‘Special’ mothers to take care of ’special’ children (Feature)
September 18th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 18 (IANS) Two years ago 40-year old Anuradha, who is HIV positive, came to Jaipur with a frail body and weak mind clouded with uncertainty about her future. ... Read more...
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More cash, jewellery comes out of Fiza’s lockers
September 13th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 13 (IANS) A further Rs.1 crore in cash and jewellery worth over Rs.30 lakh were recovered from the lockers of Fiza Mohammed alias Anuradha Bali, the dead estranged ... Read more...
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Huge cash recovered from Fiza’s house
August 9th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 9 (IANS) Even after her death in mysterious circumstances, Fiza Mohammed a.k.a. Anuradha Bali continues to court controversy with the Mohali police Thursday recovering huge amount of currency ... Read more...
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Fiza cremated in Chandigarh
August 7th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 7 (IANS) Fiza Mohammed aka Anuradha Bali, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her house, was Tuesday cremated as per Hindu rites by her relatives.Fiza had ... Read more...
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Fiza dies in mysterious circumstances (Second Lead)
August 6th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) Fiza Mohammed, aka Anuradha Bali, who married former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan and was later divorced, has died in mysterious circumstances, police said Monday.Fiza's ... Read more...
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Hooda’s ministers not new to crime controversies (News Analysis)
August 6th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda would like people to believe that the law and order situation in his state is good but the activities of ... Read more...
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Fiza Mohammed found (Lead)
August 6th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) Fiza Mohammed, aka Anuradha Bali, who had married and was later divorced by former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan, has been found dead ... Read more...
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Fiza Mohammed commits suicide
August 6th, 2012 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) Fiza Mohammed, aka Anuradha Bali, who got married to and was later divorced by former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan under controversial circumstances, has committed ... Read more...
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Riya to face Mutatkar in Maharashtra badminton final
July 29th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) Mumbai Suburban's 19-year-old Riya Pillai pulled off a major upset, defeating second seed Pune's Anuradha Shrikhande 21-18, 16-21, 21-19 to storm into the women's singles final ... Read more...
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Mutatkar reaches semis of Maharashtra badminton
July 28th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) India No.2 Aditi Mutatkar outplayed Mumbai Suburban's Ridhi Panjwani 21-12, 21-14 to enter the women's single semifinal in the second Maharashtra Senior State Selection Badminton Tournament ... Read more...
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Sarang, Mutatkar enter Maharashtra badminton quarters
July 27th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Nagpur's 20-year-old Sarang Lakhanee defeated Mumbai Suburban's Shlok Ramchandran 21-17, 21-18 in 30 minutes to enter the men's singles quarterfinals of the Maharashtra Senior State Selection ... Read more...
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Chopda, Mutatkar top seeds in Maharashtra badminton
July 23rd, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Mumbai suburban's Sagar Chopda and Pune's Aditi Mutatkar have been listed as top seeds among the men and women respectively in the second Maharashtra Senior State ... Read more...
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Change mindset to curb female foeticide: Experts
July 13th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The patriarchal Indian society has a deep-rooted bias against the girl child and changing this mindset is essential to curb female foeticide, experts said here ... Read more...
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Protesters demand clean Ganga, Yamuna
June 18th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Hundreds of protesters gathered at the capital's protest hotspot Jantar Mantar Monday, demanding the government initiate quick action to clean up the Ganga and Yamuna ... Read more...
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‘Bhagirathi’ good one time watch (Kannada Movie Review)
June 8th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Bhagirathi"; Cast: Kishore, Bhavana, Tara Anuradha, Srinath, Hema Choudhary, Shiwadhwaj, Padma Vasanthi, Radha Ramachandra, Hulimavu Ramachandra and others; Producer; B.K. Sreenivas: Screenplay-Dialogues-Lyrics-Director: Baraguru Ramchandrappa; Music: V. Manohar; Cinemetography: Harish Sondekoppa; ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh story has not been told: Salman Khurshid
June 7th, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Indian media has missed the story about Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, says Union Law, Justice and Minorities Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, as the ... Read more...
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Delhiites enthralled by century’s last Venus transit (Lead)
June 6th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) It was a breathtaking experience for sky gazers here Wednesday when Venus - the second planet from the Sun and the Earth's neighbour - crossed ... Read more...
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Book on legendary Kannada actor Raj Kumar released
June 2nd, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jun 2 (IANS) A book showcasing life and times of late movie icon Dr. Raj Kumar, who had worked in more than 205 Kannada films and one of the ... Read more...
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‘Fast-track mode work for 264 backward districts’
April 11th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 11 (IANS) Work on districts lagging on various health parameters across the country will be fast tracked in the year ahead, Minister of State Health and Family Welfare ... Read more...
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Tagore, spirituality and Islam on bookshelf (IANS Books This Week)
March 3rd, 2012 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The book shelf this week is loaded with exciting titles that tease the brain and broaden the horizons with words on Tagore, Islam and the ... Read more...
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Two die as luxury bus overturns in Maharashtra
February 24th, 2012 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), Feb 24 (IANS) At least two people were killed and 18 injured Friday when a luxury bus overturned on the busy Mumbai-Goa highway here, police said.H.D. Garate, a ... Read more...
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‘Ensure regular vaccination to make India polio free’
February 23rd, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) With India marking it's first year without polio cases, the health ministry has called upon the nation to ensure regular polio vaccinations of children to ... Read more...
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Indian women beat Canada 4-1 in Olympic hockey qualifiers (Lead)
February 19th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Indian women's hockey team churned out a much improved performance Sunday to beat Canada 4-1 in their second match of the 2012 London Olympics ... Read more...
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Lakra to lead women’s hockey team in Olympic qualifiers
January 31st, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Asunta Lakra will be leading the 18-member India team for the women's hockey 2012 Olympic qualifier tournament at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium ... Read more...
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Students campaign against junk food
December 19th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Braving the morning chill, around 1,200 students of Father Agnel School formed a human chain here Monday to send out a message against consumption of ... Read more...
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Britannia may go for 6 percent overall price hike
December 17th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) Britannia Industries, India's largest biscuits and bakery company, Saturday indicated that it may raise prices of its products due to soaring distribution and raw materials costs, ... Read more...
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Indian women’s hockey team lose to Argentina
December 15th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Indian women's hockey team lost 1-3 to Argentina in the inaugural of the Four-nation tournament in the Argentine city Parana.India failed to score any goal ... Read more...
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Venkys to sponsor Mumbai Fighters
November 11th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) After buying out English Premier Legue (EPL) side Blackburn Rovers, poultry major Venkys has forayed into boxing as the sponsor of Mumbai Fighters team at the ... Read more...
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Intellectuals flay Mamata for Nandigram ‘injustice’
November 10th, 2011 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 10 (IANS) A section of intellectuals and activists Thursday publicly criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for not ensuring justice for the families of those killed ... Read more...
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Long-list of Man Asian Literary Prize (To go with New Indian fiction takes Asian centrestage)
November 3rd, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) India dominates the list of 12 books long-listed for the Man Asian Literary Prize, the Booker for Asia.The contenders are:"The Wandering Falcon" by Jamil Ahmad ... Read more...
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NSD to set up centre in Agartala
October 19th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Oct 19 (IANS) India's premier theatre school, the National School of Drama (NSD), will set up a centre here for actors and performers of the northeast, an official said ... Read more...
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Hindu journalist wins first prize for Humanitarian Reporting
October 19th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Aman Sethi of The Hindu Wednesday won the first prize of Rs.50,000 in the Humanitarian Reporting awards instituted by the ICRC and the Press Institute ... Read more...
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Amitav Ghosh, Sunil Gangopadhyay shortlisted for Hindu prize
September 26th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Seven writers, including Amitav Ghosh, Sunil Gangopadhyay and U.R. Ananthamurthy, are in the fray for the Hindu Best Fiction Award 2011, the Chennai-based newspaper group ... Read more...
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Illegal arms trade has direct effect on women: Activists
September 21st, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Women need to be included while addressing the issue of disarmament as illegal weapon proliferation has a direct effect on their lives and survival, say ... Read more...
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German playwright to open Kovalam Literary Fest
September 19th, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The first Delhi edition of Kovalam Literary Festival Sep 29 will open with a presentation by celebrated German playwright and short story writer Savyon Liebrecht, ... Read more...
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