Goa imposes Rs.5 lakh fine for transporting illegal ore
August 14th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 14 (IANS) In a severe warning to iron ore transporters ahead of the mining season, scheduled to begin in a few weeks from now, the Goa government ... Read more...
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Dam issue: Will TN theatres shut Dec 15?
December 9th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 9 (IANS) Two different associations of theatre owners in Tamil Nadu have sent out mixed signals on whether or not cinemas will be shut Dec 15 on the ... Read more...
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Australian states for vocational student visa changes
October 10th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Oct 10 (IANS) Irked by the relaxation of visa rules just for university students, governments of the two largest Australian states New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria are now ... Read more...
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Adult-supervised drinking in teens may up alcohol use
April 29th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 29 (ANI): A new study has indicated that allowing adolescents to drink alcohol under adult supervision does not appear to teach responsible drinking, as teens get older.In fact, such ... Read more...
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Stong likelihood of Mubarak stepping down: CIA director (Third Lead)
February 10th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo/Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) There is a strong likelihood that embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will step down Thursday night, CIA Director Leon Panetta has told the US Congress.Mubarak has ... Read more...
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Pak Govt ‘routinely violates basic rights, persecutes minorities under cover of law’:HRW
January 25th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 25(ANI): The Pakistan Government's response to terrorist attacks in the country has 'routinely violated basic rights', Human Rights Watch has said .Thousands of Taliban suspects have been held ... Read more...
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Ashes 2010: Bollinger still in limbo land over inclusion
December 1st, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide, Dec. 1 (ANI): New South Wales left-arm quick Doug Bollinger appears to be in a state of limbo as far as the ongoing Ashes series is concerned.With the second Ashes Test ... Read more...
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Will Jaganmohan Reddy express regret to Sonia Gandhi?
November 27th, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.27 (ANI): Mixed signals are coming out of the camp of Kadappa Member of Parliament Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy on expressing regret over his television channel's attacks on Congress ... Read more...
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Mother of Natalie Holloway Issues Statement: “No Good Answer”
November 20th, 2010 - 2:06 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to a source which is close the the family of Natalie Holloway, the Dutch forensic team which has been given the job of examining the jaw bone ... Read more...
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US policy towards Pakistan remains schizophrenic
October 26th, 2010 - 11:06 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct. 26 (ANI): Last week's U.S.-Pakistan strategic dialogue produced the mixed signals that have grown customary to anyone who follows relations between those two countries.On the one hand, U.S. ... Read more...
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Juliette Lewis guest stars on Memphis Beat
July 4th, 2010 - 3:52 pm ICT by admin
By Anita Thomas
Protecting the birthplace of the Blues Detective Dwight Hendricks played by Jason Leigh not only upholds the law, but moonlights singing the music he grew up listening to his whole ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama holds hopes for ultimate resolution of contentious Tibet issue
May 8th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 8 (ANI): The Dalai Lama is still hoping for a softening of China's stand on the contentious Tibet issue.Undeterred by the years of inconclusive negotiations with Beijing over the touchy ... Read more...
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Zardari again scuttling UN probe into Benazir killing?
April 14th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Is Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari again attempting to scuttle a UN probe into the assassination of his wife, former prime minister Benazir Bhutto? It would seem ... Read more...
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Mixed signs about US economy recovery
December 24th, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) Americans have been spending more for the last two months as their personal income rose the
most in six months, but a surprise drop in new home sales ... Read more...
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McCain says Obama’s 2011 departure date threatening Afghan war effort
December 7th, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec.7 (ANI): Republican Senator John McCain has said that President Barack Obama needs to clarify his July 2011 deadline for a US departure from Afghanistan, adding that there is huge ... Read more...
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Maoists back off from threatening Sonia and Manmohan Singh
November 16th, 2009 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Bastar(Chattisgarh), Nov 16 (ANI): A top Maoist leader, Kadri Satyanarayan Rao alias Kosa has backed off from threatening Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.Interacting with a private news ... Read more...
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Banks’ non-performing assets up 26 percent
November 8th, 2009 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The average non-performing assets (NPAs) of Indian banks during the second quarter this fiscal went up by 26 percent, says an industry lobby report.
According to the report ... Read more...
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Pakistan may seek $874 mn from IMF
October 15th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 15 (IANS) Pakistan may have to seek an additional $847 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if the aid the US has proposed under a controversial bill does not ... Read more...
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Poland’s Kaczynski ratifies Lisbon Treaty
October 10th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, Oct 10 (DPA) Polish President Lech Kaczynski ratified the Lisbon Treaty Saturday and left his Czech counterpart as the only European leader remaining to sign the document before it can take ... Read more...
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Indo-Pak Foreign Secy level talks in September: Pak FO
August 29th, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug.29 (ANI): The Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary level talks will be held in mid September in New York, the Pakistan Foreign Office has said.According to sources, India Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao ... Read more...
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US stocks decline pushes indices lower for the week
August 15th, 2009 - 5:25 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 15 (DPA) US stocks closed lower Friday, pushing the major indices into negative territory for the week amid mixed signals on the prospects for the country's struggling economy.
A surprising ... Read more...
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UN team to grill Musharraf next month over Benazir’s death
August 4th, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 4 (ANI): A UN Commission inquiring into the assassination of former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto will question former president Pervez Musharraf next month contrary to the mixed signals coming ... Read more...
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US national security advisor discusses Iran with Israelis
July 30th, 2009 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, July 29 (DPA) US National Security Advisor James Jones was in Israel Wednesday for briefings related to Iran's nuclear programme, in the midst of a week of intense US-Israeli diplomacy.
General ... Read more...
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Mixed signals from Schumacher camp on whether he will return to F1
July 29th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 29 (ANI): Michael Schumacher's manager last night ruled out a sensational return for the F1 legend.Schumacher had been linked with a Ferrari comeback at next month's European Grand Prix ... Read more...
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Pak’s failure to ‘incarcerate’ Saeed behind ‘failed’ Indo-Pak Secy level talks: Analysts
July 15th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Sharm-el-Sheikh (Egypt), July 15 (ANI): Pakistan's dilly dallying attitude over prosecuting Jamaat-ud-Daawa (JuD) chief Hafeez Mohammad Saeed, the prime accused in the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, has served a heavy blow to ... Read more...
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Markets back in green, Sensex up 343 points
June 9th, 2009 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) A key index of the Indian equities markets, which opened 47 points lower than its previous close Tuesday, soared back into the green to rule 343 points ... Read more...
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Australia sending out mixed signals on World T20
May 7th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 7 (ANI): Given their preparation, most of the Australian squad playing one-day cricket on flat tracks in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, while the world's best players are pushing boundaries of ... Read more...
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2010 Commonwealth Games has no security threat, says Kalmadi
May 6th, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Suresh Kalmadi ruled out any security threat to 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG).Talking to reporters after inspecting a hockey ground being ... Read more...
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Sensex up 400 points, makes up for Tuesday’s losses (Roundup)
April 29th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Indian equities markets closed high up in the green Wednesday - a day before the futures and options contract expires - as bulls broke out into a ... Read more...
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Markets rally, Sensex in the green (Lead)
April 29th, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Indian equities markets were on the rise Wednesday, with a key index rising 228 points higher around noon, comapred to its last closing figure.
The 30-scrip sensitive index ... Read more...
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Amid clouds of uncertainty, UPA partners keep options open
April 23rd, 2009 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) As voters queued up to vote in the second phase of the general elections, it was another day of mixed signals from political leaders Thursday with ... Read more...
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Markets reverse morning losses, back in green (Lead)
April 23rd, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Indian equities markets reversed opening losses Wednesday, with a key index rising 138.91 points higher than its last closing figure, a little before noon.
The sensitive index (Sensex) ... Read more...
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Exercise boosts heart failure patients’ quality of life
April 8th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 8 (ANI): A new study by researchers at Duke University Medical Center has found that heart failure patients who regularly exercise fare better and feel better about their lives than ... Read more...
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Range-bound Indian equities keep key index in red (Roundup)
March 20th, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) After a session of range-bound trading, Indian equities ended in the red Friday on overnight losses in the US, as also due to mixed signals from ... Read more...
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Range-bound Indian equities trade in negative territory
March 20th, 2009 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Indian equities opened on a weak note Friday and were ruling in the negative territory, amid range-bound trading, on weak cues from the US and mixed signals ... Read more...
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