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Parliament adjourned for the day over price-rise issue |
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Proceedings in the Parliament were disrupted on Thursday which marked the third successive day of protests. The reason: Food prices. Protests by the opposition erupted as the two houses assembled at 11 a.m. Failing to restore order, the proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari. However, pandemonium continued even after reassembling due to which both houses were adjourned for the day after government papers were tabled.
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| Date: 2010-07-30 03:35:01 - Added by: kolkata |
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Family refuses to accept Soren’s body |
| Sidhu Soren’s family has refused to take his body and claimed the leader of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee Against Police Atrocities was a martyr “for his country” who was killed in sleep. Sidhu, 23, was gunned down with five other Maoists in the Metala jungles near Lalgarh. |
| Date: 2010-07-30 03:00:14 - Added by: kolkata |
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Ganesha goes the green way |
| The immersion of idols is a major cause of environmental pollution since most of them are made of toxic material and non- bio-degradable dyes. But sculptors in Surat have designed a new alternative: special eco-friendly idols. 14 such idols are being made on the order of non-resident Gujaratis and will be exported to London. The idols, one of which is 8 feet high, took about 25 days to complete. |
| Date: 2010-07-29 04:05:53 - Added by: sujoy |
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Controversy over 'Once Upon a Time...’ |
| The controversy over the upcoming film 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai' took another turn as alleged gangster Haji Mastan's daughter Shamshad Supariwala filed a fresh affidavit in a civil court in Mumbai on Tuesday. Despite adding a disclaimer that 'the movie is not based on Mastan's life', the film's publicity materials continue to state the same, she alleges. Meanwhile, producer Ekta Kapoor refuses to comment as long as the issue is under trial. |
| Date: 2010-07-29 04:00:45 - Added by: sujoy |
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'Hello Darling': Music launch |
| The soundtrack of the forthcoming flick 'Hello Darling' was launched in Mumbai on Tuesday. The music has been composed by Pritam Chakraborty and lyrics penned by Shabbir Ahmed, Ashish Pandit and Kumar. The film, starring Gul Panaag, Eesha Koppikhar Narang, Celina Jaitley and Javed Jaffrey, deals with sexual harassment at workplaces in a comic way. |
| Date: 2010-07-29 03:50:56 - Added by: sujoy |
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Celina launches men's mags |
| Bollywood actor and gay rights activist Celina Jaitley launched two men's lifestyle magazines 'Fantasy' and 'Fun' in Goa. First introduced in 1992, 'Fantasy' has now been re-launched as a lifestyle magazine catering to fashion, style, food, accessories, automobiles, gadgets, gizmos, etc. Celina said that she was honoured to be a part of the magazines as they were meant for men in general irrespective of their sexual orientation. |
| Date: 2010-07-28 06:08:20 - Added by: kolkata |
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'Gorosthanay Sabdhaan': On the sets |
| Sandip Ray is busy filming another Feluda adventure, Gorosthanay Sabdhaan. Based on Satyajit Ray's novel of the same name, the upcoming film has Sabyasachi Chakraborty once again playing the ace detective. However, Parambrata Chatterjee will not be playing Topshe this time around. Taking his place is Shaheb Bhattacharya, son of footballer-turned-coach Subrata Bhattacharya. Watch video. |
| Date: 2010-07-28 05:19:30 - Added by: kolkata |
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No rollback in fuel prices: Deora |
| Defending the government's move to hike fuel prices, petroleum minister Murli Deora, on Tuesday, ruled out any rollback in petro prices and said that the hike was very nominal. He also said that the price rise was inevitable since the government could no more bear losses incurred due to extended subsidies and the illegal trade of kerosene. |
| Date: 2010-07-28 05:15:46 - Added by: kolkata |
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Somnath Chatterjee's birthday celebrations |
| Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee celebrated his 90th birthday with a glittering ceremony on Sunday. At the event, Chatterjee said that apart from losing his parents, his expulsion from CPI(M) was his greatest sorrows. The former Speaker’s daughter Anushila Basu coordinated the event in which around 400 artistes performed. Watch video. |
| Date: 2010-07-27 06:54:05 - Added by: sujoy |
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Amit Shah appeals for bail |
| Former Gujarat minister of state for home Amit Shah, accused in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case, moved CBI court for bail on Monday. His bail application would be heard on 2 August. Shah's legal counsel Nirupam Nanavati said that they had agreed to CBI's application for interrogating Shah only after receiving a copy of the chargesheet filed against Shah. Arrested by the CBI on 25 July, Shah is in judicial custody till 7 August. |
| Date: 2010-07-27 05:51:06 - Added by: kolkata |
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