Exciting races on cards
September 14th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 14 (IANS) With a maximum of 75 points up for grabs, the three LGB Formula 4 races scheduled for the weekend are likely to generate a lot of ... Read more...
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Tighten security for DU polls, says Delhi BJP
September 12th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Apprehensive of violence in Delhi University during the upcoming university elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday "appealed" to Delhi Police to depute more ... Read more...
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Partnership with Qureshi shattered many a myth: Bopanna
July 25th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna says it was his doubles partnership with Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi on the international circuit that shattered many myths."Most of the ... Read more...
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1976 Olympics: India’s worst show in hockey (Sports Special)
July 16th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Barely a year after winning the World Cup in the hot and steamy Kuala Lumpur, Indian hockey slid to its nadir amidst considerable controversy and acrimony among players as the ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis captain Misra has high hopes from players
July 14th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 14 (IANS) Shiv Prakash Misra, the team leader-cum-captain of Indian tennis team for the London Olympics, believes that the players would put behind the recent bickering over ... Read more...
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V.K. Singh bids army adieu, leaving legacy of acrimony
May 30th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Perhaps the most controversial tenure of any Indian Army chief ends Thursday when Gen V.K. Singh hangs up his boots after over 41 years ... Read more...
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All is not well at South Block, still
April 3rd, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The acrimony and bad blood between Indian Army chief, Gen. V.K. Singh, and the defence ministry headed by A.K. Antony may seem to have ... Read more...
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Antony asks army to streamline weapons’ acquisitions (Lead)
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Amid allegations of bribery in purchases and complaints of gaps in preparedness, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday asked the army to streamline its purchase ... Read more...
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Antony asks army to streamline acquisitions
April 2nd, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Amid allegations of bribery, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday asked the army to streamline its purchase process in a manner that accountability can be ... Read more...
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BJP targets PM, Chidambaram in 2G case
February 1st, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) A day after the apex court pulled up the government for delay in sanctiong prosecution of former telecom minister A. Raja, the Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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SRK, Shirish patch up, courtesy Sajid, Gauri (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) After a tumultuous day of muck-flying and titanic tweeting, battle-scarred party bashers Shah Rukh Khan and Shirish Kunder called truce Tuesday afternoon, courtesy Shirish's ... Read more...
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After chaotic fortnight, parliament completes day’s business
December 12th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) After nearly a fortnight of disruptions and adjournments, parliament Monday displayed purpose in its functioning by transacting almost all of its listed business without ... Read more...
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Talks conveyed ’seriousness of purpose’: Pakistan foreign minister
November 11th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Addu (Maldives), Nov 11 (IANS) Talks between the prime ministers of India and Pakistan has imparted a "seriousness of purpose" to bilateral ties, with both sides deciding to carry ... Read more...
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India needs comprehensive plan to fight terror: Pakistani daily
September 9th, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) India needs a comprehensive plan to fight terrorism, including schemes to deradicalise society, said a Pakistani daily Friday following a massive bombing in Delhi that left ... Read more...
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The day India’s MPs created history
August 28th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) It was a rare show of unanimity and purposefulness, going beyond party lines. At the special parliament debate on Saturday, MPs transcended their usual ... Read more...
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RSS supports Anna’s stir, to mobilise people against graft
August 27th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Aug 27 (IANS) Backing the stir by Anna Hazare against corruption, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Saturday slammed the "uncalled for arrogance" by the government to the activist's ... Read more...
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Bickering, bitterness can actually make you ill
August 10th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 10 (IANS) Remember family elders telling you not to harbour ill-will if you wanted to be in sound health? A study shows they were right after all.
Researchers ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha Thursday (Second Lead)
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Lokpal bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha Thursday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said."The Lokpal bill will be introduced on ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha Wednesday? (Lead)
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Lokpal bill could be introduced in the Lok Sabha Wednesday after the Manmohan Singh government wrote to Speaker Meira Kumar Tuesday to waive ... Read more...
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Indefinite fast the only option : Anna Hazare
July 29th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Civil rights activist Anna Hazare Friday said an indefinite hunger strike was the only Gandhian option left before him to achieve his goal for ... Read more...
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Build harmony with Indians, Tibetans told (World Refugee Day)
June 20th, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, June 20 (IANS) The new prime minister of the Tibetan government in exile admits to problems between Tibetans and locals in Dharamsala and wants "better communication" between the two ... Read more...
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Lokpal debate collapses amid acrimony, Hazare to fast (Roundup)
June 16th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The two-month dialogue between the government and the civil society for an effective Lokpal bill collapsed Thursday amid acrimony, with Gandhian Anna Hazare announcing ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan continue to disagree on Siachen; to meet again (Lead)
May 31st, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) At the end of two days of talks on Siachen Tuesday, India and Pakistan failed to arrive at any common ground on the lingering 27-year-old ... Read more...
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Akali Dal wants PM to intervene in Bhullar case
May 29th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 29 (IANS) Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal Sunday sought "direct and
immediate intervention" of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to save the life of Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, a ... Read more...
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Osama intelligence failure is our fault: Pakistani daily
May 6th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 6 (IANS) A leading Pakistani daily admits frankly that "we ourselves are primarily at fault" over the intelligence failure on Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden who ... Read more...
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US facilitating Pak-Afghan talks on bilateral water treaty
April 20th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 20(ANI): The United States is facilitating initial talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan on a bilateral water treaty as part of its efforts for trilateral water cooperation, according to informed sources.US-led ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu polls: DMK may announce Congress seats Monday
March 14th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 13 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK may announce Monday the list of 63 constituencies the Congress will contest from in the April 13 assembly elections, a Congress leader ... Read more...
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DMK, Congress to conclude talks on identification of seats
March 11th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 11 (IANS) The Congress and the DMK were Friday confident of successfully concluding their talks on identifying the 63 seats the Congress would contest in ... Read more...
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Pak, India must set up counterterrorism centres for bilateral cooperation: Seminar
March 10th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Mar 10(ANI): India and Pakistan should establish Counter Terrorism Centres (CTCs) in their capitals as a way to institutionalise bilateral cooperation against terrorism, a two-day strategic seminar organised under Aman Ki ... Read more...
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Pakistan “very satisfied with outcome” of meeting with India at Thimpu
February 13th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 13(ANI): Pakistan has expressed its satisfaction with the outcome of the Foreign Secretary-level meeting with India, which was held recently on the sidelines of SAARC meeting at Thimpu.Pakistan's Foreign ... Read more...
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Resumption of talks with India a breakthrough: Pakistan
February 12th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Terming as "a breakthrough" the agreement between India and Pakistan to resume bilateral dialogue, Pakistan Saturday said the move is "likely to result in bringing peace and stability ... Read more...
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Bopanna, Qureshi launch peace campaign
January 3rd, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 3 (IANS) They might as well be called Messengers of Peace as much as a top doubles combination in the making.The India-Pakistan doubles combination of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam ... Read more...
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On Radia tapes, Advani hits out at PM (Second Lead)
December 14th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Tuesday took a dig at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying the leaked telephonic tapes of Niira Radia showed that ... Read more...
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Advani hits out at PM over spectrum row (Lead)
December 14th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, alleging that he was ignorant of the happenings in his cabinet.Taking ... Read more...
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A new house for Khaleda Zia
December 14th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 14 (IANS) Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia is to move into a seven-bedroom house in a swank diplomatic area here, her aides said a month after the government ... Read more...
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