Darjeeling should be declared backward region: GJM
December 24th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) A Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) delegation Saturday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and demanded that Darjeeling district be declared a backward region.It also ... Read more...
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Kashmir Congress chief meets governor
December 24th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 24 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's Congress unit president Saif-ud-Din Soz Saturday met Governor N.N. Vohra here and discussed the problems faced by the people in the state, sources ... Read more...
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Court restrains Star India’s cookery shows
December 24th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Dec 24 (IANS) A district court here Saturday restrained Star India Pvt Ltd from exhibiting and telecasting shows under the trademark "Master Chef India 2" on Star Plus, and ... Read more...
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Pizza Hut to open more stores that offer wine and beer (Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Encouraged by the popularity of its stores that serve not only pizzas but also wine and beer, restaurant chain Pizza Hut plans to open 25 ... Read more...
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Punjab parties welcome Jan 30 assembly poll announcement
December 24th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 24 (IANS) The main political parties in Punjab - the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine and the opposition Congress - Saturday welcomed the ... Read more...
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Fog disrupts trains, flights (Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) With the capital shivering on the season's coldest day at 3.3 degrees Celsius Saturday, morning fog disrupted train services in the capital.
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Seven health districts to be set up, says Mamata
December 24th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday announced creation of seven new health districts in the state to be operational by 2012."We will create seven ... Read more...
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Elections at a glance
December 24th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Following are the poll-related details for the five states scheduled to elect new assemblies early next year.- Punjab: Voting on Jan 30, 2012. Constituencies: 117, ... Read more...
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Missing nurse case: Court extends Maderna’s custody
December 24th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Dec 24 (IANS) A court here Saturday extended the judicial custody of sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna, arrested for his alleged role in the disappearance of nurse Bhanwari Devi, ... Read more...
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Myanmar allows banks to handle remittances from abroad
December 24th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Dec 24 (IANS) The Myanmar government Saturday allowed its banks to handle remittances from Myanmarese living in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, the official media reported.The banks, including Cooperatives Bank, ... Read more...
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Poll schedule may defer union budget
December 24th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The railways and the general budgets for the year 2012-13 may have to be deferred by a few days due to the model code of ... Read more...
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Iran launches 10-day naval exercise
December 24th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 24 (IANS) Iran Saturday launched a massive 10-day naval exercise in international waters, the official media reported.The manoeuvres, dubbed Velayat 90, will be held in a 2,000 km ... Read more...
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President greets nation on Christmas (Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Saturday greeted the nation on the occasion of Christmas.In a message, the president said Christmas was a time for "great joy, ... Read more...
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China cuts railway budget
December 24th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 24 (IANS) China has earmarked 400 billion yuan ($63 billion) for railway development in 2012, about a 15 percent drop compared to 469 billion yuan in 2011.The spending ... Read more...
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Congress using Muslims as vote bank through quota, says BJP
December 24th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 24 (IANS) The Jharkhand unit of the Bharatiya janata Party (BJP) Saturday alleged that the central government's decision to give 4.5 per cent reservation to minorities was nothing ... Read more...
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70 percent Chinese feel happy in 2011
December 24th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 24 (IANS) Seventy percent of Chinese in an online survey said they were happy in 2011. The survey involved more than 10,000 people across China.Physical and mental health, ... Read more...
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Congress trying reservation card in UP polls: BJP
December 24th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday alleged that the Congress was trying to make a place for itself in the Uttar Pradesh polls through ... Read more...
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Rat-bite death: Hospital orders probe, Mamata alleges CPI-M role (Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) As authorities at the state-run SSKM hospital Saturday ordered an enquiry into the death of a patient after he was allegedly bitten by a rat, ... Read more...
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China’s rich building wealth in property
December 24th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 24 (IANS) Fourteen percent of rich Chinese families whose investments in assets top six million yuan (about $946,700) depend on the real estate industry as their major source ... Read more...
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Former Man United striker Dong joins Chinese club
December 24th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 24 (IANS) Former Manchester United striker Dong Fangzhuo has joined Chinese first division football league side Hunan Xiangtao.Fangzhou joined the Chinese club from Mika in the Armenian ... Read more...
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Gibson loses half fortune in divorce settlement
December 24th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Dec 24 (IANS) Actor Mel Gibson's divorce from ex-wife Robyn Moore has cost him a lot! She has been awarded half his $850 million fortune in their ... Read more...
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Capital shivers at 3.3, temperature to dip further (Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The national capital witnessed the coldest day of the season Saturday with the mercury dipping to 3.3 degrees Celsius - five notches below average.While the ... Read more...
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80 houses gutted in Himachal (Second Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 24 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government announced a relief of Rs.200,000 to around 60 families whose houses were gutted in a devastating fire at a remote village in ... Read more...
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Former Cuban pitcher Norge Luis Vera injured in traffic accident
December 24th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Dec 24 (IANS) Former baseball pitcher Norge Luis Vera underwent several surgeries following a traffic accident near the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba, but his life is "out ... Read more...
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India may find Australian conditions difficult: Warner
December 24th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 24 (IANS) Explosive Australian opener David Warner feels that India's inability to adapt to conditions overseas and their mental frailty can be exposed in the Boxing Day Test ... Read more...
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Dalit group seeks action against Andhra home minister
December 24th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 24 (IANS) The war between two cabinet ministers in Andhra Pradesh has taken caste overtones with a Dalit group demanding action against Home Minister P. Sabita Indra Reddy ... Read more...
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Vietnam fires German soccer coach Goetz
December 24th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi (Vietnam), Dec 24 (IANS) The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has fired German coach Falko Goetz after he failed to lead the country's under-23 side to make the podium at ... Read more...
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BMW fined for Chinese rocket image in ad
December 24th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 24 (IANS) Luxury carmaker BMW China has been ordered to stop using the image of a Chinese rocket in one of its ads and pay a fine of ... Read more...
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Congress welcomes polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
December 24th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The Congress Saturday welcomed the assembly election schedule for Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh and said its main plank would be development.Minister of State for ... Read more...
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Dhoni dismisses fitness concerns ahead of Boxing Day Test
December 24th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 24 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has shrugged off fitness concerns in his team ahead of the first Test against Australia, beginning here Monday, and stressed ... Read more...
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Election complaints? Dial 1950
December 24th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The Election Commission has opened for the first time a 24-hour call centre to register poll-related complaints. The telephone number will be 1950, the year ... Read more...
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New bank accounts mandatory for candidates
December 24th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) All candidates in the upcoming elections in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will have to open new bank accounts from which alone they ... Read more...
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Pizza Hut to open more stores that offer wine and beer
December 24th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Encouraged by the popularity of its stores that serve not only pizzas but also wine and beer, restaurant chain Pizza Hut plans to open 25 ... Read more...
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Rajasthan doctors continue strike, 30 patients dead
December 24th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 24 (IANS) Medical services in Rajasthan remained badly affected on the fourth day Saturday of the strike by resident doctors and officials said at least 30 patients have ... Read more...
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Odisha ex-lawmaker held for Posco violence
December 24th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 24 (IANS) A former Odisha legislator was arrested Saturday for his role in the Dec 14 clashes near the Posco steel plant site in Jagatsinghpur district in which ... Read more...
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