Nine of family killed in Haryana accident (Lead)
January 23rd, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (IANS) At least nine members of a family, including five children and two women, were killed when their car collided with a truck in Haryana's Fatehabad district ... Read more...
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Smart City Kochi on course: Official
January 23rd, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 (IANS) The proposed Rs.5,000 crore Smart City Kochi mega IT project will be ready on time, a top official said Monday.Speaking to reporters here, Baju George, managing ... Read more...
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Hyderabad’s siamese twins face uncertain future
January 18th, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 18 (IANS) With doctors ruling out a surgery to separate them and their parents unwilling to take care of them without government assistance, conjoined twins Vani and Veena ... Read more...
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Chinese jailed for not paying workers
January 15th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 15 (IANS) A 23-year-old Chinese construction contractor has been jailed for one-and-a-half-years for not paying wages to 47 workers.This was the first time a jail term has been ... Read more...
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Congress playing divisive politics: BJP
January 14th, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday accused the Congress of playing divisive politics ahead of the Uttar Pradesh polls, singling out its promise for ... Read more...
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Man jailed for not paying workers
January 14th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 14 (IANS) A Chinese man has been sentenced to one and a half years in prison for not paying his workers.It is the first time a jail term ... Read more...
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Paris Saint-Germain sign Maxwell
January 13th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Jan 13 (IANS) Top French league club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) says it has recruited Spain-based defender Maxwell in a three-and-a-half-year deal."Maxwell is with us for three-and-a-half-years. He is a ... Read more...
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Talent needs to be nurtured at a young age: Sonu Niigaam
January 12th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Sonu Niigaam started singing at the age of three and he feels that if a child shows interest in any art form at a very tender ... Read more...
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‘Childhood poverty remains a reality in India’
January 11th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Despite India developing as a major economy, the country's children have a bleak future due to malnutrition leading to stunted growth, high school dropout rates ... Read more...
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Chinese jailed for selling 70,000 pirated maps
January 11th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 11 (IANS) A man in Shanghai has been jailed for producing and selling more than 70,000 unauthorised maps of the city.A people's court in Shanghai sentenced 49-year-old Lu ... Read more...
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Brad Pitt injures knee
January 9th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 9 (IANS) Actor Brad Pitt fell and injured his knee while carrying daughter Vivienne and is now walking with the help of a cane.The 48-year-old star ... Read more...
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NDA cadet dies after heart attack
January 7th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 7 (IANS) A 19-year-old cadet at the National Defence Academy (NDA) here passed away Saturday morning after suffering a massive heart attack during training a day ago, official ... Read more...
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New Zealander charged with stealing millions
January 5th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Jan 5 (IANS) A New Zealander who was extradited from Hong Kong last month in connection with one of the country's most high-profile theft cases was denied bail and ... Read more...
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Pinto extends Barca contract until 2013 season
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 3 (IANS) Spanish giants Barcelona have announced an agreement to extend the contract of goalkeeper Manuel Pinto till the 2013 season.The 36-year-old former Celta Vigo goalkeeper joined Barca ... Read more...
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Woman jailed for poisoning baby with breast milk
December 30th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 30-year-old Russian woman was Friday sentenced to three and a half years in jail for poisoning her two-week-old baby to death by nursing him ... Read more...
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Chile seeks investments from China
December 29th, 2011 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, Dec 29 (IANS) Chile is seeking foreign investments from China and other Asian countries, Xinhua has reported.The government has introduced sufficient strategies in respect of China and other Asian ... Read more...
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Three held for fraud
December 27th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Inspired by a Bollywood flick, three men duped several women here by selling them fake gold and also buying their jewellery by giving them fake ... Read more...
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Gilani meets minister who wept while quitting
December 27th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday met Information and Broadcasting Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan who had cried while announcing that she was quitting. The prime minister had ... Read more...
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Salman Khan is my driving force: Himesh Reshammiya
December 21st, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Composer-singer-actor Himesh Reshammiya credits actor Salman Khan, a godfather to many newcomers, for his success in the Hindi film industry."For me it's always been god, ... Read more...
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New York City had over 50 mn tourists in 2011
December 21st, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 21 (IANS) New York's "quality of life" led around 50.2 million tourists to visit the city this year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said."Five and half years ago, ... Read more...
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Seventeen held for football match-fixing
December 20th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Dec 20 (IANS/AKI) Five soccer players were among 17 people arrested in Italy Monday suspicion of participation in an international match-fixing ring based in Singapore.Cristiano Doni, the Atalanta captain ... Read more...
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Congress attacks Mayawati over Muslim quota
December 19th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The Congress Monday hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for attempting to hijack the central government's agenda on quota for backward caste ... Read more...
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Sevilla president given seven-and-half year jail term
December 19th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 19 (IANS) The President of Spanish Primera Liga club, Sevilla Jose Maria del Nido was sentenced to seven and a half years in jail for corruption here Monday.Nido ... Read more...
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Three jailed for plotting to kill Australian troops
December 18th, 2011 - 8:01 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 18 (IANS) An Australian court has jailed three Islamic extremists for plotting to kill soldiers in a terrorist attack on a Sydney army base.The three, originally from Lebanon ... Read more...
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Nine jailed for hacking in China
December 17th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 17 (IANS) Nine people have been jailed for hacking and illegally acquiring online games accounts in China, Xinhua reported Saturday.Zhao and Yan, were jailed three years- and- eight ... Read more...
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Obama marks end of Iraq war
December 15th, 2011 - 3:41 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Wednesday marked the end of the Iraq war with a visit to troops at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Kidnappers drop minor boy near house
December 11th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) A six-and-half years old boy who was allegedly abducted two days ago from his south Delhi house has returned safely, police said Saturday. His aunt ... Read more...
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Food inflation falls to 39-month low of 6.6 percent
December 8th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) India's annual food inflation fell sharply to 6.60 percent for the week ended Nov 26, the lowest in nearly three-and-a-half years, as onion, potato, vegetables ... Read more...
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Miscreants crush child to death in bid to rape mother
November 25th, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 24 (IANS) A group of miscreants crushed a child to death in a bid to rape his mother in Odisha, police said Thursday.The brutal crime was committed Wednesday ... Read more...
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Getting environmental clearance an issue: CIL
November 22nd, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 22 (IANS) Expressing dissatisfaction over the slow infrastructural growth of Coal India Limited (CIL), its chairman and managing director N.C. Jha Tuesday said getting environmental clearance for projects ... Read more...
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Russia threatens Tajikistan with import sanctions
November 21st, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Monday threatened to slap sanctions on vegetable imports from Tajikistan, a move that comes shortly after the jailing of a Russian pilot in the ... Read more...
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BSP trying to cover sins: BJP
November 21st, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Soon after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati denied any political motive behind her move to divide the state into four parts, the Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Tharoor penning book on India’s role in new world
November 17th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) After a hiatus of two years, politician-writer Shashi Tharoor is back to writing a book. And this time, it's about India's place in the ... Read more...
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Mayawati’s Uttar Pradesh division election gimmick: BJP
November 15th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday termed as an election gimmick Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's proposal to split the state in four.Talking to ... Read more...
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Government rejects Azim Premji’s criticism
November 1st, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The government Tuesday rejected Wipro chairman Azim Premji's criticism that there was "complete absence of decision making", and said the comment "does not ... Read more...
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