IANS reporter’s story wins award
April 28th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Azera Rehman, who reports for newswire Indo-Asian News ServiceRahman' entry, titled "Letters to my unborn sister", fetched her second prize in the contest that saw ... Read more...
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EC moots GIS mapping of all polling booths in UP
April 27th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) has decided to undertake an ambitious project to conduct geographic information system (GIS) mapping of all polling booths in Uttar Pradesh that ... Read more...
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Panel to give guidelines on prepaid connections
April 27th, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday directed a five-member committee be set up to recommend guidelines for verifications of those applying for prepaid mobile connections.The apex ... Read more...
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Mendes glows with meat-free diet
April 27th, 2012 - 9:31 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 27 (IANS) Actress Eva Mendes says the secret to her flawless skin is her meat-free diet. She only eats fish to keep her skin healthy.She also drinks ... Read more...
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Man convicted for beheading Ranchi woman
April 26th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 26 (IANS) A Ranchi court Thursday convicted a man for beheading a woman inside a college campus here last April. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced April ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha adjourned over Bofors issue
April 26th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice Thursday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded an explanation from the government on former Swedish police chief ... Read more...
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Myanmar to buy electricity from China
April 26th, 2012 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, April 26 (IANS) Myanmar will buy back 100 megawatts of electricity from China, a major investor in the country's hydro-power projects and receives bulk of the power generated from ... Read more...
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Bomb found in Pakistan train
April 25th, 2012 - 9:37 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 25 (IANS) A powerful bomb was found Tuesday night in a bag on a Peshawar-bound passenger train in eastern Pakistan.Experts defused the bomb at the Attock railway station ... Read more...
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Internet made me famous: Kim Kardashian
April 25th, 2012 - 8:18 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 25 (IANS) Socialite Kim Kardashian feels that she wouldn't be famous without the internet as social networking sites allow her to interact with her fans."I think ... Read more...
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Two killed in Lahore station blast (Second Lead)
April 25th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 24 (IANS) At least two people, including a railway police officer, were killed and 27 injured when a powerful blast ripped through the Lahore railway station Tuesday, media ... 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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Trinamool MPs to pressure government for tax monotatorium
April 23rd, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) With West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee giving a 15-day ultimatum to the central government for accepting the state's demand for a three-year interest moratorium, ... Read more...
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Kerala-born Yusuffali making waves in Gulf
April 23rd, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 23 (IANS) Kerala-born M. A. Yusuffali is today dubbed as one of the most influential Indians in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a political and economic alliance ... Read more...
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North Korea slams South Korean president
April 22nd, 2012 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, April 21 (IANS) North Korea has accused South Korean President Lee Myung-bak of drumming up war hysteria, reports said Saturday.Lee Thursday toured a research institute, where he watched videos ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct Chhattisgarh collector, kill two guards (Second Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 21 (IANS) Maoist rebels Saturday abducted the Sukma district collector in Chhattisgarh and shot dead his two guards who tried to resist them, police said.Alex Paul Menon, 32, ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct Chhattisgarh collector (Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 21 (IANS) The Maoists Saturday abducted the Sukma district collector in Chhattisgarh, police said.Alex Paul Menon, an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 2006 batch, was abducted by ... Read more...
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World Heart Federation gets first ever Indian president
April 21st, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The World Heart Federation (WHF), a global NGO dedicated to prevention of heart diseases in low- and middle-income countries, elected its first ever Indian president, ... Read more...
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JVM-P accuses Congress of horse trading again
April 21st, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 21 (IANS) Ahead of a fresh Rajya Sabha election in the state on May 3, the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) has accused the Congress of trying to ... Read more...
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Alert employees save 64 newborns in Assam hospital
April 21st, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 21 (IANS) Timely intervention by intensive care unit employees saved 64 young lives from choking to death at a hospital here Saturday.A major tragedy was averted at the ... Read more...
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Agni-V reflects political will of UPA: Congress
April 20th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The successful launch of Agni-V reflects the technical prowess of India and the government's will to expand its strategic parameter, Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari told ... Read more...
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Israeli embassy car blast: Kazmi opposes vehicle’s release
April 19th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, accused in the Feb 13 Israeli embassy car blast case, Thursday told a Delhi court that the damaged vehicle should ... Read more...
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Stoppage-time header from gives Fluminense victory
April 19th, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 19 (IANS) A stoppage-time header from Rafael Moura earned Fluminense a dramatic 2-1 Copa Libertadores victory over Argentina's Arsenal in Buenos Aires.Carlinhos scored the opener ... Read more...
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Prateik visits Varanasi with grandmom
April 18th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Actor Prateik took time off from his busy schedule in Varanasi to fulfil his maternal grandmother Vidyatai Patil's wish to visit sites in the temple ... Read more...
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Hot, sunny day in Delhi (Lead)
April 17th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Despite below average temperatures, it was a hot and sunny day in the capital Tuesday with the maximum temperature recorded at 34.1 degrees Celsius. The ... Read more...
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Katy Perry has suitcase full of wigs
April 15th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 15 (IANS) Singer Katy Perry reportedly has a suitcase full of different-coloured blue wigs after she damaged her real locks with constant colouring."Katy's own hair began to ... Read more...
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Watson turns glamorous for new role
April 15th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 15 (IANS) Actress Emma Watson is set to shed her girl-next-door image as she turns glamorous for her role in new movie "The Bling Ring".Watson has ... Read more...
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Eight years later, illicit liquor vanishes in thin air
April 14th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Eight years of trial ended in the acquittal of a woman, accused of smuggling illicit liquor, when police in a court here presented an empty ... Read more...
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UN launches anti-human trafficking drive in Portugal
April 14th, 2012 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
Lisbon, April 14 (IANS) A United Nations' public awareness campaign against human trafficking has been launched in Portugal.Organised by the UN Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), the drive was ... Read more...
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Britain makes it tough for Pakistani students
April 13th, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 13 (IANS) Britain has decided to make it tough for Pakistani students to step on the English soil, following a pilot scheme finding as many as four in ... Read more...
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HAL chopper lands atop building; pilots safe (Lead)
April 13th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 12 (IANS) A chopper of the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd's training academy Thursday made an emergency landing atop a building in the eastern suburb of the city, with ... Read more...
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Mumbai-Delhi march for love of national flag
April 12th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 11 (IANS) From Mumbai to Delhi on foot: It took Khalid Qureshi, a senior ticket checker of Western Railway from Mumbai, a little over two months ... Read more...
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Tikku murder accused escapes police custody
April 11th, 2012 - 2:00 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) In a major embarrassment, an accused in the Arun Tikku murder case, Vijay Palande Tuesday night escaped from police custody hours after he was arrested by ... Read more...
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Telecom policy may be announced in May: Sibal
April 10th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) The government will roll out its IT and electronics manufacturing policy soon and hopes to announce the telecom policy in May, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal said ... Read more...
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27 dead in Haiti truck crash
April 9th, 2012 - 4:42 am ICT by IANS
Santo Domingo, April 9 (IANS) At least 27 people have died in Haiti when a truck overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle.The accident took place near the ... Read more...
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Israeli embassy car blast: Kazmi’s custody extended
April 7th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday extended till April 21 the judicial custody of journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, arrested for his alleged involvement in the Feb ... Read more...
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