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Soham Shah to write-direct Dutt's home production
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) Soham Shah, simmering with the discontent caused by the debacle of 'Luck' at the box office, has been rescued from the doldrums by none other than Sanjay Dut... More
Pranab Mukherjee releases commemorative coins of Saint Alphonsa
Kottayam (Kerala), Aug 23 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday released a set of commemorative coins to mark the birth centenary of the first Indian woman Catholic Sain... More
Shabana, Nandita team up again for 'Midnight's Children'
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) After 11 years, Canada-based director Deepa Mehta is set to bring feisty actresses Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das together again for a screen adaptation of Sal... More
Swine flu patient recovers by time test results come
Bhopal, Aug 23 (IANS) A suspected swine flu patient in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city had recovered on his own by the time his sample report, indicating he had tested positive, was ... More
Security tightened in Kandhamal
Bhubaneswar, Aug 23 (IANS) After ensuring peaceful Janmashtami, the district police of Kandhamal Sunday stepped up security as on this day last year Laxmananda Saraswati, a Hindu ... More
Two killed by Maoists in West Bengal
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) Maoists have shot dead two people in West Bengal's West Midnapore allegedly because they were working against the rebels, police said Sunday.
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Eco-tourism vs chemical hub: latest spat over Nayachar
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) A fresh political confrontation is brewing in West Bengal with a union minister, owing allegiance to Trinamool Congress, Sunday declaring that an eco-touris... More
'Contract judges' to help clear backlog of cases in north east
Agartala, Aug 23 (IANS) The Guwahati High Court has decided to appoint judges on contract to deal with the huge backlog of pending cases, an official said here Sunday.
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Cycle rickshaws to get face-lift in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Aug 23 (IANS) After the pink auto rickshaws called 'Tuk-Tuk', the city administration is now looking for a new avatar of cycle rickshaws. It has asked a university her... More
Swine flu claims sixth victim in Gujarat
Vadodara, Aug 23 (IANS) A 48-year-old man died of Influenza A(H1N1) in this Gujarat city Sunday, becoming the sixth victim of swine flu in the state, officials said.
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Duplicates of four Raja Ravi Varma paintings missing
Kilimanoor (Kerala), Aug 23 (IANS) Reproduced works of four Raja Ravi Varma paintings are missing from the art gallery of the Kilimanoor Palace - the birth place of the noted 19th... More
Indian photographer's 'phenomenal experience' with Michael Jackson
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) Photographer-turned-director Dilip Mehta remebers his association with Michael Jackson with whom he spent a huge amount of time at Neverland ranch in Califor... More
10 days on, Bihar awaits H1N1 test results
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) At least 10 days after Bihar sent seven swine flu samples to Delhi for testing, the state government is still awaiting the results - exposing the central ... More
Orissa celebrates 'India's Got Talent' contest victory
Bhubaneswar, Aug 23 (IANS) People burst crackers, visited temples for thanksgiving and distributed sweets across Orissa Sunday after a state-based the Prince Dance group won TV re... More
Airports to rework plans as carriers cut costs
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Airport developers who were planning exclusive terminals for low-cost carriers have begun re-drawing plans as almost all domestic carriers are now switch... More |