Its ‘whistle podu’ time at Chepauk
May 27th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 27 (IANS) It was carnival time at the Chepauk, which was filled to its brim for the first time this season for the grand finale of the ... Read more...
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Jagan’s mother hits out at Sonia Gandhi for arrest
May 27th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) Late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's widow Y.S. Vijayamma Sunday blamed Congress president Sonia Gandhi for the arrest of her son Y.S. Jaganmohan ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah Cup: India narrowly go down to Britain
May 27th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 27 (IANS) Five-time champions India missed chances galore and went down narrowly 2-3 to favourites Britain in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here Sunday.India played a ... Read more...
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Two MBA students die in road mishap
May 27th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Two MBA students were killed after the motorcycle they were riding crashed into a road divider here, police said Sunday.The accident took place around 9 ... Read more...
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Jagan arrest: Congress mum, BJP terms it vendetta
May 27th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Congress Sunday refused to comment on the arrest of YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) while ... Read more...
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PDP is party of Jammu too: Mufti
May 27th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 27 (IANS) Mufti Mohammed Saeed, patron of the main opposition PDP, Sunday dispelled the impression that his party was Kashmir-centric and declared that it was as much as ... Read more...
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YSR Congress calls for Andhra shutdown Monday
May 27th, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) YSR Congress Party called for a shutdown in Andhra Pradesh Monday to protest the arrest of its leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy in the disproportionate assets ... Read more...
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Mamata welcome to join NDA: BJP
May 27th, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi Sunday praised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said her Trinamool ... Read more...
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Britons pay Indians to become surrogate mothers: Report
May 27th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 27 (IANS) India's surrogacy industry is being used by Britons to become parents, a media report said Sunday.There are now up to 1,000 clinics, all unregulated, in the ... Read more...
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Jagan arrested in assets case, Andhra on alert (Lead)
May 27th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Sunday evening arrested YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy in a disproportionate assets case.YSR party leader J. Prabhakar Rao ... Read more...
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Medical factory gutted in Gurgaon
May 27th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 27 (IANS) A medical equipment factory was damaged in a fire in an industrial township in Gurgaon, an officer said. There was no casualty or injury.The blaze started ... Read more...
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Hot Sunday in Delhi, Monday to be similar (Lead)
May 27th, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The heat wave continued across Delhi Sunday with the maximum temperature touching 41.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above average.The minimum temperature was three notches above ... Read more...
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Jagan’s meteoric rise in wealth and popularity (Profile)
May 27th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a disproportionate assets case Sunday, has seen many controversies but has ... Read more...
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Fire engulfs factory in Delhi
May 27th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A major fire broke out in a garment factory here Sunday, but no one was injured, a fire service officer said.It took firemen over four-and-a ... Read more...
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Nepal’s constitutional crisis worries BJP
May 27th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday voiced concern over the constitutional crisis in neighbouring Nepal, terming it a "serious setback"."Major political parties and their ... Read more...
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Japan, Myanmar open trade talks
May 27th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, May 27 (IANS) Japan has opened negotiations with Myanmar on an investment agreement, the trade ministry said."Since many Japanese private companies are trying to do business with Burma (Myanmar), ... Read more...
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Factfile on Myanmar
May 27th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Factfile on Myanmar, where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday began a three-day visit - the first by an Indian prime minister in 25 years.* President - Thein Sein, a former ... Read more...
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Bad weather hampering efforts to clear Amarnath route
May 27th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 27 (IANS) Bad weather is hampering efforts to clear the route to the sacred Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir even as the annual Amarnath pilgrimage is ... Read more...
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Manmohan arrives in Myanmar: First Indian PM to visit in 25 years (Second Lead)
May 27th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Nay Pyi Taw, May 27 (IANS) Manmohan Singh, the first Indian prime minister to visit Myanmar in 25 years, arrived Sunday in its new capital on a three-day trip ... Read more...
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Jagan arrested in assets case
May 27th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Sunday evening arrested YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy in the disproportionate assets case.YSR party leader J. Prabhakar Rao ... Read more...
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Heat wave continues to sweep Odisha
May 27th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 27 (IANS) Large parts of Odisha continued to reel under sweltering heat Sunday although maximum temperature dropped slightly at some places, a Met official said.The district headquarters town ... Read more...
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Chinese PM urges poverty reduction
May 27th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 27 (IANS) Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has said more efforts should be made to reduce poverty in the country.Unbalanced development between urban and rural areas still continue, ... Read more...
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Serial killer arrested in China
May 27th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 27 (IANS) A man who killed 11 people in China has been arrested, authorities said Sunday.DNA evidence shows Zhang Yongming was behind the murders, the public security ministry ... Read more...
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Russia cracks down on Euro 2012 ticket touting
May 27th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 27 (IANS) Russian football authorities have been cracking down on ticket touts of the Euro 2012 football tournament and illegal supplies are being cut off, a senior football ... Read more...
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Scientists to probe Nagpur meteorite shower
May 27th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) A team of scientists from Mumbai will leave for Nagpur Monday to investigate and study the impact of last Tuesday's large meteorite shower in the Katol ... Read more...
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Spain coach Del Bosque names Euro squad
May 27th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 27 (IANS) Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque Sunday named his definitive 23-man squad for the European football championship.Del Bosque's squad was finalized two days after the final ... Read more...
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Michelle Obama attends Beyonce concert
May 27th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 27 (IANS) US First Lady Michelle Obama attended singer Beyonce Knowles' concert in Atlantic City with her two daughters.Obama was staying at the Revel Resorts with ... Read more...
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Dad died of kidney failure: Robin Gibb’s son
May 27th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 27 (IANS) Robin Gibb's son Robin John has clarified that his father died of kidney failure and not of cancer as has been reported in media.Gibb passed away ... Read more...
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BJP condemns Modi’s comparison with Goebbels
May 27th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday strongly objected to the Congress comparing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, terming ... Read more...
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64 percent polling in Shimla municipal polls (Lead)
May 27th, 2012 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 27 (IANS) The Shimla Municipal Corporation, one of India's oldest civic bodies, saw 64.08 percent polling Sunday, an official said here. The Congress and the BJP are locked ... Read more...
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Kumaran joins leaders in chess tournament
May 27th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Pondicherry, May 27 (IANS) B Kumaran, a class 9 student of Chennai's Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School, overcame S Jayakumar to join the leaders with 4.0 points after the fourth ... Read more...
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Ship sinks in Bering Sea, 91 rescued
May 27th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 27 (IANS) A Russian ship went down after crashing into an iceberg in Bering Sea, but all the 91 people on board have been rescued, a media report ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh in Myanmar: An Indian PM’s visit after 25 years (Lead)
May 27th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Nay Pyi Taw, May 27 (IANS) Manmohan Singh arrived in Myanmar's new capital Sunday on a three-day trip that will see India expanding trade and connectivity with its oil-rich ... Read more...
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PM arrives in Myanmar
May 27th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Nay Pyi Taw, May 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday arrived in this Myanmar capital on a three-day official visit that will see India expanding trade and ... Read more...
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IGNOU spreads awareness about deafness
May 27th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A special session aimed at increasing awareness and discussing problems related to deafness was organised at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) for its ... Read more...
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