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‘Be yourself’

She is talkative, but that is how Juhi Pande landed up with a job as a video jockey

Namaste fashion

Namaste fashionSaris, salwars and kurtas are back in vogue, thanks in no small measure to B-Town, claim designers

Right from Sridevi’s chiffon saris in Chandni to Sonam Kapoor’s simple, cotton salwar kurtas in Delhi 6, Bollywood has continued to dictate fashion trends over the years.

The best part about these clothes is that they suit anyone and can be trendy, yet traditional feels designer Anitha Kholay, “Ethnic clothes are very comfortable and there’s always a wide variety of options to choose from,” she says.

'Cricket will win battle against terrorism'

'Cricket will win battle against terrorism'Rajasthan Royals owner Kundra is optimistic of IPL's success this year

Despite all adversities mounting around the second season of Indian Premier League (IPL), Raj Kundra, owner of Rajasthan Royals believes that cricket will win the battle against terrorism.

RWF humiliate BHEL

It rained goals at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Wednesday, with Rail Wheel Factory pasting Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd by a 9-0 margin in the Super Division league. Nanda Kumar of RWF got the first four goals, and the first hat-trick of the league as well.

The half-time score read 5-0, with Satish Kumar following up on Nanda Kumar's four-goal strike. BHEL replaced goalkeeper Dilip Kumar with Santhosh, but even that did not change their fortune as RWF merrily continued to pound away at their goal, and embarrassing them so much that the yellow-jerseyed BHEL players lost heart midway through the contest.

Slogan-hunt begins in Raj post ‘Jai Ho’

‘India Shining’-hit BJP acts coy even as Cong laps up phrases and songs

The Congress’s success at getting the copyrights of the Oscar-winning “Jai Ho” signature tune from Slumdog Millionaire seems to have set the tone for a keen contest among various political parties in Rajasthan to grab catchy numbers and phrases which may be gainfully used during the upcoming election campaign.  

An upbeat state Congress, already sounding victorious after bagging the exclusive rights of AR Rahman’s award-winning number, is now on a collection spree of songs and phrases which go down well with the local issues and party ideology.

GPCB closes 11 death godowns

GPCB closes 11 death godowns
The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has finally swung into action. On Wednesday, it sent closure notices to the 11 godowns in the city from where large quantities of biomedical waste were recovered by the AMC. It also slapped a show-cause notice on Rajasthan Hospitals for not disposing of its biomedical waste in the proper manner.

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