Syria on brink of civil conflict: Lavrov
June 10th, 2012 - 10:23 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 10 (IANS) The situation in Syria is teetering on the brink of full-fledged civil conflict, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov."It looks like Syria is on the ... Read more...
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Pakistani apex court to hear ISI pay-out case Feb 29
January 23rd, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) The Pakistani Supreme Court Monday fixed Feb 29 for hearing the petition filed by Air Marshal (retd) Asghar Khan who alleged that the Inter Services Intelligence ... Read more...
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Widows and orphans will be rehabiliated: Kashmir’s woman minister (Interview)
January 22nd, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 22 (IANS) Officially the figures are 9,000 widows and 25,000 orphans, but activists claim the figures are much higher. Women and children have been among the worst hit ... Read more...
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In Madhya Pradesh, emergency detainees, freedom fighters at par
December 22nd, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 22 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has hiked the honorarium for those detained during the Emergency to Rs.15,000 per month, taking it at par with the pension received ... Read more...
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Mamata attacks Pranab for ‘Tughlaq’ remark
July 30th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday attacked union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's reported comment against giving funds to her government by going beyond constitutional ... Read more...
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Cash-for-votes scam: Amar Singh aide in police custody (Lead)
July 18th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) A court here Monday sent former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh's close aide Sanjeev Saxena, arrested on bribery charges in connection with the 2008 ... Read more...
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Cash-for-votes scam: Saxena sent to police custody
July 18th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) A court here Monday sent former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh's close aide Sanjeev Saxena, arrested on bribery charges in connection with the 2008 ... Read more...
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Cash-for-votes scam: Sanjeev Saxena arrested
July 17th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Sanjeev Saxena, a close aide of former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, was Sunday arrested on bribery charges in connection with the 2008 parliamentary trust ... Read more...
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SC/ST panel questions Uttar Pradesh on doctor’s death
June 25th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 25 (IANS) The National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (NCSCST) Saturday questioned the Uttar Pradesh government why it was not willing for a CBI inquiry ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party demands Mayawati’s dismissal
June 25th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 25 (IANS) Accusing Uttar Pradesh's Mayawati government of terrorising the family of deputy chief medical officer Y.S. Sachan, found dead mysteriously in a Lucknow jail, the Samajwadi ... Read more...
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Congress, BJP allege Uttar Pradesh medical officer murdered
June 23rd, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) A day after a deputy chief medical officer was found dead in a Lucknow jail, Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday alleged that ... Read more...
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Dead medical officer’s kin demands CBI probe, opposition cries foul
June 23rd, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 23 (IANS) The family of suspended deputy chief medical officer Y.S Sachan, who was found dead in the Lucknow jail a day ago, Thursday demanded a CBI ... Read more...
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Accused in medical officer’s murder dies in jail
June 23rd, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 22 (IANS) Exactly five days after he was named as the key accused in Lucknow chief medical officer B.P. Singh's murder, jailed deputy chief medical officer Y.S. Sachan ... Read more...
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Orissa government misleads people: Tytler
June 7th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 7 (IANS) Congress general secretary Jagdish Tytler Tuesday accused the Orissa government of misleading people by circulating wrong facts about central fund allocations to the state.The Naveen Patnaik ... Read more...
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25 students arrested for fake friendship club
May 14th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) As many as 25 college students, most of them girls, have been arrested here for running a racket which would see them luring and swindling ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka involved in match-fixing since 1992: Tillakaratne
April 29th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 29 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan captain Hashan Tillakaratne has made sensational claims that his country has been involved in match fixing since 1992, and said he will ... Read more...
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Ex-cricketer Tillakaratne alleges match fixing by Lankan cricketers
April 29th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Apr.29 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Hashan Tillakaratne has accused the Lankan cricket team of match-fixing, but not specifically said that the final of the 2011 World Cup against India ... Read more...
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BJP to move privilege motion against PM
March 18th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said it will move a privilege motion against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for misleading parliament on the report ... Read more...
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Leaders, aides deny WikiLeaks claims
March 17th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) With the cash-for-vote scam resurfacing in the wake of leaked US diplomatic cables, leaders like Congress member Satish Sharma, former Samajwadi Party member Amar ... Read more...
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Budget signals major subsidy reform on fertilizers, kerosene (Lead)
February 28th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) In a major reform move, Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday announced direct cash transfers for the poor by March 2012, instead of the present subsidy method ... Read more...
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Keith Olbermann leaves MSNBC after nearly eight years
January 22nd, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) -- After nearly eight years, commentator Keith Olbermann ended his show on Friday evening after cable news channel MSNBC ended their contract.The announcement came unexpectedly, just before ... Read more...
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Europe Asia Business School participates in Joy of Giving Week
September 24th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Pune, Sept.24 (ANI): The Pune-based Europe Asia Business School is participating in "The Joy of Giving Week", a festival that aims to bring together Indians all across the country and abroad through ... Read more...
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Sri Lankans most generous charity donors in Asia: Study
September 15th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) The people of Australia and New Zealand are the most generous in the world when it comes to donating for charity, said a study that added that ... Read more...
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Jolie urges people to avoid corruption ‘excuse’, donate to Pak flood relief work
September 9th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 9 (ANI): Angelina Jolie, the goodwill ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, has called on people to put aside corruption fears and contribute funds towards the ongoing ... Read more...
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Generous German pensioner gives out money on street
September 1st, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Aschaffenburg (Germany), Sep 1 (DPA) Police in the German town of Aschaffenburg Wednesday were called to investigate after a well-dressed 65-year-old man was spotted handing out euro coins on the street.
Wearing a ... Read more...
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Parliament approves bill on Jharkhand panchayat polls
August 25th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Parliament Wednesday approved a bill on holding panchayat elections in Jharkhand, which is currently under president's rule, with the Rajya Sabha adopting the measure.
The Lok Sabha ... Read more...
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Poor woman jumps into well with three kids in Jharkhand
August 23rd, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bokaro (Jharkhand), Aug 23 (IANS) Upset over financial problems, the 28-year-old wife of a labourer jumped into a village well with her three small children in Jharkhand's Bokaro district Monday, police said.
Kalawati ... Read more...
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Sushma seeks enhanced compensation for Bhopal victims (Second Lead)
August 11th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Urging higher compensation for the victims of the Bhopal gas disaster, Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj Wednesday suggested that parliament pass a unanimous resolution to scrap the ... Read more...
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Sushma calls for parliament resolution on Bhopal (Lead)
August 11th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Pressing for higher compensation for the victims of the Bhopal gas disaster, Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj Wednesday suggested that parliament pass a unanimous resolution to scrap ... Read more...
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Radical Muslim group seeks Achuthanandan’s apology
July 30th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Radical Islamic outfit, Popular Front of India (PFI) Friday asked Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan to apologise for his statement that the outfit is aiming to convert ... Read more...
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US citizen guilty of giving money to Al Qaeda
May 20th, 2010 - 5:33 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 20 (DPA) A US citizen from Morocco has pleaded guilty to giving more than $23,000 to the Al Qaeda terrorist organisation, authorities said.
Khalid Ouazzani, 32, pleaded guilty Wednesday in a ... Read more...
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TN Flooding: CNN’s Anderson Cooper Apology To Kenny Chesney
May 7th, 2010 - 1:17 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 06 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Kenny Chesney owns forty acres of land and a home on the river in Nashville, Tennessee, which is now under water, and will most likely be condemned. The ... Read more...
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Congress wins both Rajya Sabha seats from Assam (Lead)
March 26th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 26 (IANS) In a major setback for the united opposition in Assam, the Congress Friday won both the Rajya Sabha seats after 11 opposition legislators, including three independents, voted ... Read more...
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Congress to bail out former hockey Olympian
March 22nd, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 22 (IANS) The opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh has decided to come to the rescue of former Hockey Olympian Aslam Sher Khan, who has been slapped with non-payment of property ... Read more...
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Saudi Arabian goes on trial for hotel bombings in Indonesia
February 24th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Feb 24 (DPA) A Saudi Arabian citizen went on trial Wednesday for his alleged role in financing the bombings of JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta last year.
Prosecutors charged Al ... Read more...
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