Katrina visits Chisti shrine in Fatehpur Sikri
September 5th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Fatehpur Sikri (Agra), Sep 5 (IANS) Actress Katrina Kaif Monday visited the shrine of Sheikh Salim Chisti to offer prayers and untie the sacred thread, which she had tied during ... Read more...
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Top bureaucrats depose before Nanavaty panel
August 30th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Two senior government bureaucrats in their testimony before the Nanavaty-Mehta judicial inquiry commission probing the 2002 Godhra train carnage and the subsequent communal riots that ... Read more...
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A BJP MP gives support to Hazare - in writing
August 24th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Agra city has given his complete and unqualified support to the Jan Lokpal bill of Team Anna, that too ... Read more...
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Support for Hazare grows across Rajasthan
August 18th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 18 (IANS) Support for social activist Anna Hazare's stir for a more inclusive anti-graft law is growing across Rajasthan, with protests rallies across the state and a half-day ... Read more...
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100 arrested in Mumbai for protesting Anna’s detention (Lead)
August 16th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) Around 100 people were arrested Tuesday for protesting the detention of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, but it did not deter supporters from congregating in hordes in ... Read more...
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Assembly adjourned over free homes for mill workers
July 28th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) The Maharashtra legislative assembly was Thursday adjourned thrice over the issue of free houses for mill workers and finally adjourned for the day without transacting ... Read more...
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Goa wears deserted look due to anti-English bandh
June 6th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 6 (IANS) Goa wore a deserted look Monday as a bandh called by anti-English protestors paralysed life in the state, police said.Four public transport buses were stoned ... Read more...
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Anti-English protestors block highway in Goa
May 27th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 27 (IANS) A group of protestors blocked the national highway in Goa to protest the state government's decision to give grants to schools where English is the medium ... Read more...
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Nepal strike called May 13
May 9th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 9 (IANS) Demanding that the government ensure the rights of ethnic communities and get cracking on the new constitution, a cluster of 19 ethnic organisations has announced a ... Read more...
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Bhatt went to Modi’s house, says driver
April 23rd, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, April 23 (IANS) A day after senior Gujarat Police officer Sanjiv Bhatt blamed Chief Minister Narendra Modi for the 2002 communal carnage, citing his comments at a meeting ... Read more...
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Top cop implicates Modi in Gujarat riots (Roundup)
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, April 22 (IANS) Nine years after the 2002 Gujarat riots, a senior police officer who was part of the state intelligence set up then has blamed Narendra ... Read more...
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Top cop implicates Narendra Modi in Gujarat riots (Second Lead)
April 22nd, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, April 22 (IANS) Senior Gujarat police officer Sanjiv Bhatt has blamed Chief Minister Narendra Modi for the 2002 "communal carnage", and said he wanted Muslims to ... Read more...
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BJP, MNS support Jaitapur, Shiv Sena getting isolated
April 19th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Even as the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party expressed support to the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project, the Shiv Sena appeared to be politically ... Read more...
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ULFA calls shutdown in Assam on Apr. 2 to protest PM’s visit
April 1st, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 1 (ANI): The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has called for a 12-hour shutdown in Assam on Saturday to protest the proposed visit of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan ... Read more...
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Rajkumar Hirani produces MAX’s IPL ad campaign with humour
March 1st, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Rajkumar Hirani, the man behind films like "Munnabhai M.B.B.S" and "3 Idiots", has produced a series of ad films to promote MAX's Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign ... Read more...
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Congress MPs raise Telangana issue in Lok Sabha
February 22nd, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A group of Congress MPs from Andhra Pradesh Tuesday raised in the Lok Sabha the demand for separate statehood for the Telangana region, causing embarrassment to ... Read more...
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Life hit as 48-hour Telangana bandh begins
February 22nd, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Normal life came to a standstill in parts of Andhra Pradesh Tuesday as a 48-hour shutdown began to demand a bill in parliament for the formation of ... Read more...
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The Propagandist Tenor of Kashmir Solidarity Day
February 3rd, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
By Jaibans SinghNew Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Kashmir Solidarity Day has been observed in Pakistan on February 05, as it has been every year since 1990. The propaganda that is being organised ... Read more...
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BJP calls for Karnataka shut-down Saturday
January 21st, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 21 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party late Friday called for Karnataka "bandh" (shut-down) Saturday against Governor H.R. Bhardwaj permitting prosecution of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa over land scandals."We ... Read more...
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Bollywood producers hope to amicably resolve copyright issue (Lead)
December 29th, 2010 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) After deferring their Jan 6 strike, Bollywood producers Wednesday hoped to soon resolve the raging controversy over the proposed amendment to the Copyright Act that mandates producers ... Read more...
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Gujjars intensify stir, put forward new demands to Rajasthan Government
December 25th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur (Rajasthan), Dec. 25 (ANI): The Gujjar community has intensified their agitation demanding five per cent reservation in government jobs and educational agitations in Rajasthan.Gujjar leader Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla has ... Read more...
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Maoist shutdown hits life in Chhattisgarh
December 4th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 4 (IANS) Vehicles stayed off the roads and businesses were shut in southern districts of Chhattisgarh Saturday in response to a bandh call given by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ... Read more...
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Maoists call shutdown in West Bengal’s Purulia
November 18th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 18 (IANS) Protesting the killing of two of their men by joint forces in West Bengal's Purulia district, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Thursday called 48-hour shutdown in the ... Read more...
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Politicians back shutdown to protest former MP’s murder
November 18th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 18 (IANS) Several political parties in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district Thursday joined in a shutdown called by the traders' union to protest the murder of a former MP.Activists of ... Read more...
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Complete shutdown in Jammu against Omar’s accession remark
November 8th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 8 (IANS) Jammu observed a complete shutdown Monday to protest Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's remark in the state assembly last month that Jammu and Kashmir had "acceded to and ... Read more...
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BJP launches protest against Omar for accession remark
November 2nd, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) here Tuesday called for a "sustained" agitation against Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his "uncalled for" remarks on the accession of Jammu and ... Read more...
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Bigg Boss 4: Sena Workers To Hold Procession In Lonavla
October 12th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 12, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Shiv Sena has been protesting the participation of two Pakistani artists Veena Malik and Begum Nawazish Ali in Bigg Boss 4 since the inception of the ... Read more...
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Srinagar business establishments remain closed after bandh called by BJP
September 30th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
By Tahir Nadeem KhanSrinagar, Sep.30 (ANI): Following the Bandh called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's eight point agenda on Kashmir issue, all business ... Read more...
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Saffron trade union keeps away from strike
September 7th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), with a leaning towards the Sangh Parivar, did not take part in the all-India strike Tuesday called by the Left and Congress-backed ... Read more...
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India Inc says nationwide strike ill-timed, hit sentiments
September 7th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The day-long nation-wide strike by trade unions Tuesday has been severely criticised by India Inc, as it has caused losses worth several thousand crores of rupees, and ... Read more...
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Flights to and from Kolkata crippled by trade union strike
September 7th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Flight operations to and from Kolkata was severely affected Tuesday as private airlines cancelled 129 flights due to the nation-wide strike against price rise called by central ... Read more...
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Taxis and rickshaws make a killing in Kolkata
September 7th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) As the one-day nationwide strike crippled life in West Bengal Tuesday, the taxi drivers and rickshaw pullers of Kolkata were in a festive mood as they made a ... Read more...
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Hindu groups call bandh to protest priests’ killing
September 4th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Sep 4 (IANS) Hindu groups Saturday called for a bandh in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra to protest the killings of two temple priests.
Calling for a district bandh, the Vishwa Hindu ... Read more...
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Irked Maoists extend two-day shutdown call to one week in Jharkhand district
August 5th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by ANI
Simdega/Latehar, Aug 5 (ANI): Irked by the people's non-compliance with the two-day shutdown call in Jharkhand's Simdega district, warning letters extending markets shutdown to one week were circulated here on Thursday by ... Read more...
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Maoists two-day shutdown affects normal life in Ranchi
August 3rd, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Aug.3 (ANI): A two-day shutdown announced by the Maoists in Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa and Chhattisgarh to protest the killing of their leader Sidhu Soren by the security forces has ... Read more...
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