Elaborate security for Agra municipal polls
June 27th, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Agra, June 26 (IANS) Authorities stepped up security in Agra for Wednesday's municipal polls which will test the popularity of the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh. The SP is ... Read more...
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Two folk singers killed in Uttar Pradesh
June 9th, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 9 (IANS) A leading folk singer and a woman singer were shot dead at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday.Ramji Yadav and Suneeta Tyagi were going from ... Read more...
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Denied bypoll ticket, Jharkhand Congress leader joins BJP (Lead)
June 6th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 6 (IANS) Jharkhand Mahila Congress former president Pratibha Pandey Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), expressing anger at the Congress fielding Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant ... Read more...
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Policeman kills vendor for demanding money
May 30th, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 30 (IANS) A drunken police officer killed a roadside vendor here when he sought money for eggs and cigarette sold to him, police said Thursday.Ramji Kumar was beaten ... Read more...
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Deepak Sawant set to work with Abhishek in Bhojpuri film
May 3rd, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Makeup man-turned-director Deepak Sawant, who teamed up with Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan for his Bhojpuri films, says that he will cast Abhishek Bachchan in his ... Read more...
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Bitter row over Agra’s trademark sweet
November 2nd, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Nov 2 (IANS) No trip to Agra is complete without two essentials -- a glimpse of the Taj Mahal and a sampling of the famous 'Agra ka petha'. But ... Read more...
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Malegaon blast: NIA to interrogate accused army officer
July 19th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was Tuesday allowed to interrogate, for eight days, Lt. Col. Shrikant Purohit and two other key accused in the 2008 blast ... Read more...
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12 new ministers to take oath in Nepal on Wednesday
April 12th, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Apr.12 (ANI): Nepal's Prime Minister, Jhala Nath Khanal, has expanded his eight-member cabinet by inducting five United Marxist Leninist (UML) leaders as cabinet ministers and seven others as state ministers. The ... Read more...
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Arjun Rampal to learn thumri, dadra for cop role
March 17th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) After Salman Khan, it is Arjun Rampal's turn to play a cop in a dusty backward town of Uttar Pradesh. His character is based on ... Read more...
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Another key accused in 2008 Malegaon blast held (Lead)
February 1st, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad has nabbed Praveen Mutalik, one of the key accused on the run in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, a top official said here ... Read more...
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3 farmers attempt suicide in Madhya Pradesh
January 31st, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 31 (IANS) Three farmers in three districts of Madhya Pradesh Monday attempted to commit suicide, in a grim reminder of the continuing crisis the state's farmers find themselves in after ... Read more...
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UTV Motion Pictures Gets Release Rights Of ‘Irandam Ulagam’
January 12th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
, has been acquired by UTV Motion Pictures. This movie will first time seen the pairing of Dhanush and Andrea.Irandam Ulagam tells the story of a couple played by Dhanush and ... Read more...
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CBI formally charges two in Mecca Masjid blast case
December 13th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 13 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday formally filed charges against two members of the Hindu right-wing group, Abhinav Bharat, in the 2007 Mecca Masjid bombing.The investigating agency ... Read more...
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Dhanush-Selvaraghavan Back With ‘Idhu Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam’
October 23rd, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 23, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The brothers are back in action, this time with a romantic drama. Previously, the duo had delivered some of the best movies like 'Kadhal Kondein' and ... Read more...
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Opposition homes in to isolate BSP in farmers’ agitation (News Analysis)
August 19th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra/Mathura/Aligarh, Aug 19 (IANS) With farmers rejecting the enhanced compensation offered by the Uttar Pradesh government in lieu of the land acquired for the Noida-Agra Yamuna Expressway, the stage ... Read more...
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Trial in Babri demolition to begin from Monday
August 18th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 18 (IANS) Eighteen years after the 16th century Babri Mosque was pulled down by violent Hindu mobs in the ancient temple town of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, a special ... Read more...
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Bihar Congress keen to use Nitish-Modi pic in poll campaign
July 21st, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Keen to capitalise on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's discomfiture over a photograph showing him holding hands with the controversial Narendra Modi, Congress workers in the ... Read more...
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Selvaraghavan’s ‘Idhu Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam’ On The Floors
July 20th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Surprising news indeed! It is well known that Selvaraghavan takes a very long time to complete his projects. But for the first time, the filmmaker seems to ... Read more...
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Couple killed in roof collapse
July 11th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 11 (IANS) A couple who ignored warnings that their house was unsafe were killed in their sleep when its roof collapsed here early Sunday, police said.
Ramji Patel and his wife ... Read more...
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CBI announces Rs. 10 lakh reward for info in Mecca Masjid blast case
June 22nd, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 22 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday announced a cash reward of Rs. 10,00,000/- for providing information about the two absconding accused relating to 2007 Mecca ... Read more...
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Rajasthan ATS seeks permission for narco-analysis on Ajmer blast suspect
May 2nd, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by ANI
Ajmer, May 2 (ANI): The Rajasthan Anti Terror Squad (ATS) has moved to the court here for permission to conduct a narco-analysis test on Devendra Gupta, who was arrested for his alleged ... Read more...
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‘Click’ a melange of intended terror, unintended humour (Hindi Movie Review - Rating: **)
February 19th, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Film: "Click"; Cast: Shreyas Talpade, Sadaa Sayed, Sneha Ullal; Director: Sangeeth Sivan; Rating: **If you can accept Shreyas Talpade as a womanizing glamorous photographer who clicks with the ... Read more...
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Congressman Jagdish Tytler launches music album on peace
February 3rd, 2010 - 11:33 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Feb 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Social activist Abdul Aziz Babblu ji has initiated an album on peace, "One Dream One Theme- Give us peace'. Giving voice to the most common and important ... Read more...
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Album Dhoor launched with much fanfare
January 30th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Singer-lyricist-composer DJ Ramji Gulati launched his latest album "Dhoor' in India. The music album features the "Dream Team' which include Ramji Gulati, Manak E of the De Dana Dan "Paisa paisa' fame ... Read more...
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Poori, peda and soul food at Mahakumbh
January 19th, 2010 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Jan 19 (IANS) For centuries the spiritual soup for the millions crowding the banks of the Ganga river for Mahakumh Mela has remained unchanged - poori, sukhi ... Read more...
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Kashmiri Pandits pray for their brethrens’ early return to valley on Diwali eve
October 17th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
By Bilal ButtSrinagar, Oct.17 (ANI): As people across the country were overwhelmed with the celebration of Diwali, the festival of lights, on Saturday, a number of Kashmiri Pandits or Hindus offered prayers ... Read more...
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Indian cricket team practices hard in Bangalore
August 30th, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Aug 30 (ANI): The Indian cricket team was seen sweating hard on the practice ground in Bangalore for the tri-series in Sri Lanka, featuring New Zealand from September 8-14.It ... Read more...
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Indian cricket team toils at Bangalore conditioning camp
August 28th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Aug 28(ANI): The Indian cricket team sweated hard on Friday, the second day of a four day conditioning camp that is being held at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here.The conditioning ... Read more...
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Singer Shefali Saxena- Ready to unwind!
August 20th, 2009 - 7:58 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
"Pehle Pehle Pyar ki" song marks Shefali's Bollywood debut as a singer and performer.
Music director Monty Sharma and Abdul Aziz launched Shefali Saxena's album at Marimba Lounge. Shefali was wearing a black ... Read more...
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Over a dozen held in Agra hospital clash
August 14th, 2009 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 14 (IANS) Over a dozen people were arrested when a group of junior doctors clashed with hospital workers in a medical college in this Uttar Pradesh city, police said Friday. ... Read more...
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Buzzing party for Talant Abuzz’s Tejwant Singh!
August 13th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Small cause or big reasons our Bolly-celebs just need any reason to party. And if there are multiple reasons to celebrate, then there are no bounds to partying. Recently, Tejwant Singh Lamba ... Read more...
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Akhilesh Yadav to retain Kannauj: SP leader
May 24th, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Firozabad, May 24 (IANS) Newly-elected Lok Sabha member from Firozabad and Kannauj, Akhilesh Yadav, the son of Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, has decided to vacate the Firozabad seat, ... Read more...
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Voting ends in Agra, over 40 percent turn out
May 7th, 2009 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 7 (IANS) Polling for the Agra constituency in Uttar Pradesh was largely peaceful barring a few skirmishes and hot words as a number of voters found their names missing ... Read more...
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Rohini Rau wins sailing bronze medal
April 14th, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Rohini Rau created history by becoming the first Indian woman sailor to finish on the podium in an international Olympic class Regatta when she finished third in the ... Read more...
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Nation pays tribute to Ambedkar on his 118th birth anniversary
April 14th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 14 (ANI): The nation on Tuesday paid rich tribute to Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar on his 118th birth anniversary.Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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