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Bollywood stars attend screening of cancer documentary
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Mumbai, October 28 (ANI): Bollywood actors Fardeen Khan, Hrithik Roshan with wife Suzanne, Waheeda Rehman, Director Vidhu Vinod Chopra along with Sanjay Dutt’s sister and lawmaker Priya Dutt, attended the special screening of '1 A Minute', a cancer documentary in Mumbai on Wednesday. The 90-minute documentary features celebrity cancer survivors such as actresses Barbara Mori and Jaclyn Smith, and singers Olivia Newton-John and Melissa Etheridge, among others from around the world, who came together for the first time to tell their stories of breast cancer survival. The documentary aims to spark a global movement that would curb the disease by spreading awareness. Roshan, who acted alongside Barbara Mori in the ill-fated 'Kites', said that he was present there to extend his support for the cause.
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Devotees take holy dip during Somavati Amavasya
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Allahabad,November 16(ANI): Converging on the banks of river Ganga in Allahabad on Monday, hundreds of devotees take a holy dip on the occasion of Somavati Amavasya with the belief that it will give them peace and prosperity.
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PM Singh and Pak President Zardari meet in Russia
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Yekaterinburg, Russia, June 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, holding his first meeting with Pakistan President Asif Zardari since last year's attacks on Mumbai, asked him to ensure that militants did not operate from Pakistani territory. Singh told Zardari at a meeting on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Summit in Russia, that he was happy to meet him, but his mandate was to tell him that the territory of Pakistan must not be used for terrorism.
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Priety Zinta avoids media
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New Delhi, March 04 (ANI): Priety Zinta, who has been of screen since quite a long time, organised a VIP darshan to be blessed by Sai Baba. However, when she discovered she is followed by shutterbugs, the actor became very uneasy and asked mediapersons to go away. When her request was not heeded to, she quickly put her pallu on her face. The actress who is grappling with her break up with Ness Wadia, was seen shouting at camerapersons and blocking their cameras.
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Manmohan Singh arrives for climate summit in Copenhagen
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Copenhagen, December 18 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Copenhagen on Thursday for the crucial talks amid a ray of hope for a political statement on combating global climate change. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, India's Special Envoy on Climate Change Shyam Saran and key officials of the Prime Minister's Office accompanied the Prime Minister.
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Chiranjeevi rules out merger with Congress
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New Delhi, May 30(ANI): After holding a meeting with Congress party Chief Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi earlier on Saturday, Film actor and chief of regional Praja Rajyam Party Chiranjeevi, dashed hopes of a plausible merger of his party with the central ruling Congress party. Chiranjeevi however dropped hints that though the PRP would not merge with the Congress party, it may consider Gandhi's request to support the party in the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls.
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Endangered primates find a home in Umananda temple
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Guwahati, October 31 (ANI): The endangered Golden Langur, a rare species of primates find themselves a shelter in Umananda temple in Assam. Umananda temple situated in the Peacock Island in Guwahati has off late emerged as a major tourist attraction. Tourists from far-flung areas come to catch a glimpse of the unique and rare golden langurs. The primates who have made the temple compound as their little territory and don't feel disturbed with greater influx of devotees.
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Twelve coaches of Gandhidham Express derails near Mumbai
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Thane, November 4 (ANI): Twelve coaches of Bangalore -bound Gandhidham Express derailed at Bhiwandi in neighbouring Thane district of Maharashtra on Wednesday injuring at least 45 persons. Out of the twelve derailed coaches, two completely overturned and were badly damaged in the accident. However, there has been no death reported from the accident site.
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Another spooky tale from Bhatt stables
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Mumbai, August 19 (ANI): Vikram Bhatt directed new super natural subject '1920' is a love story with a twist of horror. The film stars debutant actors Rajneesh Duggal, Adah Sharma and character actor Raj Zutshi. The film has also been produced by Vikram Bhatt. Bollywood lyrics writer Sameer has penned the lyrics of the film while the music is composed by Adnan Sami. Plethora of Bollywood singers like Pandit Jasraj, Shubha Mudgal, Asha Bhosle, Kailash Kher and Parveen Sultana has lent their voice to the songs of the film. The film is slated for a September 12, release.
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Indian investors pin hopes on budget
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Mumbai, July 8 (ANI): The BSE Sensex is expected to pull back from July 06th’s biggest one-day drop in six months, but there will be resistance as a large budget deficit raises concerns about the government's finances. Though the investors feel the market will react positively once the fine print of the budget gets unfolded slowly.
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Amitabh Bachchan turns 68
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New Delhi, October 11 (ANI): It's that day of the year again. October 11, the day when Amitabh Bachchan, the most celebrated star of the industry, turns a year older. Yes, Big B turns 68 on Monday and hopes to spend the special day with his family at home. But the birthday would be made special in more ways than one. First, his much awaited television show Kaun Banega Crorepati goes on air on Monday. Secondly, Sony TV, the channel that will air the programme has planned a bash for the superstar at JW Marriot hotel in Mumbai.
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Planning commission for FDI in multi-brand retail
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New Delhi, October 27 (ANI): Planning commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Tuesday said the Commission is in favour of allowing FDI in multi-brand retail in the country. Currently, only 51 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in single-brand retail is allowed in India. While addressing the annual conference of Economic Editors in New Delhi, he said India needed to sustain its demand-driven growth to complement the growth on the supply side.
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New Delhi runs for half marathons
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New Delhi, November 9 (ANI): More than 25,000 people from all walks of life participated in one of the world's richest half marathons with prize money of 2.1 million US dollars in the Indian capital New Delhi on Sunday. Bollywood star power was at it's best with stars like Ajay Devgun, Kajol, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor coming to cheer up the runners.
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Kareena to come up with 'Bebo' range of handbags
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New Delhi, April 02 (ANI): Kareena Kapoor is all set to launch a range of clutch bags. The collection will be called Bebo, after her nickname. Just recently, Kareena was appointed as the brand ambassador for Laive handbags. And after she endorsed the brand, the sales for the product picked up. Therefore, the company has decided to come up with a special edition of the bag on her name. The actress is currently working on materializing a plan to launch the collection. And if all goes well, the line would be launched in the market soon.
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Five PULF insurgents surrender in Manipur
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Imphal, July 4(ANI): In a rare instance in India's insurgency-hit Manipur state, five insurgents of the People's United Liberation Front or PULF surrendered on Wednesday. The five rebels formally laid down arms before the state’s Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh at a ceremony in Imphal. They handed over a substantial quantity of arms and ammunition including two AK-56 rifles. Singh, while assuring rehabilitation of the rebels who quit, urged other underground groups to come forward for talks
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Elephant corridor in Uttarakhand to displace minimum:Jairam
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Uttarakhand,June 14 (ANI):Jairam Ramesh,Minister for Environment and Forests,on Sunday said that the proposed elephant corridor in Uttarakhand would displace minimum population.A Task Force would also hold consultations with the local people on the 2.5 kilometers long and 500-meter wide corridor before submitting its report in three months,Ramesh said.
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Controversy over CWG continues; BJP takes dig on Cong
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New Delhi, July 30 (ANI): Controversy over the ensuing Commonwealth games seems to have no end. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday had a dig at the central government for its inadequacies in meeting the deadlines. Reacting to the comments of the former Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyer, the BJP spokesperson said that the government should look into the matter and there should be further discussions over it.
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Steel industry to grow by 120 million tonnes by 2012: Virbhadra
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New Delhi, September 21 (ANI): Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh in New Delhi on Monday said that country's steel industry would grow by 120 million tonnes by the end of 2012. He also added that this year, the steel consumption of the country also increased about 9 percent. The steel industry is often considered an indicator of economic progress because of the critical role played by steel in infrastructural and overall economic development.
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Locals bear the brunt as Kashmir shutdown enters fifth day
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Srinagar,February 05(ANI):Locals in Kashmir are facing difficulties as shutdown in the region has entered its fifth consecutive day today following the death of a Muslim youth during clashes with security forces.Wanik Farooq,a resident of Rainawari,in Srinagar city, was killed on January 31 when police fired teargas shells to break up an anti-India demonstration.Security arrangements have been made by the authorities at vital places to stop violent protests and people are not allowed to come out of their homes.
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SRK looks forward to 20th year of marriage to Gauri
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New Delhi, October 18 (ANI): They make the most ideal husband-wife pair. The couple have a relationship that most can only dream of and it will now move into their twentieth year of marriage on October 25. Shah Rukh Khan is still a devoted husband, a fact known to one and all. Despite being in the film industry and surrounded by countless beautiful actresses and besotted fans (especially females!), SRK is the rarest of them all, having never even had a fling or even a rumor linking him to any of his co-stars, something which we cannot say about any other super stars of the film industry.
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