SC permits online counselling for undergraduate medical courses
June 7th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday permitted the union health ministry to undertake online counselling for admission of students to undergraduate medical courses for 15 percent central ... Read more...
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Cloudy day in Delhi, rains expected
April 13th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) A pleasant morning greeted the capital Friday with the minimum temperature settling at 23.3 degrees Celsius, two degrees above average for this time of the ... Read more...
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Atkinson wins it for MRF
April 1st, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Whangarei (New Zealand), April 1 (IANS) Team MRF's Chris Atkinson (co-driver Stephane Prevot) won the Brother International Rally of Whangarei, the first round of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship, here ... Read more...
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Belarus executes Minsk subway bombers
March 18th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Minsk, March 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Belarus has executed two men convicted for a deadly subway bombing in the capital Minsk last year, Belarusian news agency Belta reported.The mother of one ... Read more...
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New gas field found in Turkmenistan
March 10th, 2012 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Ashgabat, March 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A new natural gas field has been discovered in Turkmenistan, state TV reported.The gas field that can produce up to 1.5 million cubic metres of ... Read more...
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Pilot dies as Pakistani Air Force trainer crashes (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) A Pakistani Air Force (PAF) pilot was killed when his trainer jet crashed in Balochistan Wednesday, the authorities said.The Chinese-built F7-PG trainer crashed near ... Read more...
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Swamy plea against Chidambaram dismissed (Lead)
February 4th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday dismissed Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's plea to make Home Minister P. Chidambaram an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation ... Read more...
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Kashmir police convoy attacked, five injured (Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) Separatist guerrillas Saturday attacked the convoy of the Sopore district police chief in Jammu and Kashmir, injuring two of his guards and three civilians, police said. ... Read more...
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Militants attack district police chief’s convoy in Kashmir
January 7th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) Separatist guerrillas Saturday attacked the convoy of the Sopore district police chief in Jammu and Kashmir, injuring two of his guards and a civilian, police said."Militants ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha mourns Kolkata hospital victims
December 12th, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Monday mourned the 93 people who died in a fire at Kolkata's AMRI Hospital three days ago."The loss of so many precious, ... Read more...
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IGNOU to launch post-graduate medical programmes
September 13th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is to launch a series of post graduate medical programmes, a varsity statement said Tuesday.The School of Health ... Read more...
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Girl killed in wall collapse
September 9th, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) A six-year-old girl was killed while on her way to school Friday when a wall collapsed due to continuous rains here, fire officials said.Chinki was ... Read more...
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4,500 MBBS seats added: Azad
August 2nd, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Easing of norms in medical colleges has resulted in addition of approximately 4,500 seats in MBBS courses, while nearly 6,400 seats have been increased at ... Read more...
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Kasab challenges death penalty in Supreme Court
July 29th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving gunman in the Mumbai 2008 terror attack, Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the death penalty awarded to him ... Read more...
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Kind hearted mums motivate kids to act similarly
July 14th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 14 (IANS) Children whose mothers have a compassionate outlook are more likely to act in a similar way.New research from the Telethon Institute and the University of Western ... Read more...
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Cabinet reshuffle: The seven who are out
July 12th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Dayanidhi Maran and Murli Deora were among the seven MPs dropped from the council of ministers as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh carried out a ... Read more...
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PM asks minister to visit Assam train blast site
July 11th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday asked Minister of State for Railways Mukul Roy to visit the site of the blast in Assam that derailed ... Read more...
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US concerned over Uzbek decision to close rights watchdog
June 15th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US has expressed concern over the Uzbek Supreme Court's ruling to close the Human Rights Watch (HRW) office in Uzbekistan."The United States is concerned ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa leaves for Chennai
June 14th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa left for Chennai in a special aircraft Tuesday afternoon after meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.The AIADMK chief was ... Read more...
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Angry with wife, man kills son
June 14th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 14 (IANS) A man hacked his four-year-old son to death with an axe Tuesday alleging the child was born out of his wife's illicit relationship with a co-villager ... Read more...
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I’ve forgiven government: Ramdev
June 7th, 2011 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Hardwar, June 7 (IANS) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who is continuing his fast against corruption here, Tuesday said he had forgiven the government for the action against him and his ... Read more...
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Chidambaram should resign for terror list error: BJP
May 20th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said Home Minister P. Chidambaram should resign for India putting out an erroneous terror list of its 50 most ... Read more...
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AGP chief loses in Assam
May 13th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 13 (IANS) In a major upset, president of Assam's main opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Chandra Mohan Patowary was Friday defeated by his Congress rival in the assembly ... Read more...
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Junior official owns assets worth Rs.40 mn
April 20th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 20 (IANS) Raids at the premises of a junior official with the food and drugs department in Chhattisgarh have revealed assets not less than Rs.40 million, a source ... Read more...
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Nand Kumar Patel new Congress chief in Chhattisgarh
April 15th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Congress Friday appointed Nand Kumar Patel as president of its Chhattisgarh unit, replacing Dhanendra Sahu, in what is seen as an attempt to ... Read more...
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Kolkata girl raped in Patna
April 14th, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 14 (IANS) A woman in her early 20s who had eloped from Kolkata with her boyfriend was raped and dumped on a roadside here, police said Thursday.Residents ... Read more...
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Jamia to introduce OMR application forms
April 13th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia University here will introduce OMR application forms for its engineering and MBA courses to deal with an increasing number of applications. These ... Read more...
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Preliminary census results show 1.21 billion Indians
March 31st, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) India's population has touched 1.21 billion (121 crore), indicating a rise of 17.64 percent over the previous figure, according to preliminary results of the 15th ... Read more...
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Kashmir assembly seeks action against top bureaucrat
March 30th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 30 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir assembly Wednesday adopted a unanimous resolution seeking action against a senior bureaucrat who allegedly "insulted and humiliated" a Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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No plans to kill Gaddafi: Obama
March 26th, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama has told the Congress that America has no plans to use its military to assassinate Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, an ... Read more...
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Angry? Say a prayer
March 22nd, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 22 (IANS) Praying may be the best antidote to anger, especially after someone has left you fuming.A series of studies showed that people who were provoked by insulting ... Read more...
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Actor Siddharth feels ‘Roadies’, ‘Dadagiri’ should be banned
March 9th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Actor Siddharth of "Rang De Basanti" fame says youth-based reality shows "Roadies" and "Dadagiri" are offensive. He feels if these shows are not banned, ragging ... Read more...
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Referendum on amending Egypt’s constitution March 19
March 5th, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, March 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Egypt will hold a national referendum March 19 on amendments to its constitution, the ruling military council said on its Facebook page.The council, which ... Read more...
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Need to define public expenditure: Mukherjee
February 28th, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) In order to curb huge deficits, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday said there was a need to define the nature of public expenditure."The exact definition of ... Read more...
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President Patil inaugurates budget session
February 21st, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil inaugurated the budget session of parliament Monday with a joint address to both houses. The budget session will continue till April 21, with ... Read more...
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