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Eyeing English Readers, Best-selling Foreign Authors Head to India »

New Delhi, Oct 22 – Indian readers of contemporary English fiction are reaping a rich harvest as top British and American authors head to India to promote their books. Best-selling…

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Mobile Phones Seized From Former MP in Jail »

Patna, Oct 22 – Three mobile phones were recovered early Friday from the Siwan jail ward housing former Bihar MP Shahabuddin, who has been convicted in seven criminal cases, police…

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Bihar Polls: 104 Multi-millionaires, 219 Criminals in Next Two Rounds »

Patna, Oct 22 – Against only 36 multi-millionaires in the last assembly elections, there are over 100 multi-millionaires in the second and third phases of the ongoing Bihar polls, a…

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Entertainment

Lata At Leisure Loves Watching ‘KBC’, ‘CID’ »

Mumbai, Oct 22 – She has stopped her riyaz and spends time catching up on her favourite TV programmes, including…

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TV Reality Shows Sidelineing Women Viewers? »

New Delhi, Oct 22 – Larger than life characters on Indian TV soaps have always cast a spell on women.…

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Pakhi Wangles Early Entry Into Husband’s Film »

Mumbai, Oct 22 – It pays to be the director’s wife, specially if you happen to be as spirited as…

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Rajeev Khandelwal Chops Off Long Mane for Movie »

New Delhi, Oct 21 – One-film old Rajeev Khandelwal has come out of his shell and will be seen in…

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‘Make Food Security Act More Comprehensive, Meaningful’ »

New Delhi, Oct 21 – Ahead of the next meeting of the National Advisory Council (NAC) Oct 23, a number…

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Sports

Provide Records to Probe Agencies, Officials Told »

New Delhi, Oct 21 – The Delhi government Thursday directed its officials and those of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to provide records to agencies probing alleged widespread corruption in the just ended Commonwealth Games. ‘The officials were…

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Liverpool Fans Assaulted in Naples »

Rome, Oct 21 – Naples Mayor Rosa Russo Iervolino publicly apologised after fans of Liverpool were assaulted ahead of an Europa League game their side were to play against Napoli. Local media reported that an English fan was stabbed and hospitalised Wednesday night, when two…

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Two CWG Gold Medallists in Weightlifting Squad for Asian Games »

New Delhi, Oct 21 – The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) Thursday announced a 13-member squad, that also includes two Commonwealth Games gold medallist, for the Nov 12-27 Asian Games at Guangzhou in China. K. Ravi Kumar and Y. Renubala Chanu, who won gold medals in…

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Decide Probe Panel Composition in 6 Days, Modi, Cricket Board Told »

New Delhi, Oct 21 – The Supreme Court Thursday asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and former Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi to decide within six days the composition of a panel probing alleged financial lapses by Modi. The apex…

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Sanil, Lone New Face in Table Tennis Squad for Asiad »

New Delhi, Oct 21 – Young Sanil Shetty is the lone new face in the 10-member table tennis squad for the Asian Games that was announced by the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) here Thursday. Shetty will replace defensive player Abhishek Ravichandran in the…

Oct 21, 2010 @ 4:46 PM / No Comment / Read More »
Hollywood

Jones Wants To Save The 100 Club »

THE CLASH star MICK JONES has offered to help anyone spearheading a campaign to save fabled London venue the 100 Club. The guitarist has expressed…

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Barker Thrilled To Be Back Home In Fontana For Epicenter Festival »

Headlining this weekend’s (25-26Sep10) Epicenter Twenty Ten festival in Fontana, California will be extra special for BLINK-182 star TRAVIS BARKER because he attended the local…

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Spektor To Play Tribute Show To Late Cellist »

Singer/songwriter REGINA SPEKTOR is to headline a benefit concert in New York for her tragic cellist. Daniel Cho drowned in Lake Geneva, Switzerland on the…

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Swift And Ritchie Lead Hall Of Fame Fundraiser »

TAYLOR SWIFT and LIONEL RITCHIE were among the stars who turned out to perform at a fundraising concert for the Country Music Hall of Fame…

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Business Eyeing English Readers, Best-selling Foreign Authors Head to India

Eyeing English Readers, Best-selling Foreign Authors Head to India

New Delhi, Oct 22 – Indian readers of contemporary English fiction are reaping a rich harvest as top British and American authors head to India to promote their books. Best-selling names Ken Follet, Peter James and…

Oct 22, 2010 @ 11:38 AM / Read More »
Politics Bihar Polls: 104 Multi-millionaires, 219 Criminals in Next Two Rounds

Bihar Polls: 104 Multi-millionaires, 219 Criminals in Next Two Rounds

Patna, Oct 22 – Against only 36 multi-millionaires in the last assembly elections, there are over 100 multi-millionaires in the second and third phases of the ongoing Bihar polls, a report by two NGOs has said.…

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World News Five Pakistani Judges Suspended for Graft

Five Pakistani Judges Suspended for Graft

Islamabad, Oct 22 – Five judges in Pakistan have been suspended on charges of corruption. Dawn reported that two district and sessions judges and three additional district and sessions judges were suspended Thursday for a period…

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Health Homes are Home to Infections, Says Report

Homes are Home to Infections, Says Report

New Delhi, Oct 21 – Household is where the maximum number of infections are born, a global hygiene council (GHC) study report said Thursday. ‘Nearly 90 percent of infections originate in our households because of unhygienic…

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Life Style Ancient Tunnel Unearthed in Mumbai

Ancient Tunnel Unearthed in Mumbai

Mumbai, Oct 20 – A tunnel thought to be 200 years old has been unearthed in the premises of the General Post Office in south Mumbai, officials said Wednesday. Believed to be an ancient escape route,…

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Education Sibal Meets Directors of New IITs

Sibal Meets Directors of New IITs

New Delhi, Oct 21 – Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday met the directors of the eight new Indian Institutes of Technology to discuss the teething problems they were facing. The eight new IITs have…

Oct 21, 2010 @ 8:48 PM / Read More »
Sci-Tech Now Plastic From Milk Protein And Clay

Now Plastic From Milk Protein And Clay

Bangalore, Oct 21 – Scientists have reported development of a new ultra-light bio-degradable foam plastic material made from two unlikely ingredients — the protein in milk and ordinary clay. The American Chemical Society (ACS) said the…

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NRI News Indian E-voting Researcher Wins US Award

Indian E-voting Researcher Wins US Award

Washington, Oct 22 – Hari Prasad Vemuru, a jailed Indian e-voting researcher, is one of the four winners of the 2010 Pioneer Awards of San Francisco headquartered Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a leading civil liberties group.…

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