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A.R. Rahman will perform at Oscars
Composer A.R. Rahman, who has been second time lucky in getting two nominations at the Oscars, will be performing at the prestigious award ceremony in Los Angeles yet again.
Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam Party to merge with Congress
New Delhi: Praja Rajyam Party chief Chiranjeevi on Sunday announced the merger of his party with the Congress.
Chiranjeevi met Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi to formalise the merger of his three-y
When Sachin sledged to rattle McGrath, the ploy worked!
Sachin Tendulkar says he, too, has sledged, but only once and that as part of team strategy. The batting maestro needled Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath by telling he would go after his bowling a
Dhoni seeks divine blessings before World Cup
India's cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday sought divine blessings before the World Cup starting February,19.
IAF inducts US-made aircraft in transport fleet
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday inducted the first of the six Lockheed Martin C-130J super hercules aircraft into its transportation fleet that is expected to give a major boost to the armed forces' reach in their specialist operations behind enemy lines.
Jackson’s kin to sue concert organisers
A judge has given late pop legend Michael Jackson’s family a go-ahead to sue the organisers of the King of Pop’s ill-fated London concerts.
2G: Swamy names Karunanidhi
New Delhi: Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Saturday named Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief M. Karunanidhi as a co-accused along with former communications minister A. Raja in the 2G
Karunanidhi involved in 2G scam, Swamy tells CBI court
Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Saturday named Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK chief M. Karunanidhi as a co-accused along with former communications minister A. Raja in the 2G spectrum scam in his complaint to a CBI court here. “I have named DMK chief Mr Karunanidhi as a co-accused along with Mr Raja in the matter and many more names will be added,” Mr Swamy told the court.
Ulfa to open unconditional talks from 10, February
The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) Saturday said unconditional peace talks with the central government will begin February, 10, in a move that may bring the curtains down on more than three decades of insurgency in Assam. “Formal peace talks with the government of India are expected to begin in New Delhi February, 10 with no conditions from either side. We expect a mutually acceptable solution to the long standing Assam-India conflict,” Ulfa "foreign secretary" Sasha Choudhury told journalists here on Saturday.
'Civilian killing another needless death'
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has condemned the killing of a youth in an army ambush as 'another needless death in a bloody Kashmir' that could have been avoided if a 'sugge
