| Manipur gets five special railway projects - Nov 21, 2004 12:24 IST |
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday opened a three-day visit to the northeast by laying the foundation stone to construct a multibillion-rupee railway line in Manipur, besides announcing five special railway projects for the state.
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| South Africa 154/4 against India at tea - Nov 21, 2004 12:23 IST |
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South Africa were 154 for four wickets at tea on the opening day of the first Test against India at the Green Pak Stadium here Saturday.
Andrew Hall was batting on 57 while Boeta Dippenaar was yet to open his account.
--Indo-Asian News Service
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| Sweet and sour news for ’local’ boy Mohammed Kaif - Nov 21, 2004 12:18 IST |
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In-form batsman Mohammed Kaif became an uncle just before the festival of Eid but was omitted from the playing XI for the first Test against South Africa that began here Saturday.
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| South Africa 80 for 2 at lunch - Nov 21, 2004 11:59 IST |
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South Africa were 80 for the loss of two wickets at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against India at the Green Pak Stadium here Saturday.
Jacque Kallis was batting on 8 and Andrew Hall on 29.
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| Advani observes hunger protest for Shankaracharya - Nov 21, 2004 11:58 IST |
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president L.K. Advani Saturday went on a day’s hunger strike protest against the arrest of Hindu pontiff Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi.
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| Leaders cool tempers in Congress-NCP ties - Nov 21, 2004 11:56 IST |
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Two days after Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar criticised each other, leaders of the two parties are working to cool down frayed tempers.
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| Iranian children’s films dominate Asian festival - Nov 21, 2004 11:54 IST |
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Iranian films dominated the second Asian Children’s Film Festival that concluded here Saturday, but many complained that the event was very poorly organised.
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| Will ’Mughal-e-Azam’ revive costume dramas? - Nov 21, 2004 11:53 IST |
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The warm reception accorded to the re-release of K. Asif’s timeless classic Mughal-e-Azam may open the floodgates to a new wave of costume dramas.
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| Subhash Ghai to repeat Priyanka Chopra? - Nov 21, 2004 11:52 IST |
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Despite her tiff with her former secretary Prakash Jaju and her reported link up with Akshay Kumar and Harman Baweja, actress Priyanka Chopra seems to be making all the right moves in her career.
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| Apollo hospitals group plans major overseas push - Nov 21, 2004 11:50 IST |
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Apollo hospitals, India’s largest corporate hospital chain, is planning a major overseas push that would include constructing more multi-speciality hospitals in Africa and southeast Asia.
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| Even Ravi Teja can’t help ’Chanti’ - Nov 21, 2004 11:48 IST |
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Ravi Teja, Charmy, Anjali, Atul, Raja Ravindra and Ranganath; Banner: Vijaya Bala Productions; Producer: Krishna Kishore; Story: Sudhi Satti; Screenplay: Shahjahan-Vivek; Music: Sri; Direction: Sobhan.
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| ’Koi Mil Gaya’ sequel hot with distributors - Nov 21, 2004 11:44 IST |
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Even when most films are having a tough time finding distributors, Rakesh Roshan’s sequel to Koi Mil Gaya has got them lined up for all territories, with some confirming the film in advance.
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| ’Vaada’ producer resists distributors’ pressure - Nov 21, 2004 11:42 IST |
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Vashu Bhagnani, producer of the forthcoming, Vaada, which is slated for a Dec 24 release, is in no haste to strike a compromise with distributors over his film’s price.
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| South Africa wins toss, to bat - Nov 21, 2004 11:41 IST |
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India picked all three spinners in the XI for the first cricket Test match Saturday against South Africa at the Green Park stadium here as the visitors won the toss and elected to bat.
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| Calvin Klein celebrates birthday in Jaipur - Nov 21, 2004 11:38 IST |
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Fashion guru Calvin Klein, who is in India to find inspiration for his forthcoming collections, celebrated his 62nd birthday at a local store here.
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| Rebel shutdown to greet Manmohan in Manipur - Nov 21, 2004 11:36 IST |
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives on a three-day visit to the insurgency-racked northeast Saturday amid a boycott called by separatist guerrillas.
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| Manmohan arrives in Manipur amid rebel shutdown - Nov 21, 2004 11:32 IST |
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in the insurgency-racked Manipur Saturday on a three-day visit to the region amid a boycott called by separatist guerrillas.
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| Manmohan to lay foundation of Manipur rail project - Nov 20, 2004 12:1 IST |
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone of a new broad gauge railway link at Jiribam near the Manipur capital Imphal during his visit to the northeastern state.
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| Maoists threaten to disrupt Chhattisgarh polls - Nov 20, 2004 12:1 IST |
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Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh announced Friday that they would disrupt the state’s first civic bodies poll to be held over two days on Dec 14 and 17.
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| Kerala fed up of strikes - Nov 20, 2004 11:59 IST |
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Traders, tour operators and commoners alike in Kerala are calling for a stop to frequent strikes after the last two shutdowns came within eight days of each other.
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