We have the numbers, government asserts
September 21st, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The government Friday said it had the numbers and was not in a minority as the Trinamool Congress was set to formally withdraw from the ... Read more...
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Actors can’t earn millions right now, says Pitt
September 12th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 12 (IANS) Actor Brad Pitt says Hollywood doesn't have the cash to splash on its big stars at the moment due to the global financial crisis.When ... Read more...
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Government refutes loss claims over Delhi airport (Roundup)
August 17th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The government Friday dismissed the claims of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on losses to the exchequer by allowing a private operator ... Read more...
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Result satisfying, NDA intact: Jaswant Singh
August 7th, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) BJP leader Jaswant Singh, who lost the vice presidential race to incumbent Hamid Ansari Tuesday, said he was satisfied with the result which showed ... Read more...
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Kerala CPI-M fields Chintha editor for Rajya Sabha (Lead)
June 7th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 7 (IANS) The Left Democratic Front (LDF) Thursday decided to field CPI-M leader C.P. Narayanan as its nominee for the Rajya Sabha elections to be held in Kerala ... Read more...
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Kerala CPI-M fields Chintha editor for Rajya Sabha
June 7th, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 7 (IANS) The Left Democratic Front (LDF) Thursday decided to field veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist leader and former State Planning Board member C.P. Narayanan as its nominee ... Read more...
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BJP rules out backing Mukherjee in presidential polls
April 30th, 2012 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) With Vice-President Hamid Ansari and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee emerging as probable Congress choices for the presidential polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday ... Read more...
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LF renominates Tapan Sen as Rajya Sabha candidate (Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) West Bengal's opposition Left Front Tuesday renominated Centre of Indian Trade Unions secretary Tapan Sen as its candidate for the March 30 Rajya Sabha polls.Briefing mediapersons ... Read more...
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Trinamool won’t back Congress for Rajya Sabha polls
March 13th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress has decided not to support the Congress nominee in West Bengal for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, state Congress chief Pradip Bhattacharya Tuesday ... Read more...
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Maths dunces: British primary schools to ban calculator use
December 3rd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 3 (IANS) Primary schools in Britain will ban the use of calculators by 11-year-old students in a bid to prevent the kids from becoming maths dunces, according to ... Read more...
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Number of tigers dwindling: Ramesh
March 18th, 2011 - 1:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Thursday expressed serious concern over the dwindling tiger population.Speaking at the launch of a coffee table book on tigers, ... Read more...
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New brain training app for research into ageing minds developed
March 4th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 4 (ANI): Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have developed an application to discover the true effectiveness of brain training exercises in 50-plus people.The Brain Jog application, which is available to ... Read more...
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Watson to become highest paid Oz cricketer with new $2 million contract
January 21st, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 21(ANI): Australian all-rounder Shane Watson is reportedly set to unseat Ricky Ponting as the highest paid player in the country by signing a new Cricket Australia (CA) contract worth up ... Read more...
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Modi visits village school, launches academic scrutiny
December 10th, 2010 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Dec 9 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday launched the three-day state-wide "Gunotsav" (academic scrutiny exercise) with a surprise visit to a primary school in Kheda district, an official ... Read more...
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Fifth phase of Bihar assembly polls begins (Lead)
November 9th, 2010 - 9:12 am ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 9 (IANS) The fifth and penultimate phase of the Bihar assembly elections to pick a new 243-member house began Tuesday in 35 constituencies spread across eight districts.More than a dozen ... Read more...
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President calls for promoting mathematics among youngsters
August 19th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 19 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Thursday inaugurated the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM 2010) here with a call to promote mathematics amongst the younger generation. She said study of ... Read more...
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Hospitality industry to employ 100,000 trained people: Trade body
April 15th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 15 (IANS) The hospitality industry in India will be in a position to employ an additional 100,000 trained personnel over the next three years, a tourism industry spokesperson said here ... Read more...
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Assam opposition divided before Rajya Sabha polls
March 25th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 25 (IANS) The ruling Congress in Assam has kept the opposition on tenterhooks over Friday's Rajya Sabha polls, with the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) suspending a legislator who has ... Read more...
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More alcohol sales sites mean more violence in neighbourhood
February 22nd, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): After a keen observation, two Indiana University professors have found that the more alcohol sales sites in a neighbourhood, the more violence occur in premises surrounding it.Tony ... Read more...
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Promoting education among tribal girls in Tripura
January 13th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by ANI
By Pinaki Das
Agartala, Jan 11 (ANI): Every social being needs basic academic knowledge of 'three-Rs' --Reading, Writing and Arithmetic to become a resourceful human for the well being of the entire ... Read more...
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Padho Punjab-a mission to spread literacy in rural Punjab
September 18th, 2009 - 10:35 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, Sep.18 (ANI): Education in government-run-schools of Punjab has been found to be lacking the kind of quality and standard expected of it.A survey conducted under `Padho ... Read more...
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Meet the 4-year-old boy with IQ of 144!
August 4th, 2009 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
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0London, Aug 4 (ANI): Like most boys his age he likes
playing with toy cars and games, but the likeness ends here only. Harry Chapple
is a four year-old ... Read more...
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Sex-mad Kris Donnelly told girlfriend ‘you’re my 100th’ after romp!
June 21st, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 21 (ANI): Big Brother housemate Kris Donnelly was busy counting numbers while he bedded blonde Cheryl Hosking, telling her later she was her 100th conquest.The 24-year-old told his former lover ... Read more...
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Heavy fighting ahead in Afghanistan, Gates warns
June 12th, 2009 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, June 12 (DPA) NATO troops in Afghanistan face heavy fighting in the next few months as the alliance boosts its strength in the country, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said ... Read more...
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Trinamool will protest if petroleum prices are hiked: Mamata
June 8th, 2009 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has said her party will protest if the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government increases the prices of petroleum products.
Amidst media ... Read more...
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UPA’s clear victory makes president’s job easier
May 16th, 2009 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) It was projected to be President Pratibha Patil's toughest test since she assumed office 22 months ago. But a clear verdict in favour ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar at centre of political tug-of-war
May 8th, 2009 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar continued to be wooed by all sides with a week left for judgement day. BJP leader L.K. Advani Friday swore by ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi casts his vote
May 7th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 7 (ANI): Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi cast his vote along with other voters in the fourth round of a general election on Thursday.Accompanied by security guards, ... Read more...
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Congress hallucinating about poll win, says BJP
May 5th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dismissed Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's statement that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) would win the Lok Sabha polls as "hallucinating" ... Read more...
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Computers will ruin kids’ handwriting skills, say UK experts
May 1st, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 01 (ANI): Plans to introduce computers in England's primary school curriculum will ruin kids' handwriting skills, experts have warned.As per a government report by former chief schools inspector Sir Jim ... Read more...
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Prenatal exposure to Hong Kong flu leads to low IQ
April 16th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 16 (IANS) A pandemic of the disease called Hong Kong flu killed more than 700,000 people worldwide in the late sixties, with major outbreaks in Europe during the winter of ... Read more...
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Congress will contest around 440 seats: Jairam Ramesh
April 9th, 2009 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) A week before the Lok Sabha elections start, Congress strategist Jairam Ramesh has conceded it will be a "tough fight" although he is optimistic that his party ... Read more...
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Musical skills rely on workout, not innate genius
March 14th, 2009 - 12:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 14 (ANI): Proficiency and skill relies on hard graft, not innate genius, claim researchers after carefully reviewing brain scans of child musicians before and after musical training.Previous studies had ... Read more...
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Protest against President’’s rule in Jharkhand
February 18th, 2009 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantric) on Wednesday staged demonstrations near Raj Bhavan to protest against the current Presidential rule in Jharkhand.
"We demand dissolution of the state ... Read more...
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Preity Zinta nominated for Canada’s Genie Awards
February 16th, 2009 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Feb 16 (IANS) Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has been nominated for the Genie Awards for her performance in "Heaven on Earth", directed by Canada-based Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta.The actress has been ... Read more...
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