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  • Saradha scam Debjani Mukherjee sent to judicial custody

    Saradha Group director Debjani Mukherjee, a co-accused in the multi-crore fund scam, was remanded in judicial custody till May 31 in various cases by a West Bengal court Monday. "Mukherjee was presented before the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Bidhannagar) A.H.M. Rahman who remanded her in judicial custody till May 22, 23, and 31 in six different cases of cheating, non-payment ...

  • In a first NCC expedition scales Mount Everest

    The first-ever expedition of the NCC to Mount Everest created history when its two teams scaled the world's highest peak May 19 and 20, an official said Monday. The first team was led by Subedar Jagat Singh, a non-commissioned officer (NCO), and five cadets from the National Cadet Corps (NCC). The team scaled the peak at 7.30 a.m. Sunday. "History was created when the first-ever Mount Everest ...

  • India UK sign agreement on health care

    India and Britain have signed an agreement for cooperation in the health sector with specific focus on strengthening primary health care and technological development, an official said here Monday. A memorandum of understanding was signed between union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad and Britain's secretary for health Jeremy Richard Hunt Sunday evening at Geneva, the ...

  • 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Zaibunissa surrenders

    Zaibunissa Kazi, a convict in the March 1993 serial blasts case, surrendered in Mumbai court Monday afternoon, three days after a judge issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against her. The 75-year-old Kazi arrived on a wheelchair accompanied by her daughter and surrendered in the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (TADA) special court. Kazi's surrender came after the special court issued ...

  • Garo rebel outfit sentences Congress legislator to death

    The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) has again threatened to kill Meghalaya Congress legislator Limison D. Sangma for not complying with their extortion demands, police said Monday. "We have been informed by the legislator that the GNLA has issued a 'death penalty' for not complying with their extortion demands," Mukesh Kumar Singh, the district police chief of West Garo Hills, ...

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The Haunted Mansion

The Haunted Mansion

Disneys The Haunted Mansion is, like last summers Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, inspired by the theme-park ride of the same name. Scripted by David Berenbaum (Elf), The Haunted Mansion uses the rides familiar visuals as a leaping-off point for the horror-comedy, which is at times delightfully silly and at other times depressingly thin. ...

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  • Polaris Financial Technology begins organisation rejig

    Polaris Financial Technology, a major player in banking, financial services and insurance software, has begun its organisational restructuring process even without hiring a consultant, said a senior company official. "By June 1, 2013 we have to have the new organisational structure in place and lot of ground work has to be done for that. Hence, we have begun the work even as the process of ...

  • India China border dispute complicated Indian envoy

    The boundary dispute between India and China is a complicated issue and needs detailed examination, India's envoy to China said here Monday. "The boundary dispute (between India and China) is a complicated issue. The two leaders (prime ministers of both countries) agreed that it needs detailed examination," India's ambassador to China S. Jaishankar told reporters during a media briefing. "The ...

  • Actress Deepika Padukone unveils Peoples magazine cover in Mumbai

    Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, named as India's most beautiful woman by People's magazine (India), unveiled the magazine cover over the weekend here. People magazine (India) is a fortnightly celebrity news magazine and Padukone was happy to be called the most beautiful woman by it. She expressed her gratitude to her parents. Padukone told reporters that she admired the Indian cinema and ...

  • City Union Bank to expand branch and ATM network

    Private sector City Union Bank plans to open around 80 branches and add more automated teller machines (ATM) this year, a top official said Monday. "We plan to open 75-80 branches this year. Currently, we have 375 branches and 790 ATMs. We will continue to maintain the branch-ATM ratio of 1:2," N. Kamakodi, managing director, told reporters here. Announcing the bank's financial results for ...

  • Russia keen on image make-over in Goa

    Russian authorities are keen on an image make-over for Russians in Goa, an official said here Monday after they have been in news for all the wrong reasons, ranging from mafia links, drugs and conflicts with locals. The number of Russian tourist arrivals in Goa could soon touch 200,000 annually, the newly-appointed Russian honorary consul in Goa, Victor Albuquerque, told reporters. Asked if he ...

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