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It's A Privilege To Play Army Officer: Nimrat Kaur
Actress Nimrat Kaur, for whom being in the army was once a "dream profession", says she feels privileged that as an actor, she will get to live a bit of that desire courtesy an upcoming web-series "The Test Case". ....
A Window To India's Rising Soft Power -- Bollywood
Title: Bollywood Boom; Author: Roopa Swaminathan; Publisher: Penguin; Price: Rs 399; Pages: 221....
Higher Magnesium Levels May Prevent Fractures In Elderly
Higher levels of magnesium in blood may increase bone strength and act as a buffer against the risk of fractures, one of the leading causes of disability and ill health especially among the ageing population, a study has shown.....
JMM Retains Littipara Seat In Jharkhand
The opposition Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Thursday retained the Littipara assembly seat with its candidate Simon Marandi defeating his BJP rival Hemlal Murmu by 12,900 votes in the April 9 bypoll.....
President To Visit Karnataka And Maharashtra
President Pranab Mukherjee will lay the foundation stone of B.R. Ambedkar School of Economics in Bengaluru during his two-day visit to Karnataka and Maharashtra on April 14 and 15, an official statement said.....
Service Tax To Move Up From 15% To 18% Under GST: Hasmukh Adhia
Services sector is likely to attract a higher tax rate of 18 per cent from the current 15 per cent under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, thus making services "slightly" more expensive, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has said.....
Now Confident To Make More Children's Films: Nagesh Kukunoor
A Best Childrens Film honour at the 64th National Film Awards for his movie "Dhanak" has made Nagesh Kukunoor more confident about directing movies around children. ....
This is no "Mandi". Damn, it is not even anywhere near the raw guttural emotionalism of Madhur Bhandarkar's "Chandni Bar".....
There Is No Glory In War: Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt has often been slammed for unearthing talent from Pakistan and giving it a platform in Indian filmdom. But the filmmaker, who has worked with artistes like Atif Aslam, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Sara Loren from across the border, believes there is no glory in war. He says problems, including betweern India and Pakistan, should be solved through peaceful means without firing a bullet.....
Combination Therapy May Boost Survival In Brain Cancer Patients
A combination of vaccine and chemotherapy sessions may help improve both progression-free survival and overall survival rates for patients suffering from glioblastoma -- a malignant tumour affecting the brain or spine, researchers say.....
