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Aishwarya Rai pays surprise visit to father on his b'day

Aishwarya Rai took time off from her busy shooting schedule in Kochi for Mani Ratnam's 'Ravana' to fly back to Mumbai for dad Krishnaraj Rai's 70th birthday.9:01 PM on November 21

Sadhvi's allegations of torture being probed, NSA assures Advani

National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan Friday assured senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani that torture allegations of Sadhvi Pragnya Thakur, an accused in the Malegaon bombing, would be looked into.9:01 PM on November 21

Bhat bows out of China Open Super Series

Indian shuttler Arvind Bhat bowed out of the China Open Super Series badminton losing to Kai Wen of China in the quarterfinal at Shanghai Friday.9:00 PM on November 21

Delhi airport gears up to tackle winter fog

With winter setting in, airport officials here are gearing up to fight the fog menace, expected to be more this year in comparison to last year, a government official said Friday.9:00 PM on November 21

Relief package for exporters being drafted

A special relief package to prop the export sector is expected to be presented to an apex committee chaired by the prime minister by the weekend, Commerce Secretary G.K. Pillai announced here Friday.9:00 PM on November 21

Morita, Dabija to clash in $50,000 women's ITF

Second seed Ayumi Morita of Japan and unheralded Romanian Elora Dabija carved out emphatic straight set wins Friday to set up a title clash at the Gujarat NRE Coke $50,000 ITF Women's Challenger tennis tournament here.9:00 PM on November 21

Rahul Gandhi launches campaign for Congress in Mizoram

Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday accused the Mizo National Front (MNF) government of siphoning off central projects funds in Mizoram.9:00 PM on November 21

Gloom will give way to optimism if voted to power: Advani

Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani Friday said the gloom and pessimism which he was seeing all around the country due to the financial crisis will turn into optimism if the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) were elected back to power.8:32 PM on November 21

Inquiry into Pragya torture allegation, NSA tells Advani

National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan Friday assured senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani of an inquiry into the torture allegations of Sadhvi Pragnya Thakur, an accused in the Malegaon bombing, the party said.8:32 PM on November 21

Work on Kolkata monorail to begin in March

A city-based firm, Andromeda Technologies, has bagged the order for constructing the first stretch of a monorail in the city, with the work scheduled to begin in March, a top company official said here Friday.8:31 PM on November 21

Pawar moves apex court against impending trial for perjury

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Calcutta High Court order to prosecute him on charges of lying to it as a former president of the Indian cricket board to justify the termination of Jagmohan Dalmiya's membership from the board in December 2006.8:31 PM on November 21

India seeks support of Indian Ocean countries to fight piracy

India has initiated talks with countries of the Indian Ocean Region for a 'collaborative' arrangement to combat the rampant piracy in the Gulf of Aden, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, an official said here Friday.8:31 PM on November 21

People will relate to 'Oye Lucky Lucky Oye': Abhay Deol

Bollywood actor Abhay Doel who was in the city Friday to promote his forthcoming film 'Oye Lucky Lucky Oye' says that people will relate to the film and to his character in the film, who comes from a lower middle class background and chases money and fame - through dubious means.8:31 PM on November 21

Man held with 40 tonnes of explosive

A man carrying nearly 40 tonnes of the widely used commercial explosive ammonium nitrate was arrested Friday in an Uttar Pradesh area where Maoists are known to be active, police said.8:30 PM on November 21

Germany first to open consulate in Bangalore

Germany Friday became the first country to officially open its consulate here, signalling the growing bilateral relations between the two countries and the importance of people-to-people contact.8:30 PM on November 21