NUKE DEAL UNPA, Left to coordinate against UPA The Left dropped hints of its intention to stitch a non- Congress and non-BJP alliance after UNPA Chairperson Mulayam Singh met CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat and his CPI counterpart A B Bardhan. CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan shakes hands with Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav at the CPI headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday. Disrupting Parliament great disservice to nation, says Yechuri
Senior MDMK leader arrested
Senior MDMK leader Nanjil Sampath was arrested early this morning for allegedly making 'defamatory remarks' against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and minister for Revenue and Prisons, I Periyasamy.
DOHA TALKS US asks India to open markets for progress
The US asked India to show flexibility and allow more access to its markets especially for non-agricultural products for reviving the stalled Doha Round of trade talks.
Students of sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creating a sand sculpture of Godess Laxmi on the eve of Laxmi Puja at Golden Beach in Puri on Wednesday. PTI
India remains Dubai's top gold partner
Despite soaring prices, gold trade through Dubai, one of India's top trading partner, has reached USD 5.23 billion in the third quarter of 2007, a 55 per cent hike from last year's USD 3.37 billion.
JDS too chants poll mantra
A day after Congress categorically spurned its offer of support to form another coalition government in, JDS declared that it will go before people to seek a fresh mandate. EXPANDING CAPACITY Mysore Cements seeks Govt nod
Cements maker Mysore Cements Ltd said the company has submitted applications to the Centre for getting the prior environmental clearance in order to enhance the production capacities of its four plants.
Pakistani folk-singer Arif Lohar and Indian Sufi-singer Puran Chand Wadali dance after the arrival of a Pakistani delegation at Attari on Thursday. A twenty eight member delegation including Pakistani Sufi-singers and folk-singers and artists arrived at Attari to participate in 'Sanjh- Eik Sham Aman Ke Naam', a programme being held jointly by the Indian and Pakistani artists at Amritsar. PTI
Meghalaya all set to strum into record books
More than 2000 guitarists from across the North Eastern states will gather in Shillong on Friday to set the new world record for the 'largest guitar ensemble' ever in its history.
Dancers from the Egyptian troupe, Reda Folkloric Dance and Music, performing on the occasion of Egyptian Cultural week being celebrated jointly by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in New Delhi on Tuesday. Egyptian film fest begins in capital
With the screening of Egyptian films in the capital, Egypt is aiming to promote bilateral cultural ties besides giving a fillip to its tourism sector.
FESTIVALS OF LIGHT
Garlands are displayed at a market as people shop ahead of Diwali festival in Jammu on Thursday. Diwali, the festival of lights will be celebrated on the second week of November. AP
YOUR MOVIE REVIEW
This 'Dinagalu' is a damp squib
Fluent editing (could have been bit more taut), excellent background score by maestro Illayaraja and evocative cinematography (that captures City's tourist spots in all its pristine, soft-focus glory), are Aa Dinagalu's mainstay.
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