Jharkhand budget for 2012-13 pegged at Rs.37,113 crore
March 15th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 15 (IANS) Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister Hemant Soren Thursday tabled a Rs.37,113 crore budget for the 2012-2013 financial year in the state assembly, focussing on economic and ... Read more...
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Minogue eyeing ‘The X Factor’ return
March 14th, 2012 - 9:09 am ICT by IANS
London, March 14 (IANS) Australian star Dannii Minogue is eyeing a return to Britain's "The X Factor" just a year after she quit the show due to her busy schedule.The ... Read more...
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Jessica won’t marry until she loses weight
March 14th, 2012 - 7:03 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, March 14 (IANS) Singer turned fashion designer Jessica Simpson who is expecting her first child with fiance Eric Johnson refuses to get marry until she delivers her baby ... Read more...
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Third supplementary budget presented in Jharkhand
March 13th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 13 (IANS) Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who holds the finance portfolio, Tuesday presented another supplementary budget of Rs.798.96 crore in the state assembly.The government did not ... Read more...
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Thurman finds acting ‘relaxing’
March 13th, 2012 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, March 13 (IANS) Actress Uma Thurman, who's currently pregnant with her third child, turns to her profession to calm down."I'm not very relaxed naturally. I'm one of those ... Read more...
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Heidi Klum selling cookies
March 13th, 2012 - 2:54 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, March 13 (IANS) German supermodel Heidi Klum set up a stall with daughter Leni to sell cookies at the Girl Scouts club here.Mirror.co.uk reports that Klum was ... Read more...
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Andhra to get third ‘children’s village’
March 12th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) NGO Save Our Souls' (SOS) 33rd Children's Village in India and the third in Andhra Pradesh will open Wednesday, it was announced here Monday."The purpose ... Read more...
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Kanye West bans press from fashion show
March 11th, 2012 - 3:41 am ICT by IANS
Paris, March 11 (IANS) Rapper-cum-fashion designer Kanye West banned journalists from his Paris Fashion Week show because he was worried about his designs being slated.Initially the 34-year-old decided to ... Read more...
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Jolie praised for refugee work
March 11th, 2012 - 1:59 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 11 (IANS) Actress Angelina Jolie, who involves herself with several social causes, has been thanked for "doing incredible things".Her efforts were acknowledged at the Woman in ... Read more...
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Excise official’s bail plea dismissed
March 7th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) A CBI special court here Wednesday dismissed the bail application of Central Excise Commissioner A.K. Srivastava allegedly involved in a graft case.Central Bureau of Investigation ... Read more...
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Chinese want government to use domestic-made cars
March 7th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 7 (IANS) A large number of people in China want the government to use domestically-manufactured cars in place of the foreign-built ones more favoured by officials, a survey ... Read more...
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Cloudy skies, cooler day in capital (Lead)
March 6th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) A partial cloud cover and a gentle breeze brought down the maximum temperature in the national capital Tuesday to 29.1 degrees Celsius, while the minimum ... Read more...
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Results a mixed bag for BJP: Sushma
March 6th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) With the party poised for a win in Goa and the SAD-BJP alliance leading in Punjab, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj Tuesday ... Read more...
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2,000 Chinese awarded for reporting online porn
March 5th, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) Over 2,000 people in China have been awarded for reporting internet and mobile phone pornography to the authorities in 2011.More than nine million yuan (around 1.5 ... Read more...
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Gang busted, idols seized
March 3rd, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) Police Saturday busted a gang smuggling ancient idols made of 'astadhatu', seizing from them idols valued at Rs.5 crore in the international market.Deputy Inspector General of ... Read more...
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Scarlett Johansson to play Janet Leigh
March 3rd, 2012 - 5:38 am ICT by IANS
London, March 3 (IANS) Actress Scarlett Johansson will play the role of Janet Leigh in "The Making of Psycho".According to contactmusic.com, the 27-year-old will star alongside James D'Arcy, Anthony Hopkins ... Read more...
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Villagers kill stray leopard in Assam
February 29th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 29 (IANS) A leopard was killed by angry villagers at Madhukuchi village of Assam after they failed in their efforts to shoo away the big cat from the ... Read more...
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Warmer day in Delhi
February 29th, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) It was a sunny and pleasant morning in the capital Wednesday as the minimum temperature settled at 11.9 degrees Celsius, average for this time of ... Read more...
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It will be a pleasant Sunday in Delhi (Lead)
February 26th, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) After a warm week with above average temperatures, it was a pleasant day in the capital Saturday as nippy winds blew through the day and ... Read more...
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Ulfa cadres heading for Bangladesh nabbed
February 23rd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 23 (IANS) The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) may still have some bases in Bangladesh, Assam Police said Thursday after arresting three new recruits.Police have also ... Read more...
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Hot day in Delhi, pleasant weekend in store (Lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) It was yet another hot day in the capital Thursday with the maximum temperature settling three notches above average at 28 degrees.The day's minimum temperature ... Read more...
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Ramdev promises to agitate again in Delhi
February 23rd, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Buoyed by the Supreme Court's censure of the government for arbitrarily and forcefully ending his Ramlila Ground protest last year, yoga guru Baba Ramdev vowed ... Read more...
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UID used to make rural employment payments in Jharkand
February 22nd, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday said the Unique Identification number(UID) was being used for making payments under rural employment guarantee schemes in ... Read more...
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Counter opposition, Farooq exhorts party legislatrs
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 22 (IANS) The ruling National Conference held its party legislature meeting in Jammu on Wednesday to counter the "provocations" of main opposition Peoples Democratic Party.The meeting was held ... Read more...
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Exercising beneficial for the obese
February 21st, 2012 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 21 (IANS) Exercise is beneficial for you, especially if you are obese or have diabetes, maintain researchers.Daniel Green professor at The University of Western Australia School of Sports ... Read more...
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NGOs to discuss massive green clearances to projects
February 21st, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Over 100 NGOs from across India will come together on one platform with government and industry representatives this week to discuss the issue of ... Read more...
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Pleasant Tuesday morning in Delhi
February 21st, 2012 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) It was a sunny and pleasant morning in the capital Tuesday as the minimum temperature settled at 11.1 degrees Celsius, average for this time ... Read more...
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Two pedestrians killed in east Delhi
February 20th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Two pedestrians were killed in two separate accidents in east Delhi, police said Monday.Mahender Paswan, 27, was killed after being run over by a speeding ... Read more...
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No woman candidate: Goa BJP says sorry
February 19th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday publicly apologised for not fielding a single woman candidate for the forthcoming March 3 polls in Goa.Replying to a ... Read more...
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Punjab students injured in school firing incident
February 16th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Feb 16 (IANS) At least four students were injured Thursday in a clash between two groups of school students in Punjab during which one group also fired at the ... Read more...
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Motivation to exercise can fluctuate
February 14th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) The motivation to exercise fluctuates from week to week, which can tell whether people will be physically active or not, suggests a report."Many of us set ... Read more...
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ITBP recover 60 kg explosives in Chhattisgarh
February 12th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has recovered 60 kg of explosives from Rajanandgaon district of Chhattisgarh, an official said here Sunday.The explosives were found Saturday ... Read more...
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Woman, three held for husband’s killing
February 11th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) A 29-year-old woman was arrested along with her paramour and two others for killing her husband who tortured her and forced her into prostitution, police ... Read more...
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Chelsea cried remembering mother
February 10th, 2012 - 9:28 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) Chelsea Handler broke down on a TV show while remembering her late mother."I don't think I've ever cried on television before but now I am," she ... Read more...
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Three arrested for kidnapping
February 9th, 2012 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) A kidnapping for ransom case has been solved and three kidnappers arrested, police said Wednesday.The three, Islamuddin, 30, Sarfaraz, 31, and Abu Asim, 24, are ... Read more...
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