Uttar Pradesh to vote in second round Saturday
February 10th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 10 (IANS) The second round of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, whose outcome is bound to affect national politics, will take place Saturday, involving 1.97 crore voters ... Read more...
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Deepika didn’t even apologise after quitting ‘Race 2′, says angry Taurani
February 9th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Ramesh Taurani is upset with actress Deepika Padukone for opting out of his "Race 2" at the last moment following an offer for a ... Read more...
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Badami makes Akshay sentimental (Movie Snippets)
February 8th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Akshay Kumar is shooting the climax of his forthcoming film "Rowdy Rathore" at Badami village and says he will miss the place once the shoot ... Read more...
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Day gets warmer, polling slowly picks up in UP (Third Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 8 (IANS) After a cold, damp start, polling began to slowly pick up in Uttar Pradesh, where the first phase of the staggered elections were under way ... Read more...
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UTV denies buying ‘Dabangg 2′ rights
February 7th, 2012 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) UTV Motion Pictures has shot down reports that it has bought the rights of Salman Khan-Sonakshi Sinha-starrer "Dabangg 2".Rumours were abuzz that UTV had ... Read more...
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CSR spending not mandatory under new companies bill: Moily
February 6th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Expressing confidence that the new companies bill will be passed in parliament's budget session, Corporate Affair Minister Veerappa Moily Monday said the central government is not ... Read more...
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Devas deal: Former ISRO chief, three others blamed; deny charges (Roundup)
February 5th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) A five-member team probing the Antrix-Devas deal has indicted former ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair and three other scientists for the controversial contract that resulted ... Read more...
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Panel shows Devas deal was not wrong: Ex-scientist
February 5th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) A former space scientist blacklisted by the government from holding any government job over the Antrix-Devas deal said Sunday that the report by a two-member ... Read more...
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Devas deal: Probe team indicts ex-ISRO chief, three others (Second Lead)
February 5th, 2012 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) A five-member team that probed the controversial Antrix-Devas deal has indicted former ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair and three other scientists for the controversial contract ... Read more...
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Nair, three others found responsible for Antrix-Devas deal (Lead)
February 5th, 2012 - 3:45 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) A five-member team that probed a controversial deal between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) commercial arm Antrix Corporation and Devas Multimedia has concluded that former ... Read more...
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Nair, three others found responsible for controversial deal
February 5th, 2012 - 2:42 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) A five-member team that probed a controversial deal between Antrix Corporation and Devas Multimedia has concluded that former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. ... Read more...
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Remo to play pied piper to young Goan voters
February 3rd, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 3 (IANS) Be it rustic troubadours like Sharda Sinha from Bihar or rock stars like Remo Fernandes from Goa, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is appointing "electoral ... Read more...
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Plea for Modi’s deposition to Gujarat riot panel rejected (Roundup)
February 1st, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad/New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Giving a reprieve to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the state high court Wednesday rejected a petition seeking his deposition before the Nanavati-Mehta commission ... Read more...
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Petition seeking Narendra Modi’s deposition before Nanavati panel rejected (Second Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 1 (IANS) In a reprieve for Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Gujarat High Court Wednesday rejected a petition seeking his deposition before the Nanavati-Mehta commission probing the ... Read more...
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‘Narendra Modi needn’t depose before Nanavati panel’ (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 1 (IANS) In a breather for Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Gujarat High Court Wednesday rejected a petition seeking his deposition before the Nanavati-Mehta commission probing the ... Read more...
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‘Narendra Modi needn’t depose before Nanavati panel’
February 1st, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 1 (IANS) In a breather for Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Gujarat High Court Wednesday rejected a petition seeking his deposition before the Nanavati-Mehta commission probing the ... Read more...
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ISRO to release reports on Antrix-Devas deal
January 31st, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) Indian space agency chief K. Radhakrishnan Tuesday indicated he will soon release reports of two committees on the controversial Antrix-Devas deal, which led to the ... Read more...
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May take up singing in future: Juhi
January 31st, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Juhi Chawla, who off and on appears on the small and big screen, says she plans to take singing seriously in the near future."I have been ... Read more...
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Use of child labour in households growing: Child Rights Commission
January 30th, 2012 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Pointing to a rise in child labour in domestic units, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is seeking to bring households under the ... Read more...
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Kensville Challenge golf: German Kieffer edges out Gangjee in play-off
January 29th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Rahil Gangjee was three clear of the field, with four holes to go and seemed to have sewn up the title at the Gujarat Kensville Challenge ... Read more...
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Sebi raises minimum level for portfolio investments
January 28th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Saturday hiked the minimum investment level under portfolio management schemes to Rs.25 lakh from the current level ... Read more...
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Battered baby still critical, police hunt for parents (Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Little progress has been recorded in the condition of two-year-old abandoned and battered baby Falak, with Delhi Police saying they are still searching for her ... Read more...
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I’m trying to create new ‘Dabangg’: Arbaaz
January 28th, 2012 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Arbaaz Khan, whose debut production "Dabangg" rocked the box office in 2010, says he is attempting to make its sequel diametrically different from the ... Read more...
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‘Educated girls entering flesh trade for money’ (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Observing that even educated girls from well-off families were entering the flesh trade to fund their lifestyles, the Supreme Court Friday said rescue and rehabilitation ... Read more...
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Neil off to Kenya for ‘Shortcut Romeo’ (Movie Snippets)
January 27th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh is off to Kenya shooting for his new film "Shortcut Romeo", directed by Susi Ganesan."Bags packed! Finally. Shooting for 'Shortcut Romeo' there ... Read more...
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Child rights panel seeks report on abandoned baby
January 27th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) India's apex child rights panel Friday sought a report from Delhi Police on the status of an abandoned two-year-old baby admitted in critical condition to ... Read more...
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Farah finds acting funny!
January 27th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) Choreographer-turned-filmmaker Farah Khan finds it funny that she is now also dabbling in acting.Farah has moved from behind the camera to being in front of ... Read more...
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Battered baby critical, government offers support (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) An abandoned two-year-old baby Friday continued to be in a critical condition at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), where she is being ... Read more...
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Huge turnout at drive to promote voting in Uttar Pradesh
January 25th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 25 (IANS) The Election Commission Wednesday went on an unprecedented drive across poll-bound Uttar Pradesh to inculcate the spirit of voting among the state's 12 crore electors.While a ... Read more...
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Move to ban from government jobs improper: Madhavan Nair
January 25th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 25 (IANS) Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief G. Madhavan Nair Wednesday described as "improper" the government's move to bar four space scientists, including him, from ... Read more...
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‘Joker’ is not comedy: Shrish Kunder
January 22nd, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) Editor-turned-director Shirish Kunder says his much ambitious 3D project "Joker" is not a comedy film unlike what the title suggests."'Joker' has some humour but its ... Read more...
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A key Bihar lesson - don’t forget the private tuition!
January 22nd, 2012 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 22 (IANS) Shakuntla Sinha knows where to cut corners to keep the house running with her husband's Rs.15,000 salary. The couple maintain a strict, austere lifestyle and rarely ... Read more...
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Bihar to conduct first industrial survey
January 19th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 19 (IANS) Bihar will begin in March its first survey of industrial units to assess the industrial scenario in the state and to frame measures to attract investments, ... Read more...
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Can’t let actors suddenly break into song: Kashyap
January 18th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Anurag Kashyap's films lack typical Bollywood song sequences and the writer-director says he loves music but does not understand their sudden appearance between scenes."I love music ... Read more...
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Penalties on new operators for roll-out delay set aside
January 13th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) Friday set aside the penalty imposed on new operators for the delay in rolling out their networks ... Read more...
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