What’s in the name Hitler?
September 5th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 5 (IANS) Hitler, the name of a garment store in Ahmedabad, the largest city of Gujarat, had to be changed after its owners were hit by protests. But ... Read more...
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Kerala film industry’s biggest showman Navodaya Appachan dies
April 24th, 2012 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
Kochi, April 23 (IANS) Navodaya Appachan, known as the biggest showman of the Malayalam film industry, died at a private hospital here Monday night after battling cancer for a long ... Read more...
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Remove ‘Hitler’ from the show’s title, Zee TV told
November 24th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The title of Zee TV's new show "Hitler Didi" has upset the US-based Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which wants the channel to give it a less ... Read more...
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The Mamata story: Tea diplomacy, recce and a goof up (Kolkata Newsletter)
June 11th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) "Do you serve good tea? Please arrange tea for all of us." The person manning the grubby employees' canteen at Swasthya Bhavan was almost speechless ... Read more...
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We need a ‘Hitler-like manager’ for cricket team: Iqbal Ali
October 2nd, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Oct 2 (IANS) Iqbal Mohammad Ali, chairman of the Pakistani National Assembly's Standing Committee on Sports, has urged the authorities to appoint a "Hitler-like" manager for the national cricket team. The ... Read more...
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Nayeemuddin appointed new Mohammedan Sporting coach
July 16th, 2010 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) Former national football coach Sayeed Nayeemuddin was Friday appointed Mohammedan Sporting's coach for the 2010-11 season.
Nayeemuddin would spot players for the famed club from the ongoing Santosh Trophy ... Read more...
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If Prabhakaran’s father had his way….
January 10th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) If the doting father could have had his way, Velupillai Prabhakaran would have never founded the Tamil Tigers or died so brutally along with ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa sheds tears over his plight
November 7th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 7 (IANS) In a rare instance in Indian politics, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, facing revolt from a few ministers and legislators, Saturday shed tears publicly at his plight, ... Read more...
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Swann set to return to S. Africa at the top of his game
October 23rd, 2009 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 23 (ANI): Off-spinner Graeme Swann returns next week to South Africa for England, a decade on from his first trip when a series of disciplinary lapses nearly wrecked his cricketing ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi took to boxing as a stress buster
May 26th, 2009 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) To keep himself fit during his rigorous political campaigns, Gandhi family scion and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi took to boxing as a stress buster.
The 38-year-old ... Read more...
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Sommath Chatterjee’s farewell to politics, tinged with sadness (Lead)
February 26th, 2009 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) As he began his long walk out of an eventful political life spanning about four decades, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Thursday thanked MPs for putting up ... Read more...
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Somnath says adieu with some sadness, and lots of humour
February 26th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) There was humour but also the realisation that it was the beginning of a long walk out of an eventful political life spanning about four decades. As ... Read more...
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Somnath’s new dilemma: silent MPs
February 25th, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Some MPs are too noisy, but some are also too silent. Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Wednesday displayed his annoyance at "silent" parliamentarians who had not spoken ... Read more...
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A day after losing his cool, speaker wishes MPs well
February 20th, 2009 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) A day after berating MPs for repeatedly disrupting proceedings in the Lok Sabha and remarking that all errant MPs should be defeated in the upcoming elections, Speaker ... Read more...
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‘Ganesha Maththe Bandha’ - clean, family comedy (Kannada Film Review)
September 6th, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Ganesha Maththe Bandha"; Director: Phani Ramachandra; Cast: Vijaya Raghavendra, Pragna, Vishal Hegde, Neetu, Anant Nag, Vinaya Prakash and Doddanna; Music: V. Manohar; Rating: ***"Ganesha Maththe Bandha" once again proves that ... Read more...
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Megan Fox all set to be an ideal stepmother
August 20th, 2008 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 20 (IANS) Actress Megan Fox is trying to be an ideal stepmother-to-be for fiancé Brian Austen Green's son Kassius and says she even feels guilty when she has to ... Read more...
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Yet another hit: Jeffrey Archer wins over Indian fans
May 18th, 2008 - 8:12 pm ICT by admin
Gurgaon/Delhi, May 18 (IANS) He was serious and he was funny. Whatever he said, the audience listened with rapt attention. That's the charm of acclaimed author Jeffrey Archer, who is in India ... Read more...
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