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Shah Rukh, Kareena add glamour to Balaji awards nite Posted: 02 Feb 2008 04:01 AM CST Bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan was there and so was Kareena Kapoor, looking gorgeous in a slinky red sari and backless blouse, with current boyfriend Saif Ali Khan in tow at Balaji Telefilm's gala television awards function here.

Man kills himself after shooting Australian lover Posted: 02 Feb 2008 12:30 AM CST A man committed suicide after shooting and critically injuring his Australian lover in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura town early Saturday, the police said.

BJP worries as tribal leaders approach Jogi over delimitation Posted: 01 Feb 2008 11:00 PM CST The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Chhattisgarh is panicking as several of its MLAs and even an MP are rallying behind rival Congress leader Ajit Jogi to demand that seats reserved for tribals should not be reduced.

Services at new Bangalore airport may come for a price Posted: 02 Feb 2008 12:00 AM CST A proposal before the government for a new user fee to be levied on air passengers from the new Bangalore airport could set a precedent for other developers and raise air travel cost further, aviation ministry officials have said.

Balaji honours its own TV artistes and others too Posted: 02 Feb 2008 07:00 AM CST Indian television tsarina Ekta Kapoor's blue-eyed girl Prachi Desai and Ronit Roy won the best actress and actor awards respectively at her Balaji Telefilm's television awards ceremony where artistes from other production houses were feted too.

With farm loan waiver on cards, parties out to grab credit Posted: 01 Feb 2008 11:30 PM CST Even as the proverbial monsters monsoon and market turned benign for the otherwise harried farmers this season, the sons of the soil are getting to watch with amusement a ludicrous spectacle of competitive politics demanding a farm loan waiver that is clearly on the cards.

Poison gas caused five to die on troop carrier INS Jalashwa Posted: 02 Feb 2008 02:30 AM CST The tragedy on Indian Navy's newly acquired troop carrier INS Jalashwa that left five sailors dead was caused by accidental inhalation of a poisonous gas on the vessel, it was announced Saturday.

Shattered by mother's death, siblings commit suicide Posted: 02 Feb 2008 04:00 AM CST Unable to come to terms with their mother's death, a brother and a sister in their teens killed themselves by jumping in front of a speeding train in West Bengal, police said Saturday.

Tendulkar among toughest batsmen: Pollock Posted: 02 Feb 2008 08:30 AM CST Sachin Tendulkar was among the toughest batsmen he had faced in his career, but former colleague Lance Klusener was his most feared opponent, South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock said here Saturday ahead of his final game at the Wanderers in Johannesburg Sunday.

'Rama Rama...' putrid tripe masquerading as comedy Posted: 02 Feb 2008 05:00 AM CST Film: 'Rama Rama Kya Hai Drama'; Cast: Rajpal Yadav, Neha Dhupia, Ashish Chowdhary, Amrita Arora, Rati Agnihotri, Anupam Kher, Sanjay Mishra; Director: S. Chandrakaant; Rating: *

Sierra Atlantic opens new campus in Hyderabad Posted: 02 Feb 2008 08:02 AM CST Sierra Atlantic, one of the world's largest IT solutions providers, Saturday opened its new campus here.

Heavy Engineering Corp to get Rs.2 bn contract Posted: 02 Feb 2008 04:00 AM CST The state-owned Heavy Engineering Corp (HEC) is likely to get a work order of Rs.2 billion from Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP).

Deprived of rate cut, Indian stocks lose ground Posted: 02 Feb 2008 05:00 AM CST Indian equity markets continued to witness acute volatility during the week ended Friday, with the mood swinging both ways, resulting in a key index losing over 120 points despite a major recovery in the final session.

Life Insurance Corp's premium soars Posted: 02 Feb 2008 08:31 AM CST Earning a new business premium of Rs.62.4 billion ($1.6 billion) till January this fiscal, Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC) South Zone (comprising Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pondicherry) has emerged as the lead zone in the country.

New bill on broadcasting guidelines in offing Posted: 01 Feb 2008 11:00 PM CST With the contentious broadcast bill in limbo, the government is now planning to come out with fresh legislation that will put all existing guidelines for broadcasting in an overarching framework.

No road show for Sonia, Rahul in northeast Posted: 02 Feb 2008 05:01 AM CST Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son, party MP Rahul Gandhi, may not be able to hold road shows in the three poll-bound northeastern states as the home ministry has advised against it in view of security threats.

Bird flu spreads in West Bengal, no human infection Posted: 02 Feb 2008 12:00 PM CST Bird flu was confirmed in one more area near Kolkata even as the West Bengal government Saturday allayed fears of human infection and said a health worker who fell ill after culling of poultry tested negative for the virus.

No fears of human infection from avian flu: official Posted: 02 Feb 2008 12:30 AM CST A senior official Saturday allayed fears of human infection in avian-flu hit West Bengal even as a health worker who fell sick during culling of poultry remained under surveillance.

Yadav steers Delhi Jets to win in ICL Posted: 02 Feb 2008 10:02 AM CST Captain Jai Prakash Yadav turned in an all-round performance to guide Delhi Jets to a 75-run win over the Chennai Superstars in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) here Saturday. This was Delhi Jets' third win in a row.

'The Small House': journey into maze of relationships Posted: 01 Feb 2008 10:30 PM CST Book: 'The Small House'; Author: Timeri N. Murari; Pp: 314; Price: Rs.325; Publisher: Penguin Books India

Indian boxer wins gold at Asian Olympic qualifiers Posted: 02 Feb 2008 11:01 AM CST Indian pugilist Akhil Kumar Saturday won the gold medal at the second Asian Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament at Bangkok by defeating Olympic silver medallist Worapoj Petchkoom of Thailand.

Swamy threatens to sue Karunanidhi for 'phone-tapping' Posted: 02 Feb 2008 09:00 AM CST Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Saturday threatened to sue Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi for allegedly ordering illegal tapping of phones of opposition leaders and also claimed Rs.10 million in damages.

Fighting for girl child's rights a priority: Sharmila Posted: 02 Feb 2008 05:00 AM CST Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore says fighting for the rights of girl children, especially by educating them, is one of her prime concerns.

Federation Cup football now on FA Cup pattern Posted: 02 Feb 2008 10:01 AM CST The Federation Cup format has undergone a change and the tournament will now be conducted on the lines of England's FA Cup, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced here Saturday.

Raj Thackeray supporters disrupt Amar Singh's press meet Posted: 02 Feb 2008 09:00 AM CST Activists of Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) disrupted Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh's press conference here Saturday, even exchanging blows with his party workers.

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