Poll panel has last word on code violation: Jurist
February 12th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Former solicitor general Harish Salve Sunday said that the Election Commission (EC) has the last word on the violation of model code of conduct ... Read more...
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Junior doctors’ strike continues in Andhra
February 12th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Emergency services in Andhra Pradesh's government-run hospitals remained crippled Sunday as junior doctors demanding hike in stipend continued their strike, causing severe inconvenience to patients. Five ... Read more...
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Patil sends Quraishi’s letter to PMO
February 12th, 2012 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil has forwarded Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi's letter over Law Minister Salman Khurshid's defiant stand on quota for backward Muslims in ... Read more...
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Khurshid’s remarks: Poll panel seeks president’s intervention
February 11th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Taking exception to union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid sticking to his remarks about backward Muslims during campaigning in Uttar Pradesh despite a ... Read more...
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Branded witch and banished, woman seeks police help
February 11th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Dungarpur (Rajasthan), Feb 11 (IANS) A 50-year-old woman in Rajasthan's tribal-dominated Dungarpur district has complained to police that she was branded a witch, tortured and banished from her village, police ... Read more...
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Popular Kerala singer detained, freed by Saudi police
February 11th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 11 (IANS) Popular Malayalam singer K.G.Markose was first detained and then released by Saudi Islamic police Saturday while on a tour of Saudi Arabia to hold a stage ... Read more...
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10 die as emergency services crippled in Andhra hospitals (Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 11 (IANS) At least 10 patients have died since Friday night at government-run hospitals in Andhra Pradesh where emergency services are crippled following a strike by junior doctors, ... Read more...
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Africa to be ‘next centre of growth’ for Bank of Baroda
February 11th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Public sector lender Bank of Baroda (BoB) is planning to expand its network in Africa for its incremental business growth by opening ten new branches in ... Read more...
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Eight die as emergency services crippled in Andhra hospitals
February 11th, 2012 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 11 (IANS) At least eight patients have died since Friday night at government-run hospitals in Andhra Pradesh where emergency services are crippled following a strike by junior ... Read more...
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Omar divests minister of education portfolio
February 11th, 2012 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 11 (IANS) Within hours of Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed sending his resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday evening, Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Bank of Baroda expects 24 pc growth
February 11th, 2012 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) is expecting total business growth of about 24 percent over last year at the end of March 2012."We plan to achieve ... Read more...
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Nasheed threatens to hit streets in the Maldives
February 11th, 2012 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Male, Feb 10 (IANS) The Maldives' ousted president Mohamed Nasheed said Friday that his party would hit the streets and demonstrate in the absence of international support but "we cannot ... Read more...
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Andhra junior doctors to intensify strike
February 10th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Emergency services in government-run hospitals in Andhra Pradesh are likely to be hit with junior doctors Friday deciding to intensify their strike.With the government ruling out ... Read more...
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BCCI to clear issues with Sahara through dialogue (Roundup)
February 6th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) appeared to climb down Monday and talked of reconciliation rather than confrontation with its estranged chief ... Read more...
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BCCI chief wants to reconcile with Sahara India (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) There appeared to be a climb down Monday by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) which talked of reconciliation rather than confrontation ... Read more...
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TV actor Raja Choudhary arrested for drunken brawl, released (Lead)
February 3rd, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 3 (IANS) Small screen actor Raja Choudhary was Friday arrested for getting into a brawl under the influence of alcohol with the security guards of a private hospital ... Read more...
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Ukraine’s cold wave toll reaches 100
February 3rd, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, Feb 3 (IANS) A total of 101 people have died so far in Ukraine due to severe cold weather, with 38 succumbing in the past 24 hours till Friday ... Read more...
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TV actor Raja Choudhary arrested for drunken brawl
February 3rd, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 3 (IANS) Rajasthan police Friday arrested small screen actor Raja Choudhary for getting into a brawl with the security guards of a private hospital under the influence of ... Read more...
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Farook remembered as leader who groomed others
January 27th, 2012 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 27 (IANS) Kerala Governor M.O.H. Farook maintained cordial relations with his opponents and groomed many political leaders, Congress leaders in his home state of Puducherry said Friday, a ... Read more...
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Nigeria violence toll rises to 185
January 24th, 2012 - 2:13 am ICT by IANS
Abuja, Jan 24 (IANS) The toll in the killings in Nigeria has risen to 185, police said in a statement.A statement issued by police in Kano state Monday night said ... Read more...
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Nigeria witnesses 11 more killings (Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Abuja, Jan 23 (IANS) Eleven more people have been killed in terror attacks in Nigeria, pushing the toll in this west African nation in the last four days to over ... Read more...
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Police complaint against ‘The Satanic Verses’ reading
January 22nd, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) A complaint has been lodged with the police here against the four authors who read out excerpts from Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses" in an unscheduled ... Read more...
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Nigeria terror attack toll rises to 162
January 22nd, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The toll in coordinated attacks by a radical Islamist group in Nigeria's northern city of Kano has risen to at least 162 people, a media ... Read more...
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Indian killed in Nigerian terror attack
January 22nd, 2012 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Abuja, Jan 22 (IANS) An Indian is among over 150 people killed in a terror attack in Nigeria's northern city of Kano.Kevalkumar Kalidas Rajput, 23, was killed, said the Indian ... Read more...
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Jaipur fest: Protest over ‘The Satanic Verses’ reading
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:08 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) Rajasthan Police Saturday stepped up security at the Diggi Palace, the venue of the Jaipur Literature Festival, after some authors allegedly read out excerpts from Salman ... Read more...
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Youth cries for justice in Kapil Sibal’s poetry session
January 21st, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 20 (IANS) When a minister romances with literature in public space, the stage sizzles with political drama.A young man, who described himself as one of the millions ... Read more...
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Those stranded in Srinagar, Jammu to be airlifted (Lead)
January 20th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 20 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Friday announced it has made special arrangements with the Indian Air Force for airlifting the passengers stranded between Srinagar and Jammu ... Read more...
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Translating my works for orchestra was enriching: A.R. Rahman (Interview)
January 20th, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) As renowned German film orchestra Babelsberg recreates the music of A.R. Rahman on stage in Mumbai, India's famous composer says it was enriching to translate ... Read more...
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Man held for raping daughter
January 15th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) A 40-year-old man has been arrested for raping his minor daughter here, police said Saturday.Madan Pandey, who worked as a domestic help in R.K. Puram ... Read more...
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Traffic restored on Srinagar-Jammu highway
January 14th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 14 (IANS) The Srinagar-Jammu national highway was reopened to traffic Saturday and over a thousand vehicles moved towards their destinations on the road.According to eye-witnesses, Brigadier T.P.S. Rawat, ... Read more...
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Power supply nearly restored in Kashmir Valley
January 9th, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) The Kashmir Valley, which had plunged into darkness Friday evening after two transmission lines bringing electricity from the northern power grid snapped, was in for some ... Read more...
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Journalist gunned down in Mexico
January 9th, 2012 - 9:14 am ICT by IANS
Mexico, Jan 9 (IANS/EFE) A reporter for the La Ultima Palabra newspaper in Mexico has been shot dead by several gunmen, police said.Raul Regulo Garza Quirino was gunned down while ... Read more...
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NDA cadet dies after heart attack
January 7th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 7 (IANS) A 19-year-old cadet at the National Defence Academy (NDA) here passed away Saturday morning after suffering a massive heart attack during training a day ago, official ... Read more...
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‘Pravasi Bharatiya’ delegates excited to be in Jaipur
January 7th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 7 (IANS) Non-resident Indian delegates, who have arrived in Jaipur to participate in the ongoing Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD) are excited to be in the city. They say ... Read more...
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Thanks to Delhi fog, Abhishek missed ‘Bigg Boss’ event
January 2nd, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Blame it on the Delhi fog, Abhishek Bachchan couldn't make it to the "Bigg Boss" set to promote his film "Players". His flight from Delhi ... Read more...
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