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Mathura: Filmmaker BR Chopra had offered the role of main lead in "Baghban" to his favourite actor, Dilip Kumar, who turned it down as he could not decide on his co-actress, according to Achala Nagar, the author of the novel. The film was…
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London: Oscar-winner Ben Affleck, who shares three kids with estranged wife and actress Jennifer Garner, says he would not much encourage his children from becoming actors. The 44-year-old star says he does not want his kids to follow in…
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New Delhi: Beginning April 1, people living in rural areas need to have Aadhaar under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) that mandates 100 days work for a household annually. People registered under the…
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New Delhi: Scrutiny assessments that entail a top-to-bottom analysis of a taxpayers' I-T transactions should be "reduced significantly" for a period of three years, a committee constituted by the CBDT to cut down litigation issues between…
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La Paz (Mexico): Gunmen burst into a hotel in the popular Los Cabos resort area on Mexico's northwestern Pacific coast, killing three men and a woman, authorities said today. The killings took place in a small hotel in San Jose del Cabo,…
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Nicosia: Rival Cypriot leaders resume UN- brokered peace talks in Geneva tomorrow billed as a historic opportunity to end a decades-long conflict on the divided island, but the outcome is far from certain. Both Turkish- and Greek-speaking…
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Fort Lauderdale (US): The Iraq war veteran accused of killing five travellers and wounding six others at a busy international airport in Florida has been charged and could face the death penalty if convicted. Esteban Santiago, 26, told…
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Mexico City: Looting has largely subsided in Mexico following a 20 per cent hike in gasoline prices, but protests are continuing. The Interior Department reported that more than 1,500 people have been detained for looting or disturbances…
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New Delhi: Traders in central Delhi's Connaught Place have decided to approach Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal against the decision of making the inner and middle circle a vehicle-free zone from February. "This is an impractical decision…
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Lucknow: Taking its fight against BJP to newer pastures, Aam Aadmi Party led by Arvind Kejriwal will "actively campaign" against the saffron party in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, though it will not enter the electoral arena. After…
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