After petrol price hike, brace for higher interest on loans
September 16th, 2011 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) After a steep hike in petrol prices, the stage appears set for interest to go up on automobile, housing and corporate loans with the Reserve Bank ... Read more...
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To tackle inflation, Reserve Bank expected to hike rates
September 15th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is widely expected to hike interest rates for the 12th time since January last year when it meets Friday, as ... Read more...
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Abbottabad attack: MQM launches `referendum’ across Pakistan
May 12th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 12 (IANS) The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has launched a nationwide programme, which it calls a "referendum", to seek the opinion of people regarding Pakistan's sovereignty following the ... Read more...
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Industrial output grows 3.6 percent in February
April 11th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) India's industrial output grew by a lower than expected 3.6 percent in February, bogged down by slow production in the manufacturing sector, particularly capital goods, ... Read more...
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Muslim artisans in Lucknow languish
March 25th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
By Mohd Anis ur Rehman KhanLucknow, Mar 25 (ANI): Muslim artisans in the historical city of Lucknow, famed for its rich cultural and historical heritage, its delectable cuisine and its 'tehzeeb' drawn ... Read more...
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Two held for robbing Delhi jewellery shops
March 16th, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Two people were arrested from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh for robbing jewellery shops in Delhi, police said Wednesday.The arrested men were identified as Mohammad Sabir ... Read more...
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Two teenaged sisters held for cousin’s abduction
October 3rd, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Oct 2 (IANS) Two teenaged sisters and two others in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district were taken in custody Saturday for kidnapping their uncle's three-year-old boy for ransom, police said.The two sisters, ... Read more...
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Some children still study under a tree in 21 century India
August 23rd, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by ANI
By Mhd Anis ur Rehman KhanPatna, Aug.23 (ANI): Evoking highest spirit of education in the early 20th century, Nobel Laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore once wrote about the wonder of children studying ... Read more...
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Clashes again erupt as curfew relaxed in Srinagar (Intro Roundup)
July 10th, 2010 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) At least 37 people, including 20 policemen, were injured as mobs pelted stones at the security forces in the Kashmir Valley after the Friday prayers and later when ... Read more...
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Three policemen injured in Peshawar blast (Lead)
December 3rd, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Peshawar, Dec 3 (IANS) At least three policemen were injured Thursday in a remote-controlled blast at a check post in this Pakistani frontier city.
The bomb was planted at the Palosai check ... Read more...
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Four killed in Peshawar suicide bombing
November 16th, 2009 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Peshawar, Nov 16 (IANS) At least four people were killed and 30 injured Monday morning when a suicide bomber detonated his car packed with explosives near a police station in the ... Read more...
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8 killed in Peshawar cattle market suicide blast
November 8th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Nov.8 (ANI): At least eight persons were killed, including a Union Council Mayor, and 24 wounded in a car bomb blast that rocked Peshawar on Sunday morning.The blast took place in ... Read more...
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Pakistan extends Taliban leader Sufi Mohammed’s detention
September 20th, 2009 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Peshawar, Sep 20 (IANS) The Pakistani government has extended the detention of Taliban leader Sufi Mohammed by 30 days, the Online news agency reported.
The decision against the chief of the banned ... Read more...
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French World Cupper Dhorasoo’s date with Indian street children
April 4th, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) For kids like Ram Kewal, Raju, Anis, who have grown up living on the streets of Delhi, it was a special Saturday morning. Playing along side ... Read more...
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Bangladesh BDR mutiny probe body reconstituted
March 2nd, 2009 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 2 (Xinhua) The Bangladesh government Monday reconstituted the body to probe the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny with strong military representation to find out the cause and culprits involved in the ... Read more...
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Legislator killed in Pakistan bomb attack (Lead)
February 11th, 2009 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 11 (DPA) A provincial lawmaker was killed and eight more people were wounded Wednesday in a blast in Pakistan's troubled northwest, as US Special Representative Richard Holbrooke visited the region ... Read more...
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‘Fun’ call on 26/11 terrorists’ mobile proves costly
January 17th, 2009 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 17 (IANS) Calls made on two mobile numbers being used by the 26/11 terrorists "just for fun" has landed a property dealer and his two relatives in deep trouble.Property dealer ... Read more...
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GE Energy to power world’s largest aluminium plant
August 7th, 2008 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 7 (IANS) Energy major GE Energy has signed an agreement in Qatar to set up a greenfield plant that will supply power to what is going to be the world's ... Read more...
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Two Delhi youngsters assaulted, car damaged in road rage
June 12th, 2008 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) In yet another case of road rage, two youngsters were Thursday assaulted with hockey sticks and their car was damaged after they allegedly passed lewd comments on ... Read more...
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Following threats, billboards depicting female models removed from Peshawar streets
May 5th, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by admin
Peshawar, May 5 (ANI): Following threats from a subsidiary group of one of the MMA component parties led by a former MNA, the new coalition government in the NWFP has ordered ... Read more...
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Bureaucrat blames ‘casteist, communal forces’ for removal
March 29th, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by admin
Lucknow, March 28 (IANS) Anis Ansari, a senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who was last week removed from the coveted post of agriculture production commissioner after a fashion show was held ... Read more...
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Six women try to burn themselves outside Uttar Pradesh assembly
March 28th, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by admin
Lucknow, March 28 (IANS) Six women in burqas, all from the same family, tried to set themselves ablaze outside the Uttar Pradesh assembly building here Friday to protest harassment by a bully. ... Read more...
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