UP reverses Mayawati’s police change
March 20th, 2012 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 19 (IANS) In a major decision, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Monday did away with the unique initiative of his predecessor Mayawati wherein deputy inspector generals of ... Read more...
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Narendra Modi takes pot shots at Manmohan, Kalmadi
March 19th, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Pune, March 18 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Sunday took pot shots at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, joking that he had received an Oscar for acting."I received an ... Read more...
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Hockey player Raj Rani wins ‘Survivor India’
March 18th, 2012 - 2:10 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) Hockey player Raj Rani was declared the winner of "Survivor India" Saturday night.Haryana-based Rani beat TV producer J.D. Majethia and Canada-based RJ Stithpragya Mohan to walk ... Read more...
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Delhi doctors save two-year-old girl
March 14th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Two-year-old Zuana was near death due to terminal liver failure and doctors in her hometown of Jaipur had given up on her. However, a rare ... Read more...
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Slain Congress leader’s wife wants trial in Mumbai
March 11th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Alleging that witnesses were turning hostile in the 2006 murder of Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar, the victim's wife has moved the Bombay High Court seeking transfer ... Read more...
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‘Alemari’ - watch it for Yogi (Kannada Movie Review)
March 10th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Alemari"; Cast: Yogi, Radhika Pandit, Raakesh, Ramesh Bhat, Umashri, Mico Nagaraj, Aadi Lokesh, Raghuram; Screenplay-Lyrics-Direction: Santhu; Producer: B.K. Sreenivas, Krishna Prasad; Dialogues: Manju Maandavya; Music: Arjun Janya; Cinematography: Manjunatha ... Read more...
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Deceased IPS officer’s father alleges political murder
March 9th, 2012 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 9 (IANS) The father of deceased Indian Police Service officer Narendra Kumar, who was run over by a tractor-trolley in Madhya Pradesh, alleged Friday that his son's murder ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh in Berlin tourism exhibition
March 8th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 8 (IANS) A delegation of senior officials of Madhya Pradesh tourism department have left for Berlin to participate in the International Tourism Exhibition (International Tourism Bourse-ITB) being held ... Read more...
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Louise Khurshid slips to sixth position in Farrukhabad
March 6th, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 6 (IANS) In what could be a major upset for the Congress, Louise Khurshid, wife of union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, was trailing in the sixth position ... Read more...
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Five Maoists involved in cop massacre held in Jharkhand
February 29th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 29 (IANS) Five Maoist guerrillas allegedly involved in the killing of 13 policemen in January were arrested in Jharkhand's Garwah district Wednesday, police said.According to police, the five ... Read more...
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Apex court raps government for flip-flop on homosexuality (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday rapped the central government for its flip-flop on the homosexuality issue with the union home and health ministries taking divergent positions ... Read more...
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Borde, Mahita top in Chennai cycling race
February 26th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 26 (IANS) Rahul Borde from Maharashtra won the Mens' National Race in the inaugural BSA Hercules Chennai Cycling race here Sunday, covering the 56 km course in 1:20.50 ... Read more...
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Kashmir Congress works at unity to seek portfolios
February 17th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 17 (IANS) The faction-ridden Congress in Jammu and Kashmir is planning to put up a united face to demand the return of two portfolios from its ally and ... Read more...
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Voters in Gorakhpur seek ‘right to reject’
February 11th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 11 (IANS) In a unique case, some voters sought to exercise their right to reject during polling in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections second phase here Saturday. ... Read more...
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Andhra junior doctors to intensify strike
February 10th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Emergency services in government-run hospitals in Andhra Pradesh are likely to be hit with junior doctors Friday deciding to intensify their strike.With the government ruling out ... Read more...
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‘Marina’ feel-good movie with strong message (Tamil Movie Review)
February 5th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Marina"; Cast: Siva Karthikeyan , Oviya, 'Pakada' Pandian, Sundararajan, Jitan Mohan, Attakati Aarumugam, Jayashree; Director: Pandiraj; Cinematographer: Vijay; Composer: Girish G; Rating: ***National award winning director Pandiraj has tried to ... Read more...
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Rahul, Ajit Singh’s joint rally at Meerut Thursday
February 1st, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh will address a joint poll rally at Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh ... Read more...
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Congress claims victory in Punjab, Uttarakhand
January 30th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Congress Monday claimed victory in Uttarakhand and Punjab assembly polls."Reports from Punjab and Uttarakhand ... clearly speak that the party is winning and forming ... Read more...
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Violence rocks Yanam, workers kill company official (Second Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IANS) A senior official of a ceramics company was Friday killed in an attack by workers after their leader died in police custody as large-scale violence rocked ... Read more...
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Workers kill company official in Yanam (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IANS) A senior official of a ceramics company was Friday killed in an attack by workers after their leader died in police custody as large-scale violence rocked ... Read more...
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Three workers injured in police firing in Yanam
January 27th, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Three industrial workers were injured Friday as police opened fire when large-scale violence by employees of a ceramics factory rocked Yanam, a region of Puducherry but ... Read more...
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Ishar new vice-chancellor of Jammu university
January 18th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 18 (IANS) Mohan Paul Singh Ishar, professor at Amritsar's Guru Nanak Dev University, has been appointed the new vice chancellor of the Jammu University, it was announced Wednesday.Jammu ... Read more...
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Call girl racket busted in Ghaziabad
January 15th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 15 (IANS) A call girl racket was busted in Ghaziabad and seven people, including three prostitutes and two customers, arrested, police said Sunday.Additional Superintendent of Police Amit ... Read more...
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India Cements chalks plans to become pan-nation player
January 15th, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) India Cements, a leader in southern India with a 28 percent market share, has charted an expansion plan to become a pan-nation player next year ... Read more...
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Apex court pulls up Tamil Nadu on film ban
January 13th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday slammed the Tamil Nadu government for banning the screening of film "Dam 999", saying that "when the whole country has one ... Read more...
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TV actor to study J. Dey’s life for crime reporter’s role (With Images)
January 11th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Small screen actor Kunal Karan Kapoor, who is playing a crime journalist in "Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha", says he would love to ... Read more...
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RTI query exposes urea shortage in Bihar
January 4th, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 4 (IANS) Information received under the Right to Information (RTI) Act has revealed that millions of farmers in Bihar are facing a shortage of fertilizers, particularly urea, ... Read more...
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House collapse kills five in Delhi(Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Five people, two of them children, were killed and five injured when a one-storey building in west Delhi collapsed following a gas cylinder blast Wednesday ... Read more...
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Ranji Trophy quarters: Haryana’s Harshal Patel takes eight wickets
January 2nd, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Haryana medium-pacer Harshal Patel ran through the Karnataka first-innings for 151 taking eight wickets while another fast bowler Mumbai's Dhawal Kulkarni claimed a fifer against ... Read more...
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Remo to make his next film with ‘DID’ contestants
December 30th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) Choreographer-turned-director Remo D'Souza, who is all set to direct the country's first ever dance film in 3D, has roped in dance reality show "Dance India ... Read more...
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‘Dance India Dance’ team conducts flash mobs in capital
December 24th, 2011 - 2:36 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) What better than a flash mob to create a buzz for a dance reality show? That's just what the marketing team of Zee TV "Dance ... Read more...
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‘Pigs from outside Delhi carriers of Japanese Encephalitis’
December 22nd, 2011 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Voicing concern over rising cases of Japanese Encephalitis, Delhi Health Minister A.K. Walia Wednesday said that pigs being brought to the national capital from outside ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa sacks confidant Sasikala & Co (Night Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) In a sweeping move, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa sacked from the AIADMK long-time confidant V.K. Sasikala and 13 others who were known to wield ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa sacks long-time confidant Sasikala (Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) In a dramatic move, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa threw out her long-time confidant V.K. Sasikala and 11 others from the basic membership of her ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa removes Sasikala, others from AIADMK
December 19th, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) In a surprise move, AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa removed her close associate of nearly two decades V.K. Sasikala and 11 ... Read more...
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