Six die as car falls into gorge in Himachal
April 27th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 27 (IANS) Four members of a family were among six people killed Friday when a car they were travelling in rolled down into a gorge near Dhami, about ... Read more...
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Airport Metro opens postal service counter
April 26th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The swanky high-speed Airport Metro has opened a counter at its New Delhi station to offer postal services, an official said Thursday."The commuters of ... Read more...
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Second swine flu death reported in Himachal
April 25th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 25 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has reported its second death this year due to swine flu, a health official said Wednesday.A 66-year-old woman from Shimla district died Monday evening ... Read more...
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Comic book to tell story of India’s Birdman Salim Ali
April 24th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) The life and times of India's legendary Birdman, the late Salim Ali, have been immortalised in a comic book to be released here Thursday.Amar Chitra Katha ... Read more...
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1984 riots: CBI blames Sajjan Kumar for inciting mob
April 23rd, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday told a Delhi court hearing a case against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots ... Read more...
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Police, paramilitary athletes fall into dope trap
April 22nd, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Six athletes from paramilitary and police forces have tested positive ahead of the 2012 London Olympics and face a ban for one to two years. ... Read more...
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Finn man commits suicide in Delhi
April 15th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) A 27-year-old mentally unstable Finn committed suicide Sunday by jumping off the sixth floor of a car parking facility at the Indira Gandhi International Airport ... Read more...
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Operations at IGI airport normal after aerobridge operators’ strike (Lead)
April 13th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Operations at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here, hit after a late Thursday night strike by a section of contracted aerobridge operators, returned to ... Read more...
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Operations at IGI airport normal after aerobridge operators’ strike
April 13th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Operations at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here, hit after a late Thursday night strike by a section of contracted aerobridge operators, returned to ... Read more...
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Police recorded 1984 witnesses’ statements in unfair manner: CBI
April 9th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday told a Delhi court hearing a case against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots ... Read more...
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Yuvraj returns home after winning battle against cancer (Roundup)
April 9th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) India's star batsman Yuvraj Singh returned home Monday to a rousing reception after his successful treatment for a rare germ cell cancer in the ... Read more...
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IGNOU launches courses in water conservation
April 9th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has started its admission process for two special courses in water harvesting, a statement said Monday.
Admissions are ... Read more...
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Yuvi returns in blaze of flashlights - and good wishes
April 9th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The doors stayed closed as the anticipation mounted. In what was the equivalent of curtains rising on a grand theatrical performance, camera crews waited expectantly ... Read more...
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Fit again Yuvraj back home after battling cancer (Lead)
April 9th, 2012 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) India's star batsman Yuvraj Singh returned home Monday morning amid much fanfare after undergoing treatment for rare germ cell cancer in the United States.Yuvraj ... Read more...
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Yuvraj back home after three months
April 9th, 2012 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) India's star batsman Yuvraj Singh returned home Monday morning after undergoing treatment for rare germ cell cancer in the United States.Yuvraj returned home along ... Read more...
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Pakistan President Zardari arrives in India with large delegation
April 8th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived Sunday morning in the Indian capital on a six-hour visit that has raised a lot of expectations in ... Read more...
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Rahul, Bilawal have much to share
April 7th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi and Bilawal Zardari Bhutto, two scions whose respective pasts have uncanny similarities, are expected to talk at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's lunch ... Read more...
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First swine flu death in Himachal
April 7th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 7 (IANS) A 55-year-old woman, who tested positive for swine flu, died in Shimla Saturday, the first death in Himachal Pradesh this year, a health official said."The victim, ... Read more...
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Indo-Bangla celebrations to mark Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary
April 7th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 7 (IANS) As a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore, artists of India and Bangladesh have begun jointly performing various cultural shows, including drama, on the themes penned by ... Read more...
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2,000 new cancer cases in Himachal in last one year
April 5th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 5 (IANS) More than 2,000 new cases of cancer have been reported in Himachal Pradesh in the past one year, Health Minister Rajeev Bindal said here Thursday."As many ... Read more...
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Swine flu reported in Himachal
April 5th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 4 (IANS) A 55-year-old woman tested positive for swine flu in Shimla Wednesday, the first case in Himachal Pradesh this year, a health official said here."The victim, a ... Read more...
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BHEL starts supplying super critical boilers
April 4th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 4 (IANS) Power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) is expecting more orders for its super critical boilers and thereby save on its royalty outgo to technology ... Read more...
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Former governor Govind Narain passes away
April 4th, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Govind Narain, one of the last surviving Indian Civil Service (ICS) officers, who was the home secretary during the 1971 Bangladesh war, passed away Tuesday ... Read more...
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India thanks Bangladesh for honouring 1971 heroes
April 4th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) India and thanked Dhaka for its decision to honour Indian nationals and groups for their role in the 1971 war that led to the ... Read more...
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Three Libyans beat up two Afghans in Gurgaon
April 4th, 2012 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 3 (IANS) Three anti-Gaddafi rebels from Libya thrashed two Afghans outside Sahara Mall here in a drunken brawl early Tuesday. All the five people were arrested and later ... Read more...
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‘Sajjan’s acquittal in other riot cases due to no witnesses’
April 3rd, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday told a Delhi court hearing a case against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots ... Read more...
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Court observes two-minute silence for 1984 riots victims
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) A court here hearing a case against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots Monday observed two-minutes silence in memory of ... Read more...
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Gurgaon-Chandigarh Volvo buses a hit
April 2nd, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 2 (IANS) The luxury Volvo buses launched Monday between Gurgaon in Haryana and Chandigarh via Delhi are already a hit.The first batch of the Haryana Roadways service was ... Read more...
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N.K.P. Salve, ex-minister and former BCCI chief, dead (Second Lead)
April 1st, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) N.K.P. Salve, a former union minister and Congress veteran who worked with Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi and headed the Indian cricket board, died here ... Read more...
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Police kept eyes closed during 1984 riots, CBI tells court
March 31st, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The CBI Saturday told a Delhi court hearing a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar that police kept their ... Read more...
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CBI seizes antique sculpture
March 29th, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The CBI has arrested a man from Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in connection with smuggling of an antique Shiva-Parvati sandstone sculpture outside the country, ... Read more...
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IGNOU offers online courses on sustainable science
March 29th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has started its admission process for three online courses on sustainable sciences, a statement said Thursday.
Admissions are ... Read more...
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Commuters fume over traffic curbs for BRICS summit
March 28th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Hundreds of commuters in the national capital were left stranded for hours on the roads as traffic restrictions were imposed Wednesday, a day before ... Read more...
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Chidambaram inaugurates 60th Police Games
March 26th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The 60th All India Police Games (AIPG) began at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Monday with union Home Minister P. Chidambaram inaugurating the five-day ... Read more...
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CISF to host 60th All India Police Games
March 24th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will host the five-day 60th All India Police Games (AIPG) here in the capital.The championship, organised under the ... Read more...
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