Nitish Kumar faces protest by Bihar rural representatives
September 13th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 13 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday faced a protest by nearly 2,000 rural representatives from across the state against 'high-handedness' of officials and "rampant corruption" in ... Read more...
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Move to stop attacks on fishermen: Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi
August 20th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and DMK president M. Karunanidhi have asked the central government to take steps to stop the attacks on Indian ... Read more...
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Toongate professor awarded compensation
August 13th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) The West Bengal Human Rights Commission Monday recommended departmental proceedings against two police officers for arresting two people including a Jadavpur University professor for online ... Read more...
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Facebook: The new battlefield in Bengal politics
July 22nd, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) With the Who's Who of West Bengal's politics swearing by the appeal of Facebook, it seems the social networking site is rapidly turning into a ... Read more...
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Now, Parrikar accuses Chidambaram of ‘dadagiri’ in postings
July 6th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 6 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Friday accused union home ministry of P. Chidambaram of 'dadagiri' over the issue of appointment of Indian Police Service (IPS) ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir employees’ march foiled
June 14th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 14 (IANS) Security forces Thursday intercepted dozens of protesting Jammu and Kashmir government employees, foiling a march to the civil secretariat here in the state's summer capital.The employees, ... Read more...
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Assam’s anti-dam activist threatens indefinite fast
May 18th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 18 (IANS) Assam's farmer leader and anti-dam activist Akhil Gogoi has decided to start an indefinite hunger-strike here from Sunday to pressurize the state government to stop what ... Read more...
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Six prisoners attempt suicide in Bihar jail
May 14th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 14 (IANS) Six undertrials in a Bihar jail attempted suicide Monday to protest against alleged high handedness by jail authorities, police said.According to police, authorities at the Phulwari ... Read more...
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American ‘tastes’ democracy at Akhilesh Darshan
May 2nd, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 2 (IANS) For this 25-something US national, the sweltering heat in the state capital Wednesday was not deterring enough to wait under a harsh sun, 'slug it out' ... Read more...
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Mewat tense after mob fury
March 29th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 29 (IANS) Tension prevailed in Mewat district of south Haryana after an angry mob Thursday evening torched two state transport buses and damaged other property to protest Haryana ... Read more...
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Why meditation makes our brain smarter?
March 23rd, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 23 (IANS) Meditation does make the brain smarter, allowing it to process information faster and improve decision making, according to the latest study.Eileen Luders, assistant professor at the ... Read more...
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Raja Bhaiya dents Akhilesh’s clean credentials
March 15th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) For the last one week, the entry of Kunda independent legislator Raghuraj Pratap Singh aka Raja Bhaiya into the cabinet of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav ... Read more...
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Our rational thinking is affected by bodily quirks
February 15th, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 15 (IANS) We are actually kidding ourselves when we take pride in our rational thinking - who knows when it may be hijacked by quirks.One particularly powerful influence ... Read more...
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Apex court spared neither holy cows, nor corrupt in 2011 (2011 in Retrospect)
December 28th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) It was a year of judicial activism as the Supreme Court was in 2011 called on to adjudicate on a wide swathe of issues ranging ... Read more...
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LDF on warpath against Chandy
October 5th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 5 (IANS) Kerala's Left Democratic Front (LDF) Wednesday stepped up its campaign against Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, demanding a judicial probe into how jailed ruling front leader R. ... Read more...
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Rights panels urged to probe Bihar police assault on women
September 17th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 17 (IANS) Bihar's main opposition party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, has urged the National Human Rights Commission and the National Commission for Women to visit Noor Sarai ... Read more...
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Where does a victim of corruption go for redressal, ask citizens
August 16th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) If there is no strong institution of Lokpal to register citizens' complaints on corruption against official authority, high or low, how will the common man ... Read more...
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Study busts myth of ‘lefties’ being more gifted
June 8th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 8 (IANS) Psychologists have busted the myth that left-handed people are more gifted.In a study led by Professor Mike Nicholls, director of the Brain and Cognition Lab in ... Read more...
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BJP holds protests in Uttar Pradesh
June 6th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday held protests in Uttar Pradesh against the forcible ouster of yoga guru Baba Ramdev from Delhi, a party official ... Read more...
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Mayawati seeks apex court probe into police crackdown on Ramdev
June 5th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 5 (IANS) Condemning the police crackdown on Baba Ramdev, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Sunday sought a judicial inquiry by the Supreme Court on the Delhi Police's ... Read more...
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VHP denounces crackdown on Ramdev
June 5th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Sunday attacked the government for cracking down on yoga guru Baba Ramdev during his hunger strike against corruption.Comparing the forced ... Read more...
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Land acquisition: Political parties reap rich dividends
May 18th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) As you sow, so shall you reap - the old proverb is being looked at anew in India and, indeed, it has much to ... Read more...
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Congress plans statewide protests against Rahul’s arrest
May 12th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 12 (IANS) After a night of high political drama that saw the arrest and subsequent release of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for staging a sit-in in ... Read more...
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Rahul joins farmers’ stir, says ashamed to be Indian (Roundup)
May 11th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida/New Delhi/Lucknow, May 11 (IANS) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi early Wednesday sneaked into the highly guarded Bhatta Parsaul village to meet farmers agitating for higher compensation for their ... Read more...
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Court asks railways to restore barber shop to widow
April 7th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the Indian Railways to restore the possession of a barber shop to a freedom fighter's daughter-in-law who was ... Read more...
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Police scramble to control ruckus outside Mohali stadium
March 28th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), March 28 (IANS) Claims about foolproof security for Wednesday's highly anticipated India-Pakistan World Cup semifinal fell flat as scores of agitators barged through the security cordon and staged ... Read more...
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Speaker seeks home ministry report on Mulayam’s house arrest
March 15th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has sought a report from the union home ministry on the alleged house arrest of Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders ... Read more...
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Buddhist monasteries closed for third day in Bodh Gaya
March 12th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 12 (IANS) All foreign monasteries and their guest houses in Buddhism's holy town Bodh Gaya remained closed for the third day Saturday to protest power supply being ... Read more...
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Ambidextrous people ‘easier to manipulate than right-handers’
February 22nd, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 22 (ANI): Almost 90 percent of people use their right hand for almost all activities, while the remaining 10 percent is divided between the left-handed and the ambidextrous, people who ... Read more...
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Egypt Violence Reaches A Crescendo, Internet Blackout Follows
January 28th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The civil unrest in Egypt is getting worse with the Hosni Mubarak government imposing a blackout on Internet traffic from and to the trouble ridden country. ... Read more...
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Jammu-Srinagar highway shut to prevent BJP march
January 25th, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 25 (IANS) As the standoff between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Jammu and Kashmir government heads for a showdown, authorities Tuesday shut the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway to ... Read more...
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Agra’s anti-polythene drive faces trouble
January 7th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 7 (IANS) The Taj Mahal city's bid to clean itself of the polythene menace has hit a roadblock.Under criticism for the piles of garbage all over the city, the ... Read more...
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Transporters’ strike cripples life in Kashmir
December 27th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 27 (IANS) Passenger transport operators struck work throughout Jammu and Kashmir Monday protesting increase in taxes, rise in fuel prices, stringent laws against road accidents and lack of facilities at ... Read more...
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India’s winter of discontent (2010 in Retrospect)
December 26th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Amulya Ganguli
For the first time in the Manmohan Singh government's six years in power, there is a pervading sense of negativism in the atmosphere. Not even when the Left withdrew ... Read more...
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76ers Beat Writer Phil Jasner Dies After Long Battle With Cancer
December 5th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Phil Jasner, the renowned chronicler of the Philadelphia basketball community passed away on Friday after a long battle with cancer. The 76er beat writer was 68 ... Read more...
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