Under pressure, president forgoes post-retirement Pune home (Second Lead)
April 27th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Amid a raging controversy, President Pratibha Patil Friday voiced "pain" at being portrayed as insensitive to war widows and and announced that she will ... Read more...
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President forgoes post-retirement accommodation in Pune (Lead)
April 27th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil will forgo her post-retirement accommodation in Pune as "misgivings" continue to persist "despite clarifications" being offered on allegations of land grabbing, ... Read more...
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Empowering rural women to fight for their rights (Feature)
April 27th, 2012 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) Seema Saroj, a resident of Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh, was denied payment under the rural jobs scheme for months. She then joined Nari Sangh, a ... Read more...
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Plea against special exam to recruit cops dismissed (Second Lead)
April 25th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed an NGO's petition challenging the government's decision to recruit an additional 1,400 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers through a ... Read more...
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Childcare needs of urban poor ignored: Experts
April 24th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Childcare needs of the urban poor continue to remain ignored despite social schemes, experts said Tuesday at the release of a micro study conducted in ... Read more...
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Deported French nationals had no Maoist links, says NGO
April 24th, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 24 (IANS) The 10 French nationals, who were deported from Bihar for allegedly violating visa conditions, had nothing to do with Maoists, claimed an NGO that is ... Read more...
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16-year-old refuses to accept her child marriage
April 23rd, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 23 (IANS) She was married off when she was only an infant yet, but coming of age the 16-year-old Rajasthani girl now wants that marriage annulled and freedom ... Read more...
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Nine French tourists detained in Bihar
April 22nd, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 22 (IANS) Nine French tourists were detained in Bihar's Nawada district for violating visa conditions and later sent out of the state Sunday, police said.Bihar police chief Abhyanand ... Read more...
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NGO slams rural jobs scheme implementation in Assam
April 20th, 2012 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 19 (IANS) A survey of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNEGA) in Assam has revealed that only about 18 lakh households out the 43 lakh ... Read more...
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Raped maid rescued in Gurgaon
April 20th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 19 (IANS) A minor girl working as a domestic help raped by two men on several occasions was rescued Thursday from Sushant Lok area in Gurgaon by activists ... Read more...
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UNHCR hails UAE’s humanitarian efforts
April 19th, 2012 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 18 (IANS/WAM) The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has praised the efforts of the UAE to improve the humanitarian conditions of refugees around the world.May Kadkoy, ... Read more...
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New-born girl dumped near sewer in Udaipur
April 14th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Udaipur, April 14 (IANS) A new-born girl was found dumped on the edge of a sewer line in a deserted area in Rajasthan's Udaipur city early Saturday morning, police said. ... Read more...
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President Patil’s office rejects land-grab charges
April 12th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil finds herself in a controversy over her post-retirement home in Pune, but her office Thursday rejected allegations of land-grab as "malicious" ... Read more...
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‘Explain turnaround on Dayanidhi Maran’ (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday directed NGO Telecom Watchdog to explain its turnaround in stating that Dayanidhi Maran, when he was the communications minister, had ... Read more...
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Court reserves order on exam to recruit police officers
April 11th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved till April 25 its order on a petition challenging the government's decision to recruit an additional 1,400 Indian Police ... Read more...
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‘Explain turnaround on Dayanidhi Maran’
April 11th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday directed NGO Telecom Watchdog to explain its turnaround in stating that Dayanidhi Maran, when he was the communications minister, had ... Read more...
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Narrow escape for 30 kids in Gurgaon
April 9th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 9 (IANS) At least 30 school children had a narrow escape Monday when a tree under which they were studying caught fire because of a powerful power line ... Read more...
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Yesterday once more with Indian film fest in Russia
April 9th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) It'll be yesterday once more when 15 Bollywood movies including "3 Idiots", "Ishqiya" and "Fashion"
are screened in Moscow and St. Petersburg at a film ... Read more...
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15 child workers rescued in Delhi (Lead)
April 5th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Fifteen minors who were being taken to Ludhiana in Punjab as child labour were rescued Thursday from the Old Delhi Railway Station and five people, ... Read more...
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Land mine removers abducted in Afghanistan
April 3rd, 2012 - 4:38 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three people who cleared land mines and worked for a British-American humanitarian group have been abducted in Afghanistan, Kabul-based Bahtar news agency reported.The men from ... Read more...
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Government school kids have poorer skills: Report
April 2nd, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Children in government schools in rural areas have poorer mathematical skills compared to those in private schools, says the Annual Status of Education Report by ... Read more...
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Cultivated area in Odisha declining, says NGO
March 31st, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 31 (IANS) Increase in allocation of water to industries in Odisha has hit agriculture with the total cultivated area declining, a group working on water-related issues in the ... Read more...
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‘37 percent Delhi government school toilets very dirty’
March 30th, 2012 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Thirty seven percent of toilets in the capital's government schools are "very dirty" and in "subhuman" condition, a survey done by the NGO CRY has ... Read more...
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Salman invests in Yatra.com
March 28th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) Bollywood star Salman Khan has turned into a businessman - he has invested in the online travel portal Yatra.com and will also be the face ... Read more...
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Vedanta foundation officials quizzed in misappropriation of funds
March 26th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Police informed a Delhi court Monday that they have quizzed various officials of Microsoft and Vedanta Foundation with regard to alleged misappropriation of funds by ... Read more...
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Godhra riot case: Apex court affords Modi relief (Second Lead)
March 26th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) In a big relief to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition seeking direction to the Nanavati Commission to ... Read more...
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Godhra riot case: Relief for Modi from apex court (Lead)
March 26th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) In a big relief to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition seeking direction to the Nanavati Commission to ... Read more...
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Assam wildlife group protests removal of rhino’s horn
March 25th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 25 (IANS) An Assam-based wildlife conservation group has questioned the legality behind the Assam forest department's recent move of 'dehorning' a one-horned rhino."Nature's Beckon", a leading wildlife conservation ... Read more...
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A coaching centre for the poor - inside a police station!
March 25th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Police's role often doesn't end with busting crime and jailing criminals. In a first of its kind initiative, Delhi Police has begun a coaching centre ... Read more...
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Courageous Class 12 girl helps bust sex racket
March 23rd, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, March 23 (IANS) The bravery of a class 12 school girl resulted in the busting of a sex racket and the arrest of four people, including a married couple, ... Read more...
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Apex court notice on plea to summon Modi before riots panel
March 19th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Gujarat government and Nanavati Commission on a plea seeking the summoning of Chief Minister Narendra Modi ... Read more...
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Artisans to turn designers, thanks to local NGO
March 18th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Happy Hands Foundation, an organisation that works closely on artisan-support programmes, has launched an initiative - Artists-in-Residence - that gives artisans from the remove corners ... Read more...
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Court seeks police reply on plea against Kejriwal
March 17th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday directed police to file a reply on a complaint against Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly lowering the reputation of ... Read more...
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Supreme Court to examine validity of n-damage act (Lead)
March 16th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday said it would examine the constitutional validity of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act which pegs the maximum liability on ... Read more...
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Screening of ‘Kahaani’ for underprivileged women
March 16th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 16 (IANS) A special screening of Vidya Balan-starrer "Kahaani" was organised for women from NGO SOS-Children's village here.More than 40 employees from the NGO attended the screening ... Read more...
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