Antony to undertake two-day visit to South Korea
August 31st, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony will undertake a two-day visit to South Korea beginning on Thursday.This is the first ever visit of an Indian Defence Minister to ... Read more...
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Aishwarya Refuses To Be Brand Ambassador Of Danone
August 31st, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 31, 2010 (Sampurn Wire}: The green eyed Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has refused to endorse the French dairy brand Danone, which approached her as the brand ambassador for the ... Read more...
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BlackBerry users rejoice, as it gets two-month Govt. extension to set up servers in India
August 31st, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore/Kolkata, Aug.31 (ANI): BlackBerry users in different parts of the country rejoiced on Tuesday as its makers got an extension of 60-days from the Government of India with affect from Aug.31, 2010 ... Read more...
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Vijender to spearhead India’s CWG boxing challenge
August 31st, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Beijing Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh will spearhead India's boxing challenge at the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games here.
The 10-member Indian team was selected after two-day trials at ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha refers torture prevention bill to select committee
August 31st, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Tuesday decided to refer the Prevention of Torture Bill to a select committee.
Home Minister P. Chidambaram moved a motion in the Rajya ... Read more...
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Disease, hunger kill 17 flood survivors in Pakistan
August 31st, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 31 (DPA) At least 17 flood victims, including nine children, have died from disease and hunger in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh, officials and media reports said Tuesday.
Authorities have struggled ... Read more...
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Three firms engaged to remove waste from Games venues
August 31st, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Three firms have been engaged to remove the estimated over 160,000 kg of waste daily from the Commonwealth Games venues from Aug 1 to Oct 30, officials ... Read more...
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‘Uro Chithi’ from the floors
August 31st, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 31, 2010 (Sampurn Wire}: Most Bengali film critics think that Bengali cinema is finally coming off age and showing maturity. Adding another feather to the cap of Bengali filmmakers ... Read more...
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Birla Corp to sign pact for Assam cement plant
August 31st, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) The Birla Corporation Ltd plans to sign a pact with the Assam government in September to set up a one million tonne (mt) cement plant in that state, ... Read more...
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Noida board sanctions funds for Ganga water project
August 31st, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Aug 31 (IANS) The Noida board sanctioned Rs.47.40 crore for the Ganga water project for this city.
In its 169th board meeting held Tuesday, it passed a resolution to build a ... Read more...
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Afghanistan asks Pakistan to shut terror sanctuaries (Lead)
August 31st, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) In an oblique reference to Pakistan, Afghanistan Tuesday called for shutting down of terrorist sanctuaries and conveyed to India that it has "evidence of cross-border involvement" ... Read more...
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SRK And Kareena’s ‘Ra. One’ To Release On June 3, 2011
August 31st, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 31, 2010 (Sampurn Wire}: The much talked movie of Bollywood Ra One, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor, has finally announced its release date. The high budget sc-fi movie ... Read more...
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Media a potent force multiplier: Indian Army chief
August 31st, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The media should be viewed not only as a synergy partner but as a "potent" force multiplier and the military should take formal steps to acknowledge the ... Read more...
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India to start market-based cabon trading system
August 31st, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India will soon start a market-based emission trading system to check industrial pollution, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Tuesday.
To begin with, the system will be ... Read more...
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Kate Moss ends association with Topshop
August 31st, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 31 (IANS) Supermodel Kate Moss is set to end her association with the British chain of clothing stores Topshop.
Kate's collaboration with the brand will come to an end with her ... Read more...
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Rathore misses CWG cut, lashes out at NRAI selection policy
August 31st, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India's first Olympic silver medallist double trap shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Tuesday lashed out at the "vindictive attitude" of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) ... Read more...
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Malathi is new chief secretary of Tamil Nadu
August 31st, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 31 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Tuesday appointed Vigilance Commissioner and Commissioner of Administrative Reforms S. Malathi, IAS, as the new chief secretary.
The former home secretary of Tamil Nadu, ... Read more...
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Athletics federation announces 92-member squad for CWG
August 31st, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Tuesday announced a 92-member squad for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games.
The Indian athletes will compete in 45 of the 46 events ... Read more...
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One dies of swine flu in Delhi
August 31st, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) A man died of swine flu in the national capital Tuesday, taking the death toll due to H1N1 to 30 in the city, an official said Tuesday.
"One ... Read more...
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Iftaar Party Hosted For Chhote Ustaads
August 31st, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 31, 2010 (Sampurn Wire}: Saibaba Telefilms Pvt Ltd, hosted an Iftaar Party for the Pakistani children from "Amul Chhote Ustaad - Do Deshon Ki Ek Awaaz' that is shown on ... Read more...
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India assures assistance to Sri Lanka’s war-displaced Tamils
August 31st, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): India on Tuesday assured all kinds of assistance to Sri Lanka's war-displaced Tamils during the visit of Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who visited the Internally Displaced Persons ... Read more...
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New Predatory Dinosaur Discovery in Romania:Balour Bondoc “Stocky Dragon”
August 31st, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to a report in News.Discovery.com, the fossil of a new predatory dinosaur has been discovered in Romania, which dated back to the time when Romania ... Read more...
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Sharmila Tagore Catches Up With Old Friends And Colleagues
August 31st, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 31, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Sharmila Tagore does not visit Kolkata as often as she used to but she makes it a point to catch up with old friends and colleagues ... Read more...
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Apex court issues notices to Bhopal tragedy convicts (Second Lead)
August 31st, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notices to the seven convicts in the Bhopal gas tragedy case on a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea that seeks recall ... Read more...
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Gujarat High Court quashes FIR against police official (Lead)
August 31st, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 31 (IANS) A single judge bench of the Gujarat High Court Tuesday quashed the First Information Report (FIR) filed against senior IPS officer Kuldeep Sharma charging him with murder ... Read more...
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India monitoring China’s intentions in Indian Ocean: Krishna (Lead)
August 31st, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Amid growing concerns about Beijing's attempts to entrench its influence in India's neighbourhood, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Tuesday said China has been showing "more than the ... Read more...
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Kingfisher airlines to raise Rs.5,000 crore
August 31st, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Kingfisher Airlines Tuesday said it plans to raise up to Rs.5,000 crore ($1billion) through either preference shares, equity shares or global depository receipts (GDRs).
The compamy in a ... Read more...
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Medicare Coverage Expanded to Help Cigarette Smokers Quit
August 31st, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to the ‘Associated Press’, “Even though they've lived with the health warnings much of their lives and doubtless seen the ill effects on friends, relatives and ... Read more...
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This Time It Is Ubala Reddy’s Family Threating RGV!
August 31st, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 31, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is paying the toll for making a film based on a real life story. Ever since Verma has started working on his ... Read more...
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Italy’s unemployment rate drops
August 31st, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Luxembourg, Aug 31 (IANS/AKI) Italy's unemployment rate fell to 8.4 percent in July as the country's fragile economic recovery picked up steam, European statistics agency EUROSTAT said Tuesday.
The rate of unemployment in ... Read more...
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Patil criticises Bachchan’s Metro woes
August 31st, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil, in an oblique reference to megastar Amitabh Bachchan's remarks that the Mumbai Metro railway would invade his privacy, said it was unfortunate ... Read more...
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‘Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo’ : The Magic Unveils
August 31st, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 31, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The success of the hilarious "Comedy Circus Ke Superstar' has motivated its channel and producers, Sony TV and Optimistyx to broadcast another fantastic season called "Comedy ... Read more...
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Government to allocate 3G spectrum Sep 1
August 31st, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The government will allocate third generation (3G) spectrum to telecom operators such as Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications Wednesday to launch high-speed mobile broadband services in the ... Read more...
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‘Domestic violence law gives no right to seek maintenance’
August 31st, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday held that the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 does not give a woman any additional right to claim maintenance ... Read more...
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Maoists kill school teacher in West Bengal
August 31st, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by ANI
Jhargram (West Bengal), Aug 31 (ANI): Armed Maoists shot dead a school teacher in West Bengal's Jhargram region on Monday.It has been reported that at least 40 Maoists rounded a school building ... Read more...
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