Chhattisgarh tribals issued invalid caste certificates
August 19th, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 19 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government has been left embarrassed after discovering that hundreds of thousands of caste certificates it has issued to tribals were invalid.The certificates became useless ... Read more...
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DMRC, R-Infra passing the Express buck: Dikshit
July 16th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday said the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Reliance Infrastructure are indulging in "passing the buck" over the suspension ... Read more...
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Trinamool’s opposition to anti-terror body is political posturing: CPI-M
February 18th, 2012 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) Dubbing Trinamool Congress' opposition to the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) as "political positioning" to gain national importance, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday ... Read more...
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Chopper over Taj causes flutter, ASI files complaint
December 16th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 16 (IANS) A helicopter of a private company hovered over the Taj Mahal and made several rounds of the 17th century world heritage monument Wednesday, causing alarm among ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh blames UPA government for power shortage
October 11th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 11 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday pointedly blamed the centre for the sudden power crisis that has hit not only the state but also a large ... Read more...
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When an inundated Delhi reminded one of Venice!
September 9th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Four hours of torrential rains, kilometres of traffic jams and the whole city brought to a standstill. Delhiites' longing for rains came to an abrupt ... Read more...
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No more passing the buck: Jairam to Delhi, Haryana on Yamuna issue
March 23rd, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANA) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday asked the Delhi and Haryana governments to stop passing the buck on the Yamuna, saying both of them should ... Read more...
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No red lines for Kashmir interlocutors, says Chidambaram
October 20th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.20 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said that there are no red lines for interlocutors assigned to find a solution for the restive situation in Jammu ... Read more...
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Pak Hockey Federation can’t pass buck to players to bring CWG glory: Samiullah
October 2nd, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Oct 2(ANI): Former Pakistani hockey player Samiullah has said that the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF)'s duty would not end by passing the buck to the players.Samiullah's comments came after PHF secretary ... Read more...
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Government brought disrepute to country over Games: BJP
September 25th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday attacked the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee (OC) for bringing disrepute to the ... Read more...
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Monsoon again throws Delhi out of gear
August 22nd, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Waterlogging, traffic snarls, stinking garbage and an outbreak of dengue...Delhi's perennial problems during the monsoon continue and the authorities seem to have no permanent solutions.
"Due to ... Read more...
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MCD, DDA pulled up over illegal encroachments
April 29th, 2010 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Two civic agencies were Wednesday pulled up by the Delhi High Court for not removing illegal encroachments in a locality in northwest Delhi and their chiefs were ... Read more...
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HI asserts World Cup will be a success, Pargat doubts (Lead)
February 22nd, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Contrary to claims made by former captain and Olympian Pargat Singh, Hockey India (HI) said Monday that they are taking all possible steps to make the World ... Read more...
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Pargat critical of hockey World Cup organisation
February 22nd, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Former India captain and Hockey Punjab secretary Pargat Singh Monday came down heavily on Hockey India (HI) for its shoddy work ahead of World Cup, beginning Feb ... Read more...
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Mayawati boycotts PM’s meet on price rise
February 6th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 6 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Saturday boycotted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting with state chief ministers in New Delhi to discuss the price rise in the country. ... Read more...
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Malhotra blames Gill for delays in completion of stadia
February 3rd, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) President of General Association of National Sports Federations (GANSF) Vijay Kumar Malhotra Wednesday lambasted Union minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Manohar Singh Gill for taking credit ... Read more...
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Delhi Police did not recommend parole for Manu Sharma: Dadwal
November 27th, 2009 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Virtually passing the buck to the Delhi government, city police chief Y.S. Dadwal Friday said that the police had not recommended parole for Manu Sharma who is ... Read more...
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‘BJP needs to be in touch with aspirations of young India’
September 6th, 2009 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) India's main opposition party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is in turmoil and only a leadership overhaul coupled with infusion of young blood can re-energise it, ... Read more...
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Court raps officials as undertrial stays free
April 15th, 2009 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday came down heavily on the Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Tihar Jail authorities for lack of co-ordination, as a result of ... Read more...
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Mayawati flays own party men for Bhadohi defeat
March 3rd, 2009 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 2 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati Monday took her her own party men to task for the humiliating defeat suffered in the Bhadohi ... Read more...
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Heavy rains lash Mumbai, Konkan for fifth day
June 10th, 2008 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Heavy rains continued to lash Maharashtra's coastal Konkan region comprising Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg for the fifth consecutive day Tuesday. Barring stray rain-related incidents, life in ... Read more...
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Zayed Khan takes inspiration from Abhishek Bachchan
May 5th, 2008 - 8:49 am ICT by admin
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Zayed Khan, the son of actor-director Sanjay Khan, says he could have ended up becoming a spoilt star son if it hadn't been for Abhishek ... Read more...
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Dhaka seeks UN’s role for trying “war criminals”
April 2nd, 2008 - 5:31 pm ICT by admin
Dhaka, April 2 (IANS) Bangladesh has approached the United Nations for trial of "war criminals" who opposed its freedom struggle 37 years ago at the behest of the then military regime in ... Read more...
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Prakash Karat says attack at CPI-M office was premeditated
March 9th, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Mar 9 (ANI): Strongly condemning the attack at the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) office, the party general secretary, Prakash Karat on Sunday said that the attack by Bhartiya Janta ... Read more...
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Road blockade by Congress workers in Indore turns violent
November 29th, 2007 - 9:41 pm ICT by admin
Indore, Nov 29 (ANI): A road blockade was staged here today by members of the Congress party against the ruling BJP government in Madhya Pradesh that turned violent.
The Congress activists were protesting ... Read more...
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