Air passenger traffic falls for fourth straight month
September 18th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Domestic air passenger traffic fell 3.70 percent for the fourth straight month in August, which stood at 43.69 lakh from 45.37 lakh travellers in July, ... Read more...
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AAI relaxes deadline for Patna airport till Oct 31
September 18th, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 18 (IANS) In a big relief to the Bihar government, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has allowed operations of large aircraft such as Airbus 320 and Boeing ... Read more...
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Police post set afire in Ghaziabad (Lead)
September 10th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Three policemen, including a station in-charge, were injured in Ghaziabad Monday when angry college students attacked a police station and burnt it down.According to state home ... Read more...
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Students beat up policemen in Ghaziabad
September 10th, 2012 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 10 (IANS) Three policemen, including a station in-charge, were injured in Ghaziabad Monday when angry college students attacked a police station and burnt it down.According to state home ... Read more...
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Anuradha Raman launches stoles, target everyone (With Images)
September 5th, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Designer Anuradha Raman, known for giving Indian handlooms a contemporary and modern twist, has unveiled her first collection of silk and cotton stoles for the ... Read more...
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UP employees asked to strike work against promotion quota bill
September 4th, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 4 (IANS) More than 18 lakh Uttar Pradesh government employees have been asked to strike work Wednesday to protest the central government decision to move a constitutional ... Read more...
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‘I M 24′ - an internet rom-com worth a watch (IANS Movie Review)
September 1st, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "I M 24"; Actors: Rajat Kapoor, Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Manjari Phadnis, Saurabh Shukla, Lilette Dubey, Vijay Raaz and Delnaaz Paul; Director: Saurabh Shukla; Rating: ***This team of intelligent ... Read more...
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India should build n-deterrent against China: book
August 27th, 2012 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) India will be able to forge durable relations with China only when it emerges as a stronger, if not an equal, military and economic power ... Read more...
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Sanchita gets inspired by wild west at LFW
August 7th, 2012 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Designer Sanchita Ajjampur displayed a wide range of casual resort wear for men and women that was inspired by the Wild, Wild West at the Lakme ... Read more...
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No large aircraft from Patna from Aug 16
August 5th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, August 5 (IANS) Large aircraft such as Airbus 320 and Boeing 737 will not operate from Patna airport from Aug 16 after the runway length was re-notified, officials said Sunday.A ... Read more...
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UP government races to restore Mayawati statue
July 27th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government was Friday hurriedly restoring a life-sized statue of former chief minister Mayawati to replace the one vandalised the day before.A replica ... Read more...
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SC bans tourism in core areas of tiger reserves (Lead)
July 24th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Coming to the rescue of tigers in the country, the Supreme Court Tuesday banned tourism in core areas of the 41 tiger reserves.Tour operators, however, ... Read more...
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Aditya on target for Barcode
July 21st, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Barcode FC pulled off a hard-fought 1-0 win against Kingston FC in a Third Division match of the Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) League, played at ... Read more...
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Amarnath Yatra: 300 Hindu activists detained in Jammu
June 3rd, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 3 (IANS) Nearly 300 Hindu activists were detained here Sunday when they attempted to begin the Amarnath pilgrimage in defiance of the June 25 date fixed by ... Read more...
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‘The Best Exotic Marigold…’ an exotic film, must watch! (IANS Movie Review)
May 18th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"; Cast: Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Dev Patel and Lillette Dubey; Director: John Madden; Rating: ****Is old age the wait for ... Read more...
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I was nervous about ‘The Best Exotic…’ weighty cast: Dev Patel (With Images)
May 14th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 14 (IANS) Actor Dev Patel, who is gearing up for the release of his forthcoming India-based film "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel", says initially he was nervous ... Read more...
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‘Congress MP offered me Rs.25 lakh bribe’
April 23rd, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 23 (IANS) Amid the CBI investigating the March 30 countermanded Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand, a Congress legislator alleged Monday that his own party's upper house MP Dheeraj ... Read more...
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Three killed after falling from overcrowded Mumbai train (Second Lead)
April 19th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Three people were killed in Mumbai Thursday after they fell off an overcrowded local train, railway officials said.Fourteen people travelling in other packed trains were also ... Read more...
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‘Shudra’ a film on evils of the caste system (Lead, Superseding earlier story)
April 14th, 2012 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Many filmmakers have moved away from masala movies and made movies on socially relevant issues. The latest to join the list is director Sanjiv Jaiswal ... Read more...
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‘Shudra’ releases Saturday, highlights ills of caste system
April 13th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Many filmmakers have moved away from masala movies and made movies on socially relevant issues. The latest to join the list is director Sanjiv Jaiswal ... Read more...
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Mob torces four vehicles in Lucknow
March 30th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 30 (IANS) An irate mob torched four vehicles in the old city of Lucknow Friday, leading to panic and tension in the Uttar Pradesh capital.The incident, which ... Read more...
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Manish Mehrotra wins ‘Foodistan’
March 22nd, 2012 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Delhi-based chef Manish Mehrotra, known for fusion cuisine, was Wednesday declared the winner of NDTV Good Times food reality show "Foodistan".Mehrotra beat Pakistan's chef Poppy ... Read more...
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Spirituality, fiction and business on bookshelf (IANS Books Review)
March 17th, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) This weekend, the bookshelf explores some profound truths of life. Browse with IANS.1. "Change Your Life, Change the World"; Written by Ryuho Okawa; Published ... Read more...
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Four children die of wrong blood transfusion
March 16th, 2012 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 15 (IANS) Suspected transfusion of blood of the wrong group led to the death of four thalassemia-affected children aged between two and eight at a government hospital in ... Read more...
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Vijay Kumar’s team triumph in Louis Philippe golf
March 6th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 6 (IANS) PGTI member Vijay Kumar led his team to victory with a score of 52 in the Pro-Am event of the Louis Philippe Cup at the Karnataka ... Read more...
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Astrologers say Mulayam is king, Bejan Daruwalla differs
March 5th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 5 (IANS) For once, political pundits and astrologers seem to be mostly on the same side in Uttar Pradesh.Hours before the millions of votes cast in the ... Read more...
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Languages are assimilating many influences : Amol Palekar
March 1st, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Languages and fine sensibilities are extensions of one another in the world of appreciation of modern cinema and stage -- one has to have ... Read more...
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Amarnath yatra too short, say religious groups
February 29th, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 29 (IANS) The annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir is set to take place from June 25 to Aug 2, but ... Read more...
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Jet fuel price cut by Rs.350.70 a kilolitre
February 16th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) Thursday cut aviation fuel prices by Rs.350.70 or 0.56 percent a kilolitre (kl), effective from midnight Friday.With this, the ... Read more...
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Jet fuel price cut by Rs.1,974 a kilolitre
January 31st, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) Tuesday cut aviation fuel prices by Rs.1,974.29 or 3.04 percent a kilolitre (kl), effective from midnight Wednesday, as an ... Read more...
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22 Padma Shris for art
January 25th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Twenty-two people, including vocalist Fariduddin Dagar and theatre veteran Joy Michael, will get the Padma Shri in the field of art, it was announced here ... Read more...
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Indian, Pakistani chefs to compete in ‘Foodistan’
January 17th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Sixteen professional chefs -- eight each from India and Pakistan -- will battle it out for culinary supremacy on a new food reality show "Foodistan".The ... Read more...
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Essar GM gets bail in Maoists ‘payment’ case
January 5th, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 4 (IANS) A court in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district Wednesday granted bail to an Essar general manager who was arrested in September last year on charges of paying 'protection ... Read more...
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Comedy toughest of all: Ravi Dubey (With Images)
January 3rd, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Popular television actor Ravi Dubey, seen as Tej in "Saas Bina Sasuraal", is set to participate in reality show "Kahani Comedy Circus Ki". He is ... Read more...
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Jet fuel price cut by Rs.622 a kilolitre
December 31st, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) slashed the jet fuel rates by Rs.622.33 or 1.05 percent a kilolitre (kl), effective from midnight Saturday, as crude ... Read more...
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