This Hyderabad mosque is more than a place of worship
August 12th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 12 (IANS) In this historic city where minarets of hundreds of mosques dot the sky, one mosque stands out as more than a mere place of worship.Besides ... Read more...
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More from Bengal schools: Two girls asked to disrobe
July 14th, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) A high school teacher in West Bengal was arrested Saturday after she allegedly made a Class 8 student take off her uniform to check if she ... Read more...
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Performers flaunt centuries old costumes at Hemis Festival (With Images)
June 29th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Leh, June 29 (IANS) Monks dressed in bright yellows, reds, blues and greens traditional silk outfits, huge black hats, masks and cream Tibetan shoes Friday kick-started the two-day Hemis Festival ... Read more...
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West Bengal teacher strips girl in class
June 28th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) A girl student was allegedly stripped in a class by a lady teacher in West Bengal after she ignored the teacher's diktat regarding dress code, police ... Read more...
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Goa information commissioner’s posting hits RTI roadblock
June 19th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 19 (IANS) The appointment of a new state information commissioner (SIC) in Goa has hit a Right To Information (RTI) roadblock.The Goa government has been forced to seek ... Read more...
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Eighth national deaf chess championship starts in Srinagar
June 6th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 6 (IANS) It was a day for the differently-abled sportspersons to take centre-stage in Srinagar Wednesday when the 8th National deaf and dumb chess championship started at a ... Read more...
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A battle won for girls’ education in male bastion (Feature with images)
June 3rd, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) It has been a tough battle for Faiza Nisar Ali who helped steer the entry of girls into the erstwhile male bastion of the historic ... Read more...
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Jamia V-C felicitates first Anglo Arabic girl’s batch
June 1st, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung Friday felicitated 15 girl students, the first batch of girls who have recently been admitted to the 300-year-old ... Read more...
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Jamia to felicitate girl students admitted in male bastion
May 31st, 2012 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) A batch of about 15 girl students, who have made history by taking admission in an institution which has for the last 300 years ... Read more...
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MCA bans Shah Rukh from Wankhede; experts call it a rare decision (Roundup)
May 18th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) Friday punished Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan for his alleged misbehaviour. Experts say it is a first-of-its-kind decision when a ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh banned from Wankhede for 5 years (Second Lead)
May 18th, 2012 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) Friday slapped a five-year ban on actor Shah Rukh Khan from entering the Wankhede Stadium over his alleged misbehaviour at ... Read more...
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MCA managing committee meet to decide on SRK ban
May 18th, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) will Friday hold an emergency meeting to take a decision on banning actor Shah Rukh Khan's entry into Wankhede ... Read more...
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Drunk Shah Rukh misbehaves, faces ban from Wankhede (Lead)
May 17th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Bollywood actor and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) co-owner Shah Rukh Khan Thursday faced a lifetime ban from entering the Wankhede Stadium after allegedly turning ... Read more...
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Decision whether to ban SRK from Wankhede next week
May 17th, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Calling actor Shah Rukh Khan's alleged misbehaviour with security personnel at Wankhede Stadium Wednesday night "a grave matter", union minister and President of Mumbai Cricket ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh was drunk, but that’s not a crime: Mumbai ACP
May 17th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Iqbal Sheikh, Mumbai assistant commissioner of police (ACP), confirmed Thursday that film star and Kolkata Knight Riders' owner Shah Rukh Khan was in a drunken ... Read more...
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Court stays new Shirdi temple board of trustees
March 30th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), March 30 (IANS) In a major embarrassment for the state government, the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court Friday stayed the new board of trustees for the ... Read more...
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Shirdi temple gets new trustees (Second Lead)
March 28th, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shirdi (Maharashtra), March 28 (IANS) Moving swiftly to meet a court deadline, the Maharashtra government has appointed a new board of trustees for a trust that manages the reverred Shirdi ... Read more...
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Shirdi temple: new trustees appointed (Lead, changing dateline)
March 28th, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shirdi (Maharashtra), March 28 (IANS) Moving swiftly to meet a court deadline, the Maharashtra government has appointed a new board of trustees for the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (SSST) to ... Read more...
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Court sacks 18 Saibaba temple trustees (Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Shirdi (Maharashtra), March 13 (IANS) In a jolt to the ruling Democratic Front government in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court Tuesday sacked the 18 members of the Shirdi-based Shri Saibaba ... Read more...
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T.R. Ramachandran re-elected Press Club of India president
January 22nd, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Press Club of India Sunday formally announced that veteran journalist T.R. Ramachandran of G-Files has been re-elected president and Anil Anand of Greater Kashmir ... Read more...
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‘Parallel Games for disabled if Dow sponsors London Olympics’
August 8th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Aug 8 (IANS) The Bhopal Gas tragedy survivors as well as those who support their cause worldwide have decided to protest Dow Chemicals' sponsorship of the London Olympics 2012. ... Read more...
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Punjab teachers union condemns Khalsa university move
April 11th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 11 (IANS) The Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union (PCCTU) here Monday condemned the Khalsa College Education Society's proposal to set up a private university in place of ... Read more...
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Highlights of Union Budget 2011-12 (Part-II)
February 28th, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Minister on Monday presented the Union Budget 2011-12 in the Parliament.Highlights of Union Budget 2011-12 are as follows:* New Public debt management bill ... Read more...
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Only 10 people can pray at demolished mosque site: Court (Lead)
January 21st, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday reiterated that only ten people would be allowed to offer Friday prayers at the site of a demolished mosque and said it ... Read more...
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Elections for top KSCA posts held in Bangalore
November 21st, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 21 (IANS) Elections for six top posts of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), in which former Indian Test skipper Anil Kumble and former speedster Javagal Srinath are in fray ... Read more...
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Kumble takes on Wadiyar in KSCA election in Bangalore
November 21st, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by ANI
By Jaipal SharmaBangalore, Nov.21 (ANI): The much-awaited election of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) began here on Sunday.Among the candidates for the President's post are former Indian cricket captain Anil Kumble ... Read more...
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Clashes in Lucknow after Shia clerics arrested
November 14th, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 14 (IANS) Tension gripped large parts of the old city Sunday following prolonged clashes between the police and agitated mobs protesting against the arrest of leading Shia clerics Maulana Kalbe ... Read more...
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Ex-royal, cricketers, politicians battle to run Karnataka cricket
November 11th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 11 (IANS) The battle lines are drawn for the control of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) with ace leggie Anil Kumble taking on the incumbent president Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar ... Read more...
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Cricketers should get into administration, says Kumble (lead)
November 3rd, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 3 (IANS) Former India Test captain Anil Kumble Wednesday said he planned to get involved in the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) affairs after his playing days and it is ... Read more...
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BCCI has monopoly over cricket in India: Apex court told
September 14th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court was told Tuesday that unlike other private clubs, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was a unique body which enjoyed monopoly ... Read more...
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Quota for poor kids in private schools mandatory: Sibal
September 7th, 2010 - 2:04 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 7 (IANS) Reserving 25 percent of seats for children of poor families in private schools would be mandatory and its violation would be punishable, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal ... Read more...
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‘Kalmadi not in Games organising committee as Congressman’
August 3rd, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Delinking itself from Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, the Congress Tuesday said the party MP was not working in the organising body as its ... Read more...
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ICU To Scrutinize Electric Bicycles At The Tour De France
June 24th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 24, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The International Cycling Union (ICU) is the governing entity of the sport of cycling. It has stated that it will organize examinations at this ... Read more...
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Haryana to give land for Balaji temple
June 17th, 2010 - 1:31 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 16 (IANS) Haryana Wednesday granted 5.52 acres of land free of cost for constructing a Lord Venkteswara (Balaji) temple in the state, an official said.
The temple would be set up ... Read more...
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VHP meet to restart Ram Mandir movement
May 8th, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Lucknow, May 8 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has convened a meeting of its central managing committee July 12 in Ayodhya to restart the Ram Mandir movement.
The outcome of ... Read more...
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