FDI will help create 1 crore new jobs in retail: Government
September 21st, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The government Friday claimed that foreign direct investment (FDI) will help create over 1 crore (10 million) new jobs in the retail sector and benefit ... Read more...
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More cash, jewellery comes out of Fiza’s lockers
September 13th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 13 (IANS) A further Rs.1 crore in cash and jewellery worth over Rs.30 lakh were recovered from the lockers of Fiza Mohammed alias Anuradha Bali, the dead estranged ... Read more...
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United Bank cuts interest rates on loans above Rs.1 crore
September 11th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 11 (IANS) United Bank of India has reduced interest rates by 0.75 percent to 2.75 percent on medium and small loans above Rs.1 crore with effect from Sep ... Read more...
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‘KBC 6′ gets first crorepati in Kashmir’s Manoj Raina (With Images)
September 8th, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) A crore of rupees was a distant dream for Manoj Kumar Raina, who was uprooted from the Kashmir Valley when militancy broke out in ... Read more...
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Junketing at a time of drought
September 4th, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 4 (IANS) It's the local variation of Nero fiddling while Rome burned. Or politicians enjoying themselves while people suffer.At a time when Karnataka has been hit by ... Read more...
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Shekhar Kammula’s ‘Life Is Beautiful’ pushed to Sep 14 (Southern Movie Snippets)
September 3rd, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 3 (IANS) This is the second time the release date of director Shekhar Kammula's "Life Is Beautiful" has been postponed. The Telugu film, initially slated to release Aug ... Read more...
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Haryana Police to give Rs. 51 lakh to Yogeshwar Dutt
August 23rd, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 23 (IANS) Haryana Police will give a cash reward of Rs.51 lakh to wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt who recently won a bronze medal at the London Olympics in ... Read more...
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Delhi to give Rs.2 crore to Sushil Kumar
August 16th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Delhi government Thursday decided to increase the cash reward for London Olympics silver medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar from Rs.1 crore to Rs.2 crore."We ... Read more...
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Real estate lobby to help fund education in the sector
August 16th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) Aiming to promote excellence and bring in global standards in the real estate arena, the sector's apex body Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India ... Read more...
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Olympians with Haryana connection earn millions
August 12th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 12 (IANS) It pays to be a Haryanvi for now - with or without a medal in the London Olympics.With the Haryana government showering huge cash rewards ... Read more...
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Celebrations at Yogeshwar’s home over medal
August 12th, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 12 (IANS) With wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt putting up a stunning performance to win a bronze medal in the London Olympics, celebrations broke out in his village in Haryana's ... Read more...
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Chandigarh car number goes for whopping Rs.26 lakh!
August 9th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 9 (IANS) For Rs.26 lakh, many people could have bought a high-end luxury sedan. But a builder in Chandigarh paid that amount just to buy the registration number ... Read more...
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Kerala Travel Mart draws huge response
August 1st, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Aug 1 (IANS) The seventh edition of the Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) to be held here next month has received a huge response, a KTM official said Wednesday.The KTM ... Read more...
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Haj is not for making profits, says apex court (Lead)
July 27th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday said private tour operators (PTOs) engaged in travel and stay arrangements of Haj pilgrims going to Makkah and Madina could not ... Read more...
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Haj is not for making profits, says apex court
July 27th, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday said that the private tour operators (PTOs), engaged in the travel of Haj pilgrims, could not undertake their enterprise with an ... Read more...
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Haryana announces cash awards for Olympic medallist
July 26th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Haryana government Thursday announced huge cash awards for its sportspersons if they win a medal in the 2012 London Games.Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh ... Read more...
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Over Rs.1 crore stolen from Axis Bank ATMs in Allahabad
July 15th, 2012 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Allahabad, July 14 (IANS) In a sensational incident, over Rs.1 crore was stolen Saturday from different ATMs of Axis bank in Allahabad, police said Saturday.The matter came to light Saturday ... Read more...
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Air India pilots stick to stand, airline to go for hiring (Third Lead)
June 6th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, June 6 (IANS) Downplaying Air India's threat to hire new pilots and use trainee pilots to run its operations, some of its striking aviators said Wednesday they ... Read more...
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India infringing Italian law: minister
May 31st, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, May 31 (IANS) There was no reason for "triumphalism" as India was still violating Italian law, Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi said after an Indian court granted bail to ... Read more...
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Italian marines get bail (Lead, Changing dateline)
May 30th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, May 30 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Wednesday granted bail to two Italian marines in the Feb 15 fishermen shooting case.The marines, Latorre Massimillano and Salvatore Girone, were granted ... Read more...
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Nigerian arrested with cocaine in Delhi
May 18th, 2012 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A 32-year-old Nigerian was arrested for drug trafficking and cocaine worth over Rs. 1 crore seized from him, police said Thursday.Sunday Joseph was arrested Tuesday ... Read more...
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Currency row: Himachal to drop charges against Karmapa
April 24th, 2012 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 24 (IANS) In a major relief to Tibetan religious head and the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the Himachal Pradesh government Tuesday decided to drop a criminal case ... Read more...
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200 shops gutted in Kanpur
April 23rd, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur, April 23 (IANS) More than 200 shops were gutted in Kanpur Monday when a fire broke out in a busy area of this major city of Uttar Pradesh, ... Read more...
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Delhi engineer murdered by friend for ransom (Second Lead)
April 6th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) In a murder meticulously planned by three friends, a young engineer was abducted, strangled and his body buried in a deep pit lined with 40 ... Read more...
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Delhi Police gets Rs. 3,867 crore
March 17th, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Delhi Police has been allocated Rs.3,867 crore in the union budget for 2012-13.Of the total, Rs.3,606 crore is for training and technology upgradation of the ... Read more...
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CBI resgisters case against Delhi-based organisation
March 9th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against a Delhi-based organisation and other people under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) for ... Read more...
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Karmapa not to appear in Himachal court, says aide
March 6th, 2012 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 6 (IANS) Tibetan religious head and the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, who was Tuesday summoned by a Himachal Pradesh court over the seizure of foreign currency ... Read more...
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I am ready for an inquiry, says Madhavan Nair
March 2nd, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 (IANS) Former ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair reiterated Friday that he had done no wrong in the controversial Antrix deal and was ready to face an ... Read more...
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Italian ship not to be let off until Monday, orders court
February 24th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Friday ordered that the Italian ship Enrica Lexie, from which two Marines had shot dead two Indian fishermen, should not be ... Read more...
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Shooting row: Italian minister heads to India (Round up)
February 21st, 2012 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi/New Delhi/Rome, Feb 21 (IANS) A day after two Italian Marines were sent to police custody for allegedly killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala cost, Italy has rushed its ... Read more...
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Italian ship to be searched for weapon, victim’s kin seek relief (Lead)
February 21st, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Feb 21 (IANS) A day after two Italian ship officials were sent to police custody for killing two Indian fishermen, a Kerala court Tuesday allowed investigators to look for ... Read more...
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President’s son quizzed over Rs.1 crore seizure
February 21st, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Amravati (Maharashtra), Feb 21 (IANS) Raosaheb Shekhawat, son of President Pratibha Patil and a Congress legislator in Maharashtra, was Tuesday questioned by police in connection with the seizure of ... Read more...
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Himachal court summons Karmapa over currency row
February 16th, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 16 (IANS) Tibetan religious head and the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje has been summoned by a Himachal Pradesh court next month over the seizure of foreign ... Read more...
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Karnataka to provide Indian medicine at hospitals
February 10th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 10 (IANS) Government hospitals in districts and local bodies across Karnataka will provide the Indian system of medicine as an alternative treatment, Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said ... Read more...
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Premier Soccer League: Barasat sold for Rs.25.15 crore
January 30th, 2012 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) Uro Infra Realty India Limited has bought Premier Soccer League franchise Barasat by paying a whopping
Rs.25.15 crore, over 31 times of the base price of Rs.80 ... Read more...
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