One killed, 40 hurt in Dahi-Handi revelry in Maharashtra
August 10th, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra erupted in a riot of colours and festivity to mark Janmasthami's popular Dahi-Handi celebrations here Friday.A Govinda fell to ... Read more...
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Kerala temple’s riches state assets: CPI-M
September 19th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 19 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday said the treasure found in the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here is the property of the state and a state-run ... Read more...
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Many in race for Maharashtra Rajya Sabha seat
July 6th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Over half a dozen Congress contestants are vying for the lone Rajya Sabha seat vacated by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, official sources said Wednesday. The ... Read more...
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Bhajan Lal to be cremated at Adampur
June 4th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), June 4 (IANS) Former Haryana chief minister and political stalwart Bhajan Lal, who died in this Haryana town Friday, will be cremated at Adampur town near here Saturday ... Read more...
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Former Haryana chief minister Bhajan Lal is dead (Second Lead)
June 3rd, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), June 3 (IANS) Former Haryana chief minister Bhajan Lal died in this town following cardiac arrest Friday. He was 80.Family sources said Bhajan Lal had been ailing for ... Read more...
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Bengal polls: Campaigning for fifth phase ends
May 5th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Campaigning for the fifth round of the six-phase West Bengal assembly elections ended Thursday as the state geared up for voting in 38 constituencies spread ... Read more...
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Campaigning ends in West Bengal for fourth phase polling
May 1st, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) Campaigning for the fourth phase of West Bengal's assembly elections ended Sunday, as the state geared up for polling in 63 constituencies spread across four ... Read more...
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Satya Sai Baba laid to rest in Puttaparthi
April 27th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), Apr. 27 (ANI): Eighty-five-year-old spiritual guru Shri Satya Sai Baba, was on Wednesday interred at the very spot from where he used to meet and address his disciples ... Read more...
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People should speak up against corruption: Ex-chief justice Verma
April 25th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) People should speak up against corruption as every individual had a role to play in the fight against the malaise, former chief justice of India ... Read more...
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Advani hits out at Hazare backers’ anti-politician stance (Second Lead)
April 12th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani Tuesday criticised social activist Anna Hazare's supporters for painting all politicians black, and said there were still ... Read more...
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Advani hits out at Hazare backers’ anti-politician stance (Lead)
April 12th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani Tuesday criticised social activist Anna Hazare's supporters for painting all politicians black, and said there were still ... Read more...
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Advani hits out at anti-politician stance of Hazare supporters
April 12th, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Tuesday came out in defence of former party colleague Uma Bharti who was turned away from ... Read more...
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Jewish extremist hatched plan to assassinate Winston Churchill in 1944: MI5
April 4th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 4 (ANI): A Jewish extremist who had murdered a British government minister during the Second World War had hatched a plan to assassinate former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, MI5 ... Read more...
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Comedian David Frye Passes Away At 77
January 30th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Las Vegas, Jan 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Comedian David Frye, who attained wide fame in the 1960's and the 70's for his perfect impressions of a number of noted political personalities ... Read more...
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Kennedy Mini-Series Cancelled By History Channel
January 9th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Late president John F. Kennedy is considered as one of the most influential political personalities of all times of United States. It seems that the late ... Read more...
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BJP slams choice of non-political interlocutors on Kashmir
October 21st, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday expressed surprise at the choice of the three interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir and wondered how they could deliver a roadmap ... Read more...
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British celebrities promise to visit Kerala
September 22nd, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/London, Sep 22 (IANS) Kerala bowled over British glamour, sports and political personalities like Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, actors Bill Nighy and Dev Patel, glamour couple Yasmin and Simon Le ... Read more...
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Pak Govt. accused of exploiting flood relief efforts for establishing many “Benazirabads”
September 3rd, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 3 (ANI): Opposition parties in Pakistan have accused the government of exploiting flood relief efforts to name the new towns established for the flood victims as "Benazirabad".Chairing a meeting ... Read more...
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Court dismisses plea for contempt case against Sibal (Lead)
July 15th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a petition seeking initiation of contempt of court proceedings against Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal for criticising judicial functioning in a ... Read more...
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Glenn Beck Finds It Hard To Cover His Goof Up On Malia Obama
June 1st, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Washington, June 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The radio jockeys who often mock the popular political personalities in their shows to entertain the listeners and give mileage to the radio stations need ... Read more...
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Terrorists may attack NLC, NATO supply depots: report
May 22nd, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, May 22 (ANI): Pakistan's intelligence agencies have issued a fresh warning that terrorists are planning to target NLC/NATO supply depots in the country's Punjab province and to abduct or assassinate high-profile ... Read more...
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DAR Motion Pictures and Mahesh Manjrekar’s ‘City of Gold’ premiered today
April 24th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 24, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Produced by DAR Motion Pictures (DAR) and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar's the highly anticipated Hindi movie "City of Gold' was premiered in the city today at PVR ... Read more...
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Jyoti Basu’s life now in jatra
February 11th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Pradipta Tapadar
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Less than a month after his death, India's communist legend Jyoti Basu's life has become the subject of jatra, West Bengal's popular folk theatre form.Anjali ... Read more...
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Amar sings praises of Mayawati, Sonia, fuels war with SP (Lead)
January 30th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) Saturday said it will soon take a "final decision" on Amar Singh after the rebel leader tried to cosy up to the ... Read more...
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Amar Singh warming up to BSP, Congress?
January 30th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Apparently trying to warm up to either the Congress or the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), rebel Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh Saturday praised Mayawati and Sonia ... Read more...
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Rs 1.2 million stolen from Goa multiplex
November 9th, 2009 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 9 (IANS) In a major theft, more than Rs. one million in cash were stolen early Monday morning from three separate safes located within the Inox multiplex here, police ... Read more...
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Terrorists from tribal areas infiltrate into Lahore
August 31st, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Aug 31 (IANS) Intelligence agencies have warned that 17 terrorists from Pakistan's tribal areas have entered Lahore to possibly target sensitive installations, mosques, Iftar parties and political personalities.
The warning is ... Read more...
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101 Birthday of Martyr Rajguru
August 26th, 2009 - 7:53 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
On the occasion of completion of birth centenary of revered martyr RAJGURU, producers Shree Bhawani Chitra Combine's "SWARAAJ... The Independence" Leading Advocate Mohan Pimple, Director, Ashok Kamle, CEO of Global Music Company ... Read more...
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Pak has spent a whopping Rs. 2.66 billion on VIP security during fiscal 2008-09
June 9th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, June 9 (ANI): Worried by the impending terror threat on famous political personalities and other VIP's of the province, the Punjab government has released a supplementary grant of 2.66 billion rupees ... Read more...
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Tharoor in contention for Congress ticket from Kerala (Lead)
March 6th, 2009 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 (IANS) Former UN under-secretary general Shashi Tharoor's readiness to contest the Lok Sabha election from Kerala will be discussed by the Congress, state president Ramesh Chennithala said Friday.
"He has ... Read more...
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Tharoor ‘in contention’ for Congress ticket from Kerala
March 6th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 (IANS) State Congress president Ramesh Chennithala Friday said former UN under-secretary general Shashi Tharoor's name could figure during the discussions to shortlist candidates from Kerala for the coming Lok ... Read more...
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Finally Kuttanad package goes into implementation mode
October 7th, 2008 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 7 (IANS) Three months after the central government cleared the Rs.18.4-billion ($409-million) Kuttanad package, the Kerala government Tuesday decided to set up two committees to oversee the implementation of this.The ... Read more...
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Kerala’s cheated investors want money back, threaten suicide
September 20th, 2008 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 20 (IANS) Investors cheated by 20-year-old "master swindler" Sabarinath Saturday threatened to commit suicide in front of the state secretariat if the Kerala government did not speed up police investigations ... Read more...
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Kuttanad package to bring relief to farmers
July 25th, 2008 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Alappuzha (Kerala), July 25 (IANS) The Rs.1,840 crore Kuttanad package cleared Thursday by the Manmohan Singh government is certain to give a new lease of life to Kuttanad, often referred to as ... Read more...
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Kerala residents in Australia seek rice from home
July 17th, 2008 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 17 (IANS) Kerala expatriates settled in Australia are seeking a particular rice variety from their state as its supply has virtually stopped, leading to skyrocketing prices. The Melbourne chapter of ... Read more...
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