Ashitha leads Indians into Asian Junior squash semis
June 21st, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kush Island (Iran), June 21 (IANS) Ashita Bhengra overcame second seed Si Yi Ma of Malaysia 3-1 in the Under-13 section to lead as many as nine Indians into the ... Read more...
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Now, Ashvin Kumar’s ‘The Forest’ will release May 4 (With Image)
April 4th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Ashvin Kumar's feature film "The Forest", which was earlier sceheduled for April 13 release, will now hit the screens May 4.Known for making issue-based documentaries, ... Read more...
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An Indian who longs for India (IANS Book Review)
March 28th, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Book: "The Reverse Journey"; Author: Vivek Kumar Singh; Publisher: Frog Books, Mumbai;Pages: 122; Price: Rs.95
A beautiful tale, told straight from the heart. This description could well summarise this slim work ... Read more...
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Mumbai RJ gets PETA award for saving parrot
June 15th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) Granting a Hero to Animals award to Mumbai radio jockey (RJ) Mantra for his efforts to free a parrot entangled in electric wires, PETA appreciated ... Read more...
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1-year-old boy playing soccer video goes viral
May 3rd, 2011 - 2:32 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
VVV Venlo, May 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A video of a year-old baby boy kicking football in professional way has emerged on the Internet. The video which was available on YouTube has gone ... Read more...
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Koel and Dev off to Paris
September 21st, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 21, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Bengali Film industry has finally managed to shed its love for domestic shooting locations and now the film makers are opting for shooting sprees abroad. Usually Bengali ... Read more...
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Dui Prithibi - A Journey From Burdwan To Europe
August 7th, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 7, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Director Raj Chakrabarti explains his latest Bengali movie Dui Prithibi as a journey from "Burdwan to Europe'. The movie starring renowned actors Jeet, Koel, and Dev, ... Read more...
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Barkha Bisht In An Item Song In Bengali Film Dui Prithibi
August 3rd, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Television actress Barkha Bisht is again going to shake her legs on an item number for a Bengali film titled Dui Prithibi. Recently, she was ... Read more...
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Under people’s protest Jharkhand closes Koel-Karo project
July 21st, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Nityanand Shukla
Ranchi, July 21 (IANS) Succumbing to people's power, the Jharkhand government finally closed the ambitious 710 MW Koel-Karo hydro-electric project Tuesday, 37 years after its conception.The Advisory Council ... Read more...
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Home away from home: Lakshmi Puja in an American city
October 4th, 2009 - 9:43 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IANS) The full moon day after Dussehra, when Bengalis worship goddess of wealth Lakshmi in most homes, brings a whiff of nostalgia to those settled abroad. Bengalis in ... Read more...
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Now listen to bird calls on CD (Feature, with Image)
August 26th, 2009 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, Aug 26 (IANS) Now it won't take a sweaty, tiring, mosquito-bitten stakeout in the Western Ghats forests to hear the song of birds like the Drongo Cuckoo, the Pompadour ... Read more...
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