Tripura CM rejects private participation in infrastructure
March 31st, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 31 (IANS) The central government and Planning Commission should not insist on private participation in developing infrastructure in the northeastern region, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here ... Read more...
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Indian Americans are influential players in US media
March 18th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 18 (IANS) With two of them governors, four billionaires and over a score sitting in high places in government, Indian Americans not only keep making news but have ... Read more...
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Elders recall partition through play
February 22nd, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) It was an emotional experience for hundreds of senior citizens of the city as they witnessed a musical play on the Partition of India and ... Read more...
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Congress looking for allies in Uttar Pradesh: BJP
February 8th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 8 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley Wednesday said the Congress was trying to find allies in Uttar Pradesh as it was losing ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi artists tell liberation war story in India
December 6th, 2011 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 6 (IANS) Millions being killed, more being uprooted and a bleeding nation on the cusp of being born -- it's a bleak, unsparing tale, but one that ... Read more...
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Dropping names: Intellectuals divided on renaming West Bengal
July 10th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) Will it be 'Bongo' or 'Bangla' or 'Bongodesh'? West Bengal is getting the blues over a proposed re-naming of the state as new Chief Minister ... Read more...
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‘Self-rule can negate adverse effects of partition’
July 7th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 7 (IANS) Self-rule championed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aims to kill the negative effects of India's partition, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed ... Read more...
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Tripura villagers affected by border fencing to step up stir
May 12th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 12 (IANS) A section of villagers in Tripura affected by the ongoing fencing work along the India-Bangladesh border have got support from the opposition Congress which is demanding ... Read more...
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Abdul Ghaffar Khan’s kin to visit India
April 20th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Afsandyar Wali Khan, a top leader of Pakistan's ruling coalition and grandson of legendary Pashtun leader Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, will be on a week-long ... Read more...
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Tripura locals affected by fencing vow to intensify stir
February 12th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 12 (IANS) Villagers in Tripura's border areas affected by the fencing work along the India-Bangladesh frontier continued their relay hunger strike for the 11th day Saturday. They also threatened to ... Read more...
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Tripura residents affected by fencing continue strike
February 4th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 4 (IANS) People affected by the fencing on the India-Bangladesh frontier in Tripura continued their relay hunger strike for the third day Friday demanding immediate rehabilitation."The strike will continue ... Read more...
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Congress leaders attack BJP, RSS on terror links
January 29th, 2011 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Congress general secretaries Shakeel Ahmed and Digvijay Singh Friday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on ... Read more...
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Congress book blames Sangh parivar for Babri demolition, defends Rao
December 30th, 2010 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) A book published by the Congress to mark its 125-year history lays the entire blame for the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition on the Sangh Parivar and ... Read more...
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‘Dastangoi’ promoting harmony in New Delhi
December 12th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
By Maryam YasminNew Delhi, Dec.12 (ANI): Dastangoi, which means to tell a Dastan or story being recited in the Urdu language, is witnessing the participation of scores of persons belonging to ... Read more...
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Bhagat Singh’s historic alma mater in Lahore on brink of decay
September 27th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sep 27(ANI): Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's alma mater in Lahore, Bradlaugh Hall, is facing decay and may become a heap of bricks and building material if Pakistani authorities continue ignore ... Read more...
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Court Stays Release And Distribution Of Electra
September 22nd, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The upcoming Malayalam movie Electra has come under the wrath of the Ernakulam Principal Munsiff Court, which has stayed the release and distribution of the movie.Shyamaprasad is ... Read more...
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Badal wants soft border with Pakistan
September 18th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 18 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Saturday urged the governments of India and Pakistan to take initiatives to make the international border between both the countries soft, secure ... Read more...
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Punjab town quiet, curfew relaxed for three hours
September 14th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 14 (IANS) Curfew was relaxed in Punjab's Malerkotla town Tuesday for three hours after there were no fresh incidents of violence.
However, the administration imposed orders prohibiting the assembly of five ... Read more...
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Curfew in Punjab town after rumours of Quran burning (Lead)
September 13th, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 13 (IANS) Curfew was imposed in Punjab's Malerkotla town Monday after the property of a church was set on fire by a mob following rumours that the Quran has been ... Read more...
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ZING BIG SCREEN SHOWCASES PINJAR AT 8 PM
September 7th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 7, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Zing is increasing its entertainment dose for its viewers via Zing Big Screens. Zing Big Screens will showcase Bollywood Movies at 8 pm from Monday to ... Read more...
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Lest we forget
August 8th, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
By Smita PrakashJerusalem, Aug.8 (ANI): It wasn't a museum that I wanted to visit. I knew it would be gut wrenching, and it was.The holocaust museum in downtown Jerusalem is a ... Read more...
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India’s history revealed through a photo-journalist’s lens
April 26th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The memories may have turned sepia with age - but the making of a free India is replete with enduring images in the form of photographs. Among ... Read more...
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Jinnah, Savarkar equally responsible for partition: Aiyar
April 24th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP Mani Shankar Aiyar Saturday held Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Vinayak Damodar 'Veer' Savarkar equally responsible for ... Read more...
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Congress trying to bring in religion-based quotas: BJP
February 19th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Indore, Feb 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday accused the Congress of attempting to introduce religion-based quotas and said it will oppose all such moves.
Speaking at the party's national ... Read more...
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Sikh to be first non-white member of British far right party
February 15th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 15 (IANS) A 78-year-old Sikh is set to become the first non-white member of British National Party (BNP), a media report said Monday.
Rajinder Singh, an anti-Islamic activist, has been supporting ... Read more...
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Bangladesh keen to increase trade with northeast India
January 12th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong/Agartala, Jan 12 (IANS) The Bangladesh government is keen to increase trade, business and connectivity with northeast India, officials said here Tuesday quoting visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
"Chief ministers of ... Read more...
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Sikh Islam-hater to become first non-white member of Britain’s racist BNP
November 20th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov. 20 (ANI): Indian-origin Rajinder Singh, who blames Muslims for killing his father during the Partition of India in 1947, is set to become the first non-white member of the racist ... Read more...
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Jaswant Singh likely to visit Pak in Oct to launch his
September 6th, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.6 (ANI): Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh is likely to visit Pakistan ext month to launch his controversial yet popular book 'Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence.'"I may ... Read more...
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Supreme Court issues notice to Gujarat Government on Jaswant book ban
September 1st, 2009 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Gujarat Government on a petition filed by expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singh challenging the ban on his book -- ... Read more...
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I’m a blessed actor: Rishi Kapoor (Film Snippets)
September 1st, 2009 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) From his first film "Bobby" (1973) till now - Rishi Kapoor had a smooth journey in Hindi films and admits that he has been a blessed ... Read more...
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Sushma meets Jaswant, reinstatement not discussed (Second Lead)
August 31st, 2009 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj Monday met expelled leader Jaswant Singh at his residence here but party sources said the MP's reinstatement was not ... Read more...
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Advani to play major role in reorganising BJP
August 31st, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani, under attack from some of his colleagues, will play a key role as he passes the baton to a ... Read more...
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Jaswant Singh moves apex court against book ban
August 28th, 2009 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Gujarat government order banning his book 'Jinnah - India, Partition and ... Read more...
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Mukherjee slams BJP’s attempt to vilify Nehru on Partition
August 27th, 2009 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.27 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has described the attempts to vilify India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru for his role during the Partition, as a malicious campaign to ... Read more...
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Residents of Jinnah’s ancestral village seek apology from Jaswant Singh
August 20th, 2009 - 11:09 pm ICT by ANI
By Suresh SoniRajkot (Gujarat), Aug.20 (ANI): Residents of Moti Paneli, an obscure village in Gujarat's Rajkot district, which is the ancestral place of Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah have sought apology ... Read more...
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