Talking against child marriage, Bihar girls impress The Elders
February 9th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 9 (IANS) Speaking out against child marriage, some youths in Bihar, particularly girls, have impressed The Elders, a visiting group of world leaders led by Nobel laureate Desmond ... Read more...
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Foreign investor sentiment will not be affected: Sibal
February 8th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Foreign investor sentiments will not be affected in the long term, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal said Wednesday in the context of the recent Suprme Court ... Read more...
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Rose prices set to soar ahead of Valentine’s Day
February 8th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) With less than a week to go for Valentines' Day, the surge in demand for roses is likely to quadruple their price, a survey here ... Read more...
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Kosi gets a bridge - after 78 years
February 8th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 8 (IANS) A 1.8 km bridge that will be a lifeline to millions was opened over the flood-prone Kosi in Bihar Wednesday, 78 years after an earthquake destroyed ... Read more...
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Munni is Falak’s mother, say police; two more arrested (Roundup)
February 7th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Police Tuesday confirmed that Munni is two-year-old battered baby Falak's biological mother and said they had traced Munni's elder daughter in Bihar and reunited her ... Read more...
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Munni is Falak’s mother, wants her custody
February 7th, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Confirming that Munni is Falak's biological mother, Delhi Police said Tuesday she wants the battered baby's custody, but this will be decided by a child ... Read more...
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Mysore-born Indian to groom Muslims for public service (Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) A Mysore-born Indian public affairs specialist has been charged with revitalising the Muslim Public Service Network (MPSN) that grooms young American Muslims for public service ... Read more...
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Baby Falak case: two held, human trafficking suspected (Second Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A human trafficking and prostitution asepct was being suspected in battered baby Falak's case as more sordid details emerged Monday with the arrest of ... Read more...
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Northeast farmers unaware about crop insurance: Expert
February 6th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 6 (IANS) Farmers across India have been making claims for crop losses under the central government's National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS), but those in the northeastern states, mainly ... Read more...
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Indian American to groom US Muslims for public service
February 6th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) A Mysore-born Indian American public affairs specialist has been charged with revitalising the Muslim Public Service Network that grooms young American Muslims for public service ... Read more...
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SC issues notice to CBI on Pappu Yadav’s bail plea
February 6th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court (SC) Monday asked CBI to respond to a plea by former RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav seeking bail.Pappu Yadav is ... Read more...
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BJP issues show cause notice to legislator in Bihar
February 5th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar Sunday issued a show cause notice to legislator Sonelal Hembrum, a day after the vigilance department initiated a ... Read more...
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Hindu temple comes up in Bihar - with Muslim help
February 5th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 5 (IANS) In a shining example of communal harmony in India, Muslims have helped build a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Durga in Bihar's Gaya district, not ... Read more...
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Railways to launch train for Sikh shrines
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Eyeing to tap the large number of domestic and foreign tourists interested in Sikh shrines, the Indian railways will shortly launch a special train for ... Read more...
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Thriller captures Bihar’s wild, feudal days (IANS Books)
February 3rd, 2012 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Bihar is a goldmine of drama. A ruthless 'thakur', a landowner with vendetta in his blood and an unarmed man with a fortune to his ... Read more...
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Apex court restores Bihar MP’s Lok Sabha membership (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday set aside a Patna High Court order quashing the election of Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Lok Sabha member Mangani Lal Mandal from ... Read more...
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Infant mortality rate down 3 points in India
February 1st, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The infant mortality rate (IMR) in India has come down to 47 from 50 deaths per 1,000 live births over the last one year, a ... Read more...
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Fodder scam: 64 convicts get jail terms in one case (Second Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 31 (IANS) Sixty-four convicts were Tuesday given two to five years' jail terms by a CBI special court here in a case related to the multi-crore rupee fodder ... Read more...
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Fodder scam: Key facts
January 31st, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Following are some key facts related to the multi-crore rupee fodder scam that surfaced in the early 1990s in undivided Bihar:* The scam involved embezzlement of funds of the animal ... Read more...
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64 people sentenced in fodder scam (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 31 (IANS) Sixty-four people were Tuesday sentenced to two to five years' imprisonment by a CBI special court here in a multi-crore rupee fodder scam that involved embezzlement ... Read more...
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69 percent of Tihar’s inmates from Delhi
January 31st, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
N0ew Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Delhiites account for 69 percent of Tihar Jail's inmates while prisoners from others states make up 28 percent.There has been a decrease of three percent ... Read more...
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34 Bihar legislators yet to declare assets
January 31st, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 31 (IANS) Even a month after the deadline expired, 34 legislators in Bihar are yet to declare their assets. And most of them are from the ruling ... Read more...
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Ranchi court convicts 64 in fodder scam
January 31st, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 31 (IANS) Sixty-four people were Tuesday jailed for two to five years by a special CBI court here in a multi-million rupee fodder scam case.The 64 people, including ... Read more...
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‘Where goddesses are worshipped, women are treated badly’ (With Image)
January 31st, 2012 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Television actress Sriti Jha, who plays the female lead in "Dil Se Di Dua...Saubhagyavati Bhava", says domestic violence is one of the most shameful things ... Read more...
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Don’t link Bihar with 13/7 terrorists: Nitish Kumar
January 24th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 24 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday reacted strongly to the Maharashtra Police linking Bihar with the terrorists involved in the 13/7 Mumbai serial blasts, saying it ... Read more...
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Mumbai police claim cracking 13/7 blasts; centre baffled (Second Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Hours after the Mumbai police claimed to have arrested two key suspects in the July 13, 2011 serial blasts that killed 27 people, the union ... Read more...
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13/7 Mumbai blasts case cracked, three suspects held (Lead)
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Two suspects have been arrested here for the July 13, 2011, serial blasts that killed 27 people and the custody of another suspect, held in a ... Read more...
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Clear sky in Delhi, sunny day ahead
January 23rd, 2012 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) After braving a series of foggy and chilly days, Delhi got its share of bright and sunny weather Monday morning with the met department forecasting ... Read more...
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Bengal reports more crib deaths, seven dead in 24 hours
January 18th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) The horror of crib deaths in West Bengal returned Wednesday with seven infants, aged between three hours to three months, dying in a 24-hour period in ... Read more...
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Three arrested for raping, murdering minor
January 17th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Three labourers have been arrested for allegedly raping and murdering a four-year-old girl here, police said Tuesday.The victim was allegedly raped in Kirti Nagar in ... Read more...
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61 convicted in fodder scam case
January 16th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 16 (IANS) A special CBI court Monday convicted 61 people in a Rs.14 crore fodder scam case.The CBI court pronounced judgment in a case relating to fraudulent withdrawal ... Read more...
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AMU alumni protest shelving of Bhopal centre
January 15th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 15 (IANS) The Aligarh Muslim University's Old Boys Association (AMU-OBA) Sunday criticised the Madhya Pradesh government's rejection of a proposal to set up the varsity's regional centre here.The ... Read more...
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Trinidad PM left ‘lifetime’ of memories for ancestral village
January 12th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bhelupur (Bihar), Jan 12 (IANS) Not only her relatives, others too in this Bihar village were busy Thursday discussing how Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar left them with ... Read more...
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India can be champion of globalisation: Lord Karan Billimoria (Interview)
January 12th, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) London-based entrepreneur Lord Karan Bilimoria says India, his country of birth, is "making giant strides" and can be a beacon of globalisation in a ... Read more...
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Democracy is the best system: Dalai Lama
January 11th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Jan 11 (IANS) Stating that democracy was the best political system, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Wednesday said "a country belongs to the people, not ... Read more...
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