Maoist-called shutdown hits life in Chhattisgarh
December 4th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 4 (IANS) Normal life in the vast forested interiors of insurgency-hit Chhattisgarh was hit as vehicles went off the roads and people remained indoors in fear as the ... Read more...
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Mixed response to retailers’ strike in Bihar
December 1st, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 1 (IANS) The 12-hour strike called by traders and retailers in Bihar Thursday to protest the government's decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail evoked ... Read more...
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President’s plane delayed for technical glitch
November 30th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil's flight to Pune was delayed here Wednesday after the pilot detected a technical problem in the cockpit panel, with the nation's first ... Read more...
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Andhra on high alert after Kishanji’s killing
November 25th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) Anticipating revenge attacks by Maoists in the wake of the killing of their top leader Kishanji in West Bengal, police in Andhra Pradesh have gone ... Read more...
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Fake sauce factory busted in Maharashtra
November 18th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Nov 18 (IANS) Officials of Food and Drugs Administration and police Friday busted a private company in this Maharashtra city allegedly making sub-standard sauces, noodles and other popular fast ... Read more...
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Kingfisher flight makes emergency landing at Goa airport
October 24th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 24 (IANS) A Bangalore-bound Kingfisher Airbus A-320 made an emergency landing at the Goa airport after its windshield developed a crack, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official ... Read more...
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Fire halts Swedish n-reactor
October 24th, 2011 - 4:47 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A nuclear reactor in the Swedish town of Oskarshamn was closed down after a fire broke out at the power plant, Sweden's newspaper Local reported.The ... Read more...
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Trains to run normally as Telangana blockade deferred
October 11th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 11 (IANS) The Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) Tuesday postponed till Oct 15 its three-day rail blockade scheduled to begin Wednesday following which the railways announced that ... Read more...
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Railways, police warn Telangana protesters against blockade
October 10th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Ignoring the "rail blockade" call by Telangana groups for Oct 12-14, the railways Monday decided to operate all trains in Telangana with police security and ... Read more...
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Kolkata convicts to perform at Mumbai Durga Puja
October 2nd, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) A rare treat awaits Bengalis living in Mumbai and Thane during this Durga Puja -- four performances by serving prisoners of Rabindranath Tagore's famous dance-drama ... Read more...
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All-party meeting on Telangana soon, says Chidambaram
September 30th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) With the agitation for a Telangana state intensifying, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said an all-party meeting to discuss the issue will be convened ... Read more...
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Heavy rains spark fresh flood fears in Bihar
September 25th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 25 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has asked all district authorities to be on high alert after heavy rains across the state Sunday sparked fears of flood ... Read more...
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Telangana comes to a halt as all train services cancelled
September 24th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 24 (IANS) With all trains cancelled, auto-rickshaws off the road, and the state Road Transport Corporation buses already standing idle, Telangana region came to a standstill ... Read more...
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Security to be beefed up at Karnataka High Court
September 8th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 8 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court in the city centre would be fortified from Friday with entry for the public regulated to ensure safety and security in the ... Read more...
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Himachal dam spills over amid reduced rainfall
August 15th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 15 (IANS) The inflow of water into Himachal Pradesh's Pong dam, critical to the irrigation requirements of three states, came down amid reduced rainfall in its catchment areas, ... Read more...
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Telangana shutdown hits normal life
July 22nd, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 22 (IANS) Buses of the state-owned Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) went off the roads Friday as a daylong shutdown called by the Telangana Joint Action ... Read more...
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Blockade brings Telangana train traffic to a standstill (Lead)
July 14th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 14 (IANS) Rail movement in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh came to a standstill Thursday as agitators demanding a separate state stopped several trains as part ... Read more...
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Two-day Telangana shutdown begins, bus transport paralysed
July 5th, 2011 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 5 (IANS) Bus transport came to a grinding halt across Telangana Tuesday as a two-day shutdown called by the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) began in Hyderabad ... Read more...
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48-hour Telangana shutdown may hit normal life (Second Lead)
July 4th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 4 (IANS) Normal life in Hyderabad and nine other districts of Telangana is likely to come to a standstill Tuesday and Wednesday even as the government is ... Read more...
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One dead as two wild jumbos go berserk in Mysore
June 8th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore (Karnataka), June 8 (IANS) Two wild elephants stormed into Mysore early Wednesday, trampling one person to death and causing panic in this cultural city."The wild elephants entered the city ... Read more...
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UAE imports cucumber mostly from outside EU
June 3rd, 2011 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 2 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates government has clarified that the country imports most of the cucumber it consumes from outside the European Union (EU).Of the total ... Read more...
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A British woman who can’t use electricity
May 19th, 2011 - 10:15 am ICT by IANS
London, May 19 (IANS) A 55-year-old British woman is so sensitive to electricity that she cannot watch television, listen to the radio or talk on a mobile phone.Janice Tunnicliffe, a ... Read more...
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Tight security, long voter queues in Maoist heartland (Second Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Defying a Maoist boycott call, people formed long queues outside booths as the sixth and final phase of assembly elections in West Bengal started off ... Read more...
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Tight security, long queues in West Bengal polling (Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Defying a Maoist boycott call, people formed long queues outside booths amid high security as the sixth and final phase of assembly elections in West ... Read more...
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Arrested African students suspended after soccer violence (Lead)
April 28th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, April 28 (IANS) Three African students who were arrested for brutally thrashing a fellow student from Mizoram to death at a brawl during a soccer match were Thursday suspended ... Read more...
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Sea of humanity descends on Puttaparthi to mourn Sai Baba (Intro Roundup)
April 25th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), April 25 (IANS) A sea of humanity descended on this pilgrim town in southern Andhra Pradesh Monday to pay tearful homage to Sathya Sai Baba and ... Read more...
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Kaiga n-plant was shut over false alarm: Official (Lead)
April 10th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 10 (IANS) Everything is safe at the Kaiga atomic power station and it was a false alarm that led to the shutting down of its third reactor on ... Read more...
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Kaiga n-plant was shut over false alarm: Official
April 10th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 10 (IANS) The fire alarm which shut the third reactor of the Kaiga atomic power station Friday was erranous, an official said Sunday, ruling out any fire mishap."Preliminary ... Read more...
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Malaysian broadcasters cut gay lyrics from Lady Gaga’s anthem
March 17th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 17 (ANI): Malaysian radio stations have removed gay lyrics from Lady Gaga's anthem 'Born This Way' as a precautionary measure.Broadcasters in the Muslim-majority nation have refused to play lines in ... Read more...
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Weight-loss seeds found to be highly toxic
March 16th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar 16 (ANI): A nut-based diet product has been recalled around Australia after it was discovered that the product was poisonous and possibly lethal.Australians taking The Latin Seed, which bills itself ... Read more...
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Fake pilot licence issue may be limited to few: official
March 14th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi , March 14 (IANS) The issue of commercial pilots acquiring their flying licences through fake documents may only be confined to a few individuals, a senior official ... Read more...
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Routes in Hyderabad sealed to foil Telangana march
March 10th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 10 (IANS) Normal life in Hyderabad was thrown out of gear Thursday as police sealed all routes leading towards Tank Bund, where the Telangana Joint Action Committee ... Read more...
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Jailed soldier accused in Wikileaks case loses underwear over sarcastic suicide remark
March 6th, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 6 (ANI): The lawyer of the jailed Army private accused of handing over classified documents to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks, has said that his client's cloths were taken away after ... Read more...
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Sehwag recovering from injury, to play against England (Lead)
February 25th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 25 (IANS) Big-hitting Indian opener Virender Sehwag is recovering from an injury to his left ribcage to play against England in Sunday's ICC Cricket World Cup-2011 Group B match ... Read more...
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Apex court asks for report on erring cops
February 25th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday asked the Tamil Nadu government what action it has taken against policemen who reportedly were mute spectators to a clash between two groups ... Read more...
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