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Gorkha Rifles veterans relive memories


November 20th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 20 (IANS) It was a nostalgic occasion Sunday when officers and other ranks of the Gorkha Rifles assembled in a Himachal Pradesh army cantonment to relive their memories.Over ... Read more...

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Piramal, Baxter settle patent issue


November 1st, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov. 1 (IANS) Piramal Critical Care Inc. and Baxter Healthcare Corporation have reached a settlement in a patent suit, enabling the former to launch its generic Desflurane in US ... Read more...

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Notice to CBSE, Delhi government for name correction


September 3rd, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Delhi government on a student's plea for ... Read more...

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Greater Noida farmers now want Rs.11,500 per square metre


July 31st, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, July 31 (IANS) Farmers from Greater Noida Sunday demanded a compensation at the rate of Rs.10,000-11,500 per square metre for their acquired lands, a village headman said.The demand ... Read more...

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Cash, gold found at Sathya Sai Baba’s Bangalore ashram


July 20th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 20 (IANS) Cash, gold and silver were found Wednesday at late Sathya Sai Baba's ashram near here when an inventory was done, an ashram spokesperson said.Media coordinator of ... Read more...

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Sathya Sai trust submits report to Andhra government


July 11th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 11 (IANS) The Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, which manages the affairs of late Sathya Sai Baba's spiritual empire, Monday submitted a detailed report to the Andhra Pradesh ... Read more...

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Sathya Sai trust yet to submit report to government


July 5th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 5 (IANS) The Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust is yet to submit a report to the Andhra Pradesh government on its functioning even as police intensified its probe ... Read more...

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Assam High Court stays murder convict’s execution


June 7th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 7 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court Tuesday stayed the execution of condemned murder convict Mahendra Nath Das while directing the Assam and central governments to explain a ... Read more...

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Eco warrior plugs drain to protect river from pollutants


May 19th, 2011 - 1:34 am ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, May 19 (IANS) Supported by tens of hundreds of people, eco-warrior Balbir Singh Seechewal Wednesday plugged a drain with sandbags to prevent untreated municipal waste and industrial pollutants from ... Read more...

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Supreme Court allows new party in Dinakaran case


May 18th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday allowed a plea by a judicial body to be impleaded in the case involving Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran ... Read more...

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Former boyfriend arrested for Delhi woman’s murder


May 17th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The sensational murder of a young woman, found dead with her throat slit in a Delhi park last month, has been solved with the arrest ... Read more...

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Nicolas Cage treats son with a wedding jet


May 4th, 2011 - 8:08 am ICT by IANS
London, May 4 (IANS) Actor Nicolas Cage arranged a stay at a "four diamond" hotel in New Orleans for his son Weston Cage and wife Nikki Williams after their wedding ... Read more...

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Sathya Sai Trust defers selection of new chairman


May 1st, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 1 (IANS) The Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust has postponed the selection of its chairman to next week, apparently due to lack of unanimity among trustees.The trust Sunday ... Read more...

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Apex court stays enquiry against Dinakaran (Lead)


April 29th, 2011 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday stayed an enquiry against Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran, who is facing impeachment on charges of misconduct, corruption and ... Read more...

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Supreme Court stays enquiry proceedings against Justice Dinakaran


April 29th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday stayed the enquiry proceedings by the Judges Inquiry Committee (JIC) against Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran, who is ... Read more...

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Casket not ordered by us, clarifies Sai Trust


April 28th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), April 28 (IANS) The Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust Thursday clarified that it had never ordered the freezer box to keep the body of Sathya Sai Baba ... Read more...

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Level of China’s largest freshwater lake at lowest point in history


April 26th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Apr 26 (ANI): The water level of China's largest freshwater lake, Poyang Lake in the Jiangxi Province, has reportedly dropped to the lowest point in its history for the same period.The ... Read more...

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Charge sheet entire Karunanidhi family, says Jayalalithaa


April 25th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 24 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) must charge sheet the entire family of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, not just his daughter Kanimozhi and managing ... Read more...

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Warne takes three, Rajasthan Royals thrash Kochi Tuskers (Lead)


April 25th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Japiur, April 24 (IANS) Shane Warne led from the front with three wickets as Rajasthan Royals roared back in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a thumping eight-wicket victory over ... Read more...

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Election Commission should be more active: Mamata


April 25th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) The Election Commission should be more active in tackling the irregularities being committed by the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in West Bengal, union ... Read more...

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DMK government destroying important files: AIADMK


April 25th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's opposition AIADMK Sunday charged the ruling DMK government with destroying important files in the guise of shifting various departments from Fort St. George to ... Read more...

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Over 50 tenders used to douse Agra fire


April 24th, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, April 24 (IANS) A fire at a printing press here was only doused Sunday afternoon after more than 50 fire tenders battled the blaze for hours, police said. No ... Read more...

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487 killed in Afghanistan in past month: Official


April 24th, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 24 (IANS) At least 487 people, including Taliban insurgents, civilians and policemen, have been killed in insurgency-hit Afghanistan in the past month, Xinhua reported Sunday quoting a ... Read more...

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Olympian footballer Sattar dead


April 24th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) Olympian footballer Mohammad Abdus Sattar, a celebrated forward of the 1950s, has died at his south Kolkata flat following pneumonia, family sources said Sunday. He was ... Read more...

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Only Left parties admit, rectify mistakes: Bardhan


April 24th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) Holding that all political parties commit mistakes, Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary A.B. Bardhan said Sunday only the Left parties had the courage ... Read more...

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High voting in Kashmir polls victory of peace: Soz


April 24th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 24 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress Sunday declared that the high percentage of polling in the intial phases of the panchayat elections in the ... Read more...

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CPI-M leader’s speech impermissible, but all to be blamed: Bardhan


April 24th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) While admitting that Communist leader Anil Basu had used impermissible language against Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary A.B. ... Read more...

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BJP farmers’ wing starts campaign to visit grain markets


April 24th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Kisan Morcha (BJPKM) Sunday launched a nationwide campaign to visit grain markets across the country to understand and highlight the problems ... Read more...

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Sudden sleep syndrome may hit kids after swine flu jab


April 24th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 24 (IANS) A swine flu jab administered to thousands of children is likely to cause sleep disorders. Symptoms include excessive daytime sleepiness and nodding off suddenly without warning.All ... Read more...

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Two-day mourning in Karnataka for Sai Baba


April 24th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 24 (IANS) Karnataka has declared two days of mourning on Monday and Tuesday as a mark of respect to spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba, who died Sunday morning ... Read more...

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Don’t vote for CPI-M till it punishes Anil Basu: Pranab


April 24th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) Union Finance Minister and Congress stalwart Pranab Mukherjee Sunday asked West Bengal's electorate not to cast a single vote in favour of the Communist Party ... Read more...

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Khade ousts top seed to qualify for ITF Futures event


April 24th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 24 (IANS) Unseeded Arjun Khade scalped top seed Laurent-Olivier Daxhelet of Belgium 7-6 (8), 6-4 to qualify for the main draw of the ITF men's Futures tennis tournament, ... Read more...

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CPI-M’s language is its biggest identity: Mamata


April 24th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) Assailing the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for the abusive language used by its leaders against the Trinamool Congress, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday said ... Read more...

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Hazare movement could undermine democracy: Aiyar


April 24th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar Sunday said Sunday that Gandhian Anna Hazare's movement against graft was not able to "understand the malaise" of ... Read more...

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Gucci launches limited edition bracelet for a cause (With Image)


April 24th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Italian luxury brand Gucci has created a limited edition $100 bracelet to benefit the earthquake relief efforts in Japan.The proceeds from the sales will support ... Read more...

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