Kate Middleton’s Cousin poses for Playboy
August 15th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, August 15 (NEWS) Kate Middleton cousin is getting a nice sum of money through her stint with Playboy. She has now gained fame through her body figure and her talented ... Read more...
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Mumbai industrialist J.M. Mansukhani dead
November 1st, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 1 (IANS) Well-known Mumbai industrialist J.M. Mansukhani, patriarch and co-founder of MAN Industries, died here late Monday night, an official said Tuesday. He was 79.Mansukhani is survived by ... Read more...
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Fashion is a difficult and turbulent career: Ritu Kumar
September 8th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Ritu Kumar, a pioneer of the Indian fashion industry who has proved her mettle with her ethnic Indian creations, says the fashion world may ... Read more...
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99th Indian Science Congress to focus on women
August 25th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The 99th Indian Science Congress (ISC), the largest national science event, to be held in Bhubaneswar next year will focus on the role of women ... Read more...
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Crossover cinema must relate to people: Om Puri (Interview)
June 11th, 2011 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 11 (IANS) One of the first Indian actors to work in international movies, Om Puri feels crossover cinema has a bright future if made on "relatable issues". ... Read more...
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Nepal business group plans 30 hotels in Asia
February 18th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Feb 18 (IANS) One of Nepal's oldest and best known industrial houses has targeted neighbour India for rapid expansion in the hospitality industry, planning to build and run 30 ... Read more...
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India poised for record capacity addition of 15000 MW in 2011: Shinde
February 13th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 13(ANI): Union Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde has said that the power sector in the country is poised for record capacity addition of 15000MW during the present financial year.Inaugurating ... Read more...
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59 NY cabbies charged in massive double-rate fare ’scam’
September 24th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sept 24 (ANI): A Manhattan court has charged 59 cabbies of cheating some 77,000 riders in the most "widespread con operation" in the industry's history.According to The New York ... Read more...
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Delhi gets CNG-electric hybrid buses
September 18th, 2010 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Adding another feather to its cap ahead of the Commonwealth Games, the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) Friday added four hybrid buses, introduced for the first time in ... Read more...
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Tourism minister says Congress also involved in Karnataka illegal mining
July 20th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, July 20 (ANI): Retaliating to corruption charges levelled against him, Karnataka's Tourism Minister, G Janardhana Reddy, has said certain Congress leaders are also involved in illegal mining activities.Reddy, named ... Read more...
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Bhojpuri cinema scripts a success story for five decades
June 29th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Bhojpuri cinema had a humble beginning in the 1950s following an encounter between India's first Bihar-born president Rajendra Prasad and Mumbai-based character actor Nazir ... Read more...
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A street vendor turned entrepreneur who shared high table with Obama
May 10th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 10 (IANS) From a street vendor kid to sharing the high table at a presidential summit on entrepreneurship hosted by President Barack Obama to deepen America's ties ... Read more...
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Roadside stall to meeting Obama - Delhi man goes a long way
April 16th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) It's a rags-to-riches story. Sirajuddin Qureshi, who had an humble beginning running a roadside stall in the capital, rose to such heights that he has been ... Read more...
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‘3 Idiots’ still awaits 10-year test: Boman Irani (Interview, With Images)
March 20th, 2010 - 9:09 am ICT by IANS
By Robin Bansal
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) "3 Idiots" might have gone on to become Hindi cinema's highest grosser till date with record collections of about Rs.400 crore (Rs.4 billion). But ... Read more...
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Music festival to strengthen bonds between India-Pakistan held in Amritsar
November 13th, 2009 - 7:43 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder SinghAmritsar, Nov 12(ANI): In an initiative to bring the world closer by breaking the barriers of language, a music festival was organized here to bridge the gap between the people ... Read more...
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Lucknow’s delectable Tunday kababs go corporate
August 17th, 2009 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 17 (IANS) Lucknow city's 105-year-old internationally known melt-in-the-mouth 'Tunday' kababs is now going corporate.
The launch of Tunday Kababi Private Limited here Monday marks the beginning of a new era for ... Read more...
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Maids, vegetable sellers set up polythene plant
June 2nd, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Pune, June 2 (IANS) A motley group of homemakers, maids, babysitters and vegetable vendors, some barely educated, has got together to set up a Rs.10-million (Rs.1 crore) polythene manufacturing plant ... Read more...
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Satyam no longer pride of Andhra Pradesh
April 13th, 2009 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, April 13 (IANS) With Tech Mahindra Monday taking control of fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services, the IT bellwether will no longer be the pride of Andhra Pradesh or the ... Read more...
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Raju supported by followers despite fall from grace
January 17th, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 17 (IANS) From his native village Garagaparru in coastal Andhra Pradesh to this IT hub, the disgraced founder and former chairman of Satyam Computer Services B. Ramalinga Raju still enjoys ... Read more...
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Microsoft working on hiking computing penetration in India
August 12th, 2008 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 12 (IANS) Microsoft, the world's largest software developer, is now focusing on developing innovative tools to expand computing penetration in India and other emerging markets, a top company official said ... Read more...
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Will Smith: the man with the Midas touch
July 13th, 2008 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Sevanand Gaddala
Will Smith is the most dependable actor in Hollywood right now. His latest hit "Hancock' has topped the box office to give Smith his 12th No.1 film. He now has ... Read more...
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IFFA to honour Rehman, Benegal and Mumtaz
May 17th, 2008 - 6:47 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, May 17(IANS) Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, actress Mumtaz and music maestro A.R. Rahman will be honoured by the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) for their contribution to Indian cinema at a ... Read more...
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Modi’s Rath designer now takes him on in poll fray
December 10th, 2007 - 12:58 pm ICT by admin
By Ravishankar
Ahmedabad, Dec.10 (ANI): A graduate of the Ahmedabad-based National Institute of Design (NID), who made an animation film on the 2002 post-Godhra riots, has decided to contest this year's Assembly polls ... Read more...
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NID designer of Modi’s 2002 Gaurav Rath is now challenging him in Maninagar
December 9th, 2007 - 7:41 pm ICT by admin
By Ravi Shankar
Ahmedabad, Dec 9 (ANI): Five years have passed since Pravin Mishra, an alumnus of the coveted National Institute of Design (NID), designed the Gaurav Rath for incumbent Chief Minister Narendra ... Read more...
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North East gives a huge welcome to its new icon, Amit Paul
November 14th, 2007 - 2:23 am ICT by admin
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