GOW a befitting reply to Murari Kumar’s critics
August 14th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) After doing small roles, actor Murari Kumar finally got his due with his performance as Guddu in "Gangs of Wasseypur". He wants to dedicate the film ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh to review projects, discuss Teesta pact
July 23rd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The foreign secretaries of India and Bangladesh will Tuesday hold talks that will review a host of bilateral projects being implemented under an Indian ... Read more...
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Bipasha, Nawaz together in supernatural thriller
July 10th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Bipasha Basu is eager to work with Nawazuddin Siddiqui, the toast of the season, in the supernatural thriller "Aatma", says the film's director Suparn Verma.Nawazuddin ... Read more...
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Akshay believes in love, not violence (Movie Snippets)
March 28th, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) Several Bollywood biggies have been involved in brawls but Akshay Kumar has managed to stay away from such controversies and says he doesn't believe ... Read more...
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Heroine not just for glamour in films: Sriram Raghavan
March 24th, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Filmmaker Sriram Raghavan wanted an A-level actress to cast opposite Saif in "Agent Vinod" and decided that Kareena would be the ideal choice to play the ... Read more...
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Now, Sriram Raghavan dabbles in sci-fi
March 21st, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) After making a thriller, filmmaker Sriram Raghavan now wants to experiment with other genres and says his next directorial venture "Happy Birthday" will be a sci-fi ... Read more...
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It’s tough to make Raghavan happy: Saif
March 19th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) Actor-producer Saif Ali Khan says it isn't easy to please Sriram Raghavan, but he is glad the director is happy with their final product "Agent ... Read more...
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Bollywood bids adieu to Joy
March 10th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Joy Mukherjee, who died Friday, was cremated here Saturday.The last rites were performed at 11.30 a.m. at the Versova crematorium close to his residence in ... Read more...
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Bollywood veteran Joy Mukherjee dead (Second Lead)
March 9th, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Bollywood veteran Joy Mukherjee, who acted in films like "Love in Simla", died at Lilavati Hospital here Friday, his spokesman said. He was 73.Mukherjee, who was ... Read more...
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Joy Mukherjee: Bengali babu who charmed with boyish looks (Obituary)
March 9th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Joy Mukherjee, often referred to as Bengali candy, breathed his last here Friday. Thousands of fans will always remember this chocolaty charmer of the 1960s ... Read more...
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Dilip Kumar visits ailing Joy Mukherjee
March 9th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Joy Mukherjee, who is on a ventilator at the Lilavati Hospital here, had special visitors on Holi. Bollywood's golden couple Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu, ... Read more...
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Joy Mukherjee still critical
March 7th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Yesteryears star Joy Mukherjee is still on ventilator and his condition remains critical."He is still on ventilator. His condition is the same for the past 48 ... Read more...
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Ulfa cadres heading for Bangladesh nabbed
February 23rd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 23 (IANS) The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) may still have some bases in Bangladesh, Assam Police said Thursday after arresting three new recruits.Police have also ... Read more...
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ULFA dismiss Pillai’s claim on Paresh Baruah
February 17th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 17 (IANS) The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Friday described as baseless former union home secretary G.K. Pillai's claim that the outfit's commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah ... Read more...
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Crime against women rise in northeast
February 14th, 2012 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 14 (IANS) The northeastern states have recorded a sharp rise in incidents of crime against women, the Women Power Connect (WPC) said Tuesday.Ranjana Kumari, the WPC president, said ... Read more...
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Tripura varsity confers honorary doctorate on Hasina
January 12th, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 12 (IANS) Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari Thursday conferred an honorary doctorate of Tripura University on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina."I am extremely grateful to the university ... Read more...
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‘Agent Vinod’ complete, release date final, says director
January 4th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) The long-delayed Saif Ali Khan production venture "Agent Vinod" has been completed and the film will release March 23, says director Sriram Raghavan.Raghavan revealed that ... Read more...
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Assam protests India-Bangladesh land exchange
September 8th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sep 8 (IANS) The land swap accord between India and Bangladesh has triggered angry protests in Assam with border villagers, student groups and the opposition calling it an ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh arrives in Dhaka
September 6th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 6 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Dhaka Tuesday on a two-day visit.Agreements, including a pact on border settlement that will involve a swap of ... Read more...
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Enclaves, hilsa key issues in PM’s Dhaka visit
August 23rd, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would hold detailed talks with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on exchange of enclaves and resolve all pending disputes during his two-day ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi receives award on behalf of Indira Gandhi
July 25th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 25 (IANS) Sonia Gandhi, chairperson of India's ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Monday received on behalf of late prime minister Indira Gandhi the "Bangladesh Freedom Honour", ... Read more...
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Bangladesh opposition party says no to electronic voting
July 6th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 6 (IANS) The country's main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has said that it is opposed to the introduction of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the next ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi delegation visits Rajghat
May 7th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) A 19-member Bangladeshi delegation led by Planning Minister A.K. Khandker Saturday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi.The delegation which is ... Read more...
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Bangladesh may act against ex-chief advisor, army chief
April 19th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 19 (IANS) Bangladesh's parliament has said it would move against a former World Bank economist who ruled Bangladesh for two years, and the army chief who backed ... Read more...
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Yunus can’t be Grameen managing director: Dhaka
March 21st, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 21 (IANS) The Bangladesh government has told a top US official that Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus can return to the Grameen Bank but as its honorary chief, not ... Read more...
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Bangladesh apex court to have first woman judge
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 23 (IANS) Bangladesh is set to have its first woman judge at the Supreme Court. Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana is among four senior High Court judges elevated by President ... Read more...
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Khaleda Zia evicted from home (Lead)
November 13th, 2010 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 13 (IANS) Former Bangladesh prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia was Saturday morning evicted from the government house which was given to her after her husband's assassination in ... Read more...
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Youth Olympics: Prannoy wins silver, Yuki reaches final
August 19th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Aug 19 (IANS) Shuttler Prannoy Hasina Sunilkumar became the second Indian to win a silver at the Youth Olympics while Yuki Bhambri reached the boys singles tennis final here Thursday.
Sunil's ... Read more...
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Sushmita Sen And Wasim Akram Break Up Their Relation
August 7th, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 7, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Beauty Queen Sushmita Sen has added one more break-up in the history of her relationships. This time the poor chap is Wasim Akram, the former ... Read more...
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Dipu Moni to visit Tripura to boost Indo-Bangla trade
July 15th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 15 (IANS) Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni will visit Tripura in September to boost cross-border trade and business with India's eight northeastern states.
"During Dipu Moni's visit, strategies to further improve ... Read more...
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Dhaka presses graft charges against Khaleda Zia’s son
July 7th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 7 (IANS) Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has pressed money-laundering charges against opposition leader Khaleda Zia's son Tarique Rahman and his business partner Giasuddin Al Mamun.
Rahman and Mamun siphoned Taka 204 ... Read more...
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Ten Bangladeshi-trained militants surrender in Tripura
June 24th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 24 (IANS) Ten more Bangladeshi-trained Tripura terrorists have surrendered to the Indian troopers after the security forces of that country continued their crackdown against militants from northeast India, officials ... Read more...
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Six terrorists surrender in Tripura
June 22nd, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 22 (IANS) With Bangladesh continuing its crackdown against militants active in northeast India, six terrorists fled from that country and surrendered to the Indian authorities, police said Tuesday.
The six ... Read more...
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Bangladeshis raise voice against sexual harassment
June 19th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 19 (IANS) Rising incidents of sexual harassment and increasing public anger in protest has prompted the Bangladesh government, headed by a woman, Sheikh Hasina, to take action.
In the latest ... Read more...
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Ruling party loses Chittagong mayoral election (Lead)
June 18th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chittagong, June 18 (IANS) Mohammed Manjur Alam, backed by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, will be the mayor of Chittagong, the country's second largest city that is also its principal port, ... Read more...
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