Vaishno Devi Gurukul gets affiliated to Varanasi varsity
September 11th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 11 (IANS) The Mata Vaishno Devi Gurukul (Vedic School), set up to promote the Sanskrit language and Vedic culture, Tuesday got "prestigious" affiliation to Sampuranand Sanskrit University, Varanasi, ... Read more...
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Punjab win Junior National Hockey Championship
September 9th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 9 (IANS) Punjab defeated Odisha 4-3 to win the Hockey India Junior Men National Championship at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here Sunday.Punjab took lead in the 10th ... Read more...
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Private sector should not be targeted for coalfield allocations: Jindal
September 6th, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Private firms should not be unfairly targeted for coalfield allocations, Chairman of Jindal Steel and Power and Congress MP Naveen Jindal said Thursday, adding any ... Read more...
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Unmukt meets teachers at Modern School
September 4th, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Unmukt Chand, who led India to victory at the Under-19 cricket World Cup, met his teachers at his former school here and sought their ... Read more...
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Shekhar Kammula’s ‘Life Is Beautiful’ pushed to Sep 14 (Southern Movie Snippets)
September 3rd, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 3 (IANS) This is the second time the release date of director Shekhar Kammula's "Life Is Beautiful" has been postponed. The Telugu film, initially slated to release Aug ... Read more...
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Sonia visits Jaipur areas devastated by heavy rains
August 30th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 30 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrived here Thursday and met people who were affected by heavy rains and are living in relief camps, officials ... Read more...
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Kachroo ragging case: Convicts may return to college
August 23rd, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 23 (IANS) The four medical college students convicted of ragging to death their junior, Aman Kachroo, in Himachal Pradesh may soon return to the classroom.The state government freed the ... Read more...
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Narrow win for Karnataka
August 22nd, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 22 (IANS) Karnataka scrambled to a three-wicket victory against Gujarat to pick up their first points in two matches in the Buchi Babu All-India Cricket Tournament here Wednesday.A ... Read more...
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Convicts freed early, ragging victim’s father slams system
August 18th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 18 (IANS) Four medical students who were convicted of ragging Aman Kachroo to death in a Himachal Pradesh college, are out of jail before completing the four-year rigorous ... Read more...
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Kachroo ragging case: Convicts set free before term
August 18th, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 18 (IANS) The four youths who were convicted of ragging medical student Aman Kachroo to death in a Himachal Pradesh institute are out of the jail before completing ... Read more...
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Giant national flag hoisted at Kargil war memorial
July 27th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) A giant national flag was hoisted at the Kargil war memorial in Drass Friday to commemorate the 13th anniversary of India's victory in the war.Member ... Read more...
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Chopper case: Romesh Sharma gets 10-year jail (Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Romesh Sharma, a suspected aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, was Monday awarded 10 years' imprisonment by a Delhi court in a cheating and extortion ... Read more...
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Walkathon spreads awareness on World Population Day
July 11th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Over 500 people, including children, Wednesday participated in a walkathon organised here to spread awareness on population stabilisation on the occasion of the World Population ... Read more...
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Jaipur schools closed till July 8
July 1st, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 1 (IANS) With no respite from heat in sight as the monsoon has been delayed in Rajasthan, the Jaipur district administration has extended the summer vacation for ... Read more...
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‘Sangma’s resignation act of frustration’
June 21st, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 21 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister and Congress leader Mukul Manda Sangma Thursday termed the resignation of presidential candidate and former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Sangma from his ... Read more...
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Presidential poll: Numbers favour Pranab
June 21st, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
With the country's political parties clearing their stand Thursday, the numbers show a clear inclination towards United Progressive Alliance (UPA) candidate Pranab Mukherjee.Pranab Mukherjee:The ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), in ... Read more...
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Determined to contest, Sangma quits NCP (Second Lead)
June 20th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Shillong, June 20 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha speaker Purno A. Sangma Wednesday quit the NCP, saying he was disappointed by his party's reluctance to back his presidential candidature.Speaking ... Read more...
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Another explosion in Allahabad, five kids injured
June 7th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, June 7 (IANS) Five children were injured Thursday when a bomb went off in a village in this Uttar Pradesh district -- the second blast in about a fortnight, ... Read more...
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Whom to support for Hatia by-poll? JMM to decide May 28
May 26th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 26 (IANS) The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), a key ruling alliance partner in Jharkhand, will decide Monday on supporting either of its two alliance partners for the upcoming ... Read more...
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Jharkhand’s ruling alliance to face each other in Hatia by-poll
May 23rd, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 23 (IANS) Candidates of the two major parties of Jharkhand's ruling alliance - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh’s tribal leaders support Sangma for president
May 22nd, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 22 (IANS) After Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP Nand Kumar Sai, now senior Congress leader and former union minister Arvind Netam has openly backed former Lok ... Read more...
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Maharashtra’s largest tricolour unfurled in NDA (With Images)
April 28th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, April 28 (IANS) The largest tricolour in Maharashtra, measuring 30x20 feet and weighing nine kg was Saturday unfurled on a 100-ft pole at the prestigious National Defence Academy ... Read more...
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No green clearance to Jindal mining project in Chhattisgarh
April 20th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Friday cancelled environment clearance to the coal mining project of MP Naveen Jindal's steel and power plant in Chhattisgarh on ... Read more...
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PM to discuss NCTC with chief ministers May 5
April 16th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday assured the chief ministers that he would hold a separate meeting with them May 5 to discuss the controversial ... Read more...
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Akashdeep to lead India in Junior Asia Cup hockey
April 11th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Forward Akashdeep Singh will be leading the 18-member Indian hockey squad for the 7th Junior Asia Cup at Malacca, Malaysia from May 3-13.Besides ... Read more...
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Boy barred from exam over grandpa’s death
April 7th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 7 (IANS) A Class II school student in Madhya Pradesh was barred from taking his examination because his grandfather died a few days ago and his teacher told ... Read more...
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Five killed in Rajasthan accident
April 5th, 2012 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 4 (IANS) At least five people were killed and six injured when the sports utility vehicle (SUV) in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary truck on ... Read more...
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Loan agent held for forgery
April 1st, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) A sales representative of a private bank who used forged documents for arranging car loans has been arrested here, police said Sunday.Naveen, who hails from ... Read more...
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Five arrested for gangraping Gurgaon pub employee (Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 13 (IANS) Five youths have been arrested for gangraping a woman pub employee in Gurgaon while two accused are still on the run, police said Tuesday.All the ... Read more...
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Delhi court lets off three on probation
February 20th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) A Delhi court, giving benefit of probation to a 55-year-old and his two sons convicted for assaulting their neighbour, granted them a chance to reform ... Read more...
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Odisha celebrates Republic Day
January 26th, 2012 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 26 (IANS) People across Odisha Thursday took part in Republic Day celebrations, defying a boycott call by Maoists.Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unfurled the ... Read more...
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‘Pravasi Bharatiya’ delegates excited to be in Jaipur
January 7th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 7 (IANS) Non-resident Indian delegates, who have arrived in Jaipur to participate in the ongoing Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD) are excited to be in the city. They say ... Read more...
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National Basketball: Tamil Nadu shock Railways
December 17th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) Hosts Tamil Nadu came up with an inspired performance to upstage defending men's champions Indian Railways 82-69 to post their second consecutive win in the 62nd ... Read more...
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Three killed in firing at marriage function
November 19th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Three people were killed and four injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a rival gang leader who was attending a marriage function here Friday night, ... Read more...
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Government trying to scuttle our movement: Bedi
October 29th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Oct 29 (IANS) Team Anna key member Kiran Bedi alleged the government was trying to render "futile" their fight against corruption as the core committee met Saturday with ... Read more...
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