Don’t touch policy-making power, Chhattisgarh tells SC
August 1st, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Wednesday said in the Supreme Court that the government should continue to have the freedom to frame policies for the "alienation, transfer and allocation ... Read more...
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BCCI bans Sudhindra for life, Shrivastava for 5 years
June 30th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Saturday banned Madhya Pradesh fast bowler T.P.S. Sudhindra for life, Uttar Pradesh fast bowler Salabh Srivastava ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh doctors threaten mass leave
June 4th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 4 (IANS) Health services in Madhya Pradesh may be paralyzed if government doctors carry out their threat to resign en masse July 1 to press for higher salaries.Government ... Read more...
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Spot-fixing not setting good example: Tendulkar
June 1st, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 1 (IANS) India's batting great Sachin Tendulkar said Friday that spot-fixing incidents in the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) were not setting a good example for ... Read more...
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‘India’s growth at the cost of environment’
May 20th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The making of global India is at the cost of the environment, authors Ashish Kothari and Aseem Shrivastava say in their new work "Churning The ... Read more...
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BCCI’s probe panel interrogates Shalabh Shrivastava
May 16th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Ravi Sawani, heading the inquiry committee set up by the Indian cricket board to probe the latest spot-fixing allegations in the sport, interrogated one of ... Read more...
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Keep off IPL, Maken tells BCCI (Lead)
May 16th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Sports Minister Ajay Maken Wednesday said suspending the players allegedly involved in spot-fixing was not enough and the Indian cricket board needed to do more ... Read more...
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Players’ suspension not enough, BCCI must do more: Maken
May 16th, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Sports Minister Ajay Maken Wednesday said suspending five domestic players allegedly involved in spot-fixing was not enough and the Indian cricket board needed to do ... Read more...
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Stung by ‘Operation IPL’, BCCI suspends five players (Roundup)
May 15th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Indian Cricket Board Tuesday suspended five players pending an inquiry in the wake of a sting operation by a news channel claiming corruption in ... Read more...
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BCCI suspends five cricketers on charges of spot-fixing
May 15th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Indian cricket board has decided to immediately suspend five cricketers who have been linked to spot-fixing in a sting operation done by a TV ... Read more...
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Innovation, Amul butter & Rhino on book-shelf (IANS Books This Week)
May 12th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The book-cart this week has everything, from innovation to Amul butter and the Indian Rhino to beckon the reader. Browse with IANS.1. Book: "Innovate ... Read more...
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‘Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein’ - moral lesson about life (IANS Movie Review)
April 14th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein"; Actors: Anupam Kher, Sachin Khedekar, Mrinal Kulkarni, Atul Parchure, Anjan Shrivastava, Suresh Menon; Director: Pramod Joshi; Rating: **1/2'Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein' is a lesson about ... Read more...
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Orchha BJP executive meet marred by intra-party mudslinging
April 8th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 8 (IANS) The two-day working committee meeting of the Madhya Pradesh unit of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) ended Sunday in Orchha but allegations by a woman councilor ... Read more...
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Seda packs off Wannasuk in ITF tennis
March 6th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Aurangabad, March 6 (IANS) Turkish teenager Aantekin Seda upset sixth seeded Nungnindda Wannasuk of Thailand 6-2, 6-4 to enter the second round of the Endurance-MSLTA $10,000 ITF Women's Championships here ... Read more...
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From same IIT Delhi room springs another writer
February 20th, 2012 - 10:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) It might just be haunted by the ghost of a writer! For, NB 24 at Kumaon Hostel of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) ... Read more...
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Suspected Maoist conduit arrested in Delhi
October 4th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) A suspected Maoist conduit, accused of receiving "protection money" from the Essar group on behalf of the rebels, was Tuesday arrested in south Delhi by ... Read more...
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CBI files case in Bhopal activist’s murder
September 3rd, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against "unknown" people for the murder of Right to Information (RTI) activist Shehla Masood, ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas probe panel invites information
August 18th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Aug 18 (IANS) Over a year after the Madhya Pradesh government constituted a commission to probe the 1984 gas tragedy here, the panel has invited information from people on ... Read more...
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Anti-corruption crusader killed in Bhopal
August 16th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Aug 16 (IANS) Shehla Masood, an anti-corruption crusader and Right to Information activist, was Tuesday shot dead outside her residence here, police said.
Masood was in her car in the ... Read more...
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Rutuja beats Ratnika to enter ITF tournament quarters
June 15th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Indian qualifier Rutuja Bhosale produced quality fare to beat national champion and doubles partner Ratnika Batra 6-3, 7-6(6) and entered the quarterfinals of the $10,000 ... Read more...
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Ashvarya, Ankita advance on day one of ITF women
June 13th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India's Ashvarya Shrivastava and Ankita Raina moved into the second round of the $10,000 ITF women's tournament at the DLTA complex here Monday.Ashvarya, seeded fourth, ... Read more...
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CBI demands shifting of shipping ministry official
June 1st, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that a senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official, suspected to be involved in ... Read more...
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Prerna bows out of Delhi ITF
May 13th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) An off-colour Prerna Bhambri failed to get the measure of Japanese Misa Kinoshita and went down 2-6, 2-6 in the semifinals of the $10,000 ITF ... Read more...
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Demolition of ‘Aarakshan’ set in Bhopal upsets Jha’s shooting (With Images)
May 8th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Civic authorities in Bhopal bulldozed the sets of Prakash Jha's new film "Aarakshan" because it was erected on disputed land. The director says this ... Read more...
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RBI suggests change in Maharashtra bank board
May 7th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) In a jolt to the Maharashtra government, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Saturday recommended the supersession of the board of directors of Maharashtra State Cooperative ... Read more...
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Film maker, friends lose battle for bungalows
April 22nd, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 22 (IANS) Pradeep Kishan, film maker and husband of writer-activist Arundhati Roy, and his three friends have lost the battle for their bungalows near Bhopal after the ... Read more...
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Wave of women-centric films a welcome trend
March 7th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) "No One Killed Jessica", "Mirch", "Turning 30" and "7 Khoon Maaf" - all women-centric films in the last few months show the female leads ... Read more...
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Jamia students making their mark in Bollywood
February 27th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) They are making films with big names and editing critically acclaimed movies. The alumni of Jamia Millia Islamia's Mass Communication Research Centre, who are ... Read more...
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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan freed
February 14th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) A day after he was detained at the Delhi airport on charges of carrying undisclosed foreign currency, Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was released Monday after ... Read more...
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Movie Preview: Impatient Vivek
January 6th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Film: Impatient VivekDirected by Rahat Kazmi, Produced by Ashok Chauhan, Malvee S.Genre: Rom ComCast: Vivek Sudarshan, Sayali Bhagat and others.The movie Impatient Vivek is a brilliant rom com, set on the ... Read more...
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Aadesh Shrivastava And Akon On A joint International Collaboration
December 20th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Akon came to shoot for the album ‘One for the World’, which will be produced by Umesh Chug under Avinisiya Entertainment. Umesh is the chairman and founder of the company, which ... Read more...
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Prakash Jha, Sudhir Mishra join hands for films
December 19th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) Two of Bollywood's avant-garde directors Prakash Jha and Sudhir Mishra have joined hands. And Mishra is relieved that he doesn't have to worry about production ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas tragedy: Centre, Dow issued notices
December 8th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 8 (IANS) The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the central government to file details of the steps taken by the Task Force Committee constituted for ... Read more...
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Prakash Jha On Turning 30!
December 1st, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Producer Prakash Jha has a different take on the movie and also women. As many says that it is very tough to understand a woman but Jha thinks it is not ... Read more...
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Milind Soman Says No To Gigolo Act!
November 26th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Alankrita Shrivastava, however, says that she would like to differ with the actor because she feels that Milind Soman is still one man in the industry who is a great combination ... Read more...
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