‘Steal a little, but don’t loot’ Indian minister
August 13th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Delhi, Aug 13(THAINDIAN NEWS) Corruption scandals have now gotten into the core of the Indian nation. This has caused one of the ministers in India in deep problems of explaining the scandal ... Read more...
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Fear of Modi more among BJP leaders: Aiyar
September 17th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar said the fear of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi emerging as a national leader was more prounced in the ... Read more...
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Sustaining pressure on Indian batsmen key to series win: Swann
July 27th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Nottingham, July 27 (IANS) England off-spinner Graeme Swann says if the bowlers are able to sustain pressure on the Indian batsmen, like they did the in the Lord's Test, ... Read more...
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Poland condemns Mumbai blasts
July 14th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, July 14 (IANS) Poland Thursday strongly condemned the deadly bomb blasts in Mumbai that left at least 17 people dead and injured 131.Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said terrorism ... Read more...
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Afridi apologises to Pakistan on World Cup semi-final loss to ‘better side’ India
March 31st, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
Mohali, Mar 31(ANI): Pakistan limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has apologised to his nation for losing the crucial 2011 World Cup semi-final to archrivals India and subsequently, getting ousted from the tournament.Afridi ... Read more...
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Afridi says sorry to Pakistan, but praises team (Lead)
March 31st, 2011 - 2:37 am ICT by IANS
Mohali, March 31 (IANS) Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi Wednesday apologised to his nation for losing the World Cup semifinal to arch-rivals India but praised his team for playing beyond ... Read more...
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Afridi lauds his boys, apologizes to nation
March 31st, 2011 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Mohali, March 30 (IANS) Captain Shahid Afrdi Wednesday apologized to Pakistan for losing the World Cup semifinal to old rivals India but added he was happy with the way ... Read more...
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Italian envoy summoned over turban row (Lead)
March 23rd, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) A day after golfer Jeev Milkha Singh's coach was forced to remove his turban a second time at the Milan airport during a security ... Read more...
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Italian envoy summoned over Turban issue
March 23rd, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 23 (ANI): India on Wednesday summoned Italian Ambassador Giacomo Sanfelice Di Monteforte here and lodged a protest against leading golfer Jeev Milkha Singh's coach Amritinder Singh being asked to ... Read more...
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Two Tamil Movies Of The Actor, Shanthnoo, Likely To Enter The Theaters In February
January 29th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Shanthnoo is a well-known actor of Tamil motion pictures, who premiered as the male protagonist in 2008 in the film, Sakkarakatti. Shanthnoo’s preceding movie was ‘Siddhu+2’, for which his Dad, ... Read more...
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BJP march enters Jammu and Kashmir, top leaders arrested (Roundup)
January 25th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lakhanpur (Jammu and Kashmir), Jan 25 (IANS) The much-hyped flag-hoisting march to Srinagar seemed to have ended in a fizzle with a few hundred Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, including some ... Read more...
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Congress book mentions Pakistan wars, silent on China
January 2nd, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Congress has highlighted the role of former prime ministers Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi in the India-Pakistan conflicts in its book marking 125 years ... Read more...
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Congress making Sanjay scapegoat for Emergency misdeeds: Advani (Lead)
January 2nd, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Sunday charged the Congress with trying to make Sanjay Gandhi a scapegoat for the "misdeeds" of Emergency rule, which ... Read more...
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RSS denies Godse was its member, rebuts Congress claim
December 30th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has come out strongly against being linked to Mahatma Gandhi's assassination in the commemorative volume the Congress has brought out to ... Read more...
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Congress book blames Sangh parivar for Babri demolition, defends Rao
December 30th, 2010 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) A book published by the Congress to mark its 125-year history lays the entire blame for the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition on the Sangh Parivar and ... Read more...
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Congress denies book on its history demeans Sanjay Gandhi
December 29th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday denied reports that a new book on its 125-year history blames the excesses during the Emergency on its late leader Sanjay Gandhi, saying ... Read more...
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Congress escaping by blaming individual for Emergency: BJP
December 29th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Congress is not owning up to the Emergency excesses and is trying to blame an individual for this, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Wednesday ... Read more...
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Idealism in cynical times? No takers for “Khelein…” in film loving India (Comment)
December 11th, 2010 - 10:27 am ICT by IANS
By Minu Jain
Here's a snap quiz... Who is Surjya Sen? Chances are most have heard the name vaguely mentioned in the context of the freedom struggle but no more. A hidden ... Read more...
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Rehabilitation policy for Kashmiri militants anti-national: BJP
November 23rd, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday slammed the Jammu and Kashmir government for approving what it termed an "anti-national" policy aimed at the return of Kashmiri militants ... Read more...
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BJP leaders meet PM over enemy property ordinance, Kashmir
September 6th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday called upon the government to re-promulgate the ordinance on enemy properties and also asked it to review whether the policy ... Read more...
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The Indian Army is being deliberately weakened
June 15th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
By Jaibans SinghNew Delhi, June 15 (ANI): The Indian nation is going through some testing times. The Kashmir Valley continues to be embroiled in an unabated cycle of violence which is making ... Read more...
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Magnitude-7.7 earthquake hits Andaman Nicobar Islands
June 13th, 2010 - 5:10 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 13 (IANS) A massive earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Sunday at 00.56 a.m. with epicentre at 160 km west of Nicobar Islands ... Read more...
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From Trinidad to Indian village, a connection lost and found (Feature)
March 12th, 2010 - 10:02 am ICT by IANS
By Shubha Singh
Bassi (Uttar Pradesh), March 12 (IANS) A village school in Faizabad district bears a cornerstone - "Built by Paltu Persad of Sorzano and Queen Street, Arima, Trinidad". It is the ... Read more...
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Protests during budget session in Jammu and Kashmir (Lead)
February 22nd, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 22 (IANS) The budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir legislature began on a stormy note Monday with the opposition members raising slogans against the government for its failure ... Read more...
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Abu Azmi hails Sachin, lauds Mulayam for dumping Kalyan
November 16th, 2009 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS)The Samajwadi Party's Maharastra unit chief Abu Asim Azmi was Monday all praises for master blaster Sachin Tendulkar for declaring that he was an Indian first and then ... Read more...
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Mullaiperiyar like Chinese dam on Brahmaputra: Jayalalitha (Lead)
October 18th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 18 (IANS) Equating Kerala's demand for a new dam at Mullaperiyar with China's attempts to build one on the Brahmaputra within its territory, AIADMK general secretary J.Jayalalitha Sunday said if ... Read more...
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Mullaiperiyar akin to Chinese dam on Brahmaputra: Jayalalithaa
October 18th, 2009 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 18 (IANS) Equating the Mullaperiyar dam being built by Kerala with the building of a dam across the Brahmaputra by the Chinese within their territory, AIADMK general secretary J.Jayalalithaa Sunday ... Read more...
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International Peace festival held in Chandigarh
October 14th, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
By Sunil SharmaChandigarh, Oct.14 (ANI): To spread the universal message of peace and love through music, over 500 students recently converged here to participate in the 4th International Peace Festival.Students from ... Read more...
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China should break up India into 20-30 states: Chinese strategist
August 10th, 2009 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) In an article likely to raise Indian hackles, a Chinese strategist contends that Beijing should break up India into 20-30 independent states with the help of "friendly ... Read more...
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Unconditional support to government: Lalu
May 18th, 2009 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Outgoing Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Monday said that his party, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), would extend unconditional support to the new United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
Emerging ... Read more...
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Indian National Defence University to get land near Gurgaon
February 19th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) In limbo for nine years, the project of setting up the Indian Nation Defence University (INDU) has got a fresh impetus as the government has zeroed in ... Read more...
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Karzai meets Manmohan Singh, offers condolences for Mumbai attacks
January 12th, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 12 (ANI): Afghanistan''s President Hamid Karzai met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today to offer his condolences for the recent Mumbai terror attacks. Bilateral issues, including cooperation ... Read more...
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Will respond with determination to threats: Chidambaram
December 1st, 2008 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) P. Chidambaram, who took charge of the home ministry Monday after Shivraj Patil quit in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks, assured that the government would respond ... Read more...
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Philippines condemns terrorist attacks in Mumbai
November 27th, 2008 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Nov 27 (DPA) The Philippines Thursday condemned the series of terrorist attacks in India's financial capital of Mumbai that killed 101 people and injured 287."The entire Filipino nation and Filipinos around ... Read more...
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EU condemns Mumbai terror attacks
November 27th, 2008 - 5:39 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Nov 27 (IANS) The European Union has expressed its shock and strongly condemned the terror attacks in Mumbai that killed at least 78 people and injured hundreds. A statement by the ... Read more...
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