BJP organ hails Advani, flays others
June 1st, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Coinciding with L.K. Advani's implicit attack on party president Nitin Gadkari, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has criticized some of its leaders but without ... Read more...
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Hindi fortnightly for blind launched
March 19th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) The inaugural edition of India's first Hindi fortnightly for the blind was launched here Monday by Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani.Envisaged to promote the access to ... Read more...
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‘Shoe attacker is not a journalist’
June 6th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The man who threatened Congress leader Janardhan Dwivedi with a shoe at a press conference here was never a journalist, a Rajasthan-based organisation, for whom ... Read more...
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Understanding Mahatma Gandhi posed problems to many
April 6th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
By I. Ramamohan Rao New Delhi, Apr. 6 (ANI): The controversy over the book written by Joseph Lelyveld on Mahatma Gandhi is not something new.The following extract recalls how a ... Read more...
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Vice president is a diplomatic favourite (Capital Buzz)
June 20th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Guess who is fast becoming a favourite of the diplomatic circuit, not to speak of India's own foreign office? Vice President Hamid Ansari. The reason is ... Read more...
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Bundelkhand’s all-women newspaper to get UNESCO prize
August 29th, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Bundelkhand (UP), Aug. 29 (ANI): A newspaper which has become the voice of the lower class women in Bundelkhand has been chosen for the prestigious King Sejong Literacy prize instituted by UNESCO.Run ... Read more...
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Tiny wireless sensor to monitor brain oxygen levels instantly
April 20th, 2009 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 20 (IANS) Scientists have developed the first ever wireless sensor, smaller than a dime coin, that gives second-by-second readings of oxygen levels in the brain.
The new microsensor could become ... Read more...
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No clean chit to anyone in Lavalin case: Kerala ex-vigilance chief
February 5th, 2009 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The politburo of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is in a fix with former Kerala vigilance director Upendra Varma, who initially investigated the SNC-Lavalin scam, saying ... Read more...
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Ponting backs Symonds to make a comeback
February 4th, 2009 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb.4 (ANI): Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting is convinced that troubled all rounder Andrew Symonds will make a comeback to international cricket sooner than later.
The Courier-Mail quoted Ponting as saying ... Read more...
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Petrol cheaper in Pak by Rs 10 after dip in intl oil prices
November 16th, 2008 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 16 (ANI): Petrol and diesel prices in Pakistan have been reduced by Rs 10 and Rs 3 per litre, respectively, the federal government announced last evening.Now petrol will be ... Read more...
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160 passengers travel on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad buses
August 21st, 2008 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 21 (IANS) The Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service resumed Thursday after the authorities cancelled its previous fortnightly run because of the highly surcharged atmosphere in the Valley, with 160 passengers travelling either ... Read more...
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One killed in Srinagar firing, political parties call for peace (Overall lead)
August 15th, 2008 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 14 (IANS) One person was killed when police fired on slogan-shouting agitators here Thursday, further fuelling anger in crisis-hit Jammu and Kashmir as political parties, separatists and mainstream politicians called ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan discuss ways to boost trade, transport
July 19th, 2008 - 10:21 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 19 (ANI): Senior officials of the Indian and Pakistan governments on Friday reviewed ways to boost bilateral trade and transport services, besides discussing methods for the effective implementation of ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan discuss measures to boost trade, transport
July 18th, 2008 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) Nearly a week after India blamed Pakistan's ISI for the July 7 suicide attack on the Indian mission in Kabul, the two countries Friday kept their peace process ... Read more...
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Pakistan, India to discuss Kashmir-related issues in July
May 27th, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by admin
By Muhammad Najeeb
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) A new truck service and increasing the frequency of the bus service across the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Kashmir will be among the confidence-building ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan pitch in for anti-terror fight, economic diplomacy (Intro Night Lead)
May 22nd, 2008 - 12:35 am ICT by admin
By Manish Chand and Muhammad Najeeb
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) Pushing economic diplomacy to the forefront, India and Pakistan Wednesday agreed to jointly combat terrorism and "to pick a stake in each ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to jointly fight terror, promote economic diplomacy (Night Lead)
May 21st, 2008 - 10:35 pm ICT by admin
By Manish Chand and Muhammad Najeeb
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) India and Pakistan Wednesday agreed to jointly combat terrorism and provide economic muscle to their relationship as they concluded the fourth round of ... Read more...
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