Shooter Joydeep Karmakar: The mind will go where the spirit takes it (Interview)
August 28th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) He mulled selling his kidney to buy a rifle, became a national champion with a borrowed gun, has participated in 17 World Cups, missed out a ... Read more...
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IPTA to pay tribute to A.K.Hangal
August 26th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) will pay tribute to the works of veteran actor A.K. Hangal, who started his acting journey with theatre, at a ceremony ... Read more...
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Independent Maharashtra legislator to rejoin Shiv Sena
August 25th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) Independent legislator from Aurangabad Pradeep Jaiswal Saturday decided rejoin Shiv Sena after meeting party chief Bal Thackeray, a party leader said.He had earlier quit after ... Read more...
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Independent films can help tackle issues: Dhulia
August 22nd, 2012 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia, who is riding high on the success of "Paan Singh Tomar", feels independent filmmaking can help tackle socially relevant issues in a ... Read more...
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People from outside Mumbai are very rooted: Tigmanshu Dhulia (Interview)
August 16th, 2012 - 10:27 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) Outsiders bring a lot of freshness to Bollywood because of their vast experience, says director and now actor Tigmanshu Dhulia. For Mumbaikars, India begins and ends ... Read more...
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I can’t defy any command from my daughter: Shatrughan Sinha
August 15th, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) Veteran actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who is back home from hospital after bypass surgery, is now under his daughter's observation.The 66-year-old has been asked by his ... Read more...
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Dhulia to shoot ‘Milan Talkies’ in February
August 13th, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) After making offbeat films, Tigmanshu Dhulia now wants to try other genres. He is wielding the megaphone for actioner "Bullet Raja" and after finishing ... Read more...
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Miffed Azam Khan offers to quit UP cabinet
July 26th, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 26 (IANS) Miffed at his powers being curtailed, senior Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan has sent a terse letter to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav offering to quit the ... Read more...
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Raj-Uddhav Thackeray ‘bonhomie’ fuels political speculation
July 16th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) As Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Monday drove Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray, activists of both parties here wondered whether he succeeded in ... Read more...
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Mahesh Bhatt hails Mamata for minority welfare
July 15th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has hailed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for activating government programmes for the minorities in the state as per the suggestions ... Read more...
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Shatrughan Sinha remains in hospital, medication adjusted: Doctor
July 12th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha is stable but will continue to stay in hospital Thursday as he still gets breathless, said doctor."Mr Sinha is stable. Still ... Read more...
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Shatrughan Sinha stable, but gets breathless
July 11th, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Shatrughan Sinha will continue to stay in the hospital as he still tends to get breathless.The actor-politician was hospitalised July 2 at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai ... Read more...
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Shatrughan Sinha’s hospital stay to continue
July 7th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha, who is being treated at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital for a breathing problem, is now absolutely fine but he can't ... Read more...
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Shatrugan Sinha stable, says son Luv
July 6th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Actor-politician Shatrugan Sinha is fine but he will have to have to stay in the hospital till his discharge date is finalised, his son Luv ... Read more...
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Shatrugan Sinha’s better, says doctor (Lead)
July 3rd, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who was hospitalised with some breathing problem, is improving now, but discharge date has not been finalised yet, said a doctor Tuesday.Sinha ... Read more...
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LeT ‘major general’, two ISI men were in 26/11 control room: Jindal
July 2nd, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) A senior Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) activist, identified only as "major general saheb", was among the 10 people present in the control rook set up in Karachi to ... Read more...
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Starving sisters rescued in Delhi to get financial help
June 23rd, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikhsit here Saturday announced financial aid of Rs.1 lakh each for the starving sisters rescued from their north Delhi apartment last ... Read more...
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A marshy dispute: Sir Creek factfile
June 19th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Sir Creek: A marshy dispute( Q and A.Factfile)
Factfile on the India-Pakistan dispute on the Sir Creek marshlands on which the two countries concluded two days of talks in New Delhi ... Read more...
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Graft eroding public trust in politicians: Mamata
June 19th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Blaming underhand deals for the people's diminishing trust in politicians, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said that she is deeply hurt by A.P.J. ... Read more...
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Dilip Saheb, a colossus: Big B
May 4th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is all praise for Bollywood's golden couple Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu and says that the former is of exceptionally large status."...the ... Read more...
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Man held for distributing plagiarised poems of Mamata
May 3rd, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) A man was arrested from central Kolkata Thursday and booked under the Copyright Act for illegally publishing and distributing books containing several poems of West ... Read more...
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Imran, Deepika win worst actors Golden Kela
April 1st, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Imran Khan was named the worst actor and Deepika Padukone the worst actress at the fourth annual Golden Kela Awards Sunday, a spin-off of ... Read more...
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‘Bold’ Mahie not worried about being typecast
February 25th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Mahie Gill picks bold roles, but being typecast in those characters is not something that the actress is worried about.She has featured in films like "Dev ... Read more...
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Soha’s ‘Sahib…’ look modelled on Sharmila’s ‘Anupama’
February 22nd, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) The "Saheb, Biwi aur Gangster" sequel has got more interesting - Soha Ali Khan joins the cast as Irrfan Khan's tormented wife. Her role would ... Read more...
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Peon and fisherwoman among winners in Mumbai
February 18th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) A peon, a fisherwoman and a resident of the Dharavi slum township are among the winners in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).Anusha Kodam, 21, an engineering ... Read more...
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Raj Thackeray hits out at uncle, Shiv Sena
February 14th, 2012 - 1:34 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Hitting out at his uncle and Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's comments about his mimicry, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chief Raj Thackeray Monday said he has ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena MP meets Pawar to seek help for development
January 21st, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) In a sudden development, Shiv Sena MP Anand Paranjpe Friday met union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on the eve ... Read more...
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Amitabh overwhelmed with letter from Dilip Kumar
December 15th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is overjoyed after receiving praise from thespian Dilip Kumar and says he no longer needs any other endorsements after receiving such ... Read more...
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Dilip Kumar joins Twitter on 89th birthday
December 12th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Twitter is infectious and even Dilip Kumar couldn't stay away from it. The Thespian joined the micro-blogging site on his 89th birthday and Amitabh ... Read more...
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Happy Birthday Dilip saab, says Bollywood
December 11th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Dilip Kumar celebrated his 89th birthday Sunday and celebrities like Deep Mehta, Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar wished him and showered praise on the ... Read more...
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Dev Anand no more, film fraternity says ‘abhi na jao chodkar’
December 4th, 2011 - 10:12 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 4 (IANS) The Hindi film industry mourns the death of legendary actor Dev Anand, who died of a heart attack in London. Amitabh Bachchan says he has ... Read more...
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Advani draws big crowd, many leave during speech
November 20th, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Thousands of people filled the spacious Ramlila ground here to witness the conclusion of the 40-day Jan Chetna Yatra of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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When Indira’s birth drew long faces! (Excerpts from the book ‘24 Akbar Road’)
November 18th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
When Indira was born on Nov 19, 1917, the Scottish doctor who was attending to Kamla Nehru announced to Jawaharlal Nehru: "It is a bonny lassie, Sir!"The womenfolk around Jawaharlal's ... Read more...
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Musician siblings torn between riyaz and clothes shop
November 14th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Giridih (Jharkhand), Nov 14 (IANS) They are the disciples of Hindustani classical maestros Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Annapurna Devi, but the Kedia brothers, Mormukut and Manoj, known for their ... Read more...
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Anupam meets Keira after nine years (Movie Snippets)
September 12th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Actor Anupam Kher got an opportunity to meet Hollywood actress Keira Knightely at the ongoing Toronto Film Festival.Both Anupam and Keira have previously worked ... Read more...
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