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    Delhi’s response to terror attack was as good as London: NRI eyewitness (Special)

    New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) I happened to go shopping with a young non-resident Indian guest from London in New Delhi’s business and shopping hub Connaught Place on Sep 13, when multiple bomb blasts shattered the peace of India’s capital.


    Temptations are good for you

    Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) Temptations, which test human will, might end up doing some good because they actually increase moderation, according to the latest study, particularly in case of consumers who have shown greater self-control after spending some time in the presence of a treat.

Bush trying hard to keep n-deal date with Manmohan Singh

Sep 16th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) The Bush administration has adopted a multi-pronged strategy to ensure the India-US civil nuclear deal is done before Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh comes to meet President George W. Bush at the White House Sep 25.



Films should explore issues rather than preach: Vani Subramanian

Sep 16th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) She left her flourishing advertising career to make movies about social issues she feels strongly about, but don’t mistake Vani Subramanian for a sermonising filmmaker. In her latest film on the girl child, for instance, she has taken care not to preach against gender selection.



Films should explore issues rather than preach: Vani Subramanian

Sep 16th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) She left her flourishing advertising career to make movies about social issues she feels strongly about, but don’t mistake Vani Subramanian for a sermonising filmmaker. In her latest film on the girl child, for instance, she has taken care not to preach against gender selection.



Deepti Naval turns director, ropes in Manisha Koirala

Sep 16th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) After Nandita Das, avant-garde actress Deepti Naval has turned director. Her directorial debut has a rather poetic title - “Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish” and she has signed on close friend Manisha Koirala as the heroine.



Detergent ads more effective in Hindi: study by Indian Americans

Sep 16th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) Multinationals marketing luxury goods abroad should publicise them in English, and frame ads for necessities in the local language, for greater communicability and reach, according to a new study by two Indian Americans.



We will crush Tamil Tigers completely: Rajapaksa

Sep 16th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Colombo, Sep 16 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has expressed confidence that his troops will crush the Tamil Tiger guerrillas “completely”, but he refused to set a time frame for a military victory.



Damien Hirst thirst rakes in Pound70m at Sotheby’s auctio

Sep 16th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

London, Sep 16 : Monday saw global investment giant Lehmann Brothers file for bankruptcy, but by night there wasn’t even a whiff of the credit crunch at Sotheby’s in London where a staggering Pound70-odd million was spent in a matter of minutes to snap up the works of artist Damien Hirst whose works were recently exhibited in New Delhi to mixed reviews.



FBI joins probe into killing of Indian student in US

Sep 15th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New York, Sep 16 (IANS) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has joined the probe into the murder of a 23-year-old Indian student who was found dead in St. Louis, Missouri.