Microsoft invites developers to the world’s largest app fest at Bangalore
September 7th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 6 (IANS) Have a vision for the perfect app, a laptop and some comfy clothes for a marathon coding session? Well, that's all the weapons needed to attend ... Read more...
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Pinki reinstated in Railway job, joins duty
August 10th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) Asian Games gold medallist athlete Pinki Pramanik, who was accused of being a male and arrested for allegedly raping a woman, has been reinstated in her ... Read more...
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Microsoft to extend scheme for ex-soldiers
August 8th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) Microsoft India is planning to extend to other states its flagship programme now on in Delhi to enhance the employability of retired army personnel.Disclosing this here, ... Read more...
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New case filed against Pinki Pramanik
July 13th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) Another case was filed against athlete Pinki Pramanik Friday, this time alleging a criminal breach of trust.After spending 26 days in jail, Asian Games gold medallist ... Read more...
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Pinki’s human rights violated, says women’s rights group (Lead)
July 12th, 2012 - 1:40 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) Alleging that the state machinery has violated athlete Pinki Pramanik's human rights, a women's rights group has requested the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC) to ... Read more...
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Pinki: I was treated like animal, blackmailed
July 11th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, released from jail Wednesday, alleged that she was treated like an animal during gender tests and blackmailed for money by ... Read more...
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Pinki case: Human rights group demands statement from Mamata
July 11th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) Demanding an explanation from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the alleged harassment of athlete Pinki Pramanik in police custody, a human rights group ... Read more...
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Pinki alleges harassment in police custody (Second Lead)
July 11th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) Asian Games gold medallist athlete Pinki Pramanik, who was accused of being a male and committing rape, was Wednesday released after 26 days in a West ... Read more...
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Bengal’s women sportspersons relieved at Pinki’s bail
July 11th, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) West Bengal's leading women sportspersons, who had come together to protest the treatment meted out to Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik by the authorities, ... Read more...
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Former athlete Pinki Pramanik gets bail
July 10th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) A West Bengal court Tuesday granted bail to Asiad gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, who after being accused of being a male had been under judicial custody ... Read more...
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Kabir Suman pens satirical song on Pinki case
July 10th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) Rebel Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman has composed a song scathingly critical of the treatment meted out to Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik by ... Read more...
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PIL in Calcutta High Court to seek Pinki’s release
July 5th, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) Arguing that the detention of Asiad gold medallist runner Pinki Pramanik for "rape" was illegal, a public interest litigation (PIL) was filed Thursday before the Calcutta ... Read more...
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MMS showing Pinki undergoing gender test goes viral online
July 2nd, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) Even as Asiad gold medallist runner Pinki Pramanik fights a legal battle after accused of being a male and arrested for alleged rape, an MMS showing ... Read more...
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Athlete Pinki’s blood sample taken for chromosomal test
July 2nd, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) Blood samples of Asiad gold medallist runner Pinki Pramanik for a chromosomal test to determine the athlete's gender were Monday collected at the city's SSKM Hospital.The ... Read more...
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Pinki undergoes medical test, result Tuesday
June 18th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Asian Games athletics gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and currently remanded to judicial custody for alleged rape, underwent a gender determination test ... Read more...
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Asiad gold medallist sent to judicial custody for ‘rape’ (Lead)
June 15th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) A West Bengal court Friday remanded Asian Games gold medal-winning athlete Pinki Pramanik to 14 days' judicial custody after the athlete was accused of being a ... Read more...
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Microsoft ‘disappointed’ with hold back on retail FDI
December 9th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 8 (IANS) Microsoft Thursday said it is "very disappointed" with the central government's decision to hold back Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail trade, stressing "FDI in ... Read more...
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Wasnik releases Microsoft’s disabled-friendly software tools
December 3rd, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Disabled-friendly tools for application in software of common use, developed by software major Microsoft India, were released by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Mukul Wasnik ... Read more...
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Windows Phone 7.5 launched in India
October 12th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Microsoft India Wednesday launched its latest version of windows phone operating system in the country -- the Windows Phone 7.5."With Windows Phone, we have ... Read more...
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Bengal invites Microsoft India to invest in state
July 29th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) The West Bengal government Friday urged Microsoft Corporation India to invest in the state, and the company described the proposal as "interesting".Speaking at an IT ... Read more...
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Police custody for Bengal Maoist
September 28th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 28 (IANS) A court in West Bengal's West Midnapore district Tuesday ordered police custody for one Maoist and judicial custody for five others. All the six rebels were arrested Monday, ... Read more...
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Maoists’ mayhem in Jharkhand’s Bundu area
August 29th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Bundu (Jharkhand), Aug.29 (ANI): In a first of its kind revenge strike against the family of a farmer suspected to be a police informer, Maoists on Friday barged into a house and ... Read more...
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Maoists gun down four in Jharkhand (Lead)
August 28th, 2009 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi/New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Maoist rebels gunned down four people, including a woman and a 14-year-old girl, after raiding a house near this Jharkhand capital Friday. The central government "strongly" condemned ... Read more...
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Blind man joins Orissa poll fray as he sees people’s plight
April 8th, 2009 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) A visually challenged man in Orissa has thrown his hat in the election ring and hopes he would win because he can visualise the sufferings of the poor ... Read more...
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Three independent MPs join Hasina’s party
February 16th, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 16 (IANS) Three independent MPs have joined the ruling Awami League (AL) led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, swelling the treasury benches in parliament.The party that swept the polls last ... Read more...
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BJP to field ace shooter Jaspal Rana from Tehri
January 29th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.29 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Partys Central Election Committee on Thursday decided to contest youth icon Jaspal Rana from Uttarakhands Tehri constituency in the forthcoming General Elections.BJP declared ace ... Read more...
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