UP sees violence over Myanmar-Assam events, curfew in Allahabad (Lead)
August 18th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 17 (IANS) Violent protests were reported Friday from Lucknow, Kanpur and Allahabad cities of Uttar Pradesh where Muslim mobs, protesting the attacks on the community in Assam ... Read more...
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Violent protests in UP against Assam-Myanmar violence
August 17th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 17 (IANS) Violence broke out in the Uttar Pradesh capital city Friday as hundreds of irate Muslims, protesting violence against the community in Assam and Myanmar, took to ... Read more...
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Jailed legislator embarrasses Akhilesh government again
July 11th, 2012 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 11 (IANS) Embarrassments for the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) from its own cadres and legislators show no signs of abating.A few days after its legislator from ... Read more...
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American ‘tastes’ democracy at Akhilesh Darshan
May 2nd, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 2 (IANS) For this 25-something US national, the sweltering heat in the state capital Wednesday was not deterring enough to wait under a harsh sun, 'slug it out' ... Read more...
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Thousands throng Akhilesh’s house at maiden ‘janata darshan’ (Lead)
April 18th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 18 (IANS) Over 12,000 people from across Uttar Pradesh thronged Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's official residence here Wednesday at his maiden 'janata darshan', officials said.Akhilesh was flooded ... Read more...
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Akhilesh’s maiden ‘janata darshan’ is huge draw
April 18th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 18 (IANS) Over 12,000 people from all across Uttar Pradesh thronged Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's official residence here at his maiden 'janata darshan' Wednesday, officials said.Akhilesh was flooded ... Read more...
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All support to UP on central-aided projects: Jairam Ramesh
March 31st, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Saturday assured Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav that no central-aided projects in the state would be left hanging at ... Read more...
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Five stabbed by unidentified assailants in Lucknow
March 31st, 2012 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) Unidentified bike borne assailants early Saturday stabbed five people in the Uttar Pradesh state capital, police said.According to the police, the incidents took place in the ... Read more...
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Akhilesh’s thanksgiving party, with family and party workers
March 25th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 25 (IANS) The sprawling 5, Kalidas Marg residence of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhikesh Yadav opened for his party loyalists Sunday morning as the 38-year-old Samajwadi Party (SP) ... Read more...
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Akhilesh takes over, shunts out Mayawati loyalists (Evening Lead)
March 15th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) Within an hour of taking over as the new Uttar Pradesh chief minister, promising "change in two days", Akhilesh Yadav Thursday overhauled the state bureaucracy ... Read more...
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Akhilesh assumes charge, shunts out Mayawati loyalists
March 15th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) Swinging into action within an hour of taking over as Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav Thursday undertook a major shake-up of the bureaucracy, showing the ... Read more...
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All roads to UP Raj Bhavan barricaded
March 6th, 2012 - 9:40 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 6 (IANS) All roads leading to the residence of Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi, who may take the centre-stage in the event of a hung assembly, have ... Read more...
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Nigeria attracts enterprising Indians despite terror
February 5th, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Accra (Ghana), Feb 5 (IANS) With major Indian interests in Nigeria in the areas of trade and investment, the west African country's huge economic potential continues to be a big ... Read more...
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Nigeria witnesses 11 more killings (Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Abuja, Jan 23 (IANS) Eleven more people have been killed in terror attacks in Nigeria, pushing the toll in this west African nation in the last four days to over ... Read more...
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Nigeria terror: Government to bring home Indian’s body
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) India Monday said it was making all efforts to get the body of an Indian victim in the Mumbai-style terror attack on Nigeria's second largest ... Read more...
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Indian, 161 others die in Mumbai-style Nigeria terror (Third Lead)
January 22nd, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Abuja, Jan 22 (IANS) An Indian was among 162 people killed as heavily armed Islamists carried out a deadly Mumbai-style terror attack in Nigeria's second largest city Kano, media reports ... Read more...
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Indian killed in Nigerian terror attack
January 22nd, 2012 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Abuja, Jan 22 (IANS) An Indian is among over 150 people killed in a terror attack in Nigeria's northern city of Kano.Kevalkumar Kalidas Rajput, 23, was killed, said the Indian ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh BJP removes MP from party post
November 4th, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party unit in Madhya Pradesh removed Raghu Nandan Sharma from the post of state party vice president for terming Chief Minister ... Read more...
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‘Mango Hometown Tour’ in 6 cities of US
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), May 3 (ANI): Mango, the national fruit of India, is making waves in United States of America.Orlando (Florida) headquartered National Mango Board, which says that mangoes 'have become the darling ... Read more...
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Never retired, never stopped dancing, says Birju Maharaj at 75 (Lead, Interview)
February 23rd, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Legendary kathak dancer Birju Maharaj, who is also a musician, choreographer and lyricist, says kathak as a genre is finally receiving the encouragement it should ... Read more...
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Never retired, never stopped dancing, says Birju Maharaj at 74 (Interview)
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Legendary kathak dancer Birju Maharaj, who is also a musician, choreographer and lyricist, says kathak as a genre is finally receiving the encouragement it should ... Read more...
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Bengal pays homage to ‘Language Day’ martyrs
February 21st, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) West Bengal Monday observed "Language Martyrs' Day" paying homage to those who laid down their lives for the cause of the Bengali language in Dhaka in 1952.The day ... Read more...
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Shaheb Chattopadhyay Has Three Films And Still Making Come Back To Small Screen
January 11th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Bengali actor Shaheb Chattopadhyay, who started his career in the small screen, is making his comeback to television with a music based reality show even though his kitty is filled ... Read more...
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Tribute to musician Mallikarjun Mansur on birth centenary
September 22nd, 2010 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar along with other eminent musicians will pay tribute to legendary classical musician Mallikarjun Mansur during a three-day carnival of music Sep 24-26 ... Read more...
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American Centre attack: Supreme Court stays Ansari death sentence (Second Lead)
May 25th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday stayed the death sentence awarded to Aftab Ahmed Ansari alias Aftab Ansari, a co-accused in the January 22, 2002 attack on Kolkata's American ... Read more...
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High Court confirms death for American Center attackers (Lead)
February 5th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Friday upheld the death sentence to Aftab Ansari and Jamiluddin Nasir in the American Center attack case.
A division bench comprising Asim Banerjee and Justice ... Read more...
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Some prominent winners in Maharashtra
October 22nd, 2009 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) Here's a list of important candidates who emerged victorious in the Maharashtra assembly polls as counting progressed Thursday.
Chief Minister Ashok Chavan (Bhokre) led the Congress's victory while ... Read more...
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Mayawati using official residence for political ends: Congress
August 28th, 2009 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 28 (IANS) The Congress party has criticized Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for using her official residence for "political" purposes.
Referring to a two-day meeting of the Bahujan Samaj Party ... Read more...
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Learning Sanskrit will soon be a click away
August 27th, 2009 - 10:12 am ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Lucknow, Aug 27 (IANS) Teachers of Sanskrit are soon going to put online a module of courses that will enable anyone to log on to the internet and learn Sanskrit, ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh minister’s guard found dead with bullet injury
May 20th, 2009 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 20 (IANS) A policeman was found dead Wednesday morning with a bullet injury to his head at the official residence of an Uttar Pradesh minister to whom he was assigned ... Read more...
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Congress headed for surprise comeback in Uttar Pradesh (Lead)
May 16th, 2009 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 16 (IANS) Surprising everyone but its staunchest supporters, the Congress Saturday appeared headed for its biggest comeback in Uttar Pradesh with trends indicating that it would win 22 seats ... Read more...
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Congress springing big surprise in Uttar Pradesh
May 16th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 16 (IANS) Surprising everyone but its staunch supporters, the Congress - powered by some indefatigable campaigning by Rahul Gandhi - appeared headed for its biggest comeback in Uttar Pradesh, ... Read more...
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Mayawati accuses UPA of non-cooperation on development schemes
February 4th, 2009 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 4 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday accused the central government of blocking development schemes for the state."The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is creating obstructions in the ... Read more...
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Jaipur literary fest gets off to exciting start
January 21st, 2009 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) Pledging to promote diverse genres of writing, both foreign and indigenous, the fourth edition of the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival Wednesday kicked off to an exciting session of ... Read more...
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Arrested soldier claims to source heroin from J&K
December 6th, 2008 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 6 (IANS) An Indian Army soldier, arrested for peddling heroin into Goa, has claimed to have sourced narcotics from the army canteen in Jammu and Kashmir.Vasu Gaonkar, a native Goan ... Read more...
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