FIR against producers of Sanjay Dutt film
September 20th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 20 (IANS) A first information report (FIR) was lodged against two producers of Sanjay Dutt-starrer "Sher" for allegedly defrauding a man of Rs.1.58 crore while shooting in this ... Read more...
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Assamese poet Hiren Bhattacharyya passes away
July 4th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 4 (IANS) Award-winning Assamese poet Hiren Bhattacharyya, 80, died of lung infection at a private hospital here Wednesday.Bhattacharyya, popularly known as Hiruda, was undergoing treatment at Dispur Hospital ... Read more...
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Politics then and now: Nehru, Ambedkar didn’t object to cartoon (Comment)
May 19th, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
What is noteworthy about the cartoon row is that neither Jawaharlal Nehru nor B.R. Ambedkar found anything objectionable about it when it was published in 1949. Nor did all the ... Read more...
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Assam ‘Maoists’ were murdered: PUDR
May 15th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) Tuesday accused security forces of killing four young men in Assam in cold blood and branding them Maoists.A ... Read more...
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Debut directors impressed the most at National Awards: Hattangady
March 7th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Rohini Hattangady, the only Indian actress to have won the prestigious BAFTA award, says the new breed of directors are adept with the global appeal ... Read more...
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Three killed, 50 injured in Assam train accident (Third Lead)
February 3rd, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati/New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 50 injured when a Guwahati-bound train hit a road construction vehicle at an unmanned crossing near here Friday ... Read more...
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Three killed, 50 injured in Assam train accident (Second Lead)
February 3rd, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 3 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 50 injured when a Guwahati-bound train hit a road construction vehicle at an unmanned crossing near here Friday morning, ... Read more...
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Happiness true reflection of sustainable growth: Bhutan PM
December 21st, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) hutan's Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley Tuesday said that happiness is the purpose and ultimate desire of every human being and for real sustainable ... Read more...
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Bhutanese PM to speak in India on gross national happiness
December 13th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) After successfully implementing gross national happiness -- an alternative development indicator -- in his country, Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigme Y. Thinley will be ... Read more...
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Corporation Bank calls special board meeting Friday
June 2nd, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 2 (IANS) The Mangalore-based Corporation Bank, now under the Central Vigilance Commissions (CVC) scanner over allegations of irregularities, has called a special board meeting Friday in New Delhi, ... Read more...
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Vigilance probe against Corporation Bank
June 1st, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 1 (IANS) For the first time perhaps in India's banking history, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is conducting a probe based on a whistleblower's complaint about certain ... Read more...
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Three more pilots under scanner for fake licence
April 12th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Tuesday forwarded to investigators names of three more pilots suspected to have procured flying licences using forged mark ... Read more...
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Fake pilot probe: Two DGCA officials held
April 6th, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 6(ANI): Two Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials have been arrested here for allegedly helping pilots procure commercial pilot licences.The duo - M J Bhattacharya and Mohammed ... Read more...
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Indian-origin cabbie Hiren Mohini’s widow ‘confused’ whether to attend trial in China
January 14th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Jan 14 (ANI): The widow of Indian-born Auckland taxi driver Hiren Mohini, who was stabbed to death a year ago, is reportedly facing a dilemma on whether or not to attend ... Read more...
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Auckland cabbie Hiren Mohini’s wife wants to confront murder suspect
December 26th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Dec 26(ANI): The widow of slain Indian-origin taxi driver Hiren Mohini has said that she wants to confront her husband's murderer, who is in custody and awaiting trail in Shanghai.Falguni Mohini ... Read more...
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Scientific knowledge essential to enable reforms: Bhagwati
December 2nd, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The potential of science and technology, like the development of genetically modified crops to improve productivity, cannot be ignored in the reforms process, renowned economist Jagdish Bhagwati ... Read more...
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Even blind are witness to bribery in India: Bhagwati
December 2nd, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Eminent economist Jagdish Bhagwati said Thursday that corruption was so rampant in India that even a blind man could say that bribes were being given and accepted."It ... Read more...
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India has overcome the problem of ‘brain drain’, says Manmohan Singh
December 2nd, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.2 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday that India has overcome the problem of 'brain drain' and is drawing on the global 'brain bank' of people of ... Read more...
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‘Ishqiya’ to be screened at Florence film fest
November 21st, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Critically-acclaimed Bollywood film "Ishqiya" will be screened at the 10th River to River - Florence Indian Film Festival to be held Dec 3-9.The dark drama, co-produced ... Read more...
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Auckland cabbie Hiren Mohini’s murder suspect won’t face death penalty in China
October 28th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Oct 28(ANI): Chinese authorities have assured New Zealand police that the 23-year-old alleged killer of Indian-origin taxi driver Hiren Mohini would not face the death sentence if he is found guilty. ... Read more...
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‘Ishqiya’ to be screened at Cairo film fest
October 9th, 2010 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Acclaimed film "Ishqiya" has been chosen to be screened at the 34th Cairo International Film Festival to be held Nov 30-Dec 9.The dark drama, co-produced by ... Read more...
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Auckland cabbie Hiren Mohini’s murder suspect likely to stand trial in China
August 23rd, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Aug 23(ANI): The 23-year-old alleged killer of Indian-origin taxi driver Hiren Mohini is likely to stand trial in China later this year.Mohini was killed in a frenzied knife attack on ... Read more...
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Indian Film Festival Of London To Screen Ishqiya
July 12th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 12, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The opening edition of the Indian Film Festival of London (IFFL) is going to screen the critically acclaimed Bollywood film Ishqiya. The IFFL will take ... Read more...
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Assam delegation urges PM to revive peace talks with ULFA
June 22nd, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 22 (ANI): A six-member delegation of All Assam Convention for Revival of Talks' has met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and asked him to revive peace talks between the ... Read more...
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Assamese delegation’s expected meet with Prime Minister cancelled
June 21st, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): Expected meet between an Assamese delegation of the 'All Assam Convention for Revival of Talks' and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was cancelled here on Monday.The ... Read more...
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Citizen’s Forum to meet PM on talks with ULFA
June 20th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 20 (IANS) A six-member group of the newly formed Citizen's Forum in Assam will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi Monday to explore the possibility of opening ... Read more...
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Auckland cabbie Hiren Mohini’s murder suspect likely to be tried in China
June 19th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Jun 19 (ANI): The New Zealand Police has said that the Chinese suspect in the murder of Indian-origin taxi driver Hiren Mohini in Auckland could face trial in China.The man, named ... Read more...
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Auckland cabbie Hiren Mohini’s murder suspect may never stand trial: Kiwi lawyer
June 15th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, June 15(ANI): A leading lawyer in New Zealand has said that the 23-year-old man detained in China in connection with the January 31 murder of Indian-origin taxi driver Hiren Mohini may ... Read more...
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Auckland cabbie Hiren Mohini’s murder suspect nabbed in China
June 14th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Shanghai/ Auckland, June 14(ANI): Chinese authorities have detained a 23-year-old man wanted in connection with the January 31 murder of Indian-origin taxi driver Hiren Mohini in Auckland.The man, named in Auckland ... Read more...
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Man held in Gujarat for links to Bengal derailment culprits
May 31st, 2010 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, May 31 (IANS) Ahmedabad police Monday arrested a voluntary organisation worker suspected to be linked to those behind Friday's derailment in Jhargram in West Bengal, evoking sharp reactions from social ... Read more...
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Hiren Mohini’s murder prompts construction of protective shield for Kiwi cabbies
May 22nd, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, May 22(ANI): After the outrage over the killing of Indian-origin taxi driver Hiren Mohini in an Auckland suburb in January, a Perspex manufacturer has constructed a protective shield for taxi drivers, ... Read more...
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Open talks with ULFA: Assam citizen’s conclave
April 25th, 2010 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 24 (IANS) A citizen's conclave in Assam Saturday urged New Delhi to begin peace talks with the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) by discussing its core demand of ... Read more...
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New Zealand raise 100,000 dollars for slain Indian-origin cabbie Mohini’s family
April 14th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland (New Zealand), Apr.14 (ANI): People across New Zealand have contributed 100,000 dollars to the family of slain Auckland Indian-origin taxi driver Hiren Mohini.The money was raised through a nation-wide appeal, reports ... Read more...
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‘ULFA to hold talks if New Delhi is sincere’
April 11th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 11 (IANS) The newly floated Citizens Forum in Assam Sunday claimed the top leadership of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), including its elusive commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah, would ... Read more...
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Indian origin taxi drivers in New Zealand say cameras won’t stop all violence
April 1st, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Apr 1 (ANI): Auckland taxi drivers have mixed feelings about the New Zealand Government's moves to make surveillance cameras mandatory in their cabs, following a safety review prompted by the murder ... Read more...
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