Suriya to dub for Telugu version of ‘Mattrraan’
September 7th, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 7 (IANS) Tamil actor Suriya will dub for the first time in Telugu for "Mattrraan".Directed by K.V. Anand, Tamil film "Mattrraan" is an action-thriller starring Suriya as conjoined ... Read more...
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Asha Bhosle wishes for audience’s love on birthday
September 6th, 2012 - 1:50 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) Legendary singer Asha Bhosle, who turns 80 Sep 8, wishes for love and support from her audience and fans for the rest of her life."Only one ... Read more...
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Mining baron Reddy completes a year behind bars Sep 5
September 4th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 4 (IANS) Gali Janardhana Reddy, a struggling businessman who became a billionaire in less than a decade and dictated terms to BJP in Karnataka, completes a year ... Read more...
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Techie returns from US to commit suicide
September 3rd, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 3 (IANS) A techie based in the United States returned to his home state Andhra Pradesh only to end his life over alleged marital discord, police said Monday.Immadi ... Read more...
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Maruti wraps up shooting for ‘Bus Stand’
September 1st, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 1 (IANS) Director Maruti has finished shooting for his second Telugu film "Bus Stop" and will very soon begin work post-production. The audio of the film will be ... Read more...
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Helmets must for bikers, pillion riders: Transport minister (Goa Newsletter)
September 1st, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 1 (IANS) Goa's most popular festival, Ganesh Chaturthi, which will be celebrated Sep 19, is the deadline set by the state government to make wearing of helmets compulsory ... Read more...
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Land scam case against me is baseless: Achuthanandan
August 17th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Aug 17 (IANS) Former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan said Friday that the ongoing vigilance case against him for alleged misuse of office to transfer land in Kasargode district ... Read more...
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Karnataka BJP MLA Somasekhara Reddy held in cash-for-bail deal (Lead)
August 6th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/Bangalore, Aug 6 (IANS) Karnataka BJP legislator G. Somasekhara Reddy was Monday arrested in Hyderabad in a cash-for-bail deal, a scam involving huge payment to get bail for his jailed ... Read more...
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Keshubhai Patel quits BJP, may float new party
August 4th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Aug 4 (IANS) Former Gujarat chief minister Keshubhai Patel resigned from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday and is expected to announce a new party soon ahead ... Read more...
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Army man detained over three deaths in family
July 24th, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 24 (IANS) An army man was Tuesday detained and questioned after his wife, daughter and mother were found dead in his house here, police said.Rajesh Kumar, 28, who ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka annihilate India to level series (Lead)
July 24th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hambantota, July 24 (IANS) Sri Lanka hammered India in the second One-day International here Tuesday to level the five-match series 1-1.The Indian batsmen, bundled out for 138 in 33.3 ... Read more...
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‘Janardhana Reddy wanted bail at any cost’
July 23rd, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 23 (IANS) Former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy, currently in jail in illegal mining case, wanted to come out on bail at "any cost", revealed his relative Dasaradharami ... Read more...
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Chopper case: Romesh Sharma gets 10-year jail
July 23rd, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Romesh Sharma, a suspected aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, was Monday awarded 10 years' imprisonment by a Delhi court in a cheating and extortion ... Read more...
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Kohli stars in India’s 21-run win over Sri Lanka (Lead)
July 22nd, 2012 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Hambantota, July 21 (IANS) Virat Kohli's 106 off 113 balls helped India beat Sri Lanka by 21 runs in the first One-day International of the five-match series here Saturday.Kohli ... Read more...
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Two killed in Bihar for practicing witchcraft
July 6th, 2012 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 6 (IANS) Two people were beaten to death allegedly for practicing witchcraft in a village in Bihar's Gaya district, police said Friday.Permeshwar Manjhi and Sultan Manjhi, residents of ... Read more...
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BJP’s messy Karnataka story set to continue (News Analysis)
July 2nd, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Karnataka story has already left a bitter taste, not just in the state but across the country. Its maiden rule ... Read more...
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Karnataka BJP dissidents set July 5 deadline for CM’s ouster
July 1st, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 1 (IANS) Dissidents in Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday set a July 5 deadline for the party's central leadership to remove Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda ... Read more...
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Mantralaya resumes work after four days
June 25th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Four days after a major fire gutted four of its seven floors, work resumed in the Maharashtra state secretariat, Mantralaya, here Monday.Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan along ... Read more...
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Vigilance quizzes Achuthanandan in land transfer case
June 23rd, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 23 (IANS) A team of vigilance department officials Saturday arrived at the official residence of former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan to quiz him on the controversial land ... Read more...
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India bonds with Africa with culture bouquet, fusion (With image)
June 19th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) A true cultural friendship has blossomed between India and Africa with the meeting of traditional African free-flowing performing arts and the structured grammar of Indian ... Read more...
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Andhra CBI judge arrested in cash-for-bail case
June 19th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday arrested suspended CBI judge T. Pattabhirama Rao in the cash-for-bail case involving former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy.The ... Read more...
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Two-day Africa festival opens in capital (With image)
June 18th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A two-day festival of African culture opened at the Kamani Auditorium in the capital Monday with music and dance performances by troupes from Zambia, the ... Read more...
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Ex-judge, suspended judge’s son arrested in cash-for-bail case
June 16th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 16 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Andhra Pradesh Saturday arrested suspended CBI judge T. Pattabhirama Rao's son Ravichandra and retired district judge T.V. Chalapati Rao in the ... Read more...
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An Indian on UN film fest jury
June 13th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) K.G. Suresh, director and chief editor of Global Foundation for Civilizational Harmony (India), will be part of the international jury for the fourth edition of ... Read more...
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Youth collapsing at police recruitment rally, dies
June 12th, 2012 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Suresh Bhujal, a youth from West Bengal's Darjeeling district, Monday died in a state-run hospital days after falling sick during a physical endurance test for recruitment ... Read more...
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RSS mouthpiece slams Modi
June 2nd, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Close on the heals of veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K.Advani slamming the feuding factions within the party, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has ... Read more...
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Malik top seed as Vishnu pulls out from ITF event
May 27th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mandya (Karnataka), May 27 (IANS) Davis Cupper and top seed Vishnu Vardhan pulled out of the Prem Sugars ITF Mandya Open tennis tournament here Sunday, just a day before ... Read more...
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Want to be a step ahead of Vidya Balan: Veena Malik
May 26th, 2012 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 26 (IANS) Pakistani actress Veena Malik, set to sizzle in the Kannada version of hit Bollywood film "The Dirty Picture", aims to go a step ahead of ... Read more...
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Graft charges filed against ex-Tamil Nadu minister
May 18th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 17 (IANS) A former minister of Tamil Nadu and his kin were Thursday charge sheeted under the Prevention of Corruption Act by the anti-graft wing for amassing assets ... Read more...
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Hazare’s convoy car attacked, activist safe
May 16th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, May 16 (IANS) Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare escaped unhurt after stones were pelted on a car in his convoy here Wednesday, an associate of the activist said."A vehicle ... Read more...
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Armed forces to improve defence land management
May 8th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, May 8 (IANS) After the controversy over the construction of a post-retirement home for President Pratibha Patil on defence land, an officer said Tuesday said effective steps would ... Read more...
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Under pressure, president forgoes post-retirement Pune home (Second Lead)
April 27th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Amid a raging controversy, President Pratibha Patil Friday voiced "pain" at being portrayed as insensitive to war widows and and announced that she will ... Read more...
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President forgoes post-retirement accommodation in Pune (Lead)
April 27th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil will forgo her post-retirement accommodation in Pune as "misgivings" continue to persist "despite clarifications" being offered on allegations of land grabbing, ... Read more...
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Jharkhand Rajya Sabha poll: CBI searches lawmakers’ homes
April 21st, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday searched homes of some legislators and an industrialist in Jharkhand following horse-trading charges that marred the now-countermanded ... Read more...
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Body at nursery: ‘Killer’ arrested in Delhi
April 19th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) A young man from the Khan Market area was arrested Wednesday night for allegedly murdering a teenager at a nursery near the market on April ... Read more...
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