India has the will to bring change: Desmond Tutu
February 9th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) India has the political will to bring change that can help abolish evils like child marriage, Nobel laureate and South African anti-apartheid icon archbishop Desmond ... Read more...
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Cold continues in Punjab, Haryana
February 9th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 9 (IANS) With night temperatures plummetting across Punjab and Haryana, cold wave conditions Thursday prevailed in the two north Indian states and the Chandigarh union territory.The minimum temperature ... Read more...
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Talking against child marriage, Bihar girls impress The Elders
February 9th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 9 (IANS) Speaking out against child marriage, some youths in Bihar, particularly girls, have impressed The Elders, a visiting group of world leaders led by Nobel laureate Desmond ... Read more...
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Tutu calls for end to child marriages in Bihar
February 8th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 7 (IANS) Nobel laureate and anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa has expressed concern over the high rate of child marriages in Bihar and urged people, ... Read more...
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Bangladesh war movies’ fest to be held in Agartala
February 5th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 5 (IANS) Bangladesh will tell the world about the genocide of its three million people and mass atrocities on 200,000 women and children perpetrated by Pakistani forces during ... Read more...
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Himachal police shed blues, revert to khaki
February 4th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Police will revert to wearing traditional khaki in place of trendy blue uniforms, an official said here Saturday."The police board has unanimously decided to ... Read more...
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Pepsico to procure 80,000 tonnes of potato from Bengal
January 19th, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Panpara (West Bengal), Jan 19 (IANS) PepsiCo India, which has set a target to procure 60,000 tonnes of potato from West Bengal in the current fiscal, plans to raise the ... Read more...
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Internet penetration can help raise GDP: Report
January 19th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) A 10 percent increase in internet penetration in India can increase the gross domestic product (GDP) by 1.08 percent, says a report released Thursday by ... Read more...
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Fish, serpents, birds take off in Gujarat’s kite festival
January 15th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Jan 15 (IANS) Huge colourful fish, serpents, birds and superheroes weaved intricate patterns in the sky as around 300 enthusiasts from the country and abroad took part in Gujarat's ... Read more...
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Emotional Hasina lauds Indian role in 1971 war
January 12th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 12 (IANS) It was an emotional moment for Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here Thursday when she recollected how India, especially Tripura, had helped her country during ... Read more...
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Pakistan pushing drugs into Punjab: Kuldip Nayar
January 12th, 2012 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Columnist Kuldip Nayar Wednesday blamed Pakistan for supplying drugs across the border in Punjab.Talking to IANS after a meeting with election commission officials over the ... Read more...
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Ahead of polls in 5 states, Mumbai police warn of car thefts
January 11th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) Mumbai police have advised Mumbaikars who own big cars or SUVs like Boleros, Scorpios, Taveras and Innovas to be vigilant as they could be stolen for ... Read more...
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India to talk to France, US for nuclear reactors
January 11th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 11 (IANS) India will hold technical discussions with France and the US for sourcing reactors, said a senior Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL) official Wednesday.Speaking to ... Read more...
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Fourth in India, Tripura Police gets president’s honour
January 11th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 11 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari Wednesday conferred the President's Colours on the Tripura Police, the fourth police force in India to receive the honour.Ansari presented President's ... Read more...
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Hasina visits Tripura Wednesday to commemorate history
January 10th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 10 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina makes a historic border crossing here Wednesday with a 100-member delegation to commemorate the northeast Indian state's role in her ... Read more...
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Why all parties covet the BMC?
January 4th, 2012 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) The announcement of civic polls for Feb 16 in Maharashtra virtually heralds the battle for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) - the country's biggest and ... Read more...
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2,700 tribals to take part in sports fest
December 16th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Dec 16 (IANS) More than 2,700 participants from India, Nepal and Bhutan will participate in the VIth National Sports Festival for Tribals starting here December 27.Christened Ekalavya Khelkood-2011, the ... Read more...
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Maryland netted $60 mn deals with India
December 13th, 2011 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) A six-day trade mission to India netted a total of $60 million in new business deals for Maryland and deals worth millions more are in the ... Read more...
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Bangladesh assures firm action against Indian insurgents
December 13th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 12 (IANS) Bangladesh's border guards Monday assured firm action against insurgents from India's northeastern states taking shelter in that country, an Indian officer said.The commitment was made at ... Read more...
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Over two lakh poor women workers to get stoves, lanterns
November 19th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The International Finance Corp (IFC) will provide energy-efficient cooking stoves and solar lanterns to over two lakh women in Rajasthan and Gujarat.
A member of ... Read more...
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Fortis announces two new hospitals in Hyderabad, Agra
November 17th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) Fortis Healthcare (India) Thursday announced the launch of two hospitals in Hyderabad and Agra, thus increasing its India network to 68 hospitals.The hospital in Hyderabad with ... Read more...
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Nobbs’ fears about World Series Hockey unfounded: Baskaran
November 10th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Former India hockey captain Vasudevan Baskaran feels that national chief coach Michael Nobbs' fear about the World Series Hockey (WSH) hampering the team's preparations for ... Read more...
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Indian innovation in education gets noticed in Qatar
November 2nd, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Doha, Nov 2 (IANS) Two unusual and innovative educational projects from India are among a list of "16 pioneers around the world" selected by a new book on the subject ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa’s cup of woes
October 31st, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 31 (IANS) Another dubious distinction piles on former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, arrested in two corruption cases. He will be the first former chief minister of ... Read more...
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Two held with pangolin skin worth Rs.9 mn
October 22nd, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Silchar (Assam), Oct 22 (IANS) Two people were arrested here with 144 kg of pangolin skin worth Rs.87 lakh that was being smuggled to China via Myanmar, custom officials said ... Read more...
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Omar says politicians exploiting Kashmiri youth
October 18th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 18 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday blamed both the mainstream and the separatist politicians for exploiting the local youth for political ends.Addressing the 'Kashmir ... Read more...
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Chill freezes Himachal’s hydropower generation
October 14th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 14 (IANS) The setting in of chill and freezing of glaciers and water bodies in the higher reaches have dipped Himachal Pradesh's hydropower generation, affecting electricity supplies ... Read more...
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Starving hens now an offence in Madhya Pradesh
October 14th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Oct 14 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government Friday banned starvation-forced molting of hens which deprives egg-laying hens of food.Starvation-forced molting is practised in egg production facilities throughout India in ... Read more...
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HIV project saved 100,000 in India from infection: Study
October 11th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 11 (IANS) An estimated 100,000 people in India may have been lucky in escaping HIV infection due to a project that targeted high-risk groups in six states, according ... Read more...
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Thane factory fire toll is four
September 23rd, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Thane, Sep 22 (IANS) Four workers were charred to death and 14 injured Thursday in a major fire which engulfed a cloth factory in Dombivali town in this Maharashtra district.
The ... Read more...
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Indian states’ finance ministers conclude Europe tour
September 17th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Sep 17 (IANS) A delegation of state finance ministers from India concluded a ten-day tour of Europe Friday after studying the implementation of the VAT system in ... Read more...
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Two drug peddlers held in Uttar Pradesh
September 9th, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 8 (IANS) Two drug peddlers working for a Nepal-based racket involved in supplying narcotics to various Indian states have been arrested with cannabis worth around Rs.20 lakh ... Read more...
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Exports to India can be doubled: Bangladesh
September 7th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 7 (IANS) Exports to India can be doubled if "non-tariff barriers are resolved", said a Bangladeshi minister Wednesday, as 46 textile items of the neighbouring country have ... Read more...
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`Manmohan’s trip to be turning point in Delhi-Dhaka ties’
September 5th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 5 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's two-day trip to Bangladesh is a historic visit and has "all the potentials of becoming a major turning point in ... Read more...
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Tripura hopes for solution to river disputes with Bangladesh
September 4th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Sabroom (Tripura), Sep 4 (IANS) Indian villages by the Feni river, which serves as a natural border with Bangladesh in southern Tripura, are desperately hoping that the eight-decade-old dispute ... Read more...
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