Ashish Soni completes 20 years in fashion world, set to celebrate (With Image)
February 9th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Designer Ashish N. Soni completes two decades in the fashion industry this year and to mark the occasion he will showcase a retrospective of ... Read more...
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Aarushi murder: Court adjourns hearing till Feb 29 (Lead)
February 4th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 4 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Saturday adjourned the hearing in teenager Aarushi Talwar's murder case till Feb 29.Satish Tamta, counsel for ... Read more...
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Aarushi murder: Court adjourns hearing till Feb 29
February 4th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 4 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Saturday adjourned the hearing in teenager Aarushi Talwar's murder case till Feb 29.Satish Tamta, counsel for ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi to host 2012 Global Financial Markets Forum
January 27th, 2012 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 26 (IANS/WAM) Abu Dhabi will host 2012 Global Financial Markets Forum in February.Commencing Feb 29, the event will witness a host of high profile speakers addressing the ... Read more...
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Rs.200 crore invested by Koda in Sweden traced, court told (Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 24 (IANS) A Rs.200 crore investment of jailed former chief minister Madhu Koda and his associates in Sweden has been located, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) told the Jharkhand ... Read more...
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World Series Hockey to start Feb 29
January 23rd, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) The rebel World Series Hockey, which was postponed last month and which offers prize money of $2 million, starts Feb 29 with Chandigarh Comets taking on ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Pakistani apex court to hear ISI pay-out case Feb 29
January 23rd, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) The Pakistani Supreme Court Monday fixed Feb 29 for hearing the petition filed by Air Marshal (retd) Asghar Khan who alleged that the Inter Services Intelligence ... Read more...
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Muslim body backs Congress
January 18th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, Jan 18 (IANS) A Muslim body has urged people to vote for the Congress in the Uttar Pradesh elections, saying the party was best suited to pursue secular ... Read more...
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Dubai to host 5th Gulf film fest
January 5th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Jan 4 (IANS/WAM) Dubai will host the 5th edition of the Gulf Film Festival April 10-16.Films from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Yemen and Iraq will ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Guttman named new football coach of Israel
December 28th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Dec 28 (IANS) Eli Guttman has been named the new coach of the Israel football team, the country's football association announced.Guttman, the former Hapoel Tel Aviv manager, replaced Frenchman ... Read more...
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Cameroon captain Eto’o banned for 15 matches
December 17th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Dec 17 (IANS) Reigning African Footballer of the Year, Samuel Eto'o has been banned for 15 matches by a Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) disciplinary committee after a players' strike ... Read more...
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World Series Hockey postponed to Feb 29
December 12th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Ending days of uncertainty, the World Series Hockey (WSH) was postponed Monday till after India's Olympic qualifiers. It will now run Feb 29-April 1.
WSH was ... Read more...
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WSH postponed to Feb 29
December 12th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The World Series Hockey (WSH) will now be played after the Olympic qualifiers (Feb 15-26). It will begin Feb 29.The decision was taken keeping in ... Read more...
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New “Harbor Shield” technology being developed to protect US ports from terror attacks
March 1st, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 29 (ANI): The United States is reportedly developing a new technology to safeguard its ports from being attacked by terrorists and smugglers.America, which is the global hub of commerce, ... Read more...
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UNHRC poised to adopt report praising Libya’s Human Rights records
March 1st, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 29 (ANI): Amid unrest in Libya, where on one side the United Nations has condemned the Muammar al-Qaddafi regime for its crackdown on pro-democracy protestors, the organisation's Human Rights ... Read more...
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FBI utilising private spy network’s skills to investigate Afghan aid workers’ deaths
March 1st, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 29 (ANI): The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reportedly taking the help of a private spy network operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan to investigate the killing of 10 ... Read more...
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Blair signed deal to train Gaddafi’s special forces during visit to Libya in 2007
March 1st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 29 (ANI): Tony Blair had reportedly signed a deal with Libya to train Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's special forces and supply him with NATO secrets, during his last foreign trip ... Read more...
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Anwar al-Awlaki plotting attacks on UK
March 1st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 29 (ANI): The trial sessions of a Bangladeshi British Airways computer engineer who had plotted to blow up a plane have revealed that Anwar al-Awlaki, the American born leader of ... Read more...
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New Zealand extends National State of Emergency over Christchurch quake
March 1st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Feb 29 (ANI): New Zealand has extended its National State of Emergency, which it had declared after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake had hit Christchurch last month.Civil Defence Minister John ... Read more...
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Secret video shows Gaddafi’s rifle brandishing son urging supporters to fight ‘to the last bullet’
March 1st, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Feb 29 (ANI): A secret video filmed on a mobile phone has revealed Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's son calling opponents of his father's regime as 'b******s' and brandishing a semi-automatic rifle in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
“All my people love me, will die to protect me,” says Gaddafi
March 1st, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Feb 29 (ANI): Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has laughed off international pressure to step down, saying the western leaders have "no morals," and insisted that the citizens of his ... Read more...
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DDA asked to compensate Rs.15,000 to RTI applicant
April 11th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to pay Rs.15,000 as compensation to an RTI applicant who "suffered" because the housing agency ... Read more...
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Study deflates nutritional value of organic food
July 30th, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Don't place too much value on organically grown food -- they are nutritionally no better than food grown with synthetic chemicals, says an exhaustive new study.
Consumers are willing ... Read more...
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Drew Peterson has been indicted with the charges of murdering his third wife
May 8th, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by GD
The former police sergeant, who was living a low life after the disappearance of his fourth wife, has been finally arrested by the authorities in Illinois on Thursday, 7th May, 2009. ... Read more...
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Poll panel issues notice on Commonwealth Games ads
April 6th, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Election Commission Monday issued notices to three officials for approving advertisements related to the Commonwealth Games in violation of the code of conduct.
The commission has sought ... Read more...
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Former cop-turned-serial rapist-killer gets death term
February 18th, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 18 (IANS) A former police constable in Karnataka, dubbed as "Jack the Ripper" after being charged with the rape and murder of 20 women, was Wednesday sentenced to death by ... Read more...
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Court orders removal of Maharashtra DGP, new chief in a month (Lead)
February 5th, 2009 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) In a major embarrassment for the Maharashtra government, the Bombay High Court Thursday annulled the appointment of Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) A.N. Roy as state police ... Read more...
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Bombay High Court orders removal of Maharashtra DGP
February 5th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) In a major embarrassment for the state government, the Bombay High Court Thursday ordered the removal of Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) A.N. Roy and said a ... Read more...
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Tiger Memon’s brother warned for violating bail conditions
January 30th, 2009 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued a stern warning to a 1993 Mumbai serial terror bombing convict Yusuf Abdul Razak Memon for violating the conditions on which he ... Read more...
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Top Maharashtra police officer’s appointment struck down (Lead)
October 8th, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 8 (IANS) The central administrative tribunal (CAT) Wednesday quashed the appointment of Maharashtra Director-General of Police (DGP) A.N. Roy following a complaint that he had superseded three officers. The decision ... Read more...
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Cheque payment seen as hurdle to expanding mutual funds’ reach
September 15th, 2008 - 9:54 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The finance ministry soon proposes to make cheque payments and disclosure of personal account numbers (PAN) mandatory for the purchase of all financial products, but many warn ... Read more...
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‘Farm loan-waiver process completed’
June 30th, 2008 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The state-run banks have completed the process of waiving loans of about 40 million farmers, a senior finance ministry official said here Monday. "The banks have met ... Read more...
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Full text of finance minister’s statement on inflation
June 21st, 2008 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The following is the text of the statement made by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday, a day after India's inflation reached 11.05 percent: "Yesterday, the WPI (wholesale ... Read more...
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Antony favours defence budget at 3 percent of GDP
June 10th, 2008 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony says India's budget for the military should be pegged at three percent of the GDP to match that of the country's neighbours. "Actually, ... Read more...
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China, India largest importers of military hardware: SIPRI (Lead)
June 10th, 2008 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) China and India are the world's largest importers of military hardware and are ranked third and 10th respectively among the countries with the highest defence expenditure in ... Read more...
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