Congress leader Subrata Mukherjee Tuesday shared the dais with Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee at a meeting in Singur and urged people to join the protest against the Left Front government in West Bengal.
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Tuesday, September 16
Subrata Mukherjee attends Mamata's meeting at Singur
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 04:44 PM IST
Subrata Mukherjee attends Mamata's meeting at Singur
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 04:44 PM IST
Congress leader Subrata Mukherjee Tuesday shared the dais with Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee at a meeting in Singur and urged people to join the protest against the Left Front government in West Bengal.
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M K Kaushik back as India hockey coach
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 04:34 PM IST
Maharaj Krishan Kaushik will be back as India's hockey coach ten years after he piloted the team to Asian Games gold medal at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games. His name was finalised at the selection committee meeting.
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Commonwealth Games: Two foreign badminton coaches named
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 04:31 PM IST
The Sports Ministry has named two foreign and eight Indian coaches for badminton under their scheme 'Preparation of Indian Teams for Commonwealth Games, 2010'.
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BSNL unions protest network sharing with private players
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 04:27 PM IST
State-owned telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's employees' union Tuesday expressed displeasure over the company's decision to share its network with private operators.
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Habib registers facile win in All-India invitational snooker
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 04:25 PM IST
Rafath Habib, the 2002 Asian Games gold medallist, cracked a 93 en route to a facile 3-0 win against Manish Khan in the in the Alliance Group-ASCA All-India invitational snooker tournament, here Tuesday.
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Deora rules out cut in retail fuel price
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 04:17 PM IST
The government will cut oil prices only if international crude prices dip below $67 a barrel, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said Tuesday.
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Deora rules out cut in retail fuel price
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 04:17 PM IST
The government will cut oil prices only if international crude prices dip below $67 a barrel, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said Tuesday.
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French minister unveils Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior stores
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 04:16 PM IST
The booming lifestyle goods segment in India Tuesday added two more big names to its list of brands. French External Trade Minister Anne-Marie Idrac inaugurated the retail spaces of two leading global luxury brands.
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Nothing illegal about my parliament membership: E. Ahamed
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 04:12 PM IST
Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed, newly chosen president of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Tuesday rubbished allegations about his parliamentary membership being illegal, saying those doubting the legality could go to court.
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864,000 forms sold for Delhi housing scheme
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 04:02 PM IST
Nearly 864,000 application forms were sold for the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) scheme, closing Tuesday, for the sale of 5,020 flats in the national capital.
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BJP's draft manifesto for MP Assembly polls ready
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 04:01 PM IST
The manifesto of the Bharatiya Janata Party for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh polls, due in November, is ready and would be released anytime, said a party leader Tuesday.
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Minority panel to visit violence-hit Karnataka
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 04:01 PM IST
A three-member team of National Commission for Minorities (NCM) headed by chairman Mohammad Shafi Qureshi will visit Karnataka's communal violence-hit districts Wednesday.
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'SEZs to attract Rs.2 tn investment by 2009'
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 04:00 PM IST
India's special economic zones (SEZs) will attract investments worth Rs.2 trillion ($44.4 billion) and provide direct employment to over 800,000 people by 2009, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said here Tuesday.
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Reliance Cap to invest Rs.40 bn on expansion
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:59 PM IST
Reliance Capital, an arm of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, will invest Rs.40 billion ($860 million) for business expansion, with a focus on the non-banking finance and insurance sectors.
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Oil marketing firms to upgrade grievance cells by Oct 2
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:56 PM IST
India's oil marketing companies will improve their grievance redressal
systems by Oct 2 and commission toll-free numbers for filing
complaints, it was decided Tuesday at the review meeting called by
Petroleum Secretary R.S. Pandey.
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Emotional Prachanda wants India to build rail, power projects
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:54 PM IST
An emotional Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'
Tuesday recalled his old association with India and said New Delhi
should play a major role to strengthen the democratic process and
economic development in his country.
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Conversion caused attacks on churches: Yeddyurappa
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:53 PM IST
Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Tuesday said attacks on churches and prayer halls in the coastal city of Mangalore and other places in the state were a fallout of conversion activities in those areas.
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Sahara's J.B. Roy could head IHF
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:53 PM IST
J.B. Roy, the deputy managing director of the Sahara Pariwar and who heads the Bengal Hockey Association, has emerged as the front-runner to become the president of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF).
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Jyoti Basu discharged from hospital
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:52 PM IST
Former West Bengal chief minister and veteran Marxist Jyoti Basu, recovering from a head injury, was discharged from hospital Tuesday evening, officials said.
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Clarify on state-specific anti-terror laws: BJP
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:52 PM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked the government to clarify if the home ministry had shot down National Security Advisor (NSA) M.K. Narayanan's suggestion for state specific anti-terror laws.
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'Gulabi Talkies' is an outstanding film (Kannada Film Review)
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:51 PM IST
Film: 'Gulabi Talkies'; Screenplaywriter-Director: Girish Kasaravalli; Camera: S.Ramachandra, Music Director: Issac Thomas; Producer: Basanth Kumar Patil; Rating: ****
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Himachal seeks funds for renovating heritage buildings
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:50 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh Governor Prabha Rau Tuesday requested the central government to sanction Rs.110 million (Rs.11 crore) for the renovation of the Raj Bhawan, also known as the Barnes Court, and the Town Hall in the state capital.
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Gill confident majority of state units will attend AGM
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:49 PM IST
K. P. S. Gill, president of the superseded Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), Tuesday said the ad hoc committee set-up by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to run the affairs of the sport had done precious little in the last Six Months.
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Undertrial prisoner attempts suicide at court
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:47 PM IST
An undertrial prisoner attempted suicide by cutting his wrist with a blade Tuesday at a West Bengal district court after his bail petition was rejected.
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Woman jumps into Ganges with three kids
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:46 PM IST
A poverty-stricken middle-aged woman Tuesday committed suicide by jumping into Ganges with her three children in West Bengal's Howrah district.
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Ahmedabad blasts: Two remanded to 10-day police custody
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:46 PM IST
Two suspected SIMI members arrested in connection with the Ahmedabad serial blasts were sent to 10-day police custody by the Metropolitan Court here Tuesday.
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BMW hit-and-run convict Rajeev Gupta files appeal
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:45 PM IST
Rajeev Gupta, a businessman convicted in the sensational 1999 BMW hit-and-run case and awarded one year in jail by a city court, Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court challenging his conviction.
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First fratricide in Indian Air Force
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:44 PM IST
In the first fratricide in the Indian Air Force (IAF) a sergeant Tuesday killed his senior at the Kalaikunda Air Force Station in West Bengal, official sources said here.
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Orissa tense again as mobs kill cop, torch police station
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:44 PM IST
Orissa's riot-hit Kandhamal district was gripped by tension once again Tuesday after an armed mob of about 500 torched a police station and killed a policeman, officials said.
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Delhi Police release sketches of three suspected bombers
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:27 PM IST
Delhi Police Tuesday evening released the sketches of three people who are suspected to have planted bombs at two places in the national capital last Saturday - when five bombs went off killing 24 people and injuring nearly 100.
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Pakistan trained militant commander surrenders
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:26 PM IST
A Pakistan-trained guerrilla, active in a mountainous district of Jammu and Kashmir for the last 10 years, surrendered before security forces Tuesday, the police said.
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India set for tough anti-terror laws
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:26 PM IST
India seems set to incrementally ramp up its anti-terror laws, with a key minister and a reforms panel speaking of the need for strengthening the statute - and also for creating a federal agency to probe terrorist acts.
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Uttar Pradesh stops power cuts to industry
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:25 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh has withdrawn its decision to stop power supply to heavy industries from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., officials said Tuesday.
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Rights body to probe anti-Christian violence in Orissa
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:25 PM IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will send a team to Orissa to probe the recent violence against Christians that led thousands of them to flee their homes.
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DRDO seeks foreign help in attracting, retaining talent
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:24 PM IST
Bleeding from an exodus of talent, India's premier military research body Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is seeking tips from other countries in attracting and retaining the best scientific brains.
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Delhi Police Control Room to have more lines for easier access
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:23 PM IST
The police control room (PCR) would have more telephone lines to enable people to report terrorist and criminal incidents without hindrance while more public participation would be sought in combating terrorism, the Delhi cabinet decided at its meeting Tuesday.
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President cancels Iftar party due to Delhi blasts, floods
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:23 PM IST
President Pratibha Patil Tuesday cancelled the Iftar reception scheduled for Friday due to the serial blasts in the national capital that killed 24 people and the devastating floods in Bihar.
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'Northeast India will become hub of trade with Southeast Asia'
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:22 PM IST
India's northeastern region should become the hub of the country's growing trade and business with Southeast Asia, speakers at the fourth Northeast Business Summit agreed here Tuesday.
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Delhi Police release sketches of five suspected bombers
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:22 PM IST
Delhi Police Tuesday evening released the sketches of five people who are suspected to have planted the bombs in the national capital that went off last Saturday, killing 24 people and injuring nearly 100.
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Investors watch out for key US events Tuesday
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:21 PM IST
Investors around the world will be watching out for some key events that will unfold over Tuesday and Wednesday in the world's largest economy the US.
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Mohammed Nissar Trophy scoreboard : Delhi vs. SNGP, Day Two
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:21 PM IST
Following is the scoreboard of the Mohammed Nissar Trophy on day two of the four day first class match between Delhi and Pakistan's domestic champions Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Tuesday.
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Apex court to examine if probe needed before FIR
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:19 PM IST
The Supreme Court Tuesday decided to take a closer look at the need for a preliminary probe by police before registering a first information report (FIR), as it is often used to harass the common man.
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Chopra and Kohli in sight of centuries in Nissar Trophy
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:18 PM IST
After conceding a first-innings lead of 132 runs, Ranji trophy champions Delhi hammered Pakistan's Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) attack to end the second day at 242 for one with Akash Chopra and Virat Kohli heading.
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Reliance Cap to set up housing finance arm
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:17 PM IST
Reliance Capital, an arm of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, will set
up a separate housing financial subsidiary and non-banking financial
company (NBFC) for the consumer finance sector, the company's top
official announced here Tuesday.
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Air Deccan asked to compensate passengers for cancelling flights
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:16 PM IST
A consumer court Tuesday asked Air Deccan, now part of Kingfisher Airlines, to pay Rs.150,000 in compensation to a group of passengers for cancelling flights without informing them.
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Student pierces classmate's eye with pen in Ghaziabad
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:15 PM IST
A Class 9 student thrust a pen into his classmate's eye during a scuffle, causing severe damage that required the teenager to undergo surgery, the victim's relative said here Tuesday.
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Kamal Nath for widening trade with France
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:14 PM IST
Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath Tuesday called for widening bilateral trade with France, which stood at $5.38 billion in 2007-08, by expanding co-operation at the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) level.
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Reliance Cap to invest Rs.20 bn in insurance sector
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:14 PM IST
Reliance Capital, part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, will invest Rs.20 billion in its insurance business over the next three to five years, the company announced here Tuesday.
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Huge Trinamool gathering at Singur blocks highway
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:13 PM IST
Hundreds of supporters of the opposition Trinamool Congress gathered in front of the Tata Motors Nano plant in Singur in West Bengal Tuesday, disrupting traffic movement again on a crucial highway.
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India's insurance watchdog examining Tata AIG's solvency
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:13 PM IST
India's insurance watchdog Tuesday said it was probing the impact of the crisis being faced by the US-based financial services giant American Insurance Group (AIG) on its two Indian ventures with the Tata group.
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Mamata sticks to demand, rejects Singur package
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:12 PM IST
Remaining firm on her stand, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said the ruling Left Front government in West Bengal had rejected the agreement on Singur land row signed in the presence of governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi.
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BJP wants Kerala minister's ouster over road blockade
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:09 PM IST
Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president P.K. Krishna Das has
asked Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan to oust a cabinet colleague who
participated in a road blockade to protest attacks on churches in
different parts of the country.
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Tata Communications partners with Bharti Telesoft
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:05 PM IST
Telecom major Tata Communications Ltd has partnered with Bharti Telesoft to launch its value-added service (VAS), Intelligent Camel eXchange (ICX), the company announced Tuesday.
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Decision on aid from overseas Indians this week
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:05 PM IST
The government is awaiting cabinet approval for the setting up of a single-window mechanism for channelling contributions for development work from overseas Indians.
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Delhi Police file tougher charges against BMW hit-and-run accused
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:04 PM IST
Delhi Police has made it tougher for 19-year-old Utsav Bhasin to escape the consequences of mowing down a motorcycle rider and injuring another with his BMW car last week.
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Media a powerful tool to counter terror: reforms panel
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:03 PM IST
The media in all its manifestations is a powerful tool for countering terrorism and the government should leverage this to its advantage, a reforms panel said Tuesday.
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It would be perverse of US Congress to block n-deal: Obama aide (Interview)
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:03 PM IST
Democrats may be sceptical about the India-US nuclear deal, but it would be perverse on part of the US Congress if it blocks the deal after the NSG waiver, says Philip Gordon.
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Jyoti Basu released from hospital
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:02 PM IST
Former West Bengal chief minister and veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu, recovering from a head injury, was released from hospital Tuesday evening, hospital officials said.
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Prosecutor in Tamil Nadu nabbed for demanding bribe
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:00 PM IST
Anti-corruption officials arrested a government prosecutor for allegedly demanding a bribe to ensure the sentencing of a dowry offender, the Tamil Nadu police said.
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Start searching madrassas to counter terror: BJP
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 03:00 PM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday demanded intensive search operations in madrassas (seminaries) across the state to check terror activities.
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SunTec to deploy product suite to French company
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:56 PM IST
SunTec, provider of relationship-based pricing and centralised billing solutions, Tuesday said French vehicle fleet company Arval will be deploying its product suite to bill customer services.
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Markets recover to end flat on short covering
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:56 PM IST
Indian equities markets Tuesday seemed to have weathered the financial tsunami following the collapse of Lehman Bros. and buy out of Merrill Lynch Monday to end the day more or less flat after opening very weak.
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Federal agency, tough laws needed to fight terror: panel
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:55 PM IST
A reforms panel Tuesday recommended the establishment of a federal agency to investigate terrorist acts, as also the enactment of stringent laws to deal with the scourge.
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BJP seeks clarification on state-specific anti-terror laws
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:55 PM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked the government to clarify its stance on state-specific anti-terrorism laws after the home ministry reportedly countered National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan's.
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Cargo carriers likely to continue ground handling
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:54 PM IST
The government will likely allow cargo carriers to continue handling their own cargo at airports following a representation from them last week, according to a senior official.
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Uttar Pradesh book fair to offer classics to cook books
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:54 PM IST
Children's books, cook books, classics and a lot more will be on offer at a national book fair that begins here Sep 18, an organiser of the fair said.
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Nine Indore students suspended in ragging incident
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:53 PM IST
Nine students of Government Dental College here were Tuesday suspended for indulging in ragging, official sources said.
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Buddhadeb cannot smoke in Writers Building, asserts Ramadoss
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:52 PM IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya cannot smoke in any public places including the state secretariat Writers' Building from Oct 2 when a general ban will come into effect, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss.
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Karat, Yechury hold talks with Prachanda
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:52 PM IST
CPI-M leaders Prakash Karat and Sitaram Yechury Tuesday met visiting Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and discussed bilateral relations between India and Nepal.
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China-India relations developing 'in-depth': People's Daily
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:51 PM IST
On the eve of the 'Special Representatives' meeting on boundary talks, China has maintained that 'development and improvement' of bilateral ties were not only for the 'fundamental interest' of the two countries.
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Minor says 'No' to marriage with 70-year-old
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:50 PM IST
A 15-year-old girl here refused to marry a septuagenarian and ran away from the marriage 'mandap', police said Tuesday.
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Rajnath Singh wants POTA
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:50 PM IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Tuesday reiterated the need for India to have a special law to battle terrorists.
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Ganguly to play in JP Atray tournament in Chandigarh
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:49 PM IST
Former Indian cricket team captain, Sourav Ganguly will play in the 15th JP Atray cricket tournament starting Sep 17 in Chandigarh.
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Prachanda wants India-Nepal pacts reviewed
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:48 PM IST
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' Tuesday said that all bilateral agreements with India needed to be reviewed.
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Mumbai woman gets Neerja Bhanot award for courage, compassion
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:48 PM IST
A Mumbai woman, who walked out of her troubled marriage and now works for women's empowerment, was selected Tuesday for the 2008 Neerja Bhanot award for showing tremendous courage, compassion and commitment in life.
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Neo Cricket to telecast series against Australia, England
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:46 PM IST
India's Test series against Australia followed by the series against England will be telecast live in Neo Cricket.
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Tiger injures three in Uttar Pradesh
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:45 PM IST
A tiger pounced on three people and injured them in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, officials said Tuesday.
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Former Kerala minister deposes in Chennai court
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:44 PM IST
Former Kerala minister P.J. Joseph, charged with sexual molestation of a woman, deposed before a magistrate here Tuesday.
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Andrew Yule to complete all divestments this fiscal
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:44 PM IST
Public sector heavy engineering firm Andrew Yule will complete its disinvestment in Phoenix Yule Ltd, its engineering and electrical units, and Dishergarh Power by the end of this fiscal, a top company said here Tuesday.
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Indian equities recover from weak start, end flat
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:43 PM IST
Indian equities markets Tuesday seemed to have weathered the financial tsunami following the collapse of Lehman Bros. and buy out of Merrill Lynch Monday to end the day more or less flat.
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Oil spill worries for officials, brings money to villagers
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 02:42 PM IST
While an oil spill in the Ganga river in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh brought worries for the government officials, it came as a pleasant surprise for the villagers of the area who made some money by selling the oil.
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Minor alleges gang-rape, three held
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:38 PM IST
Three youths were arrested here Tuesday after a minor girl alleged that she had been gang-raped by them for six days.
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Five men investigators are hunting for (Profile)
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:36 PM IST
A team of Delhi Police are inquiring about a handful of men, suspected members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and alleged to be behind the July 26 serial bombings here and the Saturday blasts in New Delhi.
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Video conferencing between Punjab jails, courts
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:36 PM IST
Punjab would soon introduce video-conferencing facility between various jails in the state and courts in those areas, a minister said here Tuesday.
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Andrew Yule to re-launch packet tea during festive season
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:35 PM IST
Andrew Yule will re-launch its packet tea during the festive season this year and pump in Rs.600 million over the next 12 years into its tea business for modernization of its gardens, a top company official said here Tuesday.
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Victim of monkey attack at Kerala zoo recovering
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:34 PM IST
A 25-year-old worker at the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo may never forget the savage attack he suffered at the hands of three monkeys when he entered their enclosure. But zoo authorities say it was partly his fault.
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Rupee fall an aberration, to boost exports: Kamal Nath
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:33 PM IST
Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath Tuesday said the Indian rupee's fall against the dollar appears to be a 'temporary aberration', but that the lower value will help boost export growth.
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Delhi blast toll rises to 24
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:32 PM IST
Three days after serial bombings struck the capital, a 25-year-old man Tuesday succumbed to his injuries taking the number of those killed in the terror attack to 24.
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Intel unveils most powerful chip designed in India
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:32 PM IST
The world's largest chip maker Intel Corp Tuesday unveiled its most powerful six core microprocessor designed and developed at its India development centre in this information technology (IT) hub.
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Minor refuses to marry 70-year-old
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:31 PM IST
Asserting her right to refusal, a 15-year-old girl here declined to marry a septuagenarian and ran away from the marriage 'mandap', police sources said Tuesday.
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Ahmedabad attack mastermind Bashir holds key to Delhi blasts: police
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:30 PM IST
A team of Delhi Police visiting Gujarat was Tuesday seeking custody of Ahmedabad blasts mastermind Mufti Abdul Bashir, suspecting him of holding 'vital information' about Saturday's blasts here.
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Tamil cinema turns to Bollywood for story ideas
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:29 PM IST
A new trend has started in the Tamil filmdom - the filmmakers are increasingly remaking Bollywood hits.
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Federal agency mooted to deal with terrorism
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:29 PM IST
The Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) Tuesday recommended the establishment of a federal agency to investigate terrorist acts in the country.
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Delhi commuters stranded as suburban trains come to a stop
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:28 PM IST
It was a harrowing experience for thousands of people Tuesday morning on their way to work in the national capital who were stranded after at least four local trains came to a halt due to a technical snag.
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Four months after Aarushi murder, it's still a whodunit
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:28 PM IST
Four months to the day after teenager Aarushi, the only daughter of a dentist couple, was found murdered in her home in Noida, the mystery remains as dark as ever.
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Couple confess to circulating 10 mn fake notes
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:27 PM IST
A couple arrested in Uttar Pradesh with fake Indian currency have admitted to circulating over 10 million fake notes in the state, the police said Tuesday.
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Crowds keep off terror target Central Park
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:25 PM IST
The blue and green dustbins around the Central Park area of Connaught Place lie upside down, much like the lives of those affected by the serial blasts that rocked the capital last weekend.
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Couple confesses to circulating 10 mn fake notes in Uttar Pradesh
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:24 PM IST
A The couple arrested Sunday from Siddharthnagar district with fake currency notes nominally worth Rs.575,000 have admitted to circulating over 10 million fake notes in Uttar Pradesh in the past few months, officials said Tuesday.
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50 people hospitalised in Uttar Pradesh
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:23 PM IST
At least 50 people of Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district have been hospitalised during the last 24 hours, an official said Tuesday.
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Fire breaks out in West Bengal power sub-station
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:22 PM IST
A fire broke out at an electric supply sub-station Tuesday morning in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, officials said.
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NGO helps grieving families perform last rites
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:20 PM IST
As stunned families stood outside mortuaries to claim the bodies of those killed in the serial bombings that struck the capital last weekend, members of an NGO worked relentlessly to take the dead on their last journey free of Cost.
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Shutdown in violence-hit Mangalore
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:20 PM IST
Educational institutions and shops remained closed and roads were deserted in Karnataka's coastal city of Mangalore Tuesday as a Hindu group called for a shutdown to protest the stabbing of one of its activists.
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Jyoti Basu to be discharged from hospital
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:19 PM IST
Former West Bengal chief minister and veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu, hospitalised here with a head injury, will be discharged from the nursing home by Tuesday evening, an official said here.
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Metro terrorism gives new dimension to subversive acts: President
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:18 PM IST
Emphasising that terrorism, left wing extremism and insurgency were the
big challenges before India, President Pratibha Patil Tuesday warned
that the "emerging phenomenon of metro-terrorism" had given a new
dimension to subversive activities and was a matter of serious concern.
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Shibu Soren breaks tradition, refuses to burn Ravana effigy
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:18 PM IST
Breaking a tradition since the creation of Jharkhand in 2000, Chief Minister Shibu Soren has refused to burn an effigy of demon king Ravana, saying he was a 'great scholar'.
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Welspun India spins off wings into separate firms
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:17 PM IST
Home furnishings and textiles maker, Welspun India, part of the $3-billion diversified Welspun Group, Tuesday announced the de-merger of two divisions - distribution and marketing, and investment - into two separate companies.
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Hurriyat leaders sending delegates to Pakistan High Commission Iftar
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:17 PM IST
Kashmiri separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, who were invited to an Iftar party at the Pakistan high commission in New Delhi, Tuesday said they will not attend the event but will send representatives.
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Nissar Trophy: Sehzad leads SNGPL fight-back against Delhi
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:16 PM IST
Khurram Shehzad led Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) fought back with a gritty unbeaten 58 as the visitors took a first innings lead of 107 runs against Delhi at lunch on the second day of the Mohammed Nissar Trophy here Tuesday.
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We need stricter laws, says Ravi Shankar
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:15 PM IST
Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has called for 'stricter laws' to deal with the 'unforgivable acts' of terrorism.
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Unsung heroes of fashion shows - the backstage team
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:14 PM IST
Whenever one thinks of fashion shows, the first thing that comes to
mind is glamour, glitz and gorgeous beauties scorching the ramp. But,
there is more to these shows that is widely ignored: the backstage team
that works hard to put the event together.
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Terrorism part of city life, says stoic Delhi
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:13 PM IST
Three weeks later the insecurity will have ebbed, three months later it might be just a fearful memory. But three days after terrorism came visiting the capital again, people were Tuesday
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Himachal Pradesh tops in education, health
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:13 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh has been once again ranked the best-governed state in the country with regard to progress in road connectivity and social sectors like education and health, an official statement said Tuesday.
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Indian equities slide further on weak global cues
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:12 PM IST
A day after the mayhem in global stock markets following the bankruptcy filing by Lehman Bros and Merrill Lynch's takeover announcement by Bank of America, equities continued to slide in Indian bourses.
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India under attack in pro-LTTE media
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:12 PM IST
India has come under attack from a media sympathetic to the Tamil Tigers since a dramatic guerrilla air raid on a Sri Lankan military base left two Indian engineers wounded.
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Couple wants child back, caregiver says no
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:11 PM IST
They married in secret before the age of consent. They had a baby and handed him over to an acquaintance as they still didn't want their relatives to know. When they became adults, they married again and wanted the child back.
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Adityanath: at centre of communal storm, and unapologetic
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:09 PM IST
At least one person was killed as communal tension escalated sharply
when his motorcade passed through Azamgarh town last week. But
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Yogi Adityanath is unfazed and says he
is ready to hold more 'Hindu awakening rallies' come November.
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Thousands of office goers hit as local trains stop
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:08 PM IST
Thousands of people on their way to work Tuesday morning found themselves stranded when at least four local trains were stuck due to a technical snag near the Tilak Bridge station in central Delhi.
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Government must put in place a strict anti-terror law (Comment)
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:08 PM IST
Terrorists struck in the Indian capital again in a big way Saturday. All blasts were of low intensity. The defused bombs used a cocktail of ammonium nitrate, gun powder, ball bearings and nails, with timer devices.
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Terrorists plan strike in Jammu, security beefed up
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:07 PM IST
Security in and around Jammu has been beefed up following intelligence inputs that militants plan to strike here, a police official said Tuesday.
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More violence in Orissa as mob kills cop, torches station
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:07 PM IST
Fresh violence has broken out in Orissa's troubled Kandhamal district with a policeman killed as an armed mob of about 500 torched a police station and set fire to several vehicles, officials said Tuesday.
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Himachal Pradesh lion safari loses roar
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:06 PM IST
Eight Asiatic lions at the Renuka lion safari in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh are fighting a losing battle against diseases and abnormalities brought about by inbreeding.
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Divya Dutta's autograph hoax
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:06 PM IST
Actress Divya Dutta pulled a fast one on co-actor Shreyas Talpade while shooting for the forthcoming comedy film 'Welcome To Sajjanpur' when she posed as Ramesh to fool Shreyas into signing an autograph.
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My loyalty towards Jaya will never change: Rituparno Ghosh
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Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:05 PM IST
Filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh, who has for the first time directed acting legend Amitabh Bachchan in 'The Last Lear', is a big fan of Amitabh's wife Jaya. But even after working with Amitabh, Ghosh says his loyalty towards Jaya will not change.
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My best is yet to come: Amitabh Bachchan
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:04 PM IST
Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan's performance in 'The Last Lear' has been tagged as his best ever. But he says that his best is yet to be seen.
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Three films, three shades of terrorism
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:04 PM IST
Three films and three different perspectives on the same theme, last week's releases 'Hijack', 'A Wednesday' and 'Tahaan', were portraits in contrasting shades of identical themes. All three dealt with different facets of terror.
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Delhi's response to terror attack was as good as London: NRI eyewitness (Special)
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:03 PM IST
I happened to go shopping with a young non-resident Indian guest from London in New Delhi's business and shopping hub Connaught Place on Sep 13, when multiple bomb blasts shattered the peace of India's capital.
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Films should explore issues rather than preach: Vani Subramanian
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:03 PM IST
She left her flourishing advertising career to make movies about social issues she feels strongly about, but don't mistake Vani Subramanian for a sermonising filmmaker. In her latest film on the girl child, for instance.
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Deepti Naval turns director, ropes in Manisha Koirala
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:02 PM IST
After Nandita Das, avant-garde actress Deepti Naval has turned director. Her directorial debut has a rather poetic title - 'Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish' and she has signed on close friend Manisha Koirala.
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Serpent in Lara Dutta's room during shoot
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 01:00 PM IST
First it was a snake in Lara Dutta's room and then torrential rains - the shooting for Priyadarshan's forthcoming 'Billo Barber' in Tamil Nadu was indeed chaotic, says actor Irrfan Khan.
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Vinay Pathak returns to entertain with 'Dasvidaniya'
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 12:57 PM IST
Bollywood funny man Vinay Pathak is all set to have moviegoers in splits once again with his next film 'Dasvidaniya', a bitter-sweet comedy.
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Naseeruddin Shah or Victor Banerjee? Director Dholakia undecided
by
Bhavesh
on Tue 16 Sep 2008 12:56 PM IST
Director Rahul Dholakia is finding it tough to finalise the cast for his film on militancy in Kashmir, especially for characters based on real-life politicians. He just can't decide whether to rope in Naseeruddin Shah.
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