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  • SBI profit drops 18.5 percent in January-March quarter

    India's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) Thursday said its net profit dropped by 18.54 percent to Rs.3,299.22 crore in the quarter ended March 31 owing to lower interest income and higher provisioning. This is the first quarterly drop in the company's profit in the last two years. For the financial year 2012-13, the bank has posted a net profit of Rs.14,104.98 crore, as compared to ...

  • Sensex tanks 353 points on negative global cues

    A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets was trading 1.76 percent down around 2.30 p.m. trade Thursday, on the back of news emanating from the US that the stimulus programme could come to an end soon and weakness in other Asian bourses. Sentiments were downbeat after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke suggested Wednesday that the bond purchase by the US central bank may be reduced ...

  • Wife commits suicide before husbands eyes in Mumbai

    A 27-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging herself while her horrified husband watched the incident on a webcam. According to media reports, the incident took place in Mumbai's Ville Parle area, while the couple were chatting over the internet. The woman was upset and arguing with her husband, whose parents had sent her back refusing to accept their marriage. The husband immediately ...

  • Daimler India to start exports of FUSO trucks from June

    German automobile major Daimler AG will start exports of FUSO range of trucks - belonging to Japanese Mitsubishi FUSO Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) - to Sri Lanka out of its plant near here from June, said a senior official near here Thursday. Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of German automobile maker Daimler AG, Thursday rolled out FUSO range of trucks from ...

  • Shashikant Sharma takes over as Comptroller and Auditor General of India

    Shashikant Sharma was today sworn-in as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office to Sharma at a glittering function held at the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and senior BJP leader L.K.Advani were among those who attended the function. Sharma ...

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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  • Barfi treads foreign grounds

    Ranbir Kapoor-starrer "Barfi!", which amassed critical and commercial acclaim in 2012, continues its international journey with an invitation from the Shanghai International Film Festival and an impending release in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The actor is excited. "I'm elated by the fantastic response 'Barfi!' has garnered overseas. From Busan to Marrakech to Okinawa to Turkey the film has travelled ...

  • Telangana Nagara Samithi to merge with BJP on June 3

    Former Andhra Pradesh minister Nagam Janardhana Reddy Thursday announced that he would merge his Telangana Nagara Samithi with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) next month. He told reporters that the outfit would be formally merged with the BJP on June 3. Janardhana Reddy if BJP leadership permit him, he would contest for Lok Sabha from Mahabubnagar constituency. He claimed that BJP alone can ...

  • Shashi Kant Sharma sworn-in new CAG

    Shashi Kant Sharma, a Bihar cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was Thursday sworn-in the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the government's official auditor. Sharma was sworn-in as the CAG by President Pranab Mukherjee at a ceremony held in Rashtrapati Bhavan, said an official communique. He earlier served as defence secretary and will be the CAG till Sep 24, ...

  • Amazing to choreograph talented Lauren Gottlieb Punit Pathak

    "ABCD" actor Punit Pathak will be seen dancing with international dancer Lauren Gottlieb in Colors' dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6". He is looking forward to choreograph her as he would be able to think "out of the box" and "try new things". "I am anxious to show my talent. I love to choreograph and I want to show my dancing abilities on the show," the choreographer-actor told ...

  • IPL is den of gambling Yashwant Sinha

    The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a den of gambling, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said Thursday and pressed for a detailed inquiry into the spot fixing in the tournament. "IPL is nothing but a den of gambling. There is less cricket and more of gambling in the IPL. The spot fixing or match fixing does not appear to be confined to a few players or bookies. It appears to be a widespread net," Sinha ...

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