PM as FM: revisiting 1991?
June 30th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Till now, the end run of the Manmohan Singh government's present tenure hasn't quite followed the scenario envisaged at its start in 2009. Instead of pushing ahead with reforms in ... Read more...
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Yuvi returns in blaze of flashlights - and good wishes
April 9th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The doors stayed closed as the anticipation mounted. In what was the equivalent of curtains rising on a grand theatrical performance, camera crews waited expectantly ... Read more...
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CPI-M aims to vibe more with sympathisers, minorities
February 11th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 11 (IANS) Pinarayi Vijayan, who created a record of sorts by getting elected as the state secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for the fifth consecutive ... Read more...
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KLM fliers can pick seat-mates on Facebook
December 16th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 16 (IANS) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, has launched a new programme that will allow passengers to pick their "seat-mates" on ... Read more...
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Bards on a train, singing Mumbai morning blues away (With Images)
August 18th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) Dhondiram Pujari doesn't show the grumpiness expected of a typical Mumbaikar on his way to work. He jokes and indulges in loud banter, actually looking forward ... Read more...
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Protests in Kerala over denial of seat to Achuthanandan
March 17th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 (IANS) Street protests continued in Kerala Thursday over the denial of a seat to Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan to contest next month's assembly elections.Amid indications that the ... Read more...
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Sir Paul McCartney likes to mingle with fans on public transport
December 12th, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 12 (ANI): Sir Paul McCartney says that he likes to mingle with fans while taking public transport.The singer refuses to let his superstardom limit where he can go out ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
1st marine Census shows richer, more diverse ocean life than thought
October 5th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 5 (ANI): 2,700 scientists from 80 nations have reported the first marine life Census after a 10-year exploration.The first global Census of Marine Life presents an unprecedented picture of the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Commuters’ biggest gripe is poor hygiene of fellow travellers: UK study
May 20th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 20 (ANI): A new poll in the UK has revealed that body odour is the biggest whinge of commuters, especially Scots.The poll by video game company PopCap.com found that loud ... Read more...
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No Afghan solution possible without India: Germany
January 29th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Lauding India for its reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan while not sending troops, Germany Friday said there could be no durable solution to stabilising the violence-torn country ... Read more...
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EU experts to debate airport security after Detroit attack
January 5th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Jan 5 (DPA) European Union (EU) experts are to meet Thursday to discuss whether the bloc needs to improve its airport security in the wake of the failed Christmas attack on ... Read more...
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Far from Copenhagen, Bangalore’s ‘green warriors’ do their bit
December 9th, 2009 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 9 (IANS) Pool your cars, ride bicycles and own trees. That is the message going out from Bangalore's green groups as the Copenhagen climate summit progresses.
Governments across the world are ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
BNP legal officer calls for ‘white riots’ in Britain
October 25th, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 25 (IANS) Angered by his leader's poor showing on a nationally-viewed television show, the legal officer of the anti-immigrant British National Party (BNP) has called for "white riots around ... Read more...
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Now,austerity drive in prime minister’s visit (Lead, Travelling with PM)
September 24th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Arvind Padmanabhan
Pittsburgh, Sep 24 (IANS) Austerity starts here! That's the message the Indian government, perhaps, seeks to convey during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit here to attend the G20 ... Read more...
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Now austerity drive in prime minister’s visit (Travelling with PM)
September 24th, 2009 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
By Arvind Padmanabhan
Pittsburgh, Sep 24 (IANS) Austerity starts here! This is the message the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, perhaps, has sought to convey during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit ... Read more...
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Drunken socialite strips, cavorts with passenger on Kingfisher Airlines flight
September 15th, 2009 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 15 (ANI): A drunken Brit socialite reportedly stripped to her knickers and cavorted with a male passenger in full view of fellow travellers on a Kingfisher Airlines flight from Bangalore ... Read more...
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CBI files charges against former BJP MP for human trafficking
June 30th, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday filed a charge sheet in a court here accusing former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ganga Ram Koli and ... Read more...
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Eighth pilgrim to Mount Kailash dies
June 18th, 2009 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 18 (IANS) A 46-year-old Indian woman died in a Kathmandu hospital Thursday after battling a clot in her brain for six days, taking toeight the toll of Indian pilgrims who ... Read more...
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Kailash Yatra: Two more Indians fall ill
June 13th, 2009 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 13 (IANS) Even as a 54-year-old man, officially the seventh Indian pilgrim to have died while attempting the gruelling Kailash Yatra in Tibet, was cremated in Kathmandu Saturday, ... Read more...
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Indian origin woman in UK nailed in 50,000-pound state benefits scam
February 24th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 24 (ANI): An Indian origin woman living in Britain, Shashi Bacheta, who has claimed 50,000 pound in state benefits, claiming that she was depressed and bed ridden with a ... Read more...
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Mice were fellow travellers with invasive Vikings, reveals gene analysis
October 2nd, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 2 (ANI): Scientists have studied the genes of mice to reveal new information about patterns of human migration, with a major finding indicating that Norwegian Vikings were taking these ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Let fellow travellers’ reviews help you plan the perfect holiday
August 26th, 2008 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Planning a holiday and scouting for information? Give those vague word-of-mouth reviews a break and instead log on to www.tripadvisor.in which has a large database of travellers' ... Read more...
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Kerala textbooks present biased history: former minister
June 9th, 2008 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 9 (IANS) The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala has chosen to highlight communist struggles rather than the Indian freedom struggle and its own leaders instead of national icons ... Read more...
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Bacteria levels in aircraft pose low risk to travellers
May 3rd, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 3 (ANI): Refuting claims that aircrafts provide the perfect environment for spreading disease, new study has revealed that flying may be safer than believed.The researchers from the University of ... Read more...
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