Avoid watching ‘Naavika’ (Kannada Movie Review)
September 1st, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Film: Naavika; Direction: Sen Prakash; Producer: Binocular Productions; Cast: Shravanth Rao, Manischandra, Shobaraj, Swathi, Janath Estar, Tennis Krishna, Ninasam Ashwath, Music: Raj Narayan; Camera: Cine Tech Soori; Rating: *Good TV ... Read more...
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‘Withdraw public suit on appointment of next army chief’
April 11th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A public suit filed in the Supreme Court alleging communal overtones in the appointment of Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh as the next army chief should ... Read more...
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‘Dev, Son of Mudde Gowda’ fun-filled popcorn film (Kannada Movie Review)
April 8th, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Dev, Son of Mudde Gowda; Cast: Diganth, Charmee, Natalia Kaur, Indrajit, Anant Nag, Sharan, Tabala Nani, Swamayamvara Chadnru; Director: Indrajit Lankesh; Producer: Shilpa Ramesh; Music: Jessie Gift; Camera: Santhosh ... Read more...
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No tanker shortage to ship Iranian crude: MRPL
March 21st, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 21 (IANS) State-run Mangalore Refinery Petroleum Ltd (MRPL) is not facing shortage of oil tankers to ship crude from Iran for refining at its facility in Mangalore, a ... Read more...
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Patnaik asks other states to protest anti-terror body
February 15th, 2012 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 14 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday spoke with the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and asked them to oppose the powers to ... Read more...
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Counter terror body: Patnaik wants review
February 14th, 2012 - 1:50 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 14 (IANS) Describing the power vested in an agency India is setting up to counter terrorism as "an infringement on the powers of the states", Odisha Monday ... Read more...
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Dalit group seeks action against Andhra home minister
December 24th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 24 (IANS) The war between two cabinet ministers in Andhra Pradesh has taken caste overtones with a Dalit group demanding action against Home Minister P. Sabita Indra Reddy ... Read more...
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Kasarvalli busy shooting new film
November 15th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 15 (IANS) Four times winner of the Swarna Kamal national award Girish Kasaravalli has started shooting for "Koormavathaara", based on a novel written by Kannada writer Kum Veerabhadrappa.Kasaravalli, ... Read more...
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`Lifu Ishtene’ - entertaining, engaging (Kannada Movie Review)
September 11th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Lifu Ishtene"; Cast: Diganth, Samyuktha Belawadi, Sindhu Lokanath, Ramya Barna, Veena Sundar, Achyutha and Cherry; Director: Pawan Kumar; Producers: Jack Manju, Syed Salam and Upendra Shetty; Music Director: Mano ... Read more...
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‘Yogaraj, But’ entertaining and thought provoking (Kannada Movie Review)
July 24th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Yogaraj, But"; Producer-Screenplay-Director: Dayal Padmanabhan; Camera: Rajesh; Cast: Naveen Krishna, Neetu, Sihi Kahi Chandru, Geetha, Tarun Sudhir, Sreenivasa Murthy and Suchayeendra Prasad; Rating: ***Dayal Padmanabhan's "Yogaraj, But" is an entertaining ... Read more...
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Refreshingly different ‘I’m Sorry…’ is a must watch (Kannada Movie Review)
June 19th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "I'm Sorry Mathe Banni Preethsona" ; Cast: Prem, Karishma Tanna, Tabala Naani and Sanjjana; Director: Ravindra; Rating: *** 1/2Debutant director Ravindra has done a neat job in "I'm Sorry Mathe ... Read more...
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‘Johny Mera Naam…’ lacks punch (Kannada Movie Review)
June 5th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Johny Mera Naam....Preethi Mera Kaam"; Cast: Vijay, Ramya, Rangayana Raghu, Daththanna, Sharan and Achyutha; Producer: Jayanna and Bhogeendra; Story-Screenplay-Direction: Preetham Gubbi; Music Director: Hari Krishna; Camera: S. Krishna; Rating: ... Read more...
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Humans ‘can distinguish a tune at higher pitches than thought’
April 26th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 26 (ANI): Previous studies have shown that humans can't distinguish melodies whose notes have a fundamental tone above 5 kHz.At frequencies above 5 kHz, it was thought that the ... Read more...
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‘Sanju Weds Geetha’ entertaining and engaging drama (Kannada Movie Review)
April 3rd, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Sanju Weds Geetha"; Cast: Sreenagara Kitty, Ramya, Sharan, Rangayana Raghu, Jai Jagadish, Suhasini Manirathnam, Umashri, Bullet Prakash and others ;Producer: Pramod Narayan; Story-Screenplay-Direction: Nagashekhar; Composer: Jessie Gift; Camera: Sathya Hegde; ... Read more...
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Goa to abolish colonial era tax on temples
March 29th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 29 (IANS) A tax imposed by the colonial Portuguese regime on Goa's Hindu temples and which continued to be exacted even 50 years after the state's liberation, ... Read more...
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‘Ishqiya’ director moves from badlands to city
March 4th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Abhishek Choubey, who took his plot and characters in "Ishqiya" to the rural badlands of North India, is moving into a suburban setting for his ... Read more...
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‘Hum Dono Coloured’ and the nostalgic 11 (Comment)
February 11th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Mahendra Ved
A teenaged girl who came escorting her grandparents and four middle-aged couples were the only viewers at one of Delhi's downtown multiplex theatres for a screening of "Hum Dono Rangeen", ... Read more...
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Allegations of forcible land acquisition false: Railways
February 3rd, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) The allegations of forcible land acquisition for several railway projects are "distorted and devoid of truth", the railway ministry Wednesday said in a release."The factual positions on ... Read more...
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Pakistan-Multiple Crises (Part II)
January 6th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
(Cont.)The MQM's Complaints
The MQM crisis is somewhat different. While the world's attention has been focused on the war in FATA against the Taliban and Al Qaeda in the NWFP (Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa) ethnic ... Read more...
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Jamia students shouldn’t fall into communal trap: Najeeb Jung
November 22nd, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Anjali Ojha
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Calling for caution after anonymous letters with communal overtones were distributed on campus, Najeeb Jung, vice chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, says he has taken ... Read more...
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Don’t watch ‘Natobar Not Out’ for Tagore connection (Bengali Film Review)
November 16th, 2010 - 9:52 am ICT by IANS
By Kathakali Jana
Film: "Natobar Not Out (NNO)"; Directed by Amit Sen; Produced by Bunch of Buddies Entertainment Pvt Ltd; Cast: Mustafa Prokash, Raima Sen, Ananya Dutta, Kharaj Mukherjee, Ramaprasad Banik; Rating: **With ... Read more...
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Abbas Tyrewala’s Next To Star John And Imran Khan!
September 29th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 29, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Director Abbas Tyrewala, whose latest flick Jhoota Hi Sahi with John Abraham is releasing on October 15, has decided to make yet another film with the ... Read more...
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Mudgal’s voice creates magic at cancer patients’ fundraiser
August 29th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Ragas gave a healing touch at the Chinmaya Mission auditorium here when renowned classical singer Shubha Mudgal rendered verses of Kabir at a fundraiser for cancer patients. ... Read more...
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Jaggesh proves his mettle again with ‘Lift Kodla’ (Kannada Film Review)
July 17th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Lift Kodla"; Director: Ashok Cashyap; Cast: Jaggesh, Shashi Kumar, Komal, Archana Gupta, Raju Thalikote, Sadhu Kokila and Sangamesha Upase; Music: V. Manohar; Rating: **1/2"Lift Kodla" is a ... Read more...
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Bill Condon to helm 4th Twilight movie
May 8th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 8 (ANI): Director Bill Condon has been signed up for the fourth Twilight movie 'Breaking Dawn.'The Oscar winning director with movies like, 'Gods and Monsters' and 'Chicago' in his ... Read more...
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Hailstones damage mango crop in Maharashtra
May 6th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Aurangabad, May 6 (ANI): Farmers are lamenting the damage to their mango crops in various regions of Maharashtra due to hailstones and early rainfall.Every year Aurangabad district exports around 70 tons ... Read more...
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Agra tense after 25 shops torched
April 25th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, April 25 (IANS) Tension gripped the fort area of Agra city as two groups clashed Sunday afternoon soon after more than 25 shops were torched in an arson attack, police ... Read more...
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Australia’s High Commissioner expects fall in Indian students visa applications
April 19th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Apr 19 (ANI): Australia's High Commissioner to India Peter Varghese on Monday said the visa applications by Indian students would drop in the current year following a series of attacks on ... Read more...
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‘Dildaara’ an impressive film by newcomers (Kannada Movie Review)
March 21st, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Dildaara"; Cast: Aman, Nishma Chengappa, Rangayana Raghu and others; Producer: Aman; Director: Amar; Camera: Thoranagatte Ravikiran; Music Director: Praveen D. Rao; Rating: ***Surprise of surprises. Here comes ... Read more...
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US never asked India to scale down in Afghanistan: sources
March 19th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Contrary to speculation, the US has not asked India to scale down its presence in Afghanistan and is closely cooperating on AfPak issues, government sources said ... Read more...
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Racial profiling cannot curb global terrorism: Wole Soyinka
January 22nd, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) First African Nobel laureate Akinwande Oluwole 'Wole' Soyinka feels that racial profiling is a "complete failure" when it comes to curbing global terrorism.
"The arrest of the ... Read more...
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“The Man Who Came To Dinner” Shown On TCM
December 20th, 2009 - 8:27 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec.20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Last night TCM channel showed a wonderful comedy named "The Man Who Came to Dinner". It is in fact a comedy with urbane overtones. This comedy is ... Read more...
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Toyota pulls ‘incestuous, degrading, sexist’ ad
December 14th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 14 (ANI): World's largest automaker Toyota has pulled an advertisement that was slammed for being incestuous, degrading and sexist.The ad, which was the winning entry in the Toyota-sponsored Clever ... Read more...
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Madhu Koda’s aide seeks anticipatory bail
November 27th, 2009 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Vinod Sinha, a close aide of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is at the centre of a Rs.2,500 crore money-laundering scam, Friday approached the Delhi ... Read more...
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Kim Clijsters Wins US Open Semis As Serena Williams Gets Eliminated Due To Outburst
September 14th, 2009 - 7:00 am ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
The Semi-final match between women's tennis ace Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters took on hues of overwhelming shades, when a hugely struggling Williams went down to the 26 year old ... Read more...
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