Mediation settles 60 percent of Delhi court cases
June 15th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) More than 60 per cent of disputes heard in the mediation centres of Delhi courts were resolved, says a study made for the period 2005 ... Read more...
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Efforts intensified to secure release of Odisha hostages
March 26th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 26 (IANS) Intensifying efforts to secure the release of the second Italian and a legislator held captive by Maoists, officials representing the Odisha government held talks with two ... Read more...
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Italian hostages crisis: Rebel leader’s presence issue resolved, say officials (Lead)
March 23rd, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 23 (IANS) Discussions to secure the safe release of two Italians kidnapped by Maoists over a week ago in Odisha's Kandhamal district were progressing and the issue of ... Read more...
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Italian hostage crisis: Interlocutors want presence of jailed Maoist leader
March 23rd, 2012 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 23 (IANS) Talks to secure the safe release of two Italians taken hostage by Maoists since over a week in Odisha's Kandhamal district resumed here Friday amid a ... Read more...
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Talks for release of Italians remain inconclusive (Lead)
March 22nd, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 22 (IANS) Talks to secure the release of two Italians held hostage by Maoists remained inconclusive Thursday with the interlocutors named by the ultras insisting authorities to bring ... Read more...
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Odisha abduction: Talks delayed again
March 21st, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 21 (IANS) Uncertainty persisted Wednesday on the fate of the two Italians abducted by Maoists in Odisha last week with talks likely to be delayed as it was ... Read more...
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Hostage crisis: Maoists extend deadline, offer other mediators (Lead)
March 20th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 20 (IANS) Maoists rebels, who have abducted two Italian tourists in Odisha, Tuesday extended the deadline for the state government's acceptance of their demands to Wednesday evening while ... Read more...
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Positive outcome on Sahara by this week: IPL chief
February 15th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajeev Shukla said Wednesday that talks are going on between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and ... Read more...
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Invest India inks deal with Mauritian board
February 8th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Invest India, a joint venture of the government and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Wednesday signed an agreement with the ... Read more...
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Abbas pledges to continue peace talks with Israel
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Palestinian authorities are ready to continue peace talks with Israel, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has said."We'll continue the dialogue and we'll continue the talks because ... Read more...
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Manchester City reject Milan’s Tevez bid
December 11th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Dec 11 (IANS) AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani has confirmed that Manchester City has rejected its proposal to sign Carlos Tevez on loan.The striker, who had ... Read more...
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ULFA team heads for talks with government
August 4th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 4 (IANS) Top leaders of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) led by chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa left for New Delhi Thursday to open the first ... Read more...
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Ramnarine ready to negotiate despite WICB reservations
July 2nd, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, July 2 (IANS/CMC) Regional cricket players union chief Dinanath Ramnarine is gearing up to spearhead negotiations over the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), despite the West Indies Cricket Board's ... Read more...
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Lokpal debate collapses amid acrimony, Hazare to fast (Roundup)
June 16th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The two-month dialogue between the government and the civil society for an effective Lokpal bill collapsed Thursday amid acrimony, with Gandhian Anna Hazare announcing ... Read more...
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Australia welcomes India’s decision to negotiate trade deal
May 3rd, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Australia Tuesday welcomed the decision of the Indian government to start negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries.The Prime Minister's Trade ... Read more...
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EADS, Dassault asked to extend combat jet bids till December
April 28th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) India has asked two European defence firms shortlisted for its $10.4 billion tender for 126 combat jets to extend their commercial bids till December ... Read more...
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Ship owners ask Somali pirates to release seven Indians (Lead)
April 17th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The owners of MV Asphalt Venture Sunday appealed to Somali pirates to keep to their word and release the vessel's remaining seven Indian sailors. Eight ... Read more...
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Engineer freed, Orissa awaits news on collector (Second Lead)
February 23rd, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 23 (IANS) Orissa was yet to get news of the kidnapped Malkangiri district collector Wednesday even as a junior engineer abducted along with him by Maoists exactly a week ago ... Read more...
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Maoist hostages: Orissa continues talks with mediators (Second Lead)
February 22nd, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 22 (IANS) Intensifying efforts for release of a district collector and an engineer kidnapped by Maoists last week, the Orissa government for the third day Tuesday continued talks with the ... Read more...
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Mediators meet top Maoist for Orissa hostages’ release (Lead)
February 22nd, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 22 (IANS) Two mediators Tuesday met a top Maoist leader, who was brought to a jail here to speed up negotiations for the release of a district collector and a ... Read more...
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Hostage crises: Top Maoist brought to Bhubaneswar for talks
February 22nd, 2011 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 22 (IANS) The Orissa government Tuesday brought here a top Maoist to speed up the negotiation process for the release of a district collector and a junior engineer held hostage ... Read more...
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Hostage crisis: Maoists move court for bail
February 21st, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 21 (IANS) Five hardcore Maoists, including ideologue Ganti Prasadam, moved a court for bail in Orissa Monday as the state authorities held talks with mediators for the safe release ... Read more...
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Orissa hostage crisis: Talks on, officials hopeful (Third Lead)
February 21st, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 21 (IANS) The district collector and engineer kidnapped by Maoists Feb 16 are safe and the situation may "soon" be resolved, Orissa Home Secretary U.N.Behera said Monday, the second day ... Read more...
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Malkangiri Collector abduction: Talks between mediators, govt. to continue today
February 21st, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Feb. 21 (ANI): Talks between Orissa Government and mediators, Professors Hargopal and R Someswar Rao to release Malkangiri District Collector R V Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi from the Maoists, ... Read more...
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Orissa hostage crisis may linger: Mediator (Lead)
February 21st, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 21 (IANS) The release of an Orissa district collector and a junior engineer kidnapped by Maoists on Feb 16 may take some more time as a key rebel ideologue is ... Read more...
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Orissa hostage crisis may linger, says mediator
February 21st, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 21 (IANS) The release of an Orissa district collector and a junior engineer who have been in Maoist captivity since Feb 16 may take some more time as a key ... Read more...
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Students protest against abduction of two Orissa official by Maoists
February 20th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 20(ANI): Students from Orissa on Sunday protested against the abduction of Malkangiri District Collector R.V. Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi by Maoist rebels.The protest was held in the ... Read more...
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Hostage crisis: Orissa talks to mediators (Second Lead)
February 20th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (IANS) Intensifying efforts for the release of a district collector and an engineer abducted by the Maoists, Orissa Sunday began talks with two mediators chosen by the rebels, an ... Read more...
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Orissa may facilitate release of Maoist leaders
February 20th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneshwar, Feb 20 (IANS) The Orissa government may give in to the Maoists demand of release of their jailed leaders in exchange for abducted Malkangiri collector and an engineer, sources said Sunday.Sources ... Read more...
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Mediators seek more time for abducted collector’s release
February 20th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (ANI): The two mediators, human right activists and academicians G. Hargopal and R. Someswar Rao have said that more time was needed to secure the release of abducted Malkangiri ... Read more...
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Malkangiri Collector abduction: Talks between mediators, govt. begin
February 20th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (ANI): Formal talks between Orissa Government and mediators, Professors Hargopal and R Someswar Rao started here today to release Malkangiri District Collector R V Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra ... Read more...
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Malkangiri Collector abduction: Negotiations likely to start today
February 20th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (ANI): In a bid to secure the release of Malkangiri District Collector R V Krishna from the Maoists, the mediators are likely to kick off the negotiations with the ... Read more...
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Iran’s nuke-related demands prerequisites, not pre-conditions, says key official
January 23rd, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
Istanbul (Turkey), Jan.23 (ANI): Iran's chief negotiator on nuclear-related talks with the P5+1 countries, Saeed Jalili, has rubbished reports that Tehran had set preconditions to ensure the success of the negotiations, that ... Read more...
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ISI sheltering Afghan Taliban leadership in Karachi under secret programme: Report
January 20th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 20(ANI): Most of the Afghan Taliban frontier leadership had reportedly been sheltered in Karachi under a Pakistani security establishment's secret programme, the 'New Karachi Project', according to a newspaper ... Read more...
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Want a pay raise? Be assertive!
December 30th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 30 (ANI): A study has shown that out of people looking for a pay raise, those who pursue it aggressively are the ones who get it.The study found that those ... Read more...
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