No shortcuts for beauty, go for herbal care (With Images)
September 21st, 2012 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Cosmetic surgeries and facials are gaining momentum among men and women, who are forgetting natural therapies and products, says entrepreneur Divita Kanoria of Tatha, a ... Read more...
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US factory orders rise
September 1st, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) New orders for US manufactured goods rose 2.8 percent in July, indicating that the US manufacturing sector was gaining momentum, the US Department of Commerce reported.
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Mohun Bagan to play in Jammu
August 28th, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 28 (IANS) For the first time, Kolkata's famed football club Mohun Bagan will be in Jammu to play the "Goodwill Tournament" next month.Jammu and Kashmir Sports Minister R.S. ... Read more...
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Rossell to open three quick service outlets in Delhi
August 10th, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) City-based Rossell India is foraying into Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) business, launching three outlets in Delhi by this September, a top company executive said Friday.The company's ... Read more...
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US economy grows at modest pace
July 19th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 19 (IANS) The US economy expanded at a "modest to moderate pace" in June and early July, but the employment situation only improved at a "tepid" pace, the ... Read more...
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With India’s profile growing, foreign service strength will double: S M Krishna (Interview)
June 10th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) With more countries supporting New Delhi's quest for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council and its global profile growing, India will expand its ... Read more...
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Government losing its way in Maoist minefield
April 24th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Two Italians kidnapped in Odisha, then a legislator and now a collector in Chhattisgarh. The high profile abductions have again focused attention on the ... Read more...
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Pranab praises Mamata, says Bengal emerging as new investment destination (Lead)
April 1st, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Even as the gap between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress has been widening on various issues, union Finance Minister and Congress stalwart Pranab Mukherjee ... Read more...
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US stocks higher on positive economic data
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 1 (IANS) US stocks traded higher Thursday after the latest economic data affirmed the US economy is picking up, Xinhua reported.The labor department said the number of ... Read more...
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Constitution’s abrogation won’t be permitted: Nawaz
December 25th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IANS) No one will be allowed to dissolve Pakistan's parliament and abrogate the constitution, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said, urging the government to focus ... Read more...
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Time to unveil our own Victoria’s Secret: Indian designers
December 8th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 8 (IANS) Call it swimwear, beachwear or resort wear -- the market for this segment has so far been neglected in the country but designers feel the ... Read more...
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Over 70 newborn infected with TB in Rome hospital
September 1st, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Sep 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) More than 70 newborn babies have been infected with tuberculosis (TB) in one of Italy's largest and most modern hospitals, local media said Thursday.According to ... Read more...
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Dikshit briefs Patil on Delhi plantation
August 2nd, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday met President Pratibha Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan and apprised her of the ongoing plantation drive in the capital, ... Read more...
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Amartya Sen welcomes anti-graft movement
July 4th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) With the anti-corruption campaign gaining momentum across the country, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Monday welcomed the movement, calling it a result of the social commitment ... Read more...
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Honda’s June sales down 24.80 percent
July 1st, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Japanese automobile major Honda's Indian subsidiary Friday reported a decline of 24.80 percent in its sales for June, which stood at 3,455 units as against ... Read more...
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Important to get back to winning ways: Tendulkar
May 15th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar says it is important for the team to get back to its winning ways ahead of the top four play-offs ... Read more...
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Not true that Pakistan-US ties are at low point: Salman Bashir
May 5th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 5 (IANS) It is not true that the Pakistan-US relations are at the lowest point following the dramatic raid by US commandos at Abbottabad to kill Al Qaeda ... Read more...
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Osama’s death may impact Bigelow’s ‘Kill Bin Laden’
May 2nd, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 2 (IANS) Director Kathryn Bigelow and her screenwriter collaborator Mark Boal have been working on an action thriller based on Osama bin Laden's life titled "Kill Bin Laden", ... Read more...
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Endosulfan pesticide affects numerous families in Kerala
May 1st, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Muthalamada (Kerala), May 1 (ANI): While the agitation for a ban on endosulfan gaining momentum, locals in the Malabar region of Kerala have till now been forced to endure its harmful affects.The ... Read more...
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Apple gizmos facing from S. Korean challengers
April 20th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 20 (ANI): Software giant Apple may have revolutionised the world with its must-have gizmos, but there's a rising threat from the Far East.South Korea's Samsung and HTC from Taiwan ... Read more...
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CD row: Prashant Bhushan files defamation suit in Supreme Court
April 18th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 18 (ANI): With the controversy over the anonymous CD mailed to media houses allegedly featuring a conversation between former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan and former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader ... Read more...
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Meghalaya chief minister denies threat to government (LEAD)
April 15th, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, April 14 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Thursday said there was no danger to his 11-month-old government while state Congress chief Friday Lyngdoh admitted there was a growing ... Read more...
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Some legislators want Sangma out: Meghalaya Congress chief
April 14th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, April 14 (IANS) Meghalaya Congress chief Friday Lyngdoh admitted Thursday that there is a growing demand from some party legislators for removing Chief Minister Mukul Sangma."Some of them (Congress ... Read more...
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Indian Health Ministry investigating superbug presence in Delhi water
April 13th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 13 (ANI): With the controversy surrounding the presence of deadly superbug bacteria NDM-1 (New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1) in the water being supplied to the residents of the national capital ... Read more...
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Threat to Sangma’s government in Meghalaya: Minister
April 12th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, April 12 (IANS) A fresh move is afoot to topple the Mukul Sangma-led Meghalaya United Alliance (MUA) government, with rebel Congress legislators making efforts to bring in veteran ... Read more...
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Sikh committee organizes plantation drive in Amritsar
April 9th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar, Apr 9 (ANI): With awareness on environment gaining momentum, the Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), an apex body overseeing Sikh shrines, has initiated a plantation drive around the Golden Temple in ... Read more...
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Marandi, legislators held in anti-encroachment protest
March 31st, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 31 (IANS) Lok Sabha member and former Jharkhand chief minister Babulal Marandi was arrested along with legislators and supporters Thursday when they attempted to demonstrate outside the ... Read more...
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Movement to save the Yamuna gains momentum (Lead)
March 1st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra/Gokul, March 1 (IANS) A movement launched by the ascetics and Sri Krishna devotees of the Braj Mandal to save the Yamuna river from pollution is now gaining momentum. ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Andhra CM Reddy meets Sonia, discusses Telangana issue
February 27th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): With the demand for the creation of a separate state of Telangana gaining momentum, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy met Congress President Sonia ... Read more...
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Mid-term poll question haunts Yeddyurappa (Letter from Bangalore)
February 20th, 2011 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Karnic
Bangalore, Feb 20 (IANS) Every action of Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa these days turns into a question that haunts him, the latest being that is he readying for ... Read more...
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Africa’s SKA telescope to shed light on the ‘dark ages’
February 19th, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): With significant scientific breakthroughs, Africa's bid to build the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope - which will for the first time provide mankind with detailed pictures of the ... Read more...
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Two killed in clashes as protests continue in Yemen
February 17th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Feb 17 (IANS) At least two protesters have died of gunshot wounds during clashes with police in southern Yemen as anti-government rallies spread across the country.Besides the two deaths reported in ... Read more...
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March of a million in Cairo to dislodge Mubarak (Third Lead)
February 1st, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 1 (IANS) Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square Tuesday and many more were streaming in to participate in the march of a million as the ... Read more...
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March of a million: Protesters converge in Cairo (Second Lead)
February 1st, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 1 (IANS) Thousands of defiant protesters began to pour into Cairo Tuesday to participate in the march of a million to secure ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak who ... Read more...
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Keith Olbermann Can Run For Senate, Says New Blog Campaign
January 25th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a latest development a number of social media site and blog sites have stressed upon asking former host of a leading media entity, Keith Olbermann ... Read more...
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