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View Article  A perfect love story goes sour

It’s a soulful, yet sad love story of Bhaggmati, the lovely village belle, and Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah, prince and later the king of Golconda. But the film Bhaggmati .The Queen of Fortunes tells you how to kill a beautiful love story.

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View Article  UTI's AUM up Rs 4,000cr in 5 months

UTI Asset Management Company (UTI AMC) has collected over Rs 4,000 crore in the first five months of the current fiscal. "We are targeting 30% growth in assets under management (AUM) to take it to about Rs 26,000 crore by the end of this fiscal.


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View Article  Jugraj ready for international hockey

The ace drag flicker looked in fine nick as he went through the paces at the coaching camp here under national junior hockey coach Harendra Singh who was quick to point out that Jugraj did "deserve" at least one international match to prove he was indeed fit to play.

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View Article  Dance bars: Daily loss at Rs 100 cr after ban

The ban on dance bars in Maharashtra has cost the dance bars close to Rs 1,100 crore (Rs 11 billion) since it came into effect on August 15. "The dance bar industry is losing nearly Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) everyday in sales and related business," said Manjith Singh Sethi, president, Association of Hotels and Restaurants.

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View Article  Bad day for MLA Arun Gawli in Court

One court rejects discharge plea from '90 abduction case, another extends remand in assault case.The ghost of his criminal past keeps haunting MLA Arun Gulab Gawli, once a don of Dagdi chawl. Yesterday was a bad day for the don in the courts where he is facing serious charges of abduction in one case and assault in another.

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View Article  Indian engineers to rebuild Afghan Parliament ?

The world's largest democracy is ready to literally give a firm footing to its neighbour Afghanistan's democratic structure, destabilised by decades of war.India has presented a plan to the Afghan government for reconstruction of its new Parliament building, sources in the Union Urban Development Ministry told the media.

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View Article  No Entry Exit logic, enter laughs

Blame it on Bipasha Basu. When the sultry Bongshell explodes, it’s not just three married men who are seduced within the premise of the given script.

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View Article  Vehicle kills men sleeping on sidewalk

A speeding vehicle careened off the road and killed 10 men sleeping on a sidewalk in the city police said Saturday.Five others were hurt in the incident overnight in the industrial town of Shikohabad, 250 kilometers (155 miles) northwest of Lucknow, said police spokesman Surendra Srivastava.

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View Article  BJP National Exe to meet at Chennai next month

The BJP national executive, which is scheduled to meet in Chennai from September 16, will discuss about the 'inefficient' governance by the UPA government at the Centre and chalk out strategy for its future course of action, party Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday.

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View Article  Saffron states may opt for VAT

Feeling the pinch of loss in revenue due to their non-VAT regime status, the five BJP-ruled states on Friday dropped enough hints to suggest they may join the ranks in the next two months.

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View Article  Centre to retain 51 pc equity in public sector banks

The government on Saturday said it would retain 51 per cent equity stake in public sector banks. Banks which have reached the limit of 51 per cent have to identify new forms of capital to strengthen the capital base.

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View Article  Dravid most focussed Indian player, says shrink

Rahul Dravid is the most focussed Indian cricketer and also one of the most focussed sportspersons in the country, says a well-known psychologist who has also worked with players like Sachin Tendulkar.

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View Article  Two terrorists killed in Anantnag

Security forces came upon a terrorist group at village Doonwari in Khaiyyar area of Anantnag district on Friday night and in the ensuing gunbattle two ultras were shot dead, the spokesperson said.

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View Article  Comrades wary of Buddha's exploits

He might be traversing the globe trying to woo investment to kickstart West Bengal's economy, but his wary hawk-eyed comrades are watching him through their Marxist lenses.

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View Article  Mayawati lashes out at Cong, BJP

Unfazed by her possible prosecution in the Taj corridor case, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today said she would not buckle under pressure and fight the legal and political battle with full vigour.

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View Article  Private players lure IAF pilots

With many fighter, transport and hecopter pilots eyeing the fat pay packages in the civil aviation sector, IAF is grappling with a shortage of as many as 341 pilots.

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View Article  SpiceJet to sell 9,999 seats for Rs 999

Low fare private air carrier SpiceJet today announced "Red Hot Specials" scheme under which it would sell 9,999 seats for Rs 999 for all the six sectors it operated.

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View Article  Spotlight’s on Wipro, but status unclear

The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) move to impose a minimum 25% public shareholding for all companies has turned the spotlight on Wipro, where chairman Azim Premji holds about 82.37%.

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View Article  Sonia Gandhi leading NDA!

In the excitement to flag the achievements of the Congress in Kerala, a glaring error surfaced in some full-page ads Saturday - party chief Sonia Gandhi was referred to as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) !

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View Article  Birla Corp will grow more powerful: Lodha

Birla Corporation’s recently-appointed chairman RS Lodha on Friday took an indirect dig at the Birlas, saying the company will continue to grow more and more powerful regardless of the pinpricks by vested interests.

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View Article  TCS seeks special Pak visa for staff

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has requested Pakistan authorities for a 'special business visa' for its employees. The Tata group is planning to seek similar visas for employees of other group companies Tata Steel.

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View Article  Royal Enfields gets into Eve's affair

Famed for their spunk and the urge to beat men at their own game, Punjabi girls have ventured into yet another hitherto men’s only domain. More and more of them are driving Royal Enfields, the ultimate symbol of masculine bravado.

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View Article  BJP demands Chidambaram’s resignation

The BJP today demanded the resignation of finance minister P Chidambaram over the Central Board of Direct Taxes engaging his wife Nalini as special counsel in a tax case in Chennai.


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View Article  Sethi takes charge of J&K Accountability

Former Supreme Court judge Justice (retd) R P Sethi yesterday took oath as the first chairman of the Accountability Commission in Jammu and Kashmir, the second most corrupt state in the country after Bihar as per a recent survey.


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View Article  88 schoolchildren taken ill

A promo by an FMCG major turned bitter when 88 children of Bangalore’s Indiranagar Cambridge High School took ill after drinking "fruit juice" on Friday.

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View Article  Militant hideout unearthed in Poonch

Security forces have unearthed a militant hideout in Mankote area of Poonch district and recovered a cache of explosives from it, defence sources said here on Saturday.

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View Article  'Ghai banner helped Iqbal'

Nagesh Kukunoor's new film Iqbal about a deaf-mute cricket aspirant has created a feel good buzz and has even inspired artist M.F. Hussain to think of a series of paintings on the theme.

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View Article  India lobbies for world parliamentary body chair

India is expecting the chairmanship of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) to come to it amid intense lobbying among member countries.

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View Article  Delhi Police to get 1,000 more women personnel

In a move to curb rising crime against women, Delhi Police are recruiting 1,000 more women personnel.The recruitment process has already begun and women police personnel will be trained and deployed within the next 18 months.

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View Article  NHAI to lay 767 km of GQ this fiscal

With Rs 8,800 crore outlay, National Highway Authority of India has targeted to lay additonal 767 km of road under the Golden Quardilateral project and 274 km of North South and East West corridor.

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View Article  ONGC to restore 70% of lost output in fire

Oil and Natural Gas Corp would restore 70 per cent of the output lost in last month’s devastating fire at the oil facility in the Mumbai High field tomorrow, company Chairman Subir Raha said.


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View Article  Bhel eyes foreign JV for thermal sets production

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel), the state owned heavy industry company, will shortly tie-up with a partner to manufacture 800 MW supercritical thermal sets in India. An announcement is expected next week.  
 

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View Article  RAW agent who got left in the cold

Karamat Rahi, a former RAW agent who spent nearly twenty years in a Pakistani prison, has said he is getting a raw deal as there has been no compensation or recognition from the Indian government for the years he has lost.

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View Article  Consumers must pay power bills: Dikshit

Delhi's Resident Welfare Associations (RWA) have refused to pay a hike in power bills since they say they get no service. But today Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said there is no choice but to pay. She has also denied favouring any private players.

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View Article  Muslims join Hindus for 'Jhanki' in Kashmir

It is after 17 long years that the jhanki, welcoming the birth of Lord Krishna, the Hindu God, is back on the streets of downtown Srinagar.Till now, the 20,000 odd Kashmiri pandits who had stayed back in the city, would celebrate the festival inside temples.

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View Article  Women's Bill: Sushma dismisses differences

Today, differences within the BJP came out into the open with BJP spokesperson Sushma Swaraj saying her party supports the bill in its present form, except the demand by the OBC politicians for a special quota for women from their caste.

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View Article  BJP quells rebellion in Jharkhand

Arjun Munda will stay on as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand. After days of fighting dissidence from seven of his 12 ministers, Munda seems to have pacified them for now.

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View Article  Army operation underway against ULFA

A major military operation is underway against separatist ULFA militants in jungles along the Assam-Arunchal Pradesh border. According to latest reports, ULFA's area commander Ritu Bora has been killed in the fighting.

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View Article  Sunjay Kapur receives extortion threat

Industrialist Sunjay Kapur, embroiled in a legal battle with estranged wife Karishma Kapoor, has complained to Delhi Police that he has received an extortion threat. Kapur said he recieved an e-mail on Friday, demanding Rs 50 crore.

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View Article  Floods wreak havoc in Azamgarh

Heavy rains lashed Azamgarh, a small town in northern Uttar Pradesh claiming 14 lives and causing massive destruction to property.Hundreds of people have now been evacuated.

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View Article  Bihar police team in Delhi to arrest Shahabuddin

Armed with a non bailable offence, a team of the Bihar police reached controversial RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin's official residence on Friday. Though Shahabuddin roamed free till now, he was not to be found at his residence when the police came calling.

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View Article  DUSU polls translate into serious business

Polls in Delhi University are serious business not just for the candidates but also for many others on the sidelines.It is not just about the music but also artists, photographers and car rentals have an equal share in the game.

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View Article  Cong fortunes: Sonia to visit Kerala

Congress President Sonia Gandhi is visiting Kerala today in an attempt to improve the flagging fortunes of the Congress party.The party is still to recover from the split caused by senior leader Karunakaran.

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View Article  Encephalitis claims 214 lives in UP

The deadly encephalitis virus continues to afflict people at an alarming pace in Uttar Pradesh.The toll has now gone up to more than 214 people and 18 people have died in just the last 24 hours. Nearly 85 fresh cases have been admitted to various hospitals in the state.

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View Article  Gujarat dissidents give ultimatum on Modi

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have sorted out its leadership issues in Jharkhand yesterday, but Gujarat still remains a festering problem. Narendra Modi rebels have now given an ultimatum to the senior party leaders in Delhi that they should be taken seriously.


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View Article  IAS lady officer sleeps on road

A gust of hot wind blows dust into the faces of the motley group of protesters at Jantar Mantar. A group of Sikhs is asking Musharraf to save Sarabjit Singh’s life. "I need to save my life too," says Hemlata Pant softly.


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View Article  Sarabjit's sister petitions Mush

Dalbir Kaur sister of Sarabjit Singh, sentenced to death for his alleged involvement in bomb blasts in Lahore and Multan in 1990, submitted a memorandum, addressed to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, to BSF here for handing it over to Pakistani Rangers.

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View Article  Zahira protected by VHP, 'finds' SC panel

The committee appointed by the Supreme Court to probe the "flip-flop" by Best Bakery case star witness Zahira Sheikh has reportedly found that she was "financially induced".

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View Article  Sania reaches Forest Hills final

Sania Mirza defeated 15-year-old wild card Alexa Glatch 6-4, 6-4 Friday to advance to the final of the Forest Hills Women's Classic. Mirza will face Lucie Safarova, who beat Iveta Benesova 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.

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