‘Riwayat’ a film on female foeticide by doctors
September 3rd, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Bollywood continues to raise its voice against female foeticide with "Riwayat", a movie produced by two NRI doctors from Australia.The film, releasing Friday, promises ... Read more...
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One shot lead for Kushal in Usha Karnataka juniors
May 22nd, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 22 (IANS) Kushal Singh took the opening day's honours with a fine five-under 65 on the first day of the Usha IGU Karnataka Junior golf championships at the ... Read more...
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Lack of clarity on software exports hurting industry: Murthy
May 21st, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore,May 20 (IANS) The Indian IT industry is in a quandary for want of clarity from the government on the definition of software exports, Infosys chairman emeritus N.R. Narayana ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Four more accused sent to CBI custody
March 22nd, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Thursday sent three accused in the Adarsh housing scam to the agency's custody till March 31 and one ... Read more...
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Karnataka government in a fix over illegal mining report
January 3rd, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 3 (IANS) The illegal mining report of the Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) that forced B.S. Yeddyurappa to quit as the Bharatiya Janata Party's first chief minister in south ... Read more...
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Eight Indians advance to knockout stage of World Snooker
November 30th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 30 (IANS) While century-breaks continued to rain in the IBSF World snooker championship, and eight Indians qualified for the knock-out stage, 26-year old Omar Alkojah provided a lot ... Read more...
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Record 600 officials face action over illegal mining
October 27th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 27 (IANS) India's battle against corruption and for accountability from its huge bureaucracy is set to get a boost as the Karnataka government prepares to punish over ... Read more...
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Despite heart attack during exam, student qualifies for varsity
August 21st, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 21 (IANS) A student suffered a heart attack during an exam in Britain and yet went on to win a place at a university.Eighteen-year-old Jairaj Chandran collapsed barely ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: CBI raids ex-BMC Commissioner’s residence
March 15th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Mumbai, Mar 15 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday raided the residences of former Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner Jairaj Phatak in Delhi and Mumbai in connection with ... Read more...
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Women breaking glass ceiling in Malayalam film industry
February 28th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanu George
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 28 (IANS) First Bollywood and now the Malayalam film industry. Women are making inroads in the male-dominated territory of filmmaking, quitting cushy jobs and breaking away from ... Read more...
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CBI is Congress Bureau of Investigation: Bal Thackeray
February 1st, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Calling it the "Congress Bureau of Investigation", Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Tuesday said investigative agency CBI was carrying out "politically-motivated probes" in various cases, including the Adarsh ... Read more...
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Infosys bags IT project from Karnataka power utilities
December 24th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 24 (IANS) IT bellwether Infosys Technologies has bagged a multi-billion-rupee IT project from the state's power distribution utilities, a top official said Thursday.
"Since Infosys emerged as the lowest bidder for ... Read more...
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Ram Charan in Anjana Production’s
October 8th, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Ram Charan and Genelia are pairing up for the first time for a film to be presented by K Venkat Rao and produced by K Nagendrababu under the banner of Anjana ... Read more...
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Advani scales a new peak (Profile)
September 7th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Chennai, Sep 7 (IANS) Pankaj Advani finally scaled the last big peak in his path to greater glory on the green baize when he defeated nine-times champion Mike Russell in ... Read more...
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Seven to eight persons rescued in building collapse incident: BMC
August 25th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Aug.25 (ANI): At least seven to eight persons were rescued out of 100-year-old residential building whose front portion collapsed at 6.45 p.m here on Lamington Road of the central Mumbai on ... Read more...
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81 new swine flu cases in Maharashtra, Thane civic schools shut
August 11th, 2009 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Maharashtra, which has witnessed seven of India's 10 swine flu deaths, Tuesday recorded 81 new cases, taking to 408 the total number of people infected in the state ... Read more...
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Mumbai’s ‘Dhannos’ get a champion in Hema Malini (Lead)
August 5th, 2009 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Over three decades after her role of 'Basanti', the horse-carriage driver with her mare 'Dhanno' in the iconic film "Sholay", actress Hema Malini has sought a ban ... Read more...
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Hema Malini espouses the cause of Mumbai’s ‘Dhannos’
August 5th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) More than three decades after her role of 'Basanti', the horse-carriage driver with her mare 'Dhanno' in the iconic film "Sholay", actress Hema Malini has espoused the ... Read more...
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Acting is easy, direction most satisfying: Filmmaker Lal
June 27th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 (IANS) Multi-faceted Malayalam film personality Lal, who has just won the Kerala state best actor award, Saturday said that acting is the easiest part of filmmaking and production is ... Read more...
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Supreme Court upholds Karnataka order on power tariff
April 13th, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday upheld the Karnataka government order, directing power producers such as GMR Energy to supply electricity to the state grid at Rs.5.50 per unit as ... Read more...
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Mumbai building collapse, claims four lives
November 12th, 2008 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov 12 (ANI): At least four people were feared dead as part of a five-storey building collapsed, which occurred at Crawford market in south Mumbai this morning.
According to the fire ... Read more...
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Scientific collaboration with Brazil in progress: Kakodkar
March 24th, 2008 - 10:28 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Mar 24 (ANI): Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission, Anil Kakodkar said on Monday after returning from Brazil that Indian Department of Atomic Energy is in process of evolving scientific ... Read more...
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India’s Advani, Sethi, Rupesh for Asian billiards
March 8th, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Multiple world title-winning cueists Pankaj Advani and Geet Sethi along with Rupesh Shah will represent India at the seventh Asian Billiards Championships in Yangon, Myanmar, starting April ... Read more...
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Kenyas John Kelai wins fifth Mumbai marathon (Lead)
January 20th, 2008 - 12:59 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, Jan 20 (ANI): Kenya's John Kelai won the fifth edition of the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon on Sunday, while Indias Surinder Singh grabbed first position in the male category and Kavita ... Read more...
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John Kelai wins fifth Mumbai marathon
January 20th, 2008 - 11:49 am ICT by admin
Mumbai, Jan 20 (ANI): Kenya's John Kelai won the fifth edition of the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon on Sunday.The 30-year-old runner persevered in hot and humid conditions to cover the 42 km ... Read more...
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