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Actor Raghuvaran is dead Posted: 19 Mar 2008 04:30 AM CDT Renowned character actor Raghuvaran died here Wednesday after a weeklong fight to survive a cardiac arrest, the family said. He was 49.

Tearful farewell to actor Raghuvaran Posted: 19 Mar 2008 10:00 AM CDT Renowned character actor Raghuvaran died here Wednesday after a week-long battle to survive a cardiac arrest. He was 49.

Will 'Race' end box office dry spell? Posted: 18 Mar 2008 11:30 PM CDT The Bollywood box office has been virtually dry since UTV's last release, 'Jodhaa Akbar', hit the marquee. Now all eyes are on Abbas-Mustan's action thriller 'Race'.

Country Club buys properties worth Rs.960 mn Posted: 19 Mar 2008 03:00 AM CDT Entertainment and leisure conglomerate Country Club India Ltd has bought properties worth Rs.960 million ($23 million) in cities like Chennai, Pune, New Delhi, Cochin and Kolkata in the last two months, it announced Wednesday.

More opposition to Dhoni's swimming pool Posted: 19 Mar 2008 03:00 AM CDT Opposition is building up against a swimming pool Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni wants to build at his dream house.

Warning shots for Congress in northeast verdict Posted: 19 Mar 2008 12:31 AM CDT The verdict in the just concluded elections in three northeastern states - Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya - should serve as a warning for the Congress.

Bhandarkar, Sonali to judge 'Mr. and amp; Ms. TV' Posted: 19 Mar 2008 01:33 AM CDT Bollywood director Madhur Bhandarkar and actress Sonali Bendre are set to be the judges for Sony Entertainment Television's new talent show 'Mr. and amp; Ms. TV'.

Will Abbas-Mustan spin enough thrill with 'Race'? Posted: 19 Mar 2008 01:33 AM CDT Director duo Abbas-Mustan's expertise lies in the genre of suspense thriller and with the next titled 'Race', they carry on with the trend.

India, China meet over air agreement Posted: 19 Mar 2008 03:01 AM CDT Civil aviation officials from China and India will meet here later Wednesday to resolve issues related to the air agreement between the two countries.

Market surges 500 points in early trade Posted: 19 Mar 2008 12:30 AM CDT The Indian equities market opened with a big upward surge Wednesday, piggybacking on the rally in the US markets as America's Federal Open Market committee cut the fed funds and discount rates by 75 basis points Tuesday.

'Jodhaa Akbar' trimmed in Patna Posted: 19 Mar 2008 03:30 AM CDT Is it the end of the road for long films? Although director Ashutosh Gowariker refused to shorten his 'Jodhaa Akbar', the exhibitors in the smaller centres have taken matters into their own hands.

'Retainer' fee to stop IPL players from moving to ICL Posted: 19 Mar 2008 03:00 AM CDT The Indian Premier League (IPL) is planning to pay a 'retainership' to players from other countries to discourage them from joining the breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL).

Water is the secret of Hema Malini's beauty Posted: 19 Mar 2008 09:31 AM CDT Hema Malini, Bollywood's Dream Girl, Wednesday revealed the secret of her beauty - water.

Yadav, Patil star for Mumbai Champs in ICL Posted: 19 Mar 2008 01:32 AM CDT Left-armer Avinash Yadav bagged for wickets for 14 and Raviraj Patil scored a rapid, unbeaten half century to propel Mumbai Champs to a six-wicket win over Ahmedabad Rockets with two balls to spare in the Edelweiss 20s Challenge of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) here.

Fire guts Kolkata leather factory Posted: 19 Mar 2008 04:30 AM CDT A devastating fire broke out at a leather processing workshop in the eastern fringes of Kolkata Wednesday morning.

India, China begin aviation talks Posted: 19 Mar 2008 10:31 AM CDT Civil aviation officials of India and China concluded the first round of discussions here Wednesday evening as part of the two-day talks to forge a new bilateral agreement between the two countries.

Rensil D'Silva teams up with 'Omkara' trio for directorial debut Posted: 19 Mar 2008 03:30 AM CDT 'Rang De Basanti' (RDB) writer Rensil D'Silva is set to direct his first feature film. The writer-turned-director teams up with the 'Omkara' trio - Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Viveik Oberoi - and says he couldn't think of any other actors for his romantic thriller.

Six elected to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu Posted: 19 Mar 2008 07:33 AM CDT All the six candidates who had filed nominations to the Rajya Sabha elections here were declared elected unopposed by state assembly secretary M. Selvaraj Wednesday.

T-Series accuses Ram Gopal Verma of extortion, cheating Posted: 19 Mar 2008 10:32 AM CDT Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma has landed himself once again in a controversy as leading music company T-Series has filed a case of extortion, cheating and fraud against him.

Katrina Kaif becomes brand ambassador of Slice Posted: 19 Mar 2008 07:33 AM CDT PepsiCo has signed Bollywood's actress Katrina Kaif, who gave huge hits like 'Namastey London' and 'Welcome' last year, as its brand ambassador for its popular mango juice drink brand Slice.

Actresses running after cricketers, feels Sreesanth Posted: 19 Mar 2008 10:33 AM CDT Link-up between Team India's young brigade and Bollywood actresses has become the talk of the town of late, but speedster Shanthakumaran Sreesanth feels the tinsel town girls could be running after cricketers and not the other way round.

Roy to be sworn as new Meghalaya chief minister Posted: 19 Mar 2008 03:00 AM CDT Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) leader Donkupar Roy will be sworn in as the next chief minister of Meghalaya after Congress veteran D.D. Lapang resigned Wednesday after a 10-day stint in office.

Meghalaya chief minister resigns ahead of trust vote Posted: 19 Mar 2008 12:30 AM CDT Ten days after he was sworn in, Congress veteran D.D. Lapang Wednesday resigned as Meghalaya chief minister ahead of the scheduled trust vote in the 60-member state assembly, having failed to muster majority support. Meghalaya Progressive Alliance leader Donkupar Roy is set to become the next chief minister.

January infrastructure output plummets to 4.2 percent Posted: 19 Mar 2008 08:30 AM CDT The core areas of India's infrastructure sector such as oil, power, cement and coal have witnessed a poor growth rate of 4.2 percent in January, against 8.3 percent in the like month last year.

Bird flu confirmed in new West Bengal town Posted: 19 Mar 2008 12:30 AM CDT A second West Bengal district is in the grip of bird flu since the deadly H5N1 virus resurfaced early March, almost a month after the government claimed it had contained the virus, officials said Wednesday.

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