Speed-detecting cameras help save lives: UAE study
September 10th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 10 (IANS/WAM) A vast majority of drivers in the UAE - around 71 percent - don't see speed detecting cameras as a money-making scheme, says a survey ... Read more...
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ABVP for CBI probe into killing of Assam youth
August 2nd, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 2 (IANS) The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ANVP) Thursday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the killing of a youth from Assam in Bihar.The body ... Read more...
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Policeman suspended over Assam youth’s death (Lead)
July 26th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 26 (IANS) A railway police official was suspended in Bihar's Bhagalpur district for failing to cooperate in a probe into the killing of a youth from Assam, police ... Read more...
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Cop suspended for not cooperating in Assam youth’s death-probe
July 26th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 26 (IANS) A railway police official was suspended in Bihar's Bhagalpur district for failing to cooperate in a probe into the killing of a youth from Assam, police ... Read more...
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Three RJD leaders quit, likely to join JD-U
July 16th, 2012 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 16 (IANS) In a major setback for Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, three senior leaders and former Bihar ministers quit the party Monday and are likely ... Read more...
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Missing Assam youth’s body found in Bihar
July 15th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 15 (IANS) The body of an Assamese youth, who went missing from a railway station in Bihar, was found Sunday, police said.The body of Pritam Bhattacharjee, 25, who ... Read more...
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Mayawati decides to split Uttar Pradesh, opposition fumes (Roundup)
November 15th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, is to be broken into four states for better governance, Chief Minister Mayawati announced Tuesday, triggering an opposition outcry.The ... Read more...
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Parties term Uttar Pradesh split a political stunt (Lead)
November 15th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) Major political parties have described the Uttar Pradesh cabinet's decision to divide the state into four as a political stunt aimed at the coming ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh cabinet decides to divide state into four
November 15th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) In a move that Chief Minister Mayawati said was inspired by B.R. Ambedkar, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet Tuesday decided to divide the state into four: ... Read more...
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Muslim paper takes up Hindu cause, furthers oneness
September 9th, 2011 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 9 (IANS) Don't kill cows and don't eat beef - that's the message of harmony a Muslim editor in Uttar Pradesh has been sending out to the ... Read more...
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Wedding Asia set to debut in Delhi
May 27th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Wedding Asia, a three-day exhibition, will showcase wedding trends for the coming season and also provide an opportunity to interact with leading brands from the ... Read more...
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Tusshar Kapoor: Walking The Ramp For Shabana Azmi
January 19th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
films. However, the busy actor shall soon be taking some time out to walk the ramp.No! He is not turning a model. He has got his hands pretty full with ... Read more...
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Journalist threatened, assaulted by Jama Masjid Imam
October 14th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 14 (IANS) A local journalist was threatened by Maulana Ahmed Bukhari, the Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, and assaulted by his supporters Thursday after he asked a question that ... Read more...
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BJP expels five rebel contestants in Bihar
October 12th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday expelled five rebels, including sitting legislator Sanjiv Jha, contesting the October-November assembly polls in Bihar as Independent candidates after denial of ... Read more...
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Mixed reaction to Ayodhya verdict in Pakistan
September 30th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept.30 (ANI): Reactions in Pakistan to the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid verdict issued by the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court today have been mixed.While right-wing political workers termed the verdict ... Read more...
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Lebanese Army kills two Al Qaeda-linked militants
August 15th, 2010 - 5:36 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Aug 15 (DPA) Lebanese Army troops Saturday killed two militants loyal to Al Qaeda in eastern Lebanon, security sources said.
The two men were a part of Fatah al-Islam, a fundamentalist Palestinian ... Read more...
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Political blame game begins over West Bengal rail accident
July 19th, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) The railway accident at Sainthia in Birbhum district has triggered a game of political one-upmanship in West Bengal, with the ruling Left Front and the opposition Trinamool ... Read more...
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Dig into history, urban war, illicit love (IANS Books This Week)
June 10th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Here are five new books to add to your reading list this week:
1. "The Begum's Secret": Written by A.K. Srikumar; Published by Penguin Books-India; Priced at Rs.299.For ... Read more...
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Major fire in Allahabad building, no one injured
May 28th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 28 (IANS) A major fire broke out Friday in a four-storey commercial building in the busy Jonsenganj area of Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district, police said. No one was injured.
"At least ... Read more...
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Gangster gunned down near Indo-Nepal border
April 23rd, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) A dreaded gangster, wanted by the police in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in 40 criminal cases, was Friday gunned down by cops near the Indo-Nepal border.
Ram Awadh Yadav, ... Read more...
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Man found dead in train toilet
January 19th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 19 (IANS) A man was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside the toilet of a passenger train in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district Tuesday, an official said.
The young man, who appeared ... Read more...
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Shootout on train in Gujarat, one dead
October 4th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Vadodara (Gujarat), Oct 4 (IANS) A shootout on a packed running train in Gujarat following a tiff between a passenger and a rail staffer over bill payment left a youth dead and ... Read more...
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Unesco lists 12 items as endangered intangible heritage
October 3rd, 2009 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Oct 3 (IANS) Unesco's Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage has identified 12 such items in eight countries in need of urgent safeguarding, WAM news agency reported Saturday. ... Read more...
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Hizbul Mujahideen man gets life term for sedition
August 28th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 28 (IANS) A city court Friday sentenced Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Mujeeb Ahmed to life imprisonment and six others to 10 years on charges of sedition and collecting arms with intention ... Read more...
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Bhatkhande University to also teach Western classical music
August 25th, 2009 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 25 (IANS) One of the prestigious destinations for learning Hindustani classical music, the Bhatkhande Music Institue University, in this state capital will now also impart training in Western classical music, ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh withdraws temporary ban on meat sales
August 18th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 18 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday hastily withdrew an order banning the sale of meat for nine days -- which would have coincided with the Muslim holy month of ... Read more...
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Rola Dashti: First woman Parliamentarian of Kuwait
May 18th, 2009 - 3:08 am ICT by GD
Everything and everyone has their share of firsts and their lasts. This year witnessed Kuwait, one of the most conservative states in the Gulf, electing its first set of female lawmakers.The 16th ... Read more...
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US, UK and Saudi Arabia move to sort out Pakistans political crisis
March 13th, 2009 - 12:12 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 13 (ANI): In a bid to broker a truce between the PPP-led Government and the PML-N and end the ongoing political turmoil that has alarmed the international community, US ... Read more...
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Saudi embassy in Pakistan receives terror mails
March 6th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar.6 (ANI): The Saudi Arabia embassy here has received threatening e-mails warning of attacks on Saudi installations in the country.
According to The Nation, the threatening mail, reportedly from al-Qaeda, said ... Read more...
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Pakistan briefing Foreign envoys over political developments, first in its history
March 1st, 2009 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar.1 (ANI): In a bid to assuage the international communitys concerns about developments in Pakistan, the government of Pakistan has said that it had nothing to do with the disqualification ... Read more...
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Mumbai attacks: Saudi intelligence chief in Pakistan (Lead)
January 13th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Saudi intelligence chief Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz arrived here Tuesday for talks on the situation in the region in the wake of the Mumbai terror carnage and ... Read more...
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Saudi intelligence chief to discuss India-Pakistan tension
January 13th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Saudi intelligence chief Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz arrived in Pakistan Tuesday to "discuss Pakistan-India tension", a media report said. Geo TV citing diplomatic sources said that he ... Read more...
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Save me, Musharraf urges Saudi Arabia
August 11th, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Muhammad Najeeb
Islamabad, Aug 11 (IANS) Disappointed by his American friends, President Pervez Musharraf, who faces impeachment by the ruling coalition, has sent an "SOS message" to the Saudi authorities, a source ... Read more...
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New book on South Asian history focuses on people’s past
July 29th, 2008 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 29 (IANS) Dissatisfied with the available social history of India and Pakistan, two teachers of Panjab University here have come up with a new book that aims to highlight "the ... Read more...
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Reaching pension office costs more than royal pension
June 25th, 2008 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 25 (IANS) Descendants of the erstwhile Awadh rulers settled abroad do not mind spending thousands of rupees to come here just to collect their royal pension, or wasiqa in Urdu, ... Read more...
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