New Zealand ‘determined’ to conclude FTA with India
April 24th, 2012 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) New Zealand is "determined" to conclude negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India by next year, an official said Tuesday."The significance of India is ... Read more...
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Jwala eyeing London berth with good run at India Open
April 24th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) In her bid to book a ticket to the 2012 London Olympics, India's ace doubles shuttler Jwala Gutta is eyeing a good run at the ... Read more...
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Court issues summons to Ansal brothers
April 24th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) A Delhi court here has issued summons to realtors Sushil and Gopal Ansal in a cheating case filed by a US-based woman.Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Ashok ... Read more...
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Developing nations should work together: President Patil
April 24th, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Welcoming the envoys of 12 countries, President Pratibha Patil Tuesday said it was very important to work together and have institutions in which the ... Read more...
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Two spectators injured as box collapses at Eden Gardens
April 24th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) Two spectators were injured Tuesday after a bamboo-built box collapsed when a thunderstorm accompanied by heavy showers hit the Eden Gardens, where an Indian Premier League ... Read more...
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Two killed in Lahore railway station blast (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 24 (IANS) At least two people, including a railway police officer, were killed and 27 others injured Tuesday in a powerful blast that ripped through the Lahore railway ... Read more...
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57 people die of swine flu in India
April 24th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) As many as 57 people have died, mostly in Maharashtra, of swine flu in the country till April 18 this year, the Rajya Sabha was ... Read more...
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Woman victim of land fraud consumes poison
April 24th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 24 (IANS) An 18-year-old victim of a land fraud attempted to kill herself by consuming poison in front of the crowded office of the Gurgaon deputy commissioner Tuesday, ... Read more...
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Court to decide on terror charges against Ghandy April 30
April 24th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday reserved till April 30 its order on framing terror charges against Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav said the ... Read more...
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Accused of cheating MBA student hangs herself
April 24th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 24 (IANS) A MBA student Tuesday committed suicide by hanging herself in her hostel room in the Amity University Pachgaon here after a teacher accused her of cheating ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi editor gets death threat
April 24th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 24 (IANS) The editor of a Bangladeshi daily has received death threats from unidentified people for publishing reports on a missing leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party ... Read more...
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Suspicious Briton strangles girlfriend in bed
April 24th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 24 (IANS) A suspicious British youngster strangled his model girlfriend in bed and his parents helped him cover up the murder, a court has heard.Elliot Turner, 20, allegedly ... Read more...
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Childcare needs of urban poor ignored: Experts
April 24th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Childcare needs of the urban poor continue to remain ignored despite social schemes, experts said Tuesday at the release of a micro study conducted in ... Read more...
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US judge busted after sexting picture to colleague
April 24th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 24 (IANS) A judge in the US has been busted for sending a nearly nude picture of himself to a married woman court official. He has also defiantly ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh records 42 staged shoouts
April 24th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) With 42 cases, Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of alleged staged shootouts 2011-12 as a total of 194 such cases were registered in the ... Read more...
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DoT to speed up process to meet new 2G auction deadline
April 24th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The government Tuesday said that conducting the 2G auction within the revised deadline of Aug 31 set by the Supreme Court was a difficult ... Read more...
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Groom, six others killed on way back from wedding
April 24th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 24 (IANS) A groom, who had been married hours earlier, and six others were killed in a tragic road accident in Bihar that also left the bride critically ... Read more...
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Alstom Bharat Forge bags Rs.1,570-crore NTPC contract
April 24th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Alstom Bharat Forge Power Limited has won a Rs.1,570-crore contract to supply turbine islands to the government-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), the company said ... Read more...
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Woman takes 58 years to get driving licence
April 24th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 24 (IANS) A 16-year-old British girl thought of hitting the road with a licence within a few months of learning to drive. But little did she think that ... Read more...
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Over 3.56 lakh lose power connections in Haryana
April 24th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) In a major drive, the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam(UHBVN) has disconnected power supply to more than 3.56 lakh consumers for non-payment of dues and recovered ... Read more...
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BBC to broadcast live abortion programme on radio
April 24th, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 24 (IANS) In a first, the BBC will broadcast on radio a live programme from an abortion clinic that will feature interviews with women undergoing terminations.The two-hour-long radio ... Read more...
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Two found guilty of Olympic money-laundering
April 24th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 24 (IANS) Two men have been found guilty of money-laundering charges following a 2.3 million pound ($3.7 million) fraud against the Olympic Delivery Authority, the body responsible for ... Read more...
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Singhvi stays away from parliament (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) After giving up his position in a parliamentary committee and the Congress party over an alleged sleaze CD, Rajya Sabha member Abhishek Manu Singhvi ... Read more...
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Granules India’s revenues rise 37 percent
April 24th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 24 (IANS) Granules India Ltd., a fast growing pharmaceutical manufacturing company, has posted a growth of 37 percent in revenues for 2011-12.The Hyderabad-based company registered revenues of Rs.653 ... Read more...
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CA, Mahindra set up joint research centre
April 24th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 24 (IANS) Mahindra Satyam and Tech Mahindra have inked an agreement with CA Technologies, a global IT management and security software and solutions company, to set up a ... Read more...
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‘Allow wheat exports to Pakistan, CIS countries’
April 24th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) Punjab Tuesday asked the central government to allow the export of wheat to Pakistan and CIS countries through the Attari checkpost as the state's produce may ... Read more...
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Pleasant, windy day in Delhi (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) A sunny morning was followed by a cloudy and pleasant day as strong gusts of wind prevented the mercury from rising above average in the ... Read more...
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Daredevils beat Pune warriors by eight wickets
April 24th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, April 24 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils thrashed Pune Warriors by eight wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Tuesday.Virender Sehwag smashed an ... Read more...
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Aditi leads Indian challenge at Queen Sirikit Cup
April 24th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, April 24 (IANS) Aditi Ashok, Gurbani Singh and Raksha Phadke will represent India at the 34th Queen Sirikit Cup at the Tanah Merah Country Club here April 25-27.Aditi, who ... Read more...
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Government given 3 more months to auction 2G licenses (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday gave the central government three more months till August 31 to fulfill all requirements and auction 122 2G licenses which were ... Read more...
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Mainstream cinema not my cup of tea: Nandita Das
April 24th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Critically acclaimed actress-director Nandita Das, who took a sabbatical to take care of her baby, is set to be back with a bang - but says ... Read more...
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Bye-polls for 27 seats in eight states on June 12
April 24th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Election Commission Tuesday announced bye-polls for 27 seats in eight states to be held June 12.Counting will be on June 15, a statement said ... Read more...
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Outrage in Rajya Sabha over fairness cream for private parts
April 24th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) An advertisement for a fairness cream for women's private parts sparked outrage in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday with a CPI-M member raising the issue and ... Read more...
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CA sets up Asia innovation centre in Hyderabad
April 24th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 24 (IANS) US software and solutions company CA Technologies has set up its Asia innovation unit at its development centre here in partnership with the International Institute ... Read more...
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20 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
April 24th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, April 24 (IANS) At least 20 Taliban militants, including four commanders, have been killed in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Xinhua reported Tuesday.Afghan forces backed by NATO troops launched an ... Read more...
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