Maharashtra urges centre to curb anti-islam movie on internet
September 20th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has urged the central government to curb the controversial anti-Islam movie 'Innocence of Muslims' on internet sites in order to maintain peace and ... Read more...
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‘Student of the Year’ songs peppy, likeable (IANS Music Review)
September 10th, 2012 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Student Of The Year"; Music Director: Vishal-Shekhar; Lyricists: Anvita Dutt Guptan, Vishal Dadlani; Singers: Vishal Dadlani, Shefali Alvares, Shreya Ghoshal, Udit Narayan, Shekhar Ravijani, Salim Merchant, Neeti Mohan, Benny ... Read more...
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Congress calls for united opposition in Punjab (Punjab Newsletter)
September 7th, 2012 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS) After a spell of relative dormancy for the past few months, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh has called for the opposition to rally together against ... Read more...
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(SATURDAY) ‘Heroine’ soundtrack spreads Bollywood flavour (IANS Music Review)
August 31st, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Heroine"; Music Director: Salim-Sulaiman; Lyricist: Niranjan Iyengar; Singers: Sunidhi Chauhan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Aditi Singh Sharma, Benny Dayal, Shreya Ghoshal and Shraddha Pandit; Rating: *** 1/2Madhur Bhandarkar's upcoming ... Read more...
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Two die in Yamuna Expressway accident
August 31st, 2012 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mathura, Aug 31 (IANS) Two labourers were killed when the tractor they were travelling in overturned on the Yamuna Expressway near Mathura, police said Friday.The incident happened around midnight in ... Read more...
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India Day Parade fills New York with its sights, sounds and stars
August 20th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 20 (IANS) Thousands of people watched as the sights and sounds of India took over Manhattan's Madison Avenue for the India Day Parade led by Bollywood star ... Read more...
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Job seekers at Maruti’s Manesar plant prey for agents, touts
August 18th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 18 (IANS) As Maruti Suzuki announced the termination of over 500 permanent workers and restoration of operations at its Manesar plant from Aug 21, job aspirants in the ... Read more...
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NASDAQ dons Indian colours for I-Day
August 16th, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 16 (IANS) For the fourth year in a row, NASDAQ, world's second-largest stock exchange in the heart of Times Square, donned the colours of the Indian flag ... Read more...
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Indian-Americans celebrate I-day while Sunita greets from space (Lead)
August 15th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams sent greetings from space as the community celebrated India's 66th Independence Day with colourful parades, featuring Bollywood stars and cultural ... Read more...
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Indian Americans celebrate I-Day with colourful parades
August 15th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) Indian Americans from East to West coast celebrated India's 66th Independence Day with colourful parades, Bollywood stars and cultural performances but with a prayer in ... Read more...
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Freedom acquiring new meaning for thinking India
August 14th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Freedom as an idea is no longer what it was 65 years ago when India emerged from the shackles of British domination at the stroke ... Read more...
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Vinod Khanna leads Long Island’s first India Day Parade (With images)
August 13th, 2012 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 13 (IANS) Emerging as the newest 'Little India' in the US, Hicksville, an upscale suburb of New York, witnessed the inaugural India Day Parade on Long Island ... Read more...
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‘Government must use designers to create cultural identity’
August 3rd, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Indian fashion design fraternity needs "complete support" from the government so that they can help in creating more employment opportunities as well as in ... Read more...
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Jan Lokpal is thrust of our movement: Anna (Lead)
July 26th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) On the second day of renewed agitation against graft here, Anna Hazare said the thrust of his movement was Jan Lokpal bill and demand ... Read more...
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Thin crowds on second day of Team Anna fast
July 26th, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Day two of Team Anna's indefinite fast against corruption got off to a slow start Thursday with thin crowds and leaders of the movement ... Read more...
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Two dead, three injured in building collapse in Delhi
July 24th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Two people were killed and three others injured when an under-construction building collapsed here Tuesday afternoon, police said.The incident was reported from west Delhi's Kirti ... Read more...
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Sangma second tribal from Meghalaya to lose presidential poll
July 22nd, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 22 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha speaker Purno A. Sangma Sunday is the second tribal leader from Meghalaya who failed to win the presidential election after the late ... Read more...
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SIT to probe fresh violence in Maruti Manesar plant (Lead)
July 19th, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon/Chandigarh, July 19 (IANS) A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe Wednesday's labour unrest and fire incident in Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant, in which an official was ... Read more...
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SIT to probe Maruti’s fresh violence
July 19th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 19 (IANS) A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe Wednesday's labour unrest and fire incident in Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant, in which an official was ... Read more...
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Rohtak medical student falls from hostel roof, dies
July 6th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), July 6 (IANS) A final year medical (MBBS) student died after falling from the roof of his hostel at the Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma (BDS) University of Health ... Read more...
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Experts to study dead liver donor’s medical report
July 6th, 2012 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 5 (IANS) The medical report of a 40-year-old man, who died at a hospital here after donating a portion of his liver to a relative, has been sent ... Read more...
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‘Cocktail’ soundtrack youthful, delectable mix of sounds (IANS music review)
June 20th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Cocktail"; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricist: Irshad Kamil; Singers: Neeraj Shridhar, Kavita Seth, Benny Dayal, Shalmali Kholgade, Mohan Kanan, Shilpa Rao, Sunidhi Chauhan, Arijit Singh, Miss Pooja, Neha Kakkar, ... Read more...
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Court allows elderly man to evict son from house
June 19th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) A Delhi court has restrained a man from subletting a portion of a house owned by his elderly father and allowed the property owner to ... Read more...
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SC notice to Haryana government on mosque land
June 18th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Haryana government and directed status quo on a plea challenging allotment to a mosque a land originally ... Read more...
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Drunkard son kills father in Uttar Pradesh
June 9th, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 9 (IANS) A man shot his father dead Saturday evening for scolding him for his drinking habits in Bareilly, about 250 km from here, police said.According to police, ... Read more...
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Gurgaon police bust drug gang
May 25th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 25 (IANS) Police Friday said they had busted a gang of drug peddlers with the arrest of two people including a Nigerian.Nigerian Henry North and Raghavendra Kumar Jha ... Read more...
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Special police team to probe Reebok India fraud
May 23rd, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 23 (IANS) A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been set up in Gurgaon to look into a complaint about a multi-crore-rupee fraud in sporting goods company Reebok India, ... Read more...
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Maid jumps to death in Gurgaon, employers booked
May 14th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 14 (IANS) A 19-year-old girl who worked as a domestic help here allegedly committed suicide Monday by jumping from the ninth floor of an apartment building.Sultana leapt to ... Read more...
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Gurgaon NGO activist held for sexual abuse of minors
May 5th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 4 (IANS) The organizer of NGO 'Suparaana Ka Aangan' was detained and an activist from the NGO was Friday arrested here for raping and molesting several minor girls, ... Read more...
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Youths axe father in Tripura village
April 20th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 20 (IANS) A quarrel over family matters led two youths to axe their father to death in Tripura, police said here Friday."Following a squabble on family affairs, two ... Read more...
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‘Tantric’ held for duping people
March 28th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 28 (IANS) A man claiming to be a 'tantrik' was arrested here Wednesday for cheating thousands of people, police said Wednesday.Baba Khan Bangali, who claimed he had a ... Read more...
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Girl commits suicide at Delhi metro station
March 25th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) A 22-year-old girl Sunday committed suicide in the national capital by jumping in front of a metro train, prompting the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) ... Read more...
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Couples in Gurgaon bars to prove who they are
March 21st, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 21 (IANS) Pub going couples here will have to now prove their identity first, police said Wednesday.Pub owners will also have to maintain records of couples visiting them ... Read more...
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Five arrested for gangraping Gurgaon pub employee (Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 13 (IANS) Five youths have been arrested for gangraping a woman pub employee in Gurgaon while two accused are still on the run, police said Tuesday.All the ... Read more...
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Woman pub employee gang raped in Gurgaon (Lead)
March 12th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 12 (IANS) A woman working in a pub in a mall here was gangraped by six people in an apartment here early Monday, police said.She was abducted by ... Read more...
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