Anubhav Sinha’s next has no interval
August 16th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) Director-turned-producer Anubhav Sinha says shooting for "Warning" has been wrapped up and the two-part underwater 3D movie will be released without any intermission."Warning is a 90-minute ... Read more...
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Olympic athletics: Indian walker Irfan Thodi finishes impressive 10th
August 5th, 2012 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Indian walker Irfan Kolothum Thodi put on an impressive performance here Saturday to finish 10th in the Olympic men's 20 km race walk with a national ... Read more...
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Olympics: Schedule of events involving Indian athletes Saturday
August 4th, 2012 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes at the Olympic Games Saturday.Athletics
Men's 20 km walk: Baljinder Singh, Gurmeet Singh and Irfan Kolothum Thodi
Women's 3000m ... Read more...
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List of Indian athletes at London
July 26th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) The list of Indian athletes participating at the London Olympic Games - 81 athletes, the highest ever Indian contingent to Olympics, will take part in ... Read more...
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Six held for stealing Pakistan-bound cotton
June 19th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 19 (IANS) Six people have been arrested in Haryana for hiding cotton bales pilfered from six trucks which were going to Pakistan, police said Tuesday.The arrests took place ... Read more...
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Harappan relics found in Haryana village
April 12th, 2012 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 12 (IANS) Relics believed to be associated with the ancient Harappan civilisation have been dug out from a village in Haryana by archaeological experts from Cambridge and the ... Read more...
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Pakistan wants to settle all issues with India: Gilani
November 16th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 16 (IANS) Pakistan wants a "negotiated settlement of all issues with neighbour India", Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said."We believe in friendly relations with all the ... Read more...
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India, China planning joint army exercise in 2012
November 13th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) With India and China resuming their bilateral military exchanges four months ago, the two nations are planning to revive their joint military exercise in ... Read more...
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Fratricide, suicide rock IAF base
July 18th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) base depot here was rocked by a gruesome fratricidal killing and a suicide, police said Monday.An IAF sergeant was killed by ... Read more...
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17 mercy petitions pending before president
July 4th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Mercy petitions of 17 people on death row are pending before President Pratibha Patil, reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application has revealed. ... Read more...
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Two Indian walkers qualify for London Olympics
June 27th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) India's Gurmeet Singh and Babubhai Panocha have qualified for the 20 km walk at the 2012 London Olympics with impressive performances at the 18th Dublin ... Read more...
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Indian military team leaving for China Sunday
June 18th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) For the first time in almost a year, an Indian military delegation headed by an army general from Jammu and Kashmir will be in ... Read more...
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India sending first military delegation to China in a year
June 16th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) After almost a year's gap, India will resume bilateral military visits to China, sending a high-level military delegation headed by a general posted in ... Read more...
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An MBA from Derbyshire, now a sarpanch in Kashmir
May 30th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 30 (IANS) He earned a masters in business administration (MBA) in Derbyshire and was flooded with job offers. But Gurmeet Singh Bajwa had other dreams. He has just ... Read more...
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Ambika Soni, Tewari in Congress’ Punjab coordination panel
May 11th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Union ministers Ambika Soni and Ashwani Kumar and party spokesman Manish Tewari have been included in the Congress' Punjab coordination committee, a party release ... Read more...
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Four held with 221 kg of marijuana in Delhi
April 7th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Four people were arrested in the national capital with 221 kg of marijuana, police said Thursday."Gurcharan Singh, 47, Lakhwinder Singh, 60, Pardeep Singh, 35, and ... Read more...
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Manmohan lookalike supports Hazare
April 7th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) With his blue turban and starched white kurta-pyjama, 62-year-old Gurmeet Singh looks every bit like Prime Minister Manmohan Singh! Little wonder then that when ... Read more...
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Hitachi eyes 10 pc market share in AC segment in 2011
February 3rd, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Air-conditioner maker Hitachi Home and Life Solutions (India) Ltd (HHLI) is eyeing 10 percent market share in volume in the country this year, a top company executive said ... Read more...
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Onion cheap in wholesale market, but not at your vendor’s
December 22nd, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The sky-rocketing prices of onion have come a notch down, but not exactly at the doorstep of the common man. At the wholesale markets, the onion prices ... Read more...
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PM lookalike grabs eyeballs at Congress meet
December 19th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Wearing Manmohan Singh's trademark white kurta-pyjama and sky blue turban, Gurmeet Singh looked very much like the prime minister and attracted quite a bit of attention ... Read more...
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Punjab lawyer, sons held for immigration fraud
December 10th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar (Punjab), Dec 10 (IANS) A lawyer and his two sons have been arrested from Himachal Pradesh's Solan town for duping at least seven youths from across Punjab of Rs.18.5 lakh ... Read more...
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We miss classes due to Delhi Metro snags, students complain
December 7th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Many Delhi University students have complained to the university authorities that frequent snags and rush on the Metro makes it difficult for them to reach colleges in ... Read more...
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Court gives lifer to prime accused in former Punjab CM Beant Singh’s assasination case
October 12th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Oct.12 (ANI): A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today annulled the death penalty awarded to Jagtar Singh Hawara, prime accused in the assassination of Punjab Chief Minister ... Read more...
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BKI terrorist Jagtar Hawara’s death sentence commuted to life
October 12th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 12 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court Tuesday commuted to a life term the death sentence awarded to notorious Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Jagtar Singh Hawara.Hawara was a ... Read more...
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Incessant rains continue to cause havoc across Punjab
August 29th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
By Sarabjeet/Ajay KumarFerozpur/Motihari (Bihar), Aug 29 (ANI): Incessant rains complicated the flood situation in Punjab further, leaving several people homeless and acres of cropland destroyed.With the River Satluj flowing above the danger ... Read more...
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Chandigarh man dies of swine flu
August 28th, 2010 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 28 (IANS) A man has died of swine flu in Chandigarh's neighbouring Mohali town, a health official said here Saturday.
Gurmeet Singh, 43, a resident of Sector 36 in Chandigarh, died ... Read more...
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PNB, Railways enter Murugappa Gold Cup hockey semis
July 22nd, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 22 (IANS) Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Indian Railways joined Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in the semifinals of the 86th All-India MCC-Murugappa ... Read more...
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TNA greats interact with Punjab’s budding wrestlers
July 21st, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Zirakpur (Punjab), July 21 (IANS) Total Nonstop Action (TNA) wrestling's stalwarts Kurt Angle, Mick Foley and Jay Lethal interacted with budding wrestlers here Wednesday evening, and gave them some useful tips to ... Read more...
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Delhi University opens on no ragging note (Lead)
July 21st, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Delhi University reopened Wednesday to thousands of first-year students stepping into a new phase of their lives, and police personnel mounting strict vigil to check ragging.
Almost ... Read more...
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A miniature replica of Akal Takht to revisit Operation Blue Star
June 6th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar, June 6 (ANI): A miniature artist has created a replica of the Akal Takht in Amritsar to highlight its condition at the time of 1984's Operation Blue Star. ... Read more...
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Pakistani spy arrested in Punjab
May 29th, 2010 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), May 29 (IANS) Punjab Police Saturday arrested a Pakistani spy from near an Indian Air Force (IAF) station here, an officer said.
The accused, identified as Irfan Ulha, 29, is ... Read more...
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400 guerrillas waiting to infiltrate: Army
March 28th, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) A day after it foiled a major infiltration bid and killed eight guerrillas, the army Sunday said it expects increased incursions from across the border with Pakistan this ... Read more...
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‘No action on students’ sexual harassment complaint’
March 19th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) Friday said that nearly a fortnight had passed since two girls of Kirori Mal College complained of sexual harassment by two ... Read more...
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Car lifters’ gang busted in Punjab
March 12th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Rajpura (Punjab), March 12 (IANS) Five members of a gang have been arrested for stealing cars from the parking areas of busy markets in this town in Punjab's Patiala district, police said ... Read more...
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Dera Sacha Sauda sect organises mass marriage ceremony for sex workers
January 26th, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
Sirsa (Haryana), Jan 26 (ANI): Members of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect organised a mass marriage ceremony for former sex-workers at its headquarters in Sirsa here.A manager, a trader and two clerks ... Read more...
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