India remembers hero of 1947 Pakistan war
July 15th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Indian Army Sunday remembered Brig. Mohammed Usman - its highest-ranking officer killed in the 1947 India-Pakistan war.A commemorative function was organised here to celebrate ... Read more...
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Retired teacher waits for Gandhi memorabilia auction result
April 18th, 2012 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), April 17 (IANS) A 70-year-old retired school teacher has been waiting patiently for the outcome as his rare collection of Mahatma Gandhi memorabilia went under the hammer in ... Read more...
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Spider-Man creator to make new superhero for India!
December 23rd, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) Stan Lee, co-creator of some of the world's leading superhero characters like Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Daredevil, Hulk and Thor will be launching an ... Read more...
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Five Nepali girls rescued in Delhi
May 21st, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Five Nepali girls, including two minors, were rescued from the captivity of two Nepali nationals in south Delhi, police said Saturday.The accused - Ghulam Gilani ... Read more...
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Russia to lease n-submarine to India by October
March 16th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will lease K-152 Nerpa, a nuclear-powered submarine, to India by October this year, a Russian naval admiral said Wednesday."The submarine is completely ready for ... Read more...
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Tollywood Hits And Flops So Far This Year
January 28th, 2011 - 4:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Golconda High School was released recently to the praise of critics but unfortunately failed to click with the masses. Worse, Parama Veera Chakra with high hopes had released early in January, ... Read more...
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Rama Prasad Banik: Expired In A Private Nursing Home In Kolkata
December 29th, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Prominent theatre personality of Kolkata, Rama Prasad Banik breathed his last on Monday, the 27th of December night at a Kolkata city private hospital where he had been admitted on ... Read more...
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Kodi Ramakrishna Teams Up With Balakrishna
December 18th, 2010 - 1:18 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
This is not the first time that the director – actor duo have come together for a big screen venture in Tollywood. Ramakrishna and Balakrishna have been associated in producing some ... Read more...
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Neha Dhupia Creates History Down South
December 1st, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
If the reports coming in from Tollywood are to be believed, the director of ‘Parama Veera Chakra’ describes Neha Dhupia’s voice as “unmatchable”. In fact, while the filming process for the ... Read more...
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The ‘case’ of SP leader’s tricolour birthday cake
October 19th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 19 (IANS) A tricolour cake cut on the birthday of a Samajwadi Party (SP) leader has not left behind a sweet taste. A case has ben lodged in Kanpur district ... Read more...
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India to get Russian nuclear submarine in March
October 1st, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) India's undersea warfare will receive a major boost after Russia transfers its nuclear-powered K-152 Nerpa attack submarine on a 10-year lease in March next year.The governor ... Read more...
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India to get ‘gas leak’ Russian nuclear submarine in March 2011
October 1st, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.1 (ANI): Russia will transfer the K-152 Nerpa attack submarine to India on a 10-year lease in March 2011, the Governor of the Far East Khabarovsk region said Friday."The boat ... Read more...
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Nandamuri Balakrishna enjoys the company of Neha Dhupia
September 25th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 25, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Actor Nandamuri Balakrishna is busy filming for his new movie these days. The renowned Telugu actor is currently working on his upcoming movie Param Veera Chakra, which ... Read more...
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Coca-Cola launches visual logo, marketing campaign for CWG
September 7th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Coca-Cola India, the official beverage partner of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Tuesday, announced the launch of its new Visual Identity System (VIS) and logo for the Games ... Read more...
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Defence Minister Antony orders reprobe into Captain Kohli death
September 7th, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 7 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Tuesday assured the family of Shaurya Chakra awardee Captain Sumit Kohli, who died under mysterious circumstances four years ago in Kupwara, ... Read more...
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IE 9 Public Beta Ready For Release, But Can It Beat Google Chrome?
August 22nd, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Aug 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The web browser war is going to get more intense with time and a major showdown is expected in September. A special event named Beauty of ... Read more...
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India may get Russian nuke submarine on lease this fall
August 20th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
Komsomolsk-on-Amur (Russia), Aug.20 (ANI): The Russian K-152 Nerpa nuclear attack submarine, which is currently carrying out workup trials in the Russian Far East, will be transferred to India on a 10-year lease ... Read more...
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Dasari’s 150th Directorial Venture ‘Parama Veera Chakra’ Launched
June 11th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Veteran director Darsakaratna Dasari Naryana Rao is working on his 150th directorial venture Parama Veera Chakra. The Telugu movie was launched on the birthday of the ... Read more...
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Balayya to play lead in ‘Paramaveera Chakra’
May 7th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 07, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Nandamuri Balakrishna would play the hero in "Paramaveera Chakra'. Presented by S Ramesh Babu on the banner of Teja Cinema, the film is being produced by ... Read more...
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President awards Shaurya Chakra to three ITBP officers
April 27th, 2010 - 11:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, April 27 (ANI): President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil awarded Shaurya Chakra to three Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officials during a ceremony held in Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan on Monday. ... Read more...
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Chennai transgenders learning karate for self-defence
October 28th, 2009 - 7:37 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Oct. 28 (ANI): Many transgenders in Chennai are undergoing karate training to improve their self-confidence and health so that they can land a good job.In the six-day training session apart from ... Read more...
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Ansari unveils memorial near LoC
July 4th, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 4 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari Saturday unveiled the memorial of Brigadier Usman, a battle hero of the Indian Army, at Jhangar near the Line of Control (LOC) that divides ... Read more...
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39 Jamaat activists still at large, only one arrested
December 16th, 2008 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Dec 16 (ANI): Thirty-nine activists of the Jamaat-ud-Daawa, a frontal organization of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, still remain untraced.
So far, Rawalpindi police have detained only one activist of JuD during crackdown ... Read more...
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Healing Touch therapy put under the scanner
July 2nd, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 2 (ANI): In times of sorrow, a gentle hand is more than enough to ease the mind and calm your nerves. Now, a group of researchers are looking at ... Read more...
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India repaying debt to farmers through loan waiver: Chidambaram
March 10th, 2008 - 1:29 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, March 10 (IANS) The Rs.600 billion loan waiver given to farmers in the union budget was a way for India to repay its debt to them, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said ... Read more...
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Indian Army Northern Command gets new chief
March 1st, 2008 - 5:25 pm ICT by admin
Jammu, March 1 (IANS) Lt. Gen. P.C. Bhardwaj Saturday took over as the chief of the Udhampur-based Northern Command of the Indian Army. Bhardwaj succeeds Lt. Gen. H.S. Panag, who has been ... Read more...
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First Muslim Indian Kashmiri soldier to receive gallantry award
February 12th, 2008 - 8:30 pm ICT by admin
Lolab (Jammu and Kashmir), Feb.12 (ANI): Abdul Hamid Chara has become the first Muslim soldier in Kashmir to be (posthumously) awarded the country's third highest gallantry award, the 'Shaurya Chakra', for his ... Read more...
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