Vidya, Sridevi: Actresses who made a difference in 2012
Bollywood may be considered a male dominated industry by many, but 2012 saw Vidya Balan, Kareena Kapoor and Sridevi becoming the champions of change by carrying films on their more than able shoulders and establishing that actresses are more than just a glamour quotient with the success of their ventures.
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Delhi gang-rape victim still critical, one accused says ‘Hang me’
New Delhi, Dec 19 -- Thousands took to the streets across India Wednesday to demand death for the men who tortured and raped a young woman here in a moving bus, leaving her still battling for life.
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Delhi Gang-rape victim fights for life, India cries for justice
New Delhi, Dec 18 -- Anger, grief and outrage ..it all spilled over Tuesday as a 23-year-old continued to battle for life in a Delhi hospital after being brutally tortured and gang-raped, becoming the anguished cynosure of a nation whose leaders spoke out in parliament and whose people took to the streets to voice their protest.
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Narendra ‘Dabangg’ Modi is his own worst enemy
What is curious about the Gujarat elections is that although the outcome is not in doubt - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to win - there is an element of tension related to its success.
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Indian designers are just suppliers, exporters
New Delhi, Dec 18 -- Indian designers have a long way to go and are still primarily suppliers and exporters, says Wendell Rodricks, one of the few names in the fashion industry to have revolutionised the Indian ramp scene and also promoted it globally.
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Ratan Tata to be Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons
Mumbai, Dec 18 -- India's leading industrial conglomerate Tata Sons Tuesday said it will confer the honorary title of Chairman Emeritus on Ratan Tata, when he retires Dec 28.
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Tearful adieu to Indian nurse in Karnataka town
Shirva (Karnataka) -- Amidst emotional scenes and a pall of gloom, about 5,000 people, including family members, relatives and friends, Monday bid a tearful adieu to Indian-origin nurse Jacintha Saldhana, as her mortal remains were laid to rest in a cemetery in this coastal Karnataka town.
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Bihar mukhiyas leave Pajeros for real horse power
Sonepur (Bihar) -- Call it horse power if you will. Forget about Pajeros or even the humbler Bolero vehicles, village heads in rural Bihar are doling out hundreds of thousands of rupees to acquire steeds as prized symbols of status in a society still mired in feudalism.
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Battling the bulge: He seeks to make Mumbai’s cops fitter
Mumbai -- Mumbai police are set to emerge leaner, stronger. If this fitness trainer has his way with the city's lawkeepers, the force would emerge not only physically fitter, but also more agile mentally and, it is hoped, that much more efficacious.
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India needs more infectious disease experts, says APXA founder Shah
New Delhi -- Despite infectious diseases claiming over 20 million lives a year, India has just a handful of specialists in the field for its 1.2 billion population, says an Indian American expert pushing for this country to set up a specialist training programme to tackle this grave issue.
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