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IPL spot fixing Defiant Srinivasan says he cannot be bulldozed to resign 2nd lead-Srinivasan
A defiant Board of Cricket Control in India president N. Srinivasan on Saturday said that he had done nothing wrong with regard to the Indian Premier League, and categorically refused to resign from his position. Srinivasan told media outside Mumbai Airport that: " I have done nothing wrong. I have no intention to resign. I cannot be bulldozed. This is all a political game and conspiracy. The ...
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Indian software industry to see strong revenue growth PwC
The Indian software industry is poised for a strong revenue growth driven by social media, mobility, analytics and cloud, said a report published by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The Indian companies in the top 100 emerging markets list bring combined revenue of $797 million. India ranks fifth among the emerging markets based on revenues, according to the PwC Global 100 Software Leaders report, ...
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Srinivasan says he wont quit
"I have no intention to resign," Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan said here Saturday after his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested in connection with the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing scandal. "I have not done anything wrong, I have no intention to resign. I cannot be bulldozed into resigning. The BCCI will follow its rules. There is no ...
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Siddaramaiah expands ministry inducts one
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Saturday expanded his ministry by inducting senior Congressman S.R. Patil, the first from the legislative council to join the week-old ministry. Patil, 64, was administered the oath of office and secrecy as cabinet minister by Governor H.R. Bhardwaj at Raj Bhavan, the governor's official residence here. Patil was leader of the opposition in the council ...
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Srinivasan arrives in Mumbai as Meiyappan is produced before court1st leadNsrinivasan
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president and India Cements owner N.Srinivasan has arrived in Mumbai to meet with his arrested son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan at around 6 p.m. on Saturday evening. According to television reports,Srinivasan's arrival in the city coincided with Meiyappan being produced before a local court well ahead of the earlier deadline of 3p.m. announced by the ...
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Smith fined 10 percent match fee
Mumbai Indians batsman Dwayne Smith Saturday was fined 10 percent of his match fee for breaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) Code of Conduct during the Qualifier 2 match against Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens Friday. Smith admitted to the Level 1 offence of conduct contrary to the spirit of the game. For Level 1 breaches of the IPL Code of Conduct, the match referee's decision is ...
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Why should Srinivasan be the only one to resign Subramaniam Swamy
Janata Party president and activist lawyer Subramanian Swamy on Saturday had a another take on the current spot fixing episode dogging the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), saying that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan should not be the only person asked to resign. Giving a political twist to the IPL episode, Swamy questioned as to why only ...
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Lalit Modi calls for CSK termination
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi Saturday called for the termination of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) following the arrest of Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of Indian cricket board chief N. Srinivasan, in the IPL spot fixing scam. "Now that arrest is made of guru and he has been booked by police. India cements franchise agmt should be terminated suo Moto," Modi tweeted ...
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Militant family arrested on return from Pakistan
A militant and his family who returned illegally to Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan have been arrested, police said. "We had reports two days back that this militant, Nazir Hussain, was returning from Pakistan via Nepal to his home at Marhot in Poonch district," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Poonch Shamsher Choudhary said late Friday. Police were waiting to nab the man, as he had ...
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Cure acne without elaborate face packs
Face packs made from a concoction of natural ingredients can clear off acne from your face. Single ingredients like unprocessed honey, toothpaste and vinegar can also do the job well. Vedika Trivedi, a professional from Jawed Habib's hair and beauty salon chain, explains how to use them effectively: Raw honey: Apply unprocessed honey directly on the affected area. Its antiseptic properties ...
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Riteish Deshmukh to produce biopic Pocket Dynamo
Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh is all set with plans for his second production - a biopic titled "Pocket Dynamo". It will be produced under his banner Mumbai Film Company (MFC). The film is based on the life of a wrestler Khashaba Jadhav, who won independent India's first Olympic medal in 1952. Confirming the news through an official statement, Riteish said: "We have acquired the rights for ...
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Bhushan Steel to double Odisha plant capacity
Indian steelmaker Bhushan Steel Limited (BSL) Saturday said it was all set to double the annual capacity of its steel plant in Odisha to six million tonne by the end of this year. The plant at Meramandali in Dhenkanal district, about 150 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, was commissioned in 2006. It has an annual output of three million tonnes. In the first phase, the company invested ...
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Weve ended up becoming film family Kunaal Roy Kapur
His elder brother is associated with a film production banner, while his younger brother is a video jockey-turned-actor. Director-actor Kunaal Roy Kapur feels even though they are not really a film family, but they have ended up being one. They entered filmdom via different routes - elder brother Siddharth Roy Kapur is the managing director, Studios, Disney UTV, while their younger brother ...
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Ajay Devgn to attend Singam 2 audio launch
Bollywood film "Singham" fame Ajay Devgn, director Rohit Shetty and Kannada actor Kicha Sudeep will attend the audio launch of Suriya-starrer Tamil action-drama "Singam 2" here June 2. "Bollywood 'Singham' actor Ajay Devgn, director Rohit Shetty and Kannada actor Sudeep will grace the audio launch of Suriya's 'Singam 2', which will take place on June 2," said a statement from the production ...
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UPs power crisis spells trouble for SP
With mercury soaring in Uttar Pradesh and the grim power situation disrupting life, protests have become the order of the day, spelling trouble for the Samajwadi Party government. In the last 10 days alone, people resorted to violence in more than two dozen places across the sprawling state over incessant power cuts and the alleged indifference of officials. In Lucknow, residents vandalised ...
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Pakistan urges Afghanistan to consider regional implications of arms deal with India
The Foreign Office in Pakistan has urged Afghanistan to consider the regional security situation while pursuing an arms purchase deal with India. At a media briefing on Friday, Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jillani said as a sovereign country Afghanistan can pursue its own policies, but it should mind the overall peace and security situation in the region. According to Dawn News, Jillani was ...
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BCCI chief Srinivasan to meet arrested Meiyappan may be asked to step downUpdateSrinivasan
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president and India Cements owner N.Srinivasan is likely to meet his arrested son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan here around 6 p.m. on Saturday evening. According to television reports, Mumbai Crime Branch officials confirmed that Srinivasan had got in touch with their seniors on Saturday morning to seek permission to meet Meiyappan, who was arrested late ...
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Hoodas love lost for Gujarat Modi
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his government may not have much to do with Gujarat and its Chief Minister Narendra Modi but they leave no opportunity to show that Haryana and Hooda are way ahead of their Gujarati counterparts. Be they his rallies or statements, Hooda does not let go any occasion to first draw a comparison and then to claim that Haryana and his government are ...
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Im not here to be a star Ranbir Kapoor
Born in a family of cinestars, Bollywood's star actor Ranbir Kapoor says he never entered filmdom with the intention of becoming a star. He also said the current crop of actors are no comparisons to the likes of Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, who have an "aura" about them. Ranbir, who has proved his mettle film after film since debuting with unimpressive "Saawariya" in 2007, credits the media ...
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Over-the-top sequences a norm Rohitashv Gour
Over-the-top comic sequences have become a staple in TV shows and films. Actor Rohitashv Gour explains that this is so because the Indian audience enjoys them the most. "India's realism is over the top. If you see folk theatre also, they are larger than life. Even when someone dies, people often beat themselves and cry. So our culture is over the top. So people like over the top things," Gour ...
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Censor damaging us get rating system Abhishek Kapoor
Filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor feels it is high time to create a definite rating system for films so that a demarcation between sleaze and adult content can be made for the convenience of filmmakers and viewers. In the current scenario, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) categorises both adult and sleazy content under one umbrella of 'A' certificate. Kapoor, the director of films like ...
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Friend marries gang-rape victim in Bihar
A friend of a woman who was gang-raped by three men in Bihar has married the victim, police said Saturday. Four days after the 22-year-old woman was gang-raped and her friend beaten up by three men in the state's Banka district, the victim's friend married her at a temple late Friday. "The wedding was solemnised in a simple way at the temple in the presence of dozens of people, including ...
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So whats next for director Ayan Mukerji
His first film "Wake Up Sid" had light-hearted romance and his next "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" (YJHD) too falls in the same category. But director Ayan Mukerji says he does not want to stick to the genre forever. "I absolutely don't intend to make these relationship films forever. If I get the opportunity to make my third film, I want to step away from this genre. I would love to make a Superman ...
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35 arrested for burning man in Bihar
Thirty-five people, including 20 women, were arrested from a Bihar village Saturday on charges of burning the husband of a village head over a land dispute, police said. Jainandan Mandal, husband of Kishanpur Baluwa village head Chimo Devi, was first beaten up and then thrown into his brick kiln in Kurkron village in Purnia district, about 350 km from here, Friday. "Police have arrested 35 ...
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Friction in Congress as Chandy Chennithala camps spar
Is Kerala politics all about camps? The polarisation between V.S. Achuthanandan and Pinarayi Vijayan loyalists in the opposition CPI-M is old news, but the ruling Congress appears to be no better with the increasing friction between the Oommen Chandy and Ramesh Chennithala factions. The question whether Chief Minister Chandy would include party president Chennithala, it seems, has destroyed the ...
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Mumbai as a city must look to a progressive future
Homosexuality was only decriminalised last year in India, so it is natural that some old ways of thinking will linger, but the recent discrimination against a transgender individual in the city is an ugly reminder of the work yet to be done.
Mumbai is a massive city of over 11 million people, it is the capital of the world’s largest democracy, and is home to a cosmopolitan mix of people from all over the country and the world. Yet some in Mumbai remain, in many ways, social backward in many of their views toward traditional taboo issues such as homosexuality, bisexuality, transgender and cross-dressing. Read more
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