Himachal BJP releases Congress’s charge sheet
May 17th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 17 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday released documents it said were the Congress's unreleased "charge sheet" against the state's top leaders, including ... Read more...
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Poll panel orders covering Mayawati statues (Second Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 7 (IANS) In a landmark move, the Election Commission Saturday issued orders for covering all statues of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro gets UN certificate for reducing pollution
September 25th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Delhi Metro has been certified by the UN as the first Metro rail in the world that has helped in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) ... Read more...
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Hegde should apologise, says Karunakara Reddy
July 29th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 29 (IANS) Karnataka Revenue Minister G. Karunakara Reddy Friday denied any role in illegal mining in the state and sought an apology from the Lokayukta (ombudsman) for ... Read more...
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Ireland hospitals face doctor shortage
July 8th, 2011 - 9:28 am ICT by IANS
London, July 8 (IANS) Hospitals in Ireland are now facing staff shortage due to lack of junior doctors, and the country is seeking medics from other countries, including India and ... Read more...
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Court notice to CBI on stamp paper scam
June 1st, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought a response from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a public suit alleging that the agency had hushed ... Read more...
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Rajasthan court dismisses plea against chief minister
May 11th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 11 (IANS) In a major respite for Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, a division bench of Rajasthan High Court Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking investigation ... Read more...
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Kalmadi’s arrest is an eyewash: Nitin Gadkari
April 26th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh), April 26 (IANS) The arrest of former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi was an "eyewash", Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari said here ... Read more...
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Pawar dismisses Radia claims, BJP wants issue probed (Lead)
April 14th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Corporate lobbyist Niira Radia's claim that Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has a financial interest in DB Realty was dismissed by the NCP chief Thursday ... Read more...
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Congress refuses comment on Radia’s claim on Pawar
April 14th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The Congress Thursday refused to comment on reports regarding corporate lobbyist Niira Radia's claim that Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar may have pursued the issue of ... Read more...
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Pawar rubbishes Radia’s claim as ‘absolute lie’(Lead)
April 14th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Thursday rubbished corporate lobbyist Niira Radia's claim that he pursued the issue of 2G spectrum with former communications minister A. Raja ... Read more...
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‘Absolute lie’, Pawar says about Radia’s claim
April 14th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Calling her statement an "absolutely lie", Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Thursday rubbished corporate lobbyist Niira Radia's claim that he pursued the issue of spectrum with ... Read more...
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Government quizzed on starting telecom sector probe from 1999
March 29th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the government to file its reply on a plea seeking the court's direction to the CBI to investigate irregularities ... Read more...
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Cash running into millions seized
March 12th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 12 (IANS) Flying squads of Tamil Nadu police and the income tax (IT) department have seized around Rs.150 million from various places across the state while the cash ... Read more...
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PPP will expose Shahbaz’s drama of good governance: Raja Riaz
March 1st, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar.1 (ANI): Raja Riaz, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader in Punjab has claimed that his party has "documentary proof" of the so-called "good governance" of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and ... Read more...
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Sharif refused to quit politics in spite of ‘death threats from dictator’: Pervaiz Rasheed
November 21st, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 21 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif refused to quit politics even after receiving death threats from a dictator on October 12, 1999, Senator Pervaiz Rasheed has claimed.In ... Read more...
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Art historian claims denim jeans originated in Italy, not France
September 21st, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 21 (ANI): The discovery of paintings by a forgotten 17th century painter has led to an art historian claiming that denim jeans originated in Italy nearly 400 years ago and ... Read more...
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Punjab court grants bail to Russian woman
July 27th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ropar (Punjab), July 27 (IANS) A local court here Tuesday granted bail to Russian woman, Olga Timoshik, who was arrested last month for assisting a German spy.
After hearing the arguments, Additional Sessions ... Read more...
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Public sector insurers to push for a common claims settling agency
July 11th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 11 (IANS) The four government-owned non-life insurers -- National Insurance, New India Assurance, Oriental Insurance and United India Insurance-- will soon be taking forward their idea of floating a ... Read more...
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‘Withdrawal of cashless health treatment retrograde’
July 10th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, July 10 (IANS) Policyholders and corporates subscribing to medical cover are appalled by a move by state-run insurance firms to withdraw cashless facility for treatment, even as several hospitals have ... Read more...
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Modi handed suspension letter, show-cause notice
April 26th, 2010 - 2:47 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi was handed a suspension letter Sunday night by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) so ... Read more...
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Mohd Asif facing case over bounced cheque to estranged girlfriend Veena
April 13th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Apr.13 (ANI): Controversial Pakistan speedster Muhammed Asif is in for trouble as a local court here has asked the concerned authorities to register a case against him on the plea of ... Read more...
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Shoaib Malik to be arrested if necessary: Police
April 5th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) Police have not ruled out arresting Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik in connection with the case filed against him by Ayesha Siddiqui, who claims to be his first wife.
Police ... Read more...
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I supported Asif ‘emotionally’, ‘financially’, want my money back: Veena Malik
March 9th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar.9 (ANI): Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif's estranged girl friend Veena Malik, a noted film and TV actress, has claimed that she had supported Asif both 'emotionally' and 'financially' during his ... Read more...
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Pak actress serves a legal notice to Asif
March 8th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 8(ANI): Pakistani film and TV actress Veena Malik has served a legal notice to her former boyfriend and Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif for recovery of Rs 3.4 million.The notice, ... Read more...
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Brittany Murphy’s father ‘not allowed’ to visit her grave
February 18th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 18 (ANI): Brittany Murphy's father Angelo Bertolotti has been denied access to her daughter's grave, it has emerged.Bertolotti reportedly entered Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills, and ... Read more...
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India has confirmation of Prabhakaran’s death: Chidambaram
February 1st, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) India has got official confirmation that Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, wanted for the 1991 killing of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, is dead, Home Minister ... Read more...
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Airport questioning trapped David Headley (Lead)
December 9th, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) Dodgy answers to questions by an airport inspector about his overseas travels that he could not back with documentary proof put Pakistani American David Headley, alias Daood Gilani, ... Read more...
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Nilekani takes over as chief of identity project Thursday
July 22nd, 2009 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Infosys Technologies co-founder Nandan Mohan Nilekani formally takes over as the chairperson of the newly formed Unique Identity Authority at Yojana Bhavan, the headquarters of the Planning ... Read more...
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Pak govt. files chargesheet against key 26/11 perpetrators, hearing on July 25
July 18th, 2009 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 18 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has filed a chargesheet against five 26/11 prime accused suspects.The hearing into the case would begin on July 25 in the special anti-terror court that ... Read more...
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Pak minister warns to expose all anti Pakistan forces
July 14th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 14 (ANI): Pakistan's State Minister for Interior Tasnim Ahmed Qureshi has said that the government would expose all local and foreign forces attempting to weaken Pakistan's integrity, solidarity and security ... Read more...
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Extension of stimulus package for print media till December 31
July 6th, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 6 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that the stimulus package given to the print media in February 2009 has been further extended for another six ... Read more...
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Relief for media: Hike in ad rates to continue (Lead)
July 6th, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The government Monday came to the rescue of a recession-hit media by extending the hike in government advertisement rates for print media by another six months. ... Read more...
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Pak tables ‘documentary proof’ supporting claims of India’s involvement in Baloch unrest
April 24th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr.24 (ANI): Pakistan has tabled 'documentary proof' against India Afghanistan in the Senate, which supports its claims that the two countries are involved in the on-going unrest in Balochistan.The documents stated ... Read more...
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Government announces hike in media advertisement rates
February 27th, 2009 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The government Friday came to the rescue of the media industry reeling under the impact of economic recession by announcing a 10 percent hike in the advertisement ... Read more...
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