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After Anupam Kher, Rishi Kapoor joins FT...

After Anupam Kher, Rishi Kapoor joins FTII debate

The FTII debate on Friday heightened with several celebrities coming out in protest against Chairman Gajendra Chauhan over his suspension. First Anupam Kher then veteran actor Rishi Kapoor joined in the debate over the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the chairman of FTII, saying he should retire... read more »

Mika Singh to lend voice for ‘Anna...

Mika Singh to lend voice for ‘Anna’ biopic

Mika Singh has been roped in for a biopic on social activist Anna Hazare titled ‘Anna’, it has been confirmed. Addressing the media, the ‘Mauja hi Mauja’ hit-maker said that it is an honor to playback for such a legendary movie and to work along with a legendary composer... read more »

Arnie startles fans by posing as Termina...

Arnie startles fans by posing as Terminator waxwork at Madame Tussauds

Arnold Schwarzenegger recently posed as a Terminator waxwork at Madame Tussauds and gave fans the fright of their lives. The 67-year-old actor dressed up as his character and the make-up made him look as though he had been fighting, showing a scratched face with his metal skull showing through his... read more »

Ajay Devgn confident about ‘Drishy...

Ajay Devgn confident about ‘Drishyam’ success at box-office

Bollywood versatile actor Ajay Devgn, who was recently spotted in Mumbai to promote his upcoming thriller drama flick ‘Drishyam’ along with his co-star Tabu, revealed why his upcoming “not-so commercial” movie will strike the right chord with the people. Speaking on the... read more »

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Samvat 2069 ends on cheerful note at all-time closing high of 21,...

Mumbai – The Samvat 2069 ended on a cheerful note with benchmark BSE Sensex on Friday settling at a new all-time closing high of 21,196.81 on buying in realty, banks, metal and auto shares,... read more »

Gold extends gains on sustained buying, firm global cues

Gold prices drops on weak global trend, ‘Dhanteras...

New Delhi – Gold prices fell for the fifth straight day in the national capital on Friday on heavy selling by stockists in line with weak... read more »

Petrol price cut by Rs1.15/ litre, diesel hiked by 50 p...

Petrol prices may come down by Rs 2 a litre this week

New Delhi – Petrol price on Thursday was cut by Rs. 1.15 per litre, while diesel rate was hiked by 50 paise a litre, both excluding of local state... read more »

Jobs on the line as gold sector suffers under curbs

Jobs on the line as gold sector suffers under curbs

Mumbai – Squeezed by government rules meant to curb a surge in gold imports, India’s bullion industry is shrinking, with banks and others opting to... read more »

Rupee drops 36 paise vs US dollar in late morning trade

Sensex trades flat in pre-noon trade

In New York market, the US dollar jumped against the euro yesterday even as euro-zone inflation in October dropped below 1 per cent to its lowest level in... read more »

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LIVE: EC initiates tough action against Narendra Modi for flashin...

EC order on Narendra Modi: “The Commission is of the view that by holding that meeting and also by addressing the same today when the polling is going on in the entire state of Gujarat and in... read more »

Telangana votes tomorrow to elect first govt

April 30, 2014 will be a big day for 2.81 crore voters in Telangana as they exercise their franchise for electing the first government of the new... read more »

Modi worst than a butcher: Lalu Yadav

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad on Tuesday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is worse than a... read more »

Why Sonia, Modi avoided campaigning in each other’...

Raking up the Vadra controversy and the snoopgate scandal, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday asked whether the Congress and the... read more »

AAP candidate Phoolka confident of winning Ludhiana, sa...

Ludhiana: The Aam Aadmi Party is on a high in Ludhiana with 1984 anti-Sikh riots lawyer HS Phoolka in the fray. Even as he is a new entrant in the industrial... read more »

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Musharraf’s treason case hearing resumes

ISLAMABAD: The special court constituted to try former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday resumed his trial for high treason after his formal indictment last month. Justice Faisal Arab,... read more »

Dozens of dead babies found in Brazil hospital hor...

RIO DE JANEIRO: The bodies of 40 newborn babies and fetuses have been found abandoned in a Brazilian hospital morgue, some forgotten for years,... read more »

Deadly bomb attack in Abuja is blamed on Boko Haram

The Nigerian capital Abuja is still reeling from Monday morning’s rush hour bomb. At least 71 people are said to have been killed in the blast, while some... read more »

Undersea drone hunt for Malaysian plane foiled by depth

Sydney / Perth – A US Navy underwater drone sent to search for a missing Malaysian jetliner on the floor of the Indian Ocean had its first mission cut... read more »

Could use of force in Ukraine’s east backfire?

Ukraine’s President Oleksander Turchynov has issued an ultimatum to pro-Russian activists and gunmen in the country’s east – lay down your... read more »

Turkey lifts ban on Facebook, Twitter after ‘prosecutor’s controversial images...

A ban imposed on social media platforms in Turkey has been lifted as they complied with a court order to stop sharing images of a prosecutor being held at gunpoint. While the ban on... read more »

UN demands access to Yarmouk refugee camp

The UN Security Council has demanded access for life-saving humanitarian aid to reach refugees trapped in Syria’s Yarmouk camp after it was partly seized by the Islamic State militant... read more »

Militants in Malaysia planned raids for guns, attacks in capital

Suspected militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS) had planned to raid Malaysian army camps and police stations to seize weapons and to attack “strategic locations” in the... read more »

Islamic militants release 300 recently-kidnapped Kurds

Islamic insurgents have released 300 Kurdish men in the country’s north who were taken captive Sunday, a Kurdish official said on Monday. Nawaf Khalil, a spokesman for the Kurdish PYD... read more »

Police kill 20 sandalwood smugglers in Andhra Pradesh

TIRUPATI: Twenty red sanders smugglers were killed in an alleged encounter with a joint team of special police and forest personnel in the Seshachalam forests of Chittoor district in the early hours... read more »