Shah Rukh Khan charms Yale crowd (With Images)
April 13th, 2012 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
New Haven (Connecticut), April 13 (IANS) Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan enthralled the students of Yale University as he came to the Ivy League institution as a Chubb Fellow, ... Read more...
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Shruti Haasan admits getting nose-job
February 23rd, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Actresses usually shy away from discussing their cosmetic surgeries, but Shruti Haasan has no problems in admitting that she went under the knife for a ... Read more...
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Mumbai blasts victm’s kin appointed teacher
September 25th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 25 (IANS) The wife of a city-based diamond trader who was killed in the July 13 triple blasts was Sunday appointed a teacher in a school here.Congress MP ... Read more...
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Anna campaign gets US prominence, excites Indian Americans
August 21st, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) Anna Hazare's campaign against corruption has caught the imagination of Indian Americans and the US media alike though official Washington was apparently caught on the ... Read more...
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Make a fashion splash with your monsoon rainwear
June 19th, 2011 - 9:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Make a fashion statement every time you walk out of your home this monsoon - in trendy trench-coats, raincoats or gumboots.Indian designer Sonya Vajifdar, who ... Read more...
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Andhra college employee murders girl student
May 7th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 7 (IANS) In a gruesome incident, an office boy of a college murdered a girl student and buried her in Andhra Pradesh's Khammam district after she rejected his ... Read more...
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Brother murders NRI sister
May 4th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 4 (IANS) A 34-year-old man slit the throat of his US-settled younger sister, who was on a visit here, as he was jealous of her prosperity, police said ... Read more...
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I play a traditional Marwari woman: Nausheen on comeback show
March 27th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) After playing the girl-next-door in "Kkusum", actress Nausheen Ali Sardar is returning to small screen as a typical Marwari woman in "Beend Banoonga Ghodi Chadhunga". ... Read more...
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Shruti Haasan To Celebrate A Quiet Birthday With Family Today
January 28th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The actress-singer-music composer wants to celebrate her birthday in a very simple way. She wants to keep it a family affair as she is getting to celebrate it with them after ... Read more...
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Rajasthan farmers use bio-ash to increase onion yield
December 27th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by ANI
By Sarika SinghBilota (Rajasthan), Dec.27 (ANI): Farmers in Rajasthan's Bilota village are using bio-ash, a by-product from a nearby factory, as it has increased onion yield this year with around 200-250 quintals.Apart ... Read more...
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I’m almost 90 percent blind: Shruti Haasan
September 16th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Shruti Haasan may be seen as fit as a fiddle but she confesses her eyesight is extremely weak and that she heavily depends on spectacles and contact ... Read more...
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Akshay, Salman to shoot together (Movie Snippets)
September 14th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Bollywood stars Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan are set to share screen space in Farah Khan's "Tees Maar Khan".
"Looking forward to our shoot after so long... ... Read more...
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Shruti Haasan Poised For Another Comeback
August 16th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): First it was mom Sarika whose good offices were used to launch daughter Shruti Haasan's career in Hindi cinema. Now, apparently dad Kamal Haasan has ... Read more...
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Kamal Haasan now works to re-launch daughter Shruti
August 16th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) First it was mom Sarika whose good friends were used to launch daughter Shruti Haasan's career in Hindi cinema. Now, apparently dad Kamal has ... Read more...
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Madhur Bhandarkar Turns Actor On Smita Thackeray’s Insistence
May 5th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 05, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Madhur Bhandarkar has turned actor.And he was teased mercilessly by his co-stars Dimple Kapadia and Sarika who ganged up against poor ... Read more...
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Pyarelal felicitated by the Malwa Rangmanch Samiti
February 22nd, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
February 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Pyarelal (of the renowned music director-duo pair Laxmikant Pyarelal) was felicitated by the Malwa Rangmanch Samiti in Ujjain recently. He was accorded the warmest welcome by the ... Read more...
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Music Director Pyarelal felicitated by Malwa Rangmanch Samiti
February 17th, 2010 - 11:09 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
February 17, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Pyarelal (of the renowned music director-duo pair Laxmikant Pyarelal) was felicitated by the Malwa Rangmanch Samiti in Ujjain recently. He was accorded the warmest welcome ... Read more...
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Sikh kids should be allowed to wear ceremonial daggers in public: Brit Asian judge
February 8th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 8(ANI): Britain's first Asian judge Sir Mota Singh QC has said that Sikh schoolchildren should be allowed to wear their ceremonial daggers at all times in all public places. Singh's ... Read more...
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ICC announces match officials for ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
February 4th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Feb.4 (ANI): The ICC has announced the match officials for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2010 which takes place in the United Arab Emirates from 9 to 13 February,David Jukes and ... Read more...
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Chinese film ‘Wheat’ to open Goa IFFI
November 21st, 2009 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) The 40th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be inaugurated by veteran actress Waheeda Rehman at a glittering ceremony here Monday.
Chinese film ... Read more...
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Actors, crew of ‘Yeh Mera India’ get candid with media
August 21st, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Aug 21 (ANI): Cast and crew of Bollywood film 'Yeh Mera India' that brings to light several problems of the Indian society, got candid with media in Mumbai.All the ... Read more...
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Anupam took just 5 minutes to say yes to Y.M.I.
August 21st, 2009 - 2:45 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Director N. Chandra and actor Anupam Kher have rekindled their friendship of Tezaab-days with the film Yeh Mera India. It's a social thriller that deals with several sensitive issues prevailing in modern ... Read more...
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Cast and crew of ‘Yeh Mera India’ promote their movie
August 13th, 2009 - 11:24 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Aug 13(ANI): Cast and crew of Bollywood film 'Yeh Mera India' that highlights various problems of the Indian society, promoted their film in Chandigarh on Wednesday.Co-Producer and Director of the ... Read more...
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Purab and me are like two guys! -Smilie Suri
August 11th, 2009 - 7:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Smilie Suri, the pretty petite girl, had left her indelible mark as an actress in her debut film Kalyug. Despite being from the Bhatt camp and sister of talented filmmaker Mohit ... Read more...
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Soaring vegetable prices add to common man’s misery
July 11th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Forget about the more "fancy" broccoli or mushroom, even the humble potato, tomato and onion are inching away from the common man's home budget. Due to the ... Read more...
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Family of 5 quarantined in Chennai for swine flu symptoms
June 13th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, June 13 (ANI): A Coimabatore-based family of five, including a six-month-old girl, was quarantined at the airport here for suspected H1N1 virus symptoms after they arrived from the US on Saturday. ... Read more...
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At 88 and 26, they are oldest and youngest MPs
May 20th, 2009 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The 15th Lok Sabha has seen a surge of fresh and young faces but the oldest member of the new house is 88-year old while the ... Read more...
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How Shruti Hassan bagged her first TV campaign
April 3rd, 2009 - 10:52 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Industry sources reveal that Amrita Rao was replaced by Kamal Hassan and Sarika's eldest daughter, Shruti Hassan in the Walls ice cream commercial. The TV commercial was shot few weeks back ... Read more...
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Refugee kids dream of return to an isle of peace
January 25th, 2009 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 25 (IANS) "In the evening, the sun goes home... when will we go home?" asks seven-year-old D. Sarika from the Azhiyanilai refugee camp in Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai district in a ... Read more...
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‘Tahaan’ sweeps top awards at foreign film fest
December 7th, 2008 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 7 (IANS) Director Santosh Sivan's anti-terrorism film "Tahaan" swept all the top awards at the 11th edition of the Olympia Film Festival for Children and Young People in Greece. "My ... Read more...
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1,200 sitarists create magical music together
November 22nd, 2008 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Noida, Nov 21 (IANS) The soul-stirring music seemed to reach up to the heavens as 1,200 sitarists played together to create a scintillating symphony here Friday evening, holding the audience spell bound. ... Read more...
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India should strengthen its public distribution system to reduce food scarcity
October 16th, 2008 - 1:07 pm ICT by admin
By Sarika TripathiThe Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United Nations has recently issued a report which reveals that currently there are 75 million (7.5 crore) people in the world who have ... Read more...
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President condoles Sonu’s death, seeks safety guidelines
October 13th, 2008 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Condoling the tragic death of two-year-old Sonu, trapped in a 150-foot deep pit for four days and brought out dead Monday, President Pratibha Patil issued advisories to ... Read more...
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NGO asks child rights body to take action on bore well deaths
October 13th, 2008 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Asking "how many more children will die" after falling into open bore wells before the authorities decide to act, an NGO, Uday Foundation, Monday filed a complaint ... Read more...
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Balancing films, homework and friends - 10-year-old shows how
October 5th, 2008 - 9:09 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 5 (IANS) This 10-year-old carries school books to film sets and studies between shots. Swini Khara, the girl who shared screen space with Amitabh Bachchan in "Cheeni Kum" and is ... Read more...
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