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Spread awareness on health schemes: Dikshit
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said on Saturday that the authorities should spread awareness about government health schemes and asked poor people to take advantage of such medical programmes. “Now people run to hospitals
Read More »A minute will last 61 seconds today!
Time never stops for anybody. This old adage will be put to test as Horologists around the world on Saturday hold back time to make the last minute go on for 61 seconds to
Read More »India, Myanmar & Medicine on bookshelf
The book cart this week is substantive, diverse and cerebral. Browse with IANS… 1.Book: “Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century”; Written by Shashi Tharoor; Published by Penguin India, Priced at
Read More »Making calls least popular smartphone function
Mobile phones began life as machines built for talking – but now, actually making calls is one of their least popular functions. Smartphone owners now spend just 12 minutes talking on their phones a
Read More »Perry doesn’t need a man to be happy
Singer Katy Perry says she doesn’t need a man to be happy. “I’ve learnt I’m in a very modern fairy tale. But I also know I don’t need the Prince Charming to have a
Read More »UP ups taxes on tobacco products
The Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh has increased taxes on all types of tobacco products in the state in a bid to deter their use, and official said on Saturday. The cabinet, at
Read More »Tom Cruise deeply saddened by divorce
Actor Tom Cruise is deeply saddened by the end of his five-year marriage to actress Katie Holmes, his representative says. “Kate has filed for divorce and Tom is deeply saddened and is concentrating on
Read More »Neetu in awe of her Greek film look
Actress Neetu Chandra, who has finished shooting for “Home Sweet Home”, a Greek-English film, reveals that she has been shot in a very “Yash Raj” look in the film. “I have just finished a
Read More »Anu Malik’s wish for SRK
Music composer Anu Malik has wished superstar Shah Rukh Khan on completing 20 years in the industry. “I want to wish Shah Rukh, he has done tremendous job in 20 years. I have been
Read More »KJo wants Ravi to dance on Bhojpuri songs
Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan, who is participating in dance reality show “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa”, has revealed that filmmaker Karan Johar, the show’s judge, wants him to regularly dance to Bhojpuri songs. “Bhojpuri songs are
Read More »CPI-M demands case, probe against Congress MP
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday asked the Kerala government to register a case and begin an enquiry against Congress Lok Sabha member K. Sudhakaran, following new revelation made
Read More »‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ poorly executed reboot (Movie Review)
Film: “The Amazing Spider-Man”; Actors: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans; Director: Marc Webb; Rating: **1/2 A desperate battle for survival. How else does one describe “The Amazing Spider-Man”, the reboot of a franchise
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