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North East Ethnic Food Festival in Guwahati
BJD leader’s murder triggers protests in Odisha town
‘Lawrence of Arabia’ Peter O’Toole dead
Renshaw to compete in 2014 Tour Down Under
Indian national found hanging in UAE
Kamal Nath appeals to SP to support Lokpal bill
NDA regime grant of additional spectrum: Case adjourned
Sunil will do justice in ‘Bhaktha Kannappa’: Bharani
Apex court to hear Taslima Nasreen’s plea Tuesday
Himachal’s remotest poll booth shifted

North East Ethnic Food Festival in Guwahati

Posted: 16 Dec 2013 12:01 AM PST

A woman displays ethnic food of Assam on the first day of the North East Ethnic Food Festival in Guwahati on Dec.15, 2013.

BJD leader’s murder triggers protests in Odisha town

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 11:48 PM PST

Bhubaneswar, Dec 16 - The murder of a Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader in Odisha’s Titilagarh town has triggered protests with people Monday blocking roads and staging demonstrations in the area, police said. Hundreds of residents, including the leader’s supporters, blocked roads for hours, staged demonstrations in front of the local police station, and started […]

‘Lawrence of Arabia’ Peter O’Toole dead

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 11:44 PM PST

London, Dec 16 - Actor Peter O’Toole, best known for his role in “Lawrence Of Arabia”, passed away following a long illness. He was 81. Peter died Dec 14 at the Wellington Hospital here, reports dailymail.co.uk “He was one of a kind in the very best sense and a giant in his field,” his agent […]

Renshaw to compete in 2014 Tour Down Under

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 11:38 PM PST

Sydney, Dec 16 - Popular Australian cyclist Mark Renshaw has joined the Omega Pharma Quick-Step team for the 2014 Tour Down Under in January. Renshaw was named Monday in the seven-man team heading to South Australia next month, reports Xinhua. The 31-year-old sprinter, whose 2013 season included a win at the Clasica de Almeria, is […]

Indian national found hanging in UAE

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 11:38 PM PST

Dubai, Dec 16 - An Indian national in the United Arab Emirates has committed suicide by hanging himself with a plastic cable in an under-construction building in Sharjah, media reports said. The body of the man, who is identified only by the initials of his name KR, 43, from India, was found hanging from the […]

Kamal Nath appeals to SP to support Lokpal bill

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 11:36 PM PST

New Delhi, Dec 16 - Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Monday appealed to the Samajwadi Party to support the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha as a senior SP member said the party is opposed to the anti-corruption legislation. Kamal Nath, speaking to reporters outside parliament, said the upper house must pass the Lokpal bill […]

NDA regime grant of additional spectrum: Case adjourned

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 11:28 PM PST

New Delhi, Dec 16 - A Delhi court Monday posted for Feb 20 next year the hearing of a case of grant of additional spectrum to private operators through a union government decision of January 2002, during the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regime. The hearing in the case was stayed April 26 this year by […]

Sunil will do justice in ‘Bhaktha Kannappa’: Bharani

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 11:18 PM PST

Chennai, Dec 16 - Sunil Varma is known as one of the popular Telugu comedians, who is currently enjoying the status of a lead actor. But actor-filmmaker Tanikella Bharani, who has roped him in his upcoming Telugu period-drama “Bhaktha Kannappa”, feels he will do total justice to the title role. Sunil will essay the role […]

Apex court to hear Taslima Nasreen’s plea Tuesday

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 11:16 PM PST

New Delhi, Dec 16 - The Supreme Court will Tuesday hear exiled Bangladeshi author Tasleema Nasreen’s plea for quashing the charges against her for controversial tweet criticising a meeting between Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal and religious leader Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam agreed to […]

Himachal’s remotest poll booth shifted

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 11:08 PM PST

Shimla, Dec 16 - Himachal Pradesh’s remotest polling booth located at an altitude of 2,800 metres and inaccessible by road has been shifted by the Election Commission for administrative reasons, an official said Monday. “The only polling booth at Bara Bhangal has been shifted. Now the voters of this village will exercise franchise at the […]