‘Jism 2′: Hooda shines in flick focussing on feelings, not bodies (IANS Hindi Film Review)
August 4th, 2012 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Jism 2"; Starring: Randeep Hooda, Arunoday Singh, Sunny Leone; Directed by: Pooja Bhatt; Rating: ***Nine years after "Jism" gave us a new kind of heroine in Bipasha Basu who ... Read more...
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Arif Zakaria to play cop in ‘Jannat 2′ (With Images)
January 13th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Arif Zakaria, last seen in "Haunted", will act in two sequels - as a scientist in "Krrish 2", and as a cop in "Jannat 2"."My ... Read more...
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‘Haunted’, takes horror genre the x-tra mile (IANS Hindi Film Review, Rating:***)
May 7th, 2011 - 2:06 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Haunted 3D"; Starring: Mahaakshay Chakraborty, Tia Bajpai; Directed by: Vikram Bhatt; Rating: ***The best thing one can say about this rivetting romp into the kingdom of the eerie is that ... Read more...
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Mubarak may be executed for ordering demonstrators’ killings
April 15th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo, Apr 15 (ANI): Egypt's state media has claimed that ousted President Hosni Mubarak, who was arrested in his bed on charges of alleged corruption and abuse of power during his 30-year ... Read more...
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13-yr-old Indian girl falls to death from 11th floor apartment
January 31st, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Jan 31 (ANI): A 13-year-old Indian girl fell to death from her 11th floor apartment on Al Falah Street, Abu Dhabi on Saturday afternoon.Asma, an 8th grade pupil, fell down through ... Read more...
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Sodomy II: Former Malaya Deputy PM Anwar fails to disqualify judge
December 6th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 6 (ANI): Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has reportedly failed in his second bid to disqualify high court judge Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah from presiding over ... Read more...
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Rs.1 mn prize for Indian contemporary art, courtesy Skoda
August 17th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Art and automobile tied a happy knot when Skoda Auto India, the manufacturer of models like Fabia, Laura and Octavia, here Tuesday announced a Rs.1 million prize ... Read more...
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Three HINDRAF leaders to face sedition rap
July 8th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Putrajaya (Malaysia), July 8 (ANI): Three leaders of the outlawed Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) will return to the Klang Sessions Court to face the sedition charge preferred against them in November ... Read more...
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Talks only way forward before India, Pakistan: Qureshi
April 24th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Multan, Apr.24 (ANI): Urging India to sit at the discussion table, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said dialogue is the only way forward for both nuclear-powered countries.Interacting with reporters on ... Read more...
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Movie Review: Rokkk (2010)
March 8th, 2010 - 11:58 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 8 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Rokkk: A routine horror flickRating: 2 out of 5*Starring: Tanushree Dutta, Udita Goswami, Shaad Randhawa, Sachin Khedekar and Murli SharmaDirector: Rajesh RanshingeAnushka (Tanushree Dutta) is charged ... Read more...
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Lashkar- The War Against Terror to hit theatres soon
March 5th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 5 2010, Sampurn Wire: Now that the dubbing for "Lashkar-War Against Terror' is complete, its makers are excited about the release of the movie. Produced by Virendra Ahuja of Ahuja Films, ... Read more...
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Malaysian court settles issue of chief minister’s position
February 9th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 9 (IANS) The Malaysian Federal Court Tuesday ruled on the constitutional position of a state chief minister in the event of loss of majority in the legislature and change ... Read more...
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Terrorist who plotted to kill Canadian PM walks away free
January 21st, 2010 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Jan 21 (IANS) Canada Wednesday freed a terrorist involved in an Al Qaeda-linked plot to behead the prime minister and blow up security and corporate targets four years ago.Known ... Read more...
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Pak London HC diplomatic staff mum on ‘disappearance’ of NRO evidence case files
December 5th, 2009 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec.5 (ANI): Officials and staff of the Pakistan High Commission in London are completely mum on the sensitive evidence against many influential personalities, who were benefited from the National Reconciliation ... Read more...
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Pak-born double rapist escapes from High Commission in UK
November 4th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.4 (ANI): A Pakistani-born double rapist escaped from the Pakistan High Commission just 90 seconds after arriving there on Tuesday.High Commission staff said Imtiaz Hussain, 44, walked into the building without ... Read more...
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McCurry Wins Legal Battle Against McDonald’s
September 8th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
In a historic judgment, the American fast food giant McDonald's has reportedly lost an eight year old long legal battle to refrain a Malaysian restaurant to name itself as "McCurry". ... Read more...
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McDonald’s loses trademark fight to Malaysian McCurry
September 8th, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 8 (IANS) American fast-food giant McDonald's Tuesday lost an eight-year trademark battle to stop Malaysian Indian McCurry Restaurant from using the "Mc" trademark.
A bench of Malaysia's Federal Court that ... Read more...
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DNA analysis key for solving mystery of King Tut’s origins
August 26th, 2009 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 26 (ANI): Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt, has said that harvesting DNA from ancient mummies would be the key to solving the mystery ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian woman faces new hurdle to get child from husband
April 29th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), April 29 (IANS) Malaysian Indian woman Indira Gandhi was facing a fresh hurdle in recovering her infant daughter from her husband who has been granted interim permission to retain the ... Read more...
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‘Ramayana most popular performing art in Bangladesh’
March 17th, 2009 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Agra, March 17 (IANS) In the green hinterland of Islamic Bangladesh, the Ramayana is the most popular performing art form, says a leading playwright of the country.The Indian epic exists ... Read more...
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Top LeT operative arrested in Kolkata
March 7th, 2009 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Mar 7 (ANI): A suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Abu Taher alias Mohamed Zakaria was arrested in Kolkata on Friday.
Officials said Taher was an expert in making explosive devices and was staying ... Read more...
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Malaysias Fatwa Council says yoga with worshipping and chanting is prohibited
November 22nd, 2008 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
Putrajaya (Malaysia), Nov.22 (ANI): Malaysias National Fatwa Council has declared that yoga practices which involve physical movements, worshipping and chantings are haram (prohibited) in Islam.
The Star reported that the announcement was ... Read more...
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Fatwa on practicing yoga to be issued in Malaysia this week
November 19th, 2008 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Putrajaya (Malaysia), Nov 19 (ANI): The Malaysian Governments Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) has said that the National Fatwa Council will come out with a ruling on yoga exercise this ... Read more...
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Malaysian Fatwa Council to clarify stance over yoga soon
October 30th, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
George Town ( Malaysia ), Oct 30 (ANI): The National Fatwa Council in Malaysia is expected to make its stance clear about Muslims practicing yoga soon, after a leading Muslim professor ... Read more...
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Review of detention of HINDRAF leaders was held in secret, says their lawyer
August 5th, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Ipoh (Malaysia), Aug.5 (ANI): The six-month review of the detention of the five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders on July 1 was held in secret with two senior federal counsels ... Read more...
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10th century statue of Lord Vishnu found in Bangladesh
July 12th, 2008 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, July 12 (ANI): A 10th century statue of Lord Vishnu has been found during the digging of a pond at Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila in Bangladesh.According to a report in The ... Read more...
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Jordanian activists sue Dutch lawmaker over anti-Islam film
June 11th, 2008 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
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Amman, June 10 (DPA) A coalition of Jordanian media outlets, professional societies and political parties Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Dutch Member of Parliament Geert Wilders for releasing a short anti-Islam film ... Read more...
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Malaysian court upholds Hindraf leaders’ detention
May 15th, 2008 - 3:14 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, May 15 (IANS) Malaysia's federal court has upheld the detention of five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders under the Internal Security Act (ISA). The dismissal of their habeas corpus ... Read more...
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Court says detention of HINDRAF leaders legal
May 15th, 2008 - 2:23 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, May 15 (ANI): A Malaysian federal court has ruled that the detention of the five Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) leaders at the Kamunting Detention Centre is legal, and ... Read more...
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‘Detention of Malaysian Indian leaders against law’
April 3rd, 2008 - 3:17 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, April 3 (IANS) The detention of five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders under the stringent Internal Security Act (ISA) is unconstitutional as due process of law was not followed, ... Read more...
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Detention of HINDRAF leaders unconstitutional, says their lawyer
April 3rd, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by admin
Putrajaya (Malaysia), Apr.3 (ANI): The detention of five Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) leaders under the Internal Security Act (ISA) is unconstitutional, their counsel Karpal Singh has told a Federal Court ... Read more...
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