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Vidya Balan on Filmfare cover |
| Bollywood’s sweetheart, actor star Vidya Balan appears on the cover of Filmfare magazine. Vidya has appeared on magazine cover pages earlier, but says that it is always a different feeling. |
| Date: 2008-07-07 16:18:28 - Added by: admin |
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Kolkata’s rath festival |
| Kolkata celebrates the Chariot festival of Rath Yatra every year. The annual event is organized by the Iskcon or the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. All the three deities Sri Balbhadra, Subhadra and Lord Jagannath Dev boarded their respective raths, Taaladhwaja, Padmadhwaja and Nandi Ghosh. The chariots rolled out early morning from Subhodh Mullick Square passing through Moulali and reached Park Circus in the afternoon. |
| Date: 2008-07-05 16:40:50 - Added by: admin |
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'Kung Fu Panda': Trailer |
| After the success of ‘Shrek’ and ‘Shrek 2’, John Stevenson is back with a family comedy ‘Kung Fu Panda’. Featuring the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen, this animation film chronicles the journey of Po, a kung fu fan. In fulfilling his dreams of becoming a kung fu master, the unlikely hero Po ultimately finds that his greatest weaknesses turn out to be his greatest strengths. |
| Date: 2008-07-05 16:33:48 - Added by: admin |
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Rath Yatra claims 6 lives |
| At least 6 were killed and 12 injured in a stampede during the annual Rath Yatra in Puri on Friday. As in other years, thousands of devotees had gathered in Puri for the occasion. |
| Date: 2008-07-05 13:14:01 - Added by: admin |
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‘Jaane Tu..’ and ‘Love Story 2050’ clash |
| This Friday saw the clash of the newcomers, as Imran Khan and Harman Baweja debut in their respective films, ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’ and ‘Love Story 2050’. Though they have different stories, both have garnered impressive reviews. |
| Date: 2008-07-05 13:13:04 - Added by: admin |
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Puri celebrates Rath Yatra |
| Like every year, thousands of devotees and tourists from all across the world gathered in Puri to celebrate the popular chariot procession Rath Yatra, which began on Friday. Devotees hand-pull the brightly decorated chariots trundling idols of Lord Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra. Puri’s annual Rath Yatra is the biggest in the world. |
| Date: 2008-07-04 17:40:12 - Added by: admin |
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Real-life jodis glisten in Bollywood |
| Pairing real-life couples onscreen has become a trend in Bollywood and the recent addition to the list is Priyanka Chopra and Harman Baweja who are romantically paired in their upcoming, futuristic flick Love Story 2050. Earlier, we saw the Abhi-Ash jodi in Sarkar Raj and the love birds Saif-Kareena in Tashan. Let’s now see how well the Priyanka-Harman chemistry dazzles onscreen. |
| Date: 2008-07-04 17:39:13 - Added by: admin |
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Faans - a film on spies |
| Sensational and real-life stories have inspired Bollywood directors for a long time and now it is director Avdhesh Chitransh who is going to make a movie called Faans. The film is based on the life of a spy girl and traces the real-life story of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian national who was accused of carrying out three separate bombings in Lahore, Pakistan. The lead role is being played by Shiva, an actress of Tamil movies, who is incidentally making her debut in Hindi films. |
| Date: 2008-07-04 17:38:27 - Added by: admin |
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Nation-wide truckers strike |
| Truckers all over India have called a strike against the fuel price hike and the higher taxes imposed on them. Though transporters unions held talks with transport minister T. R. Baalu on July 2, no agreement was reached. |
| Date: 2008-07-03 12:00:46 - Added by: admin |
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Sex workers protest |
| Hundreds of sex workers and members of an NGO took out a procession protesting against the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act. The sex workers allege that their profession is under threat since the act criminalizes sex work by equating voluntary adult sex work with trafficking. |
| Date: 2008-07-03 11:59:37 - Added by: admin |
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