I can’t do over-the-top comedy: Emraan Hashmi
September 3rd, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) Action, romance and thriller - Emraan Hashmi has done it all on the big screen, but now the actor, who is set to feature in ... Read more...
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Proving yourself biggest challenge: Suraj Jagan (Movie Snippets)
August 24th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Singer Suraj Jagan says having contacts in the industry helps getting an easy entry, but to stay put, it is important to prove your ... Read more...
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Boy electrocuted in Rajasthan
July 15th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 15 (IANS) A 15-year-old boy was electrocuted Sunday and three others sustained burns when they came in touch with a high-voltage wire passing over their private hostel in ... Read more...
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Former DMK legislator arrested for rape, murder
July 14th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 13 (IANS) Former DMK legislator M. Rajkumar was remanded to 14 days custody by a court here Friday for allegedly raping and murdering a 15-year-old girl who worked ... Read more...
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Amrita Puri calls Abhishek real star of ‘Kai Po Che’
July 13th, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Actress Amrita Puri, the only female actor in "Kai Po Che!", says that director Abhishek Kapoor is the USP of the film."Kai Po...", the ... Read more...
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I survived because of TV, so I respect it: Amit Sadh
July 11th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Post "Bigg Boss" there was no work and too much criticism for Amit Sadh, leading to frustration. After six years, the actor has made ... Read more...
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Director Abhishek Kapoor doesn’t believe in weekend business
June 28th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) From silver and golden jubilees, the business of Bollywood films has shrunk to the first three days collections at the box office, and filmmakers ... Read more...
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Advani, Sethi enter semis at billiards meet
June 21st, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 21 (IANS) Pankaj Advani and Geet Sethi moved closer to a possible title showdown as the two former World champions sailed into the semi-finals of the ECA-Raman Nair ... Read more...
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Sethi, Advani to play invitational billiards
June 19th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 19 (IANS) Former World champions Geet Sethi and Pankaj Advani are among the 10 invited players who will participate in the ECA 14th G. Raman Nair handicap billiards ... Read more...
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Naseer looking forward to ‘Dedh Ishqiya’ with Madhuri
May 26th, 2012 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah is delighted to team up with Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit in Vishal Bhardwaj's "Dedh Ishqiya", and says he is looking forward ... Read more...
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Kidnapped girl freed in Bengal, abductor held
May 14th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) A female college student who was allegedly kidnapped from West Bengal's North 24 Parganas Friday was rescued and her abductor arrested Monday, police said."We have arrested ... Read more...
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Ask NRIs to increase remittances: Assocham
May 13th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Increasing internal demand and motivating expatriates to send home more remittances may solve the Indian economy's problems due to a depreciating rupee, an industry ... Read more...
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Mhamal clinches All-India Chess title
May 2nd, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore, May 2 (IANS) Second seed Goan Anurag Mhamal, sponsored by Dempo, emerged champion after the ninth and final round of the All-India Open FIDE Rated chess tournament here Wednesday ... Read more...
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Apex court to hear plea on abducted Odisha legislator (Lead)
April 18th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court will Thursday hear a plea seeking restraint on the Odisha government from freeing 29 imprisoned suspected Maoists and their sympathisers in exchange ... Read more...
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Rajasthan lawmaker suspended for foul language
April 17th, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 17 (IANS) A Rajasthan legislator was Tuesday suspended for a year from the assembly for using foul language against a minister, officials said.
Hanuman Beniwal, who represents ... Read more...
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RBI governor meets Mukherjee ahead of policy review
April 3rd, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India Governor D. Subbarao Tuesday met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to discuss the macro-economic situation, two weeks ahead of the monetary ... Read more...
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Battered baby Falak dies of cardiac arrest (Third Lead)
March 16th, 2012 - 1:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Brutally beaten, bitten and her skull broken and limbs fractured, little Falak fought a bitter battle with life for nearly 60 days. But the two-year-old's ... Read more...
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BJP leader held for attacking mining inspector
March 11th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 11 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was arrested in Madhya Pradesh Sunday for attacking a mining inspector and looting two tractors loaded with illegally mined ... Read more...
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Engineering students arrested for topper classmate’s murder
March 1st, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), Feb 29 (IANS) Two days after they allegedly shot dead their classmate in front of their college, two students of a private engineering college have been arrested by ... Read more...
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Emraan, Vidya team up for ‘Ghanchakkar’
February 20th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Now this one's an 'ooh la la' pairing! Bollywood's serial kisser Emraan Hashmi and "The Dirty Picture" star Vidya Balan have been cast opposite ... Read more...
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‘Baby Falak case a failure of child protection machinery’
February 13th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The case of two-year-old battered baby Falak, who is battling for life at a city hospital, is a stark example of failure of child protection ... Read more...
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Containerised sewage treatment plant from G.D. Nanovation
February 8th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 8 (IANS) Coimbatore-based G.D. Nanovation Pvt Ltd is targeting residential apartments, malls, hotels and hospital for its container-based sewage treatment plants launched here Wednesday. It is also looking ... Read more...
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Tamil actress held for prostitution
February 5th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Feb 5 (IANS) A Tamil actress was arrested from a five-star hotel in this Maharashtra city for her involvement in prostitution, police said here Sunday.Caroline Mariya, 22, was arrested ... Read more...
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Baby Falak stable for now, but still critical: Doctors
February 4th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Abandoned at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, two-year-old baby Falak is in stable condition after being taken off the ventilator but ... Read more...
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Crime, money power shadow Uttar Pradesh polls
February 3rd, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Thirty-five percent of the candidates in the second phase of Uttar Pradesh elections are embroiled in criminal cases, two groups said Friday.The Association for ... Read more...
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Baby Falak critical, police claim leads to finding parents (Roundup)
January 30th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Even as the Delhi Police Monday claimed to have found some leads to the parents of two-year-old Falak, the child continued to battle for life ... Read more...
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Some leads in battered baby case: Police
January 30th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Following the questioning of a woman, some leads have been obtained in the case relating to the battered baby, who was admitted in AIIMS by ... Read more...
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India in tough pool for U-21 Squash World Cup
January 29th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 29 (IANS) India find themselves in a tough pool that includes top seeds Egypt and No.5 Australia besides eighth ranked Germany in the World Cup Chennai Open Under-21 ... Read more...
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Call girl racket busted in Ghaziabad
January 15th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 15 (IANS) A call girl racket was busted in Ghaziabad and seven people, including three prostitutes and two customers, arrested, police said Sunday.Additional Superintendent of Police Amit ... Read more...
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Manipur’s women not adequately represented in state legislature
January 4th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 4 (IANS) After Mizoram, Manipur is the second Indian state where women voters outnumber men. However, the number of female legislators in the state assembly is minimal.The ... Read more...
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MIM’s Majid Hussain is the new mayor of Greater Hyderabad
January 3rd, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 3 (IANS) Mohammed Majid Hussain of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) is the new mayor of Greater Hyderabad.He was unanimously elected the mayor and Rajkumar of the Congress ... Read more...
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Bus mows down guard
December 29th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) A private company's security guard was crushed to death by a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus Thursday morning in central Delhi, police said. The bus ... Read more...
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Rajkumar Gupta teams with Emraan for comedy
December 12th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) After serious movies like "Aamir" and "No One Killed Jessica", filmmaker Rajkumar Gupta now moves on to lighter subject with "Ghanchakkar" and he has teamed ... Read more...
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I’m relieved, says Nikita after ban is lifted
September 15th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 15 (IANS) I'm relieved and happy, said Kannada actress Nikita Thukral after the Kannada Film Producers Association (KFPA) Thursday revoked three-year ban on her.The KFPA had banned her ... Read more...
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Kannada actor awaits bail in wife beating case
September 14th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 14 (IANS) Leading Kannada actor Darshan, arrested last Friday for assaulting his wife, will have to wait till next Monday to know whether he will get bail.Sessions court ... Read more...
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