Chelsea cried remembering mother
February 10th, 2012 - 9:28 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) Chelsea Handler broke down on a TV show while remembering her late mother."I don't think I've ever cried on television before but now I am," she ... Read more...
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Be transparent, Kamal Nath tells DDA
February 8th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath Wednesday asked Delhi Development Agency (DDA) to be transparent while reviewing the Master Plan for Delhi 2021.To involve all ... Read more...
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26 die in road accident (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 8 (IANS) A packed mini bus and a truck collided in Uttar Pradesh, killing the bus driver and its 25 passengers who were proceeding to attend an event ... Read more...
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Norwegian minister meets Sibal, discusses Telenor issue
February 7th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Continuing with the diplomatic drive to secure state-owned Telenor's $3 billion investment in India, a key Norwegian minister met Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday and ... Read more...
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Court reserves order on officials’ appraisal reports
February 7th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday reserved its order on a plea that performance appraisal reports of government staffers, officially known as the Annual Confidential ... Read more...
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Relief for Chidambaram as court dismisses Swamy’s plea (Second Lead)
February 4th, 2012 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) A special CBI court Saturday dismissed Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's plea to make P. Chidambaram a co-accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case, ... Read more...
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Swamy plea against Chidambaram dismissed (Lead)
February 4th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday dismissed Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's plea to make Home Minister P. Chidambaram an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation ... Read more...
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Coca Cola wakes up Brad Pitt’s kids
February 3rd, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 3 (IANS) Hollywood Actor Brad Pitt admits he gives his children Coca-Cola to get them out of bed in the morning.Pitt claims he and his partner Angelina ... Read more...
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Fire in Kolkata go-down, no casualty
February 3rd, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) A fire broke out in a cloth godown in the city Thursday evening which subsequently spread to an adjacent studio where several Bengali actors were shooting. ... Read more...
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Are diet soft drinks invitation to heart attacks?
February 1st, 2012 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) People who consume diet soft drinks daily could be unwittingly inviting strokes and heart attacks.Conversely, taking them in moderation don't seem to perk chances of vascular ... Read more...
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Sunny morning, clear sky in Delhi (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) There was some relief from the cold for Delhi's residents Monday with a slight increase in mercury on a clear and sunny day.However, Monday's ... Read more...
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Sunny, cold morning in Delhi
January 30th, 2012 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Delhi woke up to a sunny but cold morning Monday with the minimum temperature dipping to 7.3 degrees Celsius, a notch below average for this ... Read more...
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Tiny male mice sing songs to impress females
January 29th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 29 (IANS) Male house mice produce melodious songs to attract mates, but being in the ultra-sonic range our ears cannot detect them.
Through analyses of the vocalizations of ... Read more...
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‘Depressed’ CA commits suicide
January 28th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) A 40-year-old chartered accountant, allegedly depressed over bitter relations with his wife and in-laws, committed suicide in his north Delhi home, police said Saturday.Bharat Bhushan ... Read more...
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Sikkim quake-affected kids meet Dikshit
January 28th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) A group of 20 school kids from the September 2011 earthquake-affected areas of Sikkim Saturday met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit here as part of ... Read more...
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QPR’s Ferdinand gets a bullet by post
January 28th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) English football club Queens Park Rangers received a "malicious package", reportedly a bullet, addressed to defender Anton Ferdinand ahead of the fourth-round FA Cup clash against ... Read more...
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AIIMS team examines Odisha gangrape victim
January 28th, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 28 (IANS) A team of experts from New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Saturday arrived in Odisha to examine the state of a girl who ... Read more...
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Battered baby continues to be critical
January 28th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The two-year-old abandoned and battered baby Falak continues to be critical, doctors said Saturday."Her condition is same as yesterday. She is stable but critical," Deepak ... Read more...
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Temperature dips in Delhi
January 28th, 2012 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) With the minimum temperature Saturday dipping to 5.1 degrees Celsius -- four notches below average, it was the second coldest Jan 28 in Delhi in ... Read more...
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Depleted Churchill take on East Bengal
January 26th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Margaon (Goa), Jan 26 (IANS) Both Churchill Brothers Sports Club and East Bengal have injury concerns ahead of their I-League football clash at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, near here Friday.Churchill ... Read more...
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IGNOU gets new web site on Republic Day
January 26th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) A new and improved web site of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), with easy access to regional centres, was inaugurated here Thursday.Developed jointly ... Read more...
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Sunny morning in Delhi on Republic Day
January 26th, 2012 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Mellow winter sunshine provided warmth to Delhiites from the nippy breeze Thursday morning as the country celebrated its 63rd Republic Day.The minimum temperature was recorded ... Read more...
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Play depicting Mayawati’s lifestyle banned
January 26th, 2012 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 26 (IANS) A satirical play depicting the extravagant lifestyle of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has been banned by her government.Even as play director Mukesh Kumar denied any ... Read more...
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Odisha denies Bonda tribes’ exploitation
January 25th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 25 (IANS) Authorities in Odisha Wednesday denied that primitive Bonda tribes in the state were in any way exploited by tourists.The denial came after a section of media ... Read more...
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Anup Jalota ‘delighted’ with Padma Shri
January 25th, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) Renowned ghazal and bhajan singer Anup Jalota is delighted to be recognised with the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, for his contribution to the ... Read more...
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Lunch Scoreboard: India vs. Australia, Fourth Test, Day Two
January 25th, 2012 - 9:33 am ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Jan 25 (IANS) The scoreboard at lunch on day two of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia at the Adelaide Oval here Wednesday.Australia first innings ... Read more...
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Women suffer pain more intensely than men
January 24th, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) Women suffer pain more intensely than men in virtually every disease category, according to an exhaustive analysis.Stanford University scientists based the findings on a novel database ... Read more...
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Peter Andre has kung-fu ambition
January 24th, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 24 (IANS) Singer Peter Andre is hoping to get a black belt in kung-fu within a year.The 38-year-old and his six-year-old son, Junior, are taking lessons in the ... Read more...
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Man who raped arrested
January 23rd, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) A 30-year-old married man absconding since he molested a young woman from Manipur here was arrested Monday, police said.Anuj Saini, a sales executive in a ... Read more...
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Ex-military colleagues back Musharraf’s return
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has received support from his former military colleagues as he plans to return home from self-exile in London.The Pakistan ... Read more...
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Mamata lets Left garland Netaji statue first
January 23rd, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) On Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birthday Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday did a U-turn and allowed Left leaders to garland his ... Read more...
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Carbon emissions speed up ocean acidification
January 23rd, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) Manmade emissions over the last two centuries have already raised ocean acidity far beyond the range of natural variations, threatening important species of marine life.
"In ... Read more...
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Air India hold Pune in I-League
January 22nd, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 22 (IANS) Pune FC Sunday afternoon allowed Air India to dictate terms as they were held to a 2-2 draw in the 16th round of I-League football.Air India ... Read more...
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Raveena welcomes new family member, a puppy (Movie Snippet)
January 22nd, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) Actress and animal lover Raveena Tandon has added to her five pets by adopting a street puppy."Brought a rescued puppy home last night, unbelievable how much ... Read more...
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Delhi lawyers strike work against bills (Lead)
January 20th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Delhi lawyers Friday observed a day-long strike as part of the Bar Council of India's nationwide protest against two bills, including one which they claim ... Read more...
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