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Sena chief Bal Thackeray discharged after cardiac surgery
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, who underwent an emergency angioplasty on Tuesday, was discharged from the Lilavati Hospital here Sunday morning, an official... More
A chronology of Delhi Metro accidents
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The collapse of an under-construction Delhi Metro bridge in south Delhi that killed five people Sunday is the worst accident so far involving the mass tr... More
Nandana Sen kissed newcomer thrice for 'Perfect Mismatch'
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Actress Nandana Sen, who did some sizzling scenes with Randeep Hooda for 'Rang Rasiya', had also kissed debutant Anubhav Anand for their forthcoming film... More
Playing a Sikh character was a big responsibility: Saif
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, who is playing a Sikh in some parts of his debut production 'Love Aaj Kal', says essaying the character meant a lot of res... More
Eye infection leaves Priyanka 'distressed'
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra is 'distressed' as she has been nursing an eye infection for the past few days but did not let it come in the way of shooting for... More
Life's an adventure for Himalayan caretakers (Feature with image)
Sarchu (Himachal Pradesh), July 12 (IANS) They have families, jobs and a regular little life in Manali. Yet for around four months each year, many local men here give it all up to... More
Prime minister to head cabinet panel on infrastructure
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The government has constituted a high-power committee under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to drive infrastructure development in the country, identified ... More
Soaring vegetable prices add to common man's misery
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Forget about the more 'fancy' broccoli or mushroom, even the humble potato, tomato and onion are inching away from the common man's home budget. Due to t... More
'Short Kut' not funny enough (IANS Film Review; Rating: *)
Film: 'Short Kut - The Con Is On'; Director: Neeraj Vora; Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Arshad Warsi, Amrita Rao; Rating: *
'Short Kut' was not a bad film to beg... More
A dialogue between dance and mathematics...Bharatnatyam style
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Bharatnatyam, the classical dance style from Tamil Nadu, is all about mathematics after all... as the audience discovered through a dance-drama by Indian... More
Denied entry to circus, youths kill policeman
Lucknow, July 11 (IANS) After being denied admission to a circus show for not having tickets, unidentified youths shot dead a police inspector in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur distric... More
Four held for robbing, shooting German tourist
Lucknow, July 11 (IANS) Four men who had allegedly robbed and shot a German tourist two days ago in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur district were arrested after a shoot out, the police ... More
Couple found dead in car in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, July 11 (IANS) A young couple was found dead in a car parked in one of the busiest markets here, police said Saturday.
The deceased were both... More
Can the Taj Mahal take in so much crowd?
Agra, July 11 (IANS) Conservationists have expressed concern over the decision to allow free entry to the Taj Mahal for three days from July 19 when the annual Urs pilgrimage of M... More
Ahmedabad liquor death toll rises to 136
Ahmedabad, July 11 (IANS) The death toll in Gujarat's worst moonshine tragedy has risen to 136 with 26 more people dying in city hospitals after consuming illicit liquor, official... More |