Panel to give guidelines on prepaid connections
April 27th, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday directed a five-member committee be set up to recommend guidelines for verifications of those applying for prepaid mobile connections.The apex ... Read more...
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Mendes glows with meat-free diet
April 27th, 2012 - 9:31 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 27 (IANS) Actress Eva Mendes says the secret to her flawless skin is her meat-free diet. She only eats fish to keep her skin healthy.She also drinks ... Read more...
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Man convicted for beheading Ranchi woman
April 26th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 26 (IANS) A Ranchi court Thursday convicted a man for beheading a woman inside a college campus here last April. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced April ... Read more...
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Myanmar to buy electricity from China
April 26th, 2012 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, April 26 (IANS) Myanmar will buy back 100 megawatts of electricity from China, a major investor in the country's hydro-power projects and receives bulk of the power generated from ... Read more...
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Bomb found in Pakistan train
April 25th, 2012 - 9:37 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 25 (IANS) A powerful bomb was found Tuesday night in a bag on a Peshawar-bound passenger train in eastern Pakistan.Experts defused the bomb at the Attock railway station ... Read more...
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Internet made me famous: Kim Kardashian
April 25th, 2012 - 8:18 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 25 (IANS) Socialite Kim Kardashian feels that she wouldn't be famous without the internet as social networking sites allow her to interact with her fans."I think ... Read more...
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Norwegian hydropower firms express interest in India
April 21st, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Norwegian hydroelectricity technology providers showed considerable interest in the Indian hydropower sector with around 80 experts from 35 Norwegian companies participating in the Hydropower India ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct Chhattisgarh collector, kill two guards (Second Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 21 (IANS) Maoist rebels Saturday abducted the Sukma district collector in Chhattisgarh and shot dead his two guards who tried to resist them, police said.Alex Paul Menon, 32, ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct Chhattisgarh collector (Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 21 (IANS) The Maoists Saturday abducted the Sukma district collector in Chhattisgarh, police said.Alex Paul Menon, an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 2006 batch, was abducted by ... Read more...
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Paes-Stepanek crash out of Monaco Masters
April 21st, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Monaco, April 21 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek bowed out of the ATP Monaco Masters after a straight-sets loss to top seeds Bryan brothers of ... Read more...
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Alert employees save 64 newborns in Assam hospital
April 21st, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 21 (IANS) Timely intervention by intensive care unit employees saved 64 young lives from choking to death at a hospital here Saturday.A major tragedy was averted at the ... Read more...
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Anjana Sukhani in ‘Kamal Dhamaal Malamaal’ item song
April 21st, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Actress Anjana Sukhani, last seen in the 2010 movie "Allah Ke Banday", will join the bandwagon of Bollywood beauties grooving to item numbers. She will shake ... Read more...
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Agni-V reflects political will of UPA: Congress
April 20th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The successful launch of Agni-V reflects the technical prowess of India and the government's will to expand its strategic parameter, Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari told ... Read more...
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Stoppage-time header from gives Fluminense victory
April 19th, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 19 (IANS) A stoppage-time header from Rafael Moura earned Fluminense a dramatic 2-1 Copa Libertadores victory over Argentina's Arsenal in Buenos Aires.Carlinhos scored the opener ... Read more...
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Prateik visits Varanasi with grandmom
April 18th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Actor Prateik took time off from his busy schedule in Varanasi to fulfil his maternal grandmother Vidyatai Patil's wish to visit sites in the temple ... Read more...
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Cloudy day in Delhi, rain likely
April 18th, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The capital woke up to a cloudy Wednesday with the minimum temperature settling at 22.6 degrees Celsius, one notch above the average for the season. ... Read more...
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Hot, sunny day in Delhi (Lead)
April 17th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Despite below average temperatures, it was a hot and sunny day in the capital Tuesday with the maximum temperature recorded at 34.1 degrees Celsius. The ... Read more...
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Pleasant day in store for Delhi
April 17th, 2012 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The met department forecast a pleasant and cloudy day for the national capital Tuesday with early morning showers cooling the city. The minimum temperature settled ... Read more...
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Delhi civic polls: BJP leading in early trends (Lead)
April 17th, 2012 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was ahead of the Congress in early trends as counting began Tuesday morning for elections to the recently trifurcated ... Read more...
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Katy Perry has suitcase full of wigs
April 15th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 15 (IANS) Singer Katy Perry reportedly has a suitcase full of different-coloured blue wigs after she damaged her real locks with constant colouring."Katy's own hair began to ... Read more...
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Watson turns glamorous for new role
April 15th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 15 (IANS) Actress Emma Watson is set to shed her girl-next-door image as she turns glamorous for her role in new movie "The Bling Ring".Watson has ... Read more...
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Eight years later, illicit liquor vanishes in thin air
April 14th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Eight years of trial ended in the acquittal of a woman, accused of smuggling illicit liquor, when police in a court here presented an empty ... Read more...
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UN launches anti-human trafficking drive in Portugal
April 14th, 2012 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
Lisbon, April 14 (IANS) A United Nations' public awareness campaign against human trafficking has been launched in Portugal.Organised by the UN Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), the drive was ... Read more...
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Britain makes it tough for Pakistani students
April 13th, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 13 (IANS) Britain has decided to make it tough for Pakistani students to step on the English soil, following a pilot scheme finding as many as four in ... Read more...
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Cloudy day in Delhi, rains expected
April 13th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) A pleasant morning greeted the capital Friday with the minimum temperature settling at 23.3 degrees Celsius, two degrees above average for this time of the ... Read more...
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Tikku murder accused escapes police custody
April 11th, 2012 - 2:00 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) In a major embarrassment, an accused in the Arun Tikku murder case, Vijay Palande Tuesday night escaped from police custody hours after he was arrested by ... Read more...
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Telecom policy may be announced in May: Sibal
April 10th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) The government will roll out its IT and electronics manufacturing policy soon and hopes to announce the telecom policy in May, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal said ... Read more...
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27 dead in Haiti truck crash
April 9th, 2012 - 4:42 am ICT by IANS
Santo Domingo, April 9 (IANS) At least 27 people have died in Haiti when a truck overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle.The accident took place near the ... Read more...
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Four persons nabbed, bomb recovered on ULFA raising day
April 7th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 7 (IANS) Security forces in Assam arrested four persons and recovered a crude bomb Saturday on the anniversary of the raising day of the banned United Liberation Front ... Read more...
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Israeli embassy car blast: Kazmi’s custody extended
April 7th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday extended till April 21 the judicial custody of journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, arrested for his alleged involvement in the Feb ... Read more...
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School girl killed in Delhi accident
April 7th, 2012 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) An 11-year-old school girl died while three others were injured here Saturday morning after their motorcycle was hit by a tractor pulling a water tanker, ... Read more...
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Man steals to spend 400,000 pounds on prostitutes, jailed
April 7th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
London, April 6 (IANS) An elderly Briton who spent over 400,000 pounds (about $635,000) on prostitutes has been jailed as he resorted to stealing to support his sex-addiction.Deryck Green, 66, ... Read more...
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Britain fears issuing passports to terror suspects
April 6th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 6 (IANS) Britain could find itself compelled to issue passports to suspected foreigners unless secret court hearings were allowed, a media report said Friday.Home Secretary Theresa May and ... Read more...
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Dannii Minogue miserable after split
April 5th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, April 5 (IANS) Singer Dannii Minogue has been spotted looking lonely and miserable following her split from rugby player Kris Smith.The singer-turned-fashion designer, who confirmed the end of their ... Read more...
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Landlord shoots at wife, son of MCD poll nominee
April 5th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The wife and son of an independent candidate contesting the April 15 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections were shot at and injured here Wednesday ... Read more...
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