Operations at IGI airport normal after aerobridge operators’ strike (Lead)
April 13th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Operations at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here, hit after a late Thursday night strike by a section of contracted aerobridge operators, returned to ... Read more...
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Massive security presence at Messi match venue
September 2nd, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) The sprawling Salt Lake stadium swarmed with police personnel and private agency people Friday as security was at an all-time high at the venue hosting India's ... Read more...
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Indian Army to probe teenager’s killing
July 4th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Indian Army said Monday it will conduct its own probe into the killing of a teenager after he trespassed into a military residential area ... Read more...
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Surveys predict UDF win in Kerala
May 10th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 10 (IANS) The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is set to oust the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala, three election surveys said Tuesday.The Congress-backed Jai Hind ... Read more...
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Proposed Lokpal to cover arms deals, ISRO, PM, says Hegde
May 10th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 9 (IANS) Arms deals, sensitive organizations like the Indian space agency besides the prime minister will be under the jurisdiction of the proposed Lokpal or national ombudsman, ... Read more...
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BJP seeks probe, response from PM in new spectrum controversy
February 7th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday demanded a comprehensive probe into the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) estimates of a Rs.2 lakh crore loss to the ... Read more...
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‘Raja should have given serious consideration to PM’s letter’
December 1st, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium Wednesday said that former telecom minister A. Raja should have given a "lot more serious consideration" to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's letter ... Read more...
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Experts examine damaged vessel on Hooghly river
November 24th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 24 (IANS) Experts from a private agency in Mumbai Wednesday examined the container ship stranded in the Hooghly river after it collided with another container vessel in West Bengal's South ... Read more...
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Aerial seeding to enhance green cover in Mumbai!
October 15th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by ANI
By Nitika GuptaMumbai, Oct. 15 (ANI): The Brihan-Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will now enhance the green cover, as a private agency aims to sprinkle seeds over certain areas of the city.The ... Read more...
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Apex court clears way for Yamuna Expressway
September 8th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday cleared the way for the six-lane Yamuna Expressway, upholding the Allahabad High Court verdict on acquisition of land by the Uttar Pradesh ... Read more...
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Panjab University resembles fortress ahead of student polls
September 1st, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 1 (IANS) The sprawling 533 acre Panjab University (PU) campus here resembles a fortress with heavy security ahead of the Sep 3 students' council elections that have a ... Read more...
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Debris will be cleared in time: Dikshit
August 10th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) As Delhi Tuesday missed a crucial deadline to clear the city roads of rubble ahead of the Commonwealth Games, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit insisted that the debris ... Read more...
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Gujarat judges favour time limit for disposing cases
July 4th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, July 4 (IANS) Almost 90 percent of the judges in Gujarat's subordinate judiciary support a fixed time limit for completion of each stage of a case, a survey by a ... Read more...
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HIV positive people protest outreach workers’ sack
May 4th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Nearly 500 HIV positive people and those suffering from AIDS Tuesday staged a rally in the capital demanding that all the outreach workers who were ousted by ... Read more...
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Kashmir to assess water loss due to treaty with Pakistan
March 20th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 20 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government will hire a private agency to assess water losses suffered by the state due to the Indus Water Treaty provisions that restrict ... Read more...
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Metro feeder bus services resume in Delhi
March 19th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Bringing respite to commuters, the services of Delhi Metro feeder buses were resumed on one route in east Delhi Friday. An official said the buses will operate ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton Devalues Blondes In Devassa Commercial
February 28th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Paris Hilton does it again. Many say she is bringing bad and negative name for blondes. This time she does with a Devassa ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton beer ad ‘too hot for Brazil’
February 26th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 26 (ANI): Socialite Paris Hilton's beer commercial has been deemed too hot for television by Brazil's Secretariat for Women's Affairs.The ad shows Hilton, 29, in a short black dress ... Read more...
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What is Pakistani air chief doing in Indian government ad?
January 24th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) There were red faces in the government on a Sunday when it was found that there were full-page newspaper advertisements from the women and child development ... Read more...
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Two arrested for theft of rare monkeys from West Bengal zoo
August 10th, 2009 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) Two security guards at the Alipur zoo were arrested Monday for their alleged involvement in the stealing of Brazilian monkey Sunday.
"We've arrested two security guards, Ashok Patra of ... Read more...
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8 rare Brazilian monkeys stolen from Kolkata zoo
August 9th, 2009 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) Eight rare Brazilian monkeys were found mysteriously stolen from Kolkata's famous Alipore Zoological Garden Sunday, a senior official here said.
"Altogether eight Brazilian monkeys of rare species were found ... Read more...
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Political parties are not covered under RTI, says CIC
July 31st, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 31(ANI): The Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that political parties are not covered under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.Dismissing a petition filed by an RTI applicant, Balwant ... Read more...
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Internal poll shows Congress cross 150 seats
March 26th, 2009 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) A pre-poll survey conducted by a private agency for the Congress party shows it crossing 150 seats and emerging as the largest single entity in the ... Read more...
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BJP denies private detectives probing its missing millions
December 31st, 2008 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday denied that it had hired a private agency to inquire into the reported missing of Rs.26 million from its headquarters on ... Read more...
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Togadia denies involvement in Malegaon blast
November 24th, 2008 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) general secretary Pravin Togadia Monday denied he was involved in the funding of Abhinav Bharat suspected to be behind the Sept 29 Malegaon ... Read more...
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Haryana resumes Volvo buses on Chandigarh-Delhi-Gurgaon route
August 1st, 2008 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 1 (IANS) Travel on the Chandigarh-Delhi-Gurgaon route just got better with Haryana resuming its air-conditioned Saarthi Volvo bus service Friday, almost three years after it was discontinued. Of the newly-acquired ... Read more...
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Indian mission in UK to outsource visa application process
May 28th, 2008 - 12:51 pm ICT by admin
London, May 28 (ANI): The Indian High Commission in the UK will outsource the visa application process from Thursday, bringing relief to nearly half a million Britons visiting India annually.
One ... Read more...
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Murdered Andhra student’s body arrives home
May 24th, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by admin
Hyderabad, May 24 (IANS) The body of an Andhra Pradesh girl student, who was murdered in Birmingham in Britain earlier this month, Saturday reached her home town Vijayawada. Nearly three weeks after ... Read more...
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17 killed, 25 injured in Gurgaon building collapse
May 18th, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by admin
Gurgaon, May 18 (IANS) At least 17 labourers were killed and nearly 30 others injured when a wall of an warehouse under construction collapsed in a locality on the outskirts of this ... Read more...
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AIIMS suspends six canteen employees over theft
May 12th, 2008 - 7:45 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS)The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Monday suspended six canteen employees and sacked two others employed with a private agency for alleged theft of canteen material. ... Read more...
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Bayern Munich to open football academy in West Bengal
April 29th, 2008 - 8:18 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) One of the leading football clubs in Europe, FC Bayern Munich, has evinced interest to set up a football academy in West Bengal, Kolkata-based real estate major Bengal ... Read more...
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