Air India sacks 10 pilots, derecognises union (Second Lead)
May 8th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Air India Tuesday sacked 10 pilots who went on mass sick leave protesting against the airline providing Boeing-787 Dreamliner training to pilots from the erstwhile ... Read more...
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Deccan Chargers keen to break the jinx at Uppal
May 7th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 6 (IANS) As their poor run continues in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Deccan Chargers shift their campaign to their Uppal home ground here as they face ... Read more...
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Sesa Goa employees protest 24×7 mining operations
May 4th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 4 (IANS) Employees of Goa's biggest mining company, the Vedanta Resources-owned Sesa Goa Limited (SGL) took to the streets Friday protesting the company's move to keep ore extraction ... Read more...
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MNS protests wrongful sacking of HSBC employees
May 4th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Over 400 protestors Friday staged demonstrations in front of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd (HSBC Bank) to protest the sacking of employees at ... Read more...
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Hazare insulted national flag, petitioner tells apex court (Lead)
May 3rd, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court will Friday hear a petition seeking direction to the central government to take action against Anna Hazare and his aides Kiran ... Read more...
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Hazare insulted national flag, petitioner tells apex court
May 3rd, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court will Friday hear a petition seeking direction to the central government to take action against Anna Hazare and his aides Kiran ... Read more...
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Coal workers threaten to go on strike
May 2nd, 2012 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A trade union associated with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Wednesday threatened to go on strike from July 10 against alleged irregularities in allocation ... Read more...
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Hazare to start Maharashtra tour for Lokayukta bill
April 30th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), April 30 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare is all set to launch his five-week long tour of Maharashtra from Tuesday to create awareness for a strong ... Read more...
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Kolkata Slum dwellers’ eviction a crime: Binayak Sen
April 29th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Describing the eviction of people from slums in Nonadanga in the eastern part of the city as a "tragedy and great crime", human rights activist Binayak ... Read more...
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Bengal tea workers may come under MGNREGA
April 27th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) The West Bengal government is planning to bring the state's impoverished tea gardens workers under the ambit of the 100-days' employment guarantee scheme, said Chief ... Read more...
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Vidarbha supporters to observe Maharashtra Day as Black Day
April 27th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Pro-Vidarbha activists will observe the Maharashtra Day on May 1 as 'Black Day' and will take out rallies and hold demonstrations to press their demand ... Read more...
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Fresh agitation announced in Meghalaya as talks fail
April 26th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, April 26 (IANS) The impasse between the Meghalaya government and the agitating social organisations on the issue of voter registration continued as talks remained inconclusive Thursday and the groups ... Read more...
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‘Centre in favour of enacting model Lokayukta law’ (Lead)
April 26th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) The central government is in favour of enacting a model law of Lokayukta so that all states can adopt their own act according to it, ... Read more...
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Anti-nuke rally to mark Chernobyl’s 26th anniversary
April 26th, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Hundreds of people are likely to take part in a three-km long march here Thursday evening to mark the 26th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear ... Read more...
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AICC member takes on PMO over Kaiga plant rehab issue
April 23rd, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 23 (IANS) Taking on the Prime Minister's Office head on, an All India Congress Committee (AICC) official has demanded that the villagers within the sterilised zone of northern ... Read more...
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GJM to boycott Mamata meets in Darjeeling (Lead)
April 22nd, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, April 22 (IANS) The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Sunday called for a boycott of all future meetings of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and North Bengal Development Minister Goutam ... Read more...
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GJM boycotts Mamata meets in Darjeeling
April 22nd, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, April 22 (IANS) The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Sunday called for a boycott of all future meetings of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and North Bengal Development Minister Goutam ... Read more...
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Kingfisher negotiates with striking employees (Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Kingfisher Airlines said it is negotiating with the agitating employees who went on a flash strike Saturday over non-payment of salaries and hopes to resolve ... Read more...
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Kingfisher employees on strike, operations not affected
April 21st, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) A section of Kingfisher Airlines employees Saturday went on a flash strike protesting non-payment of salaries, heaping more trouble on the financially-stressed private carrier.
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Time not yet ripe for third front: CPI
April 20th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) Friday said the time was not yet ripe for giving call for a third alternative comprising non-Congress and non-BJP parties, ... Read more...
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Hazare to go on Maharashtra tour for strong Lokayukta
April 17th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), April 17 (IANS) Anna Hazare will from May 1 start his month-long tour in the state to spread awareness about a strong Lokayukta bill, an aide ... Read more...
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UP government withdraws cases against 24 Tappal farmers
April 13th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 13 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government late Friday revoked the cases slapped on two dozen farmers during an agitation over land acquisition at Tappal in Aligarh district ... Read more...
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Raj Thackeray drops protest against Bihar Day event
April 13th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) In an abrupt turnaround, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Friday called off its proposed agitation against the April 15 Bihar Day celebrations in Mumbai, scheduled ... Read more...
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Human rights activists beaten up in Kolkata
April 12th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Several people were injured and many arrested after a procession led by a human rights organisation in protest against the eviction of slum dwellers in ... Read more...
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Slum dwellers on hunger strike in Kolkata
April 12th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) A group of slum dwellers of east Kolkata's Nonadanga area, whose shanties were razed by civic officials Wednesday went on a hunger strike demanding the government ... Read more...
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From London to Sirdargarh, a Guyanese Indian’s journey
April 11th, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Just about a hundred years after her father left India for Guyana, Enid Whitehouse made an emotional journey to a small village in Rajasthan's Ganganagar ... Read more...
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Pranab, jewellers to discuss contentious new levies
April 5th, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) In an effort to break the deadlock over the recent hike in duties affecting the gems and jewelery industry, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will ... Read more...
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Air India to clear dues by Saturday (Lead)
April 5th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) After Air India promised to clear their salaries, many of its contractual ground staff who bunked duty Thursday morning returned to work, official sources said.Earlier, around ... Read more...
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AI ground staff bunk duties, flights hit
April 5th, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Around a hundred ground staff working on contract with Air India (AI) failed to report for duty Thursday morning, hampering normal operations for the carrier at ... Read more...
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Kashmir Valley gold sellers on strike against excise duty
April 3rd, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 3 (IANS) Wholesale and retail gold traders of the Kashmir Valley continued their strike for the 16th day Tuesday against the excise duty hike on branded and ... Read more...
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BJP to stop trains in eight states Tuesday
April 2nd, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 2 (IANS) The Kisan Morcha farmers wing of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) will conduct a 'Rail Roko' agitation Tuesday in eight states of the country where foodgrain ... Read more...
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Cooking gas supplies resume as transporters end stir
March 31st, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolhapur/Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) In a major relief to consumers in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa and Maharashtra, transporters of cooking gas called off their eight-day-old strike Saturday and resumed supply ... Read more...
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Two cops suspended for slapping legislator
March 30th, 2012 - 1:45 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 30 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda announced suspension of two policemen accused of slapping a BJP legislator Thursday.Uma Shankar Akela of BJP and Janardan Paswan a legislator ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena, MNS shutdowns in Raigad, Thane
March 29th, 2012 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Parts of Thane and the entire Raigad district, both adjacent to Mumbai, observed a shutdown Thursday to protest some local issues, including the theft of a ... Read more...
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Anna blames MPs for not passing Lokpal bill?
March 27th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare Tuesday renewed his attack on MPs, asking who was responsible for not passing the Lokpal bill despite its introduction eight ... Read more...
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