Operation Smile: Assam cleft-lip centre reaches out to neighbours (Health Feature)
June 24th, 2012 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 24 (IANS) After performing corrective surgeries on over 6,000 children in the past two years, NGO Operation Smile India's Comprehensive Cleft Care Centre here is now reaching out ... Read more...
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Kumble hopes India’s Test reverses serve as wake-up call
June 17th, 2012 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) Former Indian cricket captain Anil Kumble Saturday expressed frustration over India losing eight back to back Test matches,but hoped the reverses would serve as a ... Read more...
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Self-employed men hide income in alimony cases: Court
June 14th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) A Delhi court has expressed concern over self-employed men involved in matrimonial discord cases not revealing their real income ahead of the fixation of maintenance ... Read more...
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Resurgent Super Kings to clash with Knight Riders (Preview)
May 13th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Keyed up after an emphatic win over table toppers Delhi Daredevils, title holders Chennai Super kings need to maintain the momentum to stay afloat for ... Read more...
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RTI activist shot in Bihar
May 11th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 11 (IANS) A Right to Information (RTI) activist was shot and seriously wounded Friday by some assailants in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, police said.RTI activist Razi Hasan was battling ... Read more...
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Two labourers run over by train
April 26th, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 26 (IANS) Two labourers were run over and dragged 50 metres by a train in Ghaziabad Thursday morning on the Delhi-Moradabad railway track, police said.The SP City S.S. ... Read more...
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Indians held in Hanoi flown to Jaipur
March 21st, 2012 - 1:34 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 20 (IANS) Five Indians accused of swindling Rs.2,000 million from people in Rajasthan and other states were Tuesday brought here from Vietnam.Manvendra Singh, Pramod Sharma, Mahendra Kumar, Asha ... Read more...
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Businessmen who duped investors of Rs.2,000 mn extradited
March 20th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has extradited from Vietnam five absconding directors of multi-level marketing company Gold Sukh, who had allegedly duped investors of ... Read more...
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Trinamool also gives notice on president’s address
March 14th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Wednesday joined other parties in the Rajya Sabha in giving notice of an amendment on a mention of the National Counter ... Read more...
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Notification issued for UP Rajya Sabha seats
March 12th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 12 (IANS) Notification for elections for 10 Rajya Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh was issued here Monday.The March 30 polls are being keenly watched as outgoing chief ... Read more...
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Eight arrested for thrashing Delhi hotel official
February 25th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Eight people have been arrested for attacking the chief security officer of a five-star hotel here, police said Saturday.The arrested men are accused of thrashing ... Read more...
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Two more arrested in Rajasthan’s multi-million rupee fraud
February 18th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 17 (IANS) A Rajasthan Police team Friday arrested a 66-year old man and his wife, who are accused of a multi-million rupee fraud, from the Indra Gandhi International ... Read more...
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CBI should protect informers in health scheme scam: BJP
February 16th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) With another official of the Uttar Pradesh health department found dead, the Bharatiya Janata Party Thursday said the CBI should protect those who know ... Read more...
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Gold Sukh fraud: Rajasthan police team to leave for Hanoi
February 15th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 15 (IANS) A Rajasthan Police team is being rushed to Hanoi (Vietnam) to arrest the five accused of a multi-million fraud detained by Interpol there, police said here ... Read more...
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Lalu, Mishra deny charges in fodder scam case (Lead)
February 14th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
R0anchi, Feb 14 (IANS) Two former Bihar chief ministers, Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra have denied charges made against them in a case related to the multi-million rupee fodder scam.The ... Read more...
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Lalu and Mishra appear in CBI court on fodder scam case
February 14th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 14 (IANS) Two former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra appeared in a CBI court in Ranchi Tuesday to record their statements in a case ... Read more...
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Fodder scam case: Lalu to appear in court Tuesday (Lead)
February 13th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 13 (IANS) Two former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagannath Mishra will appear in a CBI court in Jharkhand Tuesday to record statements in a case ... Read more...
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Century on, end of a bullock cart saga in Mumbai (With Images)
February 8th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Rain or shine, they would deliver their ware. But, following a sustained campaign by an animal rights group and celebrities, Maharashtra has finally brought the curtains ... Read more...
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Vandemataram, tabla debuts at Beating Retreat
January 29th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) It's a ceremony that blends Indian and Western marches. But what the 2012 edition of Beating Retreat will be distinctly remembered for will be ... Read more...
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‘Illegal drug trials central government’s responsibility’
January 6th, 2012 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 5 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government, criticised for imposing meagre fines on doctors involved illegal drug trial in Indore, Thursday sought to defend itself, saying that drug trials ... Read more...
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Hazare stable, responding well to treatment
January 4th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 4 (IANS) Anna Hazare, admitted to hospital with chest congestion, is responding well to treatment and his condition is improving, doctors attending on him said here Wednesday."Anna ... Read more...
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Missing nurse case: CBI quizzes Maderna’s wife
January 1st, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Jan 1 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Sunday grilled sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna's wife Leela Maderna and a Congress legislator's son in connection with the disappearance ... Read more...
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No mercy for kidnappers of children, says Supreme Court
December 5th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday said it was incumbent upon it and subordinate courts to award severe punishment to those involved in kidnapping children for ransom ... Read more...
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MCD will provide 198,000 computers to school kids
November 18th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will provide 198,000 computers free of cost to students of class 4 in its schools, a civic agency official ... Read more...
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Dikshit urged to get drinking water in primary schools
November 10th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) With 63 primary schools in the capital lacking drinking water supplies, the civic agency wrote a letter to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday to take ... Read more...
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Five killed in two road accidents
November 7th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Five people, including a minor, were killed and two injured in two separate accidents involving motorcycles in the national capital, police said Monday.While three people, ... Read more...
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Nepali women held with Rs.20 lakh drugs
September 29th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 29 (IANS) Two Nepali women in their mid-30s were arrested with drugs worth Rs.20 lakh in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, police said Thursday.Vimla Giri and Pyarisa were nabbed ... Read more...
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Nepal seeks to end social malpractices
July 25th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 25 (IANS) An NGO in Nepal is seeking an end to 57 social "malpractices" and grisly traditions, including a cannibalistic custom that takes place when the king dies.In ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh’s terror boys: once feared now fearful (Feature)
July 21st, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), July 21 (IANS) They were tagged as the terror boys ruling the heart of India's insurgency zone. Once striding down jungle roads with AK-47s on their shoulders, ... Read more...
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‘Deivathirumagal’ - a winner for its emotional appeal (Tamil Movie Review; Rating:***1/2)
July 16th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Deivathirumagal"; Cast: Vikram, Anushka, Amala Paul, Nasser, Santhanam, Baby Sara, T. Gee Mahendra, M.S. Bhaskar; Director: Vijay, Producer: M. Chinthamani and Ronnie Screwvala; Music: G.V. Prakashkumar; Lyrics: Na. Muthukumar; Cinematography: ... Read more...
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17 mercy petitions pending before president
July 4th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Mercy petitions of 17 people on death row are pending before President Pratibha Patil, reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application has revealed. ... Read more...
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Lively Sabina Park track a test for injury-plagued India against Windies
June 19th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), June 19 (IANS) An injury plagued Indian team will take on the West Indies in the first Test of the three-match series at the Sabina Park here Monday.Having ... Read more...
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Five killed as tanker hits bike, car
June 8th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Pune, June 7 (IANS) Five people were killed and one critically injured when a water tanker first rammed into a motorcycle and then collided head-on with a car on the ... Read more...
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Sequence being followed on mercy pleas, says Congress
May 27th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Congress Friday admitted that time was being taken to decide on mercy petitions of death row prisoners, but said it was a constitutional ... Read more...
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Delaying Afzal Guru’s execution is vote bank politics: BJP
May 27th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A day after mercy petitions of two death row convicts were rejected by President Pratibha Patil, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday demanded rejection ... Read more...
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