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  • Bipasha & Rana starrer Vikram Phadnis debut film ‘NIA’

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    Actor Bipasha Basu, fashion designer Vikram Phadnis and Rana Daggubati during the press conference to announce directorial debut of Vikram Phadnis film NIA in Mumbai.

  • Shooting star of Modi cabinet

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      He was the shooting star who won a silver medal for India at the 2004 Athens Olympics in double trap event. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore later took retirement from the army and joined politics. Rathore entered the 16th Lok Sabha by defeating senior Congress leader C.P. Joshi from Jaipur Rural constituency. This was the first…

  • Practice for ‘PK’ did not help Aamir

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    Actor Aamir Khan and filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani with star cast members of film `PK` during a press conference ,in Noida. For actor Aamir Khan, who is known to put in his best to make his character look convincing, rehearsing for the role of his upcoming movie “PK” did not help. The actor says “most of…

  • Modi expands cabinet

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    Twenty-one new faces were inducted in the Narendra Modi government’s first cabinet expansion. Four new cabinet ministers and 17 ministers of state, three with independent charge, took oath at the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan here Sunday afternoon. Those who were sworn-in as cabinet ministers were former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, Shiv Sena’s Suresh…

  • Sao Paulo Fashion Week

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    Models present 2015 winter creations of Acquastudio during the 38th edition of the Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazi.

  • Where hills and neighbours miss Vajpayee

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    By Vishal Gulati   Residents of this picturesque village are missing a gentleman politician who built a cottage here hoping to spend time amid apple and walnut trees before illness gripped him: Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The tastefully built house in typical hill architecture is located on the banks of the Beas river, on the Manali-Naggar road.…

  • N-capable Agni-II missile test fired

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      India test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha, a defence official said. The test was conducted from Wheeler’s Island in Bhadrak district, around 200 km from here, by army personnel as part of routine user-trials, M.V.K.V. Prasad, director of the Integrated Test Range,said. “The test was successful,” he…

  • Gene mutation could lead to infertility

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    Scientists have discovered that a single mutation in a gene could lead to infertility. Not through a disruption of the production of egg or sperm cells but rather by leading to abnormalities in the morphology of the sexual organs – making natural reproduction impossible. The beta-catenin gene codes a protein known to be deeply involved…

  • Modi meets new central ministers

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      Prime Minister Narendra Modi  held a breakfast meeting with those who were to be inducted into the union council of ministers. Some of the people who attended the meeting at the Prime Minister’s Residence at 7 Race Course Road included former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, BJP leaders Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi,…

  • Shiv Sena sulks and recall nominee

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    In a last-minute turnaround, Shiv Sena abstained from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet expansion, asking its nominee Anil Y. Desai to return to Mumbai. Desai’s name was suggested for a berth in the union ministry and he rushed to New Delhi for the swearing-in ceremony Sunday afternoon. Senior Sena MP Anandrao Adsul said in Mumbai…

  • M.V.Raghavan 1933-2014

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      Veteran Communist leader and former minister M.V. Raghavan died in Kerala’s Kannur district, according to his family. Arrangements are being made for his funeral here Monday. Raghavan, 81, was a brilliant orator. He was expelled from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) in 1985 due to difference of opinion over the formation of…

  • Cara – most sought after British Model

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    Cara Delevingne is now the most sought after British model. According the accounts filed at the Companie House, the super model earns £6,500 every day (about £2.5 million annual). Last year, Delevingne worked with Chanel, Burberry, and DKNY. Most recently, she was announced as the new face of Topshop’s Christmas campaign. The London-born model has also…

  • Congratulations Mr Singh

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    Congress president Sonia Gandhi congratulated former prime minister Manmohan Singh on being awarded one of Japan’s top national awards. The Japanese embassy announced that the former prime minister will be conferred t he Grand Cordon of the Paulownia Flowers – one of Japan’s top national awards – for his “significant contribution” towards boosting bilateral ties.…

  • Gorbachev says world peace under threat

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    As the world celebrates the 25th anniversary of the fall of Berlin Wall, the man who triggered the crisis in Eastern Europe blamed the world leaders for not not doing enough to create a better and peaceful world. Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader, has warned that the world is edging closer to a new…

  • BBC to expose Fake Sheikh on Monday

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    BBC will telecast The Fake Sheikh – Exposed on Monday at 8.30 in its Panorama slot as the undercover investigative journalist failed its legal bid to block the programme. Fake Sheikh’s lawyers sought a High Court injunction preventing the documentary from revealing his appearance. Mazhar earned the name Fake Sheikh after he exposed the hypocrisy of British elites…

  • Aggressive India aiming to seal ODI series

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      After two resounding victories, India will be looking to seal the series in a “ruthless” fashion when they take on Sri Lanka in the third One-Day International (ODI) of the five-match cricket series here Sunday. An aggressive India skipper Virat Kohli declared that they will be ruthless, adding that the team is treating every…

  • Modi cabinet expansion Sunday

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to reshuffle and expand his cabinet to inject fresh talent, give wider representation to states and ease pressure on some ministers. The event is scheduled to take place at the Durbar hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan in the afternoon. This will be the first cabinet reshuffle since Modi took power…

  • Nikki Haley off to India to attract investment

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    South Carolina’s Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley will lead a 10-day trade mission to India in November, hoping to attract more foreign investment and sell the state as a tourist destination The Nov 12-22 trip is intended to make a “first impression” that sells South Carolina as a tourism destination and a place to do business,…

  • Laxmikant Parsekar becomes Goa CM

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      Goa Health Minister Laxmikant Parsekar Saturday took oath as chief minister to succeed Manohar Parrikar who is becoming a union minister. Parsekar took the oath of office and secrecy soon after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) succeeded in persuading Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza to accept his leadership. And so, while Parsekar’s name was…

  • Call to save the Poppy Field at Tower

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    Prime Minister David Cameron, London Mayor Boris Johnson among senior politicians joined the campaign to save the Poppy Field installed at Tower of London to honour the heroes of World War I. The art project, titled “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red,” brings 888,246 ceramic poppies to the property of Her Majesty’s Royal Palace…

  • Plot to stab British Queen foiled

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    The Sun newspaper reported that four men have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to kill the Queen The newspaper said the 88-year-old was to be assassinated over the weekend as she made an appearance at the Albert Hall in connection with the annual Remembrance weekend to celebrate the end of the First…

  • To wear or not to wear the poppy

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    We are seeing and will see the poppy on our screens big and small on the football grounds on the pitch and off the pitch on the streets everywhere we go somebody will be wearing a form of the poppy…writes YZ Patel To understand a symbol any symbol we first need to analyse it’s lineage…

  • China Fashion Week 2015

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    Models present creations designed by Dong Wenmei during China Fashion Week in Beijing, capital of China.

  • Anand has a point to prove

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    By Veturi Srivatsa  Most people will know what Sachin Tendulkar is doing these days, not what Viswanathan Anand is doing to wrest the World Chess Championship from Norwegian Magnus Carlsen. Anand’s supporters feel he was not considered for Bharat Ratna because he is not a cricketer whereas Tendulkar is the darling of the elite as…

  • Screening of film ‘Rang Rasiya’

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    Tabu attended the premiere of ‘Rang Rasiya’and looked beautiful in her red silk saree on the red carpet. Manisha Koirala with Nandana Sen at premiere of ‘Rang Rasiya’. She looked elegant in a white saree. Mahesh Bhatt, Soni Razdan, Nandana, Rahul Bose, among others were clicked at the screening of forthcoming movie “Rang Rasiya” held in Mumbai…

  • INTERVIEW: Aparna Sen

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    By Sahana Ghosh  Her very first outing as an actress was under the guidance of master storyteller Satyajit Ray and now as one of India’s finest and critically-acclaimed filmmakers, Aparna Sen believes in absorbing and retaining Ray’s principles, but eventually doing “your own thing”. Be it “36, Chowringhee Lane”, her outstanding directorial debut, or “Mr.…

  • Is there any hope for Congress?

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    Amulya Ganguli writes on the future of Congress The Congress high command, which means the mother-and-son duo of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, is mistaken if it believes that the deep nervousness among Congressmen about the party’s bleak future can be dispelled by a token offer of resignation by the two and a clean chit for…

  • Fresh clashes erupt in Jerusalem

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    Fresh clashes have erupted between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police in the Arab neighbourhoods of east Jerusalem. At the Shuafat refugee camp , scores of Palestinian youth threw rocks at the police and burnt tires and trash bins, Xinhua reported. Police fought back with tear gas canisters and stun grenades. Earlier, a symbolic funeral procession…

  • Modi nominates more for Clean India campaign

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      Prime Minister Narendra Modi  nominated nine more people, including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, crickters Suresh Raina and Mohammad Kaif, and singer Kailash Kher, to take forward the message to clean India. He did so as he arrived at the Assi ghat here on the second day of his visit to his Varanasi…

  • Republican Congress may favour India

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    After the Republican victory in the US mid-term, Congress is likely to be more interested in doing more with India on security, energy, and foreign policy, according to an American expert on South Asia. But it’s also likely to be still concerned about trade barriers and temporary worker visas, wrote Alyssa Ayres, a former State…

  • New ISI chief takes charge

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      Lt. Gen. Rizwan Akhtar, who once wrote a paper asking Pakistan to aggressively pursue rapprochement with India, has taken over as the head of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). He succeeds Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam, who retired Friday. Lt. Gen. Akhtar has previously served as the director general of Pakistan Rangers in Sindh. He was…

  • Parrikar resigns as CM

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      A day ahead of being sworn in as union minister, possibly in charge of the defence ministry, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar resigned from office. Parrikar faxed his resignation to Governor Mridula Sinha. His successor is expected to be appointed at 4 p.m. The name of Parrikar’s successor is still not clear though even…

  • Jaguar Launches Education Centre

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     Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s largest automotive employer, welcomed Dr. Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to open its cutting-edge Education Business Partnership Centre (EBPC). The Education Centre, located at Jaguar Land Rover’s Castle Bromwich Advanced Manufacturing Centre, is bright and modern and uses cutting-edge technology following a £250,000 investment…

  • Bonhams Dominates Asian Art in London

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             A NEW WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR A WORK BY JAPANESE ARTIST ZESHIN Bonhams six Asian Art sales in London this week produced a number of stunning results for Japanese and Chinese art, confirming the strength of this art market sector. The company’s sales total of £11.2m was well ahead of other auction…

  • Trench Brothers – Tributes to Fallen Heroes

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      HMDT Music’s Trench Brothers commemorates the achievements and contributions made by ethnic minority soldiers during the First World War. This is an education programme for primary schools, which incorporates a new music theatre work. Following research into unknown and known stories of West Indian and Indian troops, the piece will draw from their historical,…

  • FBI agents raid India baiter’s home

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      FBI agents searched the home of India baiter pro-Pakistan American diplomat Robin Raphel in October as part of a counter-intelligence investigation, according to media reports. Raphel was a senior adviser on Pakistan for the office of the special representative on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the time of the raid. In that job, she was…

  • Modi turns samaritan

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi  met 15 people from his parliamentary constituency and listened to their problems. One of them was a woman who had petitioned him for the treatment of her cancer-affected daughter who has lost both her kidneys. The prime minister met them at his Ravindrapuri office, which was set up to collect petitions…

  • Sachin’s autobiography breaks record

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    Sachin Tendulkar’s autobiography “Playing It My Way”, released , has broken all records of an adult hardback on pre-order subscriptions across both fiction and non-fiction categories, a statement from the publishers said Friday. Tendulkar’s book has broken the mark set by Steve Jobs’ biography by Walter Isaacson, which had sold 130,000 copies. According to reports,…

  • Imran Khan calls Modi ‘faithful’

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    Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, addressing a sit-in in Islamabad, appreciated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s effort to bring back assets in foreign countries. “Whatever you say about him, he is a faithful man,” Imran Khan said Thursday. He lauded Modi for making public a list of 627 Indians with assets in foreign countries,…

  • Stage Set for Asian Wedding Awards

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    The long Awaited Nominations List For the Asian Wedding Awards 2014   AWE ASIAN WEDDING AWARDS unveiled the finalists for the 2nd Annual Asian Wedding Awards 2014, to take place on the 8th December 2014 at Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel.  The Awards celebrate the tireless devotion, creativity and inspiration of 1000’s of the Asian wedding…

  • Army owns up to Kashmir youths killing

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      The Indian Army took responsibility for the killing of two youths and injuries to two others in the Nov 3 firing at a car in Jammu and Kashmir, and said it will cooperate in any inquiry. Addressing a media conference at the 15 Corps headquarters in Badami Bagh cantonment here, the army’s Northern Command…

  • Gold prices on a free fall

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      Riding on the back of an improving global economy, gold prices dropped to Rs.25,800 per 10 grams in the national capital . “In the global market, in US dollar terms gold price is at four-year low and in India in rupee terms it is at 15-month low,” Bachhraj Bamalwa, founder partner, Nemichand Bamalwa said. “The…

  • Kamal Haasan turns 60

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      BY Haricharan Pudipeddi  Kamal Haasan, who turned 60 Friday, is not just an actor par excellence, but he has also donned multiple hats such as a filmmaker, writer, dancer, music composer. His colleagues speak highly about the versatile talent. Speaking to different people Kamal has worked with, to find out more about the multi-faceted artist.…

  • Sajid Javid our Obama?

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    When you do research into the reasons why Obama is where he is and although Javid panders to the indigenous by simply his innoxious demeanour to race and religion where he proclaims sometimes to be of no faith, sometimes of all faiths being the same…writes YZ Patel Much has been written about our non practising…

  • Obama wrote to Khamenei

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      US President Barack Obama has written to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to express a “shared interest” in fighting the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq and Syria, a media report said here Thursday. The letter was sent in the middle of last month, in which the president tied potential cooperation on fighting…

  • Palestine has India’s full commitment

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    India  reiterated its “unfailing and long standing commitment” to the Palestinian cause and stressed that there “has been, and can be no change in this position”. Secretary (East) in the ministry of external affairs Anil Wadhwa, addressing the first session of the India-Arab League Senior Officials meeting, also said that India is “watching with great…

  • Rajnath for ‘hi-tech partnership’ with Israel

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      The future emphasis of the India-Israel bilateral relationship should be on building a “hi-tech partnership befitting the two”, Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh said at a meeting with the Israeli prime minister. In an hour-long meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu , Rajnath Singh also said “terror was a threat not only to countries like India…

  • Review: ‘The Shaukeens’

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    Film: “The Shaukeens”; Cast: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Piyush Mishra, Annu Kapoor and Lisa Haydon; Director: Abhishek Sharma; Rating: **** Who says remakes can never be as good as the originals? Abhishek Sharma’s new-age rendering of Basu Chatterjee’s “Shaukeen” is a smartened-up avatar of the original. It’s the smartphone of the current generation as compared…

  • Sao Paulo Fashion Week

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    Models present creations by Gloria Coelho Winter 2015 collection, during 38th Sao Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW) in Sao Paulo, Brazil.