Kudankulam safe but fuel loading permission not given: Atomic panel
September 13th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 13 (IANS) Against the backdrop of growing protests against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu, India's atomic energy regulator Thursday termed the project safe but ... Read more...
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Walkathon spreads awareness on World Population Day
July 11th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Over 500 people, including children, Wednesday participated in a walkathon organised here to spread awareness on population stabilisation on the occasion of the World Population ... Read more...
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Muslim clerics, leaders welcome apex court ruling on Haj (Lead)
May 8th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Lucknow, May 8 (IANS) Majority of Muslim clerics and leaders Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court ruling directing the government to eliminate in the next 10 years the subsidy given ... Read more...
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Health ministry wary of merging AIDS department with NRHM
May 3rd, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Planning Commission's proposal to merge the two-decade-old AIDS control department with the flagship National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has caused a stir in the ... Read more...
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Public suit against cricket board on award recommendations
April 24th, 2012 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 24 (IANS) A public suit was filed Tuesday before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court asking how the Indian cricket board board could nominate players for ... Read more...
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CPI-M to Mamata: Can’t evade responsibility on Terai, Doars row
April 23rd, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) West Bengal opposition leader Surya Kanta Mishra Monday citicised the Mamata Banerjee regime over the ongoing violence in the Terai and Dooars regions, saying the ... Read more...
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Shutdown in Bengal’s Terai, Dooars evokes mixed response
April 23rd, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, April 23 (IANS) Violent clashes and arson marked an indefinite shutdown in northern West Bengal's Terai and Dooars regions called from Monday by a faction of the Akhil ... Read more...
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GJM to boycott Mamata meets in Darjeeling (Lead)
April 22nd, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, April 22 (IANS) The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Sunday called for a boycott of all future meetings of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and North Bengal Development Minister Goutam ... Read more...
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GJM boycotts Mamata meets in Darjeeling
April 22nd, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, April 22 (IANS) The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Sunday called for a boycott of all future meetings of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and North Bengal Development Minister Goutam ... Read more...
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Explain delay in giving free school books to poor: Court (Lead)
April 13th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Expressing anguish over the government's failure to print and distribute free books to over 18 lakh poor students in state-run schools, the Delhi High Court ... Read more...
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GJM expresses satisfaction after Mamata meet, says elections in July
March 24th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday to discuss several key issues, expressed satisfaction over the talks and ... Read more...
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33 young artists honoured with Akademi award
March 7th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Thirty-three young artists were honoured with the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar of the Sangeet Natak Akademi for the year 2010, the Ministry of Culture ... Read more...
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State elections: Fair ballot, rivetting battles expected (Comment)
January 14th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mayawati's statues and her election symbol of elephants carved out of stone have been covered, the Congress' pro-Muslim sops have been shot down, the officials believed to be biased in ... Read more...
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Working in 55-year-old government structure not easy: Nandita
January 10th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Nandita Das describes her two-and-half year stint at the Children's Film Society India (CFSI) as a "challenging experience", but adds that working in a 55-year-old ... Read more...
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Pakistani students seeking out ‘immoral’ books
November 28th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IANS) Students in Pakistan were least interested in reading knowledgeable books and shopkeepers, in order to earn a living, were forced to sell those that were "vulgar, ... Read more...
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National institute of mountaineering to be set up
October 25th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The government Tuesday cleared a proposal to set up a national institute of mountaineering and allied sports (NIMAS) in Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh at ... Read more...
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Prateik to advocate safe sex
September 27th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) In order to advocate the importance of safe sex, Bollywood actor Prateik has become a member of the Mumbai Districts AIDS Control Society (MDACS) and will ... Read more...
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Sports ministry de-merges NIS Patiala from SAI
July 20th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The sports ministry Tuesday de-merged the National Institute of Sports (NIS) from its parent body the Sports Authority of India (SAI) after six of the ... Read more...
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Chidambaram warns GJM against showing bias (Lead)
July 18th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Sukna (Darjeeling), July 18 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday warned the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) not to be partial towards Gorkhas.The newly formed Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) will ... Read more...
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Delhi NGOs to get Rs.96 lakh
July 8th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Delhi government Friday sanctioned a total of Rs.96 lakh to a number of NGOs working in various fields.The amount was sanctioned Friday in Delhi ... Read more...
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Pakistan renames women’s panel
July 1st, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 1 (IANS) Pakistan's National Commission on the Status of Women will now be known as the 'National Commission for Women' and it will be an autonomous body following ... Read more...
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Volunteers for Peace and Harmony programme launched
June 10th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) In order to create a network of good samaritans across the country, the National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH) has launched a Volunteers for Peace ... Read more...
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2G case will not effect alliance with DMK: Congress (Lead)
May 6th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The naming of DMK Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi as a co-accused in 2G spectrum allocation case will not threaten the alliance with the party, the ... Read more...
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Forest officer’s suicide stirs controversy
April 16th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, April 15 (IANS) The suicide of a forest officer has stirred up a hornet's nest in the Gujarat forest department following allegations of financial irregularities, corrupt practices and victimization ... Read more...
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India ramps up nuclear safety apparatus
April 15th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorAstana (Kazakhstan), Apr 15 (ANI): In the wake of catastrophic nuclear meltdown in Japan, India is going an extra mile to ensure full proof security for its existing and new ... Read more...
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Krishna Tirath to inaugurate annual meet of adoption agencies
March 22nd, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath will inaugurate the annual meet of adoption agencies here tomorrow.Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), an ... Read more...
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Meghalaya follows Bihar to declare assets
March 16th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Mar 16 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Wednesday said the government was working on a policy to make it mandatory for politicians, bureaucrats and government servants to declare their assets ... Read more...
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PM’s wife to launch women’s health campaign
March 7th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur will launch a nation-wide programme on International Women's Day Tuesday for women's health empowerment, officials said.The scheme ... Read more...
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Inter-faith harmony dialogue held in Delhi to promote peace
February 4th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 4 (ANI): The National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH), an autonomous body with the Ministry of Home Affairs, organized an Inter-faith harmony dialogue here on Thursday.Encouraging inter-faith dialogue ... Read more...
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With polls coming, Bengal parties play on Eden Gardens fiasco
January 30th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Ahead of the crucial state assembly elections, rival political parties in West Bengal have seized upon the Eden gardens fiasco to score brownie points over each other ... Read more...
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Kalmadi says his removal is illegal and arbitrary
January 25th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) A defiant Suresh Kalmadi blasted the sports ministry Monday saying that his removal as the chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee and executive board was illegal ... Read more...
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I am ready to face any probe, says Kalmadi
January 24th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 24 (IANS) Sacked by the government as chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, Suresh Kalmadi said Monday that he is ready for any probe and would continue being ... Read more...
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I would speak to BCCI over registration with ministry: Maken
January 20th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Sports minister Ajay Maken Thursday said he will talk to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) regarding it being registered as a national sports ... Read more...
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Antony to lay foundation stone of India’s first defence ship building institute
January 2nd, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 2 (ANI): To enhance self reliance in warship production capabilities of India, Defence Minister AK Antony will lay the foundation stone of the National Institute for Research and Development ... Read more...
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Antony to lay foundation stone of warship facility in Kerala
January 1st, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Jan 1 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony will Tuesday lay the foundation stone of the National Institute for Research and Development in Defence Shipbuilding (NIRDESH) which would build warships and submarines ... Read more...
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