Toxic fume kills woman in Thane
September 1st, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), Sep 1 (IANS) A 75-year-old woman suffocated to death and a man fell sick after inhaling toxic fumes that leaked out of a chemical tank near here Saturday, ... Read more...
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After village court allows live-in, woman, stepson forced to leave village
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 23 (IANS) A 22-year-old woman and her stepson of the same age, who were allowed by a village court to live as a couple, have left their home ... Read more...
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Pranab celebrates with ’sandesh’, ‘laddoos’
July 22nd, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) 'Motichoor laddoos', 'malai kulhars' and the evergreen 'sandesh'....sweets were being distrubuted galore Sunday after Pranab Mukherjee was elected president of India.The supporters had begun ... Read more...
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Khanna elected AITA president
June 16th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 16 (IANS) Anil Khanna was unanimously elected president of the All India Tennis Association at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) here Saturday while Bharat Oza became ... Read more...
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UP’s food scam: CBI raids 12 places in Lucknow
April 21st, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 21 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided as many as twelve places in Lucknow Saturday in connection with the multi-million-rupee foodgrain scam which took place during ... Read more...
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Company manager shot dead in Meerut
April 12th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut, April 12 (IANS) Three unidentified criminals shot dead a manager of a cable company here Thursday, police said.One shopkeeper was also critically injured when he tried to rescue ... Read more...
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AIADMK wins Sankarankoil by-poll (Second Lead)
March 21st, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 21 (IANS) V. Muthuselvi of the ruling AIADMK was Wednesday elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly from Sankarankoil constituency, defeating her DMK rival by over 68,000 votes in ... Read more...
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AIADMK wins Sankarankoil by-election (Lead)
March 21st, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 21 (IANS) V. Muthuselvi of the ruling AIADMK was Wednesday elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly from Sankarankoil constituency, defeating her DMK rival by over 68,000 votes.Muthuselvi bagged ... Read more...
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AIADMK leading in Sankarankoil bypoll
March 21st, 2012 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 21 (IANS) V. Muthuselvi of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK was Wednesday way ahead of his nearest DMK rival in the Sankarankoil assembly constituency by-election with an impressive lead ... Read more...
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Around 75 percent voting in Tamil Nadu assembly by-poll (Second Lead)
March 18th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 18 (IANS) Voting for the by-poll in Sankarankoil assembly constituency of Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district came to an end Sunday with around 75 percent of the voters ... Read more...
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Brisk polling in Tamil Nadu bypoll (Lead)
March 18th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 18 (IANS) Brisk voting was witnessed in the bypoll to the Sankarankoil assembly constituency of Tamil Nadu Sunday.Voting began at 8 a.m. in 242 polling booths in ... Read more...
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Polling begins for Tamil Nadu assembly by-poll
March 18th, 2012 - 10:02 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 18 (IANS) Voting for the by-poll in Sankarankoil assembly constituency of Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district began amid tight security at 8 a.m. Sunday.Thirteen candidates, including six independents, ... Read more...
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Stage set for Tamil Nadu assembly by-poll Sunday
March 17th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 17 (IANS) The stage is set for Sunday's by-poll in the Sankarankoil assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district.Thirteen candidates, including six independents, are in the fray ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa deputes two MPs to attend Badal’s swearing-in
March 10th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 10 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa has deputed two of her party MPs to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Punjab Chief Minister ... Read more...
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13 in fray in Sankarankoil by-poll
March 4th, 2012 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 3 (IANS) Thirteen candidates, including six independents, are in the fray in the Sankarankoil by-poll to be held March 18, the Election Commission said Saturday."Out of the ... Read more...
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All arrangements for peaceful Sankarankoil by-poll: Poll panel
February 18th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 18 (IANS) All necessary steps will be taken to hold a peaceful by-poll to the Sankarankoil assembly constituency March 18, poll officials said Saturday.Speaking to reporters here, chief ... Read more...
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Three arrested for raping, murdering minor
January 17th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Three labourers have been arrested for allegedly raping and murdering a four-year-old girl here, police said Tuesday.The victim was allegedly raped in Kirti Nagar in ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party workers create ruckus at Rahul’s programme
November 26th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 26 (IANS) A brief clash took place between Congress party workers and Samajwadi Party activists when they tried to breach the security cordon of Congress general secretary ... Read more...
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When Indira’s birth drew long faces! (Excerpts from the book ‘24 Akbar Road’)
November 18th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
When Indira was born on Nov 19, 1917, the Scottish doctor who was attending to Kamla Nehru announced to Jawaharlal Nehru: "It is a bonny lassie, Sir!"The womenfolk around Jawaharlal's ... Read more...
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P.C. Alexander, former Indira Gandhi aide, is dead (Third Lead)
August 10th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 10 (IANS) P.C. Alexander, the powerful former principal secretary to prime minister Indira Gandhi who also served Rajiv Gandhi briefly, died at a hospital here Wednesday morning, his ... Read more...
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Youth shot dead near new house
May 31st, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) A 22-year-old youth was found murdered Monday morning, a few metres away from his newly-constructed house in east Delhi, police said.Rajesh used to live with ... Read more...
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Colaco game for beating UAE in World Cup qualifiers
May 20th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) India's interim football coach Armando Colaco has a tough task at hand as the national team faces the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first ... Read more...
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Dandi March II in US against corruption in India (With Images)
March 28th, 2011 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 28 (IANS) A 240-mile walk in the US against corruption in India organised by a group of NRIs inspired by the historic Dandi March led by Mahatma ... Read more...
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India, Philippines sign culture agreement
March 15th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) India and the Philippines Tuesday signed an agreement for cultural exchange.The deal for a programme of cultural exchange for 2011-13 was signed by India's Culture ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh’s prime farm lands caught in ‘power’ grab
March 2nd, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 2 (IANS) India may soon lose about 40,000 acres of prime double-crop agriculture land to dozens of upcoming power projects in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district, farmers and activists ... Read more...
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Jaipur film fest to focus on French cinema
December 28th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The upcoming third edition of the Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF), to be held Jan 27-30, will focus on French cinema and screen 140 films from across ... Read more...
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Dish TV to increase channel capacity
December 28th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Direct-to-home (DTH) service provider Dish TV Tuesday said it had signed a deal for additional transponders to enable it to increase its total transmission capacity and increase the ... Read more...
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Jharkhand police officer resigns over government apathy
December 12th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by ANI
By NeelmaniPalamu (Jharkhand), Dec.12 (ANI): An Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Jharkhand resigned on Sunday as the government failed to fix his salary.Interacting with mediapersons here, Ronald Jawahar Hansda said the ... Read more...
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India, EU sign cultural pact
December 10th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
Brussels, Dec 10 (IANS) India and the European Union Friday signed a pact to broaden cultural exchanges and promotion of knowledge between the two sides.The accord, which will "further promote ... Read more...
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UP Food Scam: Onus of distributing food grains lies with State Govts.: Pawar
December 7th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 7 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said the responsibility of distributing foodgrains lay with state governments, adding that it is upto the courts to decide what ... Read more...
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Mulayam slams Mayawati Govt. over UP food scam
December 7th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Dec 7 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday criticized the Mayawati Government in the state for not keeping a track of developments ... Read more...
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Uthamaputhiran Faces Coimbatore Protests
November 11th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): 'Uthamaputhiran', the film which was having a spectacular run at the box office seems to have run into a spate of trouble lately. The film starring the young ... Read more...
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Obamas’ will head to Delhi’s highly secured Humayun’s Tomb directly from airport
November 7th, 2010 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.7 (ANI): US President Barack Obama and his wife and US First Lady Michelle Obama will head directly to the renovated tomb of the second Mughal Emperor Humayun soon ... Read more...
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Ministers enjoy that freshness on canvas
October 29th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct. 29 (ANI/Times News Network): Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh found it "reflective" and "deeply inward looking", junior Oil minister Jitin Prasada was impressed by the "riot of colours" even though ... Read more...
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Myna, Va Quarter Cutting & Uthama Puthiran To Release On Diwali
October 22nd, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Kamal Haasan’s 'Manmadhan Ambu' and Vijay’s 'Kaavalan' backing off from the Diwali release race, the medium and low budget movies are on its way of ... Read more...
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