Peace with Pakistan in our interest: Shashi Tharoor (Interview)
July 13th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Amid Abu Jundal's revelations about the involvement of Pakistani state agencies in 26/11, former minister and MP Shashi Tharoor says that there is "a ... Read more...
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Two female foetuses recovered in Rajasthan
November 6th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Nov 6 (IANS) Two female foetuses have been recovered from different places in Rajasthan, one floating in a dam and another from a sewer pipeline, police said Sunday. The ... Read more...
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Needless aircraft purchases, merger caused Air India mess: CAG (Roundup)
September 8th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The government's auditor said Thursday the decision to buy new aircraft, which was driven by the aviation ministry, and dismal management practices had led to ... Read more...
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Life studies to abstraction: 60 years of Ram Kumar on canvas
December 15th, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The art of Ram Kumar, the pioneering master of modernism in 20th century Indian art, defies conventional grammar in the quest for silence and spirituality ... Read more...
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Pak NA Sports Committee chief resigns over govt’s apathy towards cricket
November 14th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 14 (ANI): The chairman of Pakistan's National Assembly Standing Committee on Sports has resigned in frustration over the dismal state of affairs in national cricket, and the government's apathy towards ... Read more...
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Sensex plunges by 380 points on global cues
June 7th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, June 7 (ANI): The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) index benchmark Sensex plunged by over 380 points on Monday on account of the weak global cues and weakness in realty and ... Read more...
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Obama’s job rating plunges to 44 percent
February 9th, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.9 (ANI): US President Barack Obama's job approval rating has taken another dive.According to the New York Daily News, just 44 percent of the Americans participating in a poll approve ... Read more...
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‘School teachers need to be educated about epilepsy’(Lead)
February 4th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Many epileptic children get little sympathy from teachers if they get seizures and are often told to quit school, an expert has said while underlining the need ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
‘School teachers need to be educated about epilepsy’
February 4th, 2010 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Many children suffering from epilepsy get little sympathy from their teachers when they get seizures in school and are often told to quit school, a health expert ... Read more...
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10 mn suffer from epilepsy in India, treatment gap huge
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Around 10 million people in India - every 10 out of 1,000 people - have epilepsy, but most do not have access to proper treatment, especially in ... Read more...
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No poll issue this: child health a casualty in Madhya Pradesh
May 4th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanjay Sharma
Bhopal, May 4 (IANS) It was not even an election issue in a state that ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani touts as a model of governance. ... Read more...
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World Vision urges moviegoers to learn from Slumdog Millionare
February 23rd, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): Christian Humanitarian Organisation World Vision has urged moviegoers to increase their awareness by watching movies like Slumdog Millionare.
"Don''t just be entertained; do something," insisted World Vision ... Read more...
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Sharif blames country’’s woes on Zardari’’s continuing with Musharrafs policies
January 4th, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan. 4 (ANI): The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief, Nawaz Sharif has said that the current PPP led Pakistan government is only implementing the policies of the former Pakistan President ... Read more...
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JuD tells Pak government to ”learn governance” before taking over its schools
December 29th, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec. 29 (ANI): Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) has criticized the Pakistan governments move to take over its schools, by saying, if the government is unable to run its own institutions properly then ... Read more...
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Textile industry slumps Tamil Nadu
November 26th, 2008 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
Coimbatore, Nov 26 (ANI): The capacity utilization of the textile industry in Tamil Nadu, hit by the ongoing slump in the demand in international markets and the acute power shortage, has ... Read more...
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Himachal Olympic association to spend Rs.400 mn on infrastructure
August 11th, 2008 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 11(IANS) Newly-elected president of the Himachal Pradesh Olympic Association J.P. Nadda Monday said Rs.400 million would be spent to strengthen the sports infrastructure in the next five years to raise ... Read more...
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Congress to blame for its mess in Uttar Pradesh: Gandhi
March 31st, 2008 - 9:54 pm ICT by admin
Kanpur, March 31 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday said her own party was to blame for its dismal state in Uttar Pradesh where it was the dominant force for decades. "While ... Read more...
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