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Stars shine bright at Filmfare Awards night Posted: 24 Feb 2008 10:00 AM CST Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai, where most Bollywood stars have played their parts in movie shoots, saw them playing themselves when they walked through its iron gates and down the red carpet to attend the 53rd Fair One Filmfare Awards 2007 ceremony.

Date rape pills - the new party drug to snare women Posted: 23 Feb 2008 11:00 PM CST Party divas beware! Next time you decide to hang out at a classy lounge, bar, or discotheque, don't just gulp down the drink proffered by your 'friend'. It could be mixed with a lethal 'date rape pill'.

For Bollywood, Oscar is a big yawn again Posted: 24 Feb 2008 06:33 AM CST While the 80th Academy Awards for Merit has the global entertainment industry electrified, it has yet again bypassed India, the world's largest producers of films.

Bachchans give Filmfare awards ceremony a miss Posted: 24 Feb 2008 09:01 AM CST The Bachchans, virtually the first family of Bollywood, were conspicuous by their absence as the rest of the tinsel town filled the Yash Raj Studios ground for the 53rd Fair One Filmfare Awards 2007 night.

Reliance Power offers 3 free shares for every 5 held Posted: 24 Feb 2008 06:30 AM CST Reliance Power Ltd (RPL), part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (RADAG), Sunday announced it would give three bonus shares for every five held in an effort to reduce losses by shareholders after a dismal listing at Indian stock markets.

Two Delhi students killed in accident Posted: 24 Feb 2008 02:00 AM CST A Delhi University student and another student were killed and two others injured when their speeding vehicle spun out of control and rammed into a tree here early Sunday. Police suspect it to be a case of drunken driving.

Reliance Power offers free shares to offset losses Posted: 24 Feb 2008 07:00 AM CST In a bid to reduce losses to shareholders after a dismal listing at India's stock exchanges, Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Power Ltd Sunday announced issue of bonus shares in the ratio 3:5, which means that the company will issue three free shares for every five shares held.

Two Delhi students killed in car crash Posted: 24 Feb 2008 09:30 AM CST Two students were killed and two other people injured when their speeding vehicle spun out of control and rammed into a tree here early Sunday. The police believed it was a case of drunken driving.

Global meet on intellectual property in Mumbai Posted: 24 Feb 2008 04:32 AM CST The second two-day Annual Global Forum on Innovation, Creativity and Intellectual Property will be held in Mumbai Feb 26-27.

Mumbai to host international communications meet Posted: 24 Feb 2008 04:31 AM CST The sixth international conference on communications convergence here next month will focus on wireless communication in today's age and how the telecom revolution could be taken to the remote rural areas.

Budget may fail to meet economic challenges: Yashwant Sinha Posted: 24 Feb 2008 12:31 AM CST The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the principal opposition party, seems convinced that the upcoming national budget won't meet the challenges faced by the Indian economy, saying survival has become the motto of the present government and soft attitude its policy.

With polls in mind, Delhi budget will have no new taxes Posted: 24 Feb 2008 01:30 AM CST With elections due in November, the Delhi government is planning to toe the populist line by not proposing any fresh taxes in its forthcoming budget, expecting the central government to subsidise the expenditure on infrastructure for the Commonwealth Games.

Health minister seeks more taxes on tobacco this budget Posted: 24 Feb 2008 09:02 AM CST Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has urged Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to increase taxes on tobacco products in the national budget to be presented to parliament Feb 29.

Two Kerala international airports to be expanded Posted: 24 Feb 2008 06:32 AM CST Kerala will expand two of its international airports - at Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode - and come up with a new one at Kannur with the state government identifying more land for the purpose.

Congress leader's remarks on Ambedkar spark protests Posted: 24 Feb 2008 10:30 AM CST Certain remarks of a Congress parliamentarian about architect of India's constitution B.R. Ambedkar sparked state-wide protests in Andhra Pradesh Sunday.

'Permit banks to float infrastructure bonds' Posted: 24 Feb 2008 12:31 AM CST With infrastructure development gaining momentum in the country, Indian banks should be permitted to float infrastructure bonds with special tax treaty, according to P.L. Ahuja, managing director and chief executive officer, Bank of Rajasthan.

Indian tennis body to decide on players' revolt Posted: 24 Feb 2008 02:00 AM CST The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has decided to take up the matter of the Davis Cup team, including Mahesh Bhupathi, refusing to play under captain Leander Paes at its next executive committee meeting.

BCCI will determine u-19 players' IPL price Posted: 24 Feb 2008 09:03 AM CST The Indian cricket board will determine the Indian Premier League (IPL) price of the under-19 players after the World Cup now on in Malaysia so that they could concentrate on the tournament, a top board official said Sunday.

Kerala airports to be expanded, says minister Posted: 24 Feb 2008 04:31 AM CST The two international airports in Kerala will be expanded and a new one come up at Kannur with the state government identifying more land for the purpose.

Budget session may not witness BJP walkouts Posted: 24 Feb 2008 01:30 AM CST Parliament's budget session beginning Monday could be a more businesslike affair this time with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) indicating it would not disrupt proceedings with its customary walkouts.

Rituals, sweets and mass weddings mark Jayalalitha's birthday Posted: 24 Feb 2008 07:00 AM CST Special worships were held in over 100 temples, free food was served to the poor, mass marriages were conducted and AIADMK cadre distributed sweets in Tamil Nadu to mark the 60th birthday of J. Jayalalitha Sunday.

CAB rebels to field Dalmiya for higher share in IPL cash Posted: 24 Feb 2008 10:00 AM CST The rebel group in the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) is working overtime to bring in former Indian cricket board president Jagmohan Dalmiya to voice their demands over higher share in the proceeds from the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL).

With site undecided, Rajasthan's wait for IIT gets longer Posted: 24 Feb 2008 12:30 AM CST It should have been readying to begin admissions for its own Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), like Bihar and Andhra Pradesh are doing, but the Rajasthan government has not even earmarked a site for the premier institution as yet.

Now a Rajput group protests 'Jodhaa Akbar' ban Posted: 24 Feb 2008 04:32 AM CST The Rajput community in Madhya Pradesh is divided over the screening of director Ashutosh Gowariker's magnum opus 'Jodhaa Akbar'. While protests by one section led to the screening being stopped in the state, another group has now said it has no problems with the film being shown.

Ageing cricketers 'priceless' for Chennai Super Kings Posted: 24 Feb 2008 12:30 AM CST Matthew Hayden, Muttiah Muralitharan and Stephen Fleming's age might be on the wrong side of 30 but their new employers India Cements are happy to include them on board the Chennai Super Kings team in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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