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  • Jagans wife appeals for PMs intervention

    Jailed YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's wife Y.S. Bharathi Reddy Sunday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene and stop his victimization and harassment. Jagan, as the MP from Kadapa is popularly known, is in jail for nearly a year in a disproportionate assets case. In a letter to the PM, the copies of which were released to media Sunday, Bharathi alleged that ...

  • Ravi Shankar Prasad urges PM to articulate concern of people to Premier Li

    Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday urged Dr. Manmohan Singh to firmly articulate the concern of the people and the country, including the opposition, he said this, in wake of Premier Li of China's arrival in New Delhi to discuss issues pertaining both the countries and to enhance bilateral ties. He said: "Surely, there can be business relationship, but the ...

  • Shimla sizzles at 29.1 degrees

    The hills of Himachal Pradesh were warm Sunday with Una recording a maximum temperature of 43.2 degrees Celsius and state capital Shimla a high of 29.1 degrees Celsius, the weatherman said. "The maximum temperatures across the state increased by one to two degrees since Saturday mainly due to dry weather," the meteorological office here said in a statement. It said Shimla's maximum temperature ...

  • President to attend varsity convocation in Punjab

    President Pranab Mukherjee will attend the annual convocation of Lovely Professional University in Punjab's Phagwara Monday, an official statement said Sunday. Mukherjee will also confer the first honoris causa degree of the university to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai. A total of 8,501 degrees will be conferred by LPU, a leading private university in Punjab with nearly 30,000 on-campus ...

  • Violence reported in Punjab local elections

    Violent clashes between workers of Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and the opposition Congress were reported from at least two places as the polling for local self-government bodies ended Sunday evening, officials said. Poll officials said that from available indications, up to 60 percent voters cast their franchise in elections to 22 zila parishads and 145 block samitis despite the hot ...

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Ronin [DVD]

Ronin [DVD]

In John Frankenheimers Ronin, Robert De Niro stars as Sam, a modern-day version of the movies title. According to opening title cards, a ronin was a Japanese samurai warrior whose lord had been killed. Having sworn to protect his lord, the samurai was greatly shamed and spent the rest of h ... ...

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  • Four lorries burnt at Chennai port

    Four lorries went up in flames inside the Chennai Port Trust area Sunday evening but tghe cause of the fire is not clear yet, officials said. The fire was brought under control by the tenders located in the port, they added. "Four lorries stationed inside the port's gate number seven went up in flames suddenly. The fire is under control. The cause of fire is not known," a fire service personnel ...

  • What next asks Preet Mullani

    After playing all kind of roles in TV shows, actress Preet Mullani doesn't know what to take up next. "So far I have played different shadesso I want to do something different than what I have been doing for the last one year. I have played all sorts of shades be it positive or negative on TV," she told IANS. Seen in shows like "Bidaai", "Kismat" and "Jiya Jale", the actress says in daily ...

  • Rajiv Shukla says strict action will be taken if players are found guilty

    The Vice President of the Board of Cricket Control for India (BCCI), Rajiv Shukla on Sunday said strict actions would be taken if the players are found guilty after the Working Committee submits its report. Shukla said: "In the Working Committee meeting of the BCCI, it was decided that strict action would be taken on all those who indulge in betting and match fixing. The accused players are ...

  • Royals to slap charges against players BCCI sets up probe panel

    and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Fifteen people have been arrested since the controversy broke out. They include three bookies - Sunil Bhatia, Kiran Dole and Manish Gudewa - arrested from Aurangabad Sunday. Among those attending the BCCI meeting were Ravi Shastri (IPL technical committee representative) and board secretary Sanjay Jagdale while IPL chairman Rajeev ...

  • Protests by Aam Admi Party in Delhi over inflated electricity bills

    Supporters of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), protested against inflated electricity and water bills in New Delhi on Sunday and submitted complaint letters to the Congress leaders. The spokesperson of Aam Aadmi Party, Manish Sisodia and his fellow party members along with scores of supporters protested outside the residence of Delhi Health and Family Minister A K Walia and Congress legislator, Tarvinder ...

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