Court reserves order on Dikshit’s plea
May 31st, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday reserved its order on Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's plea seeking issuance of summons against Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vijender ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa greets Anand
May 31st, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 31 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday greeted Viswanathan Anand for winning the World Chess Title for the fifth time.In a letter to Anand, Jayalalithaa said: ... Read more...
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Haryana’s low cost health for all plan stillborn
May 31st, 2012 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), May 31 (IANS) Low cost health for all at the doorstep! The Haryana dream seems to be over before it began.Having failed to get polyclinics across the state ... Read more...
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AIIMS-II launched in Haryana village
May 31st, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 30 (IANS) The construction of the second campus of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS-II), perhaps bigger than the one in Delhi, began in a village in ... Read more...
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Mamata goes all out to foil shutdown in Bengal
May 30th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) The West Bengal government is making all out efforts to "foil" the NDA sponsored Bharat Bandh (shutdown) Thursday in protest against the recent hike in ... Read more...
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Dikshit records statement in court against BJP leader
May 30th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday recorded her statement in a Delhi court in a defamation case filed by her against Bharatiya Janata Party leader ... Read more...
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Gates to meet Krishna
May 30th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Software tycoon Bill Gates will Thursday meet External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and is expected to offer the support of his foundation for a host ... Read more...
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Bengal governor clarifies ‘paribartan’ remark
May 30th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) A day after courting controversy for saying "true paribartan" (change) had touched West Bengal, Governor M.K. Narayanan Wednesday said his words referred to Kolkata Knight ... Read more...
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Bill Gates-Akhilesh to sign MoU on health
May 30th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 30 (IANS) Microsoft founder Bill Gates met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday and offered the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's support to help improve health services ... Read more...
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Modi rule akin to Emergency: Suresh Mehta
May 30th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, May 30 (IANS) Former Gujarat chief minister Suresh Mehta Wednesday said the Narendra Modi regime was akin to the Emergency rule of 1975-77."Even if we are unsure that ... Read more...
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Hardly a contest in Mant seat
May 30th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mathura, May 30 (IANS) Though the Congress and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) have fielded a joint candidate, it looks like a one-sided contest for the Mant assembly seat here in ... Read more...
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Work on Night Safari to start in UP
May 30th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 30 (IANS) An ambitious Night wildlife Safari project - the first in India - might see the light of the day sooner than later at Greater Noida ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi says he never threatened to quit UPA (Third Lead)
May 30th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 30 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Wednesday threatened to pull out of the UPA government over the hike in petrol prices but later did a quick U-turn.Shortly ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi says he never threatened to quit UPA (Second Lead)
May 30th, 2012 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 30 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Wednesday threatened to pull out of the UPA government over the hike in petrol prices but later did a quick U-turn.Shortly ... Read more...
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Former Andhra minister sent to jail
May 30th, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 30 (IANS) A special court here Wednesday sent former Andhra Pradesh minister Mopidevi Venkataramna to prison in YSR Congress leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's corruption case.Venkataramna was produced in ... Read more...
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Wrong to call me ‘badshah of cricket’, says SRK
May 30th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Bollywood 'Badshah' Shah Rukh Khan refuses to be called the "badshah of cricket" following the recent title victory of his Indian Premier League (IPL) team ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi threatens to pull out of UPA (Lead)
May 30th, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 30 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi Wednesday threatened to pull out of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government if it does not roll back the hike in petrol ... Read more...
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Dissident leader upset but rules out split in BJD
May 30th, 2012 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 30 (IANS) Grievances in Odisha's Biju Janata Dal (BJD) have increased but there are no plans for a split, senior leader Pyarimohan Mohapatra said Wednesday amid speculation that ... Read more...
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Mammootty in promo for Mohanlal’s new film?
May 30th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 30 (IANS) They were on-screen rivals for long, but now off-screen it appears they have buried the hatchet as a promo of Mohanlal's newest film "Spirits" will feature ... Read more...
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UP refuses to slash VAT on petrol
May 30th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 30 (IANS) Chances of petrol prices being slashed in Uttar Pradesh have dimmed as the state government has declined to reduce its Value Added Tax (VAT).Chief ... Read more...
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59 UP officials suspended for laxity in wheat purchase
May 30th, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday cracked the whip on officials found guilty of dereliction in wheat purchases, ordering suspension of 59 and 0departmental action ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh bats for Mamata, answers critics
May 29th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) As critics slammed Mamata Banerjee for giving a rousing welcome to a private corporate team like KKR, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan Tuesday defended the ... Read more...
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Fuel shortage to ease in Chennai, says Jayalalithaa
May 29th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday said the acute shortage of petrol and diesel will end in the metropolis as urgent steps are being taken ... Read more...
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Feel like I have won the heart of Kolkata: Shah Rukh
May 29th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) After the newly-crowned IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team was felicitated at a gala ceremony at the Eden Gardens here Tuesday, its co-owner and ... Read more...
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Frenzied Kolkata fans fete Knight Riders, Shah Rukh (Roundup)
May 29th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) An estimated 150,000 lakh fans lustily cheered on the roads and at the historic Eden Gardens as the city virtually came to a standstill to ... Read more...
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Team Anna accuses Krishna of mining graft in Karnataka
May 29th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 29 (IANS) Team Anna members Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan Tuesday alleged that External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna while serving as Karnataka chief minister indulged in corruption causing ... Read more...
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KKR fans face police batons outside Eden
May 29th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) As West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan hogged the limelight inside the Eden Gardens stadium Tuesday, spectators outside had ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh, Mamata steal show in KKR’s Eden party
May 29th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took the centre-stage at the celebrations of Kolkata Knight Riders' maiden Indian Premier ... Read more...
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Bill Gates to meet Akhilesh
May 29th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 29 (IANS) Microsoft founder Bill Gates will meet Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav here Wednesday to discuss healthcare in the state.The 56-year-old Gates is likely discuss a ... Read more...
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Press Enclave Road gets its name back
May 29th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The road leading to Press Enclave in south Delhi has got its original name -- Press Enclave Road -- back, thanks to Delhi Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh no show on roadshow disappoints Kolkatans
May 29th, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) Some cursed him, others called him "cruel". Even the presence of IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) players could not take away the disappointment of ... Read more...
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Jharkhand offers cash rewards for 10 Maoists’ capture
May 29th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 29 (IANS) The Jharkhand government has announced cash rewards of Rs.3 lakh to Rs.5 lakh on the heads of ten Maoist guerrillas operating in the state, said an ... Read more...
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We have done it, says Shah Rukh on arrival in Kolkata (Lead)
May 29th, 2012 - 1:57 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) "Korechi, Lorechi, Jitechi Re" (We have done it, we have fought it out, we have won it), said Bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan on his ... Read more...
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Congress, BJP spar over Jagan arrest (Lead)
May 29th, 2012 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) YSR Congress leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's arrest for illegally amassing wealth triggered a spat with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing the Congress of ... Read more...
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Centre to fund 90 percent of Project Tiger in northeast
May 29th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 28 (IANS) The Central government has increased its share of funding from the existing 50 percent to 90 percent for northeastern states under the Project Tiger scheme.This was ... Read more...
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