Government to cancel four coal blocks to private firms
September 13th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The inter-ministerial group (IMG) on coal block allocations Thursday recommended de-allocation of four coal blocks allotted to private companies since they have failed to set ... Read more...
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UP ups taxes on tobacco products
June 30th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 30 (IANS) The Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh has increased taxes on all types of tobacco products in the state in a bid to deter their use, ... Read more...
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Pakistan builds new stadiums to draw international cricket
May 9th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) In a bid to revive international cricket at home, Pakistan has decided to establish new stadiums in the most secured areas of the country like Islamabad, ... Read more...
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Remove Haj subsidy in 10 years, SC tells government (Second Lead)
May 8th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the government to eliminate the subsidy for Haj pilgrims in the next 10 years.Coming out against the government policy of ... Read more...
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Apex court backs women tour operators on Haj quota (Lead)
April 30th, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Even as it reserved its verdict, the Supreme Court Monday asked the government to consider women private operators in the process for the allocation of ... Read more...
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CBI court allows Kalmadi to go to Kazakhstan
April 18th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here has allowed former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi to go to Kazakhstan ... Read more...
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India penalises Israeli defence firm for contract breach (Lead)
April 16th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) For the first time in its history, India has imposed a penalty on a foreign defence vendor for breach of contract in the establishment of ... Read more...
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IPL set for grand start - without ‘feel good’ factor
April 3rd, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) It is that time of the year when cricket meets Bollywood as the Indian Premier League (IPL) razzmatazz is all set to start Wednesday ... Read more...
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Court extends detention of Italian ship for a day more
February 28th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Kochi, Feb 27 (IANS) A division bench of the Kerala High Court Monday extended by a day the detention of Italian ship Enrica Lexie, involved in the shooting of two ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh government favoured Ponty Chadda, says CAG
February 25th, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 25 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government in Uttar Pradesh has been indicted in yet another scam, this one related to divestment of stake in 11 ... Read more...
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Italian ship not to be let off until Monday, orders court
February 24th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Friday ordered that the Italian ship Enrica Lexie, from which two Marines had shot dead two Indian fishermen, should not be ... Read more...
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Court extends police custody of Italians
February 23rd, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kollam (Kerala), Feb 23 (IANS) A court here Thursday extended the police custody of the two Italian Marines arrested for killing two Indian fishermen by one more week till March ... Read more...
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Court tells Italian ship owner to deposit Rs.2.5 million (Lead)
February 22nd, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Wednesday asked the owners of the Italian vessel, anchored near the Kochi coast after a shooting row, to furnish a bank guarantee ... Read more...
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Court tells Italian ship owner to deposit Rs.2.5 million
February 22nd, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Wednesday asked the owners of the Italian vessel, anchored near the Kochi coast after a shooting row, to furnish a bank guarantee ... Read more...
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BCCI-Sahara truce (Fact file)
February 16th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) The salient features of the agreement between Sahara India and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) struck here Thursday:* Sahara will continue to ... Read more...
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List of Sahara’s grievances against BCCI
February 13th, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The following is the list of grievances raised by Sahara before the Board of Control for Cricket in India:BCCI had committed for a joint statement ... Read more...
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Cannot make exceptions for Sahara in IPL: BCCI president (Lead)
February 13th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 13 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) cannot make exceptions by bending rules in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to favour Pune Warriors franchise ... Read more...
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Ready to walk extra mile, but rules can’t be bent: BCCI
February 13th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 13 (IANS)Indian cricket board president N.Srinivasan Monday said the board was ready to walk an extra mile to address the issues raised by Sahara India on the sponsorship ... Read more...
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Ravindra Jadeja will be top draw in IPl auction
February 3rd, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 3 (IANS) India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will be the top draw when some 144 players from 11 countries go under the hammer at Saturday's auction for the 2012 ... Read more...
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Terminated Kochi Tuskers seek Kerala chief minister’s help
February 2nd, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 2 (IANS) The owners of Kochi Tuskers, the terminated Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, have sought help from Kerala chief Minister Oommen Chandy to revive the state's Twenty20 ... Read more...
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Ajax, El Hamdaoui blame each other for failed transfer
February 1st, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
The Hague, Feb 1 (IANS) The transfer of Mounir El Hamdaoui from Ajax to Fiorentina appeared to be a done deal, but the move fell apart at the last moment ... Read more...
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Acted in compliance of contractual obligations: Nimbus
December 13th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Sports broadcaster Nimbus, whose contract with the Indian board was terminated Monday on grounds of defaulting payments, said Tuesday that it had "acted in compliance ... Read more...
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No apex court relief for Times Now
November 14th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday declined to interfere with a Bombay High Court order directing Times Global Broadcasting Co. to deposit Rs.20 crore with the high ... Read more...
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Amar Singh can go to Singapore for treatment
November 3rd, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday allowed former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh to visit Singapore for treatment of his kidney infection from Nov 8-30.
While permitting the ... Read more...
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Bank asked to seize Metallica concert organisers’ account
October 30th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Oct 30 (IANS) Even as Banagalore readied itself for Metallica's performance Sunday, the Gurgaon district administration has asked the Indian Bank there to seize the bank account of the ... Read more...
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IPL-5 will be a nine-team affair
October 14th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 14 (IANS) The fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be the longest, from April 4 to May 27, and judging by the duration of the ... Read more...
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Government amends rules to toughen entry for TV channels
October 7th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) To weed out non-serious players from "crowding the electronic media landscape", the government Friday cleared a set of steps, including hiking the net worth ... Read more...
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Chandy to bat for Kochi IPL
October 7th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 7 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Friday assured cricket lovers in the state that he would do his best to resurrect the fortunes of the Kochi IPL ... Read more...
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SSTL raises $200 mn loan from ICICI, Barclays Bank
September 29th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL), which operates its telecom services under the MTS brand in India, Thursday said it has raised a loan of about ... Read more...
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Srinivasan takes charge as BCCI president; terminates Kochi’s contract (Lead)
September 19th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) N.Srinivasan, the newly-appointed president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), took over Monday and immediately terminated Kochi Tuskers' contract after the Indian ... Read more...
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Kerala cricket fans shocked at termination of Kochi Tuskers
September 19th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 19 (IANS) Kerala's cricket lovers Monday were shocked at the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) decision to terminate the Kochi Tuskers' contract for defaulting ... Read more...
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Suspended Kochi Tuskers threat BCCI with legal action
September 19th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Kochi Tuskers have threatened legal action after the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise's contract was terminated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India ... Read more...
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Tevez wants to leave City despite failure of Corinthians deal
July 21st, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez wants to leave the club despite the collapse of his 40 million pounds transfer to Brazilian giants Corinthians.The Sun reported that ... Read more...
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Goa on course to get two golf courses
May 8th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 8 (IANS) In a bid to attract high-spending tourists to the state, the Goa tourism department is considering the development of two full-fledged golf courses in north Goa, ... Read more...
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Police told to give Mumbai woman her ‘dowry’ money
February 16th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) In a dowry harassment case, a Mumbai sessions court has ordered the city police to give to a woman Rs.6 lakh seized from her estranged husband, the woman's ... Read more...
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