Benefica may soon play with Goa soccer team
August 30th, 2012 - 2:24 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 30 (IANS) Benefica, one of the top football clubs in Portugal, could soon challenge footballers in Goa to a match, according to organisers of an Indo-Portuguese cultural exchange.Organisers ... Read more...
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Man robbed at Noida mall, two hurt in shootout
August 6th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Aug 6 (IANS) In a daylight robbery at the Great India Place mall in Sector 39 Monday, three men robbed a man of several lakhs of rupees and shot ... Read more...
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Floods recede in northeast; thousands still in shelters
July 2nd, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 2 (IANS) Thousands of people are living in makeshift shelters in the flood-ravaged areas of western Meghalaya after over 15,000 households were submerged under flood water, officials said ... Read more...
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Northeast floods render 75,000 homeless, relief stepped up (Lead)
July 1st, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong/New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Units of the Indian Army have stepped up relief efforts in the northeastern states after swollen rivers caused devastation in the region, leaving over 75,000 ... Read more...
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Floods render 75,000 homeless in Meghalaya
July 1st, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 1 (IANS) Over 75,000 people became homeless in Meghalaya Sunday after flood swollen Brahmaputra and Jingiram rivers submerged whole villages, an official said.The Jinjiram, one the major rivers ... Read more...
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Two killed, 16 injured in Mantralaya fire (Intro Night Lead) (With images)
June 22nd, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) Two people were killed and 16 others were injured when a major fire swept the Maharashtra Mantralaya or secretariat here Thursday, with officials saying late Thursday ... Read more...
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16 injured in Mantralaya fire, blaze under control (Night Lead) (With images)
June 21st, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) Sixteen people were injured as a major fire swept the Maharashtra Mantralaya or secretariat here Thursday, with officials saying that everyone had been rescued from the ... Read more...
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Mantralaya blaze: Chavan says fire controlled, orders probe (Lead)
June 21st, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Thursday said that the massive fire that gutted most of the top four floors of the Mantralaya or the state secretariat ... Read more...
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CPI-M ex-MP says supporters, driver attacked in Bengal
June 8th, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) CPI-M leader and former MP Sujan Chakroborty Friday alleged his driver and supporters were attacked by Trinamool Congress supporters, in West Bengal's South 24-Parganas district earlier ... Read more...
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Deshmukh, Shinde being probed for Adarsh scam, says CBI
June 5th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) The CBI Tuesday told the Bombay High Court here that it is investigating allegations against former Maharashtra chief ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sushilkumar Shinde in the ... Read more...
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Curfew lifted in Meghalaya
May 31st, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 31 (IANS) Curfew was lifted Thursday in the plains belt area of Meghalaya in West Garo Hills district bordering Assam's Goalpara, an official said.Curfew was imposed in Phulbari, ... Read more...
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Bi-partisan fans root for cricket in Eliminator (IPL Diary)
May 24th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 23 (IANS) In the Eliminator game of the Indian Premier League (IPL-5) T20 between two-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and an upbeat Mumbai Indians (MI) late ... Read more...
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Curfew relaxed for 12 hours in Meghalaya
May 13th, 2012 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 13 (IANS) With normalcy returning to Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district bordering Assam's Dhubri district, authorities Sunday further relaxed the curfew."The curfew was relaxed from 6 a.m. to ... Read more...
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Curfew further relaxed in Meghalaya
May 11th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 11 (IANS) With the situation in its riot-hit areas limping to normalcy, authorities in Meghalaya Friday further relaxed curfew in the plains of West Garo Hills district bordering ... Read more...
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Curfew relaxed in Meghalaya district
May 10th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 10 (IANS) Curfew was relaxed for three hours in parts of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya Thursday, two days after it was imposed in the wake of ... Read more...
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Curfew imposed in Meghalaya
May 9th, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 9 (IANS) A curfew has been imposed in western Meghalaya to foil communal clashes, an official said Wednesday."A curfew was clamped Tuesday night to prevent clashes between the ... Read more...
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Two UP Congress leaders hitch onto Samajwadi Party bicycle (News Analysis)
April 22nd, 2012 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 22 (IANS) Notwithstanding the bonhomie evident at the recent meeting between Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, ties between the state's ruling ... Read more...
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Pay honorarium to priests, not just imams: VHP to Mamata
April 20th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad(VHP) Friday said it would launch a campaign in West Bengal demanding monthly honorariums to Hindu priests and unemployed youth to protest ... Read more...
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‘Hate Story’ - riveting, bold tale of woman’s revenge (IANS Movie Review)
April 20th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Hate Story"; Cast: Paoli Dam, Gulshan Devaiah, Nikhil Dwivedi; Director: Vivek Agnihotri; Rating: ***1/2Meet the newest avatar of Maa Kali! The fascist avenging woman has always been a favourite ... Read more...
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Goa’s drug mafia nexus: Swedish model’s statement recorded
March 23rd, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 23 (IANS) After nearly three years of delay, investigating authorities have finally managed to record the statement of Swedish model Lucky Farmhouse, whose video footage uploaded on the ... Read more...
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South Africa to create 100,000 jobs in infrastructure
March 2nd, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, March 2 (IANS) Around 50,000 to 100,000 people may get new jobs in the construction sector in South Africa in the government goes ahead with its large-scale infrastructure plan, ... Read more...
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Court slams CBI, ED over Adarsh society probe
February 28th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Tuesday slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and other central agencies for lapses in the ongoing probe into the Adarsh Society ... Read more...
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Parties welcome poll announcement (Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Political parties Saturday welcomed the announcement of assembly elections for five states, including the most populous and politically important state of Uttar Pradesh, from ... Read more...
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Congress welcomes polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
December 24th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The Congress Saturday welcomed the assembly election schedule for Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh and said its main plank would be development.Minister of State for ... Read more...
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Basketball nationals: Tamil Nadu assert their dominance
December 19th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) Hosts Tamil Nadu carried on their impressive run in the 62nd senior National basketball championship comfortably beating Andhra Pradesh 76-47 here Monday.The first quarter between the ... Read more...
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Partial response in Junglemahal on Maoist shutdown’s day 2
November 27th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) Day two of the 48-hour shutdown called by the Maoists in protest against the killing of rebel leader Kishenji evoked a lukeworm response in the ultra-hit ... Read more...
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Maoist shutdown evokes partial response in Junglemahal
November 26th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 26 (IANS) A two-day West Bengal shut-down called by the Maoists to protest the killing of their leader Kishenji in what theyn alleged a "fake encounter" evoked only ... Read more...
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Top Maoist Kishanji killed in West Bengal (Intro Night Lead)
November 25th, 2011 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Maoist movement suffered a major blow when one of its top leaders, Mallojula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji, was killed Thursday by security forces ... Read more...
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Top Maoist Kishanji killed in West Bengal (Night Lead)
November 24th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Maoist movement suffered a major blow when one of its top leaders, Mallojula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji, was killed Thursday by security forces ... Read more...
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Jnaneswari Express sabotage suspect arrested
November 13th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) Pro-Maoist tribal outfit People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) member and a suspect in the Jnaneswari Express sabotage Asit Mahato was Sunday arrested in West Bengal's ... Read more...
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Christian council condemns Togadia hate speech
November 9th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) The All India Christian Council Wednesday criticised the hate speech by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) International general secretary Pravin Togadia seeking the death sentence ... Read more...
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Junglemahal peacful, shutdown call partial
October 22nd, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IANS) There was only partial response to the daylong shutdown called by the rebels Saturday in West Bengal's Junglemahal, the Maoist-dominated areas, to protest alleged atrocities ... Read more...
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CBI points to links between Goa Police, drug mafia
October 1st, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 1 (IANS) Linkages between the police and drug mafia in Goa were emerging in the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) probe into the illicit narcotics trade in ... Read more...
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CPI-M office attacked in Bengal
September 27th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) A zonal office of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in West Bengal was attacked Tuesday, police said, with the party claiming that several workers ... Read more...
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Suspected Maoists kill two in Bengal
September 26th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 25 (IANS) Suspected Maoists killed two people, including a political activist, in West Bengal's West Midnapore district Sunday night, police said.
The guerillas shot dead a popular political activist ... Read more...
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