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Chandy bags UN award for mass contact programme
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has won the prestigious United Nations Public Service Award for his mass contact programme initiative, an official release said Wednesday. The Kerala chief minister bagged the first place in the category 'Preventing and Combating Corruption in the Public Service' from the Asia and Pacific region. The second place was bagged by South Korea's Seoul Metropolitan ...
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Not concerned about what BJP says Congress
The Congress Wednesday hit out at the BJP for its comments on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and said it was "not concerned" with what the opposition party was saying. "We are not concerned with what the opposition has to say. They are always demanding the prime minister's resignation. They have made it a joke," Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajeev Shukla said. "When asked about ...
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British band Blue faces money issues
Band members Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe had split in 2005, but reunited in 2011, and are now facing issues. "Blue have been open about their recent financial struggles and are restructuring their business model," thesun.co.uk quoted the band's spokeswoman as saying. A source said: "There was no warning that the band had money problems. This has come as a complete ...
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Names of UPA ministers will surface in IPL spot fixing Swamy
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was involved in all the recently unearthed scams, including spot fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and the involvement of some of its ministers would emerge, Janata Party leader Subramaniam Swamy said here Wednesday. "The names of some UPA ministers will soon surface in the IPL spot fixing racket," he told reporters here. "There can be ...
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High court refuses to ban IPL matches
The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to ban Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches, saying the apex court had already dealt with the matter. A division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath also refused to hear the issue related to monitoring the probe into the IPL spot fixing case. The bench, however, agreed to hear another issue - that IPL be segregated from the ...
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Andhra local body elections likely in a month
Local body elections in Andhra Pradesh are likely to be held within a month, state Panchayati Raj Minister K. Jana Reddy said Wednesday. Addressing a state-level convention of the Congress party here, he asked the party cadre to gear up for the polls. He said elections to gram panchayats and mandal parishads were likely to be held in June last week or July first week. Elections to zilla ...
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No high heels for Karishma Tanna on Grand Masti set
Thanks to actress Karishma Tanna's towering look, she was banned from wearing high heels while shooting for upcoming movie "Grand Masti" as she looked taller than her co-star Vivek Oberoi. Karishma, who is 5 feet 8 inches tall is just only few inches shorter than Vivek, who is 5 feet 10 inches. With high heels, Karishma looked much taller! So, director Indra Kumar and producer Ashok Thakeria ...
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Telugu industry to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema
The Telugu film industry wants to highlight its contribution to Indian cinema and will kickstart the centenary celebrations here soon amongst the presence of the entire fraternity. "We have never highlighted how much has Telugu industry contributed to Indian cinema. We want to showcase the achievements of some of our luminaries who have made us proud over the years. The celebrations will start ...
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Intellectuals call for support for Irom Sharmila
A panel of intellectuals including actors, filmmakers and journalists have appealed to the people to join activist Irom Chanu Sharmila in her demand for annulling the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Manipur. "People know Irom Sharmila only as a lady with a tube in her nose. Even I for that matter got to know about her only five years ago. There is a need to raise awareness about ...
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Cadbury ordered to pay Rs.30000 compensation
A consumer court in Tripura has ordered Cadbury India Ltd to pay a compensation of Rs.30,000 to a complainant who found an iron pin inside a chocolate bar made by the company, an official said here Wednesday. "A man purchased a Cadbury chocolate on Dec 16, 2011, for his three-year-old daughter and found an iron pin inside the bar when the girl tried to eat it. Subsequently, he filed a complaint ...
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Raveena enjoys busy life of an actor
Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon, who is making a comeback to the Telugu industry after a decade, is enjoying being busy on the sets of an untitled multi-starrer. This is Raveena's third film in Telugu after "Bangaru Bullodu" and "Akasa Veedhilo". "(I'm) up early, make-up hair and back to the grind! Literally! (Shooting a) song for the Telugu film with Mohan Babu. (It) has been super fun. ...
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Sensex gains in pre-afternoon trade
A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets was trading 0.29 percent up in the pre-afternoon trade Wednesday. Good buying spree was seen in IT, technology, media and entertainment (TECK), and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) scrips, whereas oil and realty sectors' stocks plunged. The recent fall in rupee has made the technology firms more attractive. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) ...
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Would love to direct film Neil Bhatt
Unlike most TV actors who look at the big screen for acting projects, Neil Bhatt is keen on directing a Bollywood film. The actor is currently a part of Zee TV's "Sabke Jeevan Ka Adhar - Ramayan" and plays Lakshman in it. "I would like to direct a film for Bollywood," Neil told IANS. It's not that he doesn't want to act in films. "I do look forward to doing more television, but finally I ...
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Bridegroom shot dead before wedding in Bihar
A bridegroom was shot dead by unidentified assailants in a Bihar village late Tuesday, minutes before he was to be married, police said Wednesday. The incident took place in Pachmah village in Gaya district, about 100 km from here. The bridegroom has been identified as Ashok Mistri. "Soon after the marriage party arrived in the village, people accompanying Ashok stopped at a place to urinate, ...
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Karthik fined 5 percent for dissent
Mumbai Indians' wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik was fined five percent of his match fees for showing dissent during the first qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) against Chennai Super Kings at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Tuesday night. "Dinesh Karthik from Mumbai Indians was fined 5% of his match fee for breaching the Pepsi Indian Premier League (IPL) Code of Conduct during the match ...
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Delhi HC notice to centre Safdarjung doctors
The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the centre, the Safdarjung Hospital here and its doctors over a plea seeking a code of conduct and grievance redressal platform for the hospital staff to prevent inconvenience to patients. A division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath sought a response by Aug 7 from the ministry of health and family welfare, the hospital ...
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Flatulence Eat smart exercise and youll be okay
Salman Khan was cute when he did it in "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" and Omi Vaidya's "Silencer" got all the laughs when he let it off in "3 Idiots". But flatulence, as the many millions who suffer from it will tell you, is not funny, just embarrassing. It's abdominal bloating, also known as "breaking wind", "passing wind" or err, "farting". A problem that most experience and few talk about ...
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UPA-II needs course correction Praful Patel
The UPA-II government needs course correction in the remaining year of its term, says union minister and NCP leader Praful Patel, noting that the Congress has to build alliances to improve its prospects of leading a coalition regime after the next elections. The United Progressive Alliance government has to make things happen fast, said the heavy industries and public enterprises minister and ...
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ABCD 2 will go notch higher Punit Pathak
Punit Pathak, last seen in Remo D'Souza's dance film "ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance", is set for the sequel. The actor-choreographer says part two of the film, which is now in the scripting stage, will be a "notch higher". "The dates or the script is not finalised, but when 'ABCD' was being released, Remo sir and UTV had announced (the sequel). It will go a notch higher than 'ABCD'," Punit told ...
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Luck crucial to survive in film industry Neelam Upadhyaya
Despite an unsuccessful Telugu debut, southern actress Neelam Upadhyaya managed to find a strong foothold in the industry. She credits luck for her success and says it is vital to survive in the competitive industry. "I give prime importance to luck as I believe I'm in the industry due to it, while there are still so many aspiring actresses waiting for a break. I have also been lucky enough to ...
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Rajamouli not acting in Bahubali
Ace Telugu filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli has rubbished rumours that he is acting in his upcoming directorial venture "Bahubali", a period-drama. "I am not acting in 'Bahubali'. The picture which is making rounds is three years old. I got my beard done in that style just for fun," posted Rajamouli on his Twitter page. The lead cast, which includes Rana Daggubati and Prabhas, are sporting a full ...
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Sonakshi Sinha to endorse hair oil brand
"Dabangg" fame actress Sonakshi Sinha is the new face of Vatika Enriched Coconut Hair Oil. She says oiling her hair with the product helps her battle the styling aids and chemicals she has to use on her tresses as part of her profession. "All the styling aids and chemical products I use through the course of the day is bound to take a toll on my hair. And then of course, there are the usual ...
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Seven members of family killed in Ghaziabad
A businessman and six members of his family, including his three grandchildren, were found killed in their house in a densely populated locality here Wednesday, police said. Satish Goel (62), his wife Manju (60), son Sachin (40), daughter-in-law Rekha (38), and grandchildren Medha (13), Honey (11) and Aman were found killed, said a police official who visited the spot in this suburb of the ...
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Pak all-rounder Hafeez says playing against India always special
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez, who is gearing up for the Champions Trophy clash against India, has said that any encounter between the rivals on the cricketing field is 'always very special'. The Daily Times quoted Hafeez, as saying that the players were eagerly awaiting the match against India, as it would also determine their chances of qualifying for the knockout stage of the ...
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Pall of gloom sets in at Sreesanths Kerala home
A pall of gloom has set in at the house of S. Sreesanth here with his parents preferring to stay out of public glare following the cricketer's arrest for alleged spot fixing in Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. Sreesanth's parents have now returned to their house after staying with their daughter for a few days after the news about their son's arrest broke. They now even stay away from their ...
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Tensions raised over translocation plans for Asiatic lions
In the tranquil wilderness of the Gir forest sanctuary one would never think a political storm was raging over a proposal to move some of the endangered lions that inhabit the reserve.
As the sun sets over the lush, sprawling forest in Gujarat where India’s only Asiatic lions live, they wander majestically through the wild, unaware of the conflict they are creating between Gujarat, the central government and other states that want to share in some of their success. Read more
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