Mamata blames centre for delay on Gorkha autonomy (Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Feb 11 (IANS) With the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) threatening to revive its movement for a separate state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday chose to blame ... Read more...
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Amazon to launch a retail store
February 7th, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, is planning to open a retail store in America's Seattle city as a pilot test to see if a chain ... Read more...
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2G auction should be among 2008 licencees: Uninor (Second Lead, superseding earlier story)
February 6th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Telecom firm Uninor, that lost all its 22 licences following the Supreme Court's verdict last week, Monday proposed that only those players who got licences ... Read more...
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2G re-auction should be among 2008 licencees: Uninor (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Telecom firm Uninor, that lost all its 22 licences following the Supreme Court's verdict last week, Monday proposed that only those players who got licences ... Read more...
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Will clarify to Sahara over IPL rules: BCCI (Lead)
February 4th, 2012 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Bangalore, Feb 4 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said it won't bend any rules for Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises but will address the issues ... Read more...
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Telenor won’t quit India, Norway monitoring situation
February 3rd, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Norwegian firm Telenor Friday junked reports that it would quit India following revocation of its telecom licences by the Supreme Court and said its joint ... Read more...
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‘Discourage glamorisation of smoking’
February 2nd, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) If you stare hard enough at the screen during Katrina Kaif's item song in "Agneepath", you will see a statutory warning flashed at the bottom ... Read more...
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I’m trying to create new ‘Dabangg’: Arbaaz
January 28th, 2012 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Arbaaz Khan, whose debut production "Dabangg" rocked the box office in 2010, says he is attempting to make its sequel diametrically different from the ... Read more...
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Elect those who assure Uttarakhand-like Lokayukta: Hazare (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Anna Hazare Thursday appealed to people in the election-bound states to vote for candiates who promised they would, if elected, support the enactment of ... Read more...
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Russia should focus on inflation : IMF
January 26th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia should orient its monetary policy more strongly toward fighting consumer price inflation, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday."Russia's monetary policy needs to be ... Read more...
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I never wanted to be famous: Beckham
January 26th, 2012 - 7:33 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 26 (IANS) Soccer ace David Beckham, who is married to former Spice Girls singer Victoria, says he was only interested in playing soccer when he was young ... Read more...
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‘BCCI will prepare fair wickets’
January 24th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan has said that sporting wickets and not rank turners would be prepared for ... Read more...
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Chinese company pulls out Steve Jobs dolls from market
January 17th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 17 (IANS) A Chinese company that produced a doll of technology mogul and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is reportedly pulling the figure from markets following pressure from Apple ... Read more...
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Congress seeking friends, not votes in Uttar Pradesh: Jaitley
January 15th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 15 (IANS) A discordant relationship with Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress is forcing the Congress to hunt for "friends, instead of votes" in next month's assembly polls in ... Read more...
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Pato likely to stay with AC Milan
January 13th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 13 (IANS) AC Milan's Brazilian forward Pato has rejected reports of his move to French football club Paris St Germain.Earlier, sources at PSG claimed that they had ... Read more...
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Venus pulls out of Australian Open
January 10th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) Venus Williams, the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, has withdrawn from the Australian Open.The US star announced Monday she was still struggling to return from ... Read more...
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Rally in Moscow for fair presidential vote
January 9th, 2012 - 3:09 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Around 100 people gathered in Moscow Sunday to call for fair presidential elections in March.The protesters turned out at the "Fed-up" rally in central Bolotnaya ... Read more...
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Dia Mirza fined for undeclared goods by customs
January 7th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Bollywood actress Dia Mirza was Saturday fined by customs for carrying undeclared luxury goods like cosmetics and expensive purses when she returned to Mumbai from ... Read more...
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Mother drowns baby in Norway as boyfriend watches on Skype
January 6th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 6 (IANS) A Norwegian woman, separated from her Pakistani husband, drowned her one-year-old baby in a bucket while her boyfriend watched it live on Skype, a media report ... Read more...
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Sugar Bowl preview: Wolverines want to make a comeback
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Orleans, Jan 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Wolverines are confident that they can come out strongly in the Sugar Bowl this time around. The team led by Coach Rich Rodriguez failed ... Read more...
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Government had no intention to pass Lokpal bill: Team Anna (Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Accusing the government of having no intention to pass the Lokpal bill, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal Friday said all the disturbances in the ... Read more...
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Government had no intention to pass Lokpal bill: Kejriwal
December 30th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Accusing the government with having no intention to pass the Lokpal bill, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal Friday said all the disturbances in the Rajya ... Read more...
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BJP wanted to keep Lokpal bill in limbo: Narayanasamy
December 30th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not want to pass the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha and wanted to keep it in limbo, ... Read more...
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Pakistan army chief, spy master will stay on: Gilani
December 27th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and the country's spy head General Shuja Pasha are not being removed, said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani ... Read more...
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Government does not want strong Lokpal, says BJP
December 26th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) A day before parliament debates the Lokpal bill, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday accused the ruling Congress of not wanting a strong anti-graft ... Read more...
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Government’s intentions on Lokpal dishonest: Hazare (Lead)
December 21st, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Ralegan Sidhi (Maharashtra), Dec 20 (IANS) Anna Hazare Tuesday accused the government of being "dishonest" on the Lokpal bill, saying its intentions were not clear and declared he would ... Read more...
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Court moved to lift ban on Jamia Millia students’ union poll (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) A former student of Jamia Millia Islamia Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of a 2006 decision of the central university to ban ... Read more...
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Government’s intentions on Lokpal dishonest: Hazare
December 20th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan Sidhi (Maharashtra), Dec 20 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare Tuesday accused the government of being "dishonest" on the Lokpal bill, saying its intentions were not clear and declared ... Read more...
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Five Maoists get life term in Madhya Pradesh (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 20 (IANS) A Madhya Pradesh court Tuesday sentenced five Maoists, including a woman, to life term for waging war against the state. The rebels were arrested during a ... Read more...
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Chinese police encourage fugitives to surrender online
December 20th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 20 (IANS) Police in China are encouraging fugitive suspects to surrender themselves online on police website as an alternative to going directly to a police station for the ... Read more...
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Winter session may be extended for Lokpal bill
December 19th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The government may extend the ongoing winter session of parliament by three days from Dec 27 in a bid to ensure that the crucial ... Read more...
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Only parliament can pass Lokpal bill: Advani (Second Lead)
December 18th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Dec 18 (IANS) Only parliament can pass the Lokpal bill, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said Sunday.The BJP leader said the party was committed to ... Read more...
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Only parliament can pass Lokpal bill: Advani (Lead)
December 18th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Dec 18 (IANS) Only parliament can pass the Lokpal bill, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said Sunday that ultimately ."We definitely need a strong and ... Read more...
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Nobody but parliament will pass Lokpal bill: Advani
December 18th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Dec 18 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Sunday said that ultimately it would be parliament which would pass the Lokpal bill.
"We definitely need ... Read more...
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Chidambaram retracts Mullaperiyar comment
December 18th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 18 (IANS) Facing flak from parties in Kerala, Union home Minister P. Chidambaram Sunday said he "takes back" his remark on the fears about the Mullaperiyar dam's ... Read more...
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