‘Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi’: Farah shines in pastiche Parsi romance (IANS Hindi Film Review)
August 25th, 2012 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi"; Starring: Boman Irani, Farah Khan; Directed by: Bela Bhansali Sehgal; Rating: ***When two Parsis fall in love, there's bound to be friction. They ... Read more...
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Supreme Court rejects plea for probe against Naidu (Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a plea that sought a CBI probe against Telugu Desam Party chief N. Chandrababu Naidu for allegedly benefiting several companies ... Read more...
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Supreme Court rejects plea for probe against Naidu
July 23rd, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a plea that sought a CBI probe against Telugu Desam chief N. Chandrababu Naidu for allegedly benefiting a number of ... Read more...
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Isha may win ‘Jhalak…’: Archana Vijaya
July 15th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Archana Vijaya, who has been voted out of the "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5", says that Isha Sharvani may win this season of the dance reality show."I ... Read more...
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Archana eliminated from ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5′
July 14th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Popular anchor Archana Vijaya became the latest contestant to be eliminated from dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5" Saturday night.She was paired with choreographer ... Read more...
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Talat Aziz out of ‘Jhalak Dikkhla Jaaa’
June 30th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Ghazal singer Talat Aziz was the first celebrity contestant to be eliminated from the fifth season of dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa".Talat was among ... Read more...
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Forced weight loss for Ravi Kishan
June 29th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Actor Ravi Kishan is sweating it out literally. The Bhojpuri superstar has shed 4 kg ever since he entered the fifth season of dance ... Read more...
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I’ve maintained myself well: Talat Aziz
June 25th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) It's unusual for a 55-year-old to groove on a dance floor, but Talat Aziz is ready for the challenge. The ghazal singer says he's fit ... Read more...
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IAS officer Subrahmanyam gets bail in Emaar case
June 18th, 2012 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 18 (IANS) Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer L.V. Subrahmanyam Monday appeared in a special court in connection with the Emaar-APIIC township case.Subrahmanyam, who is currently the executive ... Read more...
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Dance about energy, passion: Karan Johar
June 8th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar, who will be one of the judges in the fifth season of the dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa", says although he ... Read more...
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Supplementary charges filed in Andhra township case
April 23rd, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 23 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday filed an additional set of formal charges in the Emaar-APIIC township case in a court here.Businessman Sunil Reddy, said ... Read more...
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Hearing on Raghava’s petition adjourned
April 9th, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 9 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday adjourned the hearing on the petition of Emaar MGF finance head (south) G. Vijaya Raghava, challenging further investigations against him ... Read more...
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CBI to file additional chargesheet in Emaar case (Lead, Superseding earlier story)
April 9th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 9 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will file an additional chargesheet in the Emaar township scam, focusing on the role of the accused who were not ... Read more...
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CBI to file supplementary chargesheet in Emaar case
April 9th, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 9 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will file an additional chargesheet in the Emaar township scam, focusing on the role of the accused who were not ... Read more...
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‘Sankranthi’ - old wine in boring bottle (Kannada Movie Review)
March 3rd, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Sankranthi"; Cast: Gururaj, Roopashri, Sreenivasa Murthy, Shankar Aswath, Master Hirannaiah, Bhavya, Vijaya Kashi, Mandya Ramesh, B.V. Radha, Mallesh, Shankara Patil, Skanda; Screenplay-Director: Mussanje Mahesh; Producer and Story: R.S. Gowda; Music: ... Read more...
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Accused in Emaar case asked to appear before CBI
February 29th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 29 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court has asked an accused in the APIIC-Emaar Properties case to appear before the agency for questioning.Directing the CBI ... Read more...
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Rajasekhara Reddy’s widow withdraws plea from apex court
January 17th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's widow Y.S. Vijaya Monday withdrew from the Supreme Court her petition imputing bias to the Andhra ... Read more...
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Khanduri again becomes Uttarkahand chief minister
September 11th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dehradun, Sep 11 (IANS) B.C. Khanduri was Sunday sworn in for the second time as the chief minister of the poll-bound Uttarakhand.
Khanduri, 76, a former union minister and ... Read more...
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Rosaiah sworn in as Tamil Nadu governor
August 31st, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 31 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Konijeti Rosaiah was sworn in as the Tamil Nadu governor here Wednesday.Madras High Court Chief Justice M.Y. Eqbal administered the oath ... Read more...
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Nothing new in ‘Venghai’, still a good watch (Tamil Movie Review)
July 10th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Venghai"; Cast: Dhanush, Raj Kiran, Prakashraj, Tamannaah, Oorvasi, 'Paravai' Muniamma and 'Ganja' Karuppu; Direction: Hari; Music Director: Devi Sri Prasad; Producer: Vijaya Productions; Rating: ** 1/2Welcome to the world of ... Read more...
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Kanimozhi seeks bail, court to decide Saturday (Roundup)
May 6th, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Friday deferred till Saturday its decision on the bail plea of DMK parliamentarian Kanimozhi and three others ... Read more...
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India hopes dialogue will settle all issues in Bahrain
March 30th, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) India told Bahrain Wednesday that it hoped for a peaceful resolution of the current unrest in the Gulf state through dialogue.Bahrain has assured India about ... Read more...
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Singer Chitra set to celebrate three decades in music industry
January 28th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 28 (IANS) K.S. Chitra, popularly known as South Indian Nightingale, has completed three decades as a playback singer with more than 15,000 songs to her credit. Now she wants to ... Read more...
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Sonawane’s widow demands CBI probe; government staff strike work (Lead)
January 27th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) The widow of additional collector Yashwant Sonawane, Vijaya, Thursday demanded a CBI probe into her husband's killing even as 1.80 million Maharashtra government employees struck work and residents ... Read more...
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Sailor dies, six others go missing after a vessel capsizes off Gujarat coast
January 23rd, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Pipavav (Gujarat), Jan 23 (ANI): A sailor lost his life and over half a dozen crewmembers were reported missing after an Indian survey ship capsized off Pipavav coast in the Gulf of ... Read more...
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Malaysian daily collects money for unwell ethnic Indian baby
December 21st, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 21 (IANS) The Malaysian daily The New Straits Times has earned a "thank you" from an ethnic Indian woman after it collected RM 30,000 ($9,537) from the public for ... Read more...
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TTFI finally gets a sponsor for world juniors
October 30th, 2010 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) With only a day left for the start of the Global Junior City Circuit Final and Cadet Challenge in Hyderabad, the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) ... Read more...
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Mysore Dussehra ends with grand elephant procession (Lead)
October 17th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore, Oct 17 (IANS) The 10-day Dussehra festivities here culminated Sunday as thousands of people from across India and abroad witnessed its grand finale - the famed 'Jamboo Savari' or procession of ... Read more...
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Devotees participate in Lord Ram’s procession in Allahabad
October 17th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Allahabad, Oct.17 (ANI): Thousands of devotees lined up along the streets in Allahabad to watch the colourful procession dedicated to Lord Rama as a part of Dussera celebrations.The procession was carried out ... Read more...
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Delhi’s own Venice? It’s sewage and stinks
September 24th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhulika Sonkar
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) North Delhi could well be likened Friday to Italy's Venice where boats ply -- but for the disturbing fact that these parts of the ... Read more...
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Citing looks, Kerala woman asked to quit polls
September 23rd, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 23 (IANS) Vijaya Raju, who was chosen as a candidate by the Left parties to contest in Kerala's local bodies elections, was allegedly asked to withdraw from the polls as ... Read more...
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Ashoka new home minister in reshuffled Karnataka cabinet (Lead)
September 22nd, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 22 (IANS) R. Ashoka has been made the new home minister of Karnataka after the 34-member state cabinet was reshuffled Wednesday following the induction of six cabinet ministers.
Ashoka will, ... Read more...
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Vishwa Vijaya Vinayaka Completes 80% Of Shooting
September 14th, 2010 - 11:52 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 14, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The Ganesha festival has started all over India and the Kannada film industry is also getting the blessings of Lord Ganesha. Sandalwood is getting ready with a ... Read more...
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Vinayaka Geleyara Galaga Is Still At Dubbing Room
September 9th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 9, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Lyricist turned director Dr V Nagendra Prasad expected to release his directorial venture Kannada movie "Vinayaka Gelayara Balaga' during this Ganesha festival. However, this could not ... Read more...
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Bombay High Court postpones Kasab matter till Aug 12
August 2nd, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Monday deferred till Aug 12 the proceedings related to confirming the death penalty awarded to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab by ... Read more...
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