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Beware of Mayawati and her Navratnas

Once upon a time there lived a man by the name Sheikh Chilli. The ambitious Sheikh Chilli was a poor man with high dreams, and his daydreaming went on expanding endlessly. Ultimately, the story......

Five more Amarnath pilgrims die; toll rises to 83

Five more pilgrims died en route to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the toll during this years's pilgrimage to 83, officials said on Monday. Badri Prasad (25), a......

41st Kolkata Rath Yatra gets a Russian flavour

The nine-day festival, June 21-29, is considered the biggest of all Iskcon celebrations and the theme for this year's yatra was 'Krishna Bhakti in Russia'. Prakriti Prasad reports The 41st Kolkata......

What Anna Hazare said in his letter to PM

Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday shot off a letter to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, slamming the reaction of his government and the Congress to his indefinite fast on Lokpal......

Reactor explodes, Japan issues nuclear alert

A Japanese nuclear power plant exploded on Saturday, triggering a 'nationwide atomic alert' in the country already reeling under the impact of giant tidal waves caused by a massive earthquake......

Praful Patel to meet Maharatna, few Navratna heads

Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister Praful Patel will meeton Wednesday the heads of Maharatna and few Navratna public sector units to discuss issues faced by them in meeting annual......

Coal India staff wants to buy Gandhi's house in Johannesburg

Navratna public sector unit Coal India Ltd has received a proposal to acquire 'The Kraal' -- Mahatma Gandhi's house in Johannesburg where he had lived a century ago -- and convert it into a......

Railways may join Coal India, SCI joint venture

To find an end-to-end solution for the logistics woes on supply of coal, two public sector navratna giants Coal India Ltdand Shipping Corporation of Indiaare in talks to rope in Indian Railways to......

India to soon have navratna universities

India will soon have 'Navratna' Universities on the lines of the famous Ivy League varsities, which will be 'free them from the shackles of government control,' Science and Technology Minister......

Maharatnas, Navratnas: India's best PSUs!

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, called public sector units 'the temples of modern India'. Since India's independence, PSUs have contributed significantly towards the growth......

It's Yuvika's green day

Starlet Yuvika Chaudhary, who was last seen in Naught@40 opposite Govinda, was present at the music launch of her upcoming film Anything For You. The event took place at Cinemax in......

Video: Watch Katrina play cricket

When we stumbled upon some more videos of Katrina Kaif-Imran-Khan-starrer Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, we wondered if there was anything left in the film to watch! The latest video has......

John's gift to Bipasha on her birthday

The twitter world is quite a busy one, and Bollywood contributes a great deal to it. Here's looking at the best star tweets of the day. Bipasha Basu, who turned 32 today, is expected to celebrate......

Why Lata Mangeshkar cancelled song recordings

Bollywood's music industry has a truckload of interesting stories yet to be told. Raju Bharatan, an assistant editor at The Illustrated Weekly of India, Asia's oldest English magazine till it......

Bollywood stars hotting up the small screen

Bollywood stars are rocking the small screen. Television channels, in their quest to grab eyeballs and TRPs, are shelling out big bucks to attract the big stars. And it seems to be working, with......

NFL to be played for ONGC Cup

Navratna and petroleum major ONGC will sponsor the ninth National Football League beginning at Kolkata next Wednesday.Announcing this on Tuesday, All India Football Federation President Priya......

Images: Nadal, Murray storm into fourth round, Li advances

Five-times champion Rafa Nadal was his old merciless self as he silenced Croatian qualifier Antonio Veic 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 to book his place in the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday. The......

Serbia are clearly the favourites against India

It is David versus Goliath, literally! We are referring to the Davis Cup first round tie in Belgrade, where India takes on holders Serbia. It is a match-up between two sides with contrasting......

Women's dress code@ Aus Open

Venus Williams again created ripples with her latest outfit, in her match against Sandra Zahlavova. Williams walked onto the court wearing a revealing yellow dress with a crisscross......

Former selectors laud WC team selection

Kiran More and Ajit Wadekar, both former chairmen of selectors, tells Manu Shankar that the 15-man squad named for the World Cup is the best possible combination for the quadrennial tournament to......

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Q. who is mukund mishra
Mantavya Jain: A. more

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Q. Sir ka dard kis ka naam .....???
Naveen Soni: A. he is the father of the famous hindustani singer TANSEN - one of the navratnas of Akbar's court more

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Web results for Navratnas

New norms ready, HPC to take final call

New Delhi: The has finalised new guidelines for providing greater operational flexibility to PSUs in achieving their annual targets and the same... ...

http://zeenews.india.com/business/news/companies/targets-for-psus-new-norms-ready-hpc-to-take-final-call_76564.html

Mother of all bailouts needed

The Government is responsible for turning a once-valuable Navratna into a barely surviving entity. May 19, 2013: At the peak of the stock market... ...

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/bsnl-mother-of-all-bailouts-needed/article4730216.ece

Create long-term wealth

In his budget announcement for the financial year 2013-14, the Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, announced a few sops for individuals and... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/features/homes-and-gardens/home-finance/create-longterm-wealth/article4724267.ece

Oil India trades higher on the BSE

Oil India is currently trading at Rs 597.05, up by 16.45 points or 2.83% from its previous closing of Rs 580.60 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs... ...

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55,000 Gutkha pouches worth Rs 3L seized from 4 shops in Indore

Food safety officer Manish Swami told DNA that raids were conducted in Sindhi Colony, Juni Indore and at Sarvate bus stand. At Navratna Supari... ...

http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/MP-IND-55000-gutkha-pouches-worth-rs-3l-seized-from-4-shops-in-indore-4265199-NOR.html