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A glance at the supporting actors in Bollywood
2:7 New Delhi, August 11 (ANI): What’s an actor without some support? And what’s a film without a supporting actor? Every film needs one and at times these secondary leads to impress more than the central characters. Some celebrities cannot exactly be tagged as supporting actors but qualify more off as the second fiddle. Arshad Warsi started as the lead hero but when that didn’t take him far, he resorted to playing the second lead. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 924
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Three feared killed as temple ladder collapses
1:10 Kota, August 11 (ANI): Three pilgrims were feared killed and about 200 stranded at the Geparnath pilgrim centre when the ladder leading to the Mahadeva temple caved collapsed on Sunday in Kota. Early reports quoting eyewitnesses said that the cantilever type of ladder collapsed due to the heavy rush of pilgrims. Army was called in to assist in rescue operations. Disasters at temples are not uncommon in India, where thousands of people gather to pray during festivals. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1470
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Police and protesters clash during Tibet demonstration
1:3 Kathmandu, August 11 (ANI): Police detained more than 250 Tibetan exiles in Kathmandu on Sunday for attempting to stage another protest in front of the Chinese embassy. Batons were used batons to shove the demonstrators into vans and trucks as they tried to march towards the building, shouting, ‘Stop killing in Tibet’, ‘We want a free Tibet’ and ‘We want peace’. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 992
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Early solution to the land row in Kashmir: Patil
1:40 New Delhi, August 11 (ANI): An all-party delegation led by central home minister Shivraj Patil that visited Kashmir in a bid to defuse a simmering land transfer row came back to New Delhi on Sunday. Shivraj Patil said there was improvement in the situation and said that the government would compensate fruit growers and others affected in the row. Meanwhile, thousands of people defied curfew and came out on the streets on Monday. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1132
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BJP calls for stern action against illegal migrants
1:19 New Delhi, August 11 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday demanded the creation of a national registry of citizens in the northeastern states to check the flow of illegal migrants from Bangladesh. To prevent illegal immigration, the Home Ministry has taken various measures like the construction of border fencing and floodlighting of roads to enable more effective patrolling. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1165
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Manipur CM rallies support for Monika Devi
1:29 New Delhi, August 11 (ANI): Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Sunday gathered support for woman weight lifter Monika Devi who was pulled out of the Indian squad for the Beijing Olympics at the last minute over alleged doping charges. Monika Devi, a 69kg lifter, was withdrawn by the Indian Olympic Association on Tuesday after being informed she had tested positive in a pre-games test. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1282
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Indian reactions on India's first solo gold
1:58 Beijing/ Chandigarh/ New Delhi, August 11 (ANI): Euphoria erupted in college canteens and office cubicles in India as the national anthem played and the Indian tricolor rose high in Beijing on Monday. The celebrations were for Abhinav Bindra who received India's first individual Olympic gold medal in Beijing Olympics. Parents of shooter Abhinav Bindra said their son overcame a back problem to achieve such a rare feat. India's victory at the Olympics drew jubilant reactions from people. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1236
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Purported Zawahri tape says Musharraf appeases U.S.
1:59 Pakistan, August 11 (ANI): An audio tape allegedly made by Al Qaeda second-in-command Ayman al Zawahri has accused Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and other politicians of trying to destablise Pakistan at the behest of the United States. Excerpts of the tape were obtained on Monday. Baker Atyani, the regional bureau chief of the Al Arabiya television channel, who met the Egyptian Zawahri in June 2001, said the tape appeared to be genuine. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1160
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Master blaster ruled out of the ODI cricket series
1:33 Rajkot, August 11 (ANI): The Little master, Sachin Tendulkar has been ruled out of the five-ODI series in Sri Lanka. He injured his left elbow during the third Test match in Colombo. Niranjan Shah, Secretary of BCCI on Monday announced that S Badrinath would replace Tendulkar. Shah also added that any player found unfit ahead of the ODI series would also be replaced. The five- match ODI series between India and Sri Lanka will begin on August 18. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1139
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Curfew relaxation brings respite in Jammu
1:52 Jammu/ Srinagar, August 11 (ANI): Curfew relaxation brought respite to people in Jammu on Monday as authorities lifted curfew restrictions in some parts of the region. The relaxation was given from 5.30 am and continued till 4 pm in the evening. People came out to shop for the groceries and vegetables. Meanwhile, a curfew was imposed in the Kashmir valley, following the announcement of a march towards Muzzafarabad by Separatists and fruit growers. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1169
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Communists get backing of other political parties
1:49 Patna, August 11 (ANI): Indian communists have said that more political parties have joined them in their campaign against India US civil nuclear deal. Addressing a meeting in Patna on Monday Prakash Karat, said that as a part of the Left parties nationwide political campaign against Indo US nuclear deal, sky rocketing prices and neo liberal economic policies, eight to nine other parties have joined the campaign. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 997
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Muslim traders clashed with the police
1:59 Srinagar, August 11 (ANI): Thousands of Muslim traders clashed with the police on Monday. The police was stopping them from crossing into Pakistan administered Kashmir to protest what they said was an economic blockade of the region by Hindus over a land row. Dozens were injured as the police closed a highway to Pakistan which the traders tried to use to ferry farm products they said were rotting due to the economic blockade. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1202
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Car sales down 1.71 percent in July
1:16 New Delhi, August 12 (ANI): Domestic car sales registered a negative growth for the first time in nearly three years with July sales posting a 1.71 percent decline as compared to the same month last year. The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers or SIAM attributed the decline to rising oil prices, higher interest rates and mainly lack of finance. The availability of finance especially in semi urban and rural areas remains a challenge. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1086
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PETA ropes in Jiah Khan
1:18 New Delhi, August 12 (ANI): People for Ethical Treatment of Animals or PETA, has time and again roped in Bollywood stars and models as its brand ambassadors. The organisation's newest find is Nishabd actress, Jiah Khan. Jiah has been signed up to propagate the campaign to ban cruelty against animals. The young actress who has three cats and two dogs as pets, of course, is enthusiastic about her new feat. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1075
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Indian artist turns scrap to artifacts
1:47 Moradabad, August 12 (ANI): An artist in Uttar Pradesh has found a unique way of giving shape to his imaginations. He does by painting the twigs, pebbles and wood in a shape that he feels is reflected by the object. A doctor by profession Rajendera Prasad has nurtured his childhood hobby of collecting wooden branches, twigs, pebbles from the roadside and has taken a step further by providing an artistic touch to the collected objects through the magic of his brush and fingers. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1039
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Bindra family leads India in celebrations of first gold
0:57 Chandigarh, August 12 (ANI): Abhinav Bindra's proud father, who is perhaps the shooter's greatest inspiration, wants his son to dedicate the Olympic gold medal to the Indian soldiers, as countrymen celebrated a historic first individual gold medal. The celebrations are on for Abhinav who received Olympic gold medal in Beijing Olympics. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 957
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New Delhi tries dialogue route to end land row issue
1:35 New Delhi, August 12 (ANI): An all-party delegation led by Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will again meet in New Delhi today to end the Amarnath land transfer row. The members also met yesterday but failed to reach any consensus. After the meeting, Shivraj Patil said he would apprise Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on the deliberations. Vishwa Hindu Parishad vowed to begin a countrywide blockade if the issue was not resolved in favour of the Hindus. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1220
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13 dead in Peshawar bomb blast
0:44 Peshawar, August 12 (ANI): Thirteen people were killed and several injured in a bomb attack on an Air Force bus in Peshawar on Tuesday. A security official said the blast occurred near the Badaber Air Force Base on the outskirts of the city near the Afghanistan border. The bomb was planted on a bridge and went off as the vehicle drove over it. Pakistan has seen a wave of militant violence since July last year and hundreds of people have been killed, including many members of the security forces. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1725
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Aamir honored with Gollapudi Srinivas Memorial Award
1:48 Chennai, August 12 (ANI): Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has been honored with the Gollapudi Srinivas Memorial Award for being the best director of 2007, for his movie, Taare Zameen Par. The film has already won many accolades, including the famous Filmfare award and Star Screen award. During his visit to Chennai to collect the award, Aamir unveiled different facets of his personality his concern for the terrorism and security of the people. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 2153
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Protests over land transfer row spread in India
1:30 Lucknow/Chandigarh, August 12 (ANI): The protests over the Hindu shrine land transfer row that have already paralyzed life in Jammu and Kashmir, have spilled over to other parts of the country. The protests over the issue of land for a Hindu shrine trust are now surfacing in the neighbouring states as well. Thousands of activists of Bharatiya Janata Party took to the streets in Lucknow on Tuesday shouting slogans against the land transfer revocation order. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1069
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