I did good films because of Ashok Mehta: Manisha
August 19th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Manisha Koirala treated late cinematographer Ashok Mehta as her mentor, guide and philosopher and says she did good films because he guided her."I can't explain ... Read more...
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B-Town wishes Happy Rakhi, demands women’s safety
August 2nd, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) Bollywood beauties like Mallika Sherawat and Preity Zinta wished Happy Rakshabandhan to their fans, while filmmakers like Onir and Ken Ghosh hope the values of the ... Read more...
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MPs should live up to standards of founding fathers: Sonia
May 13th, 2012 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) MPs should live up to the ideals of the founding fathers of the constitution, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said Sunday, adding the 60th anniversary ... Read more...
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Youth channel launches R-Day special rap song
January 26th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) On the ocassion of the country's 63rd Republic Day, youth channel UTV Bindass has launched a special rap number.The number, sung by rap artist ... Read more...
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Star line-up at Indian Grand Prix
October 29th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Oct 29 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar will wave the chequered flag in the presence of a host of cricketers, politicians, Bollywood personalities and celebrities at the Buddh International ... Read more...
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Bollywood celebs go down memory lane, thank teachers
September 5th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) On the ocassion of Teacher's Day Monday, Bollywood celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Bipasha Basu, Raveena Tandon and Anupam Kher thanked their school teachers for the ... Read more...
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Speaker greets people on Independence Day
August 14th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Sunday greeted people on the eve of the Independence Day and said the ocassion reminded people of the ... Read more...
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Diskhit inaugurates effluent treatment plant
July 9th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday inaugurated a Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) at Bawana Industrial Estate here for treating effluents and polluted water discharged ... Read more...
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Raj Kapoor clan gathers at street naming in Canada
June 25th, 2011 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Brampton (Canada), June 25 (IANS) It was a picture-perfect moment. Bollywood's ultimate showman Raj Kapoor's wife, three sons, daughters and daughter-in-law were all in town for the official naming ceremony ... Read more...
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What’s Bipasha’s new obsession? (Movie Snippets)
May 31st, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu loves experimenting with her looks -- and now she has found her latest obsession in hats and red lipsticks!"Hats and ... Read more...
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Make next Five Year Plan panchayat-friendly, PM urged
April 24th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was Sunday told by an official that the current Five Year Plan was not panchayat-friendly and demanded that the next ... Read more...
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Candle light vigil held for killed child worker
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) About a thousand people flocked to India Gate Friday evening to join in a candle light vigil in memory of 10-year-old Moin Khan, who was ... Read more...
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Joy and hope at India Gate candlelight march
April 10th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Feelings of joy and hope pervaded the air at India Gate in the national capital Saturday evening as supporters of the movement for a stronger ... Read more...
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Being a mother is the hardest job: Victoria Beckham
April 4th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 4 (IANS) Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, who is expecting a baby girl after three boys, says being a mom is an uphill task."It's the hardest job ... Read more...
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Limca recognises Indian athletes in new edition
March 29th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Limca Book of Records Tuesday launched its 22nd edition featuring the achievements of athletes who did India proud by winning medals in the ... Read more...
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`PM should have spelt out concrete steps against corruption’
February 16th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Opinion varied among social activists and political observers to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's press conference Wednesday, with a section feeling that he should have utilised ... Read more...
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President, PM greet citizens on Eid
November 17th, 2010 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh greeted the nation on the ocassion of Eid-ul-Azha which will be observed Wednesday, stating that it teaches the ... Read more...
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Durand Cup: Pune FC, Army Red win in quarterfinal league
October 29th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Pune FC defeated Indian Air Force (IAF) while Army Red beat Madras Engineering Group (MEG) Bangalore in the quarterfinal league of the Durand Cup here Friday. ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi celebrates Holi with school children
March 1st, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 1 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi celebrated 'Holi' on Monday with the school children, who had come to her residence to greet her on the ocassion.Sonia Gandhi distributed ... Read more...
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Karni Singh Shooting Range inaugurated
January 31st, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The renovated state-of-the-art Karni Singh Shooting Range was inaugurated here Sunday, making it the third facility to be completed for the Commonwealth Games, which are due in ... Read more...
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Karnataka start as favourites against UP
January 2nd, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 2 (IANS) Karnataka will be strong favourites against Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy semifinal beginning at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Sunday.
Karnataka have been in top form this season, ... Read more...
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Tibetans celebrate 20 Years of Noble Peace Prize for Dalai Lama
December 10th, 2009 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Dharmsala (Himachal Pradesh), Dec 10 (ANI): The Tibetan exiles here celebrated the 20th anniversary of conferment of Nobel Peace prize on their spiritual leader, Dalai Lama.A cultural programme was organised on this ... Read more...
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Tendulkar celebrates 20 years in cricket with family, teammates
November 15th, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Nov 15 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar spent Sunday with his family and teammates here, celebrating his 20 years in international cricket.
Tendulkar's wife Anjali flew in from Mumbai to be with ... Read more...
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Vice President lays foundation stone of first ever railway line in Sikkim
October 30th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Gangtok, Oct 30 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari on Friday laid the foundation stone of the first ever railway line (Rangpo-Sivok railway line) to Sikkim at Rangpo.The new broad gauge ... Read more...
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Delhi Daredevils crush Cape Cobras
October 20th, 2009 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils finally got their act together and salvaged some pride with a consolation 30-run victory over Cape Cobras at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground here Monday.
It ... Read more...
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Priyanka Chopra unveils music of Bollywood film ‘Jail’
October 4th, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Oct 4 (ANI): Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has unveiled the music album of a forthcoming film 'Jail' here."I feel that the film would be very interesting especially Madhur Bhandarkar's ... Read more...
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People take holy dip in Kolkata and Allahabad for salvation of ancestors’ souls
September 18th, 2009 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata/Allahabad, Sept 18 (ANI): Scores of people gathered in Kolkata and Allahabad on Friday to take a holy dip, or 'Tarpan', in the Ganges, on the last day of the 'Pitrapaksha Mela'.The ... Read more...
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School kids tie rakhis on Prime Minister’s hand
August 5th, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 5 (ANI): Kids from various schools and orphanages tied rakhis on Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's hand on the ocassion of 'Raksha Bandhan' today.Some kids presented Dr. Singh ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee to inaugurate ‘Only Ladies’ EMU train services today
August 5th, 2009 - 11:40 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 5 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate the first ever 'Only Ladies' EMU train services in Northern Railway between Delhi-Palwal at New Delhi station today.In the ... Read more...
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Brigadier Sudhir Sawant appointed Territorial Army deputy chief
February 18th, 2009 - 7:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Colonel Sudhir Sawant, former Member of Parliament, has been promoted to the rank of Brigadier.
The rank of Brigadier was piped on him by Major General ... Read more...
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Sonia sympathises with Mumbai attacks victims, cancels b”day celebrations
December 9th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 9 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who turned 62 today, is not celebrating her birthday as a mark of tribute to the victims of Mumbai terror attacks.
Home Minister ... Read more...
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Prachanda attends President Bush reception
September 23rd, 2008 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Sept 23 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda attended a reception hosted by US President George W. Bush and Laura Bush on the ocassion of the sixty-third session of United Nations ... Read more...
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Dictatorship has always nurtured extremism in Pakistan: Benazir
December 26th, 2007 - 1:38 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, Dec 26 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has claimed that dictatorships have always nurtured extremism in Pakistan.
She said the PPP had never accepted any dictator in uniform, saying its ... Read more...
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