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Sri Lanka nears purchase of MiG-29s Posted: 15 Mar 2008 07:30 AM CDT Sri Lanka is in advanced talks with Russia to buy five MiG-29 fighter-bomber aircraft, according to Jane's Defence Forecasts.

Get over the wardrobe malfunction, urges fashion fraternity Posted: 15 Mar 2008 03:30 AM CDT 'Its no big deal', 'get over it' and 'lets look forward' are what members of the fashion fraternity are saying about the unfortunate wardrobe malfunction at designer Rajesh Pratap Singh's collection during the ongoing fashion week here.

We can entertain world audience: Aamir Khan Posted: 15 Mar 2008 09:31 AM CDT Exuding confidence that Indian filmmakers can win over western audiences if they aim to do so, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan says corporate houses entering the world of entertainment should be given time to mature.

India denies involvement in US missile technology export case Posted: 14 Mar 2008 11:31 PM CDT India has rejected allegations made in a US court that an official from its embassy in Washington had joined in a conspiracy with an Indian American businessmen to illegally export sensitive dual use items to the country.

Maharashtra to spend Rs.15 bn for developing towns around Mumbai Posted: 15 Mar 2008 09:33 AM CDT Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh announced Saturday that his government would spend Rs.15 billion ($370.8 million) to improve transport and related infrastructure in towns around Mumbai.

Bollywood celebrities spice up fashion week's fourth day Posted: 15 Mar 2008 07:33 AM CDT A brigade of celebrities including Celina Jaitley, Soha Ali Khan, Sophie Chaudhary, Zayed Khan and style guru Manish Malhotra walked the ramp, providing ample Bollywood flavour to the fourth day of the ongoing Wills India Fashion Week here Saturday.

Praveen Kumar among three Uttar Pradesh cricketers honoured Posted: 15 Mar 2008 06:00 AM CDT Pacer Praveen Kumar, who was the star of the tri-series win against Australia, is among three Uttar Pradesh cricketers being honoured by Chief Minister Mayawati.

IIM-Lucknow earns Rs.100 million from corporate programmes Posted: 15 Mar 2008 04:30 AM CDT School teachers, bank officials, IT firms and retail chain managers are making a beeline to the Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow to learn how to make business successful and in return the institute has earned a sizeable Rs.100 million during the current fiscal year.

Kunal Kapur sizzles on Wills fashion week ramp Posted: 15 Mar 2008 08:00 AM CDT Bollywood actor Kunal Kapoor stole the show at the ongoing Wills Fashion Week here as he walked the ramp for designers Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna's label Cue.

New infrastructure projects to give Mumbai new shape Posted: 15 Mar 2008 07:31 AM CDT As many as 16 flyovers, a proposed monorail project and several other infrastructure undertakings are going to give Mumbai a new shape as the Maharashtra government sanctioned Rs.66.43 billion ($1.65 billion) for infrastructure and transport projects in the city and its suburbs for 2009-09.

Cricketers will get to shake their legs in IPL Posted: 15 Mar 2008 11:30 AM CDT A traditionalist to the core, India's spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi has taken a humorous swipe at the Indian Premier League.

Tension grips Nandigram over school committee poll Posted: 15 Mar 2008 02:31 AM CDT Fresh tension gripped West Bengal's Nandigram Saturday morning after activists of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and its rival the Bhumi Uchched Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) clashed over a school committee election.

Dzehalevich wins ITF women's tournament Posted: 15 Mar 2008 10:30 AM CDT Ekaterina Dzehalevic of Belarus clinched the $50,000 ITF women's tennis tournament beating fourth seed Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) here Saturday.

India can lead world fight against climate change: Al Gore Posted: 15 Mar 2008 07:32 AM CDT India can lead the world in development of renewable energy and other new technologies in the fight against climate change, former US vice president Al Gore said here Saturday.

Bear Stearns bailout pushes down US stocks Posted: 14 Mar 2008 11:30 PM CDT US stocks fell Friday amid news that investment firm Bear Stearns had received a financial bailout from bank JPMorgan Chase and the Federal Reserve.

Alternative IT hub to be developed near Kolkata Posted: 14 Mar 2008 11:31 PM CDT West Bengal, where the IT and ITeS sector is growing at a galloping 71 percent, is gearing up to develop an alternative IT hub near here as the existing one in Salt Lake is fully sold out.

Government concerned over fall in organised workforce: minister Posted: 15 Mar 2008 09:30 AM CDT The central government was concerned over the one percent fall in the number of workers in the organised sector, Minister of State for Labour Oscar Fernandes said here Saturday.

Mammootty, Mohanlal 're-unite' after several years Posted: 15 Mar 2008 06:31 AM CDT It was a reunion fans of superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal have been waiting for years and the two relished coming together for the cause of Malayalam movie artistes with a lunch at Mohanlal's residence here Saturday.

Hrithik Roshan thanks Shah Rukh for item song Posted: 14 Mar 2008 11:30 PM CDT Shah Rukh Khan went out of his way to accommodate Rakesh Roshan and his banner by shooting an item song for their production 'Krazzzy 4'. And Hrithik Roshan cannot thank him enough.

Chappell faces motley crowd of protestors in Kolkata Posted: 15 Mar 2008 01:01 PM CDT Former India coach Greg Chappell was in Kolkata barely for a day but that was enough for a little crowd of cricket fans to register their protest.

US urges China to refrain from violence in Tibet Posted: 14 Mar 2008 11:30 PM CDT The US ambassador to Beijing has met with a top Chinese official to appeal to the Chinese government to abstain from the use of force to quell protests by Buddhist monks in Tibet, the US State Department said.

Wives also rise in Nepal politics Posted: 15 Mar 2008 12:30 AM CDT Following the trend worldwide, sons have been following in their fathers' political steps in Nepal as well. But now, in keeping with a new phenomenon, Nepali wives are also treading the path taken by their husbands.

Queen of Oceans to dock in Mumbai March 28 Posted: 15 Mar 2008 04:31 AM CDT Mumbai will get a rare treat next fortnight when the world's most luxurious ship, 'Queen Victoria', arrives here as part of her maiden world tour.

'Jackal' saviour fails to defend Sobhraj in Nepal Posted: 15 Mar 2008 01:30 AM CDT In her home country France, she was dubbed 'Terror's Advocate' for fighting legal battles on behalf of some of the world's most notorious men, but Isabelle Coutant-Peyre's plan to defend Charles Sobhraj, serving a life term for murder in Nepal, has come to naught with the country's judicial system once again postponing his last fight for freedom.

Chhattisgarh to set up three cashew nut processing units Posted: 15 Mar 2008 03:30 AM CDT Chhattisgarh will set up three cashew nut processing units in the iron ore rich Bastar region, a government official said Saturday.

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