Jazz musicians in Delhi mix new sounds with new venues (Feature) (With images)
July 23rd, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) In the last three years, the jazz music scene in the national capital has seen a shift from festivals offering a mix of big and ... Read more...
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Ex-company law board chief to face graft trial
June 6th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Former acting chairperson of Company Law Board (CLB) R. Vasudevan and four others will face trial in a graft case after a CBI special court ... Read more...
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Curtains down on Gulmarg fest, Highway 61 steals the show
March 12th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir), March 12 (IANS) Snowfall and frequent power cuts tried to play spoil sport at the Gulmarg Winter Festival, but the event reached its crescendo thanks to ... Read more...
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Global festival to unveil facets of ayurveda
January 17th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 17 (IANS) Some leading practitioners of ayurveda will speak on various facets of the traditional form of medicine at the global festival, starting here Feb 9, organisers said.The ... Read more...
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Nobbs’ fears about World Series Hockey unfounded: Baskaran
November 10th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Former India hockey captain Vasudevan Baskaran feels that national chief coach Michael Nobbs' fear about the World Series Hockey (WSH) hampering the team's preparations for ... Read more...
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Nine Woman GMs for National Chess
October 28th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 28 (IANS) Nine Woman Grandmasters, including World junior girls champion Sowmya Swaminathan from Pune, will be taking part in the Velammal 38th National women's premier chess championship that ... Read more...
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Hindu or Christian, for Kerala kids it’s Vidyarambham
October 6th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 6 (IANS) In a ceremony called "Vidyarambham", thousands of tiny tots in Kerala were Thursday initiated into the world of learning - originally a Hindu practice that has ... Read more...
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Vocalist Girija Devi conferred Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowship
July 22nd, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Noted vocalist Girija Devi, renowned classical dancer Nataraja Ramakrishna, dhrupad maestro Rahimuddin Dagar and mridangam exponent T.K. Murthy were honoured with the prestigious Sangeet ... Read more...
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Oracle to open in Technopark Kerala Thursday
June 14th, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 14 (IANS) All arrangements are in place for IT blue chip Oracle to open its operations in Kerala at the Technopark campus here Thursday, a top ... Read more...
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PM presents Jnanpith Award to O.N.V. Kurup
February 11th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday handed over the prestigious Jnanpith Award to O.N.V. Kurup here."This award has established itself as the most prestigious literary award. The works ... Read more...
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Human chain to make Kozhikode plastic free
January 26th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, Jan 26 (IANS) More than three lakh people Wednesday came out on the streets to form a 82-km long human chain to make Kozhikode district free from avoidable plastic.Leading from the ... Read more...
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VVS Laxman, Sushil Kumar amongst 128 Padma awardees
January 25th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Indian batsman VVS Laxman, shooter Gagan Narang, wrestler Sushil Kumar and movie stars Tabu, Kajol and Irrfan Khan and singer Usha Uthup are among 84 personalities ... Read more...
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Kurup, Shaji Karun, Jayaram among Kerala’s Padma awardees
January 25th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 25 (IANS) Malayalam poet O.N.V. Kurup was Tuesday named for the Padma Vibhushan, while popular actor Jayaram, filmmaker Shaji N. Karun, architect G. Sankar and Mohiniattam dancer Kshemavathy Pavitharan were ... Read more...
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Jnanpith winner ONV arrives to rousing welcome
September 25th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 25 (IANS) Noted Malayalam poet and lyricist O.N.V. Kurup, who has been named for the Jnanpith Award, arrived to a rousing welcome at the airport here Saturday on his return ... Read more...
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Malayalam poet ONV gets Jnanpith award
September 24th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 24 (IANS) Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala Ottaplavil Neelakandan Velu Kurup Friday became the fifth Malayalee to get the Jnanpith award, the highest literary award in the country.
ONV, as ... Read more...
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Actor Rama Varma Kunjikuttan Thampuran dies at 74
August 26th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 26, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Veteran Malayalam actor Rama Varma Kunjikuttan Thampuran has passed away on Monday, August 24 at the age of 74 years. He has left his wife Sathi Varma, ... Read more...
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Hariharan will direct movie for Warner Bros
August 23rd, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 23, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Hariharan, the well known director from Mollywood, is still soaking in the success of his latest project "Pazzhassi Raja', which has become huge hit. Recently Hariharan ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan border guards meet at Wagah-Attari check post
August 9th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinWagah, Aug. 9 (ANI): A meeting of the Border guards of India and Pakistan Rangers is underway to discuss various border-related issues at the Wagah-Attari joint check post.The ... Read more...
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Doyen of Kerala’s media industry K.M. Mathew dies
August 1st, 2010 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
Kottayam (Kerala), Aug 1 (IANS) Chief editor of Malayala Manorama K.M. Mathew died early Sunday at his residence here in Kerala. He was 93.
Mathew is survived by three sons and a daughter.An ... Read more...
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National manufacturing policy to factor in environmental concerns
July 14th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The government is set to incorporate environmental issues in its new national manufacturing policy which will be finalised shortly, said a senior government official Wednesday.
Industrial Policy and ... Read more...
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Bangalore IT firm bags $4.5-million order from UAE
May 10th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 10 (IANS) Software developer Valuemart Info Technologies bagged a $4.5-million (Rs.20 crore) contract from the UAE-based Supreme Software Technologies to develop a project help desk solution, the Bangalore IT firm ... Read more...
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Pazhassi Raja bags eight awards
April 8th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 8, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Director Hariharan's Pazhassi Raja starring Mammootty bagged eight awards at the State Film Awards for 2009. It has been written by M.T. Vasudevan Nair.Hariharan and MT ... Read more...
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Lal Jose ready for next
April 1st, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 1, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Lal Jose, one of the most popular directors in the Malayalam film industry, is getting ready with his next film.His next film, Elasamma Enn Aankutty stars ... Read more...
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Another limping performance by India at Utrecht Word Cup (Ninth of the series on Hockey World Cup)
February 22nd, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Ninth World Cup - Utrecht, Holland (June 20-July 1, 1998)The quaint town of Utrecht with its cobbled streets, canals and roundabouts, and about an hour's drive from Amsterdam, provided ... Read more...
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Newspaper’s company secretary gets bail in bribe case
January 16th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) A city court Saturday granted bail to a leading vernacular daily's company secretary, a co-accused with suspended Company Law Board (CLB) member R. Vasudevan in a graft ... Read more...
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Company Law Board chairman gets bail
January 14th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday granted bail to suspended chairman of Company Law Board R. Vasudevan in a graft case but restrained him from going outside the ... Read more...
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British firm KeraSoft ties up with Kerala eye hospital
January 8th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 8 (IANS) British company KeraSoft Eyecare Friday tied up with Chaithanya Eye Hospital here to provide specialised eye treatment to patients.
The hospital will deliver world class treatment for irregular corneas ... Read more...
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Kavalam wins award
December 8th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The Sangeethavikas award for outstanding work in the field of literature work in English and Hindi and classical music in Malayalam, started by the music journal Samakalika Sangeetham, was awarded to Kavalam ... Read more...
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Vasudevan Nair glad about Pazhassi Raja
December 2nd, 2009 - 11:52 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Recently, at an event for inaugurating the Pazhassi Day observance, writer MT Vasudevan Nair, who wrote the screenplay for Pazhassi Raja, said that the film had helped a long dream of his ... Read more...
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Cash, jewellery worth Rs.10 mn seized from bureaucrat’s house
November 30th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) A week after it arrested a senior member of the Company Law Board for graft, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday said it has recovered cash, ... Read more...
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CBI custody for law board chief caught taking bribe
November 25th, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Company Law Board (CLB) acting chief R. Vasudevan, who was caught red handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.700,000, is now in six-day Central Bureau of ... Read more...
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Mohan Lal, Kaniha to get best actor, actress award at 2009 Malyalam Movie Awards function
October 29th, 2009 - 11:35 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKochi, Oct.29 (ANI): Popular actor Mohan Lal and Kaniha have won the best actor and actress category awards for their roles in the movies "Pazhassi Raja" and "Bhagyadevatha" respectively in ... Read more...
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‘Pazhassi Raja’ will be an event in film history: Mammootty
October 11th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Oct 11 (IANS) Malayalam superstar Mammootty says his forthcoming magnum opus "Pazhassi Raja", said to be the costliest Malayalam film to date, will be an "event in the history of films".
There ... Read more...
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Kamal, Mohan Lal and Shah Rukh in ‘Pazhassi Raja’
September 28th, 2009 - 11:50 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Padmashree Kamal Haasan has dubbed a prologue for Mammooty-Sarath Kumar multilingual starrer "Pazhassi Raja'. The film is directed by Hariharan and is crafted by ace writer M.T. Vasudevan Nair. Kamal Haasan, ... Read more...
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‘Eeram’- a slick supernatural thriller (Tamil Film Review)
September 13th, 2009 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Aravindan D.I.
Film: "Eeram"; Director: Arivazagan; Cast: Aadhi, Sindhu Menon, Nandha and Saranya Mohan; Music: Thaman; Rating: ***Movies on supernatural thrillers are a rarity in Tamil cinema. "Eeram" is a crime ... Read more...
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