‘Significant headway due to thaw in India-Pakistan relations’
September 10th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Significant headway has been made in the past two years due to the thaw in the India-Pakistan relations, a leading Pakistani daily said Monday."Ever since India ... Read more...
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US beat Germany for third crown at U-20 women’s football World Cup
September 8th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 8 (IANS) The United States beat former champions Germany 1-0 in Tokyo to claim their third FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup crown Saturday.Germany, which defeated US 3-0 in ... Read more...
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Garbage-free Bangalore by Monday, promise authorities
September 2nd, 2012 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 2 (IANS) The BJP-ruled Bangalore civic administration has promised to rid country's IT hub from thousands of tonnes of overflowing garbage by Monday but doubts persist as its ... Read more...
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Pune blasts ‘very serious matter’, says Shinde
August 4th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 4 (IANS) Calling the Pune serial blasts "a very serious matter", Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Saturday said all-out investigations are underway to solve the case."We have taken it ... Read more...
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Chavan reviews Pune blasts probe
August 4th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 4 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan reviewed here Saturday the investigations into the serial bomb blasts which rocked the city three days ago.Chavan, who visited the city ... Read more...
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Kachroo ragging death: Justice in suspended animation
July 17th, 2012 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 17 (IANS) Justice seems to be in a state of suspended animation in the sensational case of of medical student Aman Kachroo who died after being ragged by ... Read more...
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Searches continue at missing Bollywood starlet’s villa
July 11th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) In a massive combing operation that continued for the second day Wednesday, Mumbai police's Crime Branch claimed to have made a headway in the case of ... Read more...
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Cuba uses biotechnology to revive coffee industry
July 11th, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, July 11 (IANS) Cuban researchers are trying to revive the nation's wilting coffee production by using bio-technology, an expert said.A research project involving three institutions nationwide has made headway ... Read more...
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Indian handsets market reports 5 percent drop in revenues
July 9th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Indian mobile handsets market reported a 5 percent drop in revenue at Rs.31,215 crore during the financial year ended March 31 due to a ... Read more...
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Myanmar diaspora apprehensive yet hopeful after Suu Kyi’s victory
April 2nd, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Hailing victory of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the Myanmar by-polls, Myanmarese settled here say that they are eagerly waiting to see how ... Read more...
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CPI-M says corruption, price rise routed Congress
March 7th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Corruption and price rise were the main reasons why the Congress fared so badly in the five state elections, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) ... Read more...
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Another arrest in Shehla Masood murder case (Lead)
March 2nd, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal/New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The CBI Friday arrested a woman friend of Zahida Parvez, an interior designer arrested for the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood.According to the Central ... Read more...
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Shehla Masood murder: Women architect, contract killer nabbed (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Making headway in the Shehla Masood case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a woman architect and a contract killer she hired to ... Read more...
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Women architect arrested in Shehla Masood murder case
February 28th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a woman architect for involvement in the murder of activist Shehla Masood in ... Read more...
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Probe intensifies but no headway in Monday bombing
February 16th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Investigators were Thursday yet to find any clue to the latest terror attack in Delhi, three days after a yet unidentified biker bombed an ... Read more...
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Car blast: abandoned bike found in south Delhi
February 15th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Delhi Police Wednesday recovered an abandoned red motorcycle from south Delhi's Lado Sarai area, an official said Wednesday, two days after a rider on a ... Read more...
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Junior doctors’ strike continues in Andhra
February 12th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Emergency services in Andhra Pradesh's government-run hospitals remained crippled Sunday as junior doctors demanding hike in stipend continued their strike, causing severe inconvenience to patients. Five ... Read more...
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Chinese scientists make headway in leprosy prevention
January 30th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 30 (IANS) Chinese scientists have claimed to have identified 10 susceptibility genes for leprosy to date, a finding that will help identify high-risk individuals and aid in the ... Read more...
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RTI activist’s murder: AIIMS forensic experts to visit Bhopal
January 10th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) With no headway made in the five-month investigation into the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood, a team of forensic experts from All India ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill waiting since 1968 for parliament’s nod
December 30th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) First introduced in 1968, the Lokpal bill is yet to get parliament's nod, and faces an uncertain future with the Rajya Sabha Thursday night ... Read more...
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AMRI directors denied bail, sent to judicial custody (Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) A West Bengal court Friday denied bail to the arrested directors of AMRI Hospital, where a pre-dawn blaze killed 93 people earlier this month, and remanded ... Read more...
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FDI deadlock deepens, Advani rejects Pranab’s offer
November 30th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The deadlock over FDI in retail deepened Wednesday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rejected the government's plea for toning down its adjournment motion ... Read more...
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CBI’s Delhi branch to probe Shehla Masood’s murder
November 2nd, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 2 (IANS) With no headway in the two-month investigation into the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood, the Delhi unit of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will ... Read more...
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Conditional offer to open Sahagunj unit in phases
October 21st, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IANS) Under pressure from the West Bengal government to reopen its Sahagunj unit, the Ruia group-owned Dunlop India limited Friday said it was prepared to do so ... Read more...
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Youth held with revolver at Rahul’s rally
October 20th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Amethi, Oct 20 (IANS) A 19-year-old youth carrying a revolver was arrested by the Special Protection Group (SPG) for attempting to get close to Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi ... Read more...
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Relief undertaking to Dunlop only after it reopens: Minister
October 20th, 2011 - 1:36 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) The West Bengal government Wednesday said it will approve a relief undertaking sought by tyre maker Dunlop India Limited (DIL) only after the management reopens its ... Read more...
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Maruti strike continues for 13th day
October 19th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The strike at automobile giant Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant continued for the 13th day Wednesday with no sign of the management or workers relenting to ... Read more...
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12th day of strike at Maruti’s Manesar plant (Lead)
October 18th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The strike at automobile giant Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant continued for the 12th day Tuesday with no sign of the management or workers relenting to ... Read more...
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Maruti deadlock continues as talks fail
October 17th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Talks between the workers and management of automobile giant Maruti Suzuki failed to make any headway Monday, with the strike at the company's Manesar plant ... Read more...
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Dunlop board to discuss shut Bengal factory Oct 21
October 13th, 2011 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) Tyre maker Dunlop India Limited (DIL) will discuss the suspension of work at its Sahagunj factory in West Bengal's Hooghly district and the government's demand of ... Read more...
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Rs.5 lakh reward for information on RTI activist’s murder
September 16th, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 16 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing the murder of Right to Information (RTI) activist Shehla Masood, Friday announced a reward of Rs.5 lakh to ... Read more...
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No consensus on explosives used in Delhi blast
September 10th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) As investigators grappled for leads on Wednesday's Delhi High Court blast, not much headway was made into deciphering the deadly components of the bomb.Sources in ... Read more...
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Promising but no conclusive leads in Delhi blast: Chidambaram
September 9th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said there were "promising" but no conclusive leads in the Delhi High Court blast so far but investigators have ... Read more...
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Chidambaram holds meeting with top security officials
September 8th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram held a security review meeting with the intelligence and investigating agencies' officials here Thursday, a day after a powerful bomb ... Read more...
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US doubts Pakistan can prosecute Mumbai terror plotters
September 1st, 2011 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) Noting that three in four terror suspects are acquitted in Pakistan, the United States has doubts its key ally would make any headway in prosecuting key ... Read more...
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