One killed in fire at Maruti car plant
July 19th, 2012 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 18 (IANS) One person was killed and over two dozen people were injured in a fire in automobile major Maruti's plant at Manesar in Haryana Wednesday as thousands ... Read more...
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Bihar launches education quality campaign
September 5th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 5 (IANS) After achieving success in school enrollment, the Bihar government -- on the occasion of Teachers' Day Monday -- launched a scheme to improve the quality of ... Read more...
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No skimpy skirts, trainee solicitors in British firm told
April 9th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 9 (IANS) Trainee solicitors at a leading British law firm have been told to increase the length of their skirts and reduce the height of their heels or ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro official accuses senior of sexual harassment
September 16th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A legal officer of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Thursday alleged the general manager was sexually harassing her for the past few months. A DMRC ... Read more...
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Infosys employee confesses to wife’s murder
August 14th, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 14 (IANS) A senior employee of Infosys Technologies Ltd has confessed to murdering his wife, a Delhi Public School teacher, on Tuesday, police said Saturday.
Satish Kumar Gupta, a senior manager ... Read more...
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Infosys employee held for wife’s murder
August 14th, 2010 - 2:55 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 14 (IANS) Satish Kumar Gupta, a senior employee of the Infosys Technologies Ltd, was detained late Friday in connection with the murder of his wife Priyanka here, police said.
"He has ... Read more...
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Wife of Infosys employee found murdered in Bangalore
August 10th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 10 (IANS) The 25-year-old wife of an Infosys Technologies Ltd employee was found dead in her flat early Tuesday, with her throat slit and her hands and legs tied, police ... Read more...
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‘Politics’ comes to the fore in PCB as Butt sidelines ‘trusted’ Wasim Bari
June 11th, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jun.11 (ANI): 'Politics' has not only been a feature of the Pakistan cricket team, but also is endemic in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), as the latest case of board chairman ... Read more...
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Upset Shatrughan Sinha not to attend Bihar Day celebrations
March 22nd, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 22 (IANS) Bollywood actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha Monday claimed he had not been invited by the Bihar government for the state's first-ever Bihar Day celebrations and would not be attending ... Read more...
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‘Hike in MAT will impact smaller IT firms’
February 26th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 26 (IANS) The three percent increase in minimum alternative tax (MAT) to 18 percent from 15 percent for the next fiscal in the budget would impact small and medium ... Read more...
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Labour Minister condemns lynching of businessman in Coimbatore
September 23rd, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.23 (ANI): Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday condemned the lynching of a company official in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.Reacting to the tragedy, Kharge said: Lynching of the company vice-president by ... Read more...
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Company official killed by labourers in Coimbatore
September 23rd, 2009 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
Coimbatore, Sep 23 (ANI): A group of agitating workers of an auto parts manufacturing company in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday lynched the Vice President (Human Resource) of the company to death.Six ... Read more...
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Children ill after lizard-infested meal in Bihar school
July 28th, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 28 (IANS) At least 21 students of a school at Khemanbigha in Nalanda district fell ill soon after having their mid-day meal, officials said Tuesday. Their parents told police that ... Read more...
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Five arrested after lizard found in mid-day meal
July 24th, 2009 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 24 (IANS) Five people, including the headmaster and two teachers, were arrested in Bihar's Nalanda district after a lizard was found in the mid-day meals served to school children, officials ... Read more...
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Butt offering lucrative PCB posts to his close aides
June 18th, 2009 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, June 18 (ANI): As several posts are lying vacant in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) due to officials resigning from their respective posts, the PCB chief Ijaz Butt is reportedly to ... Read more...
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PCB appoints Bari as interim chief selector
June 17th, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, June 17 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Wasim Bari as interim chief selector in place of Abdul Qadir.Bari, who is currently the director of the PCB's human resource ... Read more...
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Bihar to make 40,000 prisoners literate
June 5th, 2009 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 5 (IANS) The Bihar government will launch a special scheme to make 40,000 prisoners in different jails across the state literate, officials said Friday.
"A six month course for illiterate prisoners, ... Read more...
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Now, a ‘netagiri’ school to help aspiring politicians
March 5th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 5 (IANS) With campaign for the Lok Sabha elections starting in right earnest, aspiring politicians can learn a few tips on how to become seasoned 'netas' (leaders) - courtesy a ... Read more...
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Chandrayaan inspires overseas Indian scientists to return home
October 28th, 2008 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 28 (IANS) The successful launch of India's first lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 has inspired many Indian space scientists working abroad to return home for a promising career in the Indian Space ... Read more...
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Ex-colleague confesses to killing Reliance executive
October 23rd, 2008 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) A former employee of Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City (DAKC) was arrested Thursday, eight days after the alleged killing of the company's employee, Anandita Goswami-Mishra, said a high-ranking police ... Read more...
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BJP flays government for not supporting Jet’s sacked staff
October 16th, 2008 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday criticised the government for not supporting the sacked employees of Jet Airways."Civil aviation minister Praful Patel's statement shows that the government ... Read more...
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Nepali workers to leave for South Korea by June
April 21st, 2008 - 2:05 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Apr 21 (ANI): The Ministry of Labor (MoL) official has said that Nepali workers will leave for South Korea under the Employment Permit System (EPS) by June this year.
"There ... Read more...
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