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  • Scots rail fares set to increase

    Rail passengers in Scotland face a 6% rise in the ticket prices - almost 2% above the current rate of inflation.
    2008-11-20 18:14:07
  • Wooden stakes couldn't keep 'Twilight' fans from premiere

    If advance online ticket sales are any indication, "Twilight," the film based on author Stephenie Meyer's successful book series about a brooding vampire may outsell the latest "High School Musical" film.
    2008-11-20 15:14:26
  • HYDERABAD

    NAT20National/PoliticsTDP to unleash Junior NTR to counter ChiranjeeviHyderabad, Nov 20 IANS Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N.T. Rama Rao's grandson and popular Telugu actor Junior NTR is all set to campaign for the main opposition Telugu Desam Party TDP.After much dillydallying amid speculations of a rift in NTR family, Junior NTR agreed to campaign for the party with road shows from January.TDP hopes that the 25-year-old actor, who resembles his grandfather and enjoys a huge fan following, will help the party counter superstar-turned-politician Chiranjeevi, who recently floated the Praja Rajyam party.The move comes at a time when the Congress party is planning to unleash several actors including Nagarjuna, superstar of yesteryears Krishna and his young actor son Mahesh Babu.Though NTR's actor sons and grandsons have already thrown their weight behind TDP, Junior NTR was maintaining a distance. TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu was desperate to garner his support as he is more popular than other members of the NTR family. Junior NTR along with his father N. Harikrishna and uncle N. Balakrishna met Naidu on few occasions in the past but skipped the 'Yuvagrajna' public meeting held at Guntur Nov 5, triggering speculations of a rift in the family.Junior NTR wanted an assembly ticket for his film producer friend Vallabhaneni Vamsimohan from Gannavaram constituency but his father and party politburo member Harikrishna and Kalyanram demanded that the party field former legislator Dasari Balavardhan Rao from the constituency. There were reports that Junior NTR was also unhappy over the treatment meted out to his mother by the NTR family. Naidu, who was worried over reports that NTR's daughter and central minister D. Purandareswari and others were trying to convince Junior NTR to campaign for the Congress, began frantic efforts to woo him.The TDP president, during a meeting with Junior NTR Wednesday, reportedly promised to give ticket to his friend and convinced him to campaign for TDP.TDP sources said the popular actor agreed to conduct road shows on the condition that he would not criticise the rival parties and the actors campaigning for them. "As his film career is at its peak, he doesn't want controversies to affect his career," said a TDP leader, requesting anonymity.The actor will only appeal to people to support the party founded by his grandfather. As his uncle Balakrishna, also a popular actor, is launching a 'yatra' next month, Naidu wanted him to conduct road shows in January. NTR created record of sorts by coming to power within nine months after forming TDP in 1982.Naidu had led a revolt against his father-in-law NTR to become the chief minister in August 1995 after Lakshmi Parvati, whom NTR married just before the 1994 polls, was emerging as a power centre. NTR died of cardiac arrest five months later.Naidu, who lost power to the Congress in 2004, is banking heavily on NTR charisma to regain power. Elections to the state assembly are scheduled in March-April next year.--Indo-Asian News Service 544 Words*20111226
    2008-11-20 03:00:00
  • Tickets ready in Mexico for World Classic baseball

    The Organizing Committee of the World Classic in Mexico City on Thursday announced the ticketsfor the World Baseball Classic 2009 will be on sale on Monday. Mexican baseball fans who buy tickets...
    2008-11-14 17:02:10
  • eBay bans Obama event ticket sale

    Online auction site eBay bans the resale of tickets to Barack Obama's inauguration as US president in January.
    2008-11-14 13:08:07
  • Rugby ticket thief caught at game

    A man who stole tickets for the Wales v South Africa rugby international is jailed after turning up at the match.
    2008-11-14 12:10:14
  • 1 million could attend Obama inauguration

    Some lawmakers have already stopped taking ticket requests and hotels have booked up for the January 20 ceremony in Washington
    2008-11-14 01:07:14
  • McCain says Palin didn't hurt Republican presidential ticket

    IN his first interview since conceding the presidential election, John McCain said yesterday that running mate Sarah Palin did not damage his presidential bid and he dismissed anonymous criticism aimed at her following...
    2008-11-00 00:00:00
  • Here Comes The Inaugural Ticket Police

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    2008-11-12 19:04:10
  • After the storm, Alva quits post

    Press Trust of IndiaNEW DELHI, Nov 11 After creating a storm in the Congress with her stinging criticism of the party over election ticket distribution...
    2008-11-12 18:37:22
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