Pakistan-born Australian cricketer granted India visa
August 10th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 10 (IANS) Pakistan-born Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja was Wednesday granted an Indian visa thus making him eligible to play in September's Champions League Twenty20 if he is picked ... Read more...
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Some rail projects delayed for two decades: Auditor
August 5th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) In a scathing attack on the functioning of Indian Railways, the country's official auditor Friday said some projects for laying new lines in backward areas ... Read more...
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245 infrastructure projects awaiting green nod
August 3rd, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) About 245 infrastructure projects -- a majority of them in the mining sector -- are pending with the environment ministry, officials said Wednesday.Of the 245 ... Read more...
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Two foreign channels for kids get Pakistan’s nod
August 2nd, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) Two foreign satellite TV channels, Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon, have been granted permission to air programmes in Pakistan, said a minister.Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous ... Read more...
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13 new armed police units for Maoist areas
August 1st, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The government has approved raising of 13 new Specialised India Reserve Battalions (SIRBs), a central armed police force, with engineering components for deployment in ... Read more...
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Overlooked for Arjuna, lifter Renubala returns CWG gold
July 25th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Disappointed at being overlooked for an Arjuna Award, weightlifter Renubala Chanu Monday returned her 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold medal to the sports ministry saying ... Read more...
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NALCO gets green nod for bauxite mining
July 25th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 25 (IANS) State-run National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) has received the final forest clearance to renew its bauxite mining operation in Orissa's Koraput district, the company said Monday.NALCO ... Read more...
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Customs officers to get more teeth
July 21st, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) India plans to amend its customs regulations to remove loopholes and give more powers to officers to track tax evaders.The cabinet Thursday gave its nod ... Read more...
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Dianne Feinstein’s ‘Respect for Marriage Act’ gets Obama’s nod
July 21st, 2011 - 1:19 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, July 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein got a major boost in the arm when her sponsored bill got the nod from the US President Barack Obama. It ... Read more...
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SMEs to be exempt from capital gains tax: Official
July 20th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) A proposal to exempt small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from capital gains tax has received in principle approval from the finance ministry, an official said ... Read more...
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Allow me to join Barcelona, Fabregas tells Wenger
July 18th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas will be pleading with his boss Arsene Wenger to allow him to rejoin Barcelona.Fabregas, who skipped Arsenal's tour of Malaysia and ... Read more...
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Himachal afforestation scheme gets UN nod
July 17th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 17 (IANS) India's first multi-million public afforestation scheme in Himachal Pradesh has been registered for carbon trading by the UN, an official statement said here Sunday."The United Nations ... Read more...
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Warne feels third seamer is England’s weak spot
July 16th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) Australian spin legend Shane Warne feels that the third seamer will be England's weak spot in the forthcoming four-match Test series against India starting Thursday."Throw in ... Read more...
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Neil’s first composition tribute to grandfather Mukesh
July 12th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh, who comes from a family of singers, has finally composed a song and says it is a tribute to his ... Read more...
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No item numbers for Priyanka
July 12th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Bollywood actress Priyanka has kept her distance from item numbers and plans to continue doing so, even as rumours arre swirling of her of ... Read more...
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Orissa to allot homestead land to sportspersons
July 2nd, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 2 (IANS) Homestead land will be allotted to eminent sportspersons of Orissa for excelling in their respective fields, the state government said Saturday.Homestead land of 2,400 square feet ... Read more...
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6,000 slum dwellers will have roofs: Dikshit
June 22nd, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday decided to allot new houses to about 6,000 families living in 33 slum clusters under its rehabilitation scheme.Delhi Chief Minister Shiela ... Read more...
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Kerala farmers welcome nod to wild boar killing
June 19th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 19 (IANS) Plantation owners in Kerala Sunday welcomed the state government's decision to allow the killing of wild boars that destroy their tuber crop and banana plantations."Earlier, we ... Read more...
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Green nod for Kerala port project within a year: Ramesh
June 13th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 13 (IANS) Union Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Monday said the environment impact assessment (EIA) study on the proposed Vizhinjam International Container Terminal in Kerala will be ... Read more...
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Privacy concerns on Natgrid unwarranted: Chidambaram
June 11th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Allaying fears that the National Intelligence Grid (Natgrid) may encroach on individual privacy, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said high safeguards would be in place ... Read more...
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New manufacturing policy to boost growth, create 100 million jobs
June 10th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) India will soon have a national policy on manufacturing that will help create 100 million additional jobs by 2025 and boost economic growth."For the ... Read more...
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Dharmendra to judge ‘India’s Got Talent 3′
June 2nd, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Veteran actor Dharmendra is all set to debut as a judge on the small screen with the third season of talent show "India's Got Talent"."The channel ... Read more...
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Court orders CBI probe into Kerala lottery scam
May 24th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, May 24 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Tuesday gave its nod for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into an alleged multi-crore rupee lottery scam in the state.There ... Read more...
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Mitt Romney visits South Carolina
May 23rd, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Irmo, May 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mitt Romney was in South Carolina to promote his bid to become the flagbearer of the GOP in the 2012 Presidential race in the United States. With ... Read more...
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Bhardwaj agrees for assembly meet, BJP firm on recall
May 23rd, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, May 23 (IANS) Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj Monday agreed to convene the assembly session from June 2 after the central government rejected his recommendation to dismiss the ... Read more...
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Eva Mendes to relive Callas on-screen
May 21st, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 21 (IANS) Actress Eva Mendes has given the nod to playing the lead role in famous opera singer Maria Callas's biopic.'The Hitch' star will play the role of ... Read more...
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Nod-and-wink approach to drones demeaning: Pakistani daily
May 21st, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) The nod-and-wink approach to drone strikes is "demeaning and self-defeating", said a Pakistani daily after US cables accessed by WikiLeaks revealed that army chief Gen Ashfaq ... Read more...
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Karnataka crisis lingers on, Bhardwaj and BJP stick to stand (Roundup)
May 18th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 18 (IANS) The Karnataka crisis over Governor H.R. Bhardwaj's recommendation to dismiss the B.S. Yeddyurappa ministry continued for the third day Wednesday amid expectation that the central ... Read more...
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Bhardwaj keeps Yeddyurappa waiting for yes to assembly session
May 18th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 18 (IANS) Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj Wednesday told Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to wait for a couple of days till the central government decides on his recommendation to ... Read more...
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Toronto-London bourse merger iffy after rival offer
May 16th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 16 (IANS) The proposed merger of the Toronto Stock Exchange with the London Stock Exchange may be in trouble as a Canadian group has made a rival offer ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa woos rebel law makers, Congress says quit
May 14th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Saturday stepped up efforts to win back support of 16 rebel lawmakers but the Congress told him to quit ... Read more...
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GMR Airports Holding gets nod for $200 mn fund infusion
May 11th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The government Wednesday approved infusion of foreign funds to the tune of $200 million in Hyderabad international airport operator GMR Airports Holding Ltd.The foreign direct ... Read more...
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Jharkhand cabinet clears ordinance linked to demolitions
May 8th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 8 (IANS) A day after Jharkhand Governor M.O.H. Farook returned an ordinance linked to the ongoing demolitions, the state cabinet Sunday took up and cleared the proposal to ... Read more...
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Delhi University admission process to begin June 15
May 6th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) With no application forms, the admission process in Delhi University (DU) this year will begin June 15 with the announcement of the first cut-off list, ... Read more...
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Gamlin sworn in as Arunachal chief minister (Lead)
May 6th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Itanagar, May 5 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and Arunachal Pradesh Power Minister Jarbom Gamlin was sworn-in as the new chief minister by Governor J.J. Singh at a hurriedly convened ... Read more...
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