High Court bars Amethi’s name change
September 21st, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 21 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Friday struck down the notification of the then Mayawati government, changing the name of Amethi district to Chattrapati ... Read more...
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Manish Arora goes truly Indian for Paris show
September 20th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Manish Arora is ready to showcase his creations to global fashionistas at the Paris Fashion Week Sep 27, and says he has for the first ... Read more...
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Jam free traffic promised on Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway
September 19th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Sep 19 (IANS) The concessionaire company of the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway Wednesday pledged jam free movement of traffic on the 32-lane Serhol toll plaza in Gurgaon, police said.The Delhi-Gurgaon Super ... Read more...
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Single agency proposed for Bhiwadi’s development
September 19th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhiwadi (Rajasthan), Sep 19 (IANS) Rajasthan will consider a single nodal agency to oversee industrial development in this key town, as it goes for the next phase of expansion by ... Read more...
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Top cop who took on Gurgaon toll plaza transferred
September 18th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Sep 18 (IANS) Police officer Bharti Arora, whose initiative led to the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway becoming toll free for a fortnight, was transferred ahead of a crucial hearing in the ... Read more...
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‘Heartless’ will be toughest role of Adhyayan’s career: Shekhar Suman
September 17th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 17 (IANS) Actor Shekhar Suman, who is gearing up for his debut directorial "Heartless", a tribute to his late son Aayush, says the movie will prove to be ... Read more...
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Tributes paid to victims of Delhi High Court blast
September 7th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Families and friends of the victims of the Sep 7, 2011, Delhi High Court blast Friday held a prayer meeting and paid tributes to those ... Read more...
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Achievers with cerebral palsy felicitated in Mumbai
September 4th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) On the first World Cerebral Palsy Day, 16 individuals were Tuesday presented excellence awards for their contributions in various fields in a function organised by an ... Read more...
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Rajasthan’s textiles push with nine dedicated parks
September 2nd, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 2 (IANS) The central government has approved nine textile parks worth Rs.1,500 crore in Rajasthan, and an additional grant of Rs.400 crore to promote this industry in the ... Read more...
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Kanda let off in cheque-bounce case
August 27th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday let off Haryana's former minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, an accused in Geetika Sharma's suicide, and his brother in a 1998 cheque-bounce ... Read more...
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Kanda’s police custody extended by three days (Lead)
August 25th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday extended by three days the police custody of Haryana's former minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, accused of abetting the suicide of his ... Read more...
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Indian couture all about bridal wear: Manish Arora (With Image)
August 11th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Wedding-wear primarily dominates the Indian couture wear market, and justifiably so, says internationally known designer Manish Arora, who has returned to showcase his collection ... Read more...
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LFW kickstarts with whiff of freshness
August 3rd, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Fresh talent and new ideas - that's what the Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2012 kicked off with here Friday. As many as seven new designers wowed ... Read more...
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Theft suspect consumes poison, dies
August 1st, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 31 (IANS) A 45-year-old man employed at a doctor's clinic here died Tuesday after consuming poison, police said. He was earlier named as a suspect by his employer ... Read more...
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Pooja keen to re-look ‘Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain’
July 29th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) Actress-turned-director Pooja Bhatt says she is keen to revisit her father's 1974 "radical" and "shocking" film "Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain" and Mahesh Bhatt has welcomed the ... Read more...
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Jaitley moves court to retain passport
July 2nd, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Samata Party chief Jaya Jaitley, facing trial in a graft case linked to a purported defence deal, Monday moved a Delhi court seeking permission to ... Read more...
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Haryana to host World Economic Forum-India summit
June 22nd, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 22 (IANS) Haryana will host the World Economic Forum on India summit Nov 6-8 in Gurgaon, officials said here Friday.The three-day summit, 'From Deliberation to Transformation', will be ... Read more...
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Mehta survives a scare in snooker tournament
June 19th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 19 (IANS) National and Asian champion Aditya Mehta survived a close call before winning 3-2 against top Indian junior Laxman Rawat in a Group B league match of ... Read more...
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Chawla cracks 122 for easy win in snooker event
June 18th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 18 (IANS) World No.3 Kamal Chawla constructed a brilliant break of 122 en route to a 3-1 win over Rupesh Shah in a Group C match of the ... Read more...
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TV stars to play soccer to raise funds
June 14th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 14 (IANS) A host of TV actors - Arjun Bijlani, Jay Soni, Manav Gohil and Mohit Malhotra - are set to play The Gold Charity Soccer Match here ... Read more...
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In Taj city, pavements taken over by vendors et al (Letter from Agra)
June 10th, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, June 10 (IANS) Millions of rupees have been spent on laying tiled pavements all across this Taj city but an army of vendors and others have occupied them, leaving ... Read more...
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Another explosion in Allahabad, five kids injured
June 7th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, June 7 (IANS) Five children were injured Thursday when a bomb went off in a village in this Uttar Pradesh district -- the second blast in about a fortnight, ... Read more...
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Woman banker commits suicide in Ghaziabad
June 7th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 7 (IANS) A woman bank manager Thursday committed suicide by jumping from the 13th floor of a building in Ghaziabad, police said.Fiza, 26, was reportedly suffering from depression. ... Read more...
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Small activist groups feel ignored amid Ramdev-Hazare hoopla
June 3rd, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Small activist groups who were also demonstrating at Jantar Mantar for an unemployment allowance, Sunday blamed the media for not covering them and giving ... Read more...
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Shruti heads for Madonna’s live concert (Movie Snippets)
June 2nd, 2012 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Actress Shruti Seth can't wait to see her lifelong dream come true as she gears up to watch singer Madonna live in concert in ... Read more...
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Multiplex bosses support shutdown, say losses not so big
May 31st, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) Multiplexes in the entertainment capital of India Thursday kept their shutters down till the evening. The bosses admit bearing a loss of not over Rs.1,00,000 per ... Read more...
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Gulzar turns narrator for anti-war movie (Movie Snippets)
May 30th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Veteran lyricist Gulzar will turn narrator for "Bhindi Baazaar" producer Karan Arora's new film "Kya Dilli Kya Lahore".In "Kya Dilli Kya Lahore", he will ... Read more...
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Heat hits tourism in Agra (With Image)
May 28th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 28 (IANS) Searing summer heat has hit tourist inflow into Agra, home to the Taj Mahal, India's biggest tourist draw.Tourist arrivals have been sliding in the last 10 ... Read more...
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13 Indians die as plane crashes in Nepal (Sixth Lead)
May 14th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 14 (IANS) Thirteen Indians on a pilgrimage and two crew members were killed when a 20-seater plane slammed into a cliff in western Nepal Monday, authorities said. The ... Read more...
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13 Indians die as plane flies into Nepal cliff (Fifth Lead)
May 14th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 14 (IANS) Thirteen Indians on a pilgrimage were killed along with two crew members when their 20-seater aircraft slammed into a cliff in western Nepal Monday, less than ... Read more...
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13 Indians die as plane crashes into Nepal cliff (Fourth Lead)
May 14th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 14 (IANS) Thirteen Indians were among the 15 people killed when their small aircraft dashed into a cliff in western Nepal Monday, less than seven months after 10 ... Read more...
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Pawan Kalyan hits the bull’s eye with ‘Gabbar Singh’ (Telugu Movie Review)
May 13th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Gabbar Singh"; Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Shruti Haasan, Abhimanyu Singh, Kota Sreenivasa Rao, Brahmanandam, Ali, Thanikella Bharani, Nagineedu and Suhasini Mani Ratnam; Producer: Banda Ganesh; Director: Harish Shankar; Music Director: ... Read more...
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Amrapali Jewels nominated for global honour
May 11th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Amrapali Jewels, worn by Hollywood actresses like Megan Fox and Halle Berry, has been short-listed for Andrea Palladio International Jewellery Awards (APIJA), which ... Read more...
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Ranbaxy boosts presence in Africa with malaria drug
May 11th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Accra (Ghana), May 11 (IANS) Leading Indian drug manufacturer Ranbaxy Laboratories has boosted its presence in the emerging market of Africa, introducing its new malaria-fighting drug Synriam and setting up ... Read more...
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Focus on IT industry’s issues: Microsoft urges Indian government
May 11th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) In spite of its tremendous potential, India's information technology (IT) industry has been suffering due to several issues which the government needs to focus on, a ... Read more...
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