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  • Wockhardt shares plunge 20 pc on USFDA import alert Wockhardt shares plunge 20 pc on USFDA import alert

    MUMBAI - Shares of Wockhardt, one of the leading Indian pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, witnessed a sharp fall of 20% to Rs. 1,315 ($23.61) on the Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) on Thursday after the US FDA published an import alert on one of its three manufacturing facilities near Aurangabad. The import alert, 'detention without physical examination of drugs from firms which have ...

  • Tom Struthers backbone of D-Day Arjun Rampal

    Actors Arjun Rampal and Irrfan, who play RAW agents in Nikhil Advani's forthcoming thriller "D-Day", trained with Hollywood stunt director Tom Struthers for real action sequences in the film. Arjun calls him the "backbone" of the movie. On the foreign front, Struthers has earlier choreographed action sequences for films like "Dark Knight" series, "Lara Croft" series, "Inception" and "Batman ...

  • Abhishek Bachchan nurtures dream for Indian football team

    Actor Abhishek Bachchan, an avid football fan, wishes that the Indian football team qualifies for the FIFA finals slated for 2014. The 2014 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Brazil June 12-July 13. As of now, only Brazil is the qualifier team for the finals. Abhishek believes the Indian team will be able to make it through with hard work and determination. "I am a big football fan ...

  • CSK chief Meiyappan to meet Mumbai police Friday

    Gurunath Meiyappan, the chief of IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings and son-in-law of Indian cricket board president N. Srinivasan, is expected to appear before Mumbai police Friday evening. Meiyappan's advocate P.S.Raman will also be reaching Mumbai from here Friday evening. A source told IANS: "Meiyappan will be flying out of Madurai while Raman from Chennai." A team of Mumbai police led by ...

  • Maharana Pratap to open with Big Bs voice

    Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will narrate a part of the opening episode of forthcoming show "Bharat Ka Veer Putra - Maharana Pratap". The 70-year-old veteran has earlier lent his baritone to films like "Parineeta" and "Jodhaa Akbar". Based on brave Rajput ruler Maharana Pratap, the historical drama will go on air starting May 27 on Sony channel. -- Shweta wants 'Dhak dhak' lessons ...

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Courage Under Fire [DVD]

Courage Under Fire [DVD]

The surface story of Courage Under Fire is about an Army colonel investigating the merits of the first woman ever considered for the Medal of Honor for combat. But the underlying and more important story is about that colonel's fight to come to peace with himself. ...

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  • UIDAI launches online identity authentication services

    The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Friday launched three Aadhaar-Enabled services to help citizens authenticate their identity online and announced opening of 300 more permanent enrolment centres. The services that were launched are eKYC (eKnow Your Customer) service, authentication service using Iris, and authentication service using one time pin (OTP). "This is a ...

  • Delhi heat increases toxic ozone pollution

    There is more to the sizzling heat in Delhi than rising temperatures. Scientists have found unusually high levels of toxic ozone in the city in the past two weeks. Exposure to high levels of ozone induces adverse effects not only on health but damages vegetation and eco-systems, according to scientists. "Delhi's air is known to get polluted mainly due to the rise in particulate matters which ...

  • TV doesnt give as much liberty as films designer Neerushaa

    Costume designer Neerushaa, who has been designing for the television industry for the last 12 years, talks about lack of freedom as they have to "go though many people" and admits it is "much harder" to work for TV projects. "TV doesn't give you freedom. It is your aura and how you want to present yourself that matters. I have an image in the industry, so people understand that if I will ...

  • Time to go back to Tagores beliefs Mukherjee

    President Pranab Mukherjee Friday inaugurated a study centre-cum-museum dedicated to the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) here. Delivering the first Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Lecture, Mukherjee said: "We must assimilate Tagore's belief that wealth is not a precondition of wisdom. "Tagore's ideal is a moral leadership that comes not from ...

  • Preitys movie touches hearts of B-town stars

    Preity Zinta's debut production "Ishkq in Paris", which released this Friday, has managed to touch the hearts of film industry members like Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar. Preity was delighted with their presence at the movie's premiere. The premiere was held here Thursday night, and a bevy of movie celebrities made it there for Preity, who has acted in the romantic film as well. "I am very ...

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