SC declines review of right to education verdict (Lead)
September 19th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court has declined to entertain petitions seeking a review of its verdict upholding the constitutional validity of the right to education act that ... Read more...
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EC approves Spanish bank recapitalization programme
July 26th, 2012 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, July 26 (IANS/EFE) The European Commission said Wednesday it has approved a Spanish programme to recapitalize its banks through the end of 2012."The recapitalization scheme is the first stepping ... Read more...
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Korsaguda, Sarkeguda residents refuse government aid
July 8th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 8 (IANS) Angry people of Korsaguda and Sarkeguda villages in Chhattigarh, where 19 villagers, including seven minors, were gunned down by security forces as Maoists, have refused relief ... Read more...
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Public art struggles to find its space in India (Feature with images)
June 23rd, 2012 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Art is making a serious effort to reach the masses in India with expositions in vantage public places despite official hurdles and poor awareness about ... Read more...
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Great education debate: will it create a revolution or social friction?
April 15th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The beginning of a revolution in education or a cloud on the autonomy of private institutions and a financial burden on the middle class?The ... Read more...
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Strong India, China growth reduces world poverty
April 3rd, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 3 (IANS) The percentage of people living in extreme poverty declined from 52 percent in 1981 to 22 percent in 2008 thanks to strong economic growth in the ... Read more...
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Fat lady seeks government aid for medical bill
March 27th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 27 (IANS) A British woman wants the government to pay 14,000 pounds (about $22,370) required for her gastric band surgery as she has turned too fat to earn.Weighing ... Read more...
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Schools seek government aid for educating disabled
January 30th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Private unaided schools here have sought government aid and two years for putting in place infrastructure for teaching disabled children -- as desired by the ... Read more...
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Pakistan surveying poor for assistance
October 21st, 2011 - 5:58 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 21 (IANS) Pakistan has launched a nationwide survey to identify the poor for government aid, an official said Thursday.Farzana Raja, the chairperson of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), ... Read more...
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Scores of Indian kids learn traumatic lesson in Nepal
September 15th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 15 (IANS) As Nepal celebrates Children's Day Thursday, pledging to protect child rights, scores of Indian children aged between 10 to 14 years and some even younger are ... Read more...
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Nurse held for reporting false pregnancies, deliveries
July 27th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Udaipur, July 27 (IANS) Days after a scam was reported in a health centre in this Rajasthan district, a nurse has been arrested for recording false delivery details to swindle ... Read more...
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Men deliver babies in Rajasthan, claims a health centre
July 23rd, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Udaipur, July 23 (IANS) Men in this Rajasthan district can deliver babies. Surprised? This is the claim of a health centre.The local health department has unearthed a scam at Gogunda ... Read more...
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A year later, loss and longing still haunt Leh
July 6th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Leh, July 6 (IANS) Tsering Angma, a widow, is constructing her own house along with other women labourers in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir. It's nearly a year ... Read more...
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Thousands in Goa demand English as medium of instruction
March 21st, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 21 (IANS) Thousands of people, mostly parents of school-going children and nearly all of Goa's Catholic legislators, converged here Monday demanding that grants must be given to primary ... Read more...
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Family of Indian hostage held by Somali pirates hoping for government aid
February 21st, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Feb.21 (ANI): The family of Prashant Kumar, an Indian held hostage by Somali pirates, is hoping the government will step in and offer the required assistance to secure his release.Somali pirates ... Read more...
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Malaysia to help ethnic Indians get official documents
January 24th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 24 (IANS) About 30,000 ethnic Indians are expected to be registered next month in the Malaysian government's exercise to help them obtain official documents such as birth certificates and ... Read more...
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Hafiz Saeed seeks Pakistan government aid in Mumbai case
January 13th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Jan 13 (IANS) Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has petitioned the Lahore High Court to direct the Pakistani government to defend him as a citizen of the country in a ... Read more...
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Peepli Live is India’s Official Entry to Oscars
September 24th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 24, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Aamir Khan and Anusha Rizvi's Peepli Live has been making waves since even before its extremely well marketed release all over the world. Perhaps Mr. Perfectionist ... Read more...
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Tamil school saved from closure in Malaysia
August 20th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), Aug 20 (IANS) A decades-old Tamil school near here will not be closed down to respect the sentiments of the ethnic Indians who had planned protects to preserve their heritage. ... Read more...
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Girls exempt from fees in Gujarat ITIs
August 5th, 2010 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 4 (IANS) Girls undergoing vocational training in industrial training institutes (ITIs) in Gujarat have been exempted from paying tuition fees, Labour and Employment Minister Vajubhai Vala said here Wednesday.
The minister ... Read more...
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Amazon losing 1,500 sq km each year
July 23rd, 2010 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
Lima, July 23 (IANS/EFE) Around 1,500 sq km (579 sq miles) of the Amazon forest is lost each year due to deforestation and environmental degradation in Peru.
Peru has 68 million hectares (262,550 ... Read more...
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Bead industry booms in Uttar Pradesh
July 4th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
Varanasi, July 4 (ANI): The business of bead manufacturing is witnessing a boom in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi city.Beads from India are in great demand in Africa, Europe and Arabian countries, with orders ... Read more...
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Octomom Nadya Suleman Will Appear On Oprah, American Idol
April 15th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In an article posted on March 20, I told the story of Nadya Suleman, and the foreclosure threat that was looming over her head. The threat still ... Read more...
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Jharkhand Khadi Board becomes business success model
February 25th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Jharkhand State Khadi and Village Industries Board - the smallest of 33 such boards across the country - has become a business and social ... Read more...
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General Motors starts hiring again
February 24th, 2010 - 4:46 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 24 (DPA) Bad times for General Motors started to wane Tuesday when the company announced it would add 1,200 jobs at an Ohio plant manufacturing the new Chevrolet compact, the ... Read more...
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Gadkari draws parallel between Mahatma Gandhi, Modi
January 31st, 2010 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Porbandar (Gujarat), Jan 30 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Saturday drew a parallel between Mahatma Gandhi and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying that both worked ceaselessly for ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu archer seeks government monetary support
January 2nd, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Jan 2 (ANI): Chinna Raju Srither, a national champion in archery, has requested the Central Government to provide him with financial support, so that he can pursue his dream of reaching ... Read more...
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People in North East India condemn terror activities
December 25th, 2009 - 9:08 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Dec 25 (ANI): In recent days, many incidents have been reported in Manipur where militants have used grenades and bombs to speed fear among the people.Using explosives is the latest modus ... Read more...
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Ford Motor Has Improved Financial Condition
December 20th, 2009 - 7:03 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec. 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The automobile manufacturing companies of Detroit could not avoid the effects of economic recession that has dealt a severe blow to the country. Many companies in ... Read more...
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Forbes names Ramani Ayer among top 12 CEO exits of 2009
December 16th, 2009 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 16 (IANS) Ramani Ayer, Indian American chief of debt-ridden Hartford Financial Services, is one of the 12 high profile CEOs who left their companies in 2009, according to Forbes.
Others ... Read more...
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Singaporeans promote community service through village school renovation in Punjab
December 14th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh Robin Veela Bajju (Gurdaspur) Dec.14 (ANI): A group of 20 students from Singapore is giving a facelift to a government-run school in Veela Bajju village in Punjab's Gurdaspur district. ... Read more...
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I’m glad ‘Paa’ has made people experts on progeria: Director
December 13th, 2009 - 9:31 am ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) The poignant story of Auro in R. Balakrishnan's "Paa" led to two brothers suffering from progeria getting government aid, but critics say patients of ... Read more...
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Fritz Henderson Resigns As CEO Of General Motors
December 2nd, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec. 02, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Chief Executive Officer of General Motors has declared his intention to resign from the post. He called a press conference late Tuesday evening, in which ... Read more...
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Family of taxi driver shot dead by Mumbai attackers still awaits govt aid
November 25th, 2009 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov. 25 (ANI): The family of the slain taxi driver, who was shot dead by the Mumbai attackers after they took ride in his cab on the way to their targets, ... Read more...
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One in seven US households hit by hunger in 2008
November 17th, 2009 - 7:22 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 17 (DPA) Nearly one in seven US households did not always have enough food last year as the country's deep recession struck even the most basic of needs for ... Read more...
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