Buoyed by ‘Eega’ success, VFX company looking to expand
July 24th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 24 (IANS) Buoyed with the huge success of Telugu film "Eega", special effects company Makuta Effects is looking to expand its operations in India as well as abroad.Makuta ... Read more...
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Assam ‘Maoists’ were murdered: PUDR
May 15th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) Tuesday accused security forces of killing four young men in Assam in cold blood and branding them Maoists.A ... Read more...
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Nine get 10 years jail for rape
April 9th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) Nine people, including two women, were convicted and sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by a court here Monday for the rape of a mentally challenged ... Read more...
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Two cartoonists - Laxman and Thackeray - to meet in Pune
November 24th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Nov 24 (IANS) They had a common entry to the world of cartooning, and while one became a legend in the field, the other moved to make a ... Read more...
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Gujarat governor seeks Modi fast details
September 26th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Sep 26 (IANS) The political spat between Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Governor Kamala Beniwal has intensified with the latter seeking details from the state government on ... Read more...
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Congress accuses BJP of hypocrisy on Lokayukta, Reddy arrest
September 7th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the arrest of former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy and its stalling of parliament ... Read more...
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Congress not interested in functioning of parliament: BJP
September 6th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday accused the Congress of not being interested in restoring normal functioning of parliament and said the government had ... Read more...
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Gujarat High Court asks state to revise Lokayukta petition
August 29th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Aug 29 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Monday asked the state government to revise and file a fresh petition challenging the appointment of Lokayukta in the state.The direction was ... Read more...
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Gujarat governor, government on collision course on Lokayukta
August 26th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 26 (IANS) The Gujarat governor and the government Friday seemed to be on a collision course after the former appointed retired high court judge R.A. Mehta as the ... Read more...
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R.A. Mehta is Gujarat Lokayukta
August 26th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 26 (IANS) Gujarat Governor Kamala Beniwal Friday appointed retired high court judge Justice R.A. Mehta as the state's new Lokayukta.This information was given by a delegation of Congress ... Read more...
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Karnataka’s new chief minister is Yeddyurappa loyalist
August 3rd, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 3 (IANS) Karnataka's new chief minister, D.V. Sadananda Gowda, is a known loyalist of his scandal-hit predecessor B.S. Yeddyurappa who has been involved in politics since the ... Read more...
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Higher penalty for unauthorized tobacco production
May 4th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 4 (IANS) Unauthorized tobacco growers in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, the two major tobacco producing states, will be slapped with higher penalty than the present Rs.2 per kg ... Read more...
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Gujarat CM Modi expands cabinet, inducts six new ministers
February 2nd, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad, Feb 2 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expanded his cabinet with the induction of six ministers, thereby taking the total tally of his council of ministers to ... Read more...
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California hacker hunted naked photos from women’s emails
January 14th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 14 (ANI): A California man hacked hundreds of women's email accounts in search of naked pictures, then sent it to their friends and even posted some of them on ... Read more...
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Water shortage in Gujarat, citizens demonstrate
May 7th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Surat (Gujarat), May 7 (ANI): Residents of Gujarat's Surat city, who are facing acute water shortage protested against the Municipal Corporation.They took to the streets on Thursday carrying empty pots on their ... Read more...
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Dalits still fear returning home after arson attack
May 3rd, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), May 3 (IANS) Nearly 20 terrorised families are still camping outside Haryana's Mirchpur village after last month's arson attack on Dalit houses, in which two people were burnt alive. ... Read more...
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Assam governor helps break taboo against women
April 5th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Barpeta (Assam), April 5 (IANS) Bhabani Pathak and Kamala Bharali are excited and yet haunted with a sense of guilt. They were among the few women who broke ... Read more...
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On 150th anniversary, Tagore’s ‘Muslomanir Golpo’ is made into film
March 29th, 2010 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
By Arpana
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) With the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore being celebrated this year, Bengali filmmaker Pranab Chaudhari has decided to pay homage to the Nobel laureate with ... Read more...
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Foreigners teach underprivileged children in Varanasi
March 8th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Varanasi, Mar 8 (ANI): Foreign teachers have taken up the noble initiative of imparting social and environmental education to the underprivileged children at a school run by the Aghor foundation in Varanasi. ... Read more...
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Children’s Day just another working day for Bangalore’s urchins
November 14th, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 14 (IANS) On Bangalore's bustling M.G. Road, located in the heart of the city, Raghu swiftly crosses from one corner of the road to another as he tries hard to ... Read more...
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A year on, Assam blast victims’ families yearn for peace
October 28th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Maitreyee Boruah
Guwahati, Oct 28 (IANS) A year ago, a powerful explosion beneath a flyover here blew her husband Sagar into pieces and fatally injured their four-year-old daughter. Guwahati resident Sunita Sarma ... Read more...
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Don’t leave politics, guide youngsters: Pejavar seer advises Advani
September 28th, 2009 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
By Shreeraj GudiNew Delhi, Sep 28 (ANI): Sri Vishwesh Teerth Swamiji of the Udupi Pejavar Math on Monday told Leader of Opposition L.K.Advani not to retire from politics but to guide youngsters ... Read more...
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Agra to face two-day power blackout
July 5th, 2009 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Agra, July 5 (IANS) Many parts of this Taj Mahal city will experience a blackout for two days beginning Sunday due to electrical works being done on an expressway linking Agra, ... Read more...
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‘Chamaayisi…’ - catchy dialogues but script lacks fizz (Kannada Film Review)
July 4th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
By R.G. Vijayasarathy
Film: "Chamaayisi Chindi Udaayisi"; Director: A.R. Babu; Cast: Komal, Kiran, Nidhi Subbaiah, Rahul, Giri Dinesh, Umashri, Shobharaj and Mukyamanthri Chandru; Music: Balaji; Rating: **Though it was publicised as an ... Read more...
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Advani holidays with family at Kodagu in Karnataka
June 23rd, 2009 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 23 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Tuesday landed in Karnataka's picturesque hill district of Kodagu for rest after a gruelling Lok Sabha election campaign and an ... Read more...
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In rain ‘whirlpool’ another man killed in Bangalore
June 11th, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 11 (IANS) After a six-year old child died after falling into an uncovered rain flooded drain May 31 in this tech hub in Karnataka, another person died Wednesday night after ... Read more...
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Cast of ”Welcome To Sajjanpur” talk about their film in Mumbai
September 18th, 2008 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Sept 18 (ANI): Cast of the Bollywood flick ''Welcome To Sajjanpur'' which is a delightful satirical take on a contemporary Indian village spoke about their upcoming film in Mumbai.Produced by ... Read more...
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Veteran Kannada lyricist, director R.N. Jayagopal dead
May 19th, 2008 - 8:46 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, May 19 (IANS) R.N. Jayagopal, who had written over 12,000 lyrics for Kannada films, acted in, scripted dialogues and directed a few films, died in Chennai Monday. He was 73. His ... Read more...
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Bopanna to meet Mankad in ITF Futures final
April 4th, 2008 - 10:19 pm ICT by admin
Chandigarh, April 4 (IANS) India's Harsh Mankad upset third seed Hyun-Woo Nam of South Africa Friday to set up a title showdown against compatriot Rohan Bopanna in the ITF men's Futures Tennis ... Read more...
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