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Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha displays a creation by Indian ...

photo(AP) - Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha displays a creation by Indian fashion label 'Karmik' during the Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2012 in Mumbai, India, Monday, March 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)



Bollywood actress Vidya Balan pauses as she listens to a reporter's ...

photo(Reuters) - Bollywood actress Vidya Balan pauses as she listens to a reporter's question during a news conference to promote her new film "Kahaani" in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad February 29, 2012. The film is slated to be released on March 9. REUTERS/Amit Dave (INDIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)



Contestant Alana Seebarran of Guyana is applauded by Bollywood ...

photo(Reuters) - Contestant Alana Seebarran of Guyana is applauded by Bollywood actor Aftab Shivdasani (R), after being crowned the new Miss India Worldwide 2012 in the 23rd edition of the pageant in Paramaribo, February 26, 2012. Contestants of Indian origin from 35 different countries competed in the Miss India Worldwide Pageant 2012. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh (SURINAME - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)



Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan is escorted by the police at a ...

photo(Reuters) - Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan is escorted by the police at a police station in Mumbai February 22, 2012. Khan has been charged with assaulting two fellow diners at Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace hotel, police said on Wednesday and is currently released on bail. REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW)



  Goddess ?warns? against polluting her shrine
Saying that encroachments, pollution and littering near the temple is not worth forgiving, goddess Hadimba, the presiding deity of Manali, on Sunday warned residents, who had gathered at her ancient temple on Sunday, of more calamities.



Gang involved in PMET paper racket busted
Police busted a five-member inter-state gang here, allegedly involved in leaking question papers of pre-medical entrance test (PMET) and helping candidates clear the exam, conducted in the state on Sunday.



Principal to ?pay? for not giving information
Not parting with information has cost a principal of engineering college in Punjab dear as the state information commission has directed Punjab government to initiate minor misconduct proceedings against him.



Shani?s ?birthday? takes a modern hue
A new style of worship is emerging in Muktsar with devotees of Lord Shani Dev offering Chinese noodles, burgers, hotdogs, etc., to please the god on his birthday on Saturday at the Shani Dev temple here. Birthday of Lord Shani Dev is celebrated on a large scale in Shri Raghunath temple at Old Dana Mandi Road here.



Clashes at McLeodganj restaurant leaves many injured
McLeodganj on Saturday night witnessed clashes after the IPL match, when fans tried to force their way into a restaurant to meet celebrities inside.



Man booked for throwing acid on wife
A woman and her three daughters, including a married one, were admitted to Moga civil hospital on Sunday after a relative allegedly threw acid at them. The acid has disfigured their faces and arms, police said.



Swedish author Jan Myrdal denies advising Maoists
Swedish author and columnist Jan Myrdal, known for his close interaction with Indian Maoists since the 1980s, has denied advising the Naxals and supporting their armed struggle as claimed by the government.



Work on Operation Bluestar memorial begins
Twenty-eight years after Operation Bluestar, the work on the ?1984 memorial? to be devoted to ?Sikh martyrs? has begun.



Seven-year-old treks to Everest base camp
A seven-year-old boy, Aaryan Balaji, has created history of sorts by becoming one of the youngest ever to trek up to Mt Everest?s southern base camp at an altitude of 5,364 metres in Nepal.



Shankar's family says politicians have forgotten how to value arts
A week after MPs raised a furore over an Ambedkar cartoon drawn by Shankar in an NCERT textbook, the legendary cartoonist?s family members lashed out at politicians for creating a controversy at the expense of real issues.



  Indian Express     New Delhi TV
Jaya pushes Sangma case but BJP, Left in no hurry
BJP will finalise its stand in consultation with NDA allies only after its national executive in Mumbai
Fin Min throws Rs 38K cr budget lifeline to oil firms
Their demand for refund of an interest payout of Rs 5,000 crore incurred due to the delay in payment of cash subsidy has also not been agreed to, the IOC official said.
Coming, a tourist visa to Pak, easier travel for businessmen, elderly, kids
HOME SECY TALKS, May 24-25: Liberalised regime proposes visa-on-arrival at Wagah-Attari
Another RCB cricketer questioned in battery case
Appanna, 23, made his first class debut in 2006.
Mega study to track cancer around n-plants
As govt pushes n-power, Tata Memorial Centre working on first comprehensive database
Maya memorials cost Rs 5,919 cr, says LDA
How much money did the Mayawati government spend on construction of memorials and parks?
Learn rules to be good MLAs, says Akhilesh
Akhilesh said voters always have high expectations from those who are elected the first time.
Prez polls: Jaya pushes Sangma case but BJP, Left in no hurry
BJP will finalise its stand in consultation with allies after its national executive meet in Mumbai.
Govt must protect honest officers: Murthy
Unless our honest officers have confidence in the govt we will not get justice, says Murthy.
  Armed forces may get further pay hike
Protests by retired officers and letters of resignations from serving officials have forced the government to come up with a better pay hike for the m
Mumbai Sikh protest, trains held up
At least five trains are held up by protestors near Amritsar and Abohar stations.
After UPA, Amar Singh takes on Left
After UPA, Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has words of warning for the Left parties as well.

In another exclusive interview to NDTV, he has

Aarushi case catches examiners' eyes
The unsolved Aarushi murder mystery has caught the imagination of examiners.

The B.Ed entrance test aspirants of an Uttar Pradesh university w

Street eateries in Mumbai being demolished
You may love your gol gappas and your vada paos but roadside eateries in Mumbai are being demolished after reports of the first cholera
Nuclear history being made at Kalpakkam
As the political parties bicker over the nuclear deal, in Kalpakkam near Chennai, nuclear history is being made.
  The Hindu     Rediff
Talk of drift, corruption is propaganda: Manmohan

Supreme Court stays return of land to unwilling farmers in Singur

23 Tamil Nadu fishermen released

Team Anna calls on Karat, other leaders

Left, RJD, SP plan indefinite, anti-Posco dharna

We have to swim against the tide in the global arena: PM

Economist PM failed to manage economy: Gadkari

Dey murder: did weapon came from Nepal?

?I am not a ?lame-duck' Prime Minister?

Environmentalists' fears over regularising Lavasa coming true

  Mamata's red rage for change and progress faces skepticism
City of Joy singing blues as Didi celebrates one year in office at Writers' Building. Ishita Ayan Dutt reports
IMAGES: 7 more cars that are coming soon to India
This year too carmakers are geared up to pump in some fresh blood to their existing cars to keep them in the fray.
Tendulkar, Smith lead MI to thumping win over RR
Dwayne Smith and Sachin Tendulkar struck fluent half-centuries in their record 163-run opening stand as Mumbai Indians cantered to a 10-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the last league game of the Indian Premier League in Jaipur.
SRK deserves to be a Member of Parliament: Thackeray
Targeting Shah Rukh Khan over the Wankhede incident, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Saturday said the actor did not seem to mind the treatment meted out to him by airport authorities in the United States, but was ready to get into a fracas in Mumbai because "he has the Congress's protection".
14 power foods to keep you cool this summer
Dr Vijai KS Shukla, Chairperson, Omega 3 Council of India tells us about the foods we MUST have to beat the summer heat.