Punjab results decimate Manpreet Badal, PPP
March 6th, 2012 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 6 (IANS) Any hopes for a third front in Punjab's electoral politics were shattered as results to the 117 assembly seats were declared Tuesday.Former finance minister and ... Read more...
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Virbhadra’s son’s election to Youth Congress set aside
January 20th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 20 (IANS) In a setback for union minister and former chief minister Virbhadra Singh, the election of his son as president of the Himachal Pradesh Indian Youth Congress ... Read more...
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Eight Indians advance to knockout stage of World Snooker
November 30th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 30 (IANS) While century-breaks continued to rain in the IBSF World snooker championship, and eight Indians qualified for the knock-out stage, 26-year old Omar Alkojah provided a lot ... Read more...
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Mamata wins by-poll, Trinamool snatches Basirhat-Uttar
September 28th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 28 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday won her maiden election to the state assembly with a thumping 54,000-plus margin, while her party snatched the ... Read more...
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Mamata’ looks clear favourite in by-election (Curtain raiser)
September 24th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS) West Bengal is all set for one of its most eye-catching by-elections Sunday, when state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeks her maiden entry into ... Read more...
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Trinamool workers canvass door-to-door for ‘Didi’
September 11th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 11 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leaders took out rallies and went door-to-door Sunday kicking off party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's maiden campaign for the ... Read more...
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A tough assignment for Daredevils against Super Kings: Shipperd
May 11th, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 11 (IANS) While admitting that the Delhi Daredevils were struggling to fire as a unit and depended too much on individual performances, coach Greg Shipperd was still ... Read more...
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India Open: Sourabh, Sai Dutt lose in quarters to end home challenge
April 29th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The home challenge ended at the India Open Super Series badminton with giant-killers Sourabh Verma and Guru Sai Dutt going down in the quarterfinals at ... Read more...
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Ace comedian Jagadish to campaign for UDF in Kerala
March 23rd, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 (IANS) Ace Malayalam comedian and character artiste Jagadish will campaign for the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) candidates in the April 13 assembly polls in Kerala.Jagadish told ... Read more...
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Is Tharoor more sinned against than sinning?
March 2nd, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Why is Shashi Tharoor, India's dapper junior foreign minister, always in trouble? His detractors might say the Twitter-happy minister is a political greenhorn and prone to ... Read more...
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World snooker enters crucial stage
November 21st, 2009 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 21 (IANS) Over the next few days, the chaff will be separated from the grain and the men from the boys as the ONGC-IBSF World snooker championship flows ... Read more...
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Congress candidate files papers for Himachal bypolls
October 19th, 2009 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 19 (IANS) The Congress Monday took the lead in filing nomination papers for the bye-elections in two assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh.
"Manjit Singh Monday filed the papers for the ... Read more...
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MNS sees victory in defeat, eyes assembly
May 17th, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Some may be calling it a spoilsport, but the controversial Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) of Raj Thackeray is rejoicing despite its defeat in the Lok Sabha polls ... Read more...
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From Sugna to Kangana
May 11th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
There was a time when to become a heroine or to even get a role in television shows or films you needed to be handsome or pretty. Looks were your passport ... Read more...
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It’s do-or-die poll battle for party-hopper Bangarappa
April 29th, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Shimoga (Karnataka), April 29 (IANS) It's a moment of reckoning for former Karnataka chief minister and party-hopper S. Bangarappa, who returns to the Congress to contest Thursday for the ... Read more...
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Bathinda: Faceoff for Punjab’s political titans
March 29th, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Bathinda (Punjab), March 29 (IANS) This town is not the ideal setting for a summer battle, given its proximity to neighbouring Rajasthan's desert area. But it has been chosen for ... Read more...
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Pyaribabu: the man who shapes Orissa CM’s decisions
March 29th, 2009 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
By Jatindra Dash
Bhubaneswar, March 29 (IANS) House No. A-111 in Sahid Nagar, one of the most expensive residential areas in the heart of Orissa capital Bhubaneswar, is an elegant two-storeyed structure. ... Read more...
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Palin Vs Hillary presidential contest predicted for 2012
September 13th, 2008 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept.13 (ANI): The 2012 presidential election may very well turn out to be an all woman affair, with Republican greenhorn Sarah Palin taking on veteran Hillary Clinton.
Palin is an "authentic ... Read more...
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Indian table tennis players looking to cause ripples
August 17th, 2008 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 18 (IANS) Pulling off a few upsets and excelling themselves - that's the most the Indian paddlers could expect from the discipline as they begin their individual campaign at the ... Read more...
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Indian archers finish way down in women’s ranking event
August 9th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
By V Krishnaswamy
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) India's women archers failed to keep their arrows on target and finished low down in the ranking event at the Beijing Olympic Games here Saturday. Laishram ... Read more...
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Sharath Kamal aiming a top-16 finish in Olympics
August 7th, 2008 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India's table tennis record in Olympics is nothing to boast of. A. Sharath Kamal, who will spearhead India's challenge in Beijing, is no greenhorn and has set ... Read more...
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Poor turnout in Thane by-election
May 22nd, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) A low key voter response was witnessed Thursday in the Lok Sabha by-election at Thane in Maharashtra, with workers of the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party ... Read more...
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Japanese Nishikori nervous about Davis Cup debut
April 8th, 2008 - 9:53 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Talented Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori will make his Davis Cup debut against India in the upcoming tie and the teenager admitted Tuesday he is having some ... Read more...
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Workplace changes can force employees towards breakdowns
March 26th, 2008 - 4:05 pm ICT by admin
Wellington , Mar 26 (ANI): Changes in the workplace are quite a routine phenomenon, but an Australian researcher has discovered that such changes may end up pushing employees towards mental breakdowns.Lynda ... Read more...
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