New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) March is usually a dry month for Bollywood thanks to the Class 10 and 12 board exams and so the industry has little to offer in terms of big budget outings. Adding fuel to fire will be Indian Premier League (IPL) matches on the big
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New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Irrfan Khan, popular for his serious and comic roles in Bollywood, is increasingly making inroads into the western world with projects like 'A Mighty Heart', 'Slumdog Millionaire' and even an American TV show. He admits that being an international actor gives him a high.
'It's always
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Dubai, March 10 (IANS) The Dubai Mall, world's largest shopping and entertainment destination, hosted a record five million visitors in the 15th edition of Dubai Shopping Festival Jan 28 to Feb 28, WAM news agency reported.
Emaar Malls Group, one of the sponsors of Dubai Shopping Festival 2010, reported positive results
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Beijing, March 6 (DPA) China expects the slow recovery of its exports from the global financial crisis to take up to three more years, Commerce Minister Chen Deming said Saturday.
'Our exports have just started growing again. We will need two to three years to get back to 2008 levels,' the
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Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) The Shiv Sena has now trained its guns on Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan for his 'Mumbai for all' remark. 'These rubber stamp white elephants' should not be 'sticking their noses anywhere', the party said.
In a sharp editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamna' Saturday, the Shiv Sena said:
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Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) Buying interest returned to Indian stock markets this week, with a benchmark index rising 3.44 percent from its previous weekly close and foreign investors pumping in almost $1 billion during the truncated four-day trading week.
The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) moved
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New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Acclaimed Bollywood actress Kajol who is married to actor Ajay Devgn for 11 years now, was voted the favourite 'bahu' (daughter-in law) in a poll conducted by matrimonial site shaadi.com.
As part of the upcoming International Women's Day celebrations on Monday, shaadi.com conducted a poll in
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Toronto, March 6 (IANS) After intense public opposition, the Canadian government has backed out from the idea of altering its national anthem 'O Canada...' to make it more gender-neutral.
During her speech two days ago at the opening of parliament after a long winter recess, Governor General Michaelle Jean had asked
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New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The phenomenon of 'paid news' is a serious matter as it influences the functioning of a free press, the government declared in parliament Friday, adding there was 'urgent need to protect the public's right to correct and unbiased information'.
'This phenomenon of 'paid news' is...a serious
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Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities gave up most of its morning gains and was ruling on a flat note a little after noon Friday.
At 12.33 p.m. the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 16,988.29 points, was ruling flat
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