Over 250 northeast youths get capacity building training
January 18th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 18 (IANS) Over 200 educated and poor youths of northeast India have been trained in the last two years under a central government scheme to create jobs in ... Read more...
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BSP’s Rajya Sabha member joins Samajwadi Party
December 30th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IANS) In a swift political development, Rajya Sabha member Naresh Agarwal who was expelled from the Bahujan Samaj Party Friday morning was admitted to the Samajwadi ... Read more...
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Karnataka farmers to protest against agri-summit
December 1st, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 30 (IANS) Even as the Karnataka government braces to hold the global agri-business and food process summit in this tech hub Thursday, leading farmers' organisations in the state ... Read more...
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Sexual minorities fight AIDS with peer group’s help (Feature, Dec 1 is World AIDS Day)
November 30th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Belgaum (Karnataka), Nov 30 (IANS) In a dark room in Belgaum district, they sit together looking comfortable. They are in an office and are not even distantly related. But, as ... Read more...
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Karnataka holding agri-biz summit to woo investments
November 25th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 25 (IANS) The Karnataka government is holding a two-day global agri-business and food processing summit here Dec 1-2 to attract huge investment in the farm sector."As agriculture and ... Read more...
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Quran with Bhagavad Gita in a communal harmony class
November 21st, 2011 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Nov 21 (IANS) Holding the Quran in one hand and the Bhagavad Gita in the other, Mukhtar Ahmad conducts "a class of communal harmony" at a madrassa in Uttar ... Read more...
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UAE launches website on aviation security
November 18th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 17 (IANS/WAM) The civil aviation authority of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched a new website on aviation security.The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) launched the website ... Read more...
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IAC to recruit volunteers from colleges
November 1st, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 1 (IANS) In an attempt to gather more support amongst the young for the Jan Lokpal bill, India Against Corruption (IAC), headed by Anna Hazare, will undertake ... Read more...
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When pistols turn into hedge clippers
October 29th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 29 (IANS) The thought is surreal, but in Bihar it's quite real. Hundreds of arms like pistols and guns, all seized from criminals and stored in police stations, ... Read more...
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4,500 km ‘yatra’ against Special Powers Act begins
October 16th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 16 (IANS) A Srinagar to Imphal anti-Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) 'yatra' covering 4,500 km began here Sunday "to generate public opinion" for the withdrawal of the ... Read more...
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Haryana social organisation on clean Delhi mission
September 22nd, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The capital's residents, long used to shirking municipal sweepers and litter-piled streets, have been in for a surprise as thousands of volunteers, ranging from students ... Read more...
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Data base of six million Kerala students to be prepared
August 19th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 19 (IANS) Creating a record of sorts, Kerala's state-owned IT@School project is to prepare -- through a software known as Sampoorna -- a complete data base of more ... Read more...
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Campaign on anti-graft bill in Sibal’s constituency
July 21st, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) A voluntary group Thursday started a campaign to popularise the anti-corruption Jan Lokpal bill in central Delhi's Chandini Chowk, the parliamentary constituency of union minister ... Read more...
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Will fight to end to get Fabregas: Guardiola
July 19th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola said the Catalan giants will "fight to the end" to bring Cesc Fábregas back to the club.Guardiola, however, admitted that ... Read more...
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Using satellite imagery, Haryana to digitize land records
July 13th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 13 (IANS) Haryana's land records will soon have a satellite connection.The state government has initiated a project for digitizing and updating land records by using high resolution satellite ... Read more...
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Court defers hearing on Afridi’s case against PCB
June 9th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 9 (IANS) Shahid Afridi will have to wait for another week before he gets to know whether he can feature in the English Twenty20 league as the Sindh ... Read more...
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Don’t malign us: ISI on journalist’s killing
June 2nd, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) The abduction and murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad should not be used to malign Pakistan's security agencies, said an unnamed Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) official.Clearly embarrassed by ... Read more...
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Islamic banking ideal for economic growth: Expert
May 1st, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 1 (IANS) The interest-free Islamic banking system will provide the ideal thrust to India's economic development, an expert said here Sunday.Islamic banking, which propagates zero-interest lending, can solve ... Read more...
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Haryana to create database of private schools
April 29th, 2011 - 1:22 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 28 (IANS) The Haryana government has decided to create a database of all privately-managed educational institutions in the state to quickly resolve various issues pertaining to these institutions, ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh offers job to injured Arunima
April 18th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 18 (IANS) Almost seven days after sportswoman Arunima Sinha alias Sonu lost her leg upon being thrown off a train by robbers, the Uttar Pradesh government Monday ... Read more...
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Attacked sportswoman undergoes another amputation
April 17th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 17 (IANS) Twenty three-year-old sportswoman Arunima Sinha, who had to undergo amputation of her left lower limb after she was thrown off a running train in Bareilly ... Read more...
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Car rally showcases development work in Bihar
April 17th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Apr 17(ANI): The Lion's Club organized a car rally in Patna on Sunday to showcase the development taking place in the region, and to generate funds for improving the lot of ... Read more...
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India to host international centre on energy access
April 5th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 5 (ANI): India today offered to set up an international centre on energy access to boost the provision of energy to remote and inaccessible areas.The offer was made ... Read more...
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Meerut traffic police now on Facebook
April 4th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut, April 4 (IANS) The traffic police in this Uttar Pradesh city Monday became the latest in India to open up a page on social networking site Facebook to ... Read more...
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BJP to launch anti-BSP rallies
March 30th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said it will launch a series of rallies in various parts of Uttar Pradesh from April 9 against the ... Read more...
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Batcha’s death not a surprise to people knowing DMK’s style of justice: Jayalalithaa
March 16th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Mar 16 (ANI): Commenting on the reported suicide of former Telecom Minister Telecom Minister A Raja's aide Sadiq Batcha, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) supremo J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday ... Read more...
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Maoists join Nepal Cabinet, ending month-long stalemate
March 5th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Mar. 5 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Jhalnath Khanal included four Maoists in his cabinet on Friday, ending weeks of uncertainty over whether the former rebels would join his government or not.Khanal, ... Read more...
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Schools in West Bengal’s Bankura district lack basic facilities
February 28th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Bankura, Feb 28 (ANI): Two out of 10 state-run schools functioning in Bankura - a Maoist affected district of West Bengal, lack basic facilities.According to Swapan Kumar Karga, a teacher, the ... Read more...
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Bangladesh set to dilute anti-graft law
February 27th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 27 (IANS) Bangladesh is set to dilute its anti-graft law to keep beyond its purview lawmakers at all levels and require prior permission to probe government officials.Maintaining utmost secrecy, ... Read more...
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Aligarh varsity film fest in March
February 26th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, Feb 26 (IANS) The University Film Club of Aligarh Muslim University will organise the 4th national film festival of short films and documentaries - "FILMSAAZ-II" - from March 8 to 10 ... Read more...
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‘Slow Egyptian constitution revision needed to avoid Mubarak-like successor to stay indefinitely’
February 26th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): The Egyptian military might be planning to submit a revised constitution to a referendum within two months, but a constitutional democracy expert has warned that Egyptian people should ... Read more...
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Pakistan situation to be discussed at Jamia seminar
February 22nd, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Six eminent scholars from Pakistan, the UK and Sweden will participate in a two-day international seminar on "The State of Pakistan" Thursday organised by the Jamia Millia ... Read more...
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Pak movie stars to play cricket in US to strengthen country’s image
February 22nd, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Feb 22 (ANI): In order to strengthen the positive image of the country, a Pakistani showbiz stars' cricket team will play Twenty-20 matches in the United States.Prominent TV actor and ... Read more...
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Jail launches self-employment training for inmates
February 18th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 18 (IANS) In an attempt to make jail inmates self-employed, the prison authorities in this Uttar Oradesh city have tied up with a multi-business conglomerate for training them ... Read more...
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Preterm mums’ milk has less antioxidants
February 18th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): A new study has revealed that preterm mother's milk contains lower concentrations of coenzyme Q10-an important antioxidant and a vital component of the electron transport chain.Researchers at the ... Read more...
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