Government trying to protect Indian economy from global mess: PM
September 7th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Indian economy is passing through a difficult time but the government is trying to protect it from the global economic mess, Prime Minister ... Read more...
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No question of quitting Congress: Virbhadra
August 1st, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 1 (IANS) Former union minister Virbhadra Singh Wednesday said there was no question of him quitting the Congress, but expressed unhappiness over party affairs in Himachal Pradesh, ... Read more...
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Hindu boy converts to Islam on TV in Pakistan
July 27th, 2012 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) A Pakistani television show broadcast live a Hindu boy converting to Islam, prompting a leading daily to say that it sent "a clear signal that other ... Read more...
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Setback for Virbhadra in Himachal poll arena? (News Analysis)
June 26th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 26 (IANS) Former chief minister Virbhadra Singh's long political career may have hit a wall following the graft charges filed against him and his exit from the, but ... Read more...
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NATO plans new Afghan mission after 2014
June 4th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Afghanistan and NATO have agreed to develop a plan for a new international peacekeeping mission in the country after 2014 when Afghan forces take full ... Read more...
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US slaps sanctions on Syria’s broadcasting group
March 6th, 2012 - 9:04 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 6 (IANS) The US Monday slapped sanctions on Syria's General Organization of Radio and TV, the latest in its efforts to press the Syrian government to stop the ... Read more...
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Bird flu panic abates in Meghalaya
February 11th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 11 (IANS) Authorities Saturday gave the all-clear signal and calmed the panic in Meghalaya after clinical tests on dead pigeons proved negative for bird flu, a veterinary official ... Read more...
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BJP slams blacklisting of former ISRO chief (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Delhi/Dehradun, Jan 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday slammed the government over the blacklisting of former ISRO chief G. Madhavan Nair and questioned the "silence" of ... Read more...
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BJP slams blacklisting of ISRO chief
January 30th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Dehradun, Jan 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday slammed the union defence ministry for the blacklisting of ISRO and accused the government of having lost its "grace ... Read more...
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Overseas investors bullish, pump in over $1.78 bn
January 29th, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have been bullish over Indian equities markets since 2012 opened as declining inflation and a clear signal from the Reserve Bank ... Read more...
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CRR reduction will help ease liquidity problems: India Inc.
January 24th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India's decision to cut the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by half a percentage point will help ease the liquidity situation and ... Read more...
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Mullaperiyar: Special session of Tamil Nadu assembly Thursday
December 14th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 14 (IANS) A special session of the Tamil Nadu assembly will be held Thursday to pass a resolution that the state will not give up its rights over ... Read more...
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Human-induced global warming requires long-term study
November 20th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 20 (IANS)Isolating the human imprint on global warming amid natural climate fluctuations requires long-term analysis and not short term studies, satellite data reveals.The data indicates that the lower ... Read more...
Posted in World |
NATO chief dismisses talk of intervention in Syria
November 5th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Nov 4 (IANS) The chief of NATO Friday dismissed suggestions that the military alliance would intervene to stop the conflict in Syria."I understand the question, but Libya and ... Read more...
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UN commits itself to fighting diabetes, cancer
September 20th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The UN General Assembly has adopted a political declaration on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart ailments and cancer which ... Read more...
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Unattended bags create security scare at Mumbai airport
September 10th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) Two incidents of unattended bags lying at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport created a security scare here and sent officials working overtime.Both incidents took place Friday. ... Read more...
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Mallika Sherawat takes on Malaika, Katrina
April 12th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Move over Malaika and Katrina, Mallika Sherawat is here.In what seems like an open challenge at the throne of the two hottest Bollywood item queens, ... Read more...
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Thai PM to dissolve parliament before June
February 17th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Feb 17 (IANS) Thailand's deputy prime minister for security affairs Suthep Thuagsuban reiterated Thursday that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva had sent a clear signal that parliament should be dissolved before ... Read more...
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ULFA chairman gets freed on bail
December 30th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 30 (IANS) Arabinda Rajkhowa, chairman of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and one of India's most wanted fugitives, was Thursday freed on bail, a year after he ... Read more...
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Malaysian parties prepare for snap polls
December 15th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 15 (IANS) Malaysian political parties, including those that represent ethnic Indians, have begun preparing for likely snap polls.The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), the oldest and the largest party ... Read more...
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‘Array of arrays’ offers better understanding of unfelt seismic tremor events
December 14th, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 14 (ANI): University of Washington researchers have devised a new technology that gives a better picture of how episodic tremor events relate to potentially catastrophic earthquakes, perhaps as powerful as ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists strain to ‘hear’ gravitational waves
November 29th, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 29 (IANS) Researchers have brought the world one step closer to 'hearing' gravitational waves - ripples in space and time predicted by Albert Einstein in the early 20th century.
The ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Doha Round’s failure will weaken WTO, says Lamy
November 19th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Terming 2011 the window of opportunity to conclude the Doha Round of trade talks, WTO director general Pascal Lamy said Friday their failure will weaken the multilateral ... Read more...
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Normalcy in India- Pakistan relations unlikely, fears former Foreign Secretary V.K.Sibal
October 22nd, 2010 - 9:15 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar, Oct. 22 (ANI): India-Pakistan relations are exceedingly complex, and normal tools of diplomacy are not adequate to resolve the multi-faceted problems that face them, according to V. ... Read more...
Posted in National |
India summons New Zealand envoy over TV remarks on Dikshit
October 7th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) India Thursday summoned New Zealand High Commissioner Rupert Holborow over comments by a TV anchor on Delhi Chief Minister Dikshit and said the "racist" remarks were "totally ... Read more...
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The Khans’ Big Dabangg Bash Being Planned On A War Footing
September 18th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 18, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It is not enough to make what is being touted as one of the biggest hits of all times. The people behind debutant director Abhinav Kashyap's ... Read more...
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Rahul’s Bengal visits to galvanise Congress for 2011 polls
September 13th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant Sood
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will Tuesday begin his second visit to West Bengal in less than a fortnight, giving a clear signal ... Read more...
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Al Arabiya: Jordanian U.N. peacekeepers abducted in South Darfur released
August 17th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by BNO News
NYALA, SOUTH DARFUR (BNO NEWS) -- Arabic-language television station Al Arabiya on Tuesday reported that two Jordanian United Nations - African Union peacekeepers have been freed after being abducted in South Darfur ... Read more...
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British government ’strongly condemns’ the kidnapping of two peacekeepers in Darfur
August 17th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by BNO News
NYALA, SOUTH DARFUR (BNO NEWS) -- The British government on Tuesday 'strongly condemned' the kidnapping of two Jordanian United Nations-African Union peacekeepers in South Darfur last weekend.The police advisors with the African ... Read more...
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‘Britain lacks money to protect itself’
July 23rd, 2010 - 6:05 am ICT by IANS
London, July 23 (IANS) Britain cannot afford to protect itself against all potential threats to its security, Defence Secretary Liam Fox has warned.
The dire state of the public finances meant the ... Read more...
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US, South Korea plan military exercises
July 15th, 2010 - 5:43 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 15 (DPA) The US and South Korean militaries plan to conduct exercises in the "near future" to send a clear signal to North Korea following the sinking of a South ... Read more...
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Colombo Boycott:Kamal Haasan-Madhavan Join Hands- Openly Show Solidarity With The Tamil Community In Sri Lanka
June 11th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Madhavan's mammoth Tamil following is in a state of heightened jubilation. In deference to his fans' insistent requests on Twitter and Sms, Maddy ... Read more...
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Crossing English Channel With The Aid OF Helium Balloons
May 30th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 30, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The 36 year old Jonathan Trappe, a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina surprised one and all when he managed to cross the English Channel ... Read more...
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Central information panel has limited powers, says court
May 21st, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Giving a clear signal that no one is above the rule of law, the Delhi High Court Friday quashed an order of the Central Information Commission and ... Read more...
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Singapore may impose death penalty for kidnapping
May 10th, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, May 10 (IANS) Singapore may impose the death penalty for serious crimes like murder, kidnapping and drug trafficking, an Indian-origin minister has said.
The penalty has a deterrent effect and will send ... Read more...
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