Business-friendly Gujarat appeals to US firms
July 14th, 2012 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington/New York, July 14 (IANS) Leading American businesses on the US East coast have greatly appreciated Indian state of Gujarat's business-friendly approach to economic development and are upbeat about ... Read more...
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Maruti Suzuki launches Ertiga, enters MUV market
April 12th, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Passenger car market leader Maruti Suzuki Thursday made an entry into the multi utility vehicle (MUV) segment, launching Ertiga, priced between Rs.5.89 lakh and Rs.7.30 ... Read more...
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Fifth straight weekly loss for Sensex (Weekly Market Review)
March 24th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Short covering and anxiety over the Reserve Bank of India's ability to ease interest rates next month weighed heavy on Indian equities markets as a ... Read more...
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Indian markets quiet ahead of budget
March 16th, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) India equities markets were quiet as investors stayed on the sidelines eying the federal budget to be presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday.The 30-scrip ... Read more...
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Trinamool derails fare hike, BJP, Left slam budget (Political Roundup)
March 14th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi's maiden railway budget sparked a political explosion Wednesday after his Trinamool Congress blasted his proposed fare hikes, throwing up a ... Read more...
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Rail budget directionless, anti-people: BJP
March 14th, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The railway budget was directionless, anti-people and lacked effective measures to step up security, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Wednesday."It is a directionless ... Read more...
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Railway budget disappointing: Nitish Kumar
March 14th, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The railway budget for 2012-13 presented in parliament Wednesday does not adequately address safety issues and is disappointing, Bihar Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said."The ... Read more...
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Safety with modernisation is Trivedi’s mantra for railways (Second Lead)
March 14th, 2012 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) With a spate of fatal accidents in the past few years, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Wednesday said safety would be the prime focus of ... Read more...
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Safety will top priority for Indian Railways: Trivedi (Lead)
March 14th, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) With safety as the prime focus, Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi Wednesday spelt out five priority areas for his ministry over the 12th Five Year ... Read more...
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SRK declared favourite actor at Lions Gold Awards (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Shah Rukh Khan won the favourite actor award at the 18th Lions Gold Awards ceremony here, while Priyanka Chopra was named the favourite actress.However, neither ... Read more...
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Bollywood stars grace 18th Lions Gold Awards
January 12th, 2012 - 2:52 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Bollywood stars Wednesday graced the 18th Lions Gold Awards here that recognizes and facilitates the outstanding talents from the showbiz world.The favourite actor in a ... Read more...
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Maharashtra gears up for civic polls
January 4th, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) Maharashtra Wednesday geared up for the crucial polls to 10 top civic corporations and 27 zilla parishads (district councils) across the state, in an exercise ... Read more...
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Kashmir interlocutors submit report, focus on ‘meaningful autonomy’ (Round-up)
October 12th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Jammu/Srinagar, Oct 12 (IANS) Advocating "meaningful autonomy" and speedy development, the three interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday submitted their report to Home Minister P. Chidambaram that outlines ... Read more...
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India,Brazil, South Africa to engage in 5th IBSA Summit
October 12th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heads for Pretoria Monday on a three-day visit to attend the 5th India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Summit Oct 17 in which ... Read more...
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UTV ties up with Prime Focus for technical assistance
April 18th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) UTV Motion Pictures has tied up with Prime Focus, a global visual entertainment services group, to provide technical assistance to its projects and Akshay ... Read more...
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NC to move resolution for solution of Kashmir issue
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 23 (IANS) The ruling National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir will move a resolution in the forthcoming budget session of the state assembly seeking the resolution of the Kashmir ... Read more...
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Cartoon show launches entertaining maths tutorials
December 11th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Popular children's educational show "Galli Galli Sim Sim" launched "Math & Money Sense Educational Kit", an initiative to impart numerical literacy in an entertaining format, here Saturday.Sashwati ... Read more...
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With country’s pride at stake, need to focus on C’wealth Games’ success: Chavan
August 28th, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.28 (ANI): Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan said here on Saturday that with the Commonwealth Games being around, the country's pride is at stake.He said ... Read more...
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Latest Episode Of “Jersey Shore” Season 2 Episode 4 Sees “Break Up”?
August 20th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The season 2 episode 4 of "Jersey Shore" was aired last night on MTV at 10 pm. The favorite "guidos" and "guidettes" has captured the attention ... Read more...
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Terrorism prime focus of Pune’s first woman police chief
July 29th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, July 29 (IANS) Fighting terrorism will remain the biggest challenge, Pune's new Police Commissioner Meeran Borwankar - the first woman to hold the post - said Thursday.
Referring to the Feb 13 ... Read more...
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‘Maryada Ramanna’ yet another hit from Rajamouli (Telugu Film Review)
July 24th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Maryada Ramanna"; Director: S.S. Rajamouli; Cast: Sunil, Saloni, Brahmaji, Nagineedu, Supreeth and Kanchi; Music: M.M. Keervani; Rating:***1/2Telugu director S.S. Rajamouli has an enviable record of all his seven films ... Read more...
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Afridi to decide his Test future after England tour
June 24th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 24 (IANS) Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi will decide his Test future after the exhaustive tour of England that begins this month.Afridi Thursday said he will review his personal performance in ... Read more...
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India’s police ill-equipped, inadequate: Chidambaram (Second Lead)
June 2nd, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 2 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday admitted that the country has an ill-equipped police force that makes policing difficult in a country of over 1.1 billion people in ... Read more...
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12 states avoiding transparency in police jobs: Chidambaram
June 2nd, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 2 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday that 12 states had not responded to the central government's suggestion for a transparent recruitment process (TRP) related to police reforms.
Addressing ... Read more...
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Chidambaram assures help to Maoist-hit Chhatisgarh
June 2nd, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 2 (IANS) Referring to Maoist violence in Chhattisgarh, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday that the state was going through a difficult time and the central government stood by ... Read more...
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Police stations only in name in some Maoist areas: Chidambaram
June 2nd, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 2 (IANS) Police stations exist only in name in some districts most affected by left wing extremism, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday.
"The distribution of force among police stations ... Read more...
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Policing with ill-equipped police force difficult: Chidambaram (Lead)
June 2nd, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 2 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said policing a country of over 1.1 billion people in a troubled neighbourhood is difficult, especially if the nation has an ill-equipped ... Read more...
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Policing country in troubled neighbourhood difficult: Chidambaram
June 2nd, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 2 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday admitted that the country has insufficient police stations and an ill-equipped police force but stressed that policing a country in a troubled ... Read more...
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Now, a reality show on street dance
May 20th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Those who enjoy dancing on the streets, rooftops, houses and garages can rejoice - a new reality show is set to bring the street dance genre ... Read more...
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“I did some weird scenes in ‘Housefull’” - Riteish Deshmukh
May 3rd, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): 'Housefull' has released and other than a dozen odd things for which the film has been noticed, loved and seeing repeat audience, it is the crackling chemistry ... Read more...
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Rooting out terrorism to remain Pak’s prime focus: Qureshi
April 28th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Thimpu, Apr.28 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that rooting out terrorism from the region has and will continue to remain his country's prime focus.Addressing the 32nd session of ... Read more...
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Reality shows don’t guarantee Bollywood success: Sunidhi Chauhan (Interview, with images)
April 18th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Popular playback singer Sunidhi Chauhan does not feel that music talent hunt reality shows can guarantee the winner success in Bollywood, though she herself appeared ... Read more...
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Vidya Balan With Other Wharton Ke Logon
April 17th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 17, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Vidya Balan is getting used to focused and sophisticated male attention. In Pennyslvania she was in the ... Read more...
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Younis to promote faith and unity among players for better results
March 4th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Mar.4 (ANI): Newly appointed Pakistan cricket coach Waqar Younis has said his prime focus would be on promoting faith and unity among players, and added that the same team which 'underperformed' ... Read more...
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Opposition gears up to corner government on price rise issue during Budget session
February 20th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.20 (ANI): Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj on Saturday said the price rise issue will figure as main issue in ... Read more...
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