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High hopes of CM and Congress making Bangalore better (Karnataka Newsletter)

Bangalore, May 24 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seems to have raised hopes of better times for this capital as he has kept with himself the Bangalore and IT departments, apart from his pet subject - finance. "It is a good move," T.

Sale of Russian weapons to Syria ‘destabilising’: Kerry

Tel Aviv, May 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The sale of S-300 air defence systems by Russia to Syria would be "destabilising" for the region, US Secretary of State John Kerry said. "S-300 missiles coming from Russia, or other countries, Iranian missiles, are destabilising to the region," Kerry said. "The United States is committed, not only in its defence of Israel, but in its concerns for the region to try to address this issue." Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier this month that Russia would honour a deal with Syria to supply it with S-300 air defence systems.

Aamir supported Kiran for Ship of Theseus

Filmmaker Kiran Rao says her actor-filmmaker husband Aamir Khan supported her to present Anand Gandhi's directorial, Ship of Theseus

Preity wants to do Indian ‘CSI’ if remade in India (Movie Snippets)

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) If popular international show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" is remade in India, actress Preity Zinta is all for being a part of it. "If 'CSI' is remade in India - the real thing, I want to be a part of it. I have studied criminal psychology," Preity said in a statement.

Trailer of Anand Gandhi’s masterpiece ‘Ship of Theseus’ launched in Mumbai

Mumbai, May 23 (ANI): Filmmaker Kiran Rao along with Siddharth Roy Kapoor launched the first teaser of Anand Gandhi's award winning directorial venture "Ship Of Theseus" in the entertainment capital Mumbai. The film, which has travelled to various, film festivals last year and has received a lot of critical acclaim, will now be distributed by UTV Motion Pictures

China to buy gas from Turkmenistan

Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), May 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) China will import gas from the world's second largest gas reserve in the Central Asian republic of Turkmenistan. Kakageldy Abdullayev, CEO of Turkmenistan's national gas company Turkmengaz, said the Galkynysh field will be used to build up Turkmen gas exports to China. The field is expected to produce 25 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year for China, with Turkmenistan's total gas exports to China planned to reach 65 billion cubic meters annually after the field's launch, Abdullayev said

Iran’s n-power plant to be launched ‘shortly’: Russian agency

Moscow, May 22 (IANS ) Iran's first nuclear power plant in Bushehr could start working "shortly", Xinhua reported Wednesday, quoting Russia's state atomic energy agency Rosatom.

‘Chandila was to spot fix in another IPL match’

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Ajit Chandila of Rajasthan Royals was about to spot fix in another Indian Premier League (IPL) match too, for which he had taken Rs.15 lakh from a Punjab-based bookie, when he was arrested May 16, police claimed here Wednesday. During interrogation Chandila has revealed the name of another bookie, Deepak Kumar, 35, a resident of Patiala, in Punjab

BJP urges Andhra governor to sack tainted ministers

Hyderabad, May 22 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday urged Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan to sack six allegedly tainted state ministers

Kolkata hosts global photo exhibition

Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Various facets of India in the last 50 years have been brought to life through a bouquet of photographs by international photographers at an exhibition here, the organisers said Wednesday.