‘Shiva’ - an ordinary affair (Kannada Movie Review)
August 25th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Shiva"; Producer: K.P.Srikanth, Kantharaj; Director: Om Prakash Rao; Cast: Shivarajkumar, Ragini, Ravishankar, Ravi Kale, Rangayana Raghu, Gurudatt, Shobharaj, Bullet Prakash; Music: Guru Kiran; Camera: Sathya Hegde; Rating: **Director Om Prakash ... Read more...
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Vijaya Bank net zooms 235 percent in Q4
April 30th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 30 (IANS) State-run Vijaya Bank posted net profit of Rs.181 crore for the fourth quarter (January-March) of fiscal 2011-12, registering a whopping 235 percent jump from Rs.54 crore ... Read more...
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‘Gavipuram’ a damp squib (Kannada Movie Review)
February 19th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Gavipuram"; Cast: Sooraj, Soujanya, Shivaram, Sumithra, Sharath Lohitashva and Sangeetha; Director: Kumar; Producer: Jagannath Hegde; Music: Rajesh Ramanath; Camera: J.G. Krishna; Rating:*"Gavipuram" is the debut production venture of Jagannath Hegde, ... Read more...
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`Lifu Ishtene’ - entertaining, engaging (Kannada Movie Review)
September 11th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Lifu Ishtene"; Cast: Diganth, Samyuktha Belawadi, Sindhu Lokanath, Ramya Barna, Veena Sundar, Achyutha and Cherry; Director: Pawan Kumar; Producers: Jack Manju, Syed Salam and Upendra Shetty; Music Director: Mano ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad authority to demolish collapsed building
July 19th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 19 (IANS) After suspending junior engineers involved in giving clearance to a five-storey building that collapsed Saturday in Shalimar Garden area, the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has decided ... Read more...
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JD-U rebels form political outfit
June 21st, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 21 (IANS) Dissidents in Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Tuesday formed a political outfit to highlight Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's alleged failures, a rebel leader said.Named Nav ... Read more...
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Janata Dal-United rebels hint at new party in Bihar
June 20th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 20 (1ANS) Dissidents in Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) met in the state capital Monday and hinted at forming a new party to highlight Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's failure, ... Read more...
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Supreme Court issues contempt notice to Subroto Roy (Second Lead)
May 6th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued a notice to Sahara India managing director Subroto Roy and two others for alleged interference in the ongoing Enforcement Directorate ... Read more...
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11 JD-U MPs face disciplinary action
March 8th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 8 (IANS) Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Tuesday recommended to the party high command to take action against 11 party MPs and dozens of other leaders for anti-party ... Read more...
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Bhavana: Marriage Rumour Upsets Her
January 19th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
South Indian actress Bhavana, who has acted in all four South Indian languages Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu, is frustrated and upset these days and the reason is the false ... Read more...
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JD-U MP announces fast to demand probe into his assets
January 13th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 13 (IANS)Stung by allegations of corruption from his party colleagues, an MP from Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) has asked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to order a probe into his ... Read more...
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Confiscate properties of corrupt politicians: JD-U MP
December 20th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 20 (IANS) After Bihar confiscated the properties of a corrupt official to convert them into primary schools, an MP from the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Monday said the state government ... Read more...
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JD-U MP opposes Nitish’s move to scrap legislators fund
December 11th, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 11 (IANS) An MP from Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Saturday questioned Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's move to abolish the legislators' annual development fund of Rs.1 crore, and demanded the ... Read more...
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Kannada Film Producer Jagannath Passes Away
September 20th, 2010 - 10:48 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Jagannath, of the Kannada film producer duo Jagannath-Manjunath, has passed away at his residence on Friday night following a heart attack. Jagannath was suffering from kidney failure ... Read more...
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Upendra and Shruthi Celebrate 43rd Birthday
September 20th, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Kannada film actor, director and writer Upendra has turned 43 years old on September 18th. On the same day, Kannada actress Shruthi also celebrated her birthday with ... Read more...
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Goa Shiv Sena chief, deputy booked for extortion
August 11th, 2010 - 2:10 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 11 (IANS) The Shiv Sena's Goa unit chief and vice chief were booked for trying to extort money from a casino operator Tuesday night, police said.
Officials said that both ... Read more...
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Aptha Rakshaka Completes 25 Weeks
August 9th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 9, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The 200th film of Dr Vishnuvaradhan has been on a roll. The movie is Aptha Rakshaka. It has recently completed its 25th week. The film is running ... Read more...
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Shiv CNN Gets Awesome Welcome
August 7th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 7, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It has been seen that one way or the other, director Prem somehow steals the show from the day one of his film. Upendra has that ... Read more...
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Two held for passport racket
July 8th, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Two people have been arrested for allegedly cheating people by giving them fake passports and visas, police said Thursday.
Harshad and Upendra Singh Sidhoo have been arrested under ... Read more...
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Priyanka Of Veyil Fame To Star With Upendra In A Kannada Film
June 28th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): South Indian actress Priyanka, who came into the limelight with the Tamil film Veyyil in 2006, is going to star opposite Kannada Super star, Upendra.Earlier, the ... Read more...
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RJD expels two for cross-voting in Rajya Sabha polls
June 18th, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 18 (IANS) The opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Friday expelled two legislators for six years for voting for the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) during the Rajya Sabha elections Thursday ... Read more...
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Jethmalani, Mallya Anand Sharma makes it to Upper House
June 17th, 2010 - 11:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): The prominent candidates who were in the fray for Thursday's Rajya Sabha polls have secured victory with the help of supporting parties.Union Commerce and Industry ... Read more...
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Paswan, Rudy make it to Rajya Sabha from Bihar (Second Lead)
June 17th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 17 (IANS) Five candidates from the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition, led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), were elected to ... Read more...
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Priyanka plays Diganth’s teacher
May 4th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 4, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Actress Priyanka Upendra is set to do films again. The actress, who settled down for good in Bangalore after marrying superstar Upendra, will be seen playing ... Read more...
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Tulip Joshi is part of Upendra’s Super
May 1st, 2010 - 4:51 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 30, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Bollywood actress Tulip Joshi, who has already acted in a number of Telugu movies, is now debuting in Kannada films. She will be seen in actor ... Read more...
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Politicians unify to make Big B brand envoy of Allahabad
April 2nd, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, April 2 (IANS) Cutting across party lines, politicians have joined hands to bring Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan to his birthplace Allahabad as its brand ambassador.
Around 70 corporators from various political ... Read more...
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Puneet is the ambassador for Royal Challengers
March 15th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 15, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Upendra has been replaced as the brand ambassador for the Bangalore Royal Challengers cricket team in the Indian Premiere League (IPL). Actress Ramya will be joining Puneet ... Read more...
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Puneet Raj Kumar is new Royal Challengers ambassador
March 13th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 13 (IANS) Kannada superstar Puneet Raj Kumar is the new brand ambassador for the Bangalore Royal Challengers cricket team. He replaces Upendra, who cheered the team in the first two ... Read more...
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Upendra’s film launch delayed
February 16th, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
February 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Upendra has a peculiar habit of making films that have symbols for titles. He is coming up with another one of the same sort soon.The ... Read more...
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21 Shiv Sainiks held for protests against ‘MNIK’ in Goa
February 12th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 12 (IANS) Twenty one Shiv Sainiks were arrested Friday after they protested against the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "My Name Is Khan" outside a multiplex screening it here.
"Goa Shiv Sena ... Read more...
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Legislator, gunners booked for allegedly assaulting woman
January 26th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 26 (IANS) A legislator from Bihar and two of her gunners have been booked for allegedly manhandling a woman in a train in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district, officials said Tuesday.
Jyoti ... Read more...
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Upendra and Priyanka working together
January 21st, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Actress Nayanthara has been finalized for a movie with Upendra. The latest buzz is that the film, produced by Rockline Venkatesh, will also star Upendra's wife, Priyanka. Upendra and Priyanka met on ... Read more...
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Nayantara to act in her first Kannada film
January 19th, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 19 (IANS) Bewitching beauty Nayantara is all set to act in her first Kannada film shortly. She will act in a yet untitled film which will be directed by Upendra ... Read more...
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Nayanthara signs a Kannada film
January 13th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Well, 2009 wasn't a promising year for Nayanthara as she had merely one release Aadhavan that didn't win her laurels. On contrary, at the very beginning of 2010, the actress seems ... Read more...
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Handmade paper, palm leaf, cane for India’s ‘green’ artisans
December 10th, 2009 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 10 (IANS) Craftsmen gathered in Bangalore from across the country are popularising eco-friendly traditional artwork, with their raw material ranging from palm leaves to the roots of trees to cane.
"To ... Read more...
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