Sibal asks journalist to be more professional
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Saying that there was "lots wrong with journalism" in India, Human Resource Minister Kapil Sibal Monday called for more professionalism in the field and asked journalists ... Read more...
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AARP applauds House health care reform vote
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- The health care reforms will bring needed relief to millions of Americans struggling with the high cost of prescription drugs and discriminatory insurance company practices, AARP said ... Read more...
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Carbondale, IL man sentenced for role in crack cocaine conspiracy
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:57 pm ICT by BNO News
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS (BNO NEWS) – A man of Carbondale, Illinois was sentenced to 135 months of imprisonment (more than 11 years) and five years of supervised release, on one count of ... Read more...
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California resident shoots a man and then himself in a road rage incident
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:56 pm ICT by BNO News
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) – A California resident shot a man and then killed himself after a vehicle accident, local authorities said Monday.Jenson Cornelius Kohutek, 36, shot Jack Euguen Larson, 49, both ... Read more...
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New York officials inaugurate first section of Brooklyn Bridge Park
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:55 pm ICT by BNO News
ALBANY, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – The first section of Pier 1 at Brooklyn Bridge Park was opened on Monday by New York Governor David Paterson, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and local elected ... Read more...
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John Stupak Called ‘Baby-Killer’ On House Floor
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:53 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There were many slurs and objections yelled out in the House of Representatives on Sunday night as the battle raged over the newly passed Health Care Bill. The ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh to remove illegal cell phone towers
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 22 (IANS) Dozens of illegal mobile phone towers installed by telecom companies in Chhattisgarh will be removed within a month, a minister said Monday.
"No telecom company will be allowed to ... Read more...
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Hike in bank rates to hit growth in near-term: RBI (Lead)
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 22 (IANS) India's central bank late Monday admitted that the recent hike in its policy rates would affect growth in the near-term but maintained it would consolidate in the ... Read more...
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New Israeli settlements undermine peace process: US (Lead)
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 22 (DPA) US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that new Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem undermine the peace process with the Palestinians.
Clinton urged ... Read more...
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Kashmir to make employment policy pro youth
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 22 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government will modify its employment policy to make it more youth friendly, a minister said Monday.
Minister for Employment and Labour Abdul Gani Malik made ... Read more...
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Delhi trader shot at outside Gurgaon mall
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 22 (IANS) A Delhi based trader was shot at and injured by three unidentified youths outside a mall here Thursday following an argument with some men at a bar, ... Read more...
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Rights group raps Pakistan for anti-Taliban militia
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 22 (DPA) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Monday criticised the military for forcing civilians to form anti-Taliban militias and use them as "proxies" in extra-judicial killings in ... Read more...
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Journalism has a vital role to play in progress of a nation: Kapil Sibal
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by ANI
By Suresh PanjeNew Delhi, March 22 (ANI): Union Minister for Human Resources Development Kapil Sibal on Monday said that the journalism has a vital role to play in the progress of a ... Read more...
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Delhi Govt. announces increases VAT on CNG, diesel in Budget 2010
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi on Monday announced increase in the value added tax (VAT) on natural gas (CNG), diesel, dry fruits, Desi ghee, ... Read more...
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Woman claims molestation by Gurgaon bar owner
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 22 (IANS) A 35-year-old woman was allegedly molested and manhandled by a bar owner in a shopping mall here Saturday night, police said Monday.
"We have received a complaint from ... Read more...
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Heavy rains cause havoc in Haiti
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Port-au-Prince, Mar 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The earthquake ravaged Haiti has been lashed by heavy rains. The hapless residents of the country were already coping with the devastation caused by the earthquake, ... Read more...
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Meghalaya house panel to probe legislators’ Europe junket
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 22 (IANS) Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Charles Pyngrope Monday referred to a house committee an audit report indicting 15 legislators for submitting "fake and inflated bills" amounting to Rs.1.67 crore ... Read more...
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Japan Relieved At Blue-fin Tuna Ban’s Failure
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A sigh of relief was heard all across Japan on Thursday, as the proposed ban on Bluefin tuna was rejected. The reports came on from the ... Read more...
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Chandigarh to host six-day arts and heritage festival
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 22 (IANS) Chandigarh will organise a six-day extravaganza called 'Chandigarh Arts and Heritage Festival 2010' from March 27, an official said Monday.
This festival will kick off on the World Theatre ... Read more...
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Centre hints at sending a team to question Headley
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): Centre on Monday indicated that the team of officers to question Lashkar operative David Headley a.k.a Daood Gilani would be prepared in a couple of days.According ... Read more...
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Court issues warrants against Delhi cops in gang rape
March 22nd, 2010 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) A city court Monday issued bailable warrants against the investigating officer and an assistant commissioner of police (ACP) for failing to file charge sheet in the alleged ... Read more...
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SMS threatens to ‘finish off’ BJP leader, blow up Mumbai (Lead)
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra legislative assembly Eknath Khadse of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been warned in an SMS that he will be "finished ... Read more...
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West Bengal doubles funds for Muslims, madrasas education
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) In an apparent bid to woo the Muslims ahead of next year's assembly polls, the West Bengal government Monday proposed to more than double the plan outlay for ... Read more...
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Hundreds evacuated as Iceland’s volcano erupts
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Reykjavik, Mar 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hundreds of people were evacuated in Southern Iceland, after a volcano erupted there. The volcano spewed ash and molten lava into the air, so the evacuation ... Read more...
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Sops for all in West Bengal budget (Lead)
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Apparently eyeing next year's assembly polls, the West Bengal government Monday sharply hiked the outlay for minorities, promised rice at Rs.2 a kg to the lowest 20 percent ... Read more...
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Lufthansa pilots announce four-day strike next month
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Frankfurt, March 22 (DPA) Pilots at Lufthansa announced Monday plans for a four-day strike next month, continuing a labour battle over job outsourcing that badly disrupted Europe's airways in February.
The Cockpit Association, ... Read more...
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‘Eat Pray Love’ Julia Roberts Movie Worries Hindus
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:45 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Julia Roberts has a new movie coming out, and it is sparking controversy in many areas. The movie, entitled "Eat, Pray, Love" is based on a book ... Read more...
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Opposition to nuclear liability bill ‘unfounded’, says Congress
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Defending the nuclear liability bill which is facing stiff opposition from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Left parties, the Congress said Monday that their stand ... Read more...
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Iran must stop blocking satellite signals, websites: EU
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, March 22 (IANS/AKI) The European Union Monday asked Iran to stop blocking satellite signals and internet websites of various foreign media operating in the country.
Tehran must "put an end to this ... Read more...
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Brinda Karat demands probe in tribal girls’ deaths in Andhra Pradesh
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Brinda Karat Monday asked Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to order a probe into the deaths of four tribal girls given ... Read more...
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Sarkozy to shuffle cabinet after electoral defeat (Lead)
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, March 22 (DPA) French President Nicolas Sarkozy continued Monday to hold discussions ahead of a government re-shuffle following the ruling UMP party's heavy defeat in Sunday's regional elections.
According to French media, ... Read more...
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West Bengal announces Rs.250-cr urban job scheme
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) In a move to win over the urban youth ahead of next year's assembly elections, West Bengal Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta Monday proposed an urban employment scheme with ... Read more...
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Indian Mujahideen terrorist not a juvenile, affirms AIIMS
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Monday told a city court that a suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist, who claimed to be a minor, was very ... Read more...
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IGNOU, NIS-Sparta to train 24,000 rural youths
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) NIS-Sparta, a learning solution company of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group, has joined hands with the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to train and place 24,000 ... Read more...
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SMS threat to ‘finish off’ opposition leader, Mumbai
March 22nd, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra legislative assembly Eknath Khadse of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has been warned in an SMS that he will be "finished ... Read more...
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