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India
Pranab praises Mamata for improving food supplies
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday praised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for checking inflation by improving foodgrain supplies in the state. “The essential parts of our inflationary pressures are due to the supply [Continue]- Salgaocar scrape past Prayag United
- Sheila Kaul turns 98 Tuesday
- CPI-M Kerala unit to meet to map its future
- Yuvraj will be fight it out, says father
- Youths hit hardest by high unemployment, says UN
- Duleep Trophy semi-final: Central batsmen make merry
- Three ministers inducted in Andhra cabinet
- Hung assembly in Uttar Pradesh, SP on top: survey
- Daimler India’s Bharat Benz trucks to roll on JK Tyres
- Ahead of naval war game, Antony reviews national security
International
44 die in Philippine quake
Manila, Feb 6 (IANS) At least 44 people were killed after an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted a central Philippines province Monday, Xinhua quoted a military official as saying. The temblor struck the Negros Oriental province. According to the US [Continue]- Snoop Dogg detained in Norway, released
- Capello on a collision course with FA on Terry
- Tigers attack tourist bus in China
- A camera records India-Sri Lanka partnership
- Man jumps off Metro overpass in China
- Visitors to ancient Shaolin temple decline
- Madonna’s gig stuns audience at Super Bowl
- N-deal, Iran sanction to figure in Mathai’s talks in US
- Diabetic women likely to deliver babies with defects
- Massaging promotes pain relief, muscle recovery
Bangalore
Spectrum will be sold only through auction: Pilot
Bangalore, Feb 6 (IANS) The Indian government has decided that spectrum (radio waves) would hereafter be sold only through auction and not on first-come-first-serve basis, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Sachin Pilot said here Monday. [Continue]- Devas deal: Former ISRO chief, three others blamed; deny charges (Roundup)
- As BJP flounders, Congress searches for winning formula (Karnataka Newsletter)
- Yeddyurappa told to appear in court in corruption case
- Unsold IPL players to be auctioned online
- Sahara has not told BCCI about pullout officially: Shukla
- Double blow for BCCI, Sahara walks out of sponsorship deal, Pune Warriors (Roundup)
- List of players sold in IPL auction-5
- List of unsold players in the IPL auction-5
- Sahara pullout as BCCI sponsor overshadows IPL auction
- Sahara has to cite relevant agreement clause to pull out: IPL
Entertainment
Sonu Sood finds boxing unsafe for actors
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Actor Sonu Sood, who became popular as Chhedi Singh in the blockbuster “Dabangg”, won’t mind playing a boxer on the big screen but in real life he would like to stay away from the boxing ring. “If you are an actor, than it is not [Continue]Cricket
Yuvraj will be fight it out, says father
Chandigarh, Feb 6 (IANS) India’s star cricketer Yuvraj Singh’s father Yograj said his son, who is undergoing chemotherapy in the US for a malignant lung tumour, will come back strongly as a champion player. Yograj also said that Yuvraj had not taken his ailment [Continue]Hollywood
Princess Diana’s life to be made into a movie
London, Feb 6 (IANS) Princess Diana’s life is set to be made into a movie, and producer Stephen Evans is lining up a Hollywood actress to play the late British royal. Diana’s film will be based on her bodyguard Ken Wharfe’s memoirs from his book [Continue]Tourist Hotspots
Cubbon Park
On a grassy expanse over a few hundred acres in the centre of the city, planned and laid out in 1864 by Sir Richard Sankey, the then Chief Engineer of Mysore. It is named after Sir Mark Cubbon, Bangalore’s longest serving Commissioner. Lawns with vibrant flower beds, [Continue]Express Escapes
Somnathpur
While the Hoysala temples at Belur and Halebidu have earned global attention, the exquisite shrine at Somnathpur, considered to be the most complete and best-preserved Hoysala structure, has remained in the shadows. Just two hours from bangalore, the Kesava Temple here is a [Continue]Entertainment Hubs