Veena strings to mark World Melody Day Oct 2
September 17th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 16 (IANS) India's ancient string instrument veena will be played by music maestros across the world Oct 2 to mark "World Melody Day", it was announced Sunday."Violin maestro ... Read more...
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Nothing good about ‘Villain’ (Kannada Movie Review)
May 26th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Villain"; Cast: Audithya, Raagini, Rangayana Raghu, Shobharaj, Dharma, Malathi Sardeshpande; Screenplay and Direction: M.S. Ramesh; Producer: Yogish Hunasuru; Camera: Dasari Seenu; Music: Guru Kiran; Rating *1/2M.S. Ramesh's "Villain" was expected ... Read more...
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‘Prasad’ - emotionally haunting (Kannada Movie Review)
March 24th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Prasad"; Cast: Arjun Sarja, Master Sankalp, Madhuri Bhattacharya, Ramakrishna, Ramesh Bhat, Neenasam Aswath; Director: Manoj Sati; Producer: Ashok Kheny; Camera: Sanjay Malkan; Choreographer: Shiamak Dawar; Music director: Ilayaraja; Rating: ***1/2"Prasad" ... Read more...
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Top officials transferred in Tamil Nadu
May 17th, 2011 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 16 (IANS) On its first day in office, Tamil Nadu's J. Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK government Monday transferred nine top bureaucrats and two police officers.The government appointed Debendranath Sarangi as ... Read more...
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Maha Bodhi attack: Sri Lanka asks India for security of monks
January 25th, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai/Colombo, Jan 25 (IANS) Sri Lanka Tuesday urged India to provide security to all its pilgrims visiting Chennai, a day after an attack on the Maha Bodhi Society Temple there in ... Read more...
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Death toll in Tamil Nadu rains rises to 179
December 6th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 6 (IANS) The rain fury has claimed as many as 179 lives in Tamil Nadu since the onset of northeast monsoon in late October. Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Monday held ... Read more...
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‘Kari Chirathe’ Music Launched, Movie Ready
August 31st, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 31, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Director K Madesh's latest Kannada movie titled "Kari Chirathe' has launched its music on 28th August. The music of the movie was composed by music director ... Read more...
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Music launch of Sanchari
March 27th, 2010 - 11:11 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The Raj and Bianca Desai starrer Sanchari had its music launch recently. The launch was held in Bangalore on Monday.The album was released by renowned producer K. ... Read more...
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Biography salutes Karnataka braveheart (With Images)
July 9th, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 9 (IANS) She was only one year old when polio inflicted Malathi K Holla and she became wheelchair-bound for her entire life. But, that has not deterred her from becoming ... Read more...
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Hoping for fifth win, BJP leader wooing voters with theatre and music
April 4th, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 4 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary H.N. Ananth Kumar has embarked on a novel method to woo voters. The four-time MP, contesting from Bangalore South constituency for ... Read more...
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Indian, foreign women artists tread common ground (With Images)
March 10th, 2009 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Malathi Selvam, a rangoli artist from Puducherry, draws patterns in coloured powder. Figures of women, mostly of goddesses and brides, make up her art as ... Read more...
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Mourning in Nepal over Kabul attack
July 8th, 2008 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 8 (IANS) There was mourning Tuesday in Nepal over the terrorist attack at the Indian embassy in Kabul, especially as one of the slain Indian officials had served in Kathmandu. ... Read more...
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Remembering the diplomat son lost to a terror strike
July 8th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh), July 8 (IANS) A day after the suicide bomb attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, a pall of gloom enveloped the house of V. Venkateshwara Rao, an Indian ... Read more...
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Vellore jail official denies Priyanka-Nalini meeting
May 3rd, 2008 - 1:38 am ICT by admin
Chennai, May 2 (IANS) The Vellore prison superintendent has kicked off a controversy by denying that a secret meeting took place March 19 between Rajiv Gandhi's assassin Nalini Murugan and his daughter, ... Read more...
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Chennai cops shut down Lalit Kala Akademi show on Aurangzeb
March 7th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, March 7 (IANS) An art show at the prestigious Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA) here curated by journalist Francois Gautier was at the receiving end of moral policing when an exhibition on ... Read more...
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