Shatrughan’s first public outing with Sonakshi post-surgery (Movie Snippets)
August 24th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha made his first public appearance ever since his bypass surgery when his daughter Sonakshi took him out to watch a ... Read more...
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Goa Police ‘ashamed’ of planting drugs on Israeli
August 15th, 2012 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 15 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arresting five state police officials for implicating an Israeli national in a drugs case is a matter of shame, a ... Read more...
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Former BCCI chief P.M. Rungta passes away (Second Lead)
July 13th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Purshottam Rungta, former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), died here Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was 84.Rungta was the ... Read more...
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Former BCCI chief PM. Rungta passes away (Lead)
July 12th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Purshottam Rungta, former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), died here Thursday after prolonged illness. He was 84.Rungta was the BCCI ... Read more...
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Defence academy chief shifted over recruitment scam (Lead)
July 4th, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The commandant of Pune's National Defence Academy (NDA), which has been caught in a scandal involving the recruitment of civilians, was Wednesday shunted out by ... Read more...
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Two Indians to officiate in Olympic boxing
June 13th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) has selected India's Kishen Narsi and Jay Kowli to officiate in the London Games.The Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) ... Read more...
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Menon returns home, Chhattisgarh denies deal with Maoists (Second Lead)
May 4th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Sukma/New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Thirteen days after he was kidnapped by Maoists, District Collector Alex Paul Menon was received at home in Sukma by his joyous and relieved family ... Read more...
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Menon returns home to Sukma
May 4th, 2012 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Sukma (Chhattisgarh), May 4 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon reached home Friday morning, 13 days after he had been kidnapped by the Maoists.His wife Asha, who is ... Read more...
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Maoists finally free a fatigued Menon (Roundup)
May 3rd, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Sukma (Chhattisgarh), May 3 (IANS) Maoists freed abducted District Collector Alex Paul Menon Thursday evening, ending a 13-day hostage crisis after mediators brokered a deal with the Chhattisgarh government.After three ... Read more...
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‘I am fine, don’t worry,’ Menon tells wife
May 3rd, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chintalnar (Chhattisgarh), May 3 (IANS) Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon, who was released by Maoists Thursday after 12 days of captivity, had to wait one more day to be ... Read more...
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Israeli officials, Goa cops review tourist security
February 18th, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 18 (IANS) A delegation of Israel embassy officials met top Goa Police officials here late Friday along with union home ministry officials to review security arrangements for Israeli ... Read more...
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Half of MCD wards go to women, male politicians jittery
January 28th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) With the Delhi Election Commission declaring the list of Municipal Council of Delhi wards reserved for women and Scheduled Caste candidates, many political bigwigs found ... Read more...
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Maharashtra orders probe into attack on Dalit woman
January 12th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) The Maharashtra government Thursday ordered a probe into the atrocity on a Dalit widow who was stripped, paraded and beaten up in Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's ... Read more...
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Retrospective of modern pioneer K.K. Hebbar opens
November 22nd, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) A retrospective of the works by Indian contemporary pioneer K.K. Hebbar is being held at the National Gallery of Modern Art.The exhibition, eighth in a ... Read more...
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Revamped alumni body to boost St Stephen’s master plan
June 6th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) A glittering combination of achievers in public service, industry and arts have been appointed to St Stephen's College alumni executive to help it ramp up ... Read more...
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‘Shor In The City’ directors to make film for Saif’s banner
April 5th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Director duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, who made comedy film "Shor In The City", are set to make their next film under Saif Ali Khan's ... Read more...
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Proceedings against suspended cop dropped
March 31st, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 31 (IANS) Goa Police have dropped departmental action against a police inspector who was suspended for dereliction of duty during a high terror alert in 2008.Home Minister Ravi ... Read more...
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Anil still goes ‘dhak dhak’ for Madhuri (Movie Snippets)
December 25th, 2010 - 9:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) It's not just Shah Rukh Khan who wants to team up once again with dancing diva Madhuri Dixit. Evergreen actor Anil Kapoor, who has given hits ... Read more...
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Trees, hills and makers of India: A book shelf of contrasts (IANS Books This Week)
October 28th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Chill out with some thought-provoking books this weekend as the mercury slides.1. Book: "Makers of Modern India"; Written by Ramachandra Guha; Published by Penguin-India; Priced at ... Read more...
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“Till Karan Johar tells me that he is tired of me and my kind of films, I will keep on making films for Dharma Productions.” — Siddharth Malhotra
September 13th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 13, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Siddarth P. Malhotra, director of 'We Are Family' tells Sampurn Wire's Jyothi Venkatesh that he had felt that he had won half his battle when Arjun Rampal ... Read more...
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‘We Are Family’ homage to both Soorajji and Karan: Siddharth Malhotra
August 11th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K Jha
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Siddharth Malhotra's "We Are Family" is ready to hit the screens and the young director says his directorial debut is a homage to his ... Read more...
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Tabu in Kuala Lumpur to support ‘The Saroj Khan Dance Academy’
August 9th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, August 09 (ANI): Bollywood star Tabu is set to coming to Kuala Lumpur to support 'The Saroj Khan Dance Academy'.The academy is a joint-venture between famed Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan ... Read more...
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I was blushing through making of ‘Action Replayy’: Akshay (With Images)
May 26th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) Bollywood star Akshay Kumar says that "Action Replayy" is his first romantic comedy with Aishwarya Rai and he was blushing through the making of the retro cool ... Read more...
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Murder, food, spooks and Osho: A heady book mix (IANS Books This Week)
May 13th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Readers, here come five new books to keep you turning the pages:
1. "The Monochrome Madonna": Written by Kalpana Swaminathan; published by Penguin-Books India; priced at ... Read more...
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An insight into Ekameva
May 1st, 2010 - 4:53 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 30, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): After Master Kishen's Care of Footpath aimed for the Guinness World Record, Master Chiranjeevi starrer Ekameva is trying to get an entry to the coveted place.11-year-old ... Read more...
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‘Well Done Abba’ to release on 370 screens
March 23rd, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Shyam Benegal's "Well Done Abba" is all set to release Friday on 370 screens across 13 countries.
Produced by Reliance BIG Pictures, the Boman Irani and Minissha Lamba-starrer ... Read more...
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Three more commit suicide over Telangana
January 21st, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Depressed over the delay in the formation of a separate Telangana state, three more people committed suicide, taking the deaths to six in three days.
Despite appeals by ... Read more...
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Kashmiri Pandit youth unhappy with employment policy
December 6th, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 6 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government's new employment policy, unveiled by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, has left Kashmiri Pandit youth unhappy as they don't find mention in it. ... Read more...
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‘Anarkali’ actress Bina Rai dies (Lead)
December 6th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) Legendary actress Bina Rai, who charmed Indian audiences with her performances in "Anarkali" and "Taj Mahal" and won a Filmfare award for "Ghunghat", died of a heart attack ... Read more...
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Lucknow Zoo authorities treating tiger for cancer
November 22nd, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Nov 22 (ANI): Lucknow Zoo authorities, aided by veterinarians, are treating a man-eater tiger diagnosed with cancer.Two - and - half year old male tiger 'Kishen' had killed five people before ... Read more...
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Zee TV synopsis for the weekend (23rd Oct 09 to 25th Oct 09)
October 22nd, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Telecast date: Friday, 23rd Oct at 9:30 pmThis episode of L'il Champs will take you back in time when the three finalists Hemant Brijwasi, Yatharth Rastogi and Shreyasi Bhattacharjee had begun ... Read more...
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Rakhi Sawant finally selects life partner in reality TV show (Lead)
August 3rd, 2009 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) India's first televised 'swayamvar' concluded here late Sunday with item girl Rakhi Sawant choosing Toronto-based Elesh Parujanwala as her life partner in a unique reality TV show.
In NDTV ... Read more...
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Shiney gets a filmy company in Arthur Road jail
August 2nd, 2009 - 1:57 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Shiney Ahuja is currently in judicial custody being accused of raping his maid servant. Ironically in the same jail is gangster Abu Salem, on whom his character in the Anurag Basu ... Read more...
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“Fardeen Has Taken His Father’s Death Very Badly”
May 2nd, 2009 - 10:11 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K JhaA few days after Feroz Khan's death the Khan family seems to be outwardly calm. Very few Bollywoodians (only Sanjay Gupta, Celina Jaitly, Kishen Kumar and Sajid Khan) ... Read more...
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Interesting Facts and Figures: Madhuri Dixit
April 11th, 2009 - 10:27 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Madhuri Dixit (born Madhuri Shankar Dixit on May 15, 1967) is an Indian Bollywood actress.Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, she dominated Hindi cinema as a leading actress and an ... Read more...
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