Kareena happy for Salman’s success (Movie Snippets)
September 10th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) Kareena Kapoor is happy that Salman Khan's "Ek Tha Tiger" has done good business at the box office and says she and her beau, Saif ... Read more...
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Cut temporary workforce in factories: Experts
August 31st, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 30 (IANS) At a time when multi-national and domestic companies employ temporary workers on a large scale resulting in industrial unrest, there is a need to reverse the ... Read more...
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Nuclear scientist P.K. Iyengar dead
December 21st, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Eminent nuclear scientist P.K. Iyengar, former chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), passed away after a brief illness here Wednesday, an official source said.He is ... Read more...
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World’s only Sanskrit daily turns 42 (Feature with images)
July 7th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore, July 7 (IANS) Even as English and modern Indian language newspapers continue to flourish in the country, Sudharma, which claims to be the only Sanskrit newspaper in the world, ... Read more...
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Dabangg bags three IIFA awards
June 26th, 2011 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 26 (IANS) Mamta Sharma won the Floriana IIFA Award for best playback female singer for her song 'Munni badnam hui...' in Dabangg at the 12th International Indian ... Read more...
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TVS Automobile chalks out aggressive expansion plans
February 23rd, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) With the Indian car market logging good growth, this city-based automobile services company TVS Automobile Solutions Ltd is aiming to increase the number of MyTVS car garages to ... Read more...
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Brajesh Mishra, Montek amongst 128 Padma awardees
January 25th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Former national security advisor Brajesh Mishra and Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia were amongst the 13 people awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to have auto-sector specific policy soon
November 19th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu will soon announce its automotive industry specific policy, a state government official said Friday."The proposed policy will address many of the issues faced by the sector ... Read more...
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Axa Assistance expanding service portfolio in India
November 19th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 19 (IANS) Assistance services company Axa Assistance India is hoping to tie up with public sector non-life insurers to act as their healthcare claims processing agency even as it is ... Read more...
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Zoom TV to start ‘Crime & Bollywood’ drama series
June 19th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) After producing several chat shows, biography shows and countdown programmes on Bollywood, lifestyle and entertainment channel Zoom is entering the fictional space with a new drama series ... Read more...
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Here’s your chance to catwalk in Paris, Milan
June 8th, 2010 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) If you've dreamt of walking the ramp in fashion capitals Milan and Paris, here's your chance through a new pan-India hunt called Oxybleach India's International Face 2010 ... Read more...
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Sathyu against reservations
April 22nd, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Director M S Sathyu, who is making a comeback after 12 years with his Kannada film, Ijjodu, recently expressed at the media address for his movie, that ... Read more...
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Maharashtra governor cuts short Coimbatore trip
February 14th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan rushed here back from Coimbatore Sunday following the Pune terror attack which left 9 people dead.
Shortly after his arrival, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Chandra ... Read more...
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Movie Review: My Name Is Khan (2010)
February 12th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
My Name Is Khan: Shah Rukh Khan's best till dateRating: 3.5 out of 5*Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Jimmy Shergill, Sonia JehanDirector: Karan JoharSuffering from Asperger's syndrome, Rizvan Khan (Shah Rukh ... Read more...
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Maharashtra to have new arms policy in seven days
February 8th, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) The Maharashtra government will formulate a new arms policy within seven days, taking into consideration aspects like anti-terrorism, anti-Maoism and law and order, state Home Minister R.R. Patil ... Read more...
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Revising lyrics of Noor-e-khuda for My Name is Khan
February 2nd, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Feb 2, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Well don't get the wrong idea here, the sufi song "Noor-e-khuda' from the film "My Name is Khan' had its lyrics improvised not because ... Read more...
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Maharashtra plans unit to tackle bio-nuclear weapons
January 21st, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) With a view to tackling future terror challenges, Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil Thursday directed the state police to set up a specialised unit to tackle nuclear, biological ... Read more...
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Maharashtra government admits Maria upset, threatening to quit
November 27th, 2009 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) The Maharashtra government Friday admitted that Mumbai Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Rakesh Maria is "upset" over allegations leveled by the widow of the slain police officer Ashok ... Read more...
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Movie Review: Kurbaan (2009)
November 20th, 2009 - 11:51 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Kurbaan: A taut thrillerRating: 3.5 out of 5*Starring: Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi and Om PuriDirector: Rensil D'SilvaLove blossoms between a Delhi college professor, Avantika (Kareena) and her ... Read more...
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Bombay High Court allows release of Karan Johar’s ‘Kurbaan’
November 19th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Thursday declined to stay release of film "Kurbaan", due to be out Friday, but sought the responses of filmmaker Karan Johar and actors ... Read more...
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India’s n-tests were success, no repeat needed: top scientists (Lead)
September 24th, 2009 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) India's May 1998 nuclear tests were fully successful and helped the country achieve capability to build fission and thermonuclear fusion weapons and there was no need to carry ... Read more...
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India’s 1998 n-tests were successful, assert scientists
September 24th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) The nuclear tests India conducted in May 1998 were fully successful and helped the country achieve capability to build fission and thermonuclear fusion weapons from low yields up ... Read more...
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Movie Review: Life Partner (2009)
August 14th, 2009 - 10:31 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Life Partner: Timepass flick
Rating: 2.5 out of 5*
Starring: Govinda, Fardeen Khan, Tusshar Kapoor, Genelia D'Souza, Prachi Desai, Darshan Jariwala and Amrita Rao in Sp.App
Director: Rumi Jaffrery
"Marriage' is the union of two ... Read more...
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Genetic link to age-related cataracts uncovered
July 31st, 2009 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 31 (ANI): The first gene associated with the formation of age-related cataracts, a leading cause of blindness, has been identified by researchers.Bing-Cheng Wang, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University School of ... Read more...
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Volunteers line up for ‘no frills’ Gopinath election bid
April 1st, 2009 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
By Maitreyee Borauh
Bangalore, April 1 (IANS) From new economy leaders to young volunteers, all are pledging support to Captain G.R. Gopinath, who pioneered India's low-cost airline Air Deccan, as he prepares ... Read more...
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Homi Bhabha, a visionary scientist and a great human being
February 24th, 2009 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 24 (IANS) When technician Narasimha Murthy, a glass blower in the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), developed a major heart problem, its then chairman Homi Bhabha arranged to fly him ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh Christian forum seeks protection from president
February 4th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 4 (IANS) A Madhya Pradesh Christian forum Wednesday wrote to President Pratibha Patil seeking her protection and expressing fears of violence against the community in the wake of upcoming Lok ... Read more...
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Former Madhya Pradesh minister, six others named in graft cases
January 25th, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 25 (IANS) A former Madhya Pradesh health minister and six others are being investigated for corruption in two cases of drug purchase by the special police establishment of Lokayukta here, ... Read more...
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Vigilance team raids Kerala Cricket Association office
January 5th, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 5 (IANS) A team of the vigilance department raided the office of the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) Monday, three days after a corruption case was registered against the sports body, ... Read more...
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Probe ordered into Kerala cricket body corruption charges
November 10th, 2008 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Trissur (Kerala), Nov 10 (IANS) A vigilance court here Monday ordered a vigilance probe into the running of the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) after a cricket enthusiast approached the court highlighting several ... Read more...
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Educational TV channel eyes Punjab schools
July 12th, 2008 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 12 (IANS) Topper, a curriculum-based TV channel, plans to supplement the educational system by launching a contact programme in 500 Punjab schools that follow the Central Board of Secondary Education ... Read more...
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