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PM need not be a wrestler Pranab
2:19 New Delhi, April 8 (ANI): India's ruling Congress party ridiculed the opposition for terming the Prime Minister as a weak candidate saying the leader of the government was not supposed to be a wrestler.'A controversy had erupted in the run up to the April/May polls with the main opposition projecting senior leader Lal Krishna Advani as their prime ministerial candidate calling the Manmohan Singh a 'weak prime minister.'Congress leader and foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee said a Prime Minister was only expected to deliver the goods. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1002
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Kamal Hassan will play 10 roles in Dasavathaaram
1:20 Mumbai,April 17 (ANI):Superstar Kamal Hassan addressed a news conference about his forthcoming Hindi film Dasavathaaram in India's entertainment capital Mumbai on Thursday. He will be playing ten roles in the film.Besides acting in the film,Kamal has also written the story,screenplay and the dialogues.With an ambitious storyline featuring 10 characters, Dasavatharam has contemporary messages encompassing concerns about the environment,science and faith. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1002
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Maneka says Report on Varun speech CD one sided
1:45 New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): : As the speech CD of Varun Gandhi is rendered not doctored by forensic experts, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Maneka Gandhi has come out in her son defence again and said that these reports were one sided version. Maneka Gandhi spoke to reporters while going for the party executive meeting in New Delhi on Sunday. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1002
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Chhattisgarh CM mourns with kin of 29 policemen killed
1:2 Rajnandgaon, July 14 (ANI): Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Raman Singh on Monday mourned with the kin of 29 security personnel killed in a jungle ambush by the Maoists. Large number of people including state ministers gathered in Rajnandgaon district to pay homage to the slain security personnel. According to police the toll could rise as 13 policemen were still missing and a search was underway. Some of the injured security personnel are being treated in the city's state-run hospital. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1002
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PM leaves for the NAM summit in Egypt
0:53 New Delhi, July 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left for Egypt on Wednesday to attend the two-day 15th NAM summit in Sharm el-Sheikh. Dr. Singh is scheduled to meet his Pakistan counterpart Yusuf Raza Gilani on July 16th to discuss cross-border terrorism. This will be the third high-level meeting between the two nation heads after the 26/11 Mumbai attack in India. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1002
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Nepal Foreign Minister meets India's Home Minister
1:34 New Delhi, August 13 (ANI): Visiting Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala met India's Home Minister P Chidambaram in New Delhi on Wednesday. Sujata, daughter of former Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, reached New Delhi on Tuesday on a five-day visit. The leaders discussed cross-border terrorism, border encroachment and other threats. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1002
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Maoists kill former member of CPI-Marxist
0:52 West Bengal, November 02(ANI): Suspected Maoist rebels on Sunday killed Anil Mahato, who was a member of state's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist, in Bhutashole village of West Midnapore district in West Bengal. Maoists have increased their menace after central government stepped up its offensive against them. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1002
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Surat diamond dealers form company to tap mines worldwide
1:48 Surat, August 18 (ANI): As a step to take diamond industry to greater heights, Indian diamond dealers have come together to form a company, Surat Diamond Sourcing (India) Ltd (SDSL), which will directly tap rough diamond from mining companies across the globe. The company will target diamond-producing countries like Canada, Russia, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. Speaking to media persons in Surat on Monday, Vice-President of southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry said they are expecting the initiative to be a major financial boost. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1002
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61-kg gold idol of Ganesha unveiled ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi
1:42 Mumbai,September 10 (ANI):Amid splendid grandeur of the season of festivities,Mumbai has come up with a unique idol of revered Hindu Lord Ganesha of gold weighing 61 kilograms.The highly decorated idol has been put on display ahead of the Hindu festival,Ganesh Chaturthi,which falls on September 11 this year.During the festival, Ganesha idols are worshipped at hundreds of pandals or makeshift tents before they are immersed in water bodies.The golden Ganesha idol has been specially ordered by the Gaud Saraswat Brahmin Mandal (GSBM),which hosts one of the city's biggest pandals.The cost of the idol is estimated to be at least Rs.130 million. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1002
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John Abraham to get sexier in Dostana 2
0:53 New Delhi, December 11 (ANI): John Abraham's butt baring in Dostana became the talk of tinsel town, and now the actor will reportedly feature in a full frontal nudity scene in Dostana 2.John, who appeared in a pair of revealing yellow trunks in the Dostana,is to now go one step further.Director Tarun Mansukhani will begin work on Dostana 2 next year.Talking to a daily,Tarun claims that the sequel will be bolder than the original and John will be seen sans his trunks. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1002
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Health condition of Sri Sathya Sai Baba improves
1:6 Puttaparthi, April 06 (ANI): Prayers of millions of devotees were answered when on Wednesday the health bulletin indicated recovery of Hindu spiritual leader Sri Sathya Sai Baba. The bulletin was released by the hospital in Puttaparthi district of Andhra Pradesh where the ailing leader was admitted on March 28 after he reported breathing problem. The hospital officials confirmed Baba'a improvements in health as his consciousness level improved with lung infection appeared to be cleared out quite a bit. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1002
Creating diverse workforce a challenge Narayanmurthy
2:2 Bangalore, June 15(ANI): Chairman and chief mentor of Infosys Technologies Ltd., N.R. Narayana Murthy said that generating diverse workforce would be a big challenge for companies. Murthy said this while addressing the company's 27th annual general meeting for fiscal 2008 in Bangalore on Saturday. He also announced that for fiscal 2008, Infosys has rewarded its shareholders with a special dividend of Rs.20 per share. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1001
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Congress eager to see the nuke deal through
1:42 New Delhi, June 27(ANI): Time is running out on the Indo US nuke deal.and the green signal from the left parties is nowhere to be seen. Congress today reiterated that it wants the Indo-US nuke deal through. They stressed once again that the deal is beneficial for the country. The communists, who prop up the ruling coalition in parliament, say they will bring down the government if it goes ahead with the deal. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1001
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India, China IPO activity loses touch in 2008
1:23 New Delhi, August 11 (ANI): The IPO activity in the Asia Pacific region has nearly halved in the first half of this year. This owes to the two fastest growing economies, India and China, reporting a drop of nearly $18 billion in mobilization of such deals. According to a global accounting and consulting firm Grant Thornton the total capital gathered by India Inc through IPO in the first half of 2008 stood at $4.07 billion as compared to $7.68 billion in the same period in 2007. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1001
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Akshay Kumar join hands with Deepa Mehta
1:45 New Delhi, October 14 (ANI): Bollywood star Akshay Kumar and Canada-based Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta will jointly produce a new India-centric film Komagata Maru, in which the actor will play the lead role. To cost up to $35 million, Komagata Maru will be produced jointly by Hamilton-Mehta Productions Inc in association with Akshay's home production, Hariom Entertainment. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1001
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A village committed to weaving cloth for national flag
2:10 Manetha, October 15 (ANI): Manetha village in Rajasthan with the population of hardly 500 people holds a prominent position on the Indian map due to the committed approach of the weavers devoted to weaving the cloth for national flag. There are around 25 to 30 small cottage industries, which are fully engaged in weaving cotton cloth used in the Indian flag. With this, weaver earns around 100 rupees per day. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1001
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Arrest of Raj Thackeray sparks protests in Mumbai
1:34 Mumbai, October 21 (ANI): Violence rocked Mumbai on Tuesday after police arrested Maharashtra Navnirman Sena or MNS chief Raj Thackeray following latest attacks on north Indian migrants.Similar violence and protests were also reported around Mumbai and other parts of the state. The police had to resort to baton charge at several places to bring the violent situation under control. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1001
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Aamir innovative way to draw attention to Ghajini
2:0 New Delhi, November 10 (ANI): Aamir Khan has always been hatke in whatever he does. Be it a 30 sec commercial or a 3-hour long film, when Aamir Khan does it, he does it in a different manner. Just last year we saw how Aamir grabbed everyone's attention with his directorial venture Taare Zameen Par, which had a young kid as the lead actor and a subject which was never dealt before in Bollywood. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1001
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India cricket tour of Pakistan called off
1:38 New Delhi, December 18 (ANI): India on Thursday called off its planned cricket tour of Pakistan next year amid simmering tension between the nuclear-armed neighbours over last month's Mumbai attacks.The tour was officially called off with the government refusing permission to the team to travel across the border in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks, putting an end to the prolonged uncertainty on the fate of the series. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1001
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Sri Lankan soliders capture last major town held by LTTE
1:24 Mullaittivu District & Galle, January 26 (ANI): The Sri Lankan military said troops have captured the last major town held by Tamil Tiger rebels on Sunday, moving a step closer to finishing off one of Asia's longest-running insurgencies. The eastern port of Mullaittivu was one of the final targets of a military onslaught to end once and for all a 25-year war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam or LTTE rebels. The army has not set foot inside it since the Tigers seized it in 1996. Added: 15843 days ago Views: 1001
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