Poverty-stricken woman sells infant to pay debt
September 4th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 4 (IANS) A poverty-stricken woman in Bihar's Samastipur district sold her one-and-half-year-old malnourished son for Rs.19,000 to pay off a debt. The infant was recovered from the woman ... Read more...
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West UP farmers upbeat after monsoon rains
September 1st, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Sep 1 (IANS) Dispelling fears of a drought, rains in August have lifted the spirits of farmers in western Uttar Pradesh with the region receiving more than the annual ... Read more...
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Yamuna, Chambal rivers in spate
August 25th, 2012 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 25 (IANS) The Yamuna and Chambal rivers in Uttar Pradesh are in spate following heavy discharge of water from several barrages and are threatening to flood low-lying areas, ... Read more...
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Air India: Selling family silver to ease finances
July 15th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Cash-strapped Air India is looking forward to using assets it has built up over the years like pricless paintings, sculptures and even a prime property ... Read more...
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Rajasthan villagers organise bovine ‘marriage’
April 15th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 15 (IANS) In a rare 'marriage', a cow tied the knot with a bull with pomp and show in Rajasthan Saturday night. The event marked the culmination of ... Read more...
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Gujjar group appeals for restoration of Gurjar-era monuments
December 25th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 25 (IANS) A frontal organisation of Gujjars in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday expressed shock over deteriorating condition of monuments built by Gurjar-Pratihara kings in various parts of the ... Read more...
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‘Delhi Belly’ under attack in Kolhapur
July 11th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), July 11 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) activists Monday protested outside two cinema halls here exhibiting the latest Aamir Khan production "Delhi Belly" due to its "vulgar ... Read more...
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Sakshi Tanwar in tonsil trouble
July 7th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Popular TV actress Sakshi Tanwar has been going through a bad bout of tonsils and fever but she continued shooting for her latest show "Bade ... Read more...
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Where has all water gone, asks thirty Taj city
March 22nd, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 22 (IANS) The city of the Taj that fought floods and faced an overflowing Yamuna river only a few months back, woke up to another morning of dry ... Read more...
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Devotees throng Orissa temples on Shivratri
March 2nd, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 2 (IANS) Devotees observed fast and thronged temples of Hindu god Shiva across Orissa Wednesday on the occasion of Shivratri.More than a lakh devotees have already visited the ... Read more...
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Young bravehearts get free tickets from Air India
January 25th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) All the children who have been conferred the National Bravery Award for 2010 and their families will be given free tickets by Air India, an airline official said ... Read more...
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K.C. Venugopal: First time MP with state experience
January 19th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) New Minister of State for Power K.C. Venugopal is a first-time MP but a former Kerala minister and three-time lawmaker in the state assembly.Elected to the ... Read more...
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NTR’s Wife Demands Removal Of Few Scenes From Rakta Charitra
October 26th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 26, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Controversy has caught Ram Gopal Varma’s film Rakta Charitra once again. The latest report suggests that Telugu Desam Party founder N.T. Ramarao’s wife Ms Parvati has ... Read more...
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Devotees in Kullu undertake 40-mile journey for rejuvenation in holy water
September 4th, 2010 - 10:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Prem ThakurKullu (Himachal), Sep.4 (ANI): A large number of devotees here on Saturday participated in an annual festival, carrying the idol of their local deity in a palanquin for over 40 ... Read more...
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Winner of Comedy Circus is about to be revealed
August 22nd, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Kapil Sharma and Parvati Singhal have won Sony TV's, Comedy Circus Ke Superstars by defeating the duo of Krushna Abhishek and Sudesh Lahiri. Kapil was earlier ... Read more...
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Water starts receding in Himachal rivers
July 8th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 8 (IANS) Water has started receding in Himachal Pradesh rivers, officials said Thursday, a day after an alert was sounded in Kullu, Mandi and Shimla districts when most rivers and ... Read more...
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Himachal rivers in spate, alert sounded
July 7th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 7 (IANS) A high alert was sounded in Himachal Pradesh as most rivers and their tributaries began flowing above the danger mark after heavy rains, officials said Wednesday.
The ... Read more...
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Rupali goes ga-ga over Teepri
May 15th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 15, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Having played the good Indian Bahu for a considerable period of time, Sakshi Tanwar a.k.a. Parvati of Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki took the audiences by surprise with ... Read more...
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Sakshi Tanwar to appear in ‘Balika Vadhu’
March 26th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Television actress Sakshi Tanwar, better known as Parvati of "Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki", has now joined the cast of the hit TV show "Balika Vadhu".
The actress ... Read more...
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Sakshi Tanwar Enters Balika Vadhu!
March 25th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 25, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Sakshi Tanwar (Parvati) has enjoyed tremendous success but had some where down the line taken a back seat after closing shop at "Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki'. Even ... Read more...
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CBSE board students cope with last minute jitters
February 28th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) With the board examinations beginning next week, Class 10 and 12 students are a tense lot, busy with last-minute preparations. And the Central Board of Secondary Education's ... Read more...
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Joy to hit screen on Feb 20
February 18th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
February 18, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Avitej, Trinath, Vainavi, Parvati and Sunil are playing the lead roles in "Joy' directed by B Raja, presented by EV Kumar and produced by EVV Kambhan ... Read more...
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Devotees celebrate Maha Shivaratri in Deogarh
February 13th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
Deogarh (Jharkhand), Feb 13 (ANI): Thousands of devotees thronged the 'Baba Vaidyanath Dham Temple' in Deogarh here on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri.Devotees dressed up as ghosts carried floats, depicting demons to ... Read more...
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Thousands throng Lingaraj temple on Mahashivratri
February 12th, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 (IANS) Thousands of devotees observed a fast and stood in snaking queues early Friday to offer prayers at the famed Lingaraj temple here on the occasion of Mahashivaratri.
They thronged ... Read more...
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Crime Patrol goes one step ahead
January 19th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Way back in the early years, crime and tracking crime came to be known to the general public only from the police files. However in 2003, Sony Entertainment Television introduced "Crime ... Read more...
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Mihir paired opposite Parvati
November 28th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
This is not a fiction show or a big budget movie that we are talking about but a telefilm. The Mihir of Indian television aka Ronit Roy and one of the ... Read more...
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Mainstream Hinduism wiping out local faiths: William Dalrymple
October 15th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Writer William Dalrymple says "smaller and indigenous religions in villages across India are dwindling because of the spread of an urban and refined form of ... Read more...
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Tele Stars wonder why is Ganpati immersed in water!
September 4th, 2009 - 3:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
As we all know that after a long period of festivities for almost 10 days, our lord Ganesh is immersed in water. But very few know the reason for this deed. ... Read more...
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Search for missing American Israeli continues in India
August 16th, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Jeruslaem/New Delhi, Aug.16 (ANI): The search for an Israeli-American Amichai Steinmetz continues in Northern India's Parvati Valley.Up to 30 Israeli volunteers are turning up each day to search for him. Three of ... Read more...
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Jodhpur celebrates Lord Shiva wedding
July 29th, 2009 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
By Yogesh DaveJodhpur, July 29 (ANI): A large number of people in Jodhpur on Tuesday witnessed the wedding of Lord Shiva on the occasion of holy Shravan month (July-August) and sought happiness ... Read more...
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The next bahu Sneha Wagh
July 23rd, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Small screen's super bahus Parvati and Tulsi have left behind heirs to their crowns. There is a whole new lot of bahus- Sara Khan, Parul Chauhan, Smita Bansal, Avika Gor, Neha ... Read more...
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Bhima Devi Museum to open in Haryana
July 12th, 2009 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 12 (IANS) Bhima Devi Museum, one of the oldest and only one of its kind open air museum, in the Pinjore town in Haryana will be opened for public Monday.
Kiran ... Read more...
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I want to play romantic comedy roles: Saakshi Tanwar
April 12th, 2009 - 9:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Saakshi Tanwar, who played the character of distressed Parvati in "Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki", says she would return to the small screen if she is offered ... Read more...
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Ashutosh Rana chooses elections over IPL
March 26th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Ashutosh Rana speaks his heart out and he makes it clear that it beats for the elections and not the IPL. He talks sipping his coffee for his new film "Coffee ... Read more...
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All-women housing society to come up in Haryana
March 8th, 2009 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), March 8 (IANS) A Haryana-based group began construction here Sunday of an all-women housing society which it claims is the country's first such complex, marking the celebration of World Women's ... Read more...
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