SC moved against Kudankulam plant (Lead)
September 11th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) A private company's employee Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against a Madras High Court order giving the green signal to the commissioning of the Kudankulam ... Read more...
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Tell Chhattisgarh to provide security to agency teams, CBI asks apex court
September 7th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The CBI Friday sought a Supreme Court direction to the Chhattisgarh government for adequate "safety and security arrangements" for its teams undertaking a probe into ... Read more...
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CPI-M laments lack of safety in trains
July 30th, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The CPI-M Monday lamented the "absence of adequate safety measures" in Indian Railways, following the death of about 35 people in an accident involving ... Read more...
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Britain blamed for Indian Malaysians’ ‘plight’ in ex-colony
June 30th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 30 (IANS) An exiled Indian Malaysian human rights lawyer plans to file a lawsuit against the British government for failing to provide adequate safety to the community under ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas probe panel invites information
August 18th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Aug 18 (IANS) Over a year after the Madhya Pradesh government constituted a commission to probe the 1984 gas tragedy here, the panel has invited information from people on ... Read more...
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Tihar inmates allowed phone calls to families
May 10th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) In a bid to bring down the stress levels among prisoners in Tihar Jail, effective Tuesday authorities allowed inmates to call up their family and ... Read more...
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Nepal vows to address India’s security concerns
April 22nd, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Apr 22 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal has assured visiting Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna that Indian security concerns will be addressed and that the government will not ... Read more...
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Security remains India’s prime concern in Nepal
April 21st, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 21 (IANS) Security remains India's overriding concern in Nepal with visiting Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday asking for the safety of Indian diplomats and diplomatic premises ... Read more...
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Bhubaneswar to get world-class bus terminus
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 1 (IANS) The Orissa capital is set to get a world-class bus terminus with modern facilities like an air-conditioned waiting hall, retiring rooms, e-ticketing system, kiosks, food courts ... Read more...
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When Is Your Child Ready for a Seatbelt?
September 23rd, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It is actually pretty easy to decide when a child is ready to make the move from a booster seat to just a seatbelt. By following a few ... Read more...
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CWG bridge collapse: High Court asks Delhi Govt. to pay compensation to injured
September 22nd, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 22 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to pay Rs three lakh as compensation to those seriously injured and Rs one lakh to those who ... Read more...
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US approves five-day emergency contraceptive
August 14th, 2010 - 9:35 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 14 (DPA) US regulators have approved an emergency contraceptive that can prevent pregnancy when taken within five days of unprotected sex, but which has drawn ire from anti-abortion advocates.
The Food ... Read more...
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Chidambaram takes stock of anti-Maoists operations in Jharkhand
June 11th, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, June 11 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram held consultations with senior officials and newly appointed advisors to the Jharkhand Governor at Ranchi on Friday and discussed measures to tackle the ... Read more...
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Delhi enforces rules for radioactive material disposal
May 3rd, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) After the radiation leak fiasco, in which person was killed and seven affected, the Delhi government Monday enforced rules for disposal of radioactive material as per the ... Read more...
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Crack down on dangerously overloaded trucks, say experts
April 21st, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Prathiba Raju
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) As an Ivory Coast national battles for life after iron rods jutting out of a truck pierced his body in the capital, dangerously overloaded vehicles ... Read more...
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Night shift for Madhya Pradesh women workers opposed (Lead)
April 5th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 5 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh's decision to amend a law to allow women to work in factories up to 10 p.m. has been opposed by women groups alleging it will lead ... Read more...
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Women in Madhya Pradesh allowed to work till 10 p.m.
April 5th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 5 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh has amended a law to allow women to work in factories upto 10 p.m., a government official said Monday.
"Madhya Pradesh government has Saturday issued ... Read more...
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Pallam Raju rules out surgical strike on Pak terror hubs
March 18th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju on Thursday ruled out the possibility of any surgical strike on terror camps inside Pakistan, but said ... Read more...
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Hurricane Ida weakens and heads towards US Gulf Coast
November 9th, 2009 - 10:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mexico, Nov 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Hurricane Ida is heading towards the US Gulf Coast but the silver lining is that it is weakening. It is expected to come ashore in ... Read more...
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India to promote domestic tourism with roadshows, campaigns
September 12th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) India is planning to aggressively promote domestic tourism with a series of roadshows and campaigns, with special focus on the northeastern region.
Apart from launching an "Incredible India" ... Read more...
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India to promote caravan, heliport tourism (Lead)
September 9th, 2009 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) India will promote niche tourism like caravan and helicopter tourism with the aim of providing an "exciting" new face to the industry that has suffered from the ... Read more...
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Government issues guidelines on niche tourism
September 9th, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) To provide an "exciting" new face to tourism in India, the government Wednesday issued guidelines on "niche tourism products" like caravan and heliport tourism.
Tourism Minister Kumari Selja, ... Read more...
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Gill visits Commonwealth Games sites
August 24th, 2009 - 7:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 24(ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports MS Gill on Monday visited stadiums in the national capital to have a comprehensive review of the construction progress for the ... Read more...
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Attendance dips at school near Metro accident site
July 13th, 2009 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The phones wouldn't stop ringing and many students failed to turn up Monday at Delhi's Bluebells International School, just a few metres from the Metro Rail construction ... Read more...
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India shouldn’t accept Europe-rejected GM crop: scientists
July 10th, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Two European scientists visiting the capital Friday warned India against accepting genetically modified (GM) crops and foods technology rejected by European nations.
"I hope India won't adopt what ... Read more...
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Court hikes compensation for sewer workers, pulls up civic agencies
April 21st, 2009 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Giving relief to the families of labourers who die unnoticed inside sewers while cleaning them, the Delhi High Court Tuesday hiked the compensation in case of death ... Read more...
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Youth protest release of genetically modified brinjals in market
January 14th, 2009 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Around 50 anxious youngsters gathered outside a government office here Wednesday to protest the "indifference of the country's regulatory mechanism" towards genetically modified food, specifically Bt brijal. ... Read more...
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Karnataka High Court allows women to work in bars
September 24th, 2008 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 24 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court Wednesday allowed women to work in bars and pubs but with adequate security, thus quashing the state government ban on their working at such ... Read more...
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Over a dozen peacocks die mysteriously in UP village
February 25th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by admin
Tedui, (UP) Feb 25 (ANI): Over a dozen peacocks have died mysteriously at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad District, officials have confirmed.
The mysterious deaths were reported from Tedui village. "More than ... Read more...
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