I hope for meaningful talks: ULFA’s Pradip Gogoi (Interview)
March 7th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Sivasagar (Assam), March 7 (IANS) A free man after 12 years, outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) founder member and vice chairman Pradip Gogoi is hoping for "meaningful ... Read more...
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Sovereignty was not on ULFA’s agenda, says founder member
February 19th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Feb 19 (ANI): The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) founder member Bhupen Boroghain has claimed that sovereignty was not on the ULFA's agenda when it was formed.ULFA was formed on ... Read more...
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JKLF stages protest to demand its slain leader’s mortal remains
February 11th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Feb.11 (ANI): A group of separatists staged a protest here on Thursday to demand the mortal remains of a slain leader of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), who was awarded ... Read more...
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JKLF calls for Jammu and Kashmir shutdown
February 11th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Feb 11 (ANI): The shops and business establishments remained closed here on Thursday as the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) called for a shutdown to mark the 26th death anniversary ... Read more...
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Mukherjee seeks funds through public private partnerships
February 10th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Investment of at least Rs.25.7 lakh crore ($514 billion) required in India's infrastructure sector can be mobilised only through public private partnerships (PPP), Finance Minister Pranab ... Read more...
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Sovereignty wasn’t on ULFA’s agenda initially: Founder member
February 3rd, 2010 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Demow (Assam), Feb 3 (IANS) The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom's (ULFA) demand for sovereignty or independence - now the major stumbling block for opening peace talks with ... Read more...
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From apartheid to World Cup, football comes a long way in South Africa
November 28th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Nov 28 (DPA) History is supposed to be the study of facts, but as in so many things in South Africa, even the history of international football in the country is ... Read more...
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RTI activist Shekhar Singh being considered for CIC post
November 17th, 2009 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Prominent Right to Information (RTI) activist Shekhar Singh is among the persons being considered for the post of chief information commissioner (CIC), government sources said here.
"Shekhar Singh ... Read more...
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Children’s Day just another working day for Bangalore’s urchins
November 14th, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 14 (IANS) On Bangalore's bustling M.G. Road, located in the heart of the city, Raghu swiftly crosses from one corner of the road to another as he tries hard to ... Read more...
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Harassment of northeast youth rising in Gurgaon
November 7th, 2009 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Nov 7 (IANS) Cases of abuse and discrimination against northeast youth have seen a rise in the capital's neighbouring town Gurgaon, the latest incident being of a young Manipuri woman ... Read more...
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Rural women set up grain bank in Uttar Pradesh
August 13th, 2009 - 9:15 pm ICT by ANI
By Kamna HejelaSitapur (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 13 (ANI): A group of considerate rural women in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district have set up 'Anaz Bank' (Grain Bank) to provide relief to the needy ... Read more...
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They find suitable boys for poor girls
August 8th, 2009 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Lucknow, Aug 8 (IANS) Simply put, they fix matches. They also organize mass weddings. Sounds like any old marriage bureau? Wait, they only arrange marriages for impoverished families, don't charge ... Read more...
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Krishnam Raju quits Chiranjeevi’s party
July 31st, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 31 (IANS) Veteran actor and former union minister U.V. Krishnam Raju Friday quit Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam Party (PRP).
Raju, who had left the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for ... Read more...
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Rajmata Gayatari Devi of Jaipur passes away
July 29th, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur, July 29 (ANI): Charismatic former royal, Rajmata Gayatri Devi (90), who had an eventful stint in politics and was jailed during the emergency, died at a hospital in Jaipur on Wednesday ... Read more...
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A year on, 37 accused in Ahmedabad blasts still absconding
July 26th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, July 26 (IANS) It's been exactly a year since 22 bomb blasts ripped through this Gujarat city leaving 59 dead and over 100 injured. But after a Rs.9-lakh investigation bill, the ... Read more...
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Green activists criticise Jairam Ramesh for supporting plastic
July 10th, 2009 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Environment minister Jairam Ramesh has come under criticism from green activists for his remark that ban on plastic bags is not the way to clean up India's ... Read more...
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Writer files case against 13B makers and R. Madhavan
June 7th, 2009 - 3:06 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
We were the first to report that Satyaprakash Mangtani, the founder and owner of The Script Gallery in Andheri, Mumbai had alleged that the story concept of recently released Madhavan – ... Read more...
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Radio station collects 1,500 ‘purani jeans’ for underprivileged
June 1st, 2009 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) FM station Radio Mirchi 98.3 along with an NGO came up with a unique way to help the underprivileged - by asking their listeners to contribute an ... Read more...
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Bangalore’s professionals get together to teach village kids
May 30th, 2009 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
By Maitreyee Boruah
Bangalore, May 30 (IANS) Every weekend children of Koonankoppalu village in Karnataka eagerly await visiting teachers from India's tech hub to help them with mathematics, English and science.The village, around ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party expels Azam Khan for six years
May 24th, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, May 24 (ANI): The Samajwadi Party on Sunday expelled senior leader Mohammad Azam Khan for six years for anti-party activities, capping weeks of bitter feud with the party leadership over its ... Read more...
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Unhappy Azam Khan quits as SP general secretary (Second Lead)
May 17th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), May 17 (IANS) Capping weeks of discontent with the party, especially over its association with Kalyan Singh, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan Sunday resigned as the ... Read more...
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Karnataka teaches backpackers to respect wildlife
May 17th, 2009 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
By Maitreyee Boruah
Bangalore, May 17 (IANS) Mohit Kumar, 32, a bank employee in Bangalore, has always dreamt of sighting the majestic tiger from close quarters.So, this summer break when Kumar came to ... Read more...
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Hope on wheels for Bangalore’s homeless and ill
May 15th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Maitreyee Boruah
Bangalore, May 15 (IANS) Two months ago a malaria-struck Joseph P was fighting for survival on the streets of this city. Today he has not only been cured but is ... Read more...
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A party - sans politics - does its village proud
April 10th, 2009 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Hathchoya (Uttar Pradesh), April 10 (IANS) Fed up with the false assurances of politicians, this village decided to set up its own party to initiate development work. Within a year, ... Read more...
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Ulema Council may not field candidate against Rahul Gandhi
April 4th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 4 (IANS) The Ulema Council Saturday announced two more candidates in Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha polls and indicated it may not name a party nominee against Congress ... Read more...
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29 Lok Sabha candidates have criminal records: study
March 12th, 2009 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) As many as 29 Lok Sabha candidates from various parties have criminal records, according to an analysis made as part of a national campaign by NGOs.
The ... Read more...
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Police reaction to attacks on Bangalore women disappointing: group
March 3rd, 2009 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 3 (IANS) Bangalore police have brushed aside concerns over attacks on women on the streets of India's IT capital as "sporadic" and mere "eve-teasing", says a group formed to protest ... Read more...
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Bangalore takes on moral police through love on stage
February 20th, 2009 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 20 (IANS) Those who think that the threat from Karnataka's moral police brigade is going to deter people here from expressing their love for each other, take heart. Far from ... Read more...
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Touching lives, building hope - meet Bangalore’s ’slum heroes’
February 19th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 19 (IANS) The much celebrated "Slumdog Millionaire" is a fairytale saga of rags to riches captured on celluloid, but in real life the climb towards a better and more equitable ... Read more...
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Kashmir shuts down on death anniversary of Maqbool Bhat
February 11th, 2009 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Feb 11 (ANI): Srinagar observed a shutdown on Wednesday in response to a call by separatists to mark the 25th anniversary of the hanging of separatist leader Maqbool Bhat in ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian Congress veteran Ubaidulla dies
January 23rd, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 23 (ANI): Veteran Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) politician Tan Sri S. O. K. Ubaidulla Kadir Basha died at his Bukit Pantai home in Petalin Jaya on Thursday.
Ubaidulla, who ... Read more...
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India sends peacekeeping troops to Lebanon
January 19th, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 19 (ANI): A unit of the Army contingent left on UN peace keeping mission to Lebanon from here on Monday.
Third largest contributor to UN peacekeeping operations, India ... Read more...
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Obama’’s victory marks end of racism: S.African Nobel laureate
November 11th, 2008 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Nov.11 (ANI):South African Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer has hailed US President-elect Barack Obama''s victory as an end of racism.
Gordimer, 84, is in India to deliver the second Nobel laureate lecture, ... Read more...
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Dave Gilmour pays glowing tributes to Pink Floyd founding-member Richard Wright
September 16th, 2008 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 16 (ANI): Pink Floyd star Dave Gilmour led the tributes to Richard Wright, the group''s founder member, who died at the age of 65 after battling cancer.Wright was popular ... Read more...
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Pink Floyd member Richard Wright dies at 65
September 16th, 2008 - 12:36 pm ICT by Bupha Ravirot
Richard Wright, the self-taught pianist and founding member of English rock band " Pink Floyd " died at his home Monday Sep 15, at the age of 65 after a long suffering ... Read more...
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