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Hung assembly in Uttar Pradesh, SP on top: survey


February 6th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party is likely to win 130-170 seats and finish on top of a hung 403-member Uttar Pradesh assembly, according to an opinion ... Read more...

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Rural healthcare scam accused shoots self


January 23rd, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 23 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh official allegedly linked to the multi-crore rural healthcare scam committed suicide by shooting himself with his licensed revolver Monday, police said.Sunil Kumar Verma, ... Read more...

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CBI to probe rural health scheme in Uttar Pradesh (Lead)


November 15th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court Tuesday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe alleged financial lapses in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) across Uttar ... Read more...

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Ramesh wants Assam rural jobs scheme audited


October 28th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Oct 28 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India will be asked to do a performance audit of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in ... Read more...

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Delhi agrees to CAG audit of power companies


September 14th, 2011 - 1:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Delhi Government Tuesday agreed to "occasionally" let the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) conduct an audit of three power companies for the last few ... Read more...

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Government admits loopholes in probing rape cases


August 10th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The government Wednesday accepted that the process of probing rape cases in India was not free of loopholes, but said efforts were being made to ... Read more...

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CBI to probe Uttar Pradesh medical officers’ killings


July 27th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Wednesday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the killings of two chief medical officers, and ... Read more...

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Inflation, industrial output data flawed: RBI governor


July 5th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) The data on industrial output and inflation is flawed as it does not reflect the correct picture and could "potentially mislead policy calculations", Reserve Bank of ... Read more...

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Minister makes surprise visit to office


July 4th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) West Bengal Minister in-charge of Food and Supplies Department Jyoti Priya Mallick Monday paid a surprise visit to a food department office here and cancelled 70 ... Read more...

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Asian passenger held for drug trafficking in Dubai


May 5th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 4 (IANS/WAM) The authorities at Dubai International Airport have arrested an Asian passenger from Pakistan while trying to smuggle 70 capsules of narcotics hidden in his stomach.Dubai ... Read more...

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5,000 Kerala doctors on daylong strike


May 3rd, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 3 (IANS) More than 5,000 doctors in Kerala Tuesday went on a daylong strike demanding that anomalies in pay revision be rectified.While 4,000 doctors belong to the Kerala ... Read more...

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BJP dares PM to take action against Mayawati government


May 1st, 2011 - 3:47 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 30 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and parliamentarian Lalji Tandon Saturday challenged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take action against the Uttar Pradesh government for ... Read more...

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Radar scan can check athletes, soldiers for concussion: PIO’s study


April 26th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 26 (ANI): A study involving an Indian-origin researcher has suggested that a simple test using radar technology can quickly determine whether an athlete or a soldier has suffered a concussion.By ... Read more...

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Commerce Secretary Khullar leaves for Pakistan


April 26th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar, Apr. 26 (ANI): Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar crossed into Pakistan on Tuesday with a six-member delegation for two days of talks with his Pakistan counterpart Zafar Mehmud.Both Khullar and Mehmud are ... Read more...

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Functional anomalies in brain linked to alcohol-dependence impulsivity


April 16th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 16 (ANI): It is already known that alcohol dependence (AD) is strongly associated with impaired impulse control or, more precisely, the inability to choose large, delayed rewards rather than smaller ... Read more...

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Reply to Shunglu charges, don’t pass judgement: BJP to Dikshit


March 30th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) In a sharp attack on Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday asked her not to pass a judgement but ... Read more...

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Michael Moore, Director Of The Antiestablishment Film, ‘Fahrenheit 9/11′, Sues The Weinsteins


February 8th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
February 8, 2011 (Pen Men at Work): An incensed Michael Moore, the renowned moviemaker behind the appreciated documentary, ‘Fahrenheit 9/11,’ has sued the brothers, Harvey and Bob Weinstein, against whom Moore has ... Read more...

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Licenses will be de-linked from spectrum in new telecom policy: Sibal


January 29th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 29(ANI): Overhauling the existing system of license distribution in the national telecom sector, the Central government on Saturday unveiled a new policy to rectify the anomalies exposed in the ... Read more...

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Disabled should help enumerators to prepare correct census


January 29th, 2011 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Disabled people should not hide their disabilities and help the enumerators to prepare correct census data to enable the government to effectively implement the projects for them, an ... Read more...

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Harbhajan to get notice for evading service tax


December 29th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana (Punjab), Dec 29 (IANS) India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has been caught on a wrong foot for not paying service tax on his income, here Wednesday.According to the officials of central ... Read more...

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Student dies as school wall collapses


December 21st, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 21 (IANS) A student was killed and five others were injured Tuesday when a wall of a government school collapsed in Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh, officials said.The incident took place ... Read more...

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‘Grameen’ Yunus refutes $100 mn anomalies charge


December 3rd, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 3 (IANS) Bangladeshi Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus has refuted a charge that he had transferred $100 million aid meant for his micro-credit bank Grameen to other projects.The bank's founder told ... Read more...

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Maharashtra builders seek to rectify anomalies in rules


November 23rd, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) Builders in Maharashtra Tuesday asked the state government to remove discrepancies in the Development Control Regulations and ensure that flats were sold based on the carpet area norm.In ... Read more...

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Apex court judge mourns inconsistency in judgments


November 14th, 2010 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow , Nov 13 (IANS) Expressing concern over inconsistency in judgments, Supreme Court judge R.V. Raveendran said Saturday that such anomalies had led the common man to lose faith in the judicial ... Read more...

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Oil found on A380 fleet engines “where oil shouldn’t be”: Qantas boss


November 8th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 8 (ANI): Qantas Airline Chief Executive Alan Joyce has claimed finding issues with three more Rolls-Royce jet engines on its grounded Airbus A380 fleet, adding that oil was found on ... Read more...

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Tax officials raid Kolkata infrastructure firm


October 28th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 28 (IANS) Income Tax officials Thursday raided the offices of MBL Infrastructure Limited here over the contract awarded to it for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in New Delhi. The raids ... Read more...

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Study reveals why the leopard got its spots


October 20th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 20 (ANI): Scientists have claimed that Rudyard Kipling was right when he came up with an answer to - why leopards have rosette shaped markings but tigers have stripes.He suggested ... Read more...

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Nehru memorial library gets clean chit, director feels ‘vindicated’


September 22nd, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The reputed Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML), which was caught in a controversy over alleged funds diversion, has got a clean chit from the culture ... Read more...

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Minority Leader John Boehner softens his position on tax cuts


September 13th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Minority Leader of the senate says that he approves of US President Obama’s bid to decrease the tax bill of only middle class Americans."I want to ... Read more...

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Rahul Gandhi urges Haryana youth to join politics, change way nation is run


August 28th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
Karnal/ Kurukshetra, Aug 28 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has called on students of various educational institutes in Hisar, Kurukshetra and Karnal districts of Haryana to join politics.'I urge ... Read more...

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Integrated plan key to neutralizing Left extremism in backward districts: PM


July 25th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 25 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Saturday said his government would soon announce an integrated holistic plan with the objective of neutralizing the impact of ... Read more...

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Droid X Phones Experiences Screen Problems, Motorola Assures Replacement


July 22nd, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez July 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Although the Motorola Droid X for Verizon was pitched as a must have for all gadget freaks, it seems that the smartphone is not without its ... Read more...

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Alien object seen in Uruguay


July 22nd, 2010 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Montevideo, July 22 (IANS/EFE) A black spot of unknown origin was seen in the sky above the Uruguayan capital on the day people were celebrating the return of their national team from ... Read more...

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92,000 pounds of chicken nuggets recalled as they contain plastic in them


July 21st, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, July 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Services announced in a statement today that they have ordered the return of approximately 91,872 pounds of ... Read more...

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Journey From Italy To China In Driverless Vehicles To Be Tested


July 21st, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 21, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A squad of Italian engineers on Tuesday initiated something, which has the potential to be ground-breaking. This something has been labeled as the lengthiest-ever ... Read more...

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