Vaishno Devi Gurukul gets affiliated to Varanasi varsity
September 11th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 11 (IANS) The Mata Vaishno Devi Gurukul (Vedic School), set up to promote the Sanskrit language and Vedic culture, Tuesday got "prestigious" affiliation to Sampuranand Sanskrit University, Varanasi, ... Read more...
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Payal clinches All Mumbai TT title
July 21st, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Payal Bohra outplayed Manasi Chiplunkar 4-2 in a thrilling sub-junior girls singles final, while boys' top seed Vedant Shah had to fight all the way before ... Read more...
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Letters to Santa Claus with love from India
July 17th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Rovaniemi (Arctic Circle), July 17 (IANS) "Dear Santa Claus, I need a little help in my studies so that I can bring laurels to my family", "Please ring my doorbell, ... Read more...
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My statement on Sonal misinterpreted: Neil
July 16th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh says his statement on his closeness with his "3G" co-star Sonal Chauhan was misinterpreted, but admits "I really do like her a ... Read more...
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Kabir Bedi misses late son on Father’s Day
June 17th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) Internationally acclaimed Indian actor Kabir Bedi has remembered his late son Siddharth on Father's Day."On this day, I miss my brilliant and sensitive son, Siddharth, Carnegie ... Read more...
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32 junior women hockey players to get monthly stipend
June 6th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) India's 32 junior women hockey players received a major boost Wednesday with Hockey India (HI) announcing a monthly stipend of Rs.10,000 each.HI in a statement ... Read more...
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Olympic medal perfect way to end my career: Mary Kom
May 8th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) As she embarks on her endeavour to book an Olympic berth, India's five-time world champion female boxer M.C. Mary Kom Tuesday said a podium finish ... Read more...
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Ten from Kashmir crack civil services exam
May 5th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 5 (IANS) With 10 from Jammu and Kashmir clearing this year's all-India civil services exams, the state is only next to UP and Bihar in sending maximum number ... Read more...
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School girl killed in Delhi accident
April 7th, 2012 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) An 11-year-old school girl died while three others were injured here Saturday morning after their motorcycle was hit by a tractor pulling a water tanker, ... Read more...
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Mary Kom, Sarita look to secure Olympic berth
April 4th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Five times women's World boxing champion MC Mary Kom and L Sarita Devi will look to secure a berth in the London Olympics 2012 when ... Read more...
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Rich haul of medals for India in Asian Women’s Boxing
March 25th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) India's women boxers M.C. Mary Kom and L. Sarita Devi bagged gold as the team Sunday finished with a rich haul of two gold, four ... Read more...
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Maharashtra celebrates Gudi Padwa
March 23rd, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) As a string of harvest festivals began in Maharashtra Friday, the weekend came a day earlier with people across the state celebrating Gudi Padwa (New Year's ... Read more...
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Mary Kom in semis of Asian Boxing Championships
March 22nd, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Mary Kom entered the semifinals of the Asian Women's Boxing Championships defeating local favourite Nandinsetseg Myagmardul in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia Thursday.It was indeed a tough bout ... Read more...
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Buddhist clergy step out to support Sri Lanka at UNHRC
March 19th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 19 (IANS) Hundreds of Buddhist clergy gathered for a vigil in the capital to protest a US-backed war crimes resolution on Sri Lanka as the government released a ... Read more...
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Log on, perform prayers online!
March 18th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 18 (IANS) Two prominent Hindu shrines in Himachal Pradesh will offer online prayers and other services to devotees from this week.From this Chaitra Navratri festival, beginning March 23, ... Read more...
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Husband beheads wife in human sacrifice in Jharkhand
March 2nd, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 2 (IANS) In a gory incident of human sacrifice in Jharkhand, a husband allegedly beheaded his wife and offered her severed head to appease a deity in the ... Read more...
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Husband beheads wife in human sacrifice in Jharkhand
March 2nd, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 2 (IANS) In a gory incident of human sacrifice in Jharkhand, a husband allegedly beheaded his wife and offered her severed head to appease a deity in the ... Read more...
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Woman in debt kills self
February 22nd, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A married woman in her mid 30s allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan as she could not pay off her debts, ... Read more...
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Baby Falak still critical, another woman held (Second Lead)
February 2nd, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Battling for survival at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, two-year-old baby Falak continued to be critical Thursday, as police made their ... Read more...
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Falak continues to battle for life, three arrested in case (Roundup)
February 2nd, 2012 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Battered baby Falak Wednesday continued to battle for life with doctors diagnosing blood infection apart from her existing chest and brain infections while police claimed ... Read more...
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Three arrested in Falak’s case as she battles for life (Second Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Three people have been arrested by the Delhi Police in the case relating to battered baby Falak, police said Wednesday as the two-year-old continued to ... Read more...
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Three arrested in Baby Falak’s case (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Three people have been arrested by the Delhi Police in the case relating to two-year-old battered baby Falak, police said Wednesday. However, it was not ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan president’s kin attacked in Tamil Nadu
January 10th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 10 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's relative Thirukumuran Nadesan was Tuesday attacked by MDMK activists with sticks and footwear when he was coming out of a house ... Read more...
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YRF’s next with SRK, Katrina goes on the floors Monday
January 8th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) New Shah Rukh Khan-Katrina Kaif starrer directed by Yash Chopra is set to go on the floors Monday."Launching my dad's film today with a ... Read more...
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Why Big B sneaked into his house?
January 2nd, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan wouldn't have thought that he would be compelled to make a backdoor entry into his own house someday.The first day of ... Read more...
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I feel victimised: Pooja Missra
November 27th, 2011 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) VJ Pooja Missra feels she has been misunderstood and feels victimised after she was thrown out of "Big Boss 5" because of her "aggressive nature"."I am ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa, Pokhriyal miss national executive
September 30th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Two of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) former chief ministers, B.S. Yeddyurappa and Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', were among those who missed the party's national executive ... Read more...
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‘Tere Mere Phere’ - a mismatched comedy (IANS Movie Review, Rating: * 1/2)
September 30th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Tere Mere Phere"; Cast: Vinay Pathak, Riya Sen, Jagrat Desai and Sasha Goradia; Director: Deepa Sahi; Rating: * 1/2Though comedy has grown into a lush genre over the years, ... Read more...
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Waste, ecology and art - expression beyond mindless frill
September 21st, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Piling heaps of waste and concern for a clean environment have given birth to a strange synergy between natural landscape, ecology, waste and art. Young ... Read more...
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Subhas Bose to Hemant Kumar - history on record! (Feature)
September 9th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 9 (IANS) Trash for some, treasure for others. Meet Sushanta Chatterjee, who has pursued his passion for music and history, collecting over 8,000 gramophone records that include not ... Read more...
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Jubiliation in Maharashtra over Anna’s victory (Lead)
August 27th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) Thousands of people in Maharashtra, including here and Anna Hazare's home village Ralegan-Siddhi, broke out in celebrations Saturday after the activist said he will call ... Read more...
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Mumbaikars happy with Anna victory
August 27th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) People in Mumbai voiced happiness that the mass campaign led by Anna Hazare had forced parliament to take the first steps towards a strong anti-corruption ... Read more...
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Truck crushes three siblings in Greater Noida
July 14th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, July 14 (IANS) Three siblings were crushed to death Thursday morning while their sister was critically injured when a speeding container truck hit the mobike they were riding ... Read more...
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Immigration fraud: Punjab police book four
June 20th, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), June 20 (IANS) Four people have been booked for allegedly duping seven people of RS.80 lakh on the pretext of sending them abroad, Punjab Police said Monday.Karandeep Singh, ... Read more...
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Off season? No, off to Goa for ‘raindrop tourism’ (With Image)
June 16th, 2011 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 16 (IANS) The shacks are missing, there is no water sporting activity and the beaches are much less crowded. Yet a growing number of people, especially domestic tourists, ... Read more...
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