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Exchange RatePatna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday won the trust vote in the assembly, proving his majority after dumping long-time ally the BJP. A total of 126 legislators voted for the motion moved by the chief minister while 24 voted against. The house has 243 members. Bharatiya Janata Party legislators walked out before the special session [...]
Archive for December 18th, 2011
Samantha agrees to allot dates for Siddharth’s film
Few days ago, Bellamkonda Suresh had approached Telugu Film Producers Council and complained that Samantha hasn’t allotted dates for one of his upcoming films, despite taking the advance amount. He had signed Siddharth and Samantha for an untitled film to be directed by Nandini Reddy. Now, a committee headed by KL Narayana stepped in to [...]
A treat for the senses
Ladies, if there’s anything that will put that smile back on your friend’s face, then it is a trip to the spa; and in case you have been feeling down of late with all the holiday work piling up, then take a trip to your nearest spa and rejuvenate those tired nerves Stress and tension [...]
Been there, seen that…
Despite the ups and downs the economy saw this year, the world tourism industry’s profits grew unabated. The lure of visiting a foreign land has always been great among us. So today, we take a look at some of the destinations that Hyderabadis holidayed in this year Awesome Switzerland If you have to describe Switzerland, then [...]
Turning on the Volvo charm
It screams Volvo with its no-fuss interiors and the curved tail lamps. But does the XC60 drive just as well? Osama Salman finds out Volvo is the only vehicle manufacturing brand that has buses named after them in India. They are spacious, drive superbly and more importantly, are solid as rock. When it comes to [...]
Jordi boy shocks Chelsea
Jordi Gomez stunned Chelsea with an 88th-minute equaliser to earn struggling Wigan a vital point in a 1-1 draw at the DW Stadium. Victory over Manchester City on Monday had put Chelsea right back in the Barclays Premier League title race but they huffed and puffed here and had created little before Daniel Sturridge tucked [...]
Bhagavad Gita faces Russia ban, ISKON seeks PM’s intervention
Moscow: Bhagavad Gita, one of the holiest Hindu scriptures, is facing a legal ban and the prospect of being branded as “an extremist” literature across Russia. A court in Siberia’s Tomsk city is set to deliver its final verdict on Monday in a case filed by state prosecutors. The final pronouncement in the case will [...]
Last of US troops pull out of Iraq
Nine-year war comes to an end Baghdad: The last convoy of US soldiers pulled out of Iraq on Sunday, ending their withdrawal after nearly nine years of war and military intervention that cost almost 4,500 American and tens of thousands of Iraqi lives. The war launched in March 2003 with missiles striking Baghdad to oust [...]
Traffic cops lose face on Facebook
The Facebook page launched by the City traffic police with great hype has got them some solid fan following but with brickbats flooding along with bouquets, the guardians of the roads are a worried lot. Of the 17,488 registered members, about two dozen followers have been a source of irritation and embarrassment for the cops [...]
Sealed and delivered
No one defines marriage and deception better than Oscar Wilde, for he says, ”The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.” Emma Donoghue plays the same card in The Sealed Letter, giving the readers a fantastically wicked treat The book’s cover reads: A delicious tale [...]
Where is KCR?
Occasional bouts of withdrawing himself into a shell are not uncommon to the waffling, yet flamboyant, K Chandrasekhara Rao of the Telnagana Rashtra Samithi (TRS). Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu went round the Telangana hinterland, indeed, successfully. That Chandrasekhara Rao’s Telangana Rsahtra Samithi indeed made some hue and cry here and there cannot be [...]
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