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Leonardo DiCaprio to take break from acting
Delhi Half Marathon: Laxmanan, Preeja best among Indians
Sonu Sood’s gym advice (Movie Snippets)
EC tells states to prepare flawless electoral rolls
Johnnie Walker – The Journey: Inspiration for many
Nelson Mandela’s funeral under way
Desmond Tutu to attend Mandela’s funeral
Kapil Sharma to perform for distressed women, children
Ganguly case exposes political divide in West Bengal (News Analysis)
Kashmir Valley reels under cold wave

Leonardo DiCaprio to take break from acting

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 11:40 PM PST

Los Angeles, Dec 15 - Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has decided to take a “long break” from his acting career spanning over two decades. The 39-year-old was part of adventure movie “Django Unchained” (2012). He then featured in “The Great Gatsby” (2013) and now he will be seen playing the lead role in “The Wolf […]

Delhi Half Marathon: Laxmanan, Preeja best among Indians

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 11:26 PM PST

New Delhi, Dec 15 - G. Laxmanan and Preeja Sreedharan were the best among the Indian men and women athletes at the Delhi Half Marathon which commenced and concluded at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here Sunday morning. Atsedu Tsegay of Ethiopia registered a new course record to win the men’s race while Kenyan Florence Kiplagat […]

Sonu Sood’s gym advice (Movie Snippets)

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 11:14 PM PST

New Delhi, Dec 15 - The six-pack abs actor Sonu Sood says going to the gym should be an impromptu decision. “People who plan to go to the gym from next week or from Monday or from first (of every month) are the ones who will never go. So, please go now before it’s too […]

EC tells states to prepare flawless electoral rolls

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 11:14 PM PST

New Delhi, Dec 15 - In view of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission (EC) has asked the states and the union territories to prepare error-free electoral rolls, said a letter, dated Dec 11, released Sunday. “An accurate error-free electoral roll is the cornerstone of free and fair elections,” it stated. The letter […]

Johnnie Walker – The Journey: Inspiration for many

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 11:06 PM PST

Mumbai, Dec 15 - The first edition of Johnnie Walker – The Journey turned out to be an enthralling event for many. It left many inspired when artistes from the world of music, cinema and theatre presented enriching performances and stories in front of the audience here Saturday. From live music performances by The Alan […]

Nelson Mandela’s funeral under way

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 11:04 PM PST

Pretoria, Dec 15 - The state funeral of the late South African president Nelson Mandela is under way in the village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape province, ending the 10-day official mourning period since the global icon passed away Dec 5. The funeral is a category 1 state funeral accompanied by full military ceremonial […]

Desmond Tutu to attend Mandela’s funeral

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 11:00 PM PST

London, Dec 15 - South Africa’s Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu will attend the funeral of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela Sunday. “Tutu will be travelling to Qunu early tomorrow (Sunday) morning to attend Tata Madiba’s funeral,” BBC quoted Tutu’s spokesman Roger Friedman as saying Saturday. Earlier, Tutu had said he cancelled his flight to […]

Kapil Sharma to perform for distressed women, children

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 10:40 PM PST

Mumbai, Dec 15 - Comedian Kapil Sharma will perform at a charity concert in Delhi in aid of distressed women and children. The concert, to be held Monday, is being organised by a Bharatiya Janata Party worker Anurag Thakur (son of former chief minster of Himachal Pradesh, Prem Kumar Dhumal). Kapil made it clear he […]

Ganguly case exposes political divide in West Bengal (News Analysis)

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 10:36 PM PST

Kolkata, Dec 15 - The allegation of sexual assault levelled against retired Supreme Court judge A.K. Ganguly by a law intern has yet again exposed the great political divide in West Bengal. While the ruling Trinamool Congress is going all guns blazing, demanding he step down as state human rights panel chief, the opposition Congress […]

Kashmir Valley reels under cold wave

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 10:26 PM PST

Srinagar, Dec 15 - The Kashmir Valley continued to reel under cold wave conditions Sunday as the night temperature dropped to minus 3.8 degrees Celsius here, the lowest this season so far. The night temperature here Saturday night was minus 3.7 degrees Celsius. “Night temperature was minus 3.8 degrees in Srinagar today (Sunday), the coldest […]