No plan to take away EC’s poll code powers: Government (Lead)
February 21st, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The government Tuesday went out of its way to deny reports that its group of ministers on corruption was considering a proposal to take ... Read more...
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We can’t have parallel government: Sibal
June 21st, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Picking holes in the Lokpal bill draft submitted by the civil society, the government said Tuesday that the "country cannot afford to have a parallel ... Read more...
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Congress moots all-party meet on Lokpal (Lead)
June 18th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Even as the Congress party suggested an all-party meeting on the proposed Lokpal bill, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Saturday said the government was ... Read more...
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Government should not be arrogant: Kejriwal
June 7th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Civil rights activists Tuesday denied they have used any "uncivil" language against the government and instead asked the government to be "more tolerant" and not ... Read more...
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Government, team Anna headed for showdown (Second Lead)
June 6th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The civil society members on the Lokpal Bill drafting committee were headed for a showdown with the government after they boycotted a meeting Monday ... Read more...
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Child kidnappers get 10 years in jail
April 17th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A Delhi court has awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment to two habitual child kidnappers, including a woman.The court also said that punishment for child abduction ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh announce joint Tagore celebrations
April 7th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) India and Bangladesh Thursday announced a bouquet of programmes, including creation of a special tourist circuit, two joint movie productions and exhibition of paintings ... Read more...
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Thousands of Bangladeshis stranded in Libya
March 2nd, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 2 (IANS) Over 15,000 Bangladeshis are stranded in Libyan capital Tripoli, while the government has received distress messages from 45,000 more working in other parts of the North ... Read more...
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US citizen held in Pakistan on ‘illegal stay’ charges remanded to 14-day judicial custody
February 26th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Feb 26(ANI): US citizen Aaron Mark De Haven, who had been arrested by police in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on 'illegal stay' charges, has been sent to jail on a ... Read more...
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US seeks consular access to American held in Pakistan on ‘illegal stay’ charges
February 26th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 26(ANI): The US Embassy in Islamabad has approached Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, seeking consular access for an American citizen named Aaron Mark De Haven who has been detained by ... Read more...
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Kochi infotech project off the blocks
February 23rd, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Feb 23 (IANS) Within a month of the Kerala government and Smart City Dubai resolving their differences over Smart City Kochi, the much-delayed Rs.1,500 crore infotech project took another step forward ... Read more...
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Kerala finally clears Smart City project (Lead)
February 2nd, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 2 (IANS) The deadlock between the Kerala government and Smart City Dubai over the proposed Rs.1,500 crore Smart City Kochi project finally ended Wednesday following talks between Chief Minister V.S. ... Read more...
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Decks cleared for Kochi infotech project
February 2nd, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 2 (IANS) The deadlock between the Kerala government and Smart City Dubai over the proposed Rs.1,500 crore Smart City Kochi project finally ended Wednesday following talks between Chief Minister V.S.Achuthanandan ... Read more...
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Smart City CEO comes to get drunk: Achutnanandan (Lead)
December 31st, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 31 (IANS) Even as the deadlock between the Kerala government and Smart City Dubai continued over the fate of the proposed Rs.1,500 crore Kochi project, Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan vented ... Read more...
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Arbitration will be our last resort: Smart City Dubai
December 31st, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Dec 31 (IANS) The deadlock between the Kerala government and Smart City Dubai continued over the fate of the proposed Rs.1,500 crore Smart City Kochi project, with the latter making it ... Read more...
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Climate talks near finale with agreements still on hold
December 10th, 2010 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Cancun (Mexico), Dec 10 (IANS) The annual UN climate summit entered its final day here Friday with all agreements still on hold, though many of the delegates from 193 ... Read more...
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British prisoners to get voting rights
November 2nd, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 2 (IANS) Breaking a 140-year-old convention, Britain has decided to change its law and allow prisoners to vote in the country's general election, as ruled by a European court ... Read more...
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Troops to combat mafia in Italian city
October 7th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Reggio Calabria (Italy), Oct 7 (IANS/AKI) A top government representative wants to deploy soldiers in this southern Italian city after a portable rocket launcher was sent to the city's chief prosecutor.Luigi Varratta ... Read more...
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Peshawar High Court seeks explanation on Kayani’s tenure extension
August 12th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Aug 12(ANI): The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has demanded an explanation regarding the tenure extension of Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani from Pakistan Deputy Attorney-General Naveed Inayat Malik.It comes after ... Read more...
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Jihad Jane, linked to terror scheme, charged by the U.S. authorities
March 10th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 10 (Pen Men at Work): An American female identified as "Jihad Jane" was indicted by the US establishment on Tuesday with conniving to kill Swedish cartoonist, Lars Vilks, who had ... Read more...
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Maoist leader rejects talks offer in an open letter to Mamata Banerjee
January 25th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Jan 25 (ANI): Maoist leader Mallajula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishenji on Monday rejected Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's invitation to come to negotiation table.In an open letter to Mamata Banerjee, ... Read more...
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Shelter all Delhi’s homeless by evening, orders apex court (Lead, Superseding earlier story)
January 20th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the Delhi government to provide night shelters to all the homeless in the capital by the evening.
Taking note of the plight of ... Read more...
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Shelter all Delhi’s homeless by evening, orders apex court
January 20th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the Delhi government to provide night shelters to all of the capital's homeless by this evening.
Taking note of the plight of the ... Read more...
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Pink Slips Sent To Congress As Vote Of No Confidence
November 18th, 2009 - 7:38 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Nov. 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Conservatives in America have decided to take in their own hands the dismissal of certain members of the Congress if they do not vote for ... Read more...
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Karnataka crisis: Yeddyurappa, Reddys to address media jointly (Roundup)
November 6th, 2009 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, Nov 5 (IANS) The intense leadership tussle in the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka seems headed for resolution with Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and the ... Read more...
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Government holds peace meet with pro-talk ULFA leaders
October 29th, 2009 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Oct 29 (IANS) The central government Thursday initiated the first round of formal talks with the pro-talk faction of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), brightening hopes that the ... Read more...
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Relief and smiles at released Bengal cop’s house
October 22nd, 2009 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IANS) Tension and anxiety gave way to relief and smiles as the Dutta family of Ahiritola in the city received news of police officer Atindranath Dutta's release from Maoist ... Read more...
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Experts say substantive progress in Sino-Indian border talks ‘dim’
August 8th, 2009 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 8 (ANI): The hopes for substantive progress in China-India border talks were "dim" as the two nations began their 13th round of boundary negotiations on Friday, experts in international ... Read more...
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Buner returning to normal after Taliban withdrawal
April 25th, 2009 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 25 (IANS) The situation in Buner in Pakistan's restive northwest that had been forcibly occupied by the Taliban, raising fears that this federal capital just 100 km away could ... Read more...
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Trinidadian of Indian origin to captain West Indies team
March 14th, 2009 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
By Paras Ramoutar
Port of Spain, March 14 (IANS) Denesh Ramdin, a Trinidadian whose forefathers came from India between 1845 and 1917 to work on sugar and cocoa plantations, has been named the ... Read more...
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US collector willing to stop auction of Gandhi items
March 3rd, 2009 - 9:24 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 3 (IANS) James Otis, the California collector who plans to sell possessions once owned by Mahatma Gandhi, says Indian officials have not approached him but, if they did, he would ... Read more...
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Britain, Germany, Netherlands to jointly counter Islamic extremism
February 12th, 2009 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Feb 12 (DPA) The governments of Germany, Britain and The Netherlands have pledged to increase cooperation on countering Islamic extremism, at the opening of a joint symposium.
The opening event Wednesday was ... Read more...
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Top civil, military officials skip Manekshaw’s funeral
June 27th, 2008 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Indian Army is extremely disappointed over the lack of high-level civil and military representation at the state funeral accorded to Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji ... Read more...
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South African award for Krishna Menon may be delayed
April 22nd, 2008 - 1:32 pm ICT by admin
By Fakir Hassen
Pretoria, April 22 (IANS) Despite wide publicity that former Indian defence minister V.K. Krishna Menon was to be awarded one of South Africa's highest civil honours, the award will most ... Read more...
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Over 8,000 children hug for Guinness world record
February 15th, 2008 - 4:23 pm ICT by admin
Monterrey (Mexico), Feb 15 (IANS) More than 8,000 children participated in the planet's biggest hug on Valentine's Day here to set a Guinness world record, Spain's EFE news agency reported Friday. The ... Read more...
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