The face of India at Edinburgh fest (With Image)
August 12th, 2012 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Kathak exponent Aditi Mangaldas will be the lone face of classical Indian arts at the Edinburgh International Festival with a 105-minute combination of traditional Kathak ... Read more...
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Assam molestation: Channel editor says he’ll quit (Lead)
July 17th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 17 (IANS) Atanu Bhuyan, editor-in-chief of News Live channel, has announced his decision to quit following widespread criticism of the telecast of the molestation of a teenage girl ... Read more...
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Hundreds out in Guwahati demanding punishment for molesters
July 15th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 15 (IANS) Hundreds of people, mostly women, on Sunday took out a protest rally through the streets of Guwahati demanding exemplary punishment to the culprits of the July ... Read more...
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Assam Congress lawmaker assaulted for converting to Islam
June 30th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 30 (IANS) A woman Congress legislator from Assam was thrashed by a mob at a hotel in Karimganj town late Friday night after she converted to Islam and ... Read more...
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Social Islam biased against freedom of arts: Filmmaker Shama Zaidi
April 29th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The idea of social Islam - the practised version of the faith - in conservative Muslim countries comes with a bias against the freedom of ... Read more...
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Sufism binds millions of hearts in subcontinent: Abida Parveen
February 28th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Sufi legend Abida Parveen Tuesday said that Sufism binds millions of people in the subcontinent and that the forthcoming festival Jahan-e-Khusrau festival is an effort ... Read more...
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Satish Kaushik as common man in ‘Gali Gali Chor Hai’
January 30th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Director-actor Satish Kaushik, known for his comic timing, says his role in Rumi Jafri's "Gali Gali Chor Hai" is not unique. He just represents ... Read more...
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‘Gali Gali…’ screening in Anna village raises piracy fears
January 25th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) Though Anna Hazare watched "Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai" with much enthusiasm along with other people in his Ralegan Siddhi village Tuesday evening, it's said ... Read more...
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Villagers attend film screening with Anna Hazare (With Images)
January 25th, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Jan 25 (IANS) Around 2,000 villagers gathered here to watch the special screening of Rumi Jafry's "Gali Gali Chor Hai" with social activist Anna Hazare and ... Read more...
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Akshaye hurts his back, shooting halted
September 30th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) The shooting of Rumi Jaffrey's political satire "Gali Gali Mein Shor Hai" came to a halt in Bhopal last week when the film's leading man ... Read more...
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Priyanka Chopra Dons Many Hats!
January 15th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Priyanka Chopra is a talented actress and has won the critics praises with her power packed performances in many films. Recently Priyanka is hogging all the limelight as the buzz ... Read more...
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Media in India, Pakistan must play responsible role in cementing ties
December 7th, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar Dec.7 (ANI): An eminent Pakistani journalist has said "the media can and play a responsible and vital role in cementing worthy relations between India and Pakistan."Raza Rumi, News and Features Editor ... Read more...
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Demi Moore’s daughter Rumer Willis is now engaged to Micah Alberti
April 16th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Apr 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Demi Moore and Bruce Willis’ daughter Rumer Willis has gotten engaged to her longtime boyfriend Micah Alberti. According to reports, the 21 years old actress ... Read more...
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Govinda: “My Role Started As A Guest Appearance”
August 14th, 2009 - 11:06 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K Jha
In his new release this week Life Partner, Govinda's role started as a guest appearance and was later extended into a full-fledged part.
Says Govinda happily, "What you've heard ... Read more...
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Genelia’s Love for family
August 6th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Genelia D'Souza is definitely a home bird and she proved it to all by recently turning down Fardeen and Tusshar's request to celebrate her birthday yesterday, with them.
The film producers from ... Read more...
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Don’t come too close, Prachi Desai tells Tusshar Kapoor
April 20th, 2009 - 8:58 am ICT by IANS
By Joginder Tuteja
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Tusshar Kapoor says Prachi Desai, who stars opposite him in "Life Partner", was not comfortable doing intimate scenes with him and was too much into ... Read more...
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I am a religious fanatic: Govinda
April 15th, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Govinda of late it is said has become a religious fanatic and has been visiting shrines putting his shoots in disarray. He has also feels that disclosing his visits to the ... Read more...
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Govinda, Tusshar, Fardeen team up for film on marriage
April 5th, 2009 - 9:51 am ICT by IANS
By Joginder Tuteja
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Think of Govinda, Tusshar Kapoor and Fardeen Khan in a movie and one would expect a laugh riot. The three are coming together for "Life ... Read more...
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SAARC literary fest ends in Agra
March 16th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 16 (IANS) A four-day SAARC literary festival ended here Monday with a declaration calling for greater involvement of poets, writers and intellectuals in containing terrorist activities which affect lives of ... Read more...
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Car bombing outside US base kills nine Afghans
August 18th, 2008 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Kabul, Aug 18 (Xinhua) Insurgents detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) outside a US base in eastern Afghan province of Khowst Monday, killing nine Afghans and wounding 13, said a coalition statement. ... Read more...
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Bollywood is in its golden age now: Anupam Kher
July 10th, 2008 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Radhika Bhirani
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Anupam Kher, who's experimented with different film genres as an actor and director, feels that the quality of scripts, cinematography and screenplays in Hindi films ... Read more...
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Urdu Rubaiyat now in Polish
April 18th, 2008 - 11:17 am ICT by admin
Warsaw, April 18 (IANS) Urdu poetry, which has made inroads in Polish literary circles in the last few years with the publications of Mir, Ghalib, Faiz and Firaq, now has a new ... Read more...
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