Surjeet Singh gets Rs.5 lakh from Punjab government
July 19th, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 19 (IANS) Having spent over 30 years of his life in Pakistani jails on spying charges, Punjab resident Surjeet Singh was Thursday given financial assistance of ... Read more...
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Virbhadra accuses Dhumal of vindictiveness
July 1st, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 1 (IANS) Congress leader Virbhadra Singh, who quit as union minister over graft charges Sunday, stepped up attack on Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi prisoners embroider a new life in Jammu jail (Feature)
May 10th, 2012 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 10 (IANS) They crossed over to India illegally to find a livelihood, but landed in jail here. Now many Bangladeshi infiltrators are being provided training in Kashmiri embroidery ... Read more...
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Bipasha on thanking spree! (Movie Snippets)
January 2nd, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu chose to step into the New Year by expressing gratitude to her friends, family, staff and fans for standing by ... Read more...
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Vivekananda was a ‘Hindu-Leftist’: Jaipal Reddy (Lead)
January 12th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Swami Vivekananda was a "Hindu-Leftist" and the only Indian icon avowed ardently by both the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the communists, Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal ... Read more...
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Ronaldo, Zidane to play for Pakistan, Haiti disaster relief in annual UN charity match
November 25th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 25 (ANI): World champion footballers and United Nations Goodwill Ambassadors Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane have announced that the 8th Annual Match Against Poverty will raise funds for the nearly 25 ... Read more...
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India to further strengthen relations with Mauritius
July 3rd, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinPort Louis (Mauritius), July 3 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna on Saturday said that he visualised further strengthening of relations with Mauritius in the coming years.In ... Read more...
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Iowa Governor Culver orders flags lowered to honor soldier killed in Afghanistan
April 30th, 2010 - 3:41 am ICT by BNO News
DES MOINES, IOWA (BNO NEWS) -- Iowa Governor Chet Culver on Thursday ordered that all flags in the state shall be flown at half staff on Saturday to honor a soldier who ... Read more...
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Bombay High Court allows release of Karan Johar’s ‘Kurbaan’
November 19th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Thursday declined to stay release of film "Kurbaan", due to be out Friday, but sought the responses of filmmaker Karan Johar and actors ... Read more...
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Indo-Americans laud Obama for expressing gratitude to Mahatma Gandhi
October 3rd, 2009 - 10:26 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Indo-Americans have applauded US President Barack Obama for stating: "The America of today has its roots in the India of Mahatma Gandhi and the nonviolent social action movement for Indian independence which ... Read more...
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Indo-Americans laud Obama for expressing gratitude to Mahatma Gandhi
October 2nd, 2009 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Oct 2 (ANI): Indo-Americans have applauded US President Barack Obama for stating: "The America of today has its roots in the India of Mahatma Gandhi and the non-violent social ... Read more...
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Recall a pleasant event from the previous day to boost your happiness
August 12th, 2009 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 12 (ANI): If researchers at the University of Hertfordshire in England are to be believed, thinking of something good that happened the day before may help make people happier.They ... Read more...
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Homecoming for Laura Ling, Euna Lee
August 6th, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by IBNS
Aug 6 (IBNS) Americans waited with a bated breath yesterday for the two scribes - Laura Ling and Euna Lee - to arrive at a hangar located at the Bob Hope ... Read more...
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Colors come off with flying colours
July 8th, 2009 - 10:50 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Colors will now fill colours in the lives of less fortunate children. They have joined hands with idiscoveri to bring a revolutionary change in the teaching pattern of schools run for ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee wants early Assembly polls in West Bengal
May 17th, 2009 - 12:04 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, May 17 (ANI): Having registered a thumping victory in the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress chief Mamta Banerjee on Saturday demanded an early Assembly elections in the ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh accuses BJP and Akali Dal of overlooking farmers’ interests
May 2nd, 2009 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
Jalalabad (Punjab), May 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Saturday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiromani Akali Dal for overlooking the interests of farmers in Punjab.Addressing an ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama lands India’s support to Tibetan cause
March 30th, 2009 - 8:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 30 (ANI): The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Monday landed the support provided by the Indian Government and public to the Tibetan cause.The Dalai Lama, who was ... Read more...
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Heres how celebs are spending their Thanksgiving
November 28th, 2008 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 28 (ANI): From Paris Hilton to Dustin Hoffman some A-listers have given out details of how they are going to put a personal touch on the occasion of Thanksgiving ... Read more...
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Boy breaks Guinness record after playing guitar for 53 hrs
June 25th, 2008 - 10:11 pm ICT by ANI
Agra, June 25 (ANI): Akash Gupta has made his way into the Guinness Book of Records by playing non-stop guitar for 53 hours in Agra.
This fourteen-year-old, class IXth student of St. ... Read more...
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Filipino police, military support beleaguered President
February 25th, 2008 - 5:01 pm ICT by admin
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Manila, Feb 25 (DPA) Top Philippines police and military officials Monday vowed loyalty to beleaguered President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as thousands of anti-government protesters joined demonstrations to demand her resignation. The demonstrations ... Read more...
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