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Over 50 people evacuated from Oberoi Trident Hotel

November 28th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) After 36 hours of a gunbattle with terrorists at the Oberoi Trident Hotel here, security forces evacuated at least 50 people, mostly foreigners, from there Friday morning.The people ...

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Congress releases third list of Rajasthan candidates

November 13th, 2008 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The Congress late Wednesday released its third list of 25 candidates for the Rajasthan assembly elections. Earlier, the party had cleared the names of 146 candidates in ...

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Chinese dairy giants issue first public apology for scandal

October 13th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI -
Beijing, Oct.13 (ANI): Top managers of the country''s three leading dairy companies - Mengniu, Yili and Bright Dairy have issued a first public apology for their companies'' involvement in the ongoing ...

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Cabinet approves upgradation of 1,896 posts in armed forces

October 3rd, 2008 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today approved the Ministry of Defence''s proposal for effecting the upgradation of 1,896 posts in the services. The move is a major step to ...

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Services grievances against pay report no breach of discipline: IAF chief

October 3rd, 2008 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI -
By Praful Kumar Singh New Delhi, Oct 3 (ANI): The Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Fali H Major, on Friday said the Armed Forces have not breached any discipline by ...

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Former maharaja teaches youths German and Urdu free of charge (Feature)

September 28th, 2008 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS -
Sangli, Sep 28 (IANS) This rapidly prospering town in western Maharashtra probably has the largest number of German speakers in India - thanks to the singular efforts of the former Maharaja of ...

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Liquid milk sold by three Chinese firms contaminated

September 19th, 2008 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sep 19 (ANI): Liquid milk sold by three leading Chinese companies is contaminated with melamine, leading to four infant deaths caused by the chemical. The fourth death was reported from ...

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150 Bangladeshi infiltrators arrested at West Bengal border

September 12th, 2008 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) At least 150 Bangladeshi nationals were arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel Friday while infiltrating into Indian territory through the West Bengal border."We have apprehended about ...

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Relatives of missing chopper’s crew give up hope

August 17th, 2008 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Aug 17 (IANS) Relatives of four crew members of a private chopper, missing since Aug 3 en route to Raipur from Hyderabad, have given up hopes of finding them alive, police ...

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Pakistan to free 35 Indian prisoners on I-Day

August 13th, 2008 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Islamabad, Aug 13 (DPA) Pakistan Wednesday announced plans to release 35 Indian prisoners Friday on the occasion of India's 61st Independence Day. The measure is a goodwill gesture and part of Pakistan's ...

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Rathore to be the flagbearer for India in Olympics

August 4th, 2008 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Athens Olympics silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore will be the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent in the Beijing Olympics starting Aug 8, the Indian Olympic Association announced ...

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Army trains West Bengal police to tackle insurgency

August 3rd, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) The army has begun training West Bengal armed police personnel to combat insurgency in the state for the first time, an official said Sunday. "The training has been ...

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Pollen-coated bullets will help find criminals

August 2nd, 2008 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS -
London, Aug 2 (IANS) British researchers have developed a new coating for gun cartridges with pollen and grit to help identify criminals that use firearms. The new technique involves coating batches of ...

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It will be a challenging task, says Ashwini Kumar

August 1st, 2008 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS)Top cop of Himachal Pradesh Ashwini Kumar who was Thursday appointed the new chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) says that he takes on a "challenging" ...

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Kalmadi hopeful of India wining medals in tennis, boxing and shooting

July 25th, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , July 25 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi wants athletes to win medals in boxing, tennis and shooting in Beijing Olympics. Addressing a send-off ceremony for the first ...

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DU freshers bringing bounty to Delhi Metro

July 20th, 2008 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The start of new academic session of Delhi University (DU) is proving beneficial to the Delhi Metro. It has recorded an increase of 23 percent both in ...

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Meet the Brit who got 287 letters from his bank - in one day!

July 14th, 2008 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 14 (ANI): A Cheshire-based man was flooded with 287 letters from a bank, all arriving in the same post, confirming that his credit card had been cancelled. Twenty-nine-year-old John Tiemens ...

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Indian fisherman electrocuted in Pakistan prison

June 23rd, 2008 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Islamabad, June 23 (DPA) An Indian prisoner was electrocuted in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi Monday, the Urdu language Geo News television channel said. Bhagwandas Bhika suffered a fatal electric shock from ...

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Indian-origin scientists edible antifreeze keeps you screaming for ice cream

June 15th, 2008 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 15 (ANI): An alumnus of Madras University and Mysore University has discovered an edible antifreeze that can keep ice cream tasty and smooth, besides preventing other frozen foods from ...

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Sri Lanka releases eight orphaned elephants back into wild

June 14th, 2008 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS -
By P. Karunakharan Udawalawe (Sri Lanka), June 14 (IANS) As hundreds watched in silent admiration, Sri Lankan mahouts shed tears as eight orphaned baby elephants they had raised for four years were Friday ...

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Over 100 Kerala nurses allege fraud by recruiting firm

June 12th, 2008 - 9:14 am ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, June 11 (IANS) More than 100 nurses from Kerala have complained to the Karnataka police that they have been allegedly cheated by a Bangalore-based recruiter who collected from them hefty amounts ...

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China axes Indian pilgrim batches over Olympic torch relay (Lead)

May 20th, 2008 - 6:55 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The first two batches of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra have been cancelled, with China indicating that it would not be ready to "receive" pilgrims as long as ...

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Kailash Mansarovar Yatra postponed to June 13

May 20th, 2008 - 6:07 pm ICT by admin -
Srinagar,May 20 (ANI): The Kailash Mansarovar yatra, which was scheduled from the first of next month, will now begin on June 13. According to sources, the government has cancelled first batches ...

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With Olympic torch in Tibet, China axes Indian pilgrim batches

May 20th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS)) The first two batches of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra have been cancelled, with China indicating that it would not be ready to "receive" pilgrims as long as ...

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Fire brigade personnel receive training in swift water rescue

May 12th, 2008 - 11:59 pm ICT by admin -
Mumbai, May 12 (ANI): A swift water rescue training programme was imparted to fire brigade personnel on Monday in Mumbai by special instructors from Canada. The training course was conducted by International ...

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Kailash-Mansarovar yatra on schedule, says government

May 7th, 2008 - 11:34 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The annual pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and Mansarovar Lake in Tibet will start from June 1, the Indian government announced here Wednesday. "The government has begun preparations ...

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Hunger strike launched against Coca Cola unit in Kerala

April 22nd, 2008 - 6:14 pm ICT by admin -
Palakkad (Kerala), April 22 (IANS) A group of agitators launched a relay hunger strike Tuesday to mark the completion of six years of agitation against the Coca Cola plant at Plachimada in ...

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Supreme Court upholds quotas for OBCs, IIMs defer admissions

April 10th, 2008 - 7:07 pm ICT by admin -
(Roundup) New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Affirmative action in government-run institutes of higher learning was Thursday extended to India's other backward classes (OBCs) with the Supreme Court upholding 27 percent quota for the ...

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Admission of fresh batches in IIMs put on hold

April 10th, 2008 - 5:53 pm ICT by admin -
(Lead) By Prashant K. Nanda New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The six Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have decided to defer admission of fresh batches and wait for the central government direction on 27 ...

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Scientists synthesise potential malaria vaccine

April 8th, 2008 - 12:00 pm ICT by admin -
New York, April 8 (IANS) Colombian scientists have chemically synthesised an early-stage malaria vaccine in the laboratory, opening the way to a real breakthrough vaccine for the scourge. Manuel E. Patarroyo and ...

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