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Work with us for Siliguri’s development: Mamata to Railways


February 11th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Feb 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday urged Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi to look into the possibilities of working together with the state government for ... Read more...

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Pakistan apex court tells ISI to produce missing people


February 10th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court Friday asked the ISI to bring before it all the people reported to be missing but believed to be in the spy agency's ... Read more...

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PVR sets foot in eastern India, opens multiplex in Howrah


February 9th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Howrah, Feb 9 (IANS) Priya Village Roadshow (PVR) Cinemas, which is now eyeing eastern India, Thursday launched its first multiplex here and Sanjeev Bijli said that the company planned to ... Read more...

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Kosi gets a bridge - after 78 years


February 8th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 8 (IANS) A 1.8 km bridge that will be a lifeline to millions was opened over the flood-prone Kosi in Bihar Wednesday, 78 years after an earthquake destroyed ... Read more...

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Alberto Contador to lose his Tour de France title


February 6th, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Madrid, Feb 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Spanish Tour de France champ Alberto Contador has been stripped of the title by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Contador was found guilty of using banned ... Read more...

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TRAI seeks industry view on mobile tariff cap


February 6th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Monday sought the industry's view on whether there should be a cap on the tariffs of telecom services ... Read more...

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India-Australia trade to touch Rs.2 lakh crore in three years


February 6th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Australia's bilateral trade with India is set to reach Rs.2 lakh crore ($40 billion) in the next three years, a trade official from that country ... Read more...

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Churchill’s chance to claim No.2 spot


February 5th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Feb 5 (IANS) The drawn Kolkata Derby Saturday has given Churchill Brothers a golden chance to challenge fellow Goan club Dempo SC when they take on embattled Mumbai ... Read more...

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Life ruled out on Mars after 600 mn year drought


February 5th, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 5 (IANS) Arid conditions on Mars for more than 600 million years may have been too hostile for any life to survive on its surface Researchers led by ... Read more...

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Two LeT guerrillas killed in Kashmir


February 4th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 4 (IANS) Two separatist guerrillas of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were killed in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, army sources said."On specific information about the presence of ... Read more...

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Telenor won’t quit India, Norway monitoring situation


February 3rd, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Norwegian firm Telenor Friday junked reports that it would quit India following revocation of its telecom licences by the Supreme Court and said its joint ... Read more...

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53 killed in Egypt football riot


February 2nd, 2012 - 3:08 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 2 (IANS) At least 53 people were killed and hundreds injured Wednesday when a riot broke out following a football match in northeastern Egypt, the official media reported.The ... Read more...

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Khloe Kardashian enjoys a Mavericks game


January 30th, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Dallas, Jan 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Khloe Kardashian is settling in Dallas very well. She seems to be the number one fan of the Dallas Mavericks. You can’t blame her that much because ... Read more...

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AMU signs MoU with Iran


January 29th, 2012 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, Jan 29 (IANS) Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has signed an agreement for exchange programme with Iranian universities and institutions.The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed here Saturday by the ... Read more...

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Poll panel’s tableau - first in Republic Day parade history


January 26th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) The Election Commission of India marked its first presence at the Republic Day parade Thursday when its tableau rolled down Rajpath depicting a mammoth model ... Read more...

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Mayawati tries to gain foothold in Uttarakhand


January 25th, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Rudrapur (Uttarakhand), Jan 24 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief minister Mayawati is doing her best to break the Bhartiya Janata Party and Congress monopoly ... Read more...

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‘Dangerous Ishq’ teaser to arrive with Hollywood film


January 24th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai Jan 24 (IANS) The first teaser of Vikram Bhatt's 3D project "Dangerous Ishq" might be released with a Hollywood movie, says lead actor Rajniesh Duggal, who will be seen ... Read more...

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Russian army officer jailed for burning soldier


January 24th, 2012 - 5:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian military commander has been sentenced to two years at a military disciplinary unit for wrapping a soldier in toilet paper from head to ... Read more...

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Scandal brews, Tripura orders probe against senior cop


January 20th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 20 (IANS) The alleged presence of a widow in the official residence of Tripura's additional director general of police has led to controversy, forcing the government to probe ... Read more...

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India, Sri Lanka ink four pacts


January 17th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 17 (IANS) India and Sri Lanka Tuesday signed four agreements to promote bilateral ties and boost trade between the two countries to $5 billion this year.The agreements were ... Read more...

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Beti-B on Oprah Winfrey’s priority list


January 16th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Oprah Winfrey has arrived and guess who she plans to visit first? The international talk show queen wants to meet Bollyood couple Aishwarya Rai and ... Read more...

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It was my best birthday ever: Neil (Movie Snippets)


January 16th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh, who recently turned 30, says he celebrated it in the best way ever thanks to his friends, some of ... Read more...

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Scientists establish fat as sixth human taste


January 16th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 15 (IANS) Scientists have stumbled on the sixth basic taste that our tongues can detect -- fat -- after sweet, sour, salty, bitter and savoury. A team in ... Read more...

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CA wants Tendulkar to play in ODIs


January 14th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 14 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) eagerly wants India's batting great Sachin Tendulkar to play in the ODIs to make the ensuing triangular series, also involving Sri Lanka, ... Read more...

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Mamata slams Left for questioning her performance


January 12th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
West Midnapore (West Bengal), Jan 12 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the opposition Thursday, saying it had no right to question the performance of her seven-month-old ... Read more...

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Big B lends voice for Kailash Kher’s new album


January 10th, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan Tuesday released "Rangeele", the new album of soulful singer Kailash Kher.The event witnessed a scintillating live performance by Kher.Besides Amitabh, who has ... Read more...

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Amitabh to inaugurate school for special children


January 10th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will soon inaugurate a school for special children in Nasik."Another trip is towards Nasik to inaugurate a school for 'special' children, ... Read more...

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Sonu Sood back in ‘Dabangg 2′?


January 7th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Sonu Sood might return to "Dabangg 2". If sources are to be believed, the actor has been asked by Salman Khan to feature in the ... Read more...

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2G: Balwa, Aggarwal move high court


January 5th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Corporate honchos Asif Balwa and Rajiv B. Agggarwal, accused in the 2G case, Thursday moved the Delhi High Court demanded that the CBI investigating officer ... Read more...

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Karisma will make rocking comeback: Divya Dutta


January 5th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) All's well on the sets of Vikram Bhatt's "Dangerous Ishq", says actress Divya Dutta, whose presence is rumoured to have been making Karisma Kapoor insecure ... Read more...

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No banks in 1,700 Chinese towns in 2011


January 5th, 2012 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) Banking services were absent in a total of 1,696 remote Chinese towns at the end of 2011, according to government data.The data issued by the China ... Read more...

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Gene that increases pancreatic cancer risk identified


December 30th, 2011 - 8:41 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) A gene that increases the risk of pancreatic cancer has been identified, experts say.Mutations in the ATM gene may increase the hereditary risk for pancreatic cancer, ... Read more...

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Hospitalised AMRI director denied bail


December 29th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) A West Bengal court Thursday denied bail to a director of the AMRI Hospital where a fire earlier this month killed 94 people, and ordered ... Read more...

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Pizza Hut to open more stores that offer wine and beer (Lead)


December 24th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Encouraged by the popularity of its stores that serve not only pizzas but also wine and beer, restaurant chain Pizza Hut plans to open 25 ... Read more...

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Pizza Hut to open more stores that offer wine and beer


December 24th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Encouraged by the popularity of its stores that serve not only pizzas but also wine and beer, restaurant chain Pizza Hut plans to open 25 ... Read more...

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