Attack on woman cop during Odisha rally triggers outrage
September 7th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 7 (IANS) The thrashing and near-molestation of a woman constable by a mob during an anti-government rally here Thursday has triggered outrage, with activists and police Friday demanding ... Read more...
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UEFA chief praises Ukraine for Euro 2012 success
August 28th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, Aug 28 (IANS) UEFA chief Michel Platini met Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych here Tuesday to praise Euro 2012 co-host Ukraine for its good organisation of the tournament."It was an ... Read more...
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Northeast exodus hits Bangalore’s private security sector
August 18th, 2012 - 1:55 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 18 (IANS) Rumors of attack on people from northeast in Bangalore leading to an exodus from the city is taking its toll on private security agencies guarding IT ... Read more...
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Delhi High Court stays court fee hike
August 9th, 2012 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday stayed for two weeks the Delhi government's notification of a 10-fold hike in court fees.A division bench of Justices A.K. ... Read more...
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Food poisoning death puts Kerala eateries on mat (Kerala Newsletter)
July 21st, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 21 (IANS) It took the death by food poisoning of a 21-year-old to shake Kerala's health authorities out of their slumber on the lack of basic hygiene in ... Read more...
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Nationwide lawyers’ strike badly hits court proceedings (Roundup)
July 11th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Work in courts across the country was badly affected Wednesday as around 17 lakh lawyers joined a two-day strike called by the Bar Council ... Read more...
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Delhi lawyers observe strike on bar council’s call
July 11th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) City lawyers Wednesday joined the two-day strike called by the Bar Council of India (BCI) to protest a proposed legislation that could affect its autonomy ... Read more...
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Oil tankers in Jammu and Kashmir call off strike
July 5th, 2012 - 5:43 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 4 (IANS) The Oil Tankers Association Wednesday called off the indefinite strike across Jammu and Kashmir after the administration approved compensation to the family of a tanker ... Read more...
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Oil tankers in J&K; go on indefinite strike (Lead)
July 3rd, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 3 (IANS) The Oil Tankers Association here went on an indefinite strike across Jammu and Kashmir from Tuesday, demanding action against those involved in the suspicious death ... Read more...
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Oil tankers in J&K; go on indefinite strike
July 3rd, 2012 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 3 (IANS) The Oil Tankers Association here went on an indefinite strike across Jammu and Kashmir from Tuesday, demanding action against those involved in the suspicious death ... Read more...
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New IIT entrance test pattern gets mixed reactions from alumni
June 28th, 2012 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The compromise between the human resource development ministry and IIT Council over the entrance exam pattern for admission to the engineering institutes Wednesday garnered mixed ... Read more...
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Som Mittal stays as Nasscom president till 2014
June 25th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Som Mittal will continue as president of the National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) for two more years.The executive council of Nasscom has ... Read more...
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‘Chain snatching, father’s death shocked starved sisters’
June 17th, 2012 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Two traumatised sisters rescued from in their house here were shocked by their father's death 10 years ago and a chain snatching incident involving one ... Read more...
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Country comes before other commitments: Khanna
June 16th, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 16 (IANS) Asserting that the country supersedes all other considerations, All India Tennis Association president Anil Khanna hoped that "good sense prevails" and that Mahesh Bhupathi would ... Read more...
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Ukraine offered $16 million bonus for Euro 2012 triumph
June 7th, 2012 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, June 7 (IANS) Ukraine's national football team will share a bonus of $16.2 million if they win the Euro 2012 Championship beginning Friday."Our financial incentive is better compared to ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh doctors threaten mass leave
June 4th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 4 (IANS) Health services in Madhya Pradesh may be paralyzed if government doctors carry out their threat to resign en masse July 1 to press for higher salaries.Government ... Read more...
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Two pilgrims die, many missing as boat capsizes in Gujarat
June 2nd, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Valsad (Gujarat), June 2 (IANS) At least two pilgrims were drowned and many were missing after an overloaded boat capsized off a jetty in the Arabian Sea near here in ... Read more...
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Two-day taxi strike in Kolkata from June 6
May 24th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Commuters in Kolkata will face a tough time on the roads with the biggest union of taxi operators calling a 48-hour strike from June 6 demanding ... Read more...
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SRK banned from Wankhede stadium for 5 years
May 18th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan was banned from the Wankhede Staidum for five years, Mumbai Cricket Association President Vilasrao Deshmukh announced Friday. The development comes ... Read more...
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Attack on judges: Lawyers threaten strike Friday
May 17th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) To protest an attack on three Delhi judges by four bikers in a road rage incident in south Delhi, lawyers at the Saket district courts ... Read more...
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‘Bengal could attract Rs.10 bn IT investment in 18 months’
April 30th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) West Bengal could attract around Rs.10 billion investment in the Information Technology (IT) sector in the next one-and-half years, Computer Association of Eastern India said Monday."Definitely, ... Read more...
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Hundreds of dead pelicans found in Peru
April 30th, 2012 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, April 30 (IANS/EFE) Fishermen and environmentalists are calling on officials to investigate the deaths of more than 200 pelicans on the beaches of northern Peru, media reports said.The dead ... Read more...
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‘Invest in research, technology for future of IITs’
April 16th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Increased investment in research, higher monetary assistance and development of technology for industries are the three steps that will ensure a bright future for the ... Read more...
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Indian, British MPs to play T20 match
April 9th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, April 9 (IANS) Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2012 matches at the picturesque stadium here, the venue is all set to host a friendly match between Indian ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad lawyers end strike
March 21st, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 21 (IANS) Lawyers here called off their three-day-old strike after police slapped a case against a government clerk caught by a lawyer-leader while taking money from job seekers.The ... Read more...
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Ghazibad court crippled by strike
March 20th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 20 (IANS) Work in the Ghaziabad court was crippled Tuesday due to a lawyers' strike after a criminal case was slapped against former bar association president Nahar Singh ... Read more...
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Three booked for assaulting Ghaziabad officials
March 18th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 17 (IANS) A criminal case was registered Saturday against a Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and two others for attacking officials at the regional employment office in Ghaziabad, police ... Read more...
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Mexico’s imports of Chinese-made shoes surge
March 16th, 2012 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 16 (IANS/EFE) Mexico's imports of Chinese-made shoes climbed 151 percent in January, a month after compensatory quotas on those consumer goods expired, an official said.In response, shoe ... Read more...
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Modi slams BCCI president for Sahara’s walkout
February 4th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi slammed N. Srinivasan, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, for Sahara India's ... Read more...
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Delhi Bar Association poll cancelled, rescheduled for Feb 1
January 25th, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The Delhi Bar Association's election was cancelled Wednesday after few anti-social elements, posing as lawyers, barged into the polling area and disrupted voting, an association ... Read more...
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Army is subordinate to executive, says Pakistan bar association
January 18th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association president Yasin Azad said the army was subordinate to the executive.Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and director general of the ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh sportspersons seek job quotas
January 17th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 16 (IANS) Sportspersons of Uttar Pradesh Monday appealed to all political parties to consider a two percent quota fotr them in all government jobs."While parties are talking about ... Read more...
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Agra fest postponement upsets tourism industry
January 1st, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 1 (IANS) The Agra district administration plans to postpone the annual 10-day Taj Mahotsava cultural extravaganza from February to a future date due to the Uttar Pradesh assembly ... Read more...
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Crummy Tis Hazari courthouse to finally get a facelift
December 29th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Air-conditioners, CCTV cameras, new furniture and amenities - Tis Hazari, Delhi's oldest district court complex, is in for a much needed facelift with the ... Read more...
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Jammu bar association observes strike
December 20th, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 20 (IANS) The Bar Association of Jammu called a general strike here Tuesday to demand the rollback of the Jammu and Kashmir government's decision to transfer land and ... Read more...
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