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Anna looks forward to Lokpal meet tomorrow
1:24 Pune, April 15 (ANI): Social activist Anna Hazare's group will have its first serious brush with politicians on Saturday when both the parties will meet as a Joint Committee to draft the Lokpal Bill that meets a common ground and is acceptable to all. Hazare, who was at Pune airport to board flight to Delhi on Friday, seemed hopeful about the meeting between the Lokpal drafting committee members from the government and the civil society. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 370
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Mohandas Pai, K Dinesh quit Infosys
0:57 New Delhi, April 15 (ANI): Infosys' director in-charge, Human Resource and Administration, Mohandas Pai resigned on Friday from the board of the company.Pai said that it was important for young leaders to take over and was contemplating to quit for a long time. He also refuted claims of discontent regarding the upcoming new management structure. Commenting on his future plans, Pai said, he is looking to join boards of three-four Indian companies. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 389
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Tokyo Disneyland re-opens after earthquake
1:15 Japan, April 15 (ANI): Thousands of visitors queued at the entrance of Tokyo Disneyland amusement park since Friday morning as it reopened to public after it was closed for more than a month following the massive earthquake that hit parts of Japan. More than 10,000 park visitors enjoyed reunions with their favorite Disney characters today, which also marks the 28th anniversary of the resort. Authorities said the park remained largely undamaged by the earthquake, except one roller coaster, which was still out-of-service due to safety checks. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 433
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Rani, Bebo say no to red light area
1:11 New Delhi, April 15 (ANI): Tinsel town beauties crave for realistic roles but sometimes, when action time comes, they backout. And this is what recently happened. Rani Mukherjee and Kareena Kapoor have refused to shoot at a red light area in Mumbai, for Reema Kagti's untitled flick that has Aamir Khan in the lead. Seemingly one amongst the film's two leading ladies is playing the role of a prostitute in the movie. Director Reema Kagti wanted to shoot in actual locations of red light area in Mumbai to get a real feel in the film. So when she expressed her desire, the beauties straightway refused, which also led to the delay in shooting. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 632
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No intimate scenes with Sonakshi: Salman
1:6 New Delhi, April 14 (ANI): Salman Khan who stars opposite Sonakshi in film Kick, has asked the makers of his next film Kick to rewrite the whole script by taking out all the intimate scenes from the plot. Buzz has it that Sallu is not comfortable doing intimate scenes as Sonakshi is almost 22 years younger to him. According to sources 'Salman has always been very careful as far as romantic scenes are concerned. But with Sonakshi he has to be doubly careful. He treats her like a child. There was almost no physical intimacy at all between him and Sonakshi in Dabangg.' Added: 15848 days ago Views: 373
Lata Mangeshkar launches Sarhadein: Music Beyond Boundaries
2:30 Mumbai, April 14 (ANI): Music maestro Lata Mangeshkar along with veteran Bollywood actress Rekha launched music album Sarhadein: Music Beyond Boundaries in Mumbai on Tuesday. The album is a great amalgamation of singers like Lata Mangaeshkar, Sonu Nigam, Hariharan, Usha Mangeshkar, Suresh Wadkar etc from India and Mehdi Hassan and Ghulam Ali from Pakistan.The album has also introduced Sonu Nigam's son Nevaan Nigam and also artist Saanjali Khadikar. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 726
IPL season 4: Deccan Chargers all set to take on Royal Challengers
1:38 Hyderabad, April 14 (ANI): The series of defeats is not taking a full stop for the Deccan Chargers, as the team looks ahead for its third game in the ongoing Indian Premiere League (IPL). This is the contention of the team's coach Daren Lehman as the players gear up to take on the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday. Lehman noted that this time his players are all geared up to give the home spectators a terrific match with a win. A day prior to the game, Lehman also inspected the pitch and noted it looks good giving both the bowler and the batsman a fair chance to play. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 378
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IPL season 4: Mohnish Mishra powers Pune to defeat Kochi
2:15 Mumbai, April 14 (ANI): In an exciting match, Pune Warriors secured a four wicket victory against Kochi Tuskers Kerala in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament in Mumbai on Wednesday. Expressing happiness over the win, Mohnish Mishra, Pune's batsman and man of the match said that he was delighted to live up to the team's expectations. Pune Warriors skipper, Yuvraj Singh, said that he is happy the way the tournament is shaping up. Meanwhile, disappointed with the loss, Mahela Jayawardene, captain of Kochi Tuskers said that they should have been more conscious and alert. He further said he has full confidence in his team and they will fight back. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 468
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India to focus on access to Chinese market at BRICS summit
2:0 Sanya, April 14 (ANI): National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon on Wednesday said that India's main focus has been having access in Chinese market. Further he noted that during 2011, the official year of India-China relations, both nations are likely to have strategic economic dialogue, bilateral official conferences, defence exchanges and people-to-people parleys. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 359
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74 percent turnout in Kerala's 'peaceful' election
1:52 New Delhi/ Kerala, April 14 (ANI): Around 74 percent voter turnout was witnessed in the polls to the provincial legislature in Kerala on Wednesday. In Kerala, a total of 74.4 per cent of 23 million-strong electorate cast their franchise in all the 140 constituencies across the state. The state's Kannur district topped in the turnout recording 80.4 per cent, followed by Kozhikode with 80.2 per cent and Alappuzha and Ernakulam with 77.8 and 77.4 per cent respectively. The lowest voter participation was reported from Pathanamthitta with 68.2 percent and provincial capital of Thiruvananthapuram with 68.5 per cent. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 366
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Petition against 'Dum Maro Dum' for showing Goa in bad light
2:52 Panaji, April 14 (ANI): Seems like there's no end to the troubles for Rohan Sippy's 'Dum Maro dum'. Savio Rodrigues, a journalist has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against the film's producer in Bombay High Court for portraying Goa in bad light. Arguing that the film portrays the state in a negative manner amongst the national and international audience, the petitioner said that the film only shows the negative side of Goa. Rodrigues said that the movie would only sensationalise the matter but not sensitise its audience. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 361
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Government's relief for the injured athlete
1:56 New Delhi/Bareilly, April 14 (ANI): Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Thursday announced an ex gratia amount of Rupees 25, 000 for Sonu Sinha, the injured national volleyball player thrown out of moving train in Bareilly. Since Sinha was coming to New Delhi to appear in an examination of Central Industrial Security Force, Maken said that she should also be given the job. Meanwhile, Railway Ministry on Thursday said they are ready to give best treatment to the athlete and said the matter would be investigated by senior Railway officials. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 362
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Sonu accident: Div Railway Manager blames lack of public support for delay in action
2:11 Bareily, April 14 (ANI): A national- level sportswoman career crippled when she was thrown from a moving train by some robbers in Bareilly, who wanted to snatch her gold chain. 23-year-old Sonu Sinha, a member of the UP volleyball squad, was pushed out of a moving train when she resisted attempts by robbers to snatch her gold chain. She lost a leg after she was hit by another train passing the adjacent tracks, on Wednesday morning. A day after the incident the railway officials visited the athlete who is now under going treatment in the city’s District Hospital. Divisional Railway Manager K. B. Nanda met Sinha and contended that lack of support from public led to delay in action by the railways. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 706
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Devotees celebrate harvest festival 'Baisakhi
2:12 Amritsar / Varanasi, April 14 (ANI): Among the rich and glorious festivals of India, is Baisakhi, which is celebrated with great joy and enthusiasm in India. Many Sikh devotees across India visited the renowned golden temple, the holy shrine of Sikhs in Amritsar. The devotees took a holy dip in the pool of the Nectar of Immortality surrounding the Golden Temple and offered prayers. In Varanasi too, a large number of devotees took a holy dip in the River Ganges and gave donations to the priest and prayed for their ancestors and families' happiness Added: 15848 days ago Views: 312
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'Teen Thay Bhai' cast and crew attend film's special screening
1:30 Chandigarh, April 14 (ANI): Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and veteran actor Om Puri attended the special screening of their upcoming film 'Teen Thay Bhai' in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Speaking to mediapersons, Puri elaborated on his role in the flick. Television actress Ragini Khanna who makes her big screen debut with this film also spoke about her experience. 'Teen Thay Bhai', which also stars Deepak Dobrial and Shreyas Talpade, is about three brothers who love to hate each other. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 398
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Praful refutes Radia's allegations against Pawar
1:55 New Delhi/Aurangabad, April 14 (ANI): Describing corporate lobbyist Nira Radia's allegations against Agriculture Minister and National Congress Party president Sharad Pawar as 'slanderous', NCP leader Praful Patel on Thursday said the accusation is frivolous. Reportedly, Radia in a statement given to CBI on Tuesday, accused Pawar of being in control of the controversial company Shahid Balwa's DB Reality and also of being hand in glove with Former Telecom Minister A. Raja in the illegal issue of spectrum and licence for Swan Telecom. Pawar subsequently rubbished the allegation as a total lie. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 432
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Konkana Sen Sharma 'OK' with baring her baby bump
1:5 New Delhi, April 14 (ANI): Known for her classy movies, actor Konkana Sen Sharma, who recently delivered a baby boy, has done another thing that most Bollywood beauties won't do. The 31-year-old actor bared her pregnant tummy for the cover shoot of OK! magazine's latest India edition. The only other Indian actor to have pulled off a similar act is Tara Sharma. Although the shoot has been done aesthetically, many are of the opinion that a cover page like this doesn't suit our culture, and that it's a risqué one. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 509
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PM Singh calls BRICS Summit a 'success'
3:20 Sanya, April 14 (ANI): Soon after the culmination of the BRICS summit in the Sanya town of China on Thursday, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, terming the meet a 'success', expressed satisfaction at the consensus reached among member nations on a stream of international issues, including global financial situation, security, sustainable development and climate change. Singh said this in a joint statement along with other BRICS leaders. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 404
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End CPI-M's 'misrule' in West Bengal: Rahul
2:18 Siliguri, April 14 (ANI): Targeting the polls in West Bengal, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday blamed the state's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Front government for halting development and economic growth in the region. Addressing a massive public rally at Siliguri, a confident Rahul took on the CPM in a war of words, accusing the party of neglecting the needs and issues of the people. Expressing concern at the rising unemployment and underdevelopment in the state, Gandhi he appealed to the voters to end the misrule of the CPM in the upcoming elections. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 466
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IPL season 4: Kochi Tuskers Kerala address media ahead of their clash against Mumbai Indians
5:23 Mumbai, April 14 (ANI): After losing to Pune Warriors in the last match of this season of IPL, Kochi Tuskers Kerala Captain Mahela Jayawardene sounded optimistic today. While addressing media today in Mumbai ahead of their clash against Mumbai Indians tomorrow, he said T-20 matches are expected to be closed ones and they would try their best to perform well in the pressure situations. He said though they lost the last match but still there were lot of positives for them from the game. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 423
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