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PMK leader Guru, 11 supporters arrested

Controversial PMK leader J. Guru, also known as Kaduvetti Guru, was arrested at his residence in Kaduvetti, about 300 km south of Chennai, Saturday morning.3:30 PM on July 05

Harman excels in futuristic fantasyland of 'Love Story 2050'

Film: 'Love Story 2050'; Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Harman Baweja, Boman Irani; Director: Harry Baweja; Rating: **1/23:30 PM on July 05

Indian for top slot in global food body

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) director Sanjay Dave has become the first Indian to be elected the vice-chair of Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), an international body with 170 member countries.3:30 PM on July 05

Percept Picture to release 'Hancock' in India

After successfully releasing 'Spiderman 3' in India last year, Percept Picture Co (PPC) has acquired distribution rights of yet another Hollywood movie 'Hancock' to be screened July 11 in the country.3:30 PM on July 05

US denied visa because I am a Muslim: IMA president

'Sir, your name is linked to Washington, you cannot attend the conference.' This is what the US embassy allegedly said while denying a visa to Mohammad Abbas, president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA).2:31 PM on July 05

BJP demands general elections

The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Pary (BJP) has demanded fresh general elections in the country, claiming the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has lost its mandate in the wake of the Left front's threat of withdrawal of support from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government over the India-US nuclear deal.2:31 PM on July 05

Strike in Kashmir against Friday's police action

Shops and business establishments in capital Srinagar and other towns remained closed in the strike called by the two factions of Hurriyat Conference.2:30 PM on July 05

'Jaane Tu...' got a superstar opening: Aamir

Light college drama 'Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na' won the hearts of audiences on the day of its release and Aamir Khan, whose nephew Imran debuted in the film, says it got an opening only a superstar's movie would get.2:30 PM on July 05

Chhattisgarh crippled by shutdown

Road and rail traffic in several parts of Chhattisgarh were hit Saturday by a daylong statewide shutdown called by a community that wants the government to hand over a private, disputed plot of land to them.1:33 PM on July 05

Curfew-bound Indore tense but under control

Tension prevailed in curfew-bound Indore city Saturday, a day after escalated communal violence over the Amarnath shrine row left two more people killed taking the death toll in Madhya Pradesh to seven.1:33 PM on July 05

Maoist blow up block office in Bihar

Suspected Maoist rebels blew up a government office in Bihar's East Champaran district early Saturday, police said. No casualties were reported.1:33 PM on July 05

Probe urged into stripping of schoolgirl in Kerala

Kerala Health Minister P.K. Sreemathi Saturday said that the education department would conduct an inquiry into the alleged stripping of a schoolgirl to search for a mobile phone.1:32 PM on July 05

Ancient Indian farming technique picks up in mango belt

Four years ago, when a Lucknow-based horticulture institute floated the idea of homa-farming, cultivators in the mango belt of Kakori and Malihabad adopted it in droves.1:32 PM on July 05

Nothing much to cheer for Karunakaran as he turns ninety

Veteran Congress leader K. Karunakaran wouldn't have been happy with the 'gift' given to him by the Congress headquarters in New Delhi as he turned ninety Saturday. The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has allocated only four posts to accommodate his followers in the state party unit, say media reports.1:32 PM on July 05

It's vegetable pulao for President Patil in Pune

President Pratibha Patil, a strict vegetarian, will have vegetable pulao along with a platter of Maharashtrian dishes as her lunch here Saturday, according to Raj Bhawan sources.1:31 PM on July 05