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Court refuses CBI probe into Saradha scam
The Calcutta High Court Wednesday refused to order a CBI probe into the Saradha Group chit fund scam, but did not dispose of the matter "in the interest of justice". Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL), a division bench of Justice A.K. Banerjee and Justice M.K. Chaudhuri refused to order a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the multi-crore Saradha scam. But on the request of the ...
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President to visit Tripura
President Pranab Mukherjee will undertake a two-day visit to the Left Front ruled Tripura from Thursday, an official said here Wednesday. "The president will attend the tenth convocation of Tripura Central University at Suryamaninagar near here Thursday. In the evening, he will attend the civic reception by the Agartala Municipal Council," an official told reporters. Mukherjee will inaugurate ...
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Rupee slips to another low ahead of US Fed meeting
The Indian rupee fell to 58.91 against a dollar Wednesday, fractionally less than the record low of 58.98 hit last week, on concerns that the US Federal Reserve might signal cutting back on stimulus that will strengthen the greenback further. The partially convertible rupee opened weak at 58.82 against a dollar after hitting a record closing low of 58.77 in the previous day. The rupee hit a ...
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Is UP heading for a flood crisis
With monsoon rains lashing Uttar Pradesh and river banks breached in several districts, the state may be headed for one of its worst flooding. As many as 32 districts in the sprawling state are prone to flooding. Last year, 398 people lost their lives during monsoon. Some officials feel that no lesson seems to have been learnt. Official sources reveal that despite fixing a deadline of June 15 ...
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Neil Nitin Mukesh visits Bangla Sahib Gurudwara for new flick
Neil Nitin Mukesh visited Bangla Sahib Gurudwara in New Delhi to pray for the success of his upcoming movie, 'Shortcut Romeo'. During his interaction with media persons, the 31-year-old actor said that he was happy to be in Delhi, which he considers to be his home. "My film is releasing this Friday on 21st June and I am really happy that I am in a city which I consider my home." the actor ...
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Atul Singh Coca-Colas new deputy president Pacific Group
Atul Singh, Coca-Cola's president and CEO (India and Southwest Asia), will take over as deputy president (Pacific Group) from July 1, the company said Wednesday. In his new role, he will have responsibility over the Greater China amp; Korea (GCamp;K) and India amp; Southwest Asia (INSWA) business units. "Given the enormous growth opportunities in China, and the uniquely competitive beverage ...
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Sunstroke claims three more lives in Tripura
Sunstroke has claimed three more lives in Tripura, taking the total number of people dying of excessive exposure to sun and heat to six in the state in the past one week, police said Wednesday. "A woman and a youth died at Siddhi Ashram and Amtali towns, while a farmer died at Sabroom town due to sunstroke while they were working in paddy fields," a police official said in the Tripura capital ...
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Court seeks Bengal governments reply on panchayat poll security
The Calcutta High Court Wednesday directed the West Bengal government to submit its reply by Friday on the State Election Commission's (SEC) application seeking adequate security arrangements for the upcoming panchayat (rural) polls. The SEC had Tuesday moved a division bench of Chief Justice Arun Mishra and Joymalya Bagchi, claiming that the state government had failed to make adequate ...
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Lucky didnt have to struggle Palak Muchhal
Playback singer Palak Muchhal, who hogged the limelight after singing "Lapata" in Salman Khan starrer "Ek Tha Tiger", considers herself lukcy as she didn't have to struggle much. The singer, who began her career in Bollywood with Himesh Reshammiya's "Damadamm!" in 2011, has given voice to songs like "Meri aashiqui tum hi ho" and "Naino ne naino se" as well. "I am very lucky as I didn't have to ...
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Theatre akin to investment for comedian Kapil
Popular stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma, who has turned producer with "Comedy Nights with Kapil", considers his 12-year theatre experience, when he worked for free, as an investment. In 2005, he won the stand-up comedy reality series "The Great Indian Laughter Challenge-Season 3". Now he is coming out with his show that will go on air June 22 on Colors channel. "I have been planning for a very ...
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Scant respect for cyclists say experts
Cyclists face a harrowing time on roads as motorists have scant respect for them, said experts who feel that India's cycling coach Ruma Chatterjee's death in a road accident on the Noida Expressway was due to the driver's negligence. "There is no respect for cyclists on the road. People don't have any traffic sense. The attitude has to change," said Chayan Choudhury, ex-Indian cycling ...
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Chandy gets full support from UDF in con-couples dubious deals
A week has elapsed since the doings of a con-couple rocked the high and mighty, including the office of Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, but the United Democratic Front (UDF) has decided to back him with all its might. The Kerala assembly has virtually stopped functioning and is now witnessing a free-for-all as the Left opposition has announced that it will keep up the pressure till it sees ...
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BJP walks out of assembly to sit in opposition
The BJP walked out of the Bihar assembly Wednesday before Chief Minister Nitish Kumar could prove his majority in the house after dumping his former ally. The Bharatiya Janata Party announced that its legislators would not take part in the trust vote. "Our legislators have walked out," BJP legislative party leader Nand Kishore Yadav, the new leader of the opposition, told the media. He ...
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On a mission to revive Arabic calligraphy in India
As beautiful as pearls, his calligraphic pieces adorn mosques in different parts of the world, international exhibitions, drawing rooms and even private jets. Muqtar Ahmed, an Arabic calligrapher, has achieved what many only aspire for and he is now on a mission to revive the dying art of calligraphy in the country. The 45-year-old recently became the only Indian to obtain an 'Ijazah' (Masters ...
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Comedy Nights... right mix of reality fiction Sumona
"Comedy Nights with Kapil" includes performance and interaction with the live audience, which makes it a right amalgamation of reality and fiction, says TV actress Sumona Chakravarti. Produced by comedian Kapil Sharma, the show that will go on air June 22 on Colors, and it will feature the actress in an important role. "I think it is a wonderful mix between the two. It is a nice amalgamation. ...
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Survivors bring back harrowing tales from the hills
Akash and his three friends watched in horror as a rain swollen river in Uttarakhand washed away their car, leaving them stranded. On their return to Haridwar, they said they escaped the nature's fury by taking shelter at a private helipad. All four feel they have had a second birth. At one time, they had given up all hopes of surviving the rampaging floods in Uttarakhand that have claimed ...
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Aamir wouldve been a tricky sword to use for ...Theseus Kiran
Filmmaker Kiran Rao, who is presenting "Ship Of Theseus", says it would not have been wise to let her filmmaker-actor husband Aamir Khan present the film as he would have managed to pull a crowd, but the film can't take a wide audience. Rao is releasing director Anand Gandhi's internationally acclaimed "Ship of Theseus" July 19 in association with UTV Motion Pictures. "The film was produced ...
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DU extends hoyurs for form submission
Delhi University has given an extension of a few hours for submitting online and offline registration forms for admission to the varsity's newly-introduced four-year undergraduate programme. Wednesday is the last day for submission of the forms. The registration for the optical mark registration (OMR) forms has been extended till 4 p.m. Wednesday in all the 18 admission centres. The online ...
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Coalgate Left targets Manmohan Singh as CBI questions ex-members of PMO
With the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) expected to record the statement of T K A Nair, the senior-most bureaucrat in the Prime Minister's Office, in the coal blocks allocation scam case, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D. Raja on Wednesday said Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will have to own a responsibility. Raja said the coalgate is the biggest scam in post-independent ...
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Himachal hydropower units remain shut for fourth day
The country's largest hydropower plants in Himachal Pradesh remained shut for the fourth consecutive day Wednesday following a high silt level in the Sutlej river, triggering a power crisis in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. The plants in Kinnaur district were shut down Sunday as the silt level in the river shot up following incessant rains. "The silt level in the river is still alarmingly higher ...
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62000 still stranded PM Sonia to visit Kedarnath
Over 62,000 pilgrims and tourists are still stranded in calamity-hit Uttarakhand while 11,000 have been rescued. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi are to undertake an aerial survey of the extensive damage. The toll in the havoc caused by the flash foods and cloudbursts stands at 69, union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Wednesday. Manmohan Singh and United ...
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Manali taxi operators go on strike tourists harassed
Most taxis went off the roads here Wednesday to protest the government's decision not to allow chartered vehicles that are over four years old to ply to nearby tourist destination Rohtang Pass. P.C. Thakur, president of Him-Aanchal Taxi Operators Union, which called the indefinite strike, said the government's decision would severely hit the livelihood of taxi operators and those associated ...
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US NRIs adopt Vidarbha widows
Subhash S. Ediga's first birthday last month was bereft of any lavish celebrations in Metuchen, New Jersey. Instead, the $4,000 (Rs.232,000) saved on the party and gifts was donated for a noble cause - 10 widows of Maharashtra's Vidarbha region. "It was a tough decision. But my wife Sireesha, daughter Surina (6 years) and my parents, who had come down from Andhra Pradesh were very supportive ...
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Raanjhanaaa and 3 have no similarity Dhanush
Except for a few scenes in school uniform, there is absolutely no similarity between "Raanjhanaa" and Tamil romantic-drama "3", clarifies Tamil actor Dhanush. He urges viewers not to compare the two movies. "3" was an unsuccessful directorial debut of Dhanush's wife, Aishwarya Rajinikanth, while "Raanjhanaa" marks his debut in Bollywood. "I don't want these two films to be compared because ...
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Ship of Theseus makes you feel inferior as filmmaker Karan
Karan Johar is so impressed with director Anand Gandhi's "brilliant" work in "Ship of Theseus" that he feels "inferior" as a filmmaker and says he lacks the "talent and strength" to make such a film. Karan's last directorial was "Bombay Talkies", an anthology of film consisting of four different stories by four different directors. "It makes you feel very inferior as a filmmaker, it's that ...
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Mumbai taxis to be better ambassadors of the city
Taxi drivers in Mumbai are going to be educated on the finer points of etiquette, according to Mumbai news reports, and the local government insists this will improve tourism and local transport in the city and wider state.
All residents of Mumbai know that their city is the largest in India, the richest by GDP in South and Central Asia and the second biggest city in the world by population. It is the economic powerhouse of the country and is advanced to a world-class level in many ways, such as the Bombay Stock Exchange, the oldest in Asia, major development initiatives such as Nairman Point and the location in Mumbai of five Fortune 500 companies. Read more
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