Veena strings to mark World Melody Day Oct 2
September 17th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 16 (IANS) India's ancient string instrument veena will be played by music maestros across the world Oct 2 to mark "World Melody Day", it was announced Sunday."Violin maestro ... Read more...
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‘Paagan’ - dissatisfying comedy caper (Tamil Movie Review)
September 8th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Paagan"; Cast: Srikanth, Janani Iyer, Kovai Sarla, Soori and Pandi; Director: Aslam; Rating: **If you're a director under the assumption that comedy always works in your favour, then I'm sorry ... Read more...
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Vidya signs Rs.5 crore sari endorsement deal (With Images)
August 30th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Actress Vidya Balan has signed a whopping Rs.5 crore deal for endorsing a sari brand.The elan with which Vidya carries the traditional Indian attire, ... Read more...
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Academic failure triggered US cinema shooting: Prosecutors
August 26th, 2012 - 3:36 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) Academic failures and insults may have caused accused James Holmes to booby trap his apartment with explosives and plan the shootings during the "Batman" movie screening, ... Read more...
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Kerala leads in head and neck cancers
June 23rd, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 23 (IANS) Kerala has one of the highest reported incidences of head and neck cancers, which constitute over 30 per cent of all cancers in the Indian subcontinent, ... Read more...
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Myneni packs off Murugesan in ITF meet
June 5th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore, June 5 (IANS) Unseeded Saket Myneni extended his sway over Ranjeet Virali Murugesan by defeating the sixth seed 6-3, 6-4 in 68 minutes and moved into the second round ... Read more...
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Don’t look like village girl, so not in ‘…Wasseypur’: Kalki
June 4th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Kalki Koechlin, who has worked in her husband Anurag Kashyap's directorial ventures, is not part of "Gangs Of Wasseypur" because, she says, she doesn't fit ... Read more...
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Malik leads way into last 8 in ITF meet
May 30th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mandya (Karnataka), May 30 (IANS) The seeded players, led by No.1 Vijayant Malik, safely made it to the quarter-finals of the singles draw where they were joined by Vignesh Veerabhadran ... Read more...
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Emraan very versatile, professional: Huma Qureshi
May 26th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) Huma Qureshi is glad she has a mix of films like "Gangs Of Wasseypur" and "Ek Thi Daayan" in her kitty, and says working with a ... Read more...
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‘India’s growth at the cost of environment’
May 20th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The making of global India is at the cost of the environment, authors Ashish Kothari and Aseem Shrivastava say in their new work "Churning The ... Read more...
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Musician ShriLektric coming to India
May 18th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Britain-based Indian musician Shri, also known as ShriLektric, is coming here on a four-city tour, starting May 24.The multi-intstrumentalist will perform in Delhi, Hyderabad, ... Read more...
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Vishal-Shekhar mesmerise with ‘Shanghai’ songs (IANS music review)
May 16th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Shanghai"; Music Director: Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravijani; Lyricist: Dibakar Banerjee, Vishal Dadlani, Anvita Dutt Guptan, Neelesh Misra, Kumaar; Singers: Shekhar Ravijani, Vishal Dadlani, Arun Ingle, Mandar Apte, Dibakar, ... Read more...
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Maharashtra’s largest tricolour unfurled in NDA (With Images)
April 28th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, April 28 (IANS) The largest tricolour in Maharashtra, measuring 30x20 feet and weighing nine kg was Saturday unfurled on a 100-ft pole at the prestigious National Defence Academy ... Read more...
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Blot on humanity, says twitterati on baby Afreen’s death
April 11th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Baby Afreen's father is a blot on humanity, he deserves capital punishment, sad, shameful...reactions from twitterati poured in fast and furious Wednesday after news ... Read more...
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‘Daayan’ a supernatural mystery, not horror film: Kalki
March 1st, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) Kalki Koechlin is known to feature in offbeat films, and now the Indian actress of French descent will be seen in a new genre - Vishal ... Read more...
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National TT: Amalraj charged with unsporting behaviour after stunning Sharath
January 29th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 29 (IANS) Anthony Amalraj could not control his emotions after upsetting six-time champion Sharath Kamal for his maiden national table tennis title at the SAI sub-centre here Sunday ... Read more...
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21 music artists come together for new ‘Vande Mataram’
January 25th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) As many as 21 top-notch music artists, including singers Sonu Niigaam, Shankar Mahadevan and Sunidhi Chauhan and musicians like Amaan Ali and Pandit Vishwa ... Read more...
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Salman, Priyanka to jazz up BIG Star Entertainment Awards
December 5th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Bollywood stars Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra are set to add glamour with their performances at the second edition of BIG Star Entertainment Awards.Conceptualised ... Read more...
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Yesudas completes 50 years as singer!
November 13th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Nov 13 (IANS) Singing legend K.J. Yesudas will celebrate his golden jubilee as a singer Nov 14 as it was on this day half-a-century ago that he recorded his ... Read more...
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Salim stops Jayavel, snatches lead in chess tourney
October 8th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 8 (IANS) Local schoolboy Osama Salim (Velammal School) scored over leader Mugil Jayavel and led the table with 8.5 points after the ninth round in the United India ... Read more...
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Mugil Jayavel moves into sole lead in chess tournament
October 7th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 7 (IANS) Mugil Jayavel, a student of local Don Bosco School, defeated Ramakrishna Perumalla (AP) and moved into sole lead with 7.0 points in the United India Insurance-CDCA ... Read more...
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Awards for Indian comic artists announced
September 9th, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) There have been awards for films, television and even music, but now get ready for an awards ceremony to felicitate the comic artists across Bollywood and ... Read more...
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Rain-battered Mumbai gets into festive mood
August 30th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Rain-battered Mumbai returned to normalcy Tuesday and people got into the festive mood ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr Wednesday and the 10-day Ganeshotsav starting Thursday.
Though the mood was ... Read more...
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Nirupama Rao named India’s next ambassador to US
July 16th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Days before India and the US hold their second strategic dialogue, the government Saturday formally announced the appointment of Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao as its ... Read more...
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Zeenat, Smriti to shortlist BIG Television Awards’ nominees
June 2nd, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Yesteryears' diva Zeenat Aman, actor-filmmaker Sachin Pilgaonkar and small screen's favourite actress Smriti Irani will nominate characters from Hindi reality and fiction shows for ... Read more...
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IGNOU student ranks seventh in UPSC exams
May 27th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A 21-year-old post graduate student of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has secured the seventh rank in the Civil Services 2010 examination, an ... Read more...
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Reliance Broadcast announces Big Television Awards
May 18th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Celebrating 25 years of television industry, Reliance Broadcast Network Limited has announced the BIG Television Awards to honour popular characters from TV shows.The nominees for ... Read more...
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Agra activists agitate in support of Hazare
April 6th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, April 6 (IANS) Civil society activists and youth leaders representing various voluntary organisations staged a protest here Wednesday in support of Anna Hazare, who is on a fast-unto-death ... Read more...
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Director Rajashekhar’s ‘Shravana’ a let down (Kannada Movie Review)
March 13th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Shravana"; Cast: Vijaya Raghavendra, Gayathri Iyer, Bhuvan, Sandeep, Bank Janardhan, Chidanand and others; Director: B.S. Rajashekhar; Producer: Rto Shivanna; Camera: K.Vasudev; Music Director: Karthick Bhoopathy; Rating: *Vijaya Raghavendra starrer "Shravana" ... Read more...
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Indian Jazz pianist Vijay Iyer loses Grammy
February 14th, 2011 - 9:16 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 14 (IANS) US-based Indian jazz pianist Vijay Iyer lost the Grammy for best jazz instrumental album, individual or group at the 53rd edition of the awards.Iyer along with his ... Read more...
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Gujarat questioned on rights of displaced villagers
February 3rd, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Feb 2 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Wednesday questioned the state government on the rights of people from four villages who were shifted to a distant place due to the construction ... Read more...
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Gujarat Bar Council moved to debar lawyer
January 18th, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) Five advocates have filed a complaint before the Bar Council of Gujarat (BCG) to remove the name of lawyer and former chief minister of Gujarat Suresh Mehta from ... Read more...
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Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji Music Is Perfect For Love Birds
December 29th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
is coming with some soulful romantic music that will be loved by the romantic listeners. Music director Pritam Chakraborty has composed eight wonderful tracks for this first ever comedy flick ... Read more...
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‘Dilli’ from ‘No One Killed Jessica’ is a winner (IANS Music Review)
December 5th, 2010 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "No One Killed Jessica"; Music Director: Amit Trivedi; Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya; Singers: Tochi Raina, Biswasjit Chakraborty, Shriram Iyer, Raja Hassan, Anushka Manchanda, Sonu Kakar, Aditi Singh Sharma, Sonika Sharma, ... Read more...
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Foreign secretary gets extension till July 2011
December 1st, 2010 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The cabinet Wednesday now approved an extension of seven months for Foreign Secreteary Nirupama Rao, ensuring that she serves a two-year tenure, in line with other secretary-level ... Read more...
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