Nawaz, Manoj turn revolutionaries for ‘Chittagong’ (Movie Snippets)
September 7th, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) After playing rebels in the crime thriller "Gangs of Wasseypur", Manoj Bajpayee and Nawazuddin Siddiqui will be seen as revolutionaries in the upcoming film ... Read more...
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After revolutionaries, porn stars fancy Twitter
July 20th, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 20 (IANS) After having charmed revolutionaries during the Arab spring uprising as an effective tool of communication, Twitter now appears to have caught the fancy of porn stars ... Read more...
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‘Mount indefinite protests over lenient Mubarak sentence’
June 3rd, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, June 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Egyptian revolutionary movements have called for an indefinite protest in Tahrir Square in the centre of Cairo over "lenient" sentences handed to ousted president Hosni ... Read more...
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Russia accuses Libya of training Syrian rebels
March 9th, 2012 - 7:13 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's envoy to the UN has accused Libya of running a training centre for Syrian rebels combating the "legal government" of President Bashar al-Assad."We are ... Read more...
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Cuba battles corruption
February 21st, 2012 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Havana, Feb 21 (IANS/EFE) Control, prevention and participation by the community are "essential" in Cuba's battle against corruption and indiscipline in state corporations, the Communist-ruled island's controller general said."The job ... Read more...
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Name Bengal township after Ambedkar: NGO
December 9th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) Claiming that thousands of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes were evicted to create New Town Rajarhat -- a fast-growing residential-cum-industrial hub, an NGO Friday demanded ... Read more...
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Longoria shoots lesbian love scenes for new film
July 19th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) Actress Eva Longoria Parker has shot for a series of same-sex love scenes with actress Kate Del Castillo for her new film "Without Men".Director Gabriela Tagliavini ... Read more...
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Bangladesh remembers Chittagong’s woman revolutionary
May 5th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 5 (IANS) Bangladesh Thursday remembered Pritilata Waddedar, considered one of the first woman revolutionaries in undivided India who died fighting the British, with a call for recording ... Read more...
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Gaddafi forces using schoolboy conscripts to regain Misurata
April 16th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Apr 16 (ANI): Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is reportedly using schoolboy conscripts as young as 15 in a bid to regain the rebel-held town of Misurata.Young government troops captured ... Read more...
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Gaddafi ‘using sexy daughter Aisha against Libya’s rebels’
March 30th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 30 (ANI): Colonel Gaddafi is using his sexy blonde daughter as his secret weapon in the war against Libya's rebels.With revolutionaries fighting to take control of the country, Gaddafi ... Read more...
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Seven men found buried alive in Gadaffi’s East Libya compound
February 28th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 28 (ANI): A disturbing new evidence of the barbarity of Libyan despot Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's regime in East Libya has emerged. Seven prisoners rescued by the opposition movement after they ... Read more...
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Libyan revolutionaries used dating website to organize anti-Gaddafi protests
February 25th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Feb 25(ANI): Libya's revolutionaries used a dating website to organize their revolt against dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi, and to avoid detection by the country's secret police, former opposition leader Omar Shibliy ... Read more...
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NASA rocket to bear name of Egyptian woman killed in protests
February 11th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 11 (IANS/AKI) The US' space agency NASA has okayed the naming of one of its spaceships after a young Egyptian woman killed in late January during an anti-government protest, according ... Read more...
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Survivor of Chittagong armoury raid going strong at 101
January 19th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Pradipta Tapadar
Barasat (West Bengal), Jan 19 (IANS) Now the only survivor of the Chittagong armoury raid, Binod Behari Choudhury vividly remembers the day - April 22, 1930 - when he received ... Read more...
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Advani praises ‘Khelein…’ for educating people about Chittagong uprising
December 17th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Watching Ashutosh Gowariker's "Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey", based on the Chittagong Uprising of 1930, was a revelation for senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. ... Read more...
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My film offers different take on Chittagong uprising: director
December 17th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Satyen K. Bordoloi
Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) Anurag Kashyap may have put his hand in the Big B's nest, tacitly accusing the megastar of stalling his production "Chittagong" to create space ... Read more...
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Forbes releases its list of the world’s most expensive cars
December 16th, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Dec 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Forbes has come up with its list of the “World’s Most Expensive Cars.”The company announced that it used prices from some major car manufacturers to come ... Read more...
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Scientists identify Henri IV’s head after 400 years
December 15th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 15 (ANI): A team of scientists has identified the head of French King, Henri IV, from the skeletons of monarchs lying in mass graves in the Royal Basilica of Saint-Denis ... Read more...
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Idealism in cynical times? No takers for “Khelein…” in film loving India (Comment)
December 11th, 2010 - 10:27 am ICT by IANS
By Minu Jain
Here's a snap quiz... Who is Surjya Sen? Chances are most have heard the name vaguely mentioned in the context of the freedom struggle but no more. A hidden ... Read more...
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Movie Preview: Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
December 2nd, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Director: Ashutosh GowarikerStarring: Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Feroz Wahid Khan, Vishakha Singh, Sikander Kher, Shreyas Pandit, Mahinder Singh, Samrat Mukherjee, Monty Munford, Amin GaziDirector Ashutosh Gowariker is again back to periodic ... Read more...
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I was shocked I didn’t know about Chittagong uprising: Ashutosh Gowariker (Interview)
November 28th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 28 (IANS) Award-winning director Ashutosh Gowariker is confident that his new film "Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey" on the Chittagong uprising would be an enlightening experience for ... Read more...
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Castro to release first volume of memoirs in August
July 28th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Havana (Cuba), July 28 (ANI): Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has announced plans to release the first volume of his memoirs. The Strategic Victory, which tells the story of how a few ... Read more...
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Bangalore Fashion Store MINC To Promote Eco-Friendly Fashion
July 27th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): MINC, a Bangalore fashion store is going to promote eco-friendly fashion by using organic cotton, vegetable-dyed fabrics, and khadi. Many fashion designers have opted for eco-friendly ... Read more...
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Chandra Shekhar Azad remembered on his 105th birth anniversary
July 23rd, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by ANI
Allahabad, July 23 (ANI): Residents of Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad city paid rich tributes to revolutionary freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad on his 105th birth anniversary that was observed on Friday.Scores of dignitaries ... Read more...
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I did not criticise Chidambaram: Digvijay Singh
July 23rd, 2010 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Welcoming the party directive asking leaders not to speak out of turn, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh Thursday said he had not criticized Home Minister P. ... Read more...
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Maoists may soon realise that India is not a soft state (Comment)
July 3rd, 2010 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
By Amulya Ganguli
Knowingly or otherwise, the Maoists are engaged in a dangerous game which can ultimately prove disastrous for them. It is clear that their present tactics involve attacking the police and ... Read more...
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Strong need for revival of the Left movement in Pakistan: Pak Editorial
April 26th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Apr 26(ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had recently highlighted a significant issue concerning the Left movement in Pakistan, when he questioned the silence of the intellectuals who had vowed to ... Read more...
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Group that asked US governors to quit, looked to Gandhi, Mandela
April 4th, 2010 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 4 (IANS) The Guardians of the free Republics, an anti-government group that recently asked 50 US governors to quit office within three days, claims their ideology is non-violent and inspired ... Read more...
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Public toilet at freedom fighter memorial?
March 6th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 6 (IANS) Why has a toilet come up where revolutionary freedom fighter Khudiram Bose was cremated? A Bihar legislator wants to know, and the state government says it will get ... Read more...
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Bhagat Singh’s followers campaign to save his alma mater in Lahore
February 1st, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 1(ANI): Bradlaugh Hall, where one of India's most influential revolutionaries, Bhagat Singh, once studied is the focus of a campaign to not only rescue it from disrepair, but to rename ... Read more...
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Jyoti Basu on his life and politics (Lead)
January 17th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu, who died here Sunday, was a man of strong views and never hesitated to speak his mind. Here are some of his ... Read more...
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Thus spake Jyoti Basu
January 17th, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Communist patriarch Jyoti Basu, who died Sunday, was a man of strong views and never hesitated to speak his mind. Here are his comments on his life ... Read more...
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Colombian rebel groups join forces to fight against government
December 17th, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Dec 17 (EFE) Colombia's two largest guerrilla groups have joined forces in the fight against the government of President Alvaro Uribe, the leaders of the two groups said in a joint ... Read more...
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Zee TV synopsis of the coming week (17th August-19th August 2009)
August 15th, 2009 - 10:18 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Zee TV synopsis of the coming week (17th August-19th August 2009)
Aap Ki Antara
Telecast date: Monday, 17th Aug at 8:30pm
Janmashtami celebrations are on in the society, the evening of dance and performances ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh says Pakistan has not given any dossier to India on Balochistan
July 29th, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday dispelled reports that Pakistan has given any dossier to India on Balochistan.The statement came during the debate in ... Read more...
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