‘Damarukam’ album satisfying, but lacks class (Telugu Music Review)
September 13th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Damarukam"; Music Composer: Devi Sri Prasad; Lyricists: Chandra Bose, Ramajogayya Sastry and Sahiti; Singers: M.L.R. Karthikeyan, Shankar Mahadevan, Jaspreet Jazz, Sunitha, Gopika Poornima, Sri Krishna, Harini, Venkat Sai, Karthik, Hariharan, ... Read more...
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Ma Qing Hua to replace Narain for Italian GP practice
September 5th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Monza (Italy), Sep 5 (IANS) Ma Qing Hua will become the first Chinese to drive in the Formula One Championship Friday when he replaces Narain Karthikeyan in the HRT ... Read more...
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Notice against Kerala minister for alleged phone tapping
July 31st, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 31 (IANS) A CPI-M legislator in Kerala Tuesday filed a breach of privilege notice against the state's home minister over the police allegedly tapping phones of the party's ... Read more...
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Right to Service becomes law in Kerala
July 25th, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 25 (IANS) With the Kerala assembly Wednesday passing the Right to Service Bill, 2012, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has kept his promise of making available services to the ... Read more...
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Selvaraj, now of Congress, writes himself into a record
June 18th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 18 (IANS) R. Selvaraj, the Congress legislator who was elected in the Neyattinkara by-election, Monday wrote himself into the record books of the Kerala assembly by becoming the ... Read more...
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Kerala house adjourned over murder controversy
June 13th, 2012 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 13 (IANS) The Kerala assembly was disrupted again Wednesday as opposition Left legislators harped on their demand that Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) legislator P.K. Basheer be arrested ... Read more...
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Kerala assembly stalled, opposition demands IUML member’s arrest
June 12th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 12 (IANS) The Kerala assembly was plunged into chaos Tuesday as an adamant opposition demanded that P.K. Basheer, a first-time legislator of the Indian Union Muslim League, (IUML) ... Read more...
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Punjab boys pip MP in national basketball
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Pondicherry, May 23 (IANS) On a day of mostly one-sided matches, Punjab struggled to beat Madhya Pradesh 56-53 in the boys league of the 63rd National basketball championship for juniors ... Read more...
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Clos to replace Karthikeyan for opening Spanish GP practice
May 9th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, May 9 (IANS) HRT reserve driver Dani Clos will replace Narain Karthikeyan for Friday's opening practice session of the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix.Spanish driver Clos will step into ... Read more...
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Sankaranarayanan sworn in as Maharashtra governor for second term
May 7th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan was sworn in as the governor of Maharashtra for a second term at the Raj Bhavan here Monday.Chief Justice Mohit Shah of ... Read more...
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4 Left legislators willing to cross over: Kerala UDF leader
April 23rd, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, April 23 (IANS) Kerala government chief whip and veteran United Democratic Front (UDF) legislator P.C.George Monday alleged that four legislators from the CPI-M-led opposition are ready to cross over ... Read more...
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Di Resta, Hulkenberg back Narain over Vettel’s ‘idiot’ remark
March 27th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, March 27 (IANS) Fellow Formula One drivers Paul di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg backed Narain Karthikeyan after his collision with Sebastian Vettel during the dramatic Malaysian Grand Prix. ... Read more...
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Kerala legislators all set for pay hike
March 20th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 (IANS) A bill for increasing the pay and perks of legislators and pension of former members was presented Tuesday in the Kerala assembly by Chief Minister Oommen ... Read more...
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Retirement age of Kerala government employees raised
March 19th, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) Finally, after successive governments in the state refused to raise the retirement age of state government employees, Finance Minister K.M. Mani Monday increased it from 55 ... Read more...
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Legislator’s resignation triggers war of words
March 10th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 (IANS) The sudden resignation of CPI-M legislator R. Selvaraj has sparked a war of words, with the party alleging he has been won over by Kerala's ruling ... Read more...
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Kerala CPI-M legislator resigns
March 9th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader R. Selvaraj Friday resigned as legislator, taking the party top brass by surprise and fuelling speculation that he was hand ... Read more...
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Kerala panel indicts Achuthanandan for favouring son
March 8th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 8 (IANS) A special seven-member committee of the Kerala assembly Thursday presented its report indicting V.S. Achuthanandan for flouting rules in getting his son V.A. Arun Kumar appointed ... Read more...
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HRT fails to get car ready for pre-season testing by Karthikeyan
March 3rd, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Narain Karthikeyan will have to wait till the Formula One season opener in Melbourne to get his hands on the HRT's new car with the ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan appears before panel over son’s appointment
February 14th, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 14 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Kerala assembly V.S. Achuthanandan Tuesday appeared before a house committee probing if rules were flouted to appoint his son V.A. Arunkumar ... Read more...
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‘Marina’ feel-good movie with strong message (Tamil Movie Review)
February 5th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Marina"; Cast: Siva Karthikeyan , Oviya, 'Pakada' Pandian, Sundararajan, Jitan Mohan, Attakati Aarumugam, Jayashree; Director: Pandiraj; Cinematographer: Vijay; Composer: Girish G; Rating: ***National award winning director Pandiraj has tried to ... Read more...
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Age no barrier in F1, says Karthikeyan
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) At 35, Narain Karthikeyan will have a full season in Formula One but he doesn't think age is a factor in a strenuous sport like ... Read more...
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Ruiyuan emerges champ at Chennai Open chess
January 12th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 12 (IANS) Yu Ruiyuan of China emerged champion with 9.0 points after the 11th and final round of the SDAT-RMK 4th Chennai Open International Grandmaster chess tournament here ... Read more...
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Ruiyuan takes sole lead in Chennai Open chess
January 11th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 11 (IANS) Yu Ruiyuan of China led the table with 8.5 points despite losing to compatriot Zeng Chongsheng in the 10th and penultimate round of the SDAT-RMK 4th ... Read more...
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CPI-M politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan asked to appear in court
December 19th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 19 (IANS) Kerala state secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Pinarayi Vijayan, the seventh accused in the Rs.374 crore SNC Lavalin scam and currently on bail, was ... Read more...
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i1Super Series drivers to be unveiled Monday
December 19th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Yas Marina (Abu Dhabi), Dec 19 (IANS) There is palpable sense of expectation ahead of the formal unveiling of drivers who would be participating in the inaugural i1Super Series here ... Read more...
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Kerala assembly restates stand on Mullaperiyar Dam
December 9th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 9 (IANS) In a rare unity in the Kerala assembly, the 141-member house Friday unanimously passed a resolution that the central government should sanction a new dam ... Read more...
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Rs.5 lakh solatium for Tamil Nadu women raped by cops
November 29th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday announced a solatium of Rs.5 lakh for each of the four tribal women, who were allegedly raped by policemen ... Read more...
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India’s Diptayan in lead in World Youth Chess
November 24th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Caldas Novas, Nov 24 (IANS) India's Diptayan Ghosh maintained his joint lead in the Open section of Under-14 category after settling for a draw with Bluebaum Matthias of Germany in ... Read more...
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Left disrupts Kerala assembly proceedings
November 3rd, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananathapuram, Nov 3 (IANS) Kerala's opposition Left Thursday shouted slogans demanding the ouster of Forest Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar and government chief whip P.C. George for what they said were ... Read more...
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Kerala assembly pays homage to T.M. Jacob
November 2nd, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 2 (IANS) Cutting across party lines, the Kerala assembly paid tributes for the third day Tuesday to T.M. Jacob, the state civil supplies minister who died Sunday.Jacob, 61, ... Read more...
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Kerala assembly adjourns to mourn minister’s death
October 31st, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 31 (IANS) The Kerala assembly was Monday adjourned after Speaker G. Karthikeyan announced the death of civil supplies minister T.M. Jacob.Jacob, who led the Kerala Congress-Jacob and was ... Read more...
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F1 awesome, but can’t match cricket’s popularity: Yuvraj
October 30th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Oct 30 (IANS) India's star cricketer Yuvraj Singh was awed after watching the Formula One inaugural Indian Grand Prix Sunday, but said it would be difficult for ... Read more...
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Formula One: Indian Grand Prix begins
October 30th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Oct 30 (IANS) The much-anticipated Indian Grand Prix began here Sunday with world champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull starting from the pole position at the swanky Buddh ... Read more...
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An emotional and special moment: Mallya
October 28th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Oct 28 (IANS) Business magnate and Sahara Force India's team principal Vijay Mallya called it a "special and emotional" moment after the inaugural Indian Grand Prix got off ... Read more...
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Bumpy ride for Karthikeyan and Chandhok
October 23rd, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 23 (IANS) For Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok, there is more to the Oct 30 Formula One India Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit than meets ... Read more...
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