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Punit Malhotra,Imran Khan talk about I Hate Luv Stories
1:15 Chandigarh,June 20 (ANI):Bollywood's upcoming film,I Hate Luv Stories takes potshots at mushy cinema staple of Bollywood's romantic genre.Film's debutant director Punit Malhotra revealed this while interacting with the media persons in Chandigarh on Saturday.The film,produced by Karan Johar,stars B'town's brand new jodi,Sonam Kapoor and Imran Khan.I Hate Luv Stories will hit theatres on July 2. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 815
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Tourist Facilitation Centre in Kashmir to cater tourist
1:29 Nowgam, June 19 (ANI): The provincial government of Jammu and Kashmir has constructed a Tourist Facilitation Centre in Nowgam area, near Srinagar. The Tourist Facilitation Center (TFC), now nearing completion, has been built near the Nowgam railway station and the Srinagar airport, to cater to the large inflow of tourists visiting the region. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 596
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GoM report on Bhopal by Monday: Chidambaram
1:28 New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said that the Group of Ministers appointed by India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster, would submit its report on Monday. The panel held meeting in New Delhi and identified the areas, which require in-depth considerations. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 591
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Commonwealth Games will be best ever: Sheila
1:29 New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Sheila Dikshit, chief minister of Delhi confidently pronounced on Friday that the upcoming Commonwealth Games in the city would be one of the best. She added that the preparation for the Games, which includes wide-scale infrastructure development in the capital, would be a great legacy for India. Meanwhile, Suresh Kalmadi, the Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee said that the Games would be a huge success considering the way preparations were shaping up. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 630
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Narasimha Rao's son denies his father's role in Anderson's escape
2:2 Hyderabad,June 19 (ANI): P V Ranga Rao,son of India's former Prime Minister Narasimha Rao,on Friday refuted allegations made by former foreign secretary M.K.Rasgotra that his father was involved in granting a go-ahead to Warren Anderson,and termed the statement unnecessary and unfair.However,he said that the Group of Ministers (GoM) would take stock of the whole situation and submit its report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh within the next ten days. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 575
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Victorian police arrest two juveniles in Nitin Garg case
1:44 New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Victorian police have arrested two juveniles in the murder of Indian student Nitin Garg, who was killed in Australia early this year. Australian High Commissioner to India Peter Varghese informed on Friday. He further said that case was tragic particularly due to the age of the two boys charged with the murder. Nitin Garg's murder caused tension between the Indian and Australian governments and student communities over cries that the murder was racially motivated. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 661
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Swine flu hits southern India again
1:5 Visakhapatnam, June 19 (ANI): Swine Flu has emerged again in Visakhapatnam, with a 30-year-old man dying due to the disease in the city. The patient died on Friday, making it the first fatality after a gap of eight months and second death in Andhra Pradesh in the past one month. However, doctors in the city have assured better precautionary measures this year. Steps are also being taken to create awareness among the people about swine flu. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 888
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Life, health insurance mooted for school teachers
1:58 New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Kapil Sibal, India's Human Resource Development Minister, on Friday mooted a special housing scheme and health insurance for the benefit of schoolteachers, and a finance corporation to grant loans to students. Sibal said the central government would take all steps to address the problems faced by the teaching community. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 944
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Cut Amarnath pilgrimage to 15 days: Geelani
1:31 Srinagar/Amarnath,June 19 (ANI): Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani on Friday said the annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarnath shrine in Jammu and Kashmir should be curtailed to 15 days from the present two months.Geelani further pointed out that if the pilgrimage at Gangotri has restrictions on the number of visitors,then it was possible for Amarnath as well. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 551
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Saifuddin Soz demands rail link to Poonch,Rajouri
0:59 Poonch,June 19 (ANI): Chief of congress party in Jammu and Kashmir Saifuddin Soz on Friday demanded a rail link for Poonch and Rajouri districts.Assuring the people,Soz said that he has taken up the matter with the Prime Minister and is hopeful of it getting through.Soz said that the railway link would bring more tourists and thus generate income for the people of the region. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 546
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Nitish snubs Modi,returns flood relief money
0:52 New Delhi,June 19 (ANI): The Narendra Modi- Nitish Kumar spat continues to grow uglier as the Bihar Chief Minister has now turned down the Rs 5 crore cheque given by the Gujarat government for Kosi flood relief.The tiff began over the Gujarat government publishing an advertisement on the heavy donations it made to the Bihar flood relief and it snowballed over some Bihar dailies published photographs of Nitish Kumar and Narendra Modi holding hands in show of solidarity in another advertisement. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 617
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Happy Birthday Rahul
1:26 Amethi/ Allahabad, June 19 (ANI): Congress on Saturday celebrated the birthday of party's General Secretary Rahul Gandhi,who turned 40 today.Uttar Pradesh Youth Congress in Amethi performed prayers and rituals for Rahul Gandhi's long life and for his early accession to Prime Ministership.Meanwhile,Congress Party workers in Allahabad cut a cake and burst crackers to celebrate Gandhi's birthday. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 657
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Punjab question state govt favouring Bt Maize
2:7 Chandigarh,June 19 (ANI): Punjab's Farmer unions at a press meet on Friday expressed concern over the state government being inclined towards Genetically Modified (GM) food crop in the form of Maize.Punjab chief Parkash Singh Badal and his delegation at the Planning Commission recently favoured Bt.Maize,alleged the leaders at the press meet.They said a unanimous decision was not taken.The Alliance for GM Free and Safe Foods demanded that the state chief should clarify on what grounds had the views been expressed to the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 698
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Maoists now target banks to hamper infrastructural growth
1:13 Bihar,June 19 (ANI): After railways,roadways,telephone towers and schools,Maoists have now targeted banks,to hamper infrastructural growth across Indian states. After looting State Bank of India branch in Orissa's Koraput district and another in West Bengals West Midnapore in 2009,the rebels struck at SBI's Khadigram branch in Jamui district of Bihar on June 15 this year.They looted around Rupees 92,000. Later,they set the building on fire.Over 50 ultras surrounded the branch and detonated a dynamite to blow up the building. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 756
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Himalayan Odyssey bike rally kicks off from New Delhi
1:33 New Delhi,June 19 (ANI):Sixty enthusiastic motorcyclists set out on the first leg of the Himalayan Odyssey 2010, from the India Gate in New Delhi on Saturday.The seventh edition of the Himalayan Odyssey was flagged off by RL Ravichandran,the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Royal Enfield Motorcycles in the early hours on Saturday.The bike rally will test the endurance of the participants on the hilly terrain of Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir.The 15-day adventure ride will traverse about 2560km through some of the roughest terrains, breathtaking corners, and highest mountain passes in the world. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 1049
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Sanjay Dutt talks about his forthcoming film,Lamhaa
0:56 New Delhi,June 19 (ANI):After becoming a father again as his wife Manyata delivered a baby boy recently,actor Sanjay Dutt seems to be on a high these days, both in personal as well as professional life.The actor currently is busy promoting his forthcoming film Lamha.He was recently spotted in New Delhi for the same,where he elaborated about the film’s plot. Lamha,directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Rahul Dholakia,is a thriller. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 753
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Kite makers in Kolkata cash in on FIFA fever
1:23 Kolkata, June 18 (ANI): Kites inscribed with images of the Soccer World Cup trophy and flags of countries like Brazil, Denmark, and Argentina are selling like hot cakes in Kolkata. The kite makers of the city have come out with a FIFA World Cup special series with an aim to spread the football fever. Football is slowly taking off in cricket-mad India and the World Cup is set to give the game a boost in a country with a 1.1 billion strong population. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 567
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Bhopal GoM to meet today, priority, compensation to victims
1:12 New Delhi, June 18(ANI): The reconstituted Group of Ministers (GoM) on Bhopal gas tragedy will meet in New Delhi today, to address all issues related to the disaster. Information and Broadcasting Minister, Ambika Soni, told reporters on Thursday that the main agenda of the meet would be providing compensation to the victims. The GoM is headed by Home Minister P Chidambaram. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had asked the GoM on June 14 to examine the issue and submit a report within ten days. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 506
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Vijaya Mallya, Veterans reserve births to Rajya Sabha
1:39 Bangalore, June 18 (ANI): Liquor baron Vijaya Malaya won his election to Rajya Sabha, which was held on Thursday. Mallya, after his victory, rubbished claims that he used his money to get elected. Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Vijaya Malaya, Oscar Fernades, Ram Jethmalani, Venkaiah Naidu and Ram Vilas Paswan were other prominent winners. Cross-voting by BJP, (BSP) and RJD legislators, in favour of the RJD and JD-U in the elections ended the hopes of an independent candidate. Also high profile Congress-backed independent Santosh Bagrodia failed to make it to the upper house. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 711
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Mirwaiz Umer Farooq held, released in Kashmir
1:17 Srinagar, June 18(ANI): Moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and his associates were arrested and later released on Thursday by police in Srinagar. Farooq, chief of moderate faction of the All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference (APHC) was arrested along with several leaders while leading a protest march in summer capital Srinagar. Added: 15876 days ago Views: 563
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