Apex court’s observations on media reporting curbs
September 11th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Some observations by the Supreme Court Tuesday while hearing a plea seeking postponement of media reporting on sub-judice matters:* There is no general law for courts to postpone publicity, either prior ... Read more...
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BJP betraying people’s confidence, says Rahman Khan
August 24th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) Condemning the BJP for stalling parliament proceedings for the last few days over the "presumed loss" from allocation of coal blocks, former deputy chairman of the ... Read more...
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Activists to protest against marital law amendment bill
August 16th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) A group of child rights and social activists seeking equal rights for men and women and gender neutral marital laws will hold a day-long protest ... Read more...
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Confusion can be good for learning: Study
June 21st, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 21 (IANS) US researches have found that by strategically inducing confusion on difficult conceptual topics, people actually learn more effectively and were able to apply their knowledge to ... Read more...
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Restrict state control on businesses: Putin
January 30th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) State control over businesses should be restricted, Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin said in an article published on his election website and ... Read more...
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In intercaste marriage, facts decide offspring’s status: Court
January 19th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said that the determination of caste of a person born of a marriage between a tribal and a non-tribal cannot be ... Read more...
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Court refuses to hear appeal against Tiwari
November 15th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday refused to hear an appeal filed by Rohit Shekhar, who claims to be the biological son of Congress leader N.D. ... Read more...
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Tiwari’s refusal to give DNA sample unjustified: Court
September 23rd, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday said Congress leader N.D. Tiwari cannot be "physically compelled" to give DNA sample in a paternity suit by a man ... Read more...
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Impeachment proceedings: Justice Sen claims innocence (Lead)
August 17th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Calcutta High Court Judge Soumitra Sen Wednesday asserted he was not guilty of financial irregularities when impeachment proceedings against him began in the Rajya Sabha ... Read more...
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Is Hasan Ali’s money the proceeds of crime, asks court
August 1st, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) Reserving its order on the bail application of alleged money launderer and tax evader Hasan Ali Khan, the Bombay High Court Monday said the Enforcement Directorate ... Read more...
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Communal Violence Bill may be misused: BJP
May 26th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday strongly criticised the draft of the Communal Violence Bill, and alleged the legislation is "bound to be ... Read more...
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BJP questions affidavit against Narendra Modi (Lead)
April 22nd, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) Questioning the reliability of the affidavit filed by a police officer implicating Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots, senior BJP leader Arun ... Read more...
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Failed multiculturalism behind rise of Muslim radicalisation in Britain: Cameron
February 5th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 5 (ANI): British Prime Minister David Cameron would reportedly criticise "state multiculturalism" in his first speech on radicalisation and would emphasise on the need of a stronger national identity ... Read more...
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Honest toiler Ferrer likes his obscurity, Murray admits to being under pressure
January 28th, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan.28 (ANI): Australian Open semi-finalist David Ferrer, it seems, enjoys anonymity.A long-standing member of the tennis elite, Ferrer chases neither attention nor publicity or fame.According to the Herald Sun, he is, ... Read more...
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Salman Khan Planning On Making It A Hatric This Festive Season?
January 19th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Salman Dabangg Khan as he is fondly called these days is certainly the star with the toughest head on his shoulders as whenever there are speculations about his films doing ... Read more...
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India targets Pak for pursuing terrorism
January 18th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): India has hit out at Pakistan for pursuing terrorism as an instrument of state policy, and said such an approach is flawed and self-defeating."Some countries ... Read more...
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Arsenic Bacteria Heralds New Era In Search For Life
December 5th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dec 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The announcement made by the U.S. space agency NASA about the discovery of a new kind of bacteria that can not only grow in the presence ... Read more...
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NASA Likely To Announce Discovery Of ‘Alien’ Bacteria
December 3rd, 2010 - 12:33 am ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Despite widespread rumors and speculations that U.S. space agency NASA is all set to make significant announcement about the presence of life beyond Earth in a ... Read more...
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Number of men reporting abuse by women doubles in decade: Scottish study
November 17th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 17 (ANI): A survey has found that the number of men claiming to have been abused by women has more than doubled up in less than a decade.The latest statistics ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa offers to prop Congress if DMK goes out
November 11th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) AIADMK leader J. Jayalalithaa Thursday offered to back the Congress-led government if its sacking of tainted Communications and IT Minister A. Raja led his party DMK ... Read more...
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Latest Conjecture States That The ‘Iceman’ Of The Alps Was Buried Ceremonially
August 27th, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 27, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Oetzi happens to be the 5,300-year-old ‘Iceman’. A fresh conjecture disclosed on Thursday has mentioned that he may not have expired at the location ... Read more...
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Cameron agrees to ink nuke deal with India against official advice
July 28th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, July 28 (ANI): British Prime Minister David Cameron has shooed aside official advice and agreed to lift a ban on the export of nuclear technology and components to India.According to ... Read more...
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Don’t doubt cops who appear as witnesses, courts told
July 26th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday said that courts should not doubt the evidence given by police officers as witnesses in a case.
The court's observation was made while ... Read more...
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Pak terror accused student in UK seeks Chief Justice’s help against extradition to US
July 10th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 10 (ANI): Pakistani student Tariq-ur-Rehman, who was arrested last year in Britain in connection with the bungled Easter bombing plot, has filed a petition with the Pakistan Chief Justice requesting ... Read more...
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“When Recently Home Minister R.R. Patil Saw Red Alert-The War Within, I Told Him That After Working As A Naxalite In The Film, I Was Even Ready To Mediate Between The Government And The Villagers To Bring About A Social Revolution”- Sunil Shetty
July 8th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 8, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): On the eve of the release of his latest film Red Alert- The War Within, Sunil Shetty confesses to Jyothi Venkatesh that he feels that it ... Read more...
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British MPs tinkering with expenses may be fined
June 17th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, June 17 (IANS) British Members of Parliament are angry with the punitive proposals of a parliamentary watchdog to fine MPs and force them to explain themselves in public if ... Read more...
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Court acquits man of rape charge, says victim unreliable
June 11th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday held a rape victim as unreliable and acquitted the accused, saying that the woman failed to prove her case and did not ... Read more...
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Even poor man’s son can rise to become IAS officer: Court
June 10th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) There was "no presumption that son of a poor man could not rise to level of an IAS officer or a successful businessman", said the Delhi High ... Read more...
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Faisal Shahzad: terrorist or criminal? The debate rages on
May 5th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 5 (ANI): The debate over whether terrorists should be treated at par with criminals or whether they should be considered enemy combatants has erupted once again following the arrest ... Read more...
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Clapping along songs improve kids’ brain power
April 29th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 29 (IANS) Clapping while singing songs is likely to spur development of important skills in children, a first-ever study on the subject says.
"We found that children in the first, second ... Read more...
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3G auction to be over in couple of days: Raja (Lead)
April 29th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The auction of radio frequency spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services in the country is being conducted in a totally transparent manner and would be over ... Read more...
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Hand-clapping songs improve motor and cognitive skills
April 29th, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researcher conducted the first study of hand-clapping songs, revealing a direct link between those activities and the development of important skills in ... Read more...
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3G auction: Pan-India licence price nears Rs.9,000 cr level
April 28th, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) India Wednesday concluded 94 rounds of an auction to award spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services in the country, with the provisional winning price for a ... Read more...
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3G spectrum auction revenue crosses Rs.35,000 crore
April 27th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) India Tuesday concluded 88 rounds of spectrum auction for third generation (3G) telecom services in the country, with the government's provisional revenue from the sale of airwaves ... Read more...
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Mumbai leads in 3G auction, pan-India licence now Rs.8,382 cr
April 26th, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) India Monday concluded 82 rounds of spectrum auction for third generation telecom services in the country, with Mumbai attracting the highest bid and the provisional winning price ... Read more...
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