Chaos marks ‘Heroine’ music launch
August 30th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) The music launch of Kareena Kapoor's most ambitious project "Heroine" at the Siddhi Vinayak temple here Thursday turned chaotic when crowd became uncontrollable.The temple is ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro ridership touches 22 lakh (Second Lead)
August 2nd, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Within 10 days of registering its highest ever ridership, Delhi Metro Thursday said it set a new record: nearly 22 lakh commuters.The Metro trains carried ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro ridership touches 22 lakh
August 2nd, 2012 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Within 10 days of registering its highest ever ridership, Delhi Metro Thursday said it set a new record: nearly 22 lakh commuters.The Metro trains carried ... Read more...
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Metro ridership rises as Team Anna begins fast
July 25th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Delhi Metro opened an extra ticket counter at the Patel Chowk station after witnessing a spike in footfalls on the first day of Team Anna's ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro to induct eight-coach trains to ease rush
July 15th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) To deal with the problem of over crowding, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will introduce trains with eight coaches by the end of this ... Read more...
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Varuna launches VOW, says it’s for emerging jewellery designers
June 14th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Varuna D. Jani says there are no platforms for emerging jewellery designers in the country and, therefore, she has launched an initiative to educate, mentor ... Read more...
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‘Shanghai’ gets mixed response at box office
June 10th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Dibakar Banerjee's "Shanghai" has opened to critical acclaim and mixed response at the box office. Trade pundits predict that the political drama will collect ... Read more...
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Footfall in Delhi metro normal despite petrol price hike
May 25th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The steepest-ever hike in petrol prices didn't seem to have deterred capital residents from driving their vehicles with the average footfall on Delhi Metro Thursday ... Read more...
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Single screen theatres resurface to tell Vidya’s ‘Kahaani’
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) If Vidya Balan-starrer "Kahaani" has catapulted director Sujoy Ghosh into the big league, it has also benefited much-neglected single-screen theatres in the city that have ... Read more...
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Signalling defect leaves Metro commuters stranded
March 29th, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Tens of hundreds of Metro commuters in the national capital were left stranded Thursday morning due to a signalling defect, an official said."The problem is ... Read more...
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At 40, Chandigarh’s Rose Festival still in bloom (With Images)
February 22nd, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 22 (IANS) It is an event that continues to have an important place in the cultural calendar of the city. As Chandigarh's Rose Festival this week enters its ... Read more...
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Now movies to promote Incredible India abroad
February 16th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Bollywood movies have for long popularised foreign destinations in India and now the same tool will be used to promote Indian destinations among foreign ... Read more...
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Multi-level car parking for Airport Metro commuters
February 6th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) For commuter convenience and better connectivity to the high-speed Airport Metro Express Line (AMEL), a multi-level car parking is coming up close to Shivaji Stadium ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro kickstarts efforts to decongest Rajiv Chowk
January 31st, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Spanning numerous residential areas and commercial centres in the national capital and a lifeline for commuters, the Delhi Metro Tuesday kicked off tunnelling and boring ... Read more...
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How many coaches? Metro to issue alerts (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) To avoid last minute scramble for trains at Delhi Metro's busiest stations, passengers will soon get to know from the platform screens if an incoming ... Read more...
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Metro to alert passengers on approaching trains
January 30th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Monday said they are planning to install advanced Passenger Information Display System (PIDS) at Metro stations in order to ... Read more...
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Himachal’s snowy peaks pull in tourists
December 12th, 2011 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 12 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's popular tourist resorts like Narkanda and Manali are wrapped up in a blanket of white, with snowfall turning the hill stations more picturesque ... Read more...
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Extra metro trains for trade fair
November 17th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Delhi Metro will run 15 additional trains to manage the anticipated heavy crowds to the Pragati Maidan Metro station, located near the India International ... Read more...
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Snow in Manali hills, tourists happy on 11.11.11
November 11th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Manali (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 11 (IANS) It was 11.11.11 and the thick blanket of snow covering the hills surrounding this picturesque Himalayan town made it all the more perfect for ... Read more...
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Jury’s out on ‘RA.One’, earns Rs.18 cr on first day
October 27th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Shah Rukh Khan's most ambitious sci-fi thriller hit the screens on Diwali and while some critics gave it a thumbs up for blending elegance ... Read more...
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Footfall increases in Darjeeling, but whither infrastructure?
October 17th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, Oct 17 (IANS) Tourists have returned to this queen of the hills in West Bengal in a big way this festive season but poor infrastructure and the lack ... Read more...
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Terror bid unveiled, but Delhiites’ festive spirits still high
October 14th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) A close shave with what would have been a deadly terror strike in the national capital has had little effect on the festive spirits of ... Read more...
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NSE ticker in select post offices
September 27th, 2011 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) India Post Monday signed an agreement with the National Stock Exchange (NSE) for deploying LCD TV screens in select post offices across the country to ... Read more...
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Service level agreements will put an end to middlemen: Dikshit
September 11th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) With implementation of service level agreements (SLAs) under Delhi's Right of Citizen to Time Bound Delivery of Services Act, the role of touts in government ... Read more...
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15,000 people daily travel on airport Metro
September 11th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The daily ridership of high-speed airport Metro has gone up from 4,000 to 15,000 in the last six months, an official of the Delhi Airport ... Read more...
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Anna fast: Urge to serve powered volunteers
August 28th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Abhinav Rai had a high flying job with a five star hotel in Rajasthan. However, a strong desire to give something back to society ... Read more...
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How they kept Ramlila Maidan clean — only for Anna!
August 28th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) From collecting mounds of garbage, removing slush caused by rains to cleaning toilets, a group of volunteers -- mostly students from premier medical and ... Read more...
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Soaring gold price dampens consumer sentiment
August 20th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Soaring gold price caused by international economic concerns seem to have dampened sentiments of the domestic consumers who are being deterred by an all-time high ... Read more...
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Nearly 30,000 use Delhi Metro in Ghaziabad on first day
July 14th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Nearly 30,000 commuters in Ghaziabad Thursday used Delhi Metro on the first day of its further expansion into Uttar Pradesh, officials said.Officials of Delhi Metro ... Read more...
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Over 36,000 cards sold in Delhi Metro’s ‘Smart Card Week’
May 16th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Delhi Metro sold over 36,000 smart cards, which allow commuters to avoid long queues in purchasing the travel tokens, during the "Smart Card Week" ... Read more...
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Indian travellers to boost aviation, hospitality industry
May 13th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) With around 9 million Indian travellers all set to travel around the country and abroad this holiday season, the country's aviation and hospitality sector are ... Read more...
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Government hospitals vie for better hygiene practices
May 12th, 2011 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Stressing on the need to standardise hygiene practices in government hospitals, the ministry of health and family welfare has roped in three central government hospitals ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro enrolls more Smart Card passengers
May 10th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) More than 2,000 additional smart cards were sold Monday on the first day of Delhi Metro's Smart Card Week, an official said."On an average, about ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro looks to popularise Smart Cards
May 8th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Delhi Metro will observe a Smart Card Week from Monday to encourage more commuters to use the facility, a statement said.During the week, special automatic ... Read more...
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Hills of Himachal witnessing rainfall
May 6th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla/Manali, May 6 (IANS) If you are sizzling in the plains and want a cool getaway for the weekend, head to the hills of Himachal Pradesh which have been ... Read more...
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