SRK ashamed of Wankhede brawl, says he’s no role model
May 30th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan says he is ashamed of his behaviour at the Wankhede Stadium after an Indian Premier League (IPL) match earlier this ... Read more...
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Will quit if Team Anna allegations are proved: Manmohan (Second Lead)
May 30th, 2012 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
On Board Air India One, May 29 (IANS) A combative Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday threatened to "give up" his public career if there was any truth in the ... Read more...
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Will quit if Team Anna allegations are proved: PM (Lead)
May 29th, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
On Board Air India One, May 29 (IANS) A combative Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday threatened to "give up" his public career if there was any truth in the ... Read more...
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In beer-vodka age, thandai still a big draw in Lucknow
March 7th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) Other than colour, Holi in this part of the country is time for bacchus lovers to let their hair down. But as other places have moved ... Read more...
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Mamata wishes Netaji a long life
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday described the mystery about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose' death as a national shame and wished the leader "a ... Read more...
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Shabana handpicks dad’s songs for compilation
January 14th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 14, 2011 (IANS) Tears well up in Shabana Azmi's eyes whenever she listens to "Tum itna jo muskura rahe ho". The song, with heart-warming lyrics, reminds her ... Read more...
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‘No ‘R.I.P.’ for Dev Anand’
December 5th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Several Dev Anand fans have been posting "Rest In Peace" messages on social networking sites ever since the news of his demise was flashed. But ... Read more...
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Jagjit Singh brought soul to film songs, says Bollywood
October 10th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) One filmmaker said it was Jagjit Singh's songs that made his film touch millions of hearts, an actor said the ghazal singer was the ... Read more...
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Jagjit Singh passes away
October 10th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 10 (IANS) Renowned singer Jagjit Singh, known as much for his ghazals and bhajans as for his work in Hindi cinema, died here Monday after a brain haemorrhage. ... Read more...
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B-Town prays for Jagjit Singh’s speedy recovery
September 24th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Jagjit Singh's Bollywood colleagues like singers Sonu Niigaam and Shreya Ghoshal as well as friends like actors Amitabh Bachchan and Anupam Kher have wished ... Read more...
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In Madhya Pradesh, ‘animal march’ for Anna
August 19th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Aug 19 (IANS) Seems like people in Madhya Pradesh are leaving no stone unturned to pledge their support for Anna Hazare. While Wednesday saw supporters climbing atop floodlight ... Read more...
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Politicians mourn Shammi Kapoor’s death
August 14th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Maharashtra's political fraternity Sunday condoled the death of veteran Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor.The 79-year-old actor was on dialysis for the last few days and was ... Read more...
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Thousands bid adieu to Telangana ideologue Jayashankar
June 22nd, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 22 (IANS) Thousands bid a tearful adieu to Telangana ideologue K. Jayashankar at Hanamkonda in Warangal district Wednesday.Amid slogans of "Jayashankar amar rahe" and in the presence ... Read more...
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Bollywood has no taste for ghazals: Jagjit Singh
March 29th, 2011 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Ghazal king Jagjit Singh says he keeps his distance from Bollywood because he feels Hindi filmmakers are money-minded and don't appreciate the genre any more."Filmmakers ... Read more...
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Mamata’s budget a joke on people: BJP
February 25th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Branding Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee a "dream peddler", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said she was "playing a joke" on the people by announcing new ... Read more...
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Our good fortune to work under Sonia Gandhi: PM
December 20th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said it was his good fortune to work under the leadership of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her brand of clean ... Read more...
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Ghazals with symphony to attract Gen Next: Jagjit Singh
December 8th, 2010 - 1:57 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IANS) Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh who has come up with a new concept of "ghazal symphony" has said this would attract the younger generation to the genre of ghazals."This ... Read more...
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CWG closing ceremony reveals India at its dynamic best
October 14th, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.14 (ANI): Martial arts, schoolchildren dancing to the tune of Indian National Song--Vande Matram, popular Bollywood hits and a laser show took centre stage, as the curtains came down on ... Read more...
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“I Rushed Even As An Ex-Militant Offered Me Food”: Rahul Dholakia
July 16th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Rahul Dholakia is a National Award winning director but he is not wearing this as an ace up his sleeves. His Parzania was an issue-based ... Read more...
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R.D.Burman’s close associate Manohari Singh dead
July 14th, 2010 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Saxophonist Manohari Singh, who was a close associate and music assistant of legendary music composer R.D.Burman, died here Tuesday following cardiac arrest. He was 79.
"Very sorry to ... Read more...
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Shaan mulls marketing of new album
June 16th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) Bollywood playback singer Shaan is ready with another album after four years, and is mulling how to promote it as he feels that "regular marketing vehicles" are ... Read more...
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Pak Punjab minister rules out military operation in province
June 11th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jun.11 (ANI): Despite extremists expanding their roots in the province, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that the provincial government is against any military operation in the region, as it ... Read more...
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Thousands join Tamang’s last journey, CID probe ordered
May 24th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, May 24 (IANS) Braving rains, nearly 15,000 people took part in the last journey of slain Gorkha leader Madan Tamang raising slogans against the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) and tearing its ... Read more...
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Thousands bid farewell to Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
May 16th, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 16 (IANS) Thousands of people, including senior politicians, Sunday bid a tearful adieu to former vice president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat as his funeral procession began from his home and ... Read more...
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For Vipul Shah snowfall played the villain
March 5th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Vipul Shah, who was all set to shoot a romantic number with the lead pair Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai in Manali, is upset ... Read more...
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No respite in site for Baloch people as military, intelligence still rules in Pak
January 30th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.30 (ANI): Even as the 'democratic' Pakistan government is trying hard to pacify the Baloch people through a special reconciliation package, it is highly unlikely that the government will succeed ... Read more...
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Who will take away the audience from 3D and 3I this Friday?
January 12th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
It will be friday soon and bunch of four Bollywood flicks are racing to win the audience's heart. In the midst of neck to neck competition between 3 Idiots and Avatar, ... Read more...
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After brawl, much bonhomie in Rajya Sabha (Fourth Lead)
November 24th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) There was much bonhomie in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday afternoon following an unseemly brawl over a religious slogan that had disrupted the house earlier in the ... Read more...
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Brawl as Liberhan report tabled in Rajya Sabha (Third Lead)
November 24th, 2009 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) An unseemly brawl over a religious slogan disrupted the Rajya Sabha after Home Minister P. Chidambaram tabled the report of the Liberhan Commission that probed the ... Read more...
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Kasab wants to plead guilty to all 26/11 charges
August 7th, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Aug. 7 (ANI): Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist involved in the terror 26/11 Mumbai attacks, on Friday told a court in Mumbai that he wanted to plead ... Read more...
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Nitish reiterates demand for special status for Bihar
May 16th, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday said the Congress has been given the mandate by people to rule the country and it should not forget the promise ... Read more...
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This day in history 6 May 2009
May 5th, 2009 - 9:59 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
This day in history 6 May 20091923 - Elizabeth Sellars (born May 6) 1923 - Actress ("A Voyage Round My Father", "Never Let Go")1949 - Ketan Anand (born May 6) is ... Read more...
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Music directors today lack a taste for ghazals: Jagjit Singh
April 9th, 2009 - 9:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh popularised the genre in films with songs like "Tum itna jo muskura rahe ho" and "Hoshwalon ko khabar kya". But the singer rues ... Read more...
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NCP MP chalked out poll plans while held up in Taj Hotel
November 28th, 2008 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) The 40-odd hours that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Jai Singh Gaikwad stayed cooped inside his room in the Taj Mahal Hotel as fierce fighting raged on outside ... Read more...
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Cash for vote allegation colours UPA victory in Indian media
July 23rd, 2008 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 23 (ANI): A morning which was largely expected to carry newspaper reports reflecting the Congres-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA)''''s thumping victory in the vote of confidence, but on ... Read more...
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