India

Bangladeshi theatre artists perform epic ''Ramayana'' in Tripura

Tripura, AgartalaAgartala, Nov. 19 : ‘Oneness through drama'' was the central message of a group of Bangladeshi theatre artistes, who were on a cultural trip to Agartala recently and left an indelible mark on various theatre lovers.

It was a delightful and emphatic performance of “Ebong Aswamedh Jagna", by a group of 19 artistes from Bangladesh, which performed the epic Ramayana at the central auditorium of Tripura University here recently.

Maruti says sales shouldn''t fall in 2008-09

Maruti Suzuki LogoNew Delhi, Nov 19 : Maruti Suzuki India, the country''s top car maker, is worried about adverse economic conditions but expects new models to help it maintain last year''s production and sales volumes, said Chairman R. C. Bhargava at the launch of Maruti''s A-star hatchback on Wednesday.

Maruti, 54.2 per cent-owned by Suzuki, has more than half of the Indian car market. It sold 711,824 cars in the local market in the fiscal year ending March and exported
51,669 cars, industry data showed.

IIM enabling northeast students realize dreams with quality education

Shillong, MeghalayaShillong , Nov. 19 : For long Shillong has been known for its captivating environs and music culture. But the State capital is also gaining reputation as an education centre.

Local residents believe Shillong is all set to become a Mecca of learning for students from the north-east region of the country with the opening of the first branch of the premier Indian Institute of Management (IIM).

The first batch of IIM here started in July 2008 here. The Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management (RGIIM) in Shillong is the seventh branch of IIM.

Home Ministry team visits Assam

Assam, GuwahatiNew Delhi, Nov 19 : A Central team led by the Secretary (Border Management) in the Ministry of Home Affairs Jarnail Singh visited Assam on November 17-18 .

On November 17th, the team held discussions with the State Government officials on issues relating to the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The team also held a meeting with the State Government officials and representatives of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC).

Bollywood actors talk about their forthcoming film ''Yuvraaj'' at New Delhi

YuvraajMumbai, Nov 19 : Bollywood producer and director Subhash Ghai has dismissed any similarity between his latest flick ''Yuvraaj'' with his earlier film ''Taal'' despite both being musical journeys.

Ghai, best known for his films like Karz, Hero, Meri Jung and Karma, was emphatic at a news conference in New Delhi on Tuesday that there were no similarities between the two films.

Chhattisgarh polls tomorrow

ChhattisgarhRaipur, Nov 19 : Elections for 51 seats in the 90-member House, in eight districts of Chhattisgarh will be held tomorrow during the second and final phase of Assembly polls in the state.

Political future of 687 candidates including 50 women will be sealed in the EVMs tomorrow with 88,14,228 voters expected to exercise their franchise.

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