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India calling for international celebs

It is said that the language of dance is universal and can be understood by one and all. Dance knows no boundaries and has no gender or colour preferences.

Contemporary twist to eternal journey

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Buddha, the embodiment of peace and love, is revered and worshipped by millions of people across the world.

‘Colin is a great friend’

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The Oscars may be over, but Abhishek Bachchan’s fascination for Colin Firth is just getting started.

ED tells top court of big hawala web in 2G scam

The ED, in a status report on the 2G spectrum scam submitted to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, cited huge transfers of money to several foreign banks in different countries, including known tax havens, through normal banking transactions and through hawala operations of four “Jain brothers”, which the top court described as a “huge network”.

Kalmadi gets quizzed again by CBI, tries to shift blame

With the noose tightening around him every day, sacked Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Tuesday tried to shift the blame for irregularities in awarding Games contracts to its CEO Jarnail Singh.

Wiki fallout: Govt asked to clarify ’06 ‘pro-US tilt’

The Opposition Tuesday demanded a clarification from the government in the Rajya Sabha following the publication of secret US diplomatic cables revealed by WikiLeaks referring to a “US tilt” in the Union council of ministers in 2006.

Pranab, Mamata to meet again as seat rift remains

Contrary to expectations, the much-awaited talks between Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee here over a seat-sharing deal for the coming Assembly elections failed to produce results late on Tuesday evening.

‘Why hasn’t BJP apologised for Babri?’

Questioning senior BJP leader L.K. Advani’s recent acceptance that the demolition of Babri Masjid had “badly dented” his party’s credibility, the Congress on Tuesday sought to know as to why then the main Opposition never tendered “apology” to the nation for the “unfortunate incident” that took place approximately two decades ago.

On birth anniversary, Kanshi turns deity of sorts

Four-and-a-half years after his death, the late Kanshi Ram, founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party, has been elevated to the status of a modern-day deity.
Hundreds of BSP followers thronged his statues in the state capital to offer floral tributes to the leader on his 77th birth anniversary. Incense sticks were lit on his feet and people were seen bowing their heads in reverence.

SC gives free hand to SIT to probe further

Even though the special investigating team probing the Gujarat riots had submitted a final report to the Supreme Court on a complaint of the widow of slain Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, seeking probe into the role of state chief minister Narendra Modi, the top court on Tuesday gave the liberty to the SIT to probe the matter further after knowing the comments of amicus curiae on its report.

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.