Music industry hails new copyright law
May 23rd, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) The Indian entertainment industry has hailed as a historic decision the parliamentary approval accorded to the Copyright Act (Amendment) Bill, 2012, which strengthens the royalty claims ... Read more...
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Congress wooing Mulayam with polls in mind
May 23rd, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) With presidential elections only weeks away and the Lok Sabha battle set for 2014, the Congress has clearly embarked on a path to woo ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan set to sign liberal visa pact
May 23rd, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The home secretaries of India and Pakistan will Thursday begin two-day talks in Islamabad when they are expected to sign a liberalized visa regime and ... Read more...
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Aamir ecstatic over nod to child sexual abuse bill
May 23rd, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Two weeks after Bollywood actor Aamir Khan touched upon the subject of child sex abuse on his show "Satyamev Jayate", the bill targeting the ... Read more...
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Kannauj Lok Sabha bypoll is slated for June 24
May 23rd, 2012 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 23 (IANS) The two-month-old Akhilesh Yadav government in the state is set to face the first test of its popularity -- or the lack of it -- as ... Read more...
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Jagan writes to PM on ‘conspiracy’ against him
May 23rd, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh alleging that the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh in collusion with ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh’s tribal leaders support Sangma for president
May 22nd, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 22 (IANS) After Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP Nand Kumar Sai, now senior Congress leader and former union minister Arvind Netam has openly backed former Lok ... Read more...
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Sangma seeks support, not many takers (Lead)
May 22nd, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma Tuesday urged political parties to back his candidature for the president's post, but there appeared to be no ... Read more...
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Left’s stand on president after Congress announces candidate
May 22nd, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) The Left parties will decide their stand on the presidential election after the Congress announces its candidate, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Gurudas Dasgupta said ... Read more...
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Mamata, Karunanidhi to skip UPA dinner
May 22nd, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and DMK chief M. Karunanidhi will not be present at the third anniversary dinner of the United Progressive Alliance-II ... Read more...
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Parliament gives nod to strengthened copyright law (Lead)
May 22nd, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Empowering the creative sector, parliament Tuesday enacted a law that strengthens the royalty claims of artistes, song and script writers, musicians and those in similar ... Read more...
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Great budget session, says UPA; others slam it
May 22nd, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) For a change, the budget session of parliament that ended Tuesday saw fewer disruptions. But it also witnessed a cabinet minister's exit, an unprecedented ... Read more...
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Parliament passes copyright amendment bill
May 22nd, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Parliamentary approval was Tuesday accorded to the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010 which will provide royalty to lyricists, remove operational difficulties and address newer issues related ... Read more...
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Three years of UPA-II: Not much to celebrate
May 22nd, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-II government completed three years in office Tuesday amid charges of policy paralysis and key initiatives remaining mired in fractious ... Read more...
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Coal ’scam’ disrupts parliament (Lead)
May 22nd, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were disrupted Tuesday over the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reportedly pointing to a loss of over Rs.180,000 crore ($40 ... Read more...
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Music creators welcome copyright amendment, industry unhappy
May 22nd, 2012 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) The Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010, which seeks to protect owners of literary or musical works, has been passed by the Rajya Sabha and will be presented ... Read more...
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Opposition uproar forces Lok Sabha adjournment till noon
May 22nd, 2012 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Opposition uproar over a train accident in Andhra Pradesh that claimed 15 lives and a government auditor's report on coal blocks allocation led to ... Read more...
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President race: Mamata hedges on Pranab, backs Meira (Second lead)
May 21st, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Ruling UPA's alliance partner, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Monday said she would "be happy" with Meira Kumar, Gopal Gandhi or A.P.J. Abdul Kalam ... Read more...
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President race: Mamata hedges on Pranab, backs Meira, Kalam (Lead)
May 21st, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Breaking her silence over the presidential race, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Monday said she would "be happy" with Meira Kumar, Gopal Gandhi or ... Read more...
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White paper on black money disappointing: BJP (Lead)
May 21st, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dismissed as "disappointing" the government's white paper on black money Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee tabled in the Lok Sabha ... Read more...
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23 air space breaches by Pakistan since 2009
May 21st, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Pakistan military planes have violated the Indian air space at least 23 times since 2009 and all such violations were analysed and taken up ... Read more...
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ED investigating money laundering in IPL, says Pranab
May 21st, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is probing the complaints of money laundering against Indian Premier League (IPL), Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Rajya Sabha ... Read more...
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White paper gives no estimate of black money abroad (Lead)
May 21st, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The government Monday released the much-awaited white paper on black money, which makes a strong pitch for setting up the Lokpal and Lokayuktas but ... Read more...
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Mamata backs Meira, Kalam or Gopal Gandhi as president
May 21st, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said she would "be happy" with Meira Kumar, Gopal Gandhi or A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as president but ... Read more...
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White paper on black money tabled in Lok Sabha
May 21st, 2012 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday tabled in the Lok Sabha a white paper on the government's strategy on bringing back black money stashed away ... Read more...
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Evangelist Paul arrested in brother’s murder case
May 21st, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 21 (IANS) International evangelist K.A. Paul was Monday arrested by the police in Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam district in the murder case of his brother.The police took him into ... Read more...
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Presidential poll: Jayalalithaa garners support for Sangma
May 20th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 20 (IANS) AIADMK leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has been speaking to leaders of various national and regional parties seeking their support for P.A. ... Read more...
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Mayawati silent on Sangma’s bid at presidency
May 19th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati Saturday skirted a question on her party supporting the candidature of former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma for ... Read more...
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Anglo-Indian MP quits Congress posts after being ‘ignored’
May 19th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 19 (IANS) Ingrid Mcleod, a nominated member of the Lok Sabha representing the Anglo-Indian community, Saturday quit all posts of the Congress party peeved over the alleged ... Read more...
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Stop creating confusion over copyright issue: Shabana (Movie Snippets)
May 19th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Veteran actress Shabana Azmi feels that people in the music fraternity are creating confusion over the share of profits earned by music directors and lyricists ... Read more...
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Anand Sharma opposes report on land acquisition
May 18th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Terming the parliamentary panel's report that seeks to bar the government from acquiring land for industrial use as "unacceptable", Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma ... Read more...
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CBI questions Andhra minister in Jagan assets case
May 18th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday questioned Andhra Pradesh Home Minister P. Sabita Indra Reddy in YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's alleged illegal ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha clears copyright bill, B-Town hails Javed Akhtar
May 18th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) With the Rajya Sabha passing an amendment to improve the rights of composers and writers, B-Town biggies Sonu Niigaam, Kailash Kher, Shabana Azmi and Rohit ... Read more...
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BJD, AIADMK back Sangma for presidency (Intro Roundup)
May 17th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Chief Ministers Naveen Patnaik of Orissa and J. Jayalalithaa of Tamil Nadu Thursday backed former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Sangma for the presidency, giving ... Read more...
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BJD, AIADMK back Sagma for president (Roundup)
May 17th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Chief Ministers Naveen Patnaik of Orissa and J. Jayalalithaa of Tamil Nadu Thursday backed former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Sangma for the presidency, giving ... Read more...
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