Free ride on Gurgaon expressway till Sep 25
September 20th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 20 (IANS) Motorists will continue to enjoy a toll-free, hassle-free and non-chaotic run through the Gurgaon-Delhi expressway toll plaza till Sep 25 with the Punjab and Haryana High ... Read more...
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No toll on Delhi-Gurgaon expressway for 15 days: Court
September 4th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/Gurgaon, Sep 4 (IANS) Slamming traffic snarls at the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway toll plaza, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Tuesday barred its operator from collecting any charges from ... Read more...
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Agra doctor gives new hope to the hearing impaired
August 24th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 24 (IANS) A retired army doctor says he has perfected a simple and affordable technique to allow the hearing impaired to hear."I have developed a simple yet innovative ... Read more...
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Move to stop attacks on fishermen: Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi
August 20th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and DMK president M. Karunanidhi have asked the central government to take steps to stop the attacks on Indian ... Read more...
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India’s largest industrial solar plant operational in Punjab
July 29th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 29 (IANS) With a capacity for evaporation and condensation of one lakh litres of waste water per day, India's largest industrial solar plant became operational in Punjab's Ludhiana ... Read more...
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South African president to fight corruption in police
July 24th, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, July 24 (IANS) South African President Jacob Zuma has vowed to fight rising corruption among police officers."The fact that a number of police officers have been arrested after ... Read more...
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This green cover is upsetting residents! (Letter from Punjab)
July 3rd, 2012 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), July 3 (IANS) At a time when the Punjab government has launched a comprehensive 'Greening Punjab' drive across the state, residents of Mohali town, adjoining Chandigarh, are ... Read more...
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Third Gandhi visits Maharashtra, but drought continues…
April 28th, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) As Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi began his one-day tour of drought-hit areas of Maharashtra's Satara district Saturday, he became the third Gandhi after his ... Read more...
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Falak back on ventilator after having breathing problems, say doctors
February 11th, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) After battling for survival for over three weeks at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, two-year old baby Falak, who was taken ... Read more...
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Two people arrested in Falak case (Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Rajkumar, the man alleged to have handed over two-year-old baby Falak to his teen girlfriend, has been arrested, police said Saturday. Another woman has also ... Read more...
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Baby Falak slightly better, next 48 hours crucial: Doctors (Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) After battling for survival for over three weeks at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, two-year old baby Falak's condition improved "marginally" ... Read more...
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Baby Falak showing signs of improvement: Doctors
February 10th, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Abandoned at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for over three weeks, two-year-old battered baby Falak has been taken off the ventilator as ... Read more...
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Centre forced to announce cyclone relief funds: Jayalalithaa
February 3rd, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 3 (IANS) The central government was forced to announce Rs.500 crore for relief and rehabilitation works in areas hit by cyclone Thane Dec 30 last year, Tamil Nadu ... Read more...
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Mumbai medicos develop device against heavy menstrual bleeding
January 8th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) A two-member team of municipal hospital doctors, with help from some IIT engineers and a US-based company, have developed a new device offering revolutionary treatment for ... Read more...
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Oil payment row with Iran settled, supply not hit: Reddy
December 9th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) India has amicably settled the oil payment row with Iran and there is no disruption in supply, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister S. Jaipal Reddy ... Read more...
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Vedanta Aluminium to raise capacity to 2.5 million tonnes
December 6th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 6 (IANS) Vedanta Aluminium Ltd, a subsidiary of the globally-diversified mining group Vedanta Resources PLC, will be expanding its smelting capacity to 2.5 million tonnes in less than ... Read more...
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Mayawati hits back at Rahul
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 23 (IANS) In a quick retort to Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's remarks against her style of governance, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday termed his ... Read more...
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Popular Chennai showrooms sealed for violating norms
October 31st, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 31 (IANS) The city's commercial hub at T. Nagar woke up to a rude shock Monday with the Chennai Corporation and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) sealing over ... Read more...
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Continue dialogue with Pakistan, Omar urges centre
October 22nd, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday urged the central government to continue dialogue with Pakistan for a "permanent solution to the Kashmir ... Read more...
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India, Iran seek to end oil payment row
September 22nd, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 22 (IANS) India is likely to put in place a permanent mechanism in a month's time to resolve the oil payment dispute with Iran, an official said Thursday."I ... Read more...
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Employees seek end to coal crisis at NALCO plant
September 16th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 16 (IANS) Employees of state-run National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) - India's third largest aluminium producer - urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday to intervene in the ... Read more...
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‘Aarakshan’ about controversial reservation policies (IANS Preview)
August 8th, 2011 - 9:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) After exploring the dark underbelly of the political world, filmmaker Prakash Jha returns with yet another realistic film based on the sensitive issue of ... Read more...
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ULFA holds peace talks, says meeting positive
August 5th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Holding its first round of peace talks with the central government, the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Friday sought a definite timeframe for ... Read more...
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‘Aarkshan’ tries to tell a therapeutic story: Prakash Jha (Interview)
July 20th, 2011 - 8:59 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) National award-winning director Prakash Jha isn't sure whether his film "Aarakhsan" about caste-based reservations in educational institutions would be able to throw up any permanent ... Read more...
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Gorkhaland demand not a closed chapter: GJM
July 18th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Sukna (West Bengal), July 18 (IANS) The demand for Gorkhaland was not a closed chapter, a member of the Gorkhaland Janamukti Morcha (GJM) said Monday while describing the tripartite agreement ... Read more...
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Kashmiris want permanent solution: Interlocutors
July 13th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 13 (IANS) The central government's interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday said people in the three regions of the state -- the valley, Ladakh and Jammu -- ... Read more...
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Only dialogue can solve Kashmir problem: Jethmalani
June 2nd, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 2 (IANS) A solution to the Jammu and Kashmir problem can be achieved only through peace and dialogue between India and Pakistan, senior counsel Ram Jethmalani said here ... Read more...
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Obesity raises risk of depression by 25 percent
May 12th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, May 12 (IANS) Being obese could increase the risk of depression by 25 percent, a study has found.According to professor Alberto Hernandez: "The word 'fat' has become a social ... Read more...
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Obesity closely associated with depression, says Cuban expert
May 12th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, May 12 (IANS) The word "fat" is fast becoming a social stigma and has a deep psychological toll on the individual, a Cuban health expert has said.Obesity is very ... Read more...
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Mechanism that could provide potential cure for diabetes identified
April 30th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 30 (ANI): People develop diabetes because they don't have enough pancreatic beta cells to produce the insulin necessary to regulate their blood sugar levels.But now, researchers from UCLA's Larry L. ... Read more...
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Rana, Ileana romance in Venice (With Images)
April 14th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Rana Daggubati and Ileana are cosying up in Venice, but for a film and both the actors instantly fell in love with the city of ... Read more...
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PDP holds demonstrations across Jammu region
April 9th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 9 (IANS) The People's Democratic Party Saturday confined to the Jammu region its demonstrations to press for an early resolution of the Kashmir issue, and put off its ... Read more...
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Monkey business: Rhesus outsmarts langur
March 14th, 2011 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 14 (IANS) Langurs were inducted on the campus of Panjab University to drive away rhesus monkeys that had made life miserable for residents on the complex and the ... Read more...
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Ban non-coal activity in coal belts: Minister
February 4th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 4 (IANS) Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal Friday sought a complete ban on all projects being undertaken in any of the coal belts across India."The demand for coal is on ... Read more...
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Hindus want emergent solution to rising world food prices
February 4th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Feb 4 (ANI): Hindus have expressed serious concerns at the recent historic rise in global food prices.Notable Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that ... Read more...
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