People protest power tariff hike in Rajasthan
August 9th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 9 (IANS) People in Rajasthan are up in arms against the hike in power tariff saying it would put more burden on them, especially at a time of ... Read more...
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India conveys concerns over workers unrest to Angolan envoy
May 17th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) In the backdrop of over 1,100 Indian workers' protest over pay-related issues in Angola, India Thursday called the southern African nation's envoy to South ... Read more...
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Sonia meets Karnataka sect leader, party workers
April 28th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 28 (IANS) Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, in a short trip to Karnataka Saturday, met drought-hit villagers, attended a 104-year-old religious leader's birthday celebrations and addressed party ... Read more...
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Mexico, India include mining, agriculture in talks
April 18th, 2012 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 18 (IANS/EFE) Mexico and India broadened the scope of their "privileged association" established in 2007 to include agriculture and mining, the two governments said upon the ... Read more...
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India awaiting court verdict on children in Norway
March 1st, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday said Norwegian authorities could do little about the NRI children custody row because the matter was already in a ... Read more...
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Coal India asked to streamline supply to power producers
February 1st, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) A governmental panel, headed by Pulok Chatterji, principal secretary to the prime minister, Wednesday directed Coal India to streamline supply so that production at ... Read more...
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GOM to meet on power sector woes, PM offers help (Lead)
January 18th, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) A delegation of independent power producers met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday and sought his intervention on problems hurting the power sector.The prime minister ... Read more...
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Private power producers apprise government of their woes
January 18th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Private power producers Wednesday sought the government's intervention in ensuring smooth fuel supply for their plants.In a day-long exercise to apprise the government of ... Read more...
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Lanco bags project to mine, operate coal block in Chhattisgarh
August 3rd, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Infrastructure major Lanco Infratech Limited (LITL) Wednesday said it has bagged a project to mine and operate Gare Pelma II coal block in Raigarh district, ... Read more...
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Congress launches 60-day campaign against Yeddyurappa regime
June 15th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Tumkur (Karnataka), June 15 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday launched a state-wide campaign in Karnataka to mobilize people against the "corrupt" Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government headed by B.S. Yeddyurappa.The ... Read more...
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Congress appoints office-bearers in Karnataka
April 14th, 2011 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday reconstituted the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee by appointing 10 vice presidents, 20 general secretaries and 36 secretaries in the team ... Read more...
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Forest official killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh (Third Lead)
March 22nd, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 22 (IANS) Maoists abducted a deputy ranger-rank forest official from his residence and slit his throat in Chhattisgarh, police said Tuesday, adding they had begun combing operations to ... Read more...
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Forest official killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh (Second Lead)
March 22nd, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 22 (IANS) Maoists abducted a deputy ranger-rank forest official from his residence and hacked him to death in Chhattisgarh, police said Tuesday, adding they had begun combing operations ... Read more...
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Forest official killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh (Lead)
March 22nd, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 22 (IANS) Maoists forcibly took away a forest official of the deputy ranger rank from his official residence and hacked him to death in Chhattisgarh, police said ... Read more...
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Maoists kill forest official in Chhattisgarh
March 22nd, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 22 (IANS) Maoists forcibly took away a forest official of the deputy ranger rank from his official residence and killed him brutally in Chhattisgarh, police said Tuesday.The killing ... Read more...
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Policeman abducted in West Bengal
March 5th, 2011 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) A police constable has been abducted by members of a pr-Maoist group in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said Friday."Constable Sarkar Hembram was abducted by ... Read more...
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No major surprises in Sonia’s new team of office-bearers
March 5th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi retained most of the senior leaders in her team of office bearers unveiled Friday, with the long-awaited announcement not springing ... Read more...
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Sonia names new working committee, makes changes in key states (Second Lead)
March 4th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Six months after she was re-elected Congress president, Sonia Gandhi Friday reconstituted the party's working committee and her team of central office-bearers, retaining key ... Read more...
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Jharkand ex-bureaucrat’s house attached in graft case
December 11th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 11 (IANS) Jharkhand's vigilance bureau Saturday attached the house of a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official in a corruption case, police said."We attached Alakhdeo Prasad's house. He was absconding ... Read more...
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LEANDER PAES makes Bollywood debut with ‘RAJDHANI EXPRESS
August 12th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 12, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Leander Paes has been the flag-bearer and the sports magnet for the game of tennis in India. His passionate and lionhearted performances whenever he played for ... Read more...
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BJP team to meet German envoy over comment on Modi (Second Lead)
April 12th, 2010 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday demanded an apology from Germany for the "undiplomatic" remarks made by a German parliamentary delegation about Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi ... Read more...
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BJP demands German group apology for comment on Modi (Lead)
April 11th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday demanded an apology from Germany for the "undiplomatic" remarks made by a German parliamentary delegation about Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra ... Read more...
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BJP protests anti-Modi remarks by German parliament team
April 11th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday demanded an apology from Germany over the provocative remarks made by a German parliamentary delegation about Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra ... Read more...
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Five killed as car falls into gorge
March 25th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 25 (IANS) Five people, including a couple, were killed in a road accident in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district Thursday evening, police said.
The accident occurred when an Alto car, with six ... Read more...
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Haryana recovers Rs.1,000 crore from power defaulters
February 24th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) Implementing a carrot and stick policy against electricity consumers in the state has paid off for the power department in Haryana. The department has been able to recover ... Read more...
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Aamir Khan, Rehman, among Padma awardees
January 25th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Nobel winning Indian American scientist Venktaraman Ramkrishnan, music director A R Rehman, veteran actress Zora Sehagal, Dr. Reddy's Y V Reddy, music director Ilayaraza, actress, activist ... Read more...
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Former Gujarat chief ministers detained on way to rally (Lead)
December 7th, 2009 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Dec 6 (IANS) Former Gujarat chief ministers Shankersinh Vaghela and Suresh Mehta were detained in Ahmedabad Sunday while they were on their way to lead a rally to protest against ... Read more...
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Former Gujarat chief ministers detained on way to rally
December 6th, 2009 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Dec 6 (IANS) Former Gujarat chief ministers Shankersinh Vaghela and Suresh Mehta and former Congress MP Madhusudan Mistry were detained in Ahmedabad Sunday while they were on their way to ... Read more...
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India’s telecom sector earnings to cross $30 bn by 2013: Gartner Inc
June 18th, 2009 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) India will continue its robust telecom story with the sector's revenue to be more than $30 billion by 2013, according to a global information technology research and ... Read more...
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Virgin Mobile launches online cricket game spoofing IPL
April 15th, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Telecom service provider Virgin Mobile Wednesday launched an online cricket fantasy game, Indian Hatke League (IHL), with an aim to leverage the cricket mania during the upcoming ... Read more...
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Maoist rebel killed in Jharkhand
March 9th, 2009 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 9 (IANS) A Maoist rebel, who was accused of killing a former minister and many security personnel, was killed on the outskirts of Ranchi in Jharkhand Monday, the police said.
Rajesh ... Read more...
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Three Naxals get death sentence for Bara massacre
February 11th, 2009 - 9:43 pm ICT by ANI
Gaya, Feb. 11 (ANI): Three Naxalites were sentenced to death and three got acquittal in connection with the Bara massacre case on Wednesday.
It may be recalled that the Naxalites slaughtered 35 ... Read more...
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HDFC to set up hub in eastern India
February 10th, 2009 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) HDFC will set up its first back office operations hub in eastern India at the satellite township of Rajrahat at an initial cost of Rs.60 million, a top ... Read more...
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Virgin Mobile launches ‘New Thumb Rule’ SMS offer
January 22nd, 2009 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 22 (IANS) Mobile service provider Virgin Mobile Thursday announced the India launch of 'New Thumb Rule', its latest SMS proposition that allows subscribers to send 100 national and 100 local ... Read more...
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Congress Legislature Party to meet in Rajasthan today
December 11th, 2008 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 11 (ANI): Newly elected Congress MLAs from Rajasthan will meet here today to elect their new leader.
According to party sources, all 96 Congress Legislature Party (CLP) members ... Read more...
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