India concerned about Islamic extremism in Maldives
February 11th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Amid reports of Islamists backing the change of regime in the Maldives, India is concerned about possibilities of the rise of Islamic extremism in the ... Read more...
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Apex court clears decks for teachers’ recruitment in Assam
February 8th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday set aside an Assam High Court order thus paving the way for the recruitment of more than 82,000 elementary school teachers ... Read more...
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Only firms given 2G licence in 2008 should be allowed in re-auction: Uninor
February 6th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Telecom firm Uninor that lost all of its 22 licences following the Supreme Court's verdict last week Monday proposed that there should be a fair ... Read more...
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Businessman shot in Ghaziabad
February 3rd, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad Feb 3 (IANS) A businessman was shot late Thursday night in Ghaziabad town 's posh Rajnagar locality, Kavinagar police said.Some unidentified assailants shot at businessman Sanjay Madan around 11.00 ... Read more...
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Uphaar tragedy: Court seeks file on Amod Kanth (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday called for a file on former Delhi police officer Amod Kanth while hearing a plea seeking sanction to prosecute him ... Read more...
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Shanti Bhushan CD row: Court order reserved for Wednesday
January 24th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) A Delhi court reserved its order for Wednesday on the controversial CD purportedly containing conversation of lawyer and Team Anna member Shanti Bhushan with Samajwadi ... Read more...
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Hackers attack US government websites over Megaupload raids
January 20th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 20 (IANS) The US government and entertainment industry websites have been crippled after the "hacktivist" group Anonymous launched a series of cyber attacks in retaliation for the closure ... Read more...
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Those stranded in Srinagar, Jammu to be airlifted (Lead)
January 20th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 20 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Friday announced it has made special arrangements with the Indian Air Force for airlifting the passengers stranded between Srinagar and Jammu ... Read more...
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Court tells Sterlite to seek licence from pollution board
January 17th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Sterlite Industries to apply afresh to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board for the renewal of its licence to ... Read more...
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Salem moves court in Mumbai blasts case
January 17th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Gangster Abu Salem moved a special court here seeking immediate closure of his ongoing trial in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, his lawyer said.The application ... Read more...
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Jammu-Srinagar highway opened again to traffic (Lead)
January 17th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 17 (IANS) After a three-day-long closure due to heavy snowfall, the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was re-opened to one-way traffic, a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) official told IANS.Brigadier ... Read more...
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Woman wins contest to blow up factory where her dad died
January 16th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 16 (IANS) A British woman won a competition to blow up a factory building where her father had died in an accident.Sarah Griffiths, 41, pushed a button that ... Read more...
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Tom Hardy raises $72,000 for charity
January 14th, 2012 - 9:35 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 14 (IANS) Actor Tom Hardy has raised $72,000 for a charity for homeless people.Hardy raised money for Flack Cambridge, an organisation which needed the cash to survive, reports ... Read more...
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NCP demands closure of Meghalaya cement plants
January 7th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 6 (IANS) Meghalaya's opposition Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Friday demanded the state government issue immediate closure notices to all cement plants operating in Jaintia Hills district in violation ... Read more...
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170 Irish firms collapsed every month in 2011
January 4th, 2012 - 3:11 am ICT by IANS
Dublin, Jan 4 (IANS) Ireland witnessed closure of nearly 170 companies each month in 2011 owing nearly 1.2 billion euros ($1.6 billion) in unpaid debt, according to latest statistics released ... Read more...
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Protests in Islamabad over closure of public transport
January 2nd, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) Protesters Monday blocked the expressway here after public transport was suspended due to non-availability of compressed natural gas (CNG).CNG station owners are observing a strike over ... Read more...
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Emergency declared in Nigeria
January 1st, 2012 - 8:33 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 1 (IANS) Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in parts of the country in the wake of attacks from the Islamist group Boko Haram, ... Read more...
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Tehran threatens to block Strait of Hormuz
December 28th, 2011 - 7:36 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran's first vice-president has warned that no oil will be permitted to pass through the crucial Strait of Hormuz if the West imposes sanctions on ... Read more...
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Court sets aside order to close gurdwara hall (Lead)
December 22nd, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) A Delhi court has set aside a magistrate's order to close a community meal (langar) hall at a gurdwara in north Delhi."Order of closing of ... Read more...
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Freezing cold, fog claim 65 lives in Uttar Pradesh
December 20th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 20 (IANS) The cold wave sweeping large parts of Uttar Pradesh over the past three days has claimed the lives of 65 people so far.According to an official ... Read more...
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Mexico City closes world’s largest trash dump
December 20th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 20 (IANS/EFE) Authorities in the Mexican capital said Monday that concerns about pollution of the air and nearby underground aquifers led them to close a municipal trash ... Read more...
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56,383 cases pending in Supreme Court
December 19th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Inadequate number of judges and delay in filling vacancies were among the various reasons responsible for the large number of pending cases in courts, including ... Read more...
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Traders strike in India hits Indo-Bangla trade
December 19th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 19 (IANS) The indefinite shutdown called by Indian exporters and importers demanding development of infrastructure along the India-Bangladesh border badly hit trade for the second day Monday, officials ... Read more...
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France may see closure of 4,000 hotels
December 16th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Dec 16 (IANS) France's hotel industry is likely to witness closure of 4,000 hotels -- especially the small independent ones -- over next three years, French hotel authorities have ... Read more...
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Loan for Tirupur’s effluent treatment plants
December 16th, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 16 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has ordered release of a Rs.127.40 crore interest-free loan for modernisation of 15 common effluent treatment plants in and around ... Read more...
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Haryana to stop collection at 10 toll points
December 14th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 14 (IANS) The Haryana government Wednesday decided to close down collection at 10 toll points in the state. The decision was taken at a meeting of the ... Read more...
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Shanti Bhushan CD row: Court pulls up police for laxity
December 13th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) A court here Tuesday pulled up the Delhi Police for not recording the statements of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Rajya Sabha ... Read more...
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Restart night shelters immediately: High court to Delhi government
December 13th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Irked over the closure of 84 temporary night shelters in the national capital against its orders, the Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the city government ... Read more...
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Let’s go beyond the anger: US envoy to Pakistan
December 13th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 13 (IANS) The NATO airstrikes that left two dozen Pakistani soldiers dead was a terrible tragedy, US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter has said while stressing that both ... Read more...
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NHRC seeks report on quacks
December 12th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday sought a detailed report from the Delhi government on clinics run by quacks and the action taken against ... Read more...
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Hugh Grant to testify in the phone hacking scandal
November 21st, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The UK government is investigating the phone hacking scandal that rocked the country earlier this year. Several people have been lined up to testify in the enquiry. ... Read more...
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Mercury dips, Himachal lakes begin to freeze
November 12th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 12 (IANS) Most of the natural lakes in Himachal Pradesh's higher reaches have started freezing as snowfall in the past few days has brought down the temperatures, the ... Read more...
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Kudankulam relay fast enters 10th day
October 27th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 27 (IANS) The protest fast against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) entered its 10th day Thursday in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu."People from Kuttukulai and Kuttapanai villages ... Read more...
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US working on plight of Tri-valley students
October 27th, 2011 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) The United States has assured India that it was "continuing to work" on the issue of hundreds of Indian students affected by the "horrible visa scam" ... Read more...
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Kudankulam protest fast enters sixth day
October 23rd, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 23 (IANS) The relay fast against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu entered the sixth day Sunday, with more and more people from nearby villages ... Read more...
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