‘Nuclear-capable Agni-V to be tested soon’
January 15th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 15 (IANS) India's ambitious 5,000-km range Agni-V nuclear-capable missile will be launched soon, a senior scientist said here Sunday.Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief controller R&D; (Missiles ... Read more...
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English football not well: Ancelloti
December 20th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 20 (IANS) Former Chelsea and AC Milan manager said that English football "is not very well" and feels that Chelsea and Arsenal will struggle to beat the ... Read more...
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Security preparations for Euro 2012 in final phase: Polish official
December 7th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw (Poland), Dec 7 (IANS) Preparations for ensuring security during the Euro 2012 football championship, co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine, are in the final phase, Poland's deputy Interior Minister Adam ... Read more...
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Spain busts gang that hid drugs in babies’ diapers
November 29th, 2011 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Nov 29 (IANS/EFE) Spanish police, with the collaboration of Belgian and Dutch authorities, broke up a gang that used children and babies to smuggle cocaine into Europe by plane ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka to free more Tamil rebels
November 17th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 17 (IANS) More former Tamil Tiger rebels will be released from prison to mark the second anniversary of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's second term in office."The group ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu civic polls: Second phase ends
October 20th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 19 (IANS) The second and final phase of the Tamil Nadu civic bodies' poll concluded Wednesday with 80 percent voting.
According to Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (SEC) officials, ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan refugees return from India
October 12th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 12 (IANS) A group of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees returned from India by boat Wednesday, becoming the first case of repatriation to the island nation by sea, the ... Read more...
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AIFF announces cash prize for under-16 team, staff
October 7th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) Friday announced a cash prize of Rs.25,000 each for the U-16 boys and the support staff after the team ... Read more...
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AFC U-16: India outplay Tajikistan to qualify for final phase
October 7th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Tashkent, Oct 7 (IANS) Indian boys trounced Tajikistan 4-1 in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-16 football qualifiers to make the final phase of the competition.With the win, India booked ... Read more...
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India thrashed by Uzbekistan in AFC U-16 qualifier
October 5th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Tashkent, Oct 5 (IANS) Indian boys got a 0-9 hammering by hosts Uzbekistan in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-16 qualifiers here Wednesday.A spell of five minutes midway in the ... Read more...
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NATO has no information on Gaddafi whereabouts
September 8th, 2011 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Prague, Sep 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) NATO has no information on where ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has taken refuge, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said."I have no information ... Read more...
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Government staff strike in Telangana from Sep 13
September 3rd, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 3 (IANS) Government employees in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh will go on indefinite strike from Sep 13 as part of "sakala janula samme" or mass ... Read more...
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Federation Cup prelims in Kolkata from Sep 8
August 13th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) Seven teams from various states will lock horns in the preliminary phase of the Federation Cup football tournament which kicks off here Sep 8.The teams ... Read more...
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Coming up, a Facebook-like education website
August 7th, 2011 - 10:07 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 7 (IANS) Fed up of your child logging into Facebook at the cost of studies? The Rajasthan government has hit upon a remedy - a social networking ... Read more...
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Lokpal, land bills likely to be introduced in monsoon session
July 25th, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) In a move to address politically volatile issues, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is gearing up to introduce major legislation in the monsoon ... Read more...
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Afghanistan mission won’t get easier as end nears: Spain
June 28th, 2011 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Herat (Afghanistan), June 28 (IANS/EFE) Spanish Defence Minister Carme Chacon said here Monday that while the mission in Afghanistan has entered its "final phase", it remains perilous.The minister made her ... Read more...
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Telangana activists begin cooking on Hyderabad roads
June 19th, 2011 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) Sunday began with its vanta vaarpu or cook-and-eat agitation on Hyderabad roads to draw the attention of the central government ... Read more...
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China mulls levy for regional development
June 3rd, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 3 (IANS) Members of China's Communist Party could be asked to pay 10 percent extra on their annual membership fees to help revitalize the struggling economies of ... Read more...
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Fine-tuning of poor headcount required: Minister
May 21st, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The government said Friday it would "fine-tune" the criteria for the first nationwide headcount of people living below the poverty line (BPL) with their caste ... Read more...
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Maoist fear: Bihar panchayat polls postponed in five districts
May 17th, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 17 (IANS) The final round of the Bihar panchayat polls will not be held in five districts Wednesday due to the fear of Maoist violence, officials said Tuesday.A.B. ... Read more...
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UAE to use biodegradable plastic bags by 2013
May 16th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 15 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will start using biodegradable plastic bags by 2013, environment ministry officials said.According to the ministry, nearly 12 billion plastic bags are ... Read more...
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Bengal polls end with heavy voting in Maoist heartland (Intro Roundup)
May 10th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Defying a Maoist boycott and braving the scorching sun, over 85 percent of the 26 lakh-plus electorate voted amid massive security deployment in the sixth ... Read more...
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Political parties happy with sixth phase polling
May 10th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Left Front chairman Biman Bose and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Tuesday expressed happiness over the way the Election Commission (EC) conducted ... Read more...
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Heavy voting in Maoist heartland as Bengal polls end (Roundup)
May 10th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Defying a Maoist boycott and braving the scorching sun, over 83 percent of the 26 lakh-plus electorate voted amid massive security deployment in the sixth ... Read more...
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Bengal’s Maoist heartland votes in huge numbers (Fourth Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Defying a Maoist boycott and braving the scorching sun, nearly 72 percent of the over 26 lakh electorate voted peacefully till Tuesday afternoon in the ... Read more...
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Tight security, high voter turnout in Maoist heartland (Third Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Defying a Maoist boycott and braving the scorching sun, nearly half of the over 26 lakh electorate voted peacefully in the first four hours of ... Read more...
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Tight security, long voter queues in Maoist heartland (Second Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Defying a Maoist boycott call, people formed long queues outside booths as the sixth and final phase of assembly elections in West Bengal started off ... Read more...
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Tight security, long queues in West Bengal polling (Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Defying a Maoist boycott call, people formed long queues outside booths amid high security as the sixth and final phase of assembly elections in West ... Read more...
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Campaigning ends for West Bengal polls
May 8th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) Campaigning for West Bengal's assembly elections ended Sunday as the state geared up for the sixth and final phase of polling Tuesday in the Maoist ... Read more...
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22 ‘criminal’ candidates in Bengal final phase poll
May 6th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) A total of 22 candidates of the 90 in fray in 14 Maoist-affected assembly constituencies in the final phase of West Bengal's assembly polls have ... Read more...
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Shillong Lajong beat Vasco in second division I-League
May 5th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 5 (IANS) Shillong Lajong won 2-1 against Vasco to move to the top of the table in the second division I-League footbal's final phase at the Polo Ground ... Read more...
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Left Front complains to poll panel on paid news
May 4th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Left Front Wednesday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission that a section of media was playing a partisan role and publishing "paid ... Read more...
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India should help form Tamil Eelam: Ramadoss
April 26th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 26 (IANS) PMK leader S. Ramadoss Tuesday demanded that India should start work on forming an independent Tamil Eelam state in Sri Lanka.Citing the formation of Bangladesh out ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan govt. shelling killed thousands in last phase of civil war: UN
April 26th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Apr 26 (ANI): A United Nations (UN) report has revealed that widespread shelling by the Sri Lankan government had killed most of the tens of thousands of civilians across the country ... Read more...
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Prince Harry promoted to Army Captain
April 17th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 17 (ANI): Prince Harry has been promoted to the rank of captain by the British army, palace officials have announced.The prince has achieved the rank after completing five years' ... Read more...
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