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Friday, January 5

Amitabh Bachchan says criticism helps him grow as an actor
by
Abhishek K. Tiwari
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 03:27 AM AKST
Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan says he is always open to criticism of his work because he believes it can help him improve. Yes, criticism is hurtful at times,'' Bachchan was quoted as saying in Friday's Hindustan Times newspaper.
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Videocon, Daewoo deal finally scrapped
by
Abhishek K. Tiwari
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 05:49 PM IST
The planned sale of South Korea's Daewoo Electronics Corp to a consortium led by India's Videocon Industries Ltd has been scrapped mainly due to differences in pricing, an official at one of Daewoo's creditor banks said Friday.
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Talks on to export Brahmos cruise missiles: Antony
by
Abhishek K. Tiwari
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 05:46 PM IST
India is holding talks with "some countries" for exporting the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile with a range of 300 km, Defence Minister A K Antony said on Friday.
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Film on Abu Salem to roll next month in Portugal
by
Abhishek K. Tiwari
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 05:26 PM IST
A three-hour film on the life and times of mobster Abu Salem is poised for shooting in Portugal and Mumbai next month, and the producer hopes to get the court's nod to get the man now in jail to feature in it.
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Sidhu moves SC seeking stay of conviction
by
Abhishek K. Tiwari
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 05:05 PM IST
Cricketer-turned former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking stay of the three-year conviction imposed on him in a homicide case to enable him contest Lok Sabha by-election.
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Kalam unhappy over unutilised science funds
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 03:43 PM IST
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday pulled up the science departments for not fully utilising the funds allocated to them and asked the scientists to draw a "focused" action plan for progress in the field of science and technology.
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Sania, Bopanna crash out of Hopman Cup
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 02:24 PM IST
A valiant India faltered in a crucial tie against second-seeded Spain to bow out of the Hopman cup mixed team tennis competition Thursday.
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Coldest morning of the season for Delhi
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 02:16 PM IST
Delhiites experienced the coldest morning of the season today as minimum temperatures continued to dip.The mercury touched 4.2 degree celsius, three degrees below normal at this time of the year, met department said.
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Suffering from mental health higher in India: Survey
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 01:52 PM IST
A higher proportion of people in India, mostly in urban areas, suffer from mental health, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report.
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No interview for nursery admissions: Supreme Court
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 01:49 PM IST
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a Special Leave Petition by two Delhi schools challenging the Delhi High Court order banning interview of children for admission to nursery classes.
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Railways opens container business to pvt players
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 01:16 PM IST
The railways on Thursday opened its first window of privatisation by allowing private operators to run container trains, ending the monopoly of Concor.
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Ratan Tata meets PM
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 01:12 PM IST
Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata meets prime minister Manmohan Singh in his capacity as head of Investment Commission.
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Opposition to file corruption case against Nitish Kumar
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 11:44 AM IST
Bihar's opposition Thursday decided to file a corruption case against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and others for allotting land to filmmaker Prakash Jha - a move quashed by the Patna High Court last month.
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Tata Motors selects first batch of trainees from Singu
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 11:42 AM IST
Tata Motors Thursday announced selection of a group of 11 trainees from among residents of Singur village for an extensive six-month training to be provided by the company even as protests by farmers and opposition parties continue against the project.
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Feud must end for Indian motorsport to grow
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 11:40 AM IST
Twenty-oh-six turned out to be a busier year than I could ever have anticipated. At the beginning of the year I had set my mind to a year of testing with Williams F1, learning as much as I could, and improving myself to become a better driver.
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AIIMS to have test tube baby facility
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 11:39 AM IST
Bringing cheer to the numerous childless couples in the country, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here has become the first government hospital to launch a state-of-the-art in-vitro fertility (IVF) clinic.
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Akshay Kumar on 'Namaste London'
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 11:36 AM IST
Akshay Kumar is all set to play himself in Namaste London. But he confesses to TIMES NOW’s Pratiksha Menon that he misses the action flicks that made him a household name.
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Rupee may rise today
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 11:24 AM IST
The rupee may rise on Friday after the dollar weakened against the yen in Asian trade and on expected dollar sales by banks to generate funds ahead of the second phase of an increase in bank's reserve requirements.
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Govt appeals to ULFA
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 11:23 AM IST
After the Assam CM, now home secretary VK Duggal has appealed to ULFA over their threat to disrupt national games in Guwahati.
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Wherever Hutchison goes, bidders follow
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 11:21 AM IST
The way suitors - Anil Ambani, Vodafone, Maxis, Verizon and the Hindujas - are lining up for Li Ka-shing’s 67% stake in Hutchison Essar, one could be forgiven for forgetting if there are any sellers at al
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Safe in Pakistan: Salahuddi
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 11:19 AM IST
India is seeking supreme commander of Hizbul Mujahideen and United Jihad Council Syed Salahuddin’s deportation from Pakistan in the aftermath of Mumbai blasts but Salahuddin seems to be quite confident that nothing of this sort will happen.
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Mystery shrouds British national's murder
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 11:16 AM IST
The mystery surrounding the murder of British national Stephen Bennett is far from being resolved. The police have one version, the family another and there does not seem to be any meeting point between the two.
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Noida serial killers to undergo narco test
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 11:14 AM IST
Both the key accused in the Noida serial killings case have been flown to Ahmedabad to undergo psychological tests.
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New Delhi, Lisbon to ink Extradition Treaty
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 11:12 AM IST
Learning from the past experience of having to struggle to seek the deportation of underworld don Abu Salem and to prevent any anti-national element from using the Portugal territory for clandestine activities, India and Portugal are all set to ink a Extradition Treaty during the visit of Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva to India beginning January 11.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali to direct opera in Paris
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 11:09 AM IST
Leading filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali will direct an opera in Paris next year, a newspaper reported on Friday. The Theatre du Chatelet has signed Bhansali for the project, based on a 1920's French literary work, The Times Of India reported.
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Suspected terrorist nabbed in Bangalore
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 11:07 AM IST
A suspected terrorist has been nabbed here, a senior police official said on Friday. Interrogation is on, additional commissioner of police Bipin Gopalkrishna said.
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NKC wants varsities to raise funds for expansion
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 11:04 AM IST
Anticipating a huge expansion in the field of higher education, the high profile National Knowledge Commission (NKC) has suggested a slew of measures including use of vast university lands to generate resources to meet the challenge.
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Gangrape a reality for sex workers in Gujarat
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 05 Jan 2007 11:01 AM IST
Rani, a bar girl from Mumbai, who was in Ahmedabad as part of a new year contract, was shocked when a client, after paying for himself, brought along three of this friends. the leading brands of cars in the compact segment are beginning to move up the value chain.
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