E-books, e-library - for your reading pleasure
September 6th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) An online library that also offers a pick-up and drop facility for books, getting to browse through various language newspapers at one site, or mastering ... Read more...
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Tripura to launch 24X7 ambulance service
July 28th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 28 (IANS) Tripura, under a central government scheme, will launch an emergency ambulance service to provide 24 hours facility to the patients, officials said Saturday.The authorities will start ... Read more...
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Beckinsale worried about daughter’s future boyfriends
July 23rd, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 23 (IANS) Actress Kate Beckinsale, mother to teenage daughter Lily Mo Sheen, approached action star Bruce Willis, a father to four girls, for advice about keeping ... Read more...
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Rajasthan couple tries to bury new born girl alive
July 3rd, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 3 (IANS) Police are looking for the parents of a new-born girl who was rescued by some villagers in Rajasthan's Dausa district minutes before she was to be ... Read more...
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Celebrities have responsibilities: Big B
June 29th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan feels the association of celebrities with social causes is a result of the responsibility that comes with their star status."A celebrity has ... Read more...
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Girl foetus found abandoned in Rajasthan
June 16th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 16 (IANS) Another foetus of a girl was found abandoned by the road in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh town Saturday - the latest such incident in a state where the ... Read more...
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Body of day-old girl found in well in Rajasthan
June 12th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 12 (IANS) The body of a day-old girl was found dumped in a well in a village in Rajasthan's Bundi district, police said Tuesday.According to police, the body ... Read more...
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2-year-old girl abandoned in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu
May 26th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 26 (IANS) In yet another case of abandonment of a girl child in Rajasthan, a two-year-old girl was found at a doctor's house in Jhunjhunu and the police ... Read more...
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Man murders friend for killing goldfish
May 11th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 11 (IANS) A Frenchman has been arrested on charges of murdering a neighbour whose negligence led to the death of his goldfish.The suspect - named Mario P - ... Read more...
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Infant girl left at ashram doorstep
May 9th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Udaipur, May 9 (IANS) An infant girl apparently abandoned by her parents was found at the doorstep of a children's home here in yet another grim reminder of the ... Read more...
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Raman Singh begins rural drive from Maoist heartland
April 18th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), April 18 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Wednesday began a much-hyped mega rural drive, "Gram Suraj" of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, from the Maoist ... Read more...
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Nanostars harnessed to target cancer core
April 9th, 2012 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 9 (IANS) Scientists are gaining the upper hand against cancer by developing a simple but specialised nanoparticle that directly targets the nucleus of a cancer cell."Our drug-loaded gold ... Read more...
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I am repairing well: Amitabh
March 4th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan, who is recuperating at home after abdominal surgeries, says he is "repairing well" but will take time to recover."Many ask how I am ... Read more...
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Nicollette Sheridan’s testimony begins against her former bosses
March 2nd, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former Desperate Housewives star Nicollette Sheridan has testified in the case that she brought against her former bosses. The star was unceremoniously fired from the show ... Read more...
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Big B comes out to greet well-wishers (With Image)
February 27th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) It's been tradition for Amitabh Bachchan to greet his fans at his doorstep almost every Sunday morning, and this Sunday was no different. Despite doctor's ... Read more...
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Himachal promoting herb culture: Dhumal
February 4th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has 7.32 percent of the total biodiversity of the country and is promoting cultivation of herbs, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Saturday."The state ... Read more...
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Election Commission is winner in Punjab polls (Punjab Newsletter)
February 4th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 4 (IANS) Political parties in Punjab may have to wait for the outcome, but the assembly polls have already produced one sure winner - the Election Commission (EC).The ... Read more...
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Foreign students get a taste of Indian education at IGNOU
January 13th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) A group of 37 students from 11 countries visited the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to acquaint themselves with the education system here, officials ... Read more...
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Himachal winter session a drain on the exchequer(Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Dec 17 (IANS) The previous Congress government started the practice of annually holding the winter session of the state assembly at Dharamsala with the idea of taking the legislators ... Read more...
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Dunst gets restraining order against French fan
December 11th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 11 (IANS) Actress Kirsten Dunst has obtained a temporary restraining order against a French fan who has allegedly been waiting for her outside her home.The "Spider-Man" star claimed ... Read more...
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Ramdev himself responsible for crackdown: Delhi Police (Lead)
November 25th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Delhi Police Friday sought to lay the blame for its post-midnight crackdown of June 4/5 at the Ramlila ground at the doorstep of yoga ... Read more...
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Ramdev responsible for crackdown: Delhi Police
November 25th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Delhi Police Friday sought to lay the blame for its post-midnight crackdown of June 4/5 at the Ramlila ground at the doorstep of yoga ... Read more...
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Banking assistants shot at, Rs.3.25 lakh looted in Tripura
November 23rd, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 23 (IANS) Armed criminals fired at and injured two banking business correspondents - who help banks take their services to people's doorstep - and looted from them Rs.3.25 ... Read more...
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Banking assistants shot at, Rs.3.25 lakh looted in Tripura
November 23rd, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 23 (IANS) Armed criminals fired at and injured two banking business correspondents - who help banks take their services to people's doorstep - and looted from them Rs.3.25 ... Read more...
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No tensions with government: Trinamool
November 8th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Ahead of its MPs meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on fuel price hike, the Trinamool Congress Tuesday said there was no tension between the ... Read more...
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Baby’s ashes at charity shop for 10 months
October 30th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 30 (IANS) A baby's ashes were found among an anonymous donation left on a charity shop's doorstep in the east of England.Anne Chafer, manager of the British Heart ... Read more...
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Sagar Ballary lashes at critics, they react strongly
October 19th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) Director Sagar Ballary has openly attacked film critics after the unflattering reviews of his latest venture "Hum Tum Aur Shabana". Some of the reviewers reacted strongly ... Read more...
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Baby girl found abandoned by wayside
September 4th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 4 (IANS) A newborn baby girl was found abandoned by the roadside in Pali district in Rajasthan - the latest such incident in a state where the sex ... Read more...
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Parents abandon girl child - for two months
August 25th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Aug 25 (IANS) It could be another case of a girl child being abandoned but there's an unusual twist... a nine-month-old baby was found at the doorstep of a ... Read more...
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An IAS officer restores peace in troubled NOIDA
August 3rd, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Aug 3 (IANS) Displaying a commitment rarely seen these days, a senior bureaucrat here has brought peace to scores of villages where angry farmers who lost their land had ... Read more...
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Heart goes out to Mumbai blast victims: Big B
July 14th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has sympathized with the families of the victims of the serial blasts that rocked Mumbai on Wednesday, terming them a "dark ... Read more...
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It’s Hashmi all the way for Vishal Bhardwaj
July 14th, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) It seems it's Emraan Hashmi or nothing for Vishal Bhardwaj's film "Daayan"! After some actresses said no to working with the actor in the supernatural ... Read more...
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Law defends Mathews going slow to ensure Chandimal’s century
July 6th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 6 (IANS) Sri Lanka's coach Stuart Law defended all-rounder Angelo Mathews going slow at victory doorstep to allow Dinesh Chandimal to make a maiden One-Day International century at ... Read more...
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From Bhatta-Parsaul, Rahul leads campaign against Mayawati (Roundup)
July 5th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Nangla Bhattauna (Uttar Pradesh), July 5 (IANS) On a day the Supreme Court slammed the state as the biggest land grabber, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi took his campaign against ... Read more...
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I am with you, Rahul tells farmers in Mayawati land (Second Lead)
July 5th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Nangla Bhattauna (Uttar Pradesh), July 5 (IANS) Ramping up pressure on the Mayawati-led government, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Tuesday took his campaign against forced land acquisition to the farmer's ... Read more...
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