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  • Ex-Im Bank loan guarantee to Air India upheld by US appeals court Ex-Im Bank loan guarantee to Air India upheld by US appeals court

    WASHINGTON - A U.S. appeals court has upheld a decision by the U.S. Export-Import Bank to finance the sale of 30 Boeing wide-body jets to Indian state-owned carrier Air India in a legal challenge brought by Delta Air Lines to the loan guarantee. The court has however directed the government-run bank to better explain its rationale for providing loan guarantee, which Delta claimed as a ...

  • `Unwell Advani not to meet RSS chief

    A meeting between Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani was called off Wednesday after the party leader reported "unwell", said party sources. Bhagwat, who played a key role in stopping a sulking L.K. Advani from quitting key BJP posts, was to meet Advani here. However, the meeting was called off later, after Advani reported ...

  • The film industry means everything to me Akshay Kumar

    Bollywood star Akshay Kumar credits the film industry for all the name, fame, accolades, adulation, lifestyle and luxury that he has garnered in over two decades, saying filmdom "means a lot" to him. Ever since he started with "Saugandh" in 1991, he has never looked back and the career graph of the 45-year-old has always spiralled up. "This is my bread and butter. This is where I startedI ...

  • Indias Oscar-winning smiling Pinki to flip toss at Wimbledon finals

    Pinki Sonkar, the main protagonist of Oscar winning movie Smile Pinki, is all set to travel from the obscure lanes of a village in northern India to the most coveted event in the English summer calendar - Wimbledon. Commenting on these latest developments, the 11-year-old girl's plastic surgeon, Dr. Subodh Kumar Singh shared his views with the mediapersons at Varanasi on Tuesday (June 18). In ...

  • Community radio reporters acting as climate change communication agents in Central India

    Climate change is real. For an emerging economy like India with a large population directly dependent on natural resources for their sustenance, the changing climate is causing severe economic, environmental and social challenges. Bundelkhand, a semi - arid region comprising of 13 districts in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh is one of the most climate sensitive areas in ...

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Enchanted [DVD]

Enchanted [DVD]

Is there some subversion afoot in the House of Mouse? Enchanted, a fantasy in which characters from a faux-traditional Disney animated fairy tale come crashing into the real-life world of New York City, neatly parodies almost all of the most cherished traditions of the Disney institut ... ...

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  • All will be consulted on seaplane service Kerala minister

    Kerala Tourism Minister A.P. Anil Kumar Wednesday said that all stakeholders would be taken into confidence regarding the operations of a sea plane service in the state's picturesque backwaters. "I assure the assembly that we will not do anything that would affect any community in the state. All the stakeholders in the fishing sector as well as legislators will be taken into confidence. We will ...

  • Dad Shatrughan eager to watch Sonakshis Lootera

    Sonakshi Sinha says her father, veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha is very happy with the promotional trailer of her forthcoming film "Lootera", and that he is eager to watch the movie. "He (dad) is very happy. The promo of 'Lootera' first came on internet, till that time it was not aired on TV, so he called one of his friends and said, 'Load this! I have to see the trailer'. He was very happy when ...

  • UP offers Rs.25 crore aid to Uttarakhand

    The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday announced a Rs.25 crore ($4.2 million) financial aid to the rain ravaged Uttarakhand. Expressing his condolences on the large scale loss of life and property in the cloud burst and incessant rains, which washed away hundreds and damaged more than 500 roads and uprooted bridges, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said he was extremely distressed at the natural ...

  • PM Sonia to visit Kedarnath to assess damage

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi are to fly to Uttarakhand Wednesday to assess the damage caused by the torrential rains and flash floods in the temple town of Kedarnath. Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde told reporters that the prime minister and Congress president were briefed in the morning about the havoc caused by heavy monsoon rains and flash floods in ...

  • With Meri Bhabhi Esha Kansara wants to break past image

    TV actress Esha Kansara, who played the strong-headed Devki in "Mukti Bandhan", says she wanted to break the image of her past character with a new show. She now features as the fun-loving Kritika in "Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi...Meri Bhabhi", and says her role is very different. "The very first thing (that made me take up the show) was that the character is different. Devki was a strong ...

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