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Farhan epitomises urban anonymity in ‘Karthik Calling Karthik’ (IANS Film Review; ting:***)

Farhan epitomises urban anonymity in ‘Karthik Calling Karthik’ (IANS Film Review; ting:***)

February 27th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS -
By Subhash K. Jha Film: "Karthik Calling Karthik"; Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Deepika Padukone; Director: Vijay Lalvani; Rating: *** Desolation is a distant cousin to suburban seclusion. And "Karthik Calling Karthik" is an interesting ...

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Mob attacks police van, four held (Lead)

February 25th, 2010 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) Four people were arrested for allegedly attacking a police van carrying prisoners from court to jail, police said Wednesday. According to police, over 100 people forcibly stopped a police ...

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Mob attacks police van that hit scooterist, four held

February 25th, 2010 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) Four people were arrested for allegedly attacking a police van carrying prisoners from court to jail, police said Wednesday. According to police, over 100 people forcibly stopped a police ...

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BJP leadership meet begins amid tight security (Lead)

BJP leadership meet begins amid tight security (Lead)

February 17th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Indore, Feb 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national executive met here Wednesday amid tight security in the wake of the weekend Pune bombing that killed 11 people. The party's top ...

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We have a right to wear the Kirpan, says British Sikh judge

February 8th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS -
By Dipankar De Sarkar London, Feb 8 (IANS) Britain's first Asian judge, who is due to be knighted by the Queen, Monday defended his right to wear the Kirpan and warned schools they ...

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Al Qaeda planning to dress up suicide bombers as Sikhs

Al Qaeda planning to dress up suicide bombers as Sikhs

January 27th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Jan 27 (ANI): Al Qaeda is planning to dress up suicide bombers as Sikhs and security chiefs fear that Muslim extremists may hide the explosives inside Sikh headgear. Al-Qaida is plotting ...

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Controversial Danish cartoonist’s work raises money for Haiti

January 24th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Copenhagen, Jan 24 (DPA) A watercolour by the Danish newspaper cartoonist who caused outrage among Muslims worldwide in 2006 has raised $19,000 for the benefit of earthquake-ravaged Haiti, media reports said Sunday. Kurt ...

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FBI photographs show an aging Osama bin Laden

January 15th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Jan. 15 (ANI): New photographs released by FBI forensic artists show Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden aging a little since he was last seen in September 2007, but has put ...

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Rana indicted with Headley for Mumbai terror attacks (Lead)

January 15th, 2010 - 9:46 am ICT by IANS -
Chicago, Jan 15 (IANS) A federal grand jury has added Pakistan born Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana to charges filed against David Coleman Headley, accusing them of laying the groundwork for ...

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Norwegian newspaper reprints controversial Islam cartoons

January 8th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Oslo, Jan 8 (DPA) The Norwegian daily newspaper Aftenposten Friday reprinted cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed that generated controversy 2005 when they were first published in a Danish newspaper. "We have always defended ...

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French Sikhs bringing turban ban issue to Delhi

French Sikhs bringing turban ban issue to Delhi

January 6th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS -
By Christine Nayagam Paris, Jan 6 (IANS) A delegation of Sikhs from France will land in New Delhi Thursday for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), the annual gathering of the Indian diaspora, ...

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Puneri Pagdi obtains geographical indication status

January 3rd, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by ANI -
By Shivaji Pune, Jan 3 (ANI): Shree Puneri Pagdi Sangha recently managed to obtain geographical indication (GI) status for the famed Puneri Pagadi, the traditional headgear of Maharashtrians, and thus ensure its ...

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Danish cartoonist escapes attack by Somali (Lead)

January 2nd, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Jan 2 (IANS) Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, whose caricature of Prophet Muhammad sparked fury in the Muslim world, escaped a murder bid when a knife-wielding Somali man broke into his house ...

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Danish cartoonist survives murder bid

January 2nd, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Jan 2 (IANS) Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, whose caricature of Prophet Muhammad sparked fury in the Muslim world, escaped death when a knife-wielding Somali man broke into his house in Denmark. Westergaard ...

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Amritsar hosts Mr. Singh International

December 21st, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI -
By Ravinder Singh Amritsar, Dec 21(ANI): Several Sikh youth walked down the ramp recently to stake a claim for the title of Mr. Singh International, which stands for quintessential Sikh identity with ...

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Sikh youth attacked in Texas

December 19th, 2009 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS -
Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) A Sikh graduate student, working as a part-time pizza delivery person, was thrown into a swimming pool and brutally assaulted in West Texas, according to the Sikh Coalition, ...

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Turban ban stirs up fresh storm in New Zealand

December 17th, 2009 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI -
Auckland, Dec 17(ANI): Sikh New Zealand National MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, has said that he will lodge a complaint against the Manurewa Cosmopolitan Club in the Human Rights Commission if it does ...

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US Army accepts a second Sikh with turban and beard intact (Lead)

December 12th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS -
By Arun Kumar Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) The US Army has agreed to accept a second Sikh, Captain Tejdeep Singh Rattan, with his Sikh identity intact after an eight month long campaign by ...

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Sikh with turban taken back in US Army

December 12th, 2009 - 9:48 am ICT by IANS -
New York, Dec 12 (IANS) A campaign by Sikhs in America has resulted in the US Army accepting another Sikh recruit for active duty with his religious identity intact. It will be ...

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The love of Rocket Singh’s life is sales: Ranbir

The love of Rocket Singh’s life is sales: Ranbir

December 8th, 2009 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS -
By Dibyojyoti Baksi Mumbai, Dec 8 (IANS) Ranbir Kapoor and on screen romance almost go hand in hand but his much awaited "Rocket Singh: Salesman Of The Year" has no love angle. ...

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Shilpa Shetty & Raj Kundra’s wedding today

Shilpa Shetty & Raj Kundra’s wedding today

November 22nd, 2009 - 8:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt -
Khandala, Nov 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A very Bollywood-ish wedding is on the cards today for the Bollywood actress and winner of the Celebrity Big Brother in the UK, Shilpa Shetty and ...

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Raj Kundra leaves on chariot to marry Shilpa

Raj Kundra leaves on chariot to marry Shilpa

November 22nd, 2009 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS -
Khandala (Maharashtra), Nov 22 (IANS) London-based businessman Raj Kundra left in a chariot Sunday evening to marry his actress fiancee Shilpa Shetty here in this Maharashtra hill station. Kundra left Amrit Villa, ...

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Dev excited for his on screen wedding

Dev excited for his on screen wedding

November 14th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by sampurn -
Dev babu of Chhoti Bahu is on sky nine as he will be soon getting married to the love of his life, Radhika. But it seems the actor has taken it ...

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US-based Indian girl’s decision to get nose pierced in trouble in US school

November 9th, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI -
New York, Nov 9(ANI): A 12-year-old US-based Indian girl Suzannah Pabla is in trouble over her decision to get her nose pierced, which she saw as a way to connect with her ...

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World’s first Arabic-speaking robot to serve as staff in shopping malls

November 4th, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI -
London, November 4 (ANI): A laboratory in the UAE has built what it says is the world's first Arabic-speaking robot which could soon go into mass production to serve as staff in ...

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Block 32 Trilokpuri then: Hair, blood and absolutely no sound (25 years after Indira Gandhi’s assassination)

November 1st, 2009 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS -
By Rahul Bedi New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) It was a sight I will never forget in my life. Two alleyways in Trilokpuri, Block-32, littered with bodies, body parts, hair and blood. It was ...

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IANS Top Stories At 6

IANS Top Stories At 6

October 26th, 2009 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS -
NATIONAL NCP's Bhujbal is Maharashtra deputy chief minister again - Moved at 1739, Lead to move by 1830 Infighting cost Congress in Haryana, admits Hooda - Moved at 1633 India-China ties to dominate foreign ...

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Now, 22-year-old Indian man attacked ‘unprovoked’ in Melbourne

October 26th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Oct 26(ANI): A 22-year-old Indian man was reportedly punched in the head and had his turban removed while he was sleeping at a bus stop in Epping, Melbourne on Sunday. The man ...

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Indian attacked in Australia, turban removed

October 26th, 2009 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS -
Melbourne, Oct 26 (IANS) A 22-year-old Indian man was punched and had his turban removed in this Australian city as he slept at a bus stop. The police are investigating the unprovoked bashing ...

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US army accepts first Sikh recruit

October 24th, 2009 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS -
By Arun Kumar Washington, Oct 24 (IANS) In a major step to end the exclusion of Sikhs, the US Army has accepted a Sikh recruit who had declined to either remove his 'dastaar' ...

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