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  • Prisoner dies in Andhra jail

    A 50-year-old undertrial prisoner in a jail in Andhra Pradesh died of cardiac arrest Thursday, police said. The incident took place in Allagadda sub-jail in Kurnool district, about 325 km from here. According to police, Dastagir suffered cardiac arrest early Thursday. The jail authorities shifted to him a nearby hospital, where he died while undergoing ...

  • Manipur Mizoram governments to honour Everesters

    The governments of Manipur and Mizoram will felicitate the members of the first Northeast India Top of the World Mount Everest Expedition, 2013, who recently scaled the highest peak of the world, officials said Thursday. "The Manipur government announced to give Rs.10 lakh each to the team leaders and members of the expedition for scaling the highest peak of the world," a Manipur government ...

  • Trailer of Anand Gandhis Ship of Theseus released in Mumbai

    Kiran Rao and Siddharth Roy Kapoor recently launched the first teaser of Anand Gandhi's award winning directorial venture 'Ship Of Theseus', in Mumbai. The film, which received a lot of critical acclaim in film festivals across the world, will now be distributed by UTV Motion Pictures. Speaking on the occasion, Kapoor, CEO of UTV Motion Pictures, said that the film will appeal to a certain ...

  • Australia India strengthen agriculture skills ties

    Australia and India today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and strengthen cooperation in skills training in the agriculture sector. The MoU results from the joint commitment of the Australian and Indian Prime Ministers in October 2012 to build bilateral partnerships between skills councils in key industry areas, including telecommunications, retail, mining, ...

  • Italian envoy terms visit to Amritsar as successful

    Italy's Ambassador to India Daniele Mancini has described his recent visit to Amritsar, and particularly to the Golden Temple, as a unique experience, and added that a place of spirituality in India affects people of any religion or belief. Ambassador Mancini, who was accompanied by his family, visited Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as the Golden Temple, on the invitation of Giani Gurbachan ...

Movie Review

Magnolia [DVD]

Magnolia [DVD]

Watching P.T. Anderson's "Magnolia" is like moving deep into the heart of a vertiginous spiral. "Magnolia" takes place over one day in Los Angeles and tells interlocking stories involving a dozen different characters. The first hour and a half of the film takes its time setting up these characters and giving them each large chunks of screen time. It is like moving along the wide, gently arching o ... ...

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  • Experiment with nail art piercing

    Experts say summer is a good time for nail care, so how about adding some jazz to them with stylish tattoos, nail art or nail piercing this season? Nails become weak during summer, and they require special attention during this time, according to experts. So apply olive oil on a daily basis to protect nails from damage or go for nail manicure and nail spa often. Smriti, owner of Delhi-based ...

  • Rajeev Shukla defends BCCI chief

    IPL chairman and union minister Rajeev Shukla Thursday came out in defence of BCCI president N. Srinivasan, saying there is no need for him to step down. "What is the need for BCCI chief to step down? If some MPs take bribe, does it mean parliament should be closed," Shukla told TV channel CNN-IBN. "Whoever is caught should be punished, but is there any evidence against him (Srinivasan)" he ...

  • Dravid hints at retirement from domestic T20

    Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid hinted at retiring from the Indian Premier League (IPL) after this season. After beating the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL Eliminator here at the Ferozeshah Kotla Wednesday, Dravid told reporters that he is aware that they "need to start looking ahead and for younger players". With the win, the Jaipur-based team also qualified for the Champions League to ...

  • India can be net provider of security in region PM

    There is need for reorienting the country's strategic thinking and reappraising its higher defence organisations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday, noting that India was well positioned to become a net provider of security in its immediate region and beyond. The prime minister, who laid the foundation stone of Indian National Defence University (INDU) at Binola village in Gurgaon ...

  • Intense heat grips Andhra mercury in Hyderabad touches 44

    Andhra Pradesh sizzled Thursday with the day temperature in most of the towns crossing 43 degree Celsius while the mercury in the state capital touched 44, the season's highest. According to met department, Rentachintala in Guntur district was the hottest place in the state with the maximum temperature of 47 degrees. Ramagundam in Karimnagar district recorded 46 and Nizamabad 45.5 degrees ...

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