Thriller captures Bihar’s wild, feudal days (IANS Books)
February 3rd, 2012 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Bihar is a goldmine of drama. A ruthless 'thakur', a landowner with vendetta in his blood and an unarmed man with a fortune to his ... Read more...
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How many coaches? Metro to issue alerts (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) To avoid last minute scramble for trains at Delhi Metro's busiest stations, passengers will soon get to know from the platform screens if an incoming ... Read more...
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Metro to alert passengers on approaching trains
January 30th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Monday said they are planning to install advanced Passenger Information Display System (PIDS) at Metro stations in order to ... Read more...
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142 Tihar inmates get jobs in placement drive (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A total of 142 Tihar inmates Friday landed jobs in the prison's first placement drive this year, giving them hope of leading a better life ... Read more...
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One-way traffic from Jammu to Srinagar Monday
January 23rd, 2012 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) The Srinagar-Jammu highway will remain open for one-way traffic Monday as only stranded trucks and state owned buses will be allowed to move from Jammu to ... Read more...
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Srinagar-Jammu highway open for one-way traffic
January 22nd, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 22 (IANS) The Srinagar-Jammu highway will remain open for one-way traffic Sunday, but only trucks and government-run buses will move from the summer capital to the winter capital.Inspector ... Read more...
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India Post releases stamps on six legendary actresses
February 14th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) A set of six stamps on six legendary actresses of Indian cinema has been released at the world philatelic exhibition here.The actresses who have been honoured are ... Read more...
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Mistaken for Maoists, cops beaten up by villagers
November 5th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 5 (IANS) Five policemen were held hostage and severely beaten up by dozens of villagers in Chhattisgarh who mistook them for Maoists as they were carrying out raids in civilian ... Read more...
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Veteran Lyricist Gulzar Hospitalized
September 4th, 2010 - 11:29 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Veteran lyricist, poet and director Gulzar is not keeping well and has been hospitalized. He has been suffering from high fever since last two days and was diagnosed with malaria.Doctors have ... Read more...
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to hoist tricolour on 64th I-Day at Red Fort
August 14th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by ANI
Spl. Note: (NOT TO BE PUBLISHED /BROADCAST BEFORE 15 AUGUST, 2010)New Delhi, Aug. 14 (ANI): The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will unfurl the National Flag on the ramparts of the ... Read more...
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Bollywood songs to add to your patriotic fervour
August 14th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Bollywood songs have always stirred patriotic sentiments among listeners. Come Sunday and India's 64th Independence Day, and one may soak in the national fervour with IANS's list ... Read more...
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Wayne Sharpe first American to do ‘Vande Mataram’ version
March 19th, 2010 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) New York-based Wayne Sharpe, who is composing a new version of "Vande Mataram" for "Raajneeti", says he is the first American to work on the ... Read more...
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Gulzar Goes International
March 19th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):New York-based American music composer Wayne Sharpe, best known for his award-winning background scores in Prakash's Gangaajal and Apaharan, now doing the background for Jha's Raajneeti, ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir security tightened ahead of Republic Day
January 25th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Jan 25 (ANI): The authorities have beefed up security in and around the Bakshi Stadium here ahead of Republic Day celebrations.Armed policemen have been deployed outside the Bakshi stadium, which is ... Read more...
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Jharkhand Police arrests three persons for supplying arms to Maoists
November 4th, 2009 - 7:38 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Nov. 4 (ANI): Jharkhand Police in Ranchi district on Wednesday arrested three persons for supplying lethal arms and ammunition to the Maoists.During a search operation in the jurisdiction of Namkum Police ... Read more...
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Drunk motorist rams into wall of minister’s house
May 14th, 2009 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Driving allegedly under the influence of alcohol, a man rammed his luxurious car into the wall of a cabinet minister's house after hitting and injuring a motorcyclist ... Read more...
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Kanpur land-sharks intimidating RTI activist by fabricating false charges
May 16th, 2008 - 12:58 pm ICT by admin
By Bobby Ramakant
Land-mafia in Kanpur in connivance with officials of Kanpur Development Authority (KDA) have slapped false fabricated charges against an Right-to-Information (RTI) campaign leader - Roby Sharma.
Roby has been spearheading the ... Read more...
Honour Indian artistes, Bangladesh scholar says
April 6th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by admin
Dhaka, April 6 (IANS) Indian artistes such as Pandit Ravi Shankar and Suchitra Sen should be honoured by Bangladesh, says a renowned scholar here. Bangladesh should enact a law to felicitate Bengali ... Read more...
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