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IAS officers politicking will complain to PM Parrikar
The Goa government will complain to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about some Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers indulging in "politics", said Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Tuesday while accusing a central officer of trying to intimidate state bureaucracy. He was reacting to a question by the media persons whether the state government has responded to an officer of the union ministry ...
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Escape fest - where music meets fashion
Designer Bal Chauhan will bring in style statement at the 'Escape' music festival by showcasing some of his creative designs under his label Bhootsavar. The three-day-festival starts Friday at Naukuchiatal in Nainital and the fashion show will comprise of Nitin's collection that will be a mix of art and fashion, reads a statement. Bhootsavar is cool and funky in essence, says the ...
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Aishwarya extends Cannes stay for amFar
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who is busy with the ongoing 66th Cannes International Film Festival, is extending her stay in the French riviera to attend a fashion show for amFar (The American Foundation for AIDS Research). "The Ultimate Gold Collection Fashion Show" for AIDS research will see Aishwarya walking the red carpet dressed in an exquisite gold-themed outfit designed by ...
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Dont have a girlfriend Will Smiths advises son
Hollywood actor Will Smith, who features with his son Jaden Smith in "After Earth", has advised his boy to stay away from girlfriends. "After Earth", directed by M. Night Shyamalan, will hit screens June 7. Apart from acting advice for the movie, Will gave his son a lot of other tips on the movie's set too. "Probably the best advice he's ever given me is, 'Don't have a girlfriend'," said ...
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BB cream - must have or not
With so many beauty brands (chemical and natural) offering blemish balm or BB cream, many are wondering whether to make this beauty must-have or not. A makeup artist will surely help in making the right decision. Garnier, Maybelline, The Body Shop and Vedic Line are some of the brands in India that offer this cream. Neha Khanna, celebrity makeup artist, AVON India, explains the benefits of the ...
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AIFF invites fresh tender notice for new I-League clubs
Adhering to requests from new bidders, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Tuesday released a fresh tender notice inviting 'Bids for new Clubs to be a part of the I-League'. The winning bidders will be granted the right to own and operate a new club which will compete in I-League in each year from 2013 and have the opportunity (if applicable and subject to qualification) to compete in the ...
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Ranbir Kapoor keen to work on small screen
Actor Ranbir Kapoor, who has wowed everyone with his scintillating performances on the big screen in films like "Rockstar" and "Barfi!", is eager to show his acting skills on the small screen as well. The actor, who was present on the sets of TV show "Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara", to promote his upcoming film "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani", says if he gets some good offer, he ...
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TV soutens Mona-Mouli get emotional in real life
Popular TV actors Mona Singh and Mouli Ganguly, who play souten (co-wife) became emotional on the last day of shooting for their show "Kya Huaa Tera Vaada", which is coming to an end. Mona says she will miss the show. The last episode of "Kya Huaa Tera Vaada" will air on Sony Thursday. After "Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin", Mona came back to fiction TV with "Kya Huaa Tera Vaada" to play the ...
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India Israel set up fruits centre in Haryana
Israeli cultivation technology and know-how of fruit plants will be shared with Indian farmers and horticulturists at the centre of excellence for fruits which was inaugurated Tuesday in Haryana's Sirsa district. The centre was inaugurated by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Israeli Ambassador Alon Ushpiz at Mangiana village in Sirsa district, 280 km from here. After setting up ...
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Louis Leterriers Now You See Me heads to India
French director Louis Leterrier's heist thriller "Now You See Me" will be released in India June 7. PVR Pictures is bringing the film here. Based on a robbery done by four illusionists, the film is a spectacular blend of astonishing illusions and exhilarating action. It stars Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Mlanie Laurent, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman. PVR ...
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Sensex closes more than half percent down
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets closed Tuesday's trade more than half a percent down owing to continued profit-booking. Scrips of automobile, bank, health-care, oil and gas, public sector undertakings (PSUs) and realty companies plunged. However, there was healthy buying spree in information technology (IT), technology, media and entertainment (TECk) and consumer durables ...
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Daruvala wins British Karting opener
Young racing driver Jehan Daruvala began his 2013 season in style winning the opening race of the KFJ British Karting Championship at Rowrah in Cumbria, England. The Sahara Force India Academy driver took pole position and won all his heats Saturday, before taking victory in the first final Sunday. In the second final he finished fourth after staging a brilliant recovery drive from last ...
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Trinamool destroying development democratic systems Left Front
West Bengal's Left Front Tuesday charged the Trinamool Congress government with destroying the process of development and participatory democracy in the state over the past two years it has been in power. "Before the 2011 assembly polls, the Trinamool Congress had campaigned across the state that it will usher in change and build a new Bengal. But instead of bringing any change, they are ...
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Qatar National Bank to start operation in India
Qatar National Bank (QNB), one of the Gulf region's largest lender, Tuesday said it will set up a fully-owned subsidiary in India and start operations in the third quarter of 2013. The Doha-headquartered lender said it has received "all regulatory approvals" to establish a fully-owned subsidiary under the name of "QNB (India) Private Limited". "QNB (India) will take the role of extending ...
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Viewers acceptance makes Toral Anandi Rasputra happy
Toral Rasputra, who replaced Pratyusha Banerjee as Anandi on popular show "Balika Vadhu", is happy that finally the viewers are accepting her in the role. Sharing an incident, she said: "Recently, we went to Kashmir for the shoot, and many tourists were there. Many people came to me and told me that 'we liked your work in the show'," she said on the set of the show here. "This was a positive ...
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Vodafone Indias revenue up by 10.6 percent in 2012-13
Vodafone India, the second largest mobile operator in the country clocked Rs.35,600 crore revenue for financial year 2012-13, a 10.6 percent rise, a top company official said here Tuesday. "While ending the year our customer base was 152.4 million, which is up by 2 million from last fiscal," managing director and CEO Marten Pieters said at a press meet here. The company's adjusted operating ...
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Karzai seeks more Indian investment in Afghanistan
Afghan president Hamid Karzai Tuesday called for Indian investment in critical sectors such as healthcare, telecom, agri-business and capacity building. In an interaction with a group of company chief executives, Karzai spoke about emerging business opportunities in Afghanistan and asked the Indians to benefit from a business friendly regime and investment climate. On a three-day visit, Karzai ...
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Modi in limelight at BJP parliamentary board meet
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, attending his first BJP parliamentary board meeting after his re-induction, was in the limelight when the panel met here Tuesday to draw the party's strategy for the 2014 general elections. Among his suggestions were use of social media to reach out to the youths, and informing the people about the failures of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance ...
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Shashi Kant Sharma to be new CAG
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Kashmiris in London protest against the killing of their leader in Pakistan
Protesters from the Kashmir National Party (KNP) demonstrated in front of the Pakistan High Commission in London against the recent killing of their leader Arif Shahid in Pakistan. "It was a targeted killing and the purpose was to get rid of Arif Shahid because of the struggle he was pursuing. He was a thorough nationalist and many people admire his struggle. He becomes a martyr in the freedom ...
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General Motors to hike prices in June
American automobile company General Motors' Indian subsidiary Tuesday said it will increase the prices of its vehicles from the first week of June, 2013. "We have decided to increase the prices of all our vehicles up to Rs.10,000 depending upon the model with effect from the first week of June on account of increase in transportation costs due to hike in diesel price," said P. Balendran, vice ...
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Shankar Mahadevan sings for Maharana Pratap
Music composer-singer Shankar Mahadevan recorded the title track of the upcoming television series "Bharat Ka Veer Putra Maharana Pratap". He is thankful that he got an opportunity to sing a song about such a big hero. "Everybody knows that Maharana Pratap was a brave personality, who made our country proud. The song is about him, his braveness," said Mahadevan who recorded the song Monday ...
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Ashwin named brand ambassador for Cavins Milkshakes
FMCG major CavinKare Pvt. Ltd. has roped in cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin as brand ambassador for its new dairy product Cavin's Milkshakes. Ashwin will also endorse the entire range of dairy products under the brand. Speaking on the association, joint managing director of CavinKare Pvt. Ltd. T.D. Mohan said: "We are extremely glad to have Ravichandran Ashwin represent Cavin's Milkshake. He ...
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SC refuses to ban IPL slams cricket board on spot-fixing
Refusing to ban the remaining IPL matches, the Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the Indian cricket control board saying that spot-fixing incidents had taken place due to its lackadaisical approach to reining in erring players. An apex court bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice Dipak Misra said it was incumbent upon the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to "maintain and sustain" the ...
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Sun continues to scorch Himachal hills
Himachal Pradesh continued to experience hot weather Tuesday with temperatures in some parts touching 44 degrees Celsius and Shimla recording a high of 30.1 degrees Celsius, seven notches above average. "Most of the towns recorded a maximum temperature of three to seven notches above the average for this time of the year," an official of the meteorological office here told IANS. He said heat ...
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