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Sanjay Dutt may have married Manyata Posted: 22 Jan 2008 11:00 PM CST A prominent half-page colour advertisement by Sanjay Dutt and Manyata in a Marathi newspaper Wednesday, greeting Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on his 82nd birthday, indicates that the troubled film star may have tied the knot with his live-in companion, an indication confirmed by Bollywood sources.

Animation firm DQ will now produce for Indian market Posted: 22 Jan 2008 11:01 PM CST DQ Entertainment Ltd, a Hyderabad-based animation, visual effects and gaming solutions company that produces content for Walt Disney Television Animation, now plans to target Indian users.

Faster and cheaper air travel soon! Posted: 23 Jan 2008 01:31 AM CST Air travel in India would be faster, and possibly cheaper, as soon as the civil aviation and defence ministries work out ways for civilian aircraft to fly over the country's restricted airspace.

Aamir feels like being stuffed in washing machine Posted: 23 Jan 2008 06:02 AM CST Bollywood actor-turned-director Aamir Khan, whose directorial debut 'Taare Zameen Par' has become a box-office hit, says that he is extremely tired and badly needs to unwind himself.

Microsoft buys equity in Indian IT firm Posted: 23 Jan 2008 08:31 AM CST Microsoft Corp has acquired an equity stake in well-known IT company Oxigen Services India Pvt Ltd here.

Amitabh Bachchan shooting in snow covered Manali Posted: 23 Jan 2008 03:30 AM CST Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan is presently in this picturesque tourist resort shooting for Sujit Sircar's 'Shoe Bite'.

Tanishq brings back Mughal romance with 'Jodhaa-Akbar' range Posted: 23 Jan 2008 02:32 AM CST Two hundred craftsmen worked for 600 days, moulded 400 kg of gold and precious and semi-precious stones to recreate jewelleries of Mughal era in Ashutosh Gowariker's historical romance 'Jodhaa Akbar' releasing Friday.

India consolidates textile exports to new markets Posted: 23 Jan 2008 04:30 AM CST Exports of Indian textiles, including readymade garments, have consolidated their presence in the tough markets of Europe in the past two years, according to official data.

Fidelity Fund Management ties up with Kerala bank Posted: 23 Jan 2008 11:02 AM CST Fidelity Fund Management Wednesday entered into an agreement with Kerala-headquartered South Indian Bank for the distribution of its mutual fund products.

Wipro wins Credit Suisse IT business award Posted: 23 Jan 2008 11:01 AM CST Zurich-based bank Credit Suisse has selected global software major Wipro Technologies for its 'IT business award for strategic partnership', the tech firm said here Wednesday.

Intense Technologies bags Iranian telecom software contract Posted: 23 Jan 2008 06:30 AM CST City-based IT company Intense Technologies Wednesday announced it has won a customer communication management project for mobile service provider MTN Irancell of Iran.

Sanjay Dutt shoots a music video Posted: 22 Jan 2008 11:00 PM CST Sanjay Dutt has discovered several musical bones in his personality. After crooning for the album 'Asha and amp; Friends' and the film 'Zinda', he now features in a music video for the movie 'Woodstock Villa'.

India Inc wants interest rate cut to spur economy Posted: 22 Jan 2008 11:30 PM CST With the US Federal Reserve announcing an interest rate cut of 75 basis points, Indian industry has demanded similar measures from its central bank with the hope it would arrest a possible industrial slowdown.

Six months as President Patil - uneventful yet distinct Posted: 23 Jan 2008 01:32 AM CST President Pratibha Patil's first six months in Rashtrapati Bhavan may not have grabbed the headlines, but she has put her stamp on the presidency in her own low-key way.

Bongaigaon Refinery net climbs 143 percent Posted: 23 Jan 2008 06:32 AM CST The net profit of Bongaigaon Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (BRPL), a group company of state-owned refining firm Indian Oil Corp (IOC), rose by 143 percent from last year to Rs.849 million ($21.46 million) in the Oct-Dec quarter of fiscal 2007-08, the company said Wednesday.

Three-day-old child stolen from Hyderabad hospital Posted: 23 Jan 2008 03:31 AM CST A three-day-old child has been stolen from a government-run maternity hospital here, police officials said Wednesday.

Credibility important for our awards: Ekta Posted: 22 Jan 2008 11:02 PM CST Credibility of celebrities who give away the first-ever awards of Balaji Telefilms on Feb 1 is important for its head Ekta Kapoor. That is why she has requested Shah Rukh Khan to perform at the gala event.

Canara Bank net up 26 percent in third quarter Posted: 23 Jan 2008 04:01 AM CST State-owned Canara Bank posted a net profit of Rs.4.59 billion ($116 million) for the Oct-Dec quarter of fiscal 2007-08, registering 26 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth over the same period of last fiscal at Rs.3.63 billion ($92 million).

Chhattisgarh teachers exempted from non-teaching jobs Posted: 23 Jan 2008 03:01 AM CST The Chhattisgarh government Wednesday said about 160,000 teachers of 38,680 government schools would not to be deputed for non-teaching jobs such as census, pulse polio drive or voters' list preparations.

Ailing Nepal PM likely to be shifted to AIIMS Posted: 23 Jan 2008 06:31 AM CST Ailing Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala is likely to be shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after a senior doctor was Wednesday flown from here to Kathmandu to check on his health.

Indian engineering firm bags major Gulf contracts Posted: 23 Jan 2008 04:01 AM CST Leading engineering and construction firm Larsen and Toubro (L and amp;T) has bagged orders worth $269 million to lay power transmission lines and set up distribution stations in the Gulf region, the company said Wednesday.

Muslim group boycotts Godrej for hosting Rushdie Posted: 23 Jan 2008 08:30 AM CST The All India Ulema Council (AIUC) has decided to boycott Mumbai's well-known industrialist family, the Godrejs, because it played host to Salman Rushdie, the Booker Prize winning controversial author of 'Satanic Verses'.

200 IIT alumni to mentor 1,000 budding entrepreneurs Posted: 23 Jan 2008 11:01 AM CST Come the Republic Day and over 200 successful entrepreneurs from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will coach 1,000 budding entrepreneurs from 16 cities how to launch a business and nurture it.

Indian shares move up on Fed rate cut amid volatility Posted: 23 Jan 2008 02:01 AM CST Amid high volatility, Indian shares moved up Wednesday after opening higher as the US Federal Reserve stepped in to cushion the global financial crisis with a cut in interest rates, triggering positive reactions in stock markets across the globe.

Serena Williams to play at Bangalore Open Posted: 23 Jan 2008 09:30 AM CST Star US tennis player Serena Williams and Russia's Vera Zvonareva are among the top-ranks who will play at the Bangalore Open 2008 WTA tournament to be held here March 3-9.

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