th, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 16 (IANS) Nine more children have died of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Bihar's Gaya, Muzaffarpur and Patna districts, taking the state's toll from the disease to 159 ... Read more...
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Bihar to give Rs 50,000 for encephalitis victims
June 13th, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 13 (IANS) The families of children, who died of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) will be paid a monetary compensation, officials said Wednesday.The state government has announced a compensation ... Read more...
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Bihar’s mystery disease is acute encephalitis syndrome: minister
June 12th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 12 (IANS) The mysterious disease that has killed more than 100 children across three districts of Bihar in the past fortnight has been identified as acute encephalitis syndrome ... Read more...
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Declare killer disease an epidemic, says Bihar
June 11th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 11 (IANS) Bihar has urged the central government to declare a mysterious disease that has killed 102 children an epidemic, Health Minister Ashwani Kumar Choubey said Monday.Following the ... Read more...
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Bihar seeks central help on mysterious disease
June 9th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 9 (IANS) Bihar Saturday sought help from the central government to tackle a mysterious disease that has killed 81 children in Muzaffarpur, Gaya and Patna districts during the ... Read more...
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73 kids die of ‘mysterious’ disease in Bihar
June 8th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 8 (IANS) A "mysterious" disease has claimed the lives of 73 children in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, Gaya and Patna districts during the past fortnight, officials said Friday.State health department ... Read more...
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Veena says lead actresses should do item songs
June 8th, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Pakistani actress Veena Malik, who is gearing up for the release of her first Bollywood film, says heroines should not shy away from item songs as ... Read more...
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Mysterious disease toll is 36 in Bihar
June 7th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 7 (IANS) The deaths of five more children because of a mysterious disease in Bihar's Muzaffarpur and Gaya districts has taken the death toll to 36 in 11 ... Read more...
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Mysterious disease toll is 31 in Bihar
June 6th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 6 (IANS) The deaths of eight more children because of a mysterious disease in Bihar's Muzaffarpur and Gaya districts has taken the death toll to 31 in 10 ... Read more...
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Encephalitis toll rises to 18
June 4th, 2012 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 4 (IANS) Suspected encephalitis has killed three more children in Bihar's Muzaffarpur and Gaya districts, taking the death toll in eight days to 18, officials said Monday.Nearly a ... Read more...
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Violent protests rock Bihar for third day
June 3rd, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 3 (IANS) Widespread violent protests rocked Bihar for the third consecutive day Sunday over the killing of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh 'Mukhiya'.Protestors indulged in violence and arson ... Read more...
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Ranvir Sena chief killed, curfew imposed on Bihar town (Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 1 (IANS) An indefinite curfew was imposed in Ara town and red alert was sounded in Bihar's four districts Friday, after unidentified gunmen shot dead Brahmeshwar Singh 'Mukhiya', ... Read more...
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Train traffic disrupted, shops closed in Bihar
May 31st, 2012 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 31 (IANS) The shutdown called by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Left parties in Bihar against the hike in petrol prices Thursday impacted life across the ... Read more...
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Multi-tasking helps Genelia balance home, work
May 30th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Genelia D'Souza, who married Riteish Deshmukh in February this year, says contrary to popular belief nothing has changed in her life after marrige and she faces ... Read more...
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Donn-Bann to compose music for ‘Peter Gaya Kaam Se’
May 25th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Music composer-duo Donn and Bann, who scored popular number "Mar jaiyan", have bagged a new film project -- "Peter Gaya Kaam Se"."We will ... Read more...
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50 percent voting in Bihar civic polls, 800 held
May 17th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 17 (IANS) Barring minor incidents of violence, the civic polls in Bihar Thursday were by and large peaceful with over 50 percent voting recorded, officials said. Over 800 ... Read more...
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Summer multiplies woes of power-starved Bihar
May 11th, 2012 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Muzaffarpur/Gaya (Bihar), May 11 (IANS) Meena Srivastav of Muzaffarpur and Shoib Akhtar of Gaya have a common woe: frequent power outages that have left them sleepless."I have to spend sleepless ... Read more...
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CPI-ML strike hits Bihar (Lead)
May 10th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 10 (IANS) Life was hit in many parts of Bihar Thursday by a day-long strike the CPI-ML called to protest the killing of a village head and the ... Read more...
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Genelia returns to small screen with ‘The Chosen One’
May 8th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Bollywood actress Genelia D'Souza, whose first brush with the small screen came with "Big Switch" in 2009, is set for her TV comeback. She will ... Read more...
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Jharkhand conman arrested in Lucknow
May 5th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 5 (IANS) A conman who had cheated over 100 people of lakhs of rupees in Jharkhand was arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh here, ... Read more...
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Deported French nationals had no Maoist links, says NGO
April 24th, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 24 (IANS) The 10 French nationals, who were deported from Bihar for allegedly violating visa conditions, had nothing to do with Maoists, claimed an NGO that is ... Read more...
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Riteish and I are two items in ‘Kya Super…’: Tusshar
April 9th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Actor Tusshar Kapoor, who has once again teamed up with Riteish Deshmukh, says they are the "two items" in the film "Kya Super Kool Hain ... Read more...
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Anna fever returns to Delhi
March 25th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Anna fever gripped Delhi once again Sunday with thousands filling the capital's dharna hotspot at Jantar Mantar to join the social activist in his ... Read more...
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Ash ‘greedy’ about working with different directors (With Image)
March 15th, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Aishwarya Rai, currently on a sabbatical after being in the industry for over a decade, says she was happy to have worked with different ... Read more...
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Trees cut for Holi, green activists despair
March 7th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 7 (IANS) Hundreds of trees have been pruned or cut down across Bihar in the last four-five days for Holi bonfires, green activists said Wednesday.The Holika bonfire, symbolising ... Read more...
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