‘Student of the Year’ songs peppy, likeable (IANS Music Review)
September 10th, 2012 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Student Of The Year"; Music Director: Vishal-Shekhar; Lyricists: Anvita Dutt Guptan, Vishal Dadlani; Singers: Vishal Dadlani, Shefali Alvares, Shreya Ghoshal, Udit Narayan, Shekhar Ravijani, Salim Merchant, Neeti Mohan, Benny ... Read more...
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Goa to ban smoking on its beaches next season
July 14th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 14 (IANS) In a bid to make Goa's coastline tobacco free, the tourism department is mulling a ban on its use on beaches from Octtober, an official said ... Read more...
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Kings XI Punjab put Pune Warriors in
April 12th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali, April 12 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab won the toss and opted to field against Pune Warriors in an Indian Premier League match here Thursday.Teams:Punjab: Adam Gilchrist (captain), Paul ... Read more...
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‘Players’ - a synthetic thriller (IANS Hindi Film Review)
January 6th, 2012 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Players"; Starring: Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Bipasha Basu, Bobby Deol, Omi Vaidya, Vinod Khanna, Shikander Kher, Johnny Lever; Directors: Abbas-Mastan; Rating: **1/2They say birds of the ... Read more...
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Gill annexes overall title in Rally de Bengal
December 18th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Durgapur, Dec 18 (IANS) Team MRF's Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif) finished the 2011 Indian National Rally Championship season in style, with a resounding win at the Rally de Bengal, ... Read more...
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Goa wants to push tourists towards hinterland
August 24th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 24 (IANS) Beach tourism had reached saturation point and the government now wants tourists to head to the hinterland to discover the state's relatively unknown wonders, a senior ... Read more...
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Motorsports: Gill, Urs top for MRF
August 21st, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 21 (IANS) Gaurav Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif) and Lohitt Urs (Srinivasa Murthy) expectedly completed a 1-2 finish for Team MRF in the 37th Karnataka-1000, the fourth round of ... Read more...
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Gill ahead by 38 seconds in Karnataka-1000 Rally
August 20th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 20 (IANS) Gaurav Singh Gill (co-driver Musa Sherif) of Team MRF came up with a controlled drive in his Mitsubishi Lancer Cedia (N+) in tricky and treacherous conditions ... Read more...
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Goa Police assure NCP leader of probe into cop’s suicide
June 30th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 30 (IANS) A Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislator's complaint, accusing three Crime Branch officers of abetting the suicide of a constable, will be examined, the Goa Police ... Read more...
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Goa cop booked for threatening magistrate
June 29th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 29 (IANS) A Goa Police inspector has been booked for threatening a special judicial magistrate (SJM) in connection with a case involving the death of a constable, police ... Read more...
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Ziaur Rahman ‘passively involved’ in Mujib murder: US scribe
March 15th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 15 (IANS) US journalist and writer Lawrence Lifschultz has alleged that Bangladesh's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was killed in "a plot" in August 1975 in which ... Read more...
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Guzaarish - Aishwarya Caught Betwwen Love And Duty!
November 22nd, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The movie will see her taking a bold step of taking all the responsibility in her own hands to help her patient to go into a deep sleep for good! In ... Read more...
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Review 4: Guzaarish (2010)
November 22nd, 2010 - 11:56 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Starrting: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Monikangana Dutta, Shernaz Patel, Rajat Kapoor.
Rating: ****
Sanjay Leela Bhansali is back with his grand sets, a wonderful storyline and ... Read more...
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Review 3: Guzaarish (2010)
November 20th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Guzaarish is another addition to this list, with the ace director, Sanjay Bhansali, delving into the physical ailment named ‘Paraplegia’, which debilitates the protagonist’s (Hrithik Roshan’s) character, Ethan Mascarenhas, who is ... Read more...
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Review 2 : Guzaarish (2010)
November 20th, 2010 - 11:48 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Director: Sanjay Leela BhansaliCast: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Monikangana Dutta, Rajit Kapoor and Shernaz PatelRating: ****Watch Guzaarish for reasons more than one. Not only does this Friday ... Read more...
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Review Of Guzaarish: Undeniable Wonder By Sanjay Leela Bhansali
November 19th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Director: Sanjay Leela BhansaliStarrting: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Monikangana Dutta, Shernaz Patel, Rajat Kapoor.Rating: ****Guzaarish is yet another magical representation of stories by filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The trailers ... Read more...
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Preview Of Guzaarish: A Depiction Of Human Sufferings
November 18th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Direction: Sanjay Leela BhansaliCast: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Monikangana Dutta, Suhel Seth, Shernaz Patel and others.The film which is based on mercy killing or euthanasia, has a ... Read more...
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Will Aishwarya, Hrithik be third time lucky with ‘Guzaarish’? (IANS Preview)
November 15th, 2010 - 9:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) After "Dhoom 2" and "Jodhaa Akbar", the sizzling pair of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan are once again set to wow the audiences with their ... Read more...
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For St Xavier’s College, Obama visit ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’
November 3rd, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) The excitement is palpable. The 130-year-old St Xavier's College here is waiting with baited breath for US President Barack Obama to address 300 students on its premises ... Read more...
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Playing a paraplegic has changed my life: Hrithik Roshan (Interview)
October 17th, 2010 - 9:52 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Mumbai, Oct 17 (IANS) Hrithik Roshan says playing a paraplegic asking to be granted death by consent in the forthcoming movie "Guzaarish" changed his outlook to life and taught ... Read more...
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Experts bat for green infrastructure in urban India
September 23rd, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 23 (IANS) Development of infrastructure in urban India should be environment-friendly with structured sewage and garbage disposal systems, experts said here Thursday.
"Infrastructure development in urban India should not only ... Read more...
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Activists welcome stay on mega-housing project in Goa
April 23rd, 2010 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 23 (IANS) Activists opposed to mega projects in Goa have welcomed the central environment ministry's order keeping a massive DLF-backed housing project in the state in abeyance following a writ ... Read more...
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We have to maintain the intensity: Warne
March 25th, 2010 - 3:15 am ICT by IANS
Mohali, March 25 (IANS) Having made a comeback of sorts with their second straight victory, Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne said his team can still be a force to reckon with ... Read more...
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Rajasthan Royals looking for back-up within the squad
March 17th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals is banking on their overseas back-up to fill up the slots left vacant because of injuries to key players Graeme Smith and Dmitri Mascarenhas.
Smith fractured ... Read more...
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Smith, Mascarenhas ruled out of IPL
March 16th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals suffered a huge setback as two of its overseas players Graeme Smith and Dmitri Mascarenhas were ruled out of the Indian Premier League with injuries.
South ... Read more...
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Cook not included in England 20-20 World Cup squad
March 2nd, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 2 (ANI): England stand-in skipper Alastair Cook has been dropped for the World Twenty20.According to The Sun, the Essex batsman failed to make a provisional 30-man squad for the tournament ... Read more...
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Otago Volts opt to field against Cape Cobras
October 10th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Otago Volts captain Craig Cumming won the toss and elected to field against Cape Cobras in a Group C match of the Champions League Twenty20 at the Rajiv ... Read more...
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Ponting’s 27th ton helps Australia beat England in fifth ODI
September 16th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Nottingham (UK), Sep.16 (ANI): Ricky Ponting scored a brilliant 126 of 109 balls to keep Australia in the hunt for a 7-0 whitewash of their one-day series against England, leading his side ... Read more...
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England all-rounder Wright injured by bowling machine
September 15th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep. 15 (ANI): England all-rounder Luke Wright was left bloodied by a bowling machine on Monday.An attempt to replicate Brett Lee's 90mph yorkers in the nets at the National Cricket Performance ... Read more...
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History favours Bengal against Goa in Santosh Trophy final
June 13th, 2009 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 13 (IANS) Bengal would be seeking to maintain their unbeaten record against Goa in the National Football Championship final when the two teams renew their rivalry for the Santosh Trophy ... Read more...
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Scoreboard: England vs South Africa, Super Eight, Group E, World Twenty20
June 12th, 2009 - 3:11 am ICT by IANS
Nottingham, June 12 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Super Eight Group E match of World Twenty20 between England and South Africa at Trent Bridge here Friday.
England :Ravi Bopara b Steyn 2(5)Luke ... Read more...
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Goa, Services in Santosh Trophy semis (Lead)
June 7th, 2009 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 7 (IANS) Services and Goa moved into the semi-finals of the 63rd National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy after winning their Group B matches at the Nehru Stadium here ... Read more...
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Standoff over offshore casino continues in Goa
June 3rd, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 3 (IANS) The standoff between the offshore casino operators and the Goa administration continues with the former refusing to budge from the river Mandovi, off Panaji.
While the captain of ... Read more...
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Maharashtra pack off Kerala in Santosh Trophy
May 31st, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 31 (IANS) Maharashtra defied the odds and packed off five times champions Kerala 1-0 with K. Sampathkumar scoring the match-winner in a pre-quarterfinal match of the 63rd National Football Championship ... Read more...
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Big win for Goa in Santosh Trophy
May 29th, 2009 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 29 (IANS) Goa, Maharashtra, Manipur and Haryana completed the pre-quarterfinal line-up in the 63rd National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy here Friday.
The quartet joined Kerala, Indian Railways, Mizoram ... Read more...
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