Hillary Clinton “We believe that there is more that Pakistan must do to face the common enemy.”

Kushboo “I had long been willing to involve myself in full-time politics.”

World

Sexy singers to perform in Malaysia’s Chinese festival

Sexy singers to perform in Malaysia’s Chinese festival »

George Town Malaysia, Aug 8  The Chinese community here has rejected demands from conservative leaders to have operas and cultural shows for a festival, instead they want performances by scantily clad girls, a report said...

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Business returning to old world values, the Tata way

Business returning to old world values, the Tata way »

New Delhi, Aug 8  In the footsteps of India’s Tata Group – which is hunting for a successor right now – business houses across the globe are resorting to old world values of community service...

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National

India introduces bill against nuclear proliferation »

India introduces bill against nuclear proliferation

New Delhi, May 10 Declaring itself as a “nuclear weapons state”, India Tuesday sought to address proliferation concerns by introducing a ...

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Indian film body to hold meet on Bangladesh culture »

Indian film body to hold meet on Bangladesh culture

Dhaka, Feb 11 The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) will for the first time organise screening and discussions on films...

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Stage set again for Shimla’s Gaiety Theatre (With Image) »

Stage set again for Shimla’s Gaiety Theatre (With Image)

Shimla, Feb 5 Time took its toll on the 120-year-old Gaiety Theatre where Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling and legendary actors Prithviraj Kapoor...

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World’s second-largest Buddhist stupa discovered in Bihar »

World’s second-largest Buddhist stupa discovered in Bihar

Patna, Feb 9 Archaeologists have discovered a huge Buddhist stupa in Bihar’s Nalanda district, officials said Monday. A team of the Archaeological Survey...

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Politics

Israel names former official to UN flotilla panel »

Israel names former official to UN flotilla panel

Jerusalem, Aug 7  A former official of the Israeli foreign ministry has been chosen to represent his country on a UN panel investigating the deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May, local media reported Saturday. Yosef Ciechanover, 77, will be one of four...

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Bengal’s decision on CBI probe in Sainthia train crash soon »

Bengal’s decision on CBI probe in Sainthia train crash soon

Kolkata, Aug 7  The West Bengal government will inform the central government within a week about its opinion on a Central Bureau of Investigation CBI probe into last month’s train accident in Birbhum district which left 63 dead, an official said Saturday. State Home Secretary Samar...

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Fidel Castro addresses Cuban parliament »

Fidel Castro addresses Cuban parliament

Havana, Aug 7  Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro Saturday delivered a speech on the Iranian nuclear issue before country’s parliament, his first official appearance in four years. Dressed in his trademark olive green military uniform, the 83-year-old leader was greeted with applause as he walked in,...

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States

Dog census in Ahmedabad from August »

Dog census in Ahmedabad from AugustGandhinagar, July 11 Ahmedabad will carry out its first dog census from next month, becoming possibly the second city in India after Jodhpur to do a...

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Business

Only 35 percent of investments in Karnataka took off: Assocham

Only 35 percent of investments in Karnataka took off: Assocham

Bangalore, Aug 8  Only 35 percent of the Rs.7.33 trillion Rs.7.33 lakh crore investment projects in the public and private sectors have been commissioned in Karnataka or are at various stages of implementation,...

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Sports

Disabled group demands sacking of swimming coach, official

Disabled group demands sacking of swimming coach, official

New Delhi, Aug 7  Irked with a swimming coach and an official of a sporting body, the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People NCPEDP has written to Sports Minister M.S....

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Legal

Israel names former official to UN flotilla panel

Israel names former official to UN flotilla panel

Jerusalem, Aug 7  A former official of the Israeli foreign ministry has been chosen to represent his country on a UN panel investigating the deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in...

Aug 8, 2010 / More »

Cinema

South Asian director brings mental illness out of hiding   With Images

South Asian director brings mental illness out of hiding With Images

Washington, Aug 8  South Asian filmmaker Rehana Mirza has chosen to tackle the taboo of mental illness in her directorial feature debut “Hiding Divya” and hopes to begin a dialogue with the community...

Aug 10, 2010 / More »

Fashion

Blenders Pride fashion tour kickstarts in Chandigarh

Blenders Pride fashion tour kickstarts in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Aug 7  Top notch designers of the Indian fashion industry are showcasing their works in the sixth edition of Seagram’s Blenders Pride fashion tour, which started here late Saturday. From Chandigarh, the fashion...

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Health

Women unaware of breastfeeding norms in China

Women unaware of breastfeeding norms in China

Beijing, Aug 7  Most of women in China are not aware of the breastfeeding norms, a survey has revealed. Only 20 percent of respondents understood what exclusive breastfeeding means while more than 50 percent...

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Potpourri

Mamata lays foundation stone for Rabindra Museum

Mamata lays foundation stone for Rabindra Museum

Kolkata, Aug 8  Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday laid the foundation stone of a Rabindra Museum near Howrah station in West Bengal. “Rabindra Museum will display the entire educational aspects of the great poet...

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TECH

Saudi Arabia halts plan to ban BlackBerry after deal

Saudi Arabia halts plan to ban BlackBerry after deal

London, Aug 7  Saudi Arabia and BlackBerry have reached a deal to avert a ban on the smartphone’s messenger service, a move that could have wide-ranging implications for several other countries including India. The...

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