Sandisk unveils latest flash drives
June 20th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 20 (IANS) Global major in storage memory, SanDisk Corp Wednesday unveiled in the Indian market four high-capacity flash drives for smart devices such as smart phones, tablets and ... Read more...
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Jilted lover kills girl in Bengal
April 8th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) A young jilted lover stabbed a girl to death in front of her father in East Midnapore's Tamluk, some 80 km from here, police said Sunday.Manisha ... Read more...
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Rajasthan woman throws children in well, kills self
April 6th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 6 (IANS) A woman allegedly threw her three daughters aged between 1 and 5 years into a well and then committed suicide by consuming poison in Rajasthan, police ... Read more...
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Maiden national snooker title for Chitra
January 29th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 29 (IANS) Former World billiards champion Chitra Magimairaj won her maiden national women's snooker title when she beat Neena Praveen of Tamil Nadu 3-1 in the Manisha-National billiards ... Read more...
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Chitra, Praveen in title round of National Snooker
January 28th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 28 (IANS) Former World billiards champion Chitra Magimairaj from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu's Neena Praveen entered the final of the women's snooker event in the Manisha-National billiards and ... Read more...
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Advani retains billiards crown
January 27th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 27 (IANS) Pankaj Advani of PSPB scored a 5-0 win over Balachandra Bhaskar of Karnataka to retain the men's billiards title in the Manisha National Billiards and Snooker ... Read more...
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Meenal, Arantxa in National Billiards Final
January 25th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 25 (IANS) Mumbai's Meenal Thakur and Pune cueist Arantxa Sanchis will face-off in the final of the ladies billiards event at the Manisha-National Billiards and Snooker Championship after ... Read more...
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Triple crown for Varsha in National cue sports
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 23 (IANS) Bangalore's Varsha Sanjeev notched a creditable triple crown by winning the junior girls snooker event in the Manisha Constructions National Billiards and Snooker Championship here Monday.Varsha, ... Read more...
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National cue sports meet: Varsha in line for triple crown
January 22nd, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 22 (IANS) Local challenger Arya Pimpale and defending champion Varsha Sanjeev entered the final of the sub-junior girls snooker event in the Manisha Constructions National Billiards and Snooker ... Read more...
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Titles for Rawat, Varsha in National Cue Sports
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:06 am ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 21 (IANS) Delhi's Laxman Rawat scored two back to back wins in the semi-final league to claim the junior snooker title, while Varsha Sanjeev of Karnataka annexed the ... Read more...
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Rawat upsets Renthlei in junior snooker
January 20th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 20 (IANS) Laxman Rawat of Delhi upset holder and top seeded Lalrina Renthlei (Mizoram) 4-1 in the semifinal league of the junior snooker event in the Manisha Constructions ... Read more...
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Sachdev, Jain advance in junior national snooker
January 18th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 18 (IANS) Qualifiers Rahul Sachdev of Maharashtra and Rishit Jain of Delhi scored 3-1 wins to enter the second round of the junior snooker event in the Manisha ... Read more...
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Haria to meet Dhingra for sub-junior snooker title
January 16th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 16 (IANS) Gujarat's Dhvaj Haria will take on Maharashtra's Jaiveer Dhingra in the finals of the sub-junior snooker event at the Manisha National Billiards and Snooker championships here.In ... Read more...
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Two killed in fire
December 31st, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Akola (Maharashtra), Dec 30 (IANS) Two people were killed and two others were severely injured in a fire after a stove burst in this Maharashtra town Friday, police said.Those ... Read more...
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$95 mn ADB loan for Himachal tourism infrastructure
July 21st, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Wednesday inked a $.95.16 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for strengthening tourism infrastructure, an official statement said.The agreement was signed ... Read more...
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New law threatens Nepal as gay rights haven
June 10th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 10 (IANS) Almost three years after Nepal became the first country in South Asia where the apex court recognised same sex marriages, the nascent republic's strong gay rights ... Read more...
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Prerna continues to come through three-setters
May 12th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) India's Prerna Bhambri waded through a tough three-setter yet again to enter the semifinals, outlasting South Korean qualifier Su Jeong Jang 6-7(2), 7-5, 6-2, in ... Read more...
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Prerna, Ankita only Indians to advance to quarterfinals
May 11th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) India's Prerna Bhambri overcame Ratnika Batra in a closely-fought three-setter to storm into the quarterfinals on a day when Oman's top seed Fatma Al Nabhani ... Read more...
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Prerna upsets Rushmi in Delhi ITF
May 10th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India's Prerna Bhambri overcame mid-match jitters to upset fourth-seeded compatriot Rushmi Chakravarthi in the first round of the $10,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament at ... Read more...
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Palha advances to second round in ITF
May 9th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Natasha Palha was the only Indian to advance to the second round on the first day of the $10,000 ITF women's tennis tournament at the ... Read more...
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Delhi High Court urged to let all reappear at AIEEE
May 5th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The mother of a girl student, who appeared in the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), Wednesday appealed to the Delhi High Court that all ... Read more...
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Refused phone number, trooper kills woman kabaddi player
February 10th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 10 (IANS) Manisha Kumari, a woman kabaddi player, was shot dead by a CRPF trooper posted at a Patna stadium where she had been practicing for the 34th National Games ... Read more...
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Plea for CBI probe against Gujarat ATS officer
December 2nd, 2010 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Dec 1 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Wednesday issued notice to the state government and police on a petition seeking registration of a complaint and a CBI probe against Indian Police ... Read more...
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Tourism picks up in Nainital
November 11th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by ANI
By Vipul GoelNainital (Uttarakhand), Nov.11 (ANI): Tourism has picked up in Nainital, as the hill station is experiencing a rush of tourists.Tourism was hit last month by a series of natural calamities ... Read more...
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Himachal to link shrine with ropeway
October 28th, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 28 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to link a Hindu shrine in Hamirpur district with a ropeway after which it would take just 10 minutes to traverse a ... Read more...
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It’s beauty parlours, henna designs for Karva Chauth
October 25th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) It's that time of the year when women in many parts of north India, including the capital, make a beeline for beauty parlours and henna designers to ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh villagers migrate as elephants run amok
October 8th, 2010 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 8 (IANS) Dozens of families have migrated from a forested village in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district after a herd of wild elephants ran amok, killing a child and destroying several houses, ... Read more...
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2 drown, 8 missing as boat capsizes in Narmada
September 13th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jalgaon (Maharashtra), Sep 13 (IANS) Two people drowned and eight others of a family were missing after their boat capsized in the Narmada river on the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh border here Monday afternoon, ... Read more...
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I am not going anywhere, says Juhi Chawla
September 3rd, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) Actress Juhi Chawla, who has given voiceover for Sita's character in 3D animation film "Ramayana - The Epic", said she hasn't quit the film industry and will soon ... Read more...
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Discards makes it to Indian Idol 5
May 8th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 08, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Anu Malik proudly claimed that this year Indian Idol will lay emphasis on the "V factor'. Indian Idol's resident judge acknowledged that the show faced such ... Read more...
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Himachal gathering folktales to woo tourists to villages
April 25th, 2010 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, April 26 (IANS) Fascinating tales, folklore and anecdotes related to remote villages in Himachal Pradesh are set to lure tourists with the state government launching a scheme to promote ... Read more...
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Alliance Air to operate flights between Delhi, Himachal
March 28th, 2010 - 1:52 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 27 (IANS) Private airline Alliance Air will operate flights to Himachal Pradesh from Delhi and Punjab, an official said here Saturday.
"Alliance Air will operate four flights per week from March ... Read more...
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‘Rani Jhansi would be proud today of her nation’
March 10th, 2010 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) As India took a decisive step towards giving its women one-third representation in legislatures, many women keenly watched history being made on their TV sets, celebrated the ... Read more...
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Two Indians held in Nepal for bid to kidnap schoolgirl
March 5th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 5 (IANS) Two Indian men have been arrested in western Nepal for allegedly trying to kidnap a schoolgirl, police said.
Molazim Mian, 38, and Mohammad Mahim, 30, both residents of Motihari ... Read more...
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Eight tribals burnt to death in Maharashtra (Lead)
February 15th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Solapur (Maharashtra), Feb 15 (IANS) Eight members of a tribal family were burnt to death in their sleep when their hut caught fire in Maharashtra's Solapur district early Monday, prompting Home Minister ... Read more...
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