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104-year-old operated on successfully
In a veritable medical miracle, a 104-year-old man successfully underwent spinal surgery within weeks of recovering from a heart operation, his doctors said here Friday. "While the spine procedure in itself was simple, there were multiple risks considering the age of the patient and the prior medical history," said Sandeep Vaishya, additional director, neurology, Fortis Memorial Research ...
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Karimedu - spine chilling realistic
Film: "Karimedu"; Cast: Pooja Gandhi, Raghu Mukherjee, Makarand Deshpande, Ravi Kale, Ravi Shankar, Nisha Kothari, Muni, Karisubbu, Yathiraj and Jaidev; Director: Srinivasaraju; Rating: 1/2 I love a film that doesn't hesitate to present what it had originally planned to such as "Karimedu", which takes a true story and treats it with such honesty that you want to laud the effort. Even though it ...
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Guddi inspired Sonam for Raanjhanaa
For her role of a schoolgirl in "Raanjhanaa", Sonam Kapoor took inspiration from Jaya Bachchan's popular character in hit movie "Guddi", which too revolved around a schoolgoing teenager. "I had already seen 'Guddi' but I saw it again before shooting for the film. I was inspired by Jaya Bachchanji in 'Guddi' for the film," Sonam told reporters Friday at the unveiling of director Anand L. Rai's ...
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INS Vikramaditya could be handed over by December Russian envoy
Long-delayed aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya is undergoing trials and could be in India by December, Russian Ambassador Alexander Kadakin said Friday. The Russian ambassador also complained that the delay in handing over of the Russian aircraft carrier to India was being written about extensively, as compared to the five-year long delay in the French-built Scorpene submarine. Kadakin was ...
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Tennis Sunish puts out Kalyanpur
Sixth seed Dhruv Sunish of Maharashtra knocked out second seed Adil Kalyanpur of Karnataka 6-2, 6-4 in the semi-finals to set up a title clash with state-mate and top seed Siddhant Jagdish Banthia in the boys singles of the Karle Infra ATF Under-14 Asian junior ranking tennis tournament here Friday. In the other semi-final, Banthia rallied to beat fourth seed Megh Patel of Gujarat 6-7(7), 6-3, ...
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Goa eyes Rs.25000 crore industrial investment
Holding a fig leaf to protect its shrinking identity, Goa wants to roll out a red carpet for a Rs.25,000 crore investment it needs to set its industrial ambitions in order. After decades of cozying up to family-run mining companies and power-guzzling, polluting smelting units, the Goa government is now eying light-weight, technology-heavy industry, which will harness local talent and avoid ...
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Spot fixing heartbreaking Sophie Choudry
Expressing her grief over spot fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), singer-actress Sophie Choudry, a cricket fan, says it is "heartbreaking" to see such "criminal activity". Three Rajasthan Royal players, including India pacer S. Sreesanth, have been arrested in connection with spot fixing. Actor Vindu Dara Singh has also been arrested. "It's heartbreaking. I am a huge cricket fan, I am ...
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Singapore to help develop Maharashtra
Singapore is ready to help Maharashtra develop its infrastructure in major cities like Mumbai and Pune, an official said Friday. This was indicated by visiting Singapore Deputy Prime Minister T. Shanmugaratnam in talks with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan here. "Singapore is a very small country compared to India. We focussed on providing the best urban infrastructure and developing cities to ...
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Court reserves order on Sajjan Kumars plea
The Delhi High Court Friday reserved its verdict on Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's plea challenging a trial court order to frame charges against him in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case relating to the killing of six people in Sultanpuri area here. Justice Suresh Kait reserved the order after hearing all the parties in the case. The high court, which was to pronounce its order April 29, deferred it ...
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No sparkle in Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke
Film: "Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke"; Cast: Dev Goel and Adaah Sharma; Director: Jyotin Goel; Rating: None Shammi and Priyanka, played by newcomer Dev Goel and semi-newcomer Adaah Sharma, are chaddi-buddies. To prove it, he even flashes his chaddi in her face. Thankfully, he isn't wearing it when this occurs. This is one of the many irreverent scenes showing the couple's comfort level that keeps ...
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Hockey India National championship in Pune
The third Hockey India (HI) Senior Men's National Championship will be held at the Shiv Chhattrapati sports complex here and Major Dhyan Chand Hockey stadium, Pimpri from May 28 to June 10. Speaking to reporters here Friday, organising secretary and also the Joint Secretary of HI Manoj Bhore said the championship, supported by the Maharashtra Olympic Association and the Department of Youth ...
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Meiyappan not head of Chennai Super Kings India Cements
Cement major India Cements Ltd. Friday said that Gurunath Meiyappan, who has been summoned by Mumbai police for his alleged role in the spot fixing scam, is not the owner/CEO/team principal of IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings. In a statement issued here by the company's executive director T.S.Raghupathy said: "India Cements clarifies that Mr. Gurunath Meiyappan is neither the Owner, nor CEO / ...
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Im playing hottest god ever Mohit Raina
Mohit Raina is tagged as "hottest god on the small screen", thanks to his role of Lord Shiva in the mythological TV show "Devon Ka Dev - Mahadev". Happy doing the role, he has no fears of being "typecast". "I don't feel an image can really bind an actor. In earlier times, it used to happen as there were not many channels and not so many shows. With time, people would want to see me more. I will ...
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Rising ozone levels in Delhi affecting health scientist
The searing heat in the capital has led to toxic ozone rising to dangerous levels, giving rise to health issues such as chest pain, coughing and congestion, a scientist said Friday. And with ozone pollution set to increase further, the situation could worsen, warned Gufran Beig of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in Pune. "It can worsen bronchitis, emphysema and asthma," ...
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Model King Mal Khan to romance Sherlyn in Kamasutra 3D
Director Rupesh Paul has finalised model King Mal Khan for the male lead in "Kamasutra 3D" and he will be seen romancing Sherlyn Chopra in the film. "We are announcing the name of the male lead of the film at Cannes," Paul told IANS, affirming that after a long process "we could finalise an actor". "We found more than 20 actresses, who agreed to act with frontal nudity, but could not got a ...
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BJP demands Sheilas resignation after Lokayukta charge
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Delhi unit Friday staged a sit-in protest near Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's official residence here, demanding her resignation over alleged misuse of public money for "political purposes" ahead of the 2008 assembly polls. Led by unit chief Vijay Goel and former chief Vijender Gupta, over 100 BJP workers, including party legislators, shouted slogans against ...
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One more to be inducted in Siddaramaiah ministry Saturday
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will induct Congress legislator S. R. Patil into his ministry Saturday, four days ahead of the state legislature's first session after the party wrested power from BJP early this month. "Patil will be sworn-in tomorrow (Saturday) by Governor H. R. Bhardwaj," the chief minister told reporters here Friday, a day after he got Congress president Sonia Gandhi's ...
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First look of D-Day movie unveiled in Mumbai
The first look of Nikhil Adwaini's movie 'D-Day' was revealed in the entertainment capital Mumbai. Lead actors, Irfan Khan, Arjun Rampal, Rishi Kapoor and Huma Qureshi graced the occasion with their presence. Talking on the occasion, filmmaker Advani clarified the reason for choosing this controversial subject for the film. "I am particularly obsessed with the fact that I was 21 years old ...
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US hoping to further strategic ties with India during Kerry visit Official
Visiting U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman on Friday said Washington is looking forward to furthering its ties with India during next month's Strategic Dialogue. Addressing a news conference in the national capital, Ambassador Sherman said that she had good and very productive meetings with External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, National Security Advisor ...
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Doctor kidnapped for ransom in Ghaziabad
A doctor was kidnapped for ransom here, police said Friday. The doctor's wife received a ransom call for Rs.50 lakh. The doctor, Harpal Singh Shishodia, was kidnapped Thursday while he was going to a market. When he did not return till late night, his family began searching for him. He had left his mobile phone at home, his wife said. She received a call on the doctor's phone at 11 a.m. ...
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UP ministers son goes missing
The son of an Uttar Pradesh minister has gone missing from Bareilly city, police said Friday, adding a manhunt has been launched to trace him. According to the family, 35-year-old Atul Gangwar, son of Minister of State for Micro-Industries Bhagwat Sharan Gangwar, left home in Bareilly, 250 km from here, Thursday evening but did not return. He left his mobile phone and wallet at home. Police ...
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Koda surrenders after week-long bail sent to judicial custody
Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, allegedly at the centre of a Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam, surrendered in a court here Friday after his bail period ended and was sent to 14 days in judicial custody. Koda was on a week's provisional bail to look after his ailing mother. This was the second time he was bail. He was granted three weeks' provisional bail last month and ...
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Now real crime investigations live on TV
"100 Ek Shunya Shunya", a new crime show, is in line to show the real investigations on the small screen. It will take the audiences into the world of police - control rooms, lock-ups, etc. Scheduled to start in the second week of June, to be aired on the weekends on Life OK, the show aims to bridge the gap between the common man and the police department. The content of the show will not be ...
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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 ...
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