Parrikar dares Centre to find, shut illegal Goa ore mines
September 5th, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 5 (IANS) The escalating war of words between Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) central government just got hotter.Speaking at a Teachers ... Read more...
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Jayanthi Natarajan to arrive in Goa amidst mining controversy
September 5th, 2012 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 5 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jayanthi Natarajan is expected to arrive in Goa next week, even as the state government is at loggerheads with the ... Read more...
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Mining dumps in Goa the next Congress-BJP battleground? (With Image)
September 5th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 5 (IANS) Till recently it was considered mining waste - all 700 million tonnes of it. With technology now available to extract low grade ore from the ... Read more...
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Indian stone industry bullish on growth momentum
February 2nd, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 2 (IANS) The Indian stone industry is upbeat on maintaining growth momentum as retail, real estate and infrastructure sectors boom and exports rise in new markets, an industry ... Read more...
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Videocon mulls relocating Bengal power, steel projects
October 9th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 9 (IANS) Land acquisition woes have prompted the Videocon Group to consider shifting its proposed steel and power plants in West Bengal's Burdwan district to another location.Stating that ... Read more...
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What makes fructose fattening?
February 10th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): New research at Oregon Health and Science University demonstrates that the brain - which serves as a master control for body weight - reacts differently to fructose compared ... Read more...
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US ex-vice president gets heart device implant
July 15th, 2010 - 8:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 15 (DPA) Former US vice president Dick Cheney, who suffered his first heart attack at age 37, said Wednesday he underwent heart surgery for installation of a pump device ... Read more...
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Government has right to restrict websites circulating porn: Balakrishnan
May 8th, 2010 - 11:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): Supreme Court Chief Justice K. G. Balakrishnan on Saturday called for placing restrictions on websites circulating pornography and hate material, and justified the Central Government's action in ... Read more...
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Tata Motors sells 20 percent stake in Telcon to Hitachi
March 30th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) India's largest commercial vehicle manufacturer Tata Motors Tuesday signed an agreement to sell its 20 percent stake in Telco Construction Equipment Company Ltd (Telcon) to Japanese partner ... Read more...
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While declaring assets, we also gave away account details: CJI
January 31st, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) In their eagerness to disclose their assets last year, Supreme Court judges also ended up mentioning their bank account details on the court's website, setting themselves as ... Read more...
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Kamal Nath calls for better road network
January 6th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath Wednesday said development of better roads and road network was the key to inclusive growth and safe travel.
"We have one ... Read more...
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RBI Governor advises banks to invest in newer technologies
May 18th, 2009 - 7:57 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, May 18 (ANI): To meet the demands of households and businesses, Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao on Monday advised banks to invest in newer technologies."We know that investment in ... Read more...
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Air Force modernization has triggered aerospace industry growth: IAF chief
February 12th, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar Singh
Yelahanka (Karnataka), Feb.12 (ANI): The chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major, on Thursday said the modernization of the Indian Air Force has helped to ... Read more...
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‘Cancer no longer synonymous with death’ (Feb 4 is World Cancer Day)
February 3rd, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) With newer technologies and targetted drugs, cancer if treated in the early stages is no longer synonymous with death, say doctors. At any given time, there are ... Read more...
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Parents turn to Facebook to keep in touch with kids
January 5th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 05 (ANI): Social network sites, such as Facebook, are increasingly being used by parents to keep in touch with their children when they are away, according to a new ... Read more...
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Bush to seek EU support on climate change deal
June 10th, 2008 - 3:08 am ICT by IANS
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Brdo (Slovenia), June 10 (DPA) US President George W. Bush would ask the European Union to make a global deal on climate change dependent on the inclusion of rapidly developing nations such ... Read more...
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IAF inducts the Akash missile
May 11th, 2008 - 4:28 pm ICT by admin
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to induct two squadrons of the indigenous Akash Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM). The all-weather, multi-target missile was accepted by ... Read more...
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Eating tomatoes and fish may help prevent prostate cancer
November 14th, 2007 - 2:15 am ICT by admin
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