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Drew Barrymore makes her directorial debut with hugs and kisses

October 29th, 2008 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, October 28 (ANI): Drew Barrymore has managed to get the best out of the cast of her directorial debut by flooding them with hugs and kisses. The actress, who is directing ...

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Drew Barrymore makes her directorial debut with hugs and kisses

October 28th, 2008 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, October 28 (ANI): Drew Barrymore has managed to get the best out of the cast of her directorial debut by flooding them with hugs and kisses. The actress, who is directing ...

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Cowgirl role inspires Nicole Kidman to buy cattle ranch

Cowgirl role inspires Nicole Kidman to buy cattle ranch

October 21st, 2008 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 21 (ANI): Nicole Kidman has bought a cattle ranch in Australia after being inspired from a movie role. For her role in ''Australia'', the Oscar-winner had to herd cows. Kidman, whose ...

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Harrison Ford kicks rumours of Shia LaBeouf taking over his Indiana role

October 14th, 2008 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, October 14 (ANI): Harrison Ford has brushed aside rumours that his Indiana Jones co-star Shia LaBeouf will take over his role as the action hero in the films new instalment. The ...

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Liam Neeson hates bells and bows method of acting

Liam Neeson hates bells and bows method of acting

September 28th, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI -
London, September 28 (ANI): Actor Liam Neeson has whip lashed stereotypical methods of actors Daniel Day Lewis and Robert De Niro for adding needless bells and bows to their performances. Best known ...

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Whip dispute halts formulation of Nepal Constituent Assembly rules

September 26th, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu , Sept 26 (ANI): In Nepal, the dispute on whether a partys whip will be binding on Constituent Assembly (CA) members during the drafting of Constitution has stalled the process ...

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Britney turns whip lashing femme fatale for Womanizer

Britney turns whip lashing femme fatale for Womanizer

September 24th, 2008 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI -
London, September 24 (ANI): Britney Spears has transformed her recovering singer image to a whip lashing one by getting airbrushed to promote her comeback single Womanizer. According to the Sun, Britney, who ...

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Conference of presiding officers of the legislative bodies today

Conference of presiding officers of the legislative bodies today

September 21st, 2008 - 11:24 am ICT by ANI -
Chandigarh , Sept 20 (ANI): The 73rd conference of Presiding Officers of the Legislative Bodies of the country will begin here today. The Lok Sabha Speaker, Somnath Chatterjee, will inaugurate the conference ...

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Punjab Assembly expels Amarinder Singh, declares his seat vacant

September 10th, 2008 - 8:54 pm ICT by ANI -
Chandigarh, Sep 10 (ANI): Congress leader and former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh was expelled from the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday after being indicted by a House committee in a graft case ...

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Samajwadi Party seeks disqualification of six MPs for defying whip

Samajwadi Party seeks disqualification of six MPs for defying whip

July 28th, 2008 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, July 28 (ANI): Samajwadi Party today sought disqualification from Lok Sabha of its six MPs who had defied the whip and voted against the Manmohan Singh Government during the ...

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Justin Long too heartbroken to act with ex Drew Barrymore

July 25th, 2008 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 25 (ANI): Hollywood actor Justin Long is so distressed over his split with actress Drew Barrymore, that hes decided not act in her directorial debut Whip It! Apparently the Charlies ...

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BJD expels party lawmaker for voting for government

July 23rd, 2008 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS -
Bhubaneswar, July 22 (IANS) Orissa's Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Tuesday evening expelled Harihara Swain one of its 11 members in the Lok Sabha for voting for the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government ...

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Shiv Sena to vote against UPA

Shiv Sena to vote against UPA

July 20th, 2008 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) The Shiv Sena, a constituent of the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Saturday decided to vote against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ...

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Akali Dal may issue whip to MPs on trust vote

Akali Dal may issue whip to MPs on trust vote

July 18th, 2008 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, July 17 (IANS) The ruling Akali Dal in Punjab is likely to issue a whip to its members of parliament to vote against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in the ...

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BJP issues whip for trust vote

BJP issues whip for trust vote

July 15th, 2008 - 10:31 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, July 15 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) issued a whip here today to its Lok Sabha MPs for the July 22 trust vote to topple the United Progressive ...

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Shiromani Akali Dal to vote against UPA Government

July 15th, 2008 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI -
Chandigarh, July 15 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) will vote against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government during the floor test in Parliament. Speaking during a press conference here, Punjab Chief ...

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Nepals Madhesi parties boycott Constituent Assembly meeting

July 13th, 2008 - 9:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, July 13 (ANI): Nepals Madhesi parties boycotted the Constituent Assembly (CA) meeting on Sunday, expressing discontent over the constitution amendment bill tabled by the government. According to Nepalnews, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum ...

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80s brainteaser the Rubik’s Cube set for Christmas comeback

July 2nd, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 2 (ANI): Eighties brainteaser the Rubik's Cube is set to make a comeback as one of the most popular toys this Christmas, according to Woolworths. The 9.99 pounds puzzle, where ...

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New immigration rules will give Brits first preference for jobs

New immigration rules will give Brits first preference for jobs

May 7th, 2008 - 5:20 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 7 (ANI): New immigration rules announced by the Gordon Brown Government have ensured that Britishers will be given first preference for jobs in the future. According to The Sun, from ...

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Bengali fish-sellers, domestics head home for panchayat polls

May 7th, 2008 - 12:41 pm ICT by admin -
By Madhusree Chatterjee New Delhi/Gurgaon, May 7 (IANS) The bustling fish markets of Chittaranjan Park, operated largely by migrants from West Bengal, is likely to wear a depleted look next week. And many ...

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Pamela Anderson is finally a US citizen

May 1st, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by admin -
Melbourne, May 01 (ANI): Canadian born actress Pamela Anderson has confirmed that she is finally an official US citizen. Pammi was made a US citizen last week and her first official act, ...

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IPL will not allow Shoaib to play: PCB media advisor

IPL will not allow Shoaib to play: PCB media advisor

April 30th, 2008 - 11:23 pm ICT by admin -
By Zofeen T. Ebrahim Karachi, April 30 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board media advisor Wednesday said that the Indian Premier League (IPL) doors are closed for Shoaib Akhtar as the contract clearly mentions ...

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Semi-drunken lunch inspired Harrison Ford to get his ear pierced

April 22nd, 2008 - 7:23 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Apr 22 (ANI): Hollywood action hero Harrison Ford has revealed that a semi drunken lunch inspired him to get his ears pierced. The 65-year-old actor told the Maxim magazine, that the ...

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30 child domestic workers rescued in Hyderabad

April 20th, 2008 - 12:08 am ICT by admin -
Hyderabad, April 19 (IANS) About 30 child labourers were rescued, including from the homes of senior government officials and those working with multi-national companies, during raids in upscale colonies here Saturday. About ...

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Samajwadi Party legislator files fresh police complaint

March 27th, 2008 - 12:48 am ICT by admin -
Bhopal, March 26 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party's legislator Kishore Samrite Wednesday evening alleged that his signatures on Independent candidate Vivek Tankha's nomination papers were taken forcibly and the nomination should be cancelled. ...

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Petition against whip on Rajya Sabha polls

March 24th, 2008 - 11:49 pm ICT by admin -
Bhopal, March 24 (IANS) A Bhopal resident has petitioned the Election Commission of India against whips given by political parties in elections to the Rajya Sabha. Three Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya ...

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Ellen Page drops out of Sam Raimis ‘Drag Me to Hell’

March 3rd, 2008 - 11:33 am ICT by admin -
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): Oscar nominee Ellen Page has dropped out of director Sam Raimis supernatural thriller Drag Me to Hell. The pic was supposed to start filming on March 17 in Los ...

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Producer moves court against ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ ban in Madhya Pradesh

Producer moves court against ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ ban in Madhya Pradesh

February 23rd, 2008 - 6:57 pm ICT by admin -
By Arpana New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) UTV Motion Pictures Saturday moved the Madhya Pradesh High Court to lift the ban on screening of "Jodhaa Akbar" in the state. "The hearing is Monday. ...

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Star Wars lightsaber named Greatest Movie Weapon

January 18th, 2008 - 2:32 pm ICT by admin -
Washington , Jan 18 (ANI): The lightsaber from Star Wars emerged to be the greatest movie weapon of all time, in a poll. Gaining 71 pct votes in the film fans poll by ...

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Scary Spices whiplash performance lands her in Dancing With The Stars finals

November 22nd, 2007 - 1:52 pm ICT by admin -
London, Nov 22(ANI): Scary spice, Mel B has danced her way into the finals of Dancing With The Stars the night after scoring two perfect marks in the penultimate performance for the ...

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