Mumbai: As it was earlier reported that Malaika Arora Khan and Shekar Suman will be judging the prized show on Star Plus, “Perfect Bride”. Now the pretty Bollywood actress Amrita Rao will soon join them as the third judge on the show. Sources revealed that “Amrita Rao was supposed to grace the show as the [...]
New Delhi: Petroleum Minister Murli Deora has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to form a ministerial panel to find new buyers for additional gas produced by Reliance Industries from the Krishna-Godavari hydrocarbon basin. “It’s true that I have written to the prime minister seeking the setting up of a new empowered group of ministers on [...]
SHILLONG: BSNL operator has planned to proffer their North-East user with load of additional services. BSNL North East users would now ring the bell at local call chargers which will valid in seven states of the region. According to sources, BSNL would also turn the roaming charges to Nil among the NE states users. Now, [...]
Islamabad: Fifteen militants were killed in fighting with the security forces in northwest Pakistan, officials said on Monday. The security forces also captured 22 militants during search operations in the Swat and Malakand districts in the past 24 hours till Monday evening, the Online news agency reported citing a statement of the Pakistan Army. Five [...]
An international team of researchers have identified a gene that is common in the development of gum disease, rheumatoid arthritis,and osteoporosis. Experts at Hospital for Special Surgery say that their findings about the gene, called interferon regulator factor-8 (IRF-8), may lead to new treatments in future. “The study doesn’t have immediate therapeutic applications, but it [...]
Dr. Hossam Haick and colleagues at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa think that the technology may lead to pocket-friendly, portable breath-test devices with the potential to save large numbers of lives by detecting cancer early. “Our results show great promise for fast, easy and cost-effective diagnosis and screening of lung cancer,” the Independent quoted [...]
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday asked its expelled leader Jaswant Singh to step down as Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman. The BJP is of the view that Jaswant was made PAC chairman in his capacity as a BJP leader and should step down now that he was no longer with [...]
Farah Khan, who is a common friend of Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, wants to play the peacemaker between the two actors. The choreographer-turned-director, believes that the fight between the actors is getting longer. “I wish I could bridge the gap. I love both of them. It’s (the fight) getting longer now,” [...]
Mumbai: Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan-owned IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders is likely to announce the successor of Australian coach John Bochanan. Former Pakistani pacer Wasim Akram has expressed his desire to coach the team. Akram is eyeing dual role of becoming a cricket consultant and bowling coach with the Kolkata Knight Riders in next [...]
NEW DELHI: The country managed a reasonable economic growth of 6.1 per cent during the first quarter of the current fiscal despite the global financial crisis impacting manufacturing and certain services like hotels. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate during April-June 2009 at 6.1 per cent was higher than 5.8 per cent in the [...]
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