Police cane charge violent medics in UP
September 4th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 4 (IANS) Junior doctors in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh resorted to violence, damaged cars and thrashed people, forcing police to cane charge them, after some of their ... Read more...
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Ulfa warns non-Assamese in Assam
August 26th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 26 (IANS) The ULFA Sunday warned of attacks on "Indians" in Assam if "atrocities" on Assamese people did not halt in other parts of the country.A statement signed ... Read more...
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Archery secretary-general wants to quit, blames failure on ‘media hype’
August 6th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) In a fall-out of the disastrous performance of the Indian archers in the London Olympics, Archery Association of India (AAI) general secretary Paresh Nath Mukherje has ... Read more...
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Hype around Indian archery team justified: Team manager
July 20th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS) Team manager Paresh Mukherjee has said the hype around Indian archers was justified but the athletes should be reasonable with their expectations at the London ... Read more...
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Confident of Myanmar acting tough against NE rebels: India
June 1st, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Umsaw (Meghalaya), June 1 (IANS) Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh Friday exuded confidence that the Myanmar would act against Indian rebels operating in that country."In the aftermath of our ... Read more...
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All northeast militants have a nexus with Maoists: Gogoi
May 11th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 11 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday said that Maoists operating in the state are hand-in-gloves with other militant outfits in the northeast region."The statement of the ... Read more...
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I-League: Pune FC look to open gap on rivals for second spot
April 14th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, April 14 (IANS) Pune FC welcome back some key players as they look to cement their second place in the table and score some crucial points against Churchill Brothers ... Read more...
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Kolkata autorickshaw drivers disrupt normal life
April 3rd, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) Kolkata's autorickshaw drivers stoned buses, forced children to alight from public transport and blocked roads to protest the increase in auto LPG prices, inconveniencing ... Read more...
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‘Opportunity for Indian leather exports in Europe, US’
February 19th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) There is an opportunity for Indian leather goods export community to bag some additional orders from Europe and the US as China, a major exporter, is ... Read more...
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Indian languages fest ends
December 18th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The curtain came down on the three-day Samanvay IHC Indian Languages Festival here Sunday with a call to renew the literary fraternity's commitment to promoting ... Read more...
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Spotlight turns on Indian language writing (With Image)
December 17th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The quest for a brand Indian literature and a new national link language sparked a thoughtful discourse at the inaugural session of 'Samanvay - the ... Read more...
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ULFA leader, Indian scribe detained in Myanmar
December 4th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh Sunday confirmed the detention of a top United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) functionary and an Indian journalist in Myanmar ... Read more...
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I’d like to do an item number in Hindi film: Debina Mookherjee
November 17th, 2011 - 9:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Item songs are a rage and television actress Debina Mookherjee, who likes doing different things, is hooked on to it. After doing dance numbers in ... Read more...
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Mamata marks ‘Bhai Phonta’ with her guards, journos
October 28th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 28 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday put 'phonta' (sacred mark) on her security guards and also several journalists as the whole state celebrated 'Bhai ... Read more...
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Alert in Assam over ULFA strike threat
July 22nd, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 22 (IANS) The Assam government sounded a maximum security alert Friday after reports that a faction of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) led by commander-in-chief ... Read more...
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Shun hostility, come for talks, Chidambaram urges separatists
May 17th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 17 (IANS) Reiterating his appeal to the separatist outfits in India's northeast to come to the negotiation table after abjuring violence, union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday ... Read more...
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ULFA calls shutdown in Assam on Apr. 2 to protest PM’s visit
April 1st, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 1 (ANI): The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has called for a 12-hour shutdown in Assam on Saturday to protest the proposed visit of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan ... Read more...
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Assam on alert after militant strikes (Lead)
March 15th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 15 (IANS) A security alert was sounded in election-bound Assam Tuesday, a day after militants bombed the ruling Congress party's headquarters, injuring five party workers, and killed nine ... Read more...
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Security alert in Assam to foil militant attacks
March 15th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 15 (IANS) A security alert was sounded in election-bound Assam Tuesday, a day after militants bombed the ruling Congress party's headquarters injuring five party workers and killed eight ... Read more...
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Want special status for Assam like Kashmir, says ULFA leader
February 15th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Even as the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has begun peace talks with the government to end 30 years of insurgency in Assam, a top ... Read more...
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ULFA, government begin Assam peace talks (Roundup)
February 10th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Guwahati, Feb 10 (IANS) Leaders of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Thursday met Home Minister P. Chidambaram here Thursday to mark the start of long-awaited peace talks ... Read more...
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ULFA leaders meet Assam CM Gogoi, seek cooperation for peace talks
February 9th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Feb 9 (ANI): Ahead of Union Home Secretary G K Pillai's first round of talks with the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), top leaders of the separatist group met Assam ... Read more...
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ULFA moves towards peace talks with government
January 18th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 18 (IANS) In a step towards formal peace talks between the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the government, the outlawed separatist group's central executive is set to meet ... Read more...
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ULFA chairman holds first round of peace talks
January 6th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 6 (IANS) The first round of peace talks between Arabinda Rajkhowa, chairman of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), and the central government's interlocutor P.C. Haldar was held ... Read more...
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Durand Cup: Pune FC, Army Red win in quarterfinal league
October 29th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Pune FC defeated Indian Air Force (IAF) while Army Red beat Madras Engineering Group (MEG) Bangalore in the quarterfinal league of the Durand Cup here Friday. ... Read more...
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Mamata focuses on Maoist-hit areas ahead of assembly poll
October 21st, 2010 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IANS) Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said that her party plans to undertake a trust building exercise in West Bengal's Maoist-affected areas ahead of ... Read more...
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Indian archers win silver in men’s compound, women bag bronze (Roundup)
October 7th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Bharat Sharma
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) India's unsung compound archers won the men's silver and the women's bronze in team events to give the country its first ever Commonwealth Games medals ... Read more...
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Indian archers shine in compound team event (Second Lead)
October 7th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Indian archers Thursday won their maiden Commonwealth Games medals, bagging a silver and a bronze here Thursday.The men's team comprising Ritul Chatterjee, Jignas Chittibomo and Chinna Raju ... Read more...
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CWG archery: First-ever medal for India (Lead)
October 7th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) India won its first-ever archery medal in the Commonwealth Games Thursday as the trio of Gagandeep Kaur, Jhano Hansdah and Bheigyabati Chanu bagged an unexpected bronze in ... Read more...
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‘Allah Ke Banday’ offers entertaining songs for all (IANS Music Review)
October 7th, 2010 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Allah Ke Banday"; Music Directors: Chirantan Bhatt, Kailash Kher, Naresh, Paresh, Tarun, Vinayak, Hamza Faruqui and Ishq Bector; Lyricists: Sarim Momin, Kailash Kher and Faruk Kabir ; Singers: Hamza ... Read more...
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19 ULFA commanders have come for talks: chief minister
September 27th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sep 27 (IANS) Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday said 19 commanders of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) came on their own from Bangladesh to join the peace process ... Read more...
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Sharad Kelkar to do comedy Ka Daily Soap
September 21st, 2010 - 3:48 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 21, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It looks like Sharad Kelkar's comedy timing has been noticed by many and is well appreciated too. Sharad Kelkar will be seen in a comedy show ... Read more...
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Dola to spearhead India’s archery challenge in Commonwealth Games
August 23rd, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Former world champion Dola Banerjee will lead the 12-member Indian archery squad for the Commonwealth Games to be held here Oct 3-14.
The team was selected after ... Read more...
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11 West Bengal districts identified as drought-hit
August 16th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government Monday identified 11 districts of the state as drought hit.
Announcing the decision after a high-level meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee at the ... Read more...
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Cheers! Drinking red wine ‘can help you live longer’
July 31st, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 31 (ANI): Drinking red wine can help people live a longer and healthier life, according to a new study.The study showed that a popular plant extract, found in the skin ... Read more...
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