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Opposition homes in to isolate BSP in farmers' agitation

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:50:03 +0000

With farmers rejecting the enhanced compensation offered by the Uttar Pradesh government in lieu of the land acquired for the Noida-Agra Yamuna Expressway, the stage is set for a high pitched political drama as opposition parties work towards turning the sentiment against the ruling BSP in their favour.

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'We Are Family' soundtrack has a sense of deja vu

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:40:02 +0000

Film: 'We Are Family'; Music Directors: Shankar Mahadevan-Ehsaan Noorani-Loy Mendonca; Lyricists: Irshad Kamil and Anvita Dutt Guptan; Singers: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Anushka Manchanda, Suraj Jagan, Akruti Kakkar, Vishal Dadlani, Shankar Mahadevan, Sonu Niigaam and Shreya Ghoshal; Rating: **1/2

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ICSS, Israel college sign first Indo-Israeli security training pact

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:00:34 +0000

New Delhi, Aug. 19 (ANI-Business Wire India): In a landmark development to enable the youth of India gain leadership positions in the fast growing private security industry and to bring best practices of security intelligence and management to the industry and the nation, the International College for Security Studies (ICSS) and Israeli College for Security and Investigations (ICSI) have signed a …

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Manmohan Singh tops Newsweek's list of ten world leaders

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:30:20 +0000

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, heads the chart of Newsweek Magazine's list of ten world leaders, who have won respect and is described as 'the leader other leaders love' despite India being placed at 78th in the list of 100 best countries.

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Qureshi thanks India for five million dollar flood relief package

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:30:03 +0000

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has thanked India for the five million dollar donation for flood relief, and urged the international community to come forward to help the country cope with the devastating deluge that has affected nearly 20 million people.

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'Mamata made Azad remarks as Trinamool chief, not as minister'

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:40:01 +0000

Distancing itself from the controversial remarks of Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee about the killing of Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar, alias Azad, the Congress Wednesday said she had made the remarks as the Trinamool Congress chief and not as a minister.

Designer wants Abhishek Bachchan's picture on jewellery piece

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:05 +0000

Designer Laksha Pahuja, who showcased a two segment collection at the India International Jewellery Week (IIJW), drew inspiration for one of his jewellery pieces from the film 'Raavan' and wishes to have actor Abhishek Bachchan's picture on it.

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Scientific Advisor to Defense Minister Dr. Saraswat to visit Leh on Thursday

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:30:05 +0000

Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister Dr. VK Saraswat will visit the affected areas of Leh as well as Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), the Defence Research and Development Organisation laboratory (DRDO) in Leh on Thursday.

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It's a Congres-BJP trade-off, claims opposition

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:10:04 +0000

The Left and other opposition parties Wednesday alleged that the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have struck a give and take deal over the civil nuclear liability bill in return for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to be let off in the 2005 staged shootout of Sohrabuddin Sheikh.

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Lalgarh's budding footballers spend day out in Kolkata

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:30:01 +0000

For eight youngsters of Maoist-affected Lalgarh region of West Bengal it was a dream outing in this metropolis. They not only met top officials of the state government, including the chief minister, but also went around the ground of the city's leading soccer side Mohun Bagan.