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National News
'Azhagar Malai' right mix of comedy, action, romance (Tamil Film Review)
Film: 'Azhagar Malai'; Director: S.P. Raajakumar; Cast: RK, Napoleon, Bhanu, Lal, Vadivelu; Music: Ilayaraja; Ratings: ** 1/2
Humour seems to be the safe... More
Sania in semi-finals of Vancouver tennis tournament
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza faced a tough fight from Canada's Rebecca Marino befiore winning the quarter-final match of the $75,000 International Tennis Federation... More
30 students fall ill after mid-day meal
Panaji, Aug 8 (IANS) Thirty students of a government-run school here were taken ill after eating the mid-day meal Saturday and have been hospitalised, officials said.
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'Chal Chalein' - preachy but honest take on kids under pressure (IANS Film Review; Rating:**)
Film: 'Chal Chalein'; Director: Ujjwal Singh; Cast: Mithun Chakravorty, Kanwaljeet, Rati Agnihotri, Tanvi Hegde, Shilpa Shukla, Anoop Soni; Rating: **
Se... More
In Jharkhand, it is party hopping time again
Ranchi, Aug 8 (IANS) With assembly elections likely in a few months, several politicians in Jharkhand are busy switching loyalties, hoping to get a ticket.
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Chandigarh reports seventh swine flu case
Chandigarh, Aug 8 (IANS) A 29-year-old engineer, admitted at a Chandigarh hospital, has tested positive for swine flu, officials said Saturday.
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Private hospitals, labs gear up for swine flu
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A large number of private hospitals and laboratories were being accredited by various state governments Saturday to treat swine flu patients as well as tes... More
I don't do things with elections in mind: Haryana CM (Interview)
Chandigarh, Aug 8 (IANS) For a politician who faces assembly elections only months later, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is sitting pretty. He is so confident of ret... More
'Agyaat' a grisly, spooky whodunit (IANS Film Review; Rating:**1/2)
Film: 'Agyaat'; Director: Ram Gopal Varma; Cast: Nitin Reddy, Priyanka Kothari, Gautam Rode, Rasika Duggal; Rating: ** 1/2
Jungle fever has never been mo... More
Cop fires in air, bullet hits young cricketer
Ludhiana, Aug 8 (IANS) Angry over the fare charged from him, a policeman quarrelled with a bus conductor, then pulled out his service revolver and fired in the air to frighten him... More
Chhattisgarh declares electricity workers strike illegal
Raipur, Aug 8 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government Saturday declared as illegal a proposed day-long strike called by thousands of electricity workers. The authorities said the produ... More
Bangalore's private hospitals join to fight swine flu
Bangalore, Aug 8 (IANS) With 10 more swine flu cases reported in Bangalore in the last 24 hours, the Karnataka government has roped in the services of 11 private hospitals to tack... More
Buddhist monks pray for rain in Bihar
Patna, Aug 8 (IANS) Hundreds of Buddhist monks in Bihar have been performing special prayers and rituals at the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya to appease the rain god and end the o... More
Capturing essence of Connaught Place through art
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) What is it about Connaught Place, the sprawling entertainment and business hub in the heart of the capital, that makes Delhiites so nostalgic and draws tho... More
They find suitable boys for poor girls
Lucknow, Aug 8 (IANS) Simply put, they fix matches. They also organize mass weddings. Sounds like any old marriage bureau? Wait, they only arrange marriages for impoverished famil... More |
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