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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa requested her Assam counterpart Tarun Gogoi to spare a pair of the greater one-horned rhinoceros in exchange for a pair of Indian gaur.In a letter to Gogoi, the text of which was released to the media here Wednesday, Jayalalithaa said the Arignar Anna Zoological Park near here has a collection of 1,400 individual animals consisting of 143 species but no rh...
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West Bengal Chief Minister said Wednesday her government was determined to "hang" within a month the perpetrators of the gang-rape and murder of a teenaged girl in North 24-Parganas."Our government is determined to punish the criminals. Our target is to hang the rapists within a month. We have done it before and we can do it now," Banerjee told a party rally in the district.Banerjee Monday visited...
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Indian rupee fell to 58.91 against a dollar Wednesday, fractionally less than the record low of 58.98 hit last week, on concerns that the US Federal Reserve might signal cutting back on stimulus that will strengthen the greenback further.The partially convertible rupee opened weak at 58.82 against a dollar after hitting a record closing low of 58.77 in the previous day.The rupee hit a low of 58.91...
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the wake of a noisy protest she faced while visiting a gang-rape-murder victim, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday claimed that a leading media house was conspiring with the CPI-M, Congress and Maoists to kill her.Banerjee told a party rally in North 24 Parganas that during her return from the Monday visit to Kamduni village in the district, she was told by police that there was a...
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Atul Singh, Coca-Cola's president and CEO (India and Southwest Asia), will take over as deputy president (Pacific Group) from July 1, the company said Wednesday.In his new role, he will have responsibility over the Greater China & Korea (GC&K) and India & Southwest Asia (INSWA) business units. "Given the enormous growth opportunities in China, and the uniquely competitive beverage landscape, Atul’s...
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Karan Johar is so impressed with director Anand Gandhi's "brilliant" work in "Ship of Theseus" that he feels "inferior" as a filmmaker and says he lacks the "talent and strength" to make such a film.Karan's last directorial was "Bombay Talkies", an anthology of film consisting of four different stories by four different directors."It makes you feel very inferior as a filmmaker, it's that brilliant....
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Kerala Tourism Minister A.P. Anil Kumar Wednesday said that all stakeholders would be taken into confidence regarding the operations of a sea plane service in the state's picturesque backwaters."I assure the assembly that we will not do anything that would affect any community in the state. All the stakeholders in the fishing sector as well as legislators will be taken into confidence. We will conduct...
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Except for a few scenes in school uniform, there is absolutely no similarity between "Raanjhanaa" and Tamil romantic-drama "3", clarifies Tamil actor Dhanush. He urges viewers not to compare the two movies."3" was an unsuccessful directorial debut of Dhanush's wife, Aishwarya Rajinikanth, while "Raanjhanaa" marks his debut in Bollywood."I don't want these two films to be compared because they bear...
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Delhi University has given an extension of a few hours for submitting online and offline registration forms for admission to the varsity's newly-introduced four-year undergraduate programme. Wednesday is the last day for submission of the forms.The registration for the optical mark registration (OMR) forms has been extended till 4 p.m. Wednesday in all the 18 admission centres. The online registration...
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Tata Motors Wednesday unveiled eight new variants across its five passenger car brands under a new marketing strategy to arrest falling sales.According to the company, the new product offerings are part of its new customer-focused strategy for its passenger vehicles termed as 'HORIZONEXT' which comes after the automobile major suffered falling sales in recent months.The company's passenger cars sales...
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