Archive for April, 2009
Focus on BJP as India votes in 3rd round
* Analysts say BJP hopes anger over the Mumbai attacks may help garner more support among 144m eligible voters in Thursday’s poll round Millions of Indians voted in the third round of a general election on Thursday in several states seen as key to …
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Cong gaining foothold in UP, Bihar?
NEW DELHI: It is an idea which crops up every now and then. But this time the buzz from the baking lands of Bihar and UP is that Congress, first time since Mandal and Mandir squeezed it out of power matrix, is finding a connect with voters. The …
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The online story
Starting this week, Blog Post will be a regular feature in Screen. The section will carry excerpts from entertainment related blogs accompanied by an interview with the blogger. Here’s the first – director Sujoy Ghosh on the making of Aladin …
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Bachchans, SRK, Aamir cast their votes amid media glare
Mumbai: From Bachchans to Khans, some of Bollywood’s biggest names on Thursday queued up at polling booths to cast their votes for the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra. While Aamir Khan and John Abraham turned up in the morning …
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Daredevils ended Chargers win streak
THE DELHI Daredevils ended the Deccan Chargers unbeaten start in the Indian Premier League. Tillakaratne Dilshan starred in the six-wicket win over the Deccan Chargers, scoring an unbeaten 52 as Delhi reached 150-4 in response to Deccan’s 148-9. In …
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Bollywood stars vote in Indian elections
Bollywood stars on Thursday turned out in force to vote in India’s general election, urging people to exercise their democratic right and make their voices heard. Among the big names to cast their ballots at a school in the upscale Bandra West area …
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The Great Indian Tamasha
Who is weak: Manmohan Singh or L.K. Advani? Did Sanjay Dutt get beaten up in jail because his mother was Muslim? Is Congress a budiya or a gudiya? Which party does Salman Khan really support? Will Shahrukh Khan campaign for the Congress? Whose parody …
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D-day for Congress, BJP in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: With no respite from the prevailing heat wave in sight, political parties are trying to ensure maximum voting is done before mid-day. Both Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress have drawn elaborate contingency plans to escort voters …
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Sonia questions BJP’s India shining campaign of 2004
Ambala, April 30: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday hit out at the BJP’s ”India Shining” campaign during the last elections in 2004 when the latter was in power. Addressing an election rally, in Harayana’ Ambala city, Sonia blamed the …
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Bollywood’s most controversial on-screen kisses
W hen lips meet here in Bollywood it’s not all ooh and aahs! Sometimes,a bus burns, a train’s blocked and then there are sporadic incidents of mob violence across the country. Then shops close and much to the delight of the little ones who can not be …
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