Who’ll lead Congress in UP? Not Rahul, says party
February 8th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Congress has not projected any chief minister in the hotly contested Uttar Pradesh elections that began Wednesday and "youth icon" Rahul Gandhi is ... Read more...
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Coir Festival rakes in Rs.100-crore business
February 6th, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Alappuzha (Kerala), Feb 6 (IANS) A record Rs.100 crore worth of business transactions were reported at the second edition of the International Coir Festival here Monday, organisers said.More than 80 ... Read more...
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Bihar court acquits 11 Nepali Maoist leaders
February 3rd, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 3 (IANS) A Bihar court Friday acquitted 11 Nepali Maoist leaders, including a former minister and six MPs, on a state government petition seeking to withdraw criminal cases ... Read more...
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Bihar axes cases against 11 Nepal Maoists
February 2nd, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 2 (IANS) The Bihar government has decided to withdraw criminal cases against 11 Nepali Maoist leaders including a former minister and six MPs, a government lawyer said Thursday."The ... Read more...
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Rahul, Ajit Singh’s joint rally at Meerut Thursday
February 1st, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh will address a joint poll rally at Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh ... Read more...
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Pitroda to join UP Congress manifesto release function
January 30th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Sam Pitroda, technology and innovation advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, will join senior Congress leaders at a function to release the party manifesto ... Read more...
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Congress to release UP manifesto at 10 centres
January 30th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Congress Party will release its manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls at state capital Lucknow and nine other major towns simultaneously Tuesday, ... Read more...
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Congress claims victory in Punjab, Uttarakhand
January 30th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Congress Monday claimed victory in Uttarakhand and Punjab assembly polls."Reports from Punjab and Uttarakhand ... clearly speak that the party is winning and forming ... Read more...
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Maharashtra Congress ties up with Dalit party
January 29th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) The Congress has joined hands with a Dalit party, Bharatiya Republican Party-Bahujan Mahasangh (BRPBM), ahead of the next month's civic and zila parishad polls in ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena MP inches closer to NCP
January 26th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) Much to the Shiv Sena's dismay, its two-time MP Anand Paranjpe moved closer to the Nationalist Congress Party Thursday, even attending a joint meeting with ... Read more...
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CBI told to complete probe into Azad’s killing by March 12
January 23rd, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to complete by March 12 its probe into the death of Maoist leader Cherukuri ... Read more...
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Titles for Rawat, Varsha in National Cue Sports
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:06 am ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 21 (IANS) Delhi's Laxman Rawat scored two back to back wins in the semi-final league to claim the junior snooker title, while Varsha Sanjeev of Karnataka annexed the ... Read more...
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East Bengal beat spirited HAL Bangalore in I-League
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:06 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) East Bengal overcame a spirited challenge from HAL Bangalore to defeat them 2-0 in the 16th Round of I-League football encounter at the Salt Lake Stadium ... Read more...
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Hydro project will ruin Himachal river catchment: Report
January 15th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chamba (Himachal Pradesh), Jan 15 (IANS) The Hul hydropower project near this town will ruin five km or one-fourth of the catchment of the Hul stream, a tributary of the ... Read more...
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Shivani murder: R.K. Sharma’s acquittal challenged in apex court (Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Delhi Police Wednesday challenged in the Supreme Court the acquittal of R.K. Sharma, the main accused in the 1999 murder of journalist Shivani Bhatnagar ... Read more...
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India rejects incorrect border maps on US website
January 4th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) India Wednesday said it was aware of "gross inaccuracies" in a map of India on the US State Department website and asserted that "the entire ... Read more...
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Supreme Court rejects Kerala oil import probe plea (Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking monitoring by the Kerala High Court of the probe into the 1991 palm oil import case and ... Read more...
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Shivani murder: Court seeks police reply on parole plea (Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought a response from Delhi Police on a plea by Pradeep Sharma, a convict serving life term in the journalist ... Read more...
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Now a luxury police lock-up in Lucknow
December 30th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IANS) In an attempt to improve its image, police have undertaken a major makeover of their lock-up at the police station in the posh Hazratganj area here.The ... Read more...
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Kannada film industry looks up: Success ratio up (2011 In Retrospect)
December 28th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, December 28 (IANS) The Kannada film industry said cheers, thanks to Darshan's "Saarathi" and Punith Rajkumar starrers "Hudugaru" and "Paramathma". If these biggies set the ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha to take up Lokpal debate Thursday (Third Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) After a day of confusion on whether the Lokpal bill was to be moved in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday, the upper house is to ... Read more...
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Punjab, Railways basket national titles
December 24th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 24 (IANS) Punjab men dashed Tamil Nadu's hopes of a sixth title with a 70-62 win in the final, while Indian Railways women's team were too good for ... Read more...
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Elderly woman killed by robbers
December 20th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 20 (IANS) An elderly woman was killed by robbers, who fled with cash and jewellery worth about a lakh of rupees from a house in the posh Kavinagar ... Read more...
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BSF acted in self-defence, India tells Bangladesh
December 20th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Days after Bangladesh protested the killing of its three citizens in firing by the Border Security Force (BSF) troopers, India Tuesday regretted the casualties but ... Read more...
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94 percent Bhopal victims not properly compensated: Activists
December 20th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 20 (IANS) Twenty-seven years after the world's worst industrial disaster affected around 500,000 innocent lives, 94 percent of the victims have still not received proper compensation, say activists."Neither ... Read more...
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A Rs.300 crore ‘Thank You’ from Hooda! (Haryana Newsletter)
December 18th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 18 (IANS) It could easily qualify as the biggest 'thank you' ever made. Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda did that last week when he doled out a ... Read more...
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National Basketball: Services stretched by Chattisgarh (Lead)
December 16th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 16 (IANS) Champions Indian Railways raced to victories in both sections, but last year's runners-up Services were pushed to the limit by Chattisgarh in a highly entertaining men's ... Read more...
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Three MNS legislators suspended from Maharashtra assembly
December 13th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 13 (IANS) Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Dilip Walse-Patil Tuesday suspended two Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) legislators for the day after they waved objectionable banners inside the house. Later, they ... Read more...
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Apex court seeks clarification on Lokpal, Lokayukta powers (Lead)
December 12th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday sought a clarification from the central and state governments on whether a Lokpal at the centre or the Lokayukta in the ... Read more...
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RLD joins hands with Congress for Uttar Pradesh polls
December 11th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Congress Saturday got a boost for its prospects in Uttar Pradesh with Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) joining hands with it for ... Read more...
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China to deport 13 Indian diamond traders, Modi claims credit
December 7th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) A Chinese court Wednesday freed 13 of 22 Indian nationals held on charges of diamond smuggling and money laundering. India took note of the ... Read more...
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Syed Akbaruddin is new spokesperson of India’s Foreign Office (Lead)
December 7th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Syed Akbaruddin, a senior diplomat who has served in key capitals, will be the next spokesperson of India's external affairs ministry.Akbaruddin will succeed Vishnu Prakash, ... Read more...
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Prakash India’s next envoy to South Korea
December 7th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Vishnu Prakash, the spokesperson of the external affairs ministry, has been named as India's next ambassador to South Korea.The external affairs ministry Wednesday announced Prakash's ... Read more...
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No space in Mumbai to shoot Shahid-Priyanka qawwali!
December 7th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) Director Kunal Kohli needed ample space to put up a set for the next schedule of his film, but he couldn't find it here so ... Read more...
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Sukna land scam: Lt.Gen. Avadesh Prakash sacked by court martial (Roundup)
December 3rd, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 3 (IANS) Indian Army's former military secretary, Lt. Gen. (retd) Avadesh Prakash was Saturday dismissed from service by an army court martial for his involvement in a land ... Read more...
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