Zarine Khan offered Hollywood film (Lead, Supersedes earlier story)
September 12th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Hollywood's calling Zarine Khan! The actress says she has been approached to be a part of author-turned-director Daniel Silva's "Chimera" but is still considering the ... Read more...
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Zarine Khan ponders Hollywood offer
September 12th, 2012 - 2:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Actress Zarine Khan has revealed of being approached to be a part of author-turned-director Daniel Silva's "Chimera", but she is still brooding over the offer."I ... Read more...
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Heavy rain forecast for Kashmir, farmers worried
September 7th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 7 (IANS) In more worry for farmers, the weather office Friday forecast heavy rainfall at some places in the Kashmir Valley during the next 36 hours."There has been ... Read more...
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Marathi actor arrested in Goa parlour raid
September 7th, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 7 (IANS) Marathi actor Sachit Pati was arrested along with five others when police raided a Goa massage parlour and rescued five women, officials said Friday.The six were ... Read more...
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Five women rescued from Goa ‘massage parlour’
September 7th, 2012 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 6 (IANS) Five women were Thursday rescued from a massage parlour in Goa's Porvorim where they were made to provide sexual services to patrons and a Marathi film ... Read more...
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D’Ambrosio to replace Grosjean for Italian GP
September 5th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Monza (Italy), Sep 5 (IANS) Lotus reserve driver Jerome d'Ambrosio will replace the suspended Romain Grosjean in Sunday's Formula One Italian Grand Prix here.The 26-year-old Belgian gets his chance after ... Read more...
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Relief soon from unusual heat in Kashmir Valley
August 23rd, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 23 (IANS) With temperatures soaring to over 33 degrees Celsius during the last six days in the Kashmir Valley, people have been complaining of an unusual August heat."Yes, ... Read more...
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Denied visa, Bolisetti to miss British GT race
August 3rd, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Visakhapatnam, Aug 3 (IANS) Indian driver Sailesh Bolisetti will miss the fifth round of the British GT championship, scheduled for Aug 4-5 at Snettorton, UK, as his application for a ... Read more...
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Petrov looking at three teams for 2013
July 28th, 2012 - 2:04 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Formula One driver Vitaly Petrov's manager Oksana Kosachenko said Friday the Russian is in talks with three teams apart from his current Caterham team, ... Read more...
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Red Bull’s Webber earn gearbox penalty
July 21st, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hockenheim, July 21 (IANS) Australian driver Mark Webber is set to take a five-place grid penalty at the German Grand Prix for a gearbox change just ahead of Saturday's practise ... Read more...
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Thanks to ‘3 Idiots’, Rancho’s school finds sponsors
July 20th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) It's been there for years, but Druk White Lotus School in Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir came into the limelight after Aamir Khan starrer "3 ... Read more...
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Hamilton to McLaren: I’m not Young, and I want to win
July 17th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton has shot off a warning to his McLaren team saying "I am not young anymore and I want to win ... Read more...
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McLaren must bounce back in Germany: Prost
July 16th, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Volokolamsk (Russia), July 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) McLaren must recover from a string of poor results at the German Grand Prix next weekend or will be left behind by Red Bull ... Read more...
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6.3 magnitude quake rocks Kashmir
July 12th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 12 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale rocked the Kashmir Valley Thursday evening, officials said."The epicenter was in the Hindukush mountain range," meteorological office director ... Read more...
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Joshi’s posters surfaces in Shimla too
July 10th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 10 (IANS) Posters in support of former BJP general secretary Sanjay Joshi, the bete noire of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, surfaced in this Himachal Pradesh capital ... Read more...
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Bolisetti second fastest in British GT qualifying
June 10th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Northamptonshire (England), June 10 (IANS) Indian driver Sailesh Bolisetti has qualified second on the grid at the third round of the British GT Championship being held here.Continuing their good work ... Read more...
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BJP plays ‘truth games’ to save face (Lead, correcting para four of Karnataka Newsletter)
June 9th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 9 (IANS) Truth, the general belief is, will always triumph. It just has in Karnataka where talk of the town in the last four years has been ... Read more...
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BJP plays ‘truth games’ to save face (Karnataka Newsletter)
June 9th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 9 (IANS) Truth, the general belief is, will always triumph. It just has in Karnataka where talk of the town in the last four years has been ... Read more...
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Jagan’s mother continues protest against son’s arrest
May 28th, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 28 (IANS) YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's mother Y. S. Vijayamma Monday continued to stage a sit-in to protest her son's arrest on charges of ... Read more...
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Weather office has good news for Kashmir Valley
May 23rd, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) After more than 20 days of unusual cold and wet weather, there is finally some good news for the Kashmir Valley."Since the atmosphere is quite stable ... Read more...
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Social network launched for the dying
May 22nd, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 22 (IANS) A social network for the dying -- called "My Last Wish" -- has been created to help dying people meet others who have similar hopes and ... Read more...
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Lotus team second in qualifying session
May 18th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Nurburgring (Germany), May 18 (IANS) The Lotus Sport UK pairing of Sailesh Bolisetti and Phil Glew qualified sixth (race one) and second (race two) in the British GT4 championship, here ... Read more...
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Generator explodes in F1 Spanish GP
May 14th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 14 (IANS) A generator exploded resulting in a fire when the Williams team were celebrating the win of Pastor Maldonado in the Spanish Grand Prix.Many mechanics were hurt ... Read more...
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Spring rain in Kashmir, farmers elated
April 11th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 11 (IANS) Incessant rain has brought down temperatures across the Kashmir valley Wednesday."There has been 9.2 mm rain in Srinagar city up to 8 a.m. Wednesday while 28.3 ... Read more...
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Force India to appeal against Aerolab
March 27th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 27 (IANS) Force India will be appealing against a recent High Court ruling on its dispute with Aerolab and Team Lotus and also requested world motorsports body FIA ... Read more...
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Force India ordered to pay $1.12 million to wind tunnel supplier
March 22nd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 22 (IANS) A high court judge here has ordered Force India Formula One team to pay $1.12 million to former wind tunnel supplier Aerolab in relation to their ... Read more...
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Di Resta predicts tougher fight between midfield teams
March 15th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, March 15 (IANS) Sahara Force India driver Paul di Resta expects a fierce fight amongst the midfield teams in the 2012 Formula One season and says scoring points in ... Read more...
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Moderate intensity tremor rocks Kashmir (Lead)
March 12th, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 12 (IANS) A moderate intensity tremor rocked the Kashmir Valley Monday but no immediate loss of life or property was reported, an official said.Sonam Lotus, director of the ... Read more...
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Fresh snowfall likely in Kashmir Valley
February 18th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 18 (IANS) With fresh western disturbances (WD) approaching the Kashmir Valley, the weather office here Saturday forecast another spell of moderate to heavy snowfall beginning Monday."Another WD is ... Read more...
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Srinagar-Jammu highway closed, avalanche warning
February 14th, 2012 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 14 (IANS) Fresh snowfall and slippery road conditions blocked the Srinagar-Jammu highway for the second consecutive day Tuesday.Brigadier T.P.S. Rawat, chief engineer of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), ... Read more...
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Heavy snowfall blocks Srinagar-Jammu highway again
February 13th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 13 (IANS) Heavy snowfall Monday lashed the Kashmir Valley, blocking the Srinagar-Jammu highway, an official said."Two feet deep snow has accumulated on the road in Banihal sector. Although ... Read more...
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Day temperatures rise in Kashmir Valley
February 9th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) The rise in day temperatures has brought relief to the Kashmir Valley though the night remained below the freezing point, an official said.The maximum temperature ... Read more...
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Srinagar’s night temperature rises above freezing point
February 3rd, 2012 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) For the first time in 40 days, the minimum temperature in Srinagar rose above the freezing point early Friday even as the weather office forecast moderate ... Read more...
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Sutil calls Hamilton a ‘coward’ for not showing up
February 1st, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 1 (IANS) Former Force India driver Adrian Sutil has called McLaren's Lewis Hamilton a "coward" after the Briton failed to testify as a witness in his court case ... Read more...
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Snowfall forecast in Kashmir in early February
January 31st, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) Moderate to heavy snowfall has been forecast in the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region in the first week of February.A western disturbance is approaching Jammu ... Read more...
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