U-19 World Cup: India bounce back beating Zimbabwe
August 14th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Townsville, Aug 14 (IANS) Indian colts bounced back from Sunday's loss to the West Indies with a 68-run victory over Zimbabwe, despite a courageous century by all-rounder Malcolm Lake, in ... Read more...
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Wrestler-actor Dara Singh dead (Lead)
July 12th, 2012 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Former wrestling champion and actor Dara Singh died at his home here Thursday morning following a brief illness, doctors treating him said. He was 84."Dara Singh ... Read more...
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Dara Singh shifted home, still on ventilator (Lead)
July 12th, 2012 - 1:49 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Critically ill actor-wrestler Dara Singh was shifted from hospital to his Juhu home late Wednesday as it was his family's wish that the 84-year-old actor ... Read more...
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Dara Singh critical, MRI shows damage to brain
July 11th, 2012 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Wrestler-actor Dara Singh's condition continues to be very critical. He is undergoing dialysis at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital here and doctors say there has ... Read more...
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Pray for Dara Singh, says Dharmendra
July 10th, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Actor Dharmendra, who visited hospitalised wrestler-turned-actor Dara Singh whose condition is very critical, asked people to pray for his recovery."He is my darling brother. Let's ... Read more...
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Dara Singh still ‘very critical’
July 10th, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Wrestler-actor Dara Singh, who is on life support system and undergoing dialysis, continued to battle for life Tuesday with doctors attending on him saying he was ... Read more...
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Dara Singh still critical, undergoes dialysis
July 9th, 2012 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Wrestler-actor Dara Singh continues to be very critical and is now undergoing dialysis, a doctor said here Monday.The 84-year-old was taken to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani ... Read more...
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Dara Singh critical
July 7th, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Commonwealth wrestling champion and veteran Bollywood actor Dara Singh is critical in a Mumbai hospital following a severe cardiac problem, a hospital official said Saturday.Dara Singh, ... Read more...
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Big B’s commitment bowls over Gulshan Grover
May 3rd, 2012 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Gulshan Grover is quite impressed with Amitabh Bachchan's commitment and praises him for shooting for his make-up man Deepak Sawant's Bhojpuri film "Gangadevi" despite his ... Read more...
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‘Bal Hanuman 4′ ready for release (With Images)
April 2nd, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Producer-director Pankaj Sharma is ready with "Bal Hanuman 4-Attack of the Universe", the fourth edition of the 3D animation movie "Bal Hanuman" series, and says ... Read more...
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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Madan, Sharma propel Punjab into semis (Lead)
March 7th, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Chandan Madan (78 not out) and all-rounder Bipul Sharma took Punjab past Hyderabad into the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here Wednesday.Chasing a target ... Read more...
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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Madan and Sharma take Punjab into semis
March 7th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Chandan Madan (78 not out) and all-rounder Bipul Sharma took Punjab past Hyderabad into the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here Wednesday.Chasing a target ... Read more...
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Temple not on people’s agenda in Ayodhya
February 9th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ayodhya, Feb 9 (IANS) The Ram temple was clearly not on the agenda of those who voted in this Hindu pilgrim town in the first phase of the Uttar ... Read more...
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Four-year-old raped by elderly man
December 12th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) A four-year-old girl was raped by an elderly man who lived in the same building in west Delhi's Mongolpuri area, police said Monday.According to Deputy ... Read more...
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Children’s films: Bollywood wakes up from its slumber (Nov 14 is Children’s Day)
November 12th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Once upon a time, films catering to children remained in the precincts of parallel and serious cinema in Bollywood. Over the years, the genre ... Read more...
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Woman dies after drinking contaminated water
November 8th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Nov 8 (IANS) A 35-year old woman died while three other members of her family, including two children, were in a critical condition after drinking water contaminated with pesticide ... Read more...
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Bawne to lead India in u-19 quadrangular series
September 18th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) Maharashtra's Ankit Bawne will captain the 15-member India squad announced Sunday for the under-19 quadrangular series in Vishakhapatnam Sep 27-Oct 9.The other three teams in the ... Read more...
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At Ramlila, a mini India watched Anna break fast
August 28th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Hours before Anna Hazare broke a 13-day hunger strike that shook the nation, all roads led to the Ramlila ground. And as he sipped ... Read more...
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Lalit Kala Akademi to award 10 young artists
August 24th, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Lalit Kala Akademi, India's apex body of art, will give out awards to 10 young contemporary artists at its annual national exhibition beginning in ... Read more...
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Be Indian in story and style: Hollywood animation expert
July 31st, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) International filmmaker Don Hahn, the man behind animated hits like "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Lion King", foresees promising times for the Indian ... Read more...
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New children’s films are fun for adults as well
July 25th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Think of children's movies and animated characters come to mind. But all that appears to be changing. With projects like "Chillar Party" and "Stanley ... Read more...
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Making 3D film is difficult: ‘Bal Ganesh’ director (With Images)
June 22nd, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The 3D filmmaking scene in India is at a very nascent stage and filmmaker Pankaj Sharma, who has directed 3D animation movies like "Bal Ganesh" ... Read more...
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Amitabh mourns Husain’s death, remembers his ’sanjeevani booti’ painting
June 9th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan condoled the demise of legendary painter M.F. Husain by remembering a 'sanjeevani booti' painting which was gifted to the actor ... Read more...
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Actor Shiv Pandit picks new art - rolling joints! (With Images)
May 22nd, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) He neither drinks, nor does he smoke - but actor Shiv Pandit went out of his way to learn how to roll joints for his ... Read more...
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Four arrested for raping Class 10 student
April 11th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Delhi police Monday arrested four men for the rape of a Class 10 student first by her relative and later, while escaping from him, by ... Read more...
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17 anicuts to be built in Sariska Tiger Reserve
February 23rd, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 23 (IANS) Rajasthan's Sariska Tiger Reserve is likely to get about 17 new anicuts at a cost of Rs.80 million to store rain water and help animals brave the harsh ... Read more...
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Six-storey building collapses in Gurgaon
February 17th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Gurgaon , Feb 17 (ANI) : A six-storey building under construction collapsed in Gurgaon, in New Delhi on Thursday.Two people were trapped in the debris.Police and fire brigades were rushed ... Read more...
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Ram temple, Hindu terror, Brahmaputra dam top VHP meet agenda(Lead)
January 7th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ramnathi (Goa), Jan 7 (IANS) An aggressive nationwide campaign for the Ramjanmabhoomi temple at Ayodhya and ways to work around "Congress-engineered saffron terror" tag are among major issues Vishwa Hindu ... Read more...
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VHP plans ’90s like agitation for Ram temple, says Togadia
January 7th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Ramnathi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is planning an agressive nation-wide agitation simialr to the one held in mid-1990s for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, senior ... Read more...
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Mayawati suspends seven for vulgar dance show in office (Lead)
December 23rd, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 23 (IANS) Taking a serious note of alleged obscenity at a function in the premises of a health department office here, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday suspended seven employees, ... Read more...
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Toonpur Ka Superrhero: Can It Change The Animation Film Scenario In India?
December 9th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Since then, several animation films have been made in India, which includes India’s first 3D animated film Roadside Romeo, joint venture between Indian division of the Walt Disney Company and Yash ... Read more...
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Toonz Animation sets up merchandising division
October 29th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 29 (IANS) Thiruvananthapuram-based Toonz Animation has set up a merchandising division, hoping to cash in on the characters in its feature film "Twinergy" starring Amitabh Bachchan."We have decided ... Read more...
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Nirmohi Akhara wants Kalam, Deoband in Ayodhya mediation
October 13th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 13 (IANS) Nirmohi Akhara, a key party in the Ayodhya legal battle, wants former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, spiritual gurus Baba Ramdev and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar as well as ... Read more...
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Julia Roberts’ kids chanted and shaved their heads during India visit
October 12th, 2010 - 11:36 am ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Oct 12 (ANI): In an interview published at Oprah.com, Oscar winner Hollywood star Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman) says that she and her children were amazed by India. "Hazel said when ... Read more...
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‘Lava Kusa: The Warrior Twins’ - a timely release (IANS Movie Review - Rating: ***)
October 9th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Satyen K. Bordoloi
Director: Dhavala Satyam; Voiceovers: Arun Govil, Vindoo Dara Singh, Vasava Prasanna Amgadi, Bharat Kamal; Rating: ***The world knows the story of Luv and Kush, the son's of Rama, as ... Read more...
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