18 injured in Andhra agrochemical plant fire (Lead)
June 30th, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 30 (IANS) Eighteen workers of an agrochemical company were injured in a fire following an explosion at the plant in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district Saturday morning, police said.Fire ... Read more...
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Ten injured in Andhra agrochemical plant fire
June 30th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 30 (IANS) Ten workers of an agrochemical company were injured in a fire following an explosion at the plant in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district Saturday morning, police said. ... Read more...
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Government sets up panel to review poverty line
May 24th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The government Thursday set up a technical panel to review the Tendulkar Committee methodology for deciding the poverty line for which it has under increasing ... Read more...
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Now, a Tagore hub in Edinburgh University
May 10th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore has found yet another permanent roosting perch in Europe. A centre dedicated to the life and works of Tagore, described in ... Read more...
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Delhi to get technical varsity for women
January 16th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday announced that it will set up a technical university for women here."To focus on participation of women engineers in nation-building and ... Read more...
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Karnataka to provide more funds to promote nanotechnology
December 8th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 8 (IANS) The Karnataka government will provide enhanced budgetary support to promote nanotechnology for the benefit of masses, Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said Thursday."The state government will ... Read more...
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Dengue kills three more in Andhra
October 25th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 25 (IANS) Dengue has claimed three lives in two districts of Andhra Pradesh Tuesday, spreading panic, even as the government claimed that the situation was under control.Two ... Read more...
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Millions untouched by globalisation: Rahul Gandhi
October 20th, 2011 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) "Globalization excludes as much as it includes," Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Wedesnday, adding that "it has affected millions who are damaged by ... Read more...
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Bangalore Little Theatre relives India’s political past on stage in Caribbean
October 3rd, 2011 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, Oct 3 (IANS) Whilst there appeared to have been "personality conflicts" between India's two independence giants, Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi, the two shared soft hearts, mutual respect and ... Read more...
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Hearing on Kannada actor’s bail plea after two weeks (Lead)
September 22nd, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 22 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court Thursday put off for two weeks the hearing on the bail application of leading Kannada actor Darshan, facing allegations of assaulting his ... Read more...
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Kannada actor back in jail for wife assault
September 21st, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 21 (IANS) Leading Kannada actor Darshan was Wednesday back in jail here for assaulting his wife and has moved the high court for bail after two lower courts ... Read more...
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Kannada actor Darshan denied bail in wife assault case
September 20th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 20 (IANS) Leading Kannada actor Darshan, arrested for assaulting his wife, was denied bail Tuesday - for the second time in a week.Sessions court judge R.B. Budihal rejected ... Read more...
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Delhi to have world-class climate institute
September 2nd, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The national capital will soon have a world-class training institute to tackle global climate change with experts helping to chalk out strategy to curb the ... Read more...
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Anna Hazare’s arrest sparks anger in US
August 17th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 17 (IANS) As social activist Anna Hazare's detention sparked anger among Indian-Americans, Arun Gandhi, US-based grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, said the government action made it a clash of ... Read more...
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Apex court rejects Dinakaran’s plea
July 19th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday rejected a plea by Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran challenging the decision of a panel probing misconduct charges against ... Read more...
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SBI gets government nod for rights issue
June 8th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 8 (IANS) The government has consented to the proposed rights issue of the State Bank of India (SBI) for raising about Rs.20,000 crore ($4.4 billion) by December, ... Read more...
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Setting up of Unesco institute in India approved
March 15th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The union cabinet Tuesday approved the establishment of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development here as part of a Unesco ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves establishment of MGIEP
March 15th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 15 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today approved the establishment of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP).It will put India into the category of ... Read more...
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PM calls for appropriate utilisation of technology in oil exploration, refinery
February 19th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by ANI
Sibsagar (Assam), Feb 19 (ANI): Emphasising that the UPA Government has an enduring commitment to the development of Assam and the North East, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Saturday ... Read more...
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PM asks Kerala to make better use of central schemes
February 11th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 11 (IANS) Ahead of upcoming assembly elections in Kerala, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday launched an attack on the state's ruling Left Democratic Front, saying it was not using ... Read more...
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Solar ‘charkhas’ to produce ‘green clothes’
October 2nd, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is finalising a project to introduce solar "charkhas" (spinning wheels) across the country and produce "green clothes", a top official said ... Read more...
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Behind bars but JD-U legislator still enjoys minister status
August 18th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 18 (IANS) A legislator from Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U), sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a minister, enjoys the status of minister as head of the assembly housing committee, ... Read more...
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Indian violinist performs in Trinidad and Tobago
August 9th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar
Port-of-Spain, Aug 9 (IANS) Indian violinist Kala Ramnath enthralled a packed hall here with her scintillating performance during a show ahead of India's Independence Day Aug 15.Ramnath displayed her musical ... Read more...
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World’s highest rate of lifestyle diseases is in Caribbean (Lead)
August 5th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar
Port-of-Spain, Aug 5 (IANS) Latin America and the Caribbean have the highest rates of non-communicable and lifestyle diseases in the world and this has put an economic burden on the ... Read more...
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‘Trinidad and Tobago can develop ayurvedic medicine’
August 5th, 2010 - 5:04 am ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar
Port-of-Spain, Aug 5 (IANS) Latin America and the Caribbean have the highest rates of non-communicable and lifestyle diseases in the world, and a place like Trinidad and Tobago has the ... Read more...
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Indian students shine at Microsoft contest in Poland
July 21st, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 21 (IANS) Six Indian students from Chennai and New Delhi secured second and third positions in the eighth Microsoft Imagine Cup world finals held in the Polish capital Warsaw, the ... Read more...
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India to sign four more agreements with Mauritius
July 3rd, 2010 - 10:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinPort Louis (Mauritius) July 3: In a bid to further strengthen its diplomatic relations, India will sign four more agreements with Mauritius on Saturday evening.These agreement will be ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh dance troupe thrills Trinidad audience
March 4th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar
Port-of-Spain, March 4 (IANS) A scintillating performance by an Uttar Pradesh-based dance troupe has enthralled the audience at this Trinidad and Tobago capital.Charkula Arts Academy dance troupe performed ... Read more...
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Indians celebrate Holi in Trinidad and Tobago
March 1st, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar
Port-of-Spain, March 1 (IANS) Indians in Trinidad and Tobago celebrated Holi, rejoicing the performance of a folk dance troupe from Mathura and splashing coloured powder on each other's face.From early ... Read more...
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President Patil pays floral tributes to Kabul attack victims
February 27th, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil here on Saturday paid homage to the Indians who died in the Kabul suicide attack.The special Air Force flight, which had left for ... Read more...
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IGNOU setting up new institute of education in Nagaland
February 21st, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is setting up a new institute called the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education and Development (MGIDE) in Nagaland, where it ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi reviews progress of Rae Bareli projects
January 29th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Rae Bareli, Jan 29 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has reviewed the progress of work at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, estimated to have been built at a ... Read more...
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India asks Sudan for more exploration acreage
January 25th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) India has asked Sudan to increase the acreage of petroleum exploration and offered help in building up the downstream sector of the North African sector.
This was stated ... Read more...
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Meira Kumar heads parliamentary team to Mauritius
January 16th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will lead a parliamentary delegation on a five-day trip to Mauritius beginning Sunday where she will hold wide ranging discussions on ... Read more...
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Major fire at premier Lucknow hospital
December 3rd, 2009 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 3 (IANS) A major fire broke out Thursday in the emergency ward of the well known Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) here destroying drugs worth over Rs.10 lakh, ... Read more...
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