Gordon-Levitt calls fame ‘unhealthy’
September 9th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 9 (IANS) Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, known for his work in "Inception", says he does not like his celebrity status."I never liked the recognition. It always made me ... Read more...
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Social rejection can spur inventiveness
August 22nd, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) Social rejection can spur inventiveness, rather than a feeling of hurt, particularly among those with a strong sense of independence or self esteem, suggests a Johns ... Read more...
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Legal aid is a right of an accused, rules apex court
August 10th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that an accused getting free legal aid was a matter of right and no distinction could be made in upholding ... Read more...
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Goa to lose Rs.165 crore over low petrol prices
July 23rd, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 23 (IANS) Goa, where petrol prices are the lowest in the country, has earned the distinction at some cost to the government - about Rs.165 crore, which ... Read more...
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Pranab thanks people, says duty to defend constitution (Lead)
July 22nd, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) President-elect Pranab Mukherjee Sunday thanked the people for his election to India's highest office and said it would be his responsibility to defend and ... Read more...
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Pakistan needs to come clean on terrorism, says Germany
July 14th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Germany Saturday made it clear to Pakistan that it needs to "come clean" over terror allegations, whether those are true or not, as this will ... Read more...
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Tripura to set up dental, ayurvedic, homeopathic colleges
July 14th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 14 (IANS) The Tripura government has decided to set up three more professional colleges - dental, ayurvedic and homeopathic -- in public-private partnership (PPP) models, a minister said ... Read more...
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Former BCCI chief PM. Rungta passes away (Lead)
July 12th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Purshottam Rungta, former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), died here Thursday after prolonged illness. He was 84.Rungta was the BCCI ... Read more...
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Former BCCI chief Rungta dies
July 12th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Former Indian cricket board president P.M. Rungta passed away here Thursday after a brief illness. He was 84.Rungta president of the Board of Control for Cricket ... Read more...
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Women in combat roles in armed forces: Wait gets longer
May 21st, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Women in the Indian armed forces will have to wait longer to get into combat roles. The defence ministry has said it has no proposal ... Read more...
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Social justice, terrorism major challenges: Arun Jaitley
May 13th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley Sunday said that social justice and terrorism were among the major challenges faced by Indian democracy ... Read more...
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US bounty proves India’s point: Congress
April 3rd, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Welcoming the $10 million bounty announced by the US for 26/11 mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed, the Congress Tuesday said it validates India's ... Read more...
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India further eases defence offsets norms
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Apr 2 (IANS) India Monday further eased its defence offsets norms, saying the value of technology transfered under a deal could be written off against the obligation to ... Read more...
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PM remembers Salve as distinguished leader
April 2nd, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday condoled the death of former union minister N.K.P. Salve, saying India had lost "a distinguished leader".In his condolence message ... Read more...
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DMK welcomes India’s vote against Sri Lanka
March 22nd, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The DMK Thursday welcomed India's voting in favour of a US resolution against Sri Lanka saying it was vital to make sure that Tamils in ... Read more...
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Lucknow police station gets ISO-9001 certification
March 11th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 11 (IANS) In a first, a police station in this Uttar Pradesh capital was Sunday awarded an ISO-9001:2008 certification. The distinction was earned by Mahanagar police station here ... Read more...
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Rahul ‘The Wall’ Dravid hangs up Test boots (Roundup)
March 9th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 9 (IANS) The curtains finally came down on "The Wall" as India's favourite cricketing son and icon Rahul Sharad Dravid announced his retirement from international and first-class ... Read more...
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Dravid ‘The Wall’ calls it a day from Tests (Second Lead)
March 9th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 9 (IANS) One of India's favourite cricketing sons and icon Rahul Sharad Dravid announced his retirement from international and first-class domestic cricket at a packed media conference ... Read more...
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This is absolutely thrilling: Hockey legend Claudius
February 27th, 2012 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) Hockey legend Leslie Claudius Sunday congratulated the Indian team for making the cut for the London Olympics and hoped that the players would be able to ... Read more...
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Messi named ambassador of his native town Rosario
December 31st, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Dec 31 (IANS) Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi was named "Rosario's ambassador in the world" during a ceremony in his native town, about 300 km from Buenos Aires."It's ... Read more...
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No formula for making successful films: Kay Kay Menon
December 30th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Kay Kay Menon, who has played varied roles in films like "Sarkar", "Life In A...Metro" and "Gulaal", doesn't conform to any particular style and says ... Read more...
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‘SAFF Cup for U-23 if seniors get 12 internationals’
December 12th, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) India striker Sunil Chettri said Sunday that the SAFF Cup football tournament should be made a under-23 affair only if the senior team is assured ... Read more...
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Sehwag’s record ODI score powers India to its highest total
December 8th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Indore, Dec 8 (IANS) Virender Sehwag set the One-Day International's highest individual score (219)ever here Thursday with some sensational hitting in the fourth ODI against the West Indies that ... Read more...
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Israel producing electricity from sludge
November 25th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Nov 25 (IANS) Israel has developed a technology that can generate electricity from sludge.The sludge, which is mud, mire, or ooze covering the ground or forming a deposit, as ... Read more...
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Islamabad to have four cinema halls
November 19th, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Pakistan's capital Islamabad, which doesn't have a single cinema house, will see Rs.1 billion being spent to set up four cinema halls.The Employees' Old-Age Benefits Institution ... Read more...
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56 Sharjah varsity students to get sponsorship
November 14th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 14 (IANS/WAM) The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed a contract with Sharjah University to sponsor the education of 56 students specialising ... Read more...
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Mumbai born US naval commander dies suddenly
November 11th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) Capt. Tushar Tembe, India-born commander of America's 100,000-ton nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, has died suddenly.Tembe, 49, collapsed at about 10 a.m. Tuesday ... Read more...
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Selja concerned about safety of Tagores’ Jorasanko house
November 6th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) Expressing concern over the structural safety of the Tagores' ancestral house in northern Kolkata's Jorasanko where Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore was born and died, Union Culture ... Read more...
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2G accused denied bail: Highlights of court order
November 3rd, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) A CBI special court here Thursday denied bail to DMK MP Kanimozhi and seven other accused in the 2G scam case. The following ... Read more...
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Chocolate also insures against stroke risk
October 12th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 12 (IANS) Women who munch a bar of chocolate every week could cut stroke risk by 20 percent.
The finding is based on a study of more than ... Read more...
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No difference between irregular, illegal mining: Hegde
September 25th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 25 (IANS) A day after the Congress's Goa unit sought to draw a distinction between "irregular" and "illegal" mining, former Karnataka Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde Sunday stressed there ... Read more...
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Difference between democracy and mobocracy: Pranab
August 27th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) There was a distinction between democracy and mobocracy, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Saturday, taking a subtle dig at Team Anna while replying to ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha passes bill consolidating all laws on mints, coins
August 11th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Thursday passed the Coinage Bill, 2009, that seeks to consolidate at least four laws pertaining to coins and mints, apart from prescribing ... Read more...
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Can’t touch seats reserved for OBC students: Apex court (Lead)
August 3rd, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said conversion of seats reserved for students belonging to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) to general category seats in central educational ... Read more...
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Package for canal-hit and dam displaced not same, rules court
August 2nd, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said that people affected by the canal network of the Narmada were not entitled to the same relief and rehabilitation (R&R;) ... Read more...
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