I’m unambitious, says actress Ayesha Takia
September 8th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) She is enjoying being a "home body" and is not ambitious to break any ground in Bollywood, but as the host of singing reality show ... Read more...
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Woman faces death by stoning in Sudan
August 2nd, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) A 23-year-old Sudanese woman, mother to a six-month-old baby, has been convicted of adultery and will be stoned to death, Sky News reported.Laila Ibrahim Issa Jamool ... Read more...
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Court rules out CBI probe into Laila Khan murder
July 26th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Thursday rejected a plea to transfer the probe into starlet Laila Khan's killing, who was murdered along with five other family members, ... Read more...
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Laila Khan murder: Tak’s police custody extended (Lead)
July 19th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) A Mumbai metropolitan court Thursday extended till July 23 the police remand of Parvez Tak, a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba extremist and step-father of murdered Bollywood starlet Laila ... Read more...
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Murder saga resolved with discovery of six skeletons (Third Lead)
July 11th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) The mystery of the missing Bollywood startlet Laila Khan and her family was resolved Wednesday with police announcing the discovery of six skeletons and arresting her ... Read more...
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Murder saga resolved, six skeletons found (Second Lead)
July 11th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) The mystery of the missing Bollywood startlet Laila Khan and her family was resolved Wednesday with police announcing the discovery of six skeletons and arresting her ... Read more...
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‘Sur-kshetra’ to simulcast on Colors, Sahara One
July 5th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) India-Pakistan singing reality show "Sur-kshetra", which features upcoming singers and judges from both sides of the border, will be simulcast on Colors and Sahara ... Read more...
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Laila Khan’s father dismisses claim on her killing
July 5th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Nadir Shah Patel, father of the missing Bollywood starlet Laila Khan, Thursday challenged the claim of her step-father Parvez Iqbal Tak that the actress, along with ... Read more...
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Shortcomings abound, ‘Tezz’ soundtrack still leaves a mark (IANS Music Review)
April 22nd, 2012 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Tezz"; Music Director: Sajid-Wajid; Lyricist: Shabbir Ahmed and Jalees Sherwani; Singers: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Mohit Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan; Rating: ***Making a music album for an ... Read more...
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I’ve no issues with Sameera Reddy: ‘Tezz’ producer
April 4th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) Bollywood producer Ratan Jain has shot down reports that actress Sameera Reddy is miffed with him for offering an item number, earlier reserved for her in ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan president orders security for Nasheed’s wife
February 11th, 2012 - 2:11 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 11 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the police chief for providing security to the wife of ousted Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed, said a presidential ... Read more...
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19 women among Padma award winners
January 25th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Nineteen women, including veteran actor Shabana Azmi and director Mira Nair, have won this year's Padma awards announced Wednesday.Azmi, Nair and educationist Vidya Dehejia are ... Read more...
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22 Padma Shris for art
January 25th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Twenty-two people, including vocalist Fariduddin Dagar and theatre veteran Joy Michael, will get the Padma Shri in the field of art, it was announced here ... Read more...
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In bear sanctuary, flooding causes weighty problems
September 14th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) When water came gushing into their cozy homes, Chameli, Raju and Laila were forced to move out. These rescued dancing bears got help from a ... Read more...
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Pakistanis released by Somali pirates return
June 23rd, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) Laila Wasi, the daughter of MV Seuz's captain, burst into tears Thursday as she met her father for the first time since he and 21 other ... Read more...
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Dancing girls back in Pakistan’s Swat Valley
February 17th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) With the departure of the Taliban from Pakistan's Swat Valley, the music has returned and fair-skinned dancing girls are back in business.A locality in the eastern part ... Read more...
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Muhammad Ali’s pregnant daughter storms the catwalk in tight red dress
February 11th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 11 (ANI): Boxing legend Muhammad Ali's daughter Laila, who is pregnant with her second child, walked the ramp in a figure-hugging dress at a charity fashion show in New York.The ... Read more...
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Kolkata activists spread AIDS awareness through puppet show
September 20th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajitha MenonKolkata, Sep. 20 (ANI): In an AIDS awareness programme, activists made an attempt to reduce the stigma linked to the disease by staging a unique puppet show, here over the ... Read more...
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Nagarjuna’s New Movie Will Be Launched On October 9
September 17th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 17, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Nagarjuna is the king of Telugu Film Industry; he is one of the quintessential actors, who embodies the very essence of Telugu cinema. The actor turned ... Read more...
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Tollywood to carry food for Pak flood victims
August 16th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 16 (ANI): In an attempt to provide some relief to flood victims in Pakistan, the Lollywood celebrities would be visiting the Nowshehra district with food and organise fund raising activities ... Read more...
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Kids Fashion Week Begins At Dubai Summer Surprises 2010
August 3rd, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The 2010 Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) has launched its signature event "Kids Fashion Week' at Deira City Centre on last Sunday, August 1. The week-long event ... Read more...
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Denied entry to Fernandes’ house: Jaya Jaitley
June 30th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Jaya Jaitley, a close aide of former defence minister George Fernandes, Wednesday alleged that she and her friends were denied entry to his official residence where they ... Read more...
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Megan Fox Laments Lying To The Press
June 12th, 2010 - 11:30 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 12, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): In a casual chat with the Hangover star, Zach Galifianakis, Megan Fox revealed that she often lied to the media in order to keep her love life ... Read more...
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Cyclone Laila hits Andhra Pradesh’s fishing business
May 22nd, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), May 22 (ANI): The fishing community in the port city of Visakhapatnam is among the worst hit by the 'Cyclone Laila'.Voicing their anxiety over the loss of business ... Read more...
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At least 27 killed as cyclone Laila batters southern India killed
May 22nd, 2010 - 3:09 am ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI (BNO NEWS) -- At least 27 people were killed over the last two days as cyclone Laila battered coastal areas of in southern India, local media and officials said.The transport ... Read more...
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‘Cyclone Laila’ affects normal life in Andhra Pradesh
May 21st, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by ANI
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), May 21 (ANI): Heavy rainfall and strong winds preceding 'Cyclone Laila' have adversely affected normal life, transport and communication links in Andhra Pradesh's coastal regions.Vijayawada Railway station, which is ... Read more...
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Big B worried as Ash leaves for Chennai (Film Snippets)
May 21st, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan was worried when his daughter-in-law and actress Aishwarya Rai left for Chennai, which was under threat from cyclone Laila.
"Aishwarya left this morning ... Read more...
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Kerala or Goa? Ketki ponders where to holiday
May 21st, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 21, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Sukh By Chance has come to an end. There's nothing to rejoice about it for its makers or actors. Lead actress Ketki, though, is unperturbed."Why should there ... Read more...
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70,000 cyclone-hit people in Andhra relief camps
May 21st, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 21 (IANS) Over 70,000 people have been evacuated and moved to 300 relief camps in cyclone-hit coastal Andhra Pradesh.
A majority of these people were evacuated in four south costal districts ... Read more...
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Cyclone Laila triggers rains in Orissa
May 21st, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 21 (IANS) Rains and powerful winds triggered by cyclonic storm Laila lashed Orissa's winding coast Friday.
The storm was centred near Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh early in the day, said the ... Read more...
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Cyclone Laila wreaks havoc in Andhra, armed forces called in (Intro Roundup)
May 21st, 2010 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/New Delhi/Bhubaneshwar, May 20 (IANS) Cyclonic storm Laila late Thursday wreaked havoc in coastal Andhra Pradesh, killing 17 people, inundating scores of villages and inflicting massive damage to infrastructure. The armed ... Read more...
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Orissa evacuates 4,000 people due to cyclone Laila (Lead)
May 20th, 2010 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 20 (IANS) Orissa Thursday evacuated nearly 4,000 people from three seaside villages and moved them to safer places amid fears of high tidal waves due to the severe cyclonic storm ... Read more...
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Rescue teams conduct drills in Orissa over cyclone Laila
May 20th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 20 (IANS) Hundreds of relief and rescue personnel held drills in Orissa Thursday amid fears that the severe cyclonic storm Laila over the Bay of Bengal may trigger flash floods ... Read more...
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Next Indian Ocean cyclone to be called Bandu
May 20th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) It might not be known when the next cyclone will hit the northern Indian Ocean, but what is already known is its name - Bandu, an official ... Read more...
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Coastal Andhra Battered By Rains as Cyclone Laila Approaches
May 20th, 2010 - 4:01 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) At least eight people have been killed in the heavy rains and fierce winds which battered the coastal districts of Hyderabad as Cyclone Laila made her way toward ... Read more...
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