Akhilesh assures all help for NIA hub in UP
April 24th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 24 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday assured National Investigation Agency chief S.C. Sinha all help in setting up a hub in the state capital.Noting the ... Read more...
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Anganwadi workers’ pay may go up again
April 24th, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Planning Commission is thinking of raising the remuneration of Anganwadi workers, who currently earn Rs.3,000 a month."We need to dignify the ICDS (Integrated Child ... Read more...
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Habib salon chain plans international expansion
April 19th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Salon chain Jawed Habib Hair & Beauty Limited (JHHBL) is planning to expand business internationally and venture into haircare products to increase profitability."We will open our ... Read more...
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IndiGo to launch six new flights from April 20
April 18th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo will start six new direct flights between Mumbai, Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam from April 20, its president Aditya Ghosh said Wednesday."IndiGo is ... Read more...
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Deccan Chargers tie up with Mojostreet
April 16th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 16 (IANS) Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Deccan Chargers Monday announced a social media marketing initiative using Mojostreet, a popular location based mobile game.The initiative will allow fans ... Read more...
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Curfew relaxed in riot-hit old Hyderabad
April 11th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 11 (IANS) The situation remained peaceful in the riot-hit areas of old city of Hyderabad Wednesday as police relaxed curfew for the first time in four days.No untoward ... Read more...
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Curfew continues in old Hyderabad
April 9th, 2012 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 9 (IANS) The situation remained peaceful in riot-hit parts of the old city of Hyderabad Monday while the indefinite curfew continued for the second day, police said.According to ... Read more...
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Tata Chemicals launches anti-anaemia fortified salt
April 5th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Tata Chemicals, the market leader in the branded salt segment, Thursday launched the country's first iron fortified iodized salt that consumers can use in their ... Read more...
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India clocks $69.7 billion IT exports
April 5th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) IT exports from India totalled about $69.7 billion during financial year 2011-12.J. Satyanarayana, secretary, department of electronics and IT, said this to reporters on the sidelines ... Read more...
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CII concerned over power tariff hike in Andhra
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 2 (IANS) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Monday voiced its concern over the steep hike in electricity tariff for industry in Andhra Pradesh.Suchitra Ella, chairperson, CII Andhra ... Read more...
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CBI seeks court nod to continue probe against Jagan
April 2nd, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 2 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday sought a special court's permission to continue investigations into the illegal assets case involving YSR Congress party leader Y.S. ... Read more...
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Charge sheet is fraudulent, says YSR’s party
March 31st, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 31 (IANS) YSR Congress party Saturday termed as "fraudulent" the charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an alleged illegal assets case against its ... Read more...
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Kerala to participate in world’s biggest biodiversity event
March 31st, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 (IANS) Kerala has made huge strides in the field of biodiversity, and is now set to participate in the 11th Conference of Parties (CoP) to the Convention ... Read more...
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Indian-run New Zealand firm designs UAV for cloud seeding
March 26th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 26 (IANS) An Indian-promoted aviation company in New Zealand is developing what it claims to be the world's first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for cloud seeding.Auckland-based Apeiron Aerospace, ... Read more...
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Getting the hang of Chinese at the right time: Saina Nehwal (Interview)
March 25th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Saina Nehwal could not have won the Swiss Open title at a more appropriate juncture in her career. The Indian badminton champion badly and quickly ... Read more...
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Mumbai businessman offers silver throne for Shirdi Saibaba (With Image)
March 23rd, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Shirdi (Maharashtra), March 23 (IANS) On the occasion of Gudi Padva, the Maharashtrian New Year, a Mumbai businessman offered a donation of a 40-kg silver throne for Saibaba here Friday.According ... Read more...
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After riots, girls fall prey to sex trade in Kandhamal
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kandhamal (Odisha), March 22 (IANS) Abject poverty is pushing many young girls from Odisha's Kandhamal district, that witnessed terrible communal riots in August 2008, into the sex trade. Girls from ... Read more...
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Andhra minister quits over Congress defeat
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 22 (IANS) A senior cabinet minister in Andhra Pradesh Thursday sent his resignation to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, owning moral responsibility for the party's defeat in the ... Read more...
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Andhra chief minister owns responsibility for Congress defeat
March 21st, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy has owned up responsibility for the Congress party's defeat in the by-elections to seven assembly seats.The ruling ... Read more...
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Nuclear fuel complex to be set up in Rajasthan’s Kota
March 21st, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The union government plans to set up a nuclear fuel complex in Rajasthan's Kota to supply fuel to nuclear power plants across the country, the ... Read more...
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Record numbers visit Udyanotsav at Rashtrapati Bhawan
March 21st, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) More than 6 lakh visitors flocked to the "Udyanotsav" at Rashtrapati Bhavan this year, creating a new record.The gardens, situated inside Rashtrapati Bhavan grounds, were ... Read more...
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Victory celebrations in TRS camp
March 21st, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) Celebrations broke out in the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) camp Wednesday after its victory in the by-elections to seven assembly seats, six of them in ... Read more...
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Mahindra Satyam, Tech Mahindra Ltd merge
March 21st, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) The long-awaited merger of Mahindra Satyam and its parent company Tech Mahindra Ltd was announced here Wednesday after a joint board meeting of the two ... Read more...
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12 children killed as bus falls in canal
March 20th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) At least 12 children were killed and 20 injured when a private school bus fell into a canal in Andhra Pradesh's Khammam district Tuesday, police said.The ... Read more...
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New Zealand keen to partner India in aviation development
March 20th, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) New Zealand, which claims to have the highest per capita ratio of aircraft, is ready to help India in airport development and pilot training to achieve ... Read more...
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Dust storm blinds Pakistan provinces
March 20th, 2012 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) A major dust storm slammed Pakistan's Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, impacting flights and road traffic.The dust storm hit parts of Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber ... Read more...
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A great achievement: Man Singh
March 16th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 16 (IANS) P.R. Man Singh, manager of the World Cup-winning Indian team of 1983, Friday said Sachin Tendulkar's 100th ton was "one of the greatest achievements" in ... Read more...
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Indian Rotocraft starts building chopper production centre in Hyderabad
March 15th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) Indian Rotorcraft, a joint venture of Tata Sons and AugustaWestland, has started work on a helicopter production facility here to assemble, customise and flight test new ... Read more...
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India plans flights to Tanzania, Ethiopia
March 14th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 14 (IANS) As economic ties grow with Africa, India will improve air connectivity with the continent, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said, adding that flights would be introduced ... Read more...
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DGCA to submit report on Kingfisher
March 14th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 14 (IANS) India's airline regulator would soon submit a report on whether crisis-hit Kingfisher Airlines is following the laid down norms, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said Wednesday.Addressing ... Read more...
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India to continue Iran oil supplies: Reddy
March 13th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 13 (IANS) India will continue its oil supplies from Iran, Petroleum Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said here Tuesday."We'll continue to receive supplies from Iran," Reddy said in answer ... Read more...
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Eurocopter’s 2011 market share at 65 percent
March 13th, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Hyderabad, March 13 (IANS) Helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter Tuesday reported that it had gained a market share of 65 percent in the first year of its Indian operations in 2011.The ... Read more...
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Kingfisher not to take part in India Aviation
March 10th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 10 (IANS) Crisis-hit Kingfisher Airlines will not be participating in India Aviation 2012, the international exhibition and conference on civil aviation beginning here March 14.Kingfisher, one of the ... Read more...
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‘Immediate reforms vital for cleansing public life’
March 9th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Ridding the public domain of corruption and criminality may be a laudable goal, but it's doubtful whether a Lokpal would succeed in reforming the ... Read more...
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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Madan, Sharma propel Punjab into semis (Lead)
March 7th, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Chandan Madan (78 not out) and all-rounder Bipul Sharma took Punjab past Hyderabad into the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here Wednesday.Chasing a target ... Read more...
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