No premiere for ‘SOTY’, thanks to extensive promotional activities
September 5th, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 5 (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar reveals that he wanted to hold a grand premiere for "Student of The Year" but promotional commitments prevent him from doing so."Student ... Read more...
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Nehru Place to get second Metro station
September 2nd, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Nehru Place, a commercial hub and computer hardware market here, will get its second Metro station in 2016 as part of Delhi Metro's phase-III, an ... Read more...
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‘Made in Pakistan Expo’ in Mumbai
August 30th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) An exhibition displaying Pakistan's finest textiles, marble, herbs and medicines, plastics and variety of dry fruits products -- Made in Pakistan Expo 2012 -- is being ... Read more...
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Three killed in Maharashtra highway landslide
June 20th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Amravati, June 20 (IANS) Three labourers from Orissa and Chhattisgarh were killed in a landslide on the Amravati-Mumbai national highway near Badnera in this district Wednesday evening, highway police said.The ... Read more...
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Selectors to decide captaincy: Gambhir
June 8th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) After having thrown his hat in the ring, opening batsman Gautam Gambhir Friday refused to be drawn into the debate over India's Test captaincy ... Read more...
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Court exempts Sheila Kaul from personal appearance
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday exempted 98-year-old former union minister Sheila Kaul from personal appearance in a corruption case.Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special ... Read more...
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Government gets court notice on demand for bridge
March 7th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi government on a plea seeking construction of a pedestrian bridge over the busy Lala Lajpat ... Read more...
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Framing of charges against Sheila Kaul deferred
February 28th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi Feb 28 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court deferred to March 27 its hearing on framing of charges against former union urban development minister Sheila ... Read more...
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Essar GM gets bail in Maoists ‘payment’ case
January 5th, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 4 (IANS) A court in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district Wednesday granted bail to an Essar general manager who was arrested in September last year on charges of paying 'protection ... Read more...
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Essar channelised money to Maoists: Chhattisgarh
December 16th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 16 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government admitted Friday that Essar Group had handed over Rs.15 lakh to a local contractor in the state to pass on to Maoist ... Read more...
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Kerala’s fish varieties to get Malayalam names
September 25th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 25 (IANS) The 250-odd types of freshwater fish found in Kerala will soon get Malayalam names.Scientists, naturalists and local fishermen in Kerala will come together Sep 30 for ... Read more...
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Essar officials questioned over payment to Maoists
September 20th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 20 (IANS) Senior officials here of the Essar Group have been questioned and others based outside Chhattisgarh will also be interrogated for allegedly paying 'protection money' to Maoists, ... Read more...
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Rajaysh Tondon too heavy for Hrithik Roshan? (Film Snippets)
August 27th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) Actor Rajaysh Tondon, who recently shot with Hrithik Roshan for the film "Agneepath", was very impressed with the Bollywood star because he carried Rajaysh for 20 ... Read more...
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Greater Noida authority, farmers told to settle land row (Lead)
July 26th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 26 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court Tuesday referred the Noida extension land acquisition issue to a larger bench and gave the Uttar Pradesh government and the agitating farmers ... Read more...
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Greater Noida authority, farmers told to settle land issue
July 26th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 26 (IANS) While referring the Noida extension land acquisition issue to a larger bench, the Allahabad High Court Tuesday gave the Uttar Pradesh government and the agitating farmers ... Read more...
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Swedish survivor of train accident flown to New Delhi
July 13th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 13 (IANS) A Swede who was badly injured in Sunday's train accident in Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh, which left 69 people dead and 249 others injured, was ... Read more...
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Young female Malaysian grads ’selling bodies for making easy bucks’
February 7th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 7 (ANI): Young female Malaysian graduates are resorting to more lucrative 'jobs' than the ones their qualifications can get them--they are willing to sell their bodies and offer ... Read more...
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Adarsh scam: Maharashtra Govt. asks two bureaucrats to resign
December 28th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Dec 28 (ANI): The Maharashtra Government has sought resignations of two bureaucrats for their alleged role in the controversial Adarsh Housing Society scam.According to reports, State Information Commissioner Ramanand Tiwari and ... Read more...
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Gautam Ghose’s next film an English-Hindi bilingual
December 21st, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IANS) Still riding high on the success of his "Moner Manush", Bengali filmmaker Gautam Ghose Tuesday said his next venture would be a bilingual in English and Hindi about ... Read more...
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President Patil condoles passing away of veteran freedom fighter Satyawati
October 27th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.27 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday condoled the passing away of veteran freedom fighter Satyawati.The mother of late Vice-President Krishan Kant, Satyavati, was the oldest freedom fighter ... Read more...
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Patil, Ansari condole freedom fighter’s death
October 27th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil and Vice-President M. Hamid Ansari Wednesday mourned the death of freedom fighter Satyavati, noting that with her death the nation has lost an ... Read more...
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Rashtrawadi Shiv Sena demands construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya
October 25th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.25 (ANI): Rashtrawadi Shiv Sena, a radical Hindu group, staged a demonstration here, demanding that the government pave the way to construct a temple in Ayodhya following the Allahabad High ... Read more...
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Railways begin Kolkata Metro derailment probe
October 21st, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IANS) A four-member team of the Indian Railways Thursday began enquiring into Kolkata Metro's first ever derailment, where two coaches of a Kavi Subhas-bound train derailed Oct 20, officials ... Read more...
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Ali Sena activists protest against Ayodhya verdict in New Delhi
October 17th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.17 (ANI): Hundreds of Ali Sena activists, a Muslim forum, staged a mass demonstration on Sunday, protesting against the recent decision by of the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court ... Read more...
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Three key parties in Babri mosque title suit meet to discuss solution
October 9th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
By Amit KumarAyodhya, Oct.9 (ANI): The three key parties in the Babri mosque title suit came together to find an amicable solution to the issue.The Ram Janmbhoomi Nyas (Trust), Mohammad Hashim Ansari ... Read more...
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People across Uttar Pradesh cautiously welcome mosque verdict
October 1st, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
By Padmanabhan SubramanianAyodhya/Lucknow, Oct 1 (ANI): People across Uttar Pradesh have cautiously welcomed the 2-1 verdict on the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid title case.A three-judge bench of the Allahabad High Court ruled Thursday ... Read more...
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Two Dalit girls gangraped near Delhi
September 29th, 2010 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Sep 29 (IANS) In two separate cases, two Dalit girls were allegedly gangraped in Greater Noida and neighbouring Bulandshahr town, police said Wednesday.In the first incident, four Muslim men abducted ... Read more...
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New insight into Indian origin woman Neelma Singh’s murder in Brisbane
September 21st, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, Sept 21 (ANI): The probe into the death of an Indian origin woman, Neelma Singh and her siblings has taken a new turn after the Brisbane Magistrates Court heard that an ... Read more...
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Mexican massacre policemen go missing
August 28th, 2010 - 6:37 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 28 (DPA) The aftermath of the migrant massacre in northern Mexico continued to unfold Friday as two police officials went missing and the family of the sole survivor received ... Read more...
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Musharraf in Dubai to meet ‘old friends’ to garner support for political ambition
July 5th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 5 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has flown to Dubai from London to hold talks with his 'old political friends' viewing a possibility of mid-term polls in ... Read more...
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30 fall ill after wedding dinner in Madhya Pradesh
May 6th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 6 (IANS) At least 30 people, including 19 women and four children, fell sick after eating 'paan' (betel leaf) at a wedding party in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsor district, police said ... Read more...
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High court allows Mayawati government to chop over 200 trees
February 27th, 2010 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 26 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has allowed the Uttar Pradesh government to chop down 213 trees to make way for a boundary wall around ... Read more...
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Musharraf asks close aides to assemble in Abu Dhabi to discuss future course of action
January 17th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan.17 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has summoned his close aides to Abu Dhabi to decide on his future course of action in politics and his long awaited ... Read more...
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Google Introduces Onebox For Music Search
October 29th, 2009 - 8:35 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct. 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) As expected for a long time by the netizens, Google has at last, launched its music search service known as 'OneBox', which helps the users listen ... Read more...
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Tortured in Pakistan, Hindu migrants want to stay in India
September 13th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Anil Sharma
Jodhpur, Sep 13 (IANS) "We Hindus in Pakistan are being discriminated against, tortured and harassed," complains Ram Lal, a 45-year-old migrant from Pakistan, one of the estimated 10,000 migrants ... Read more...
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