Plea for hygienic food in trains
September 19th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government on a plea seeking directions to it to take adequate steps to ensure that ... Read more...
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Rajasthan dairy official suspended
May 25th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 25 (IANS) An officer of a government-run milk production plant here was suspended while the services of two private labour contractors were scrapped Friday, a day after at ... Read more...
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Nitish demands high-level probe into World Bank allegations
April 3rd, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Patna ,April 3 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday demanded a high level probe into World Bank report highlighting corruption and fraud in national highway projects funded by the ... Read more...
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Men’s toilet ‘captured’ to mark International Women’s Day
March 7th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, March 7 (IANS) A group of plucky women marched and "captured" a men's public toilet on the eve of International Women's Day Wednesday to highlight the abysmal lack of ... Read more...
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French officials built a second Paris during WW I to trick Germans
November 10th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, Nov 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) French officials went through the pains to get a dummy Paris to divert future German attacks after the First World War. Recent details suggest that the second ... Read more...
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Rachel Weisz real actor than movie star: Director Kondracki
October 14th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Oct 14 (IANS) Director Larysa Kondracki, who has teamed up with Rachel Weisz in his debut feature film "The Whistleblower", is all praise for the Oscar winning actress ... Read more...
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Delhi Jal Board officials booked for corruption
September 16th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Ten officials of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and five private contractors were Friday booked on charges of corruption, authorities said.Four cases were registered regarding ... Read more...
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11 child labourers rescued
May 27th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Eleven children working as labourers were rescued from a slaughter house in east Delhi Thursday, an official said.The children aged between 12-17 years were found ... Read more...
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FBI utilising private spy network’s skills to investigate Afghan aid workers’ deaths
March 1st, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 29 (ANI): The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reportedly taking the help of a private spy network operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan to investigate the killing of 10 ... Read more...
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Oz elite forces giving military training to Afghan warlord’s private army
October 29th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct 29(ANI): Six fighters loyal to a notorious Afghan warlord have been flown to Australia to train with elite special forces as part of a covert strategy to strengthen military ... Read more...
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Pak police, vehicle-owners play blame game as unguarded NATO convoys remain at risk
October 6th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 6 (ANI): As convoys carrying supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan remain suspended for a full week now, there have been concerns about their safety as they stand idle in ... Read more...
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US expert says elections make defense spending cuts more difficult
September 5th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 5 (ANI): An expert at UAB's Department of Sociology and Social Work, Casey Borch, has said that elections make defense spending cuts more difficult.Borch's conclusions are reportedly based on ... Read more...
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US warns to “scalpel” instead of “hammer” Al-Qaeda, extremist affiliates
August 15th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 15 (ANI): The United States is poised to bring in changes in its counter terrorism operations against Al-Qaeda and its extremist affiliates by saying that instead of the "hammer" they ... Read more...
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Maoists set six trucks on fire in Chhattisgarh
August 14th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Dantewada, Aug 14 (ANI): Around 60 armed Maoists set at least six trucks loaded with iron ore on fire in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District on Saturday.According to sources, Naxalites intercepted the iron ore ... Read more...
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Maoists set on fire 6 iron ore trucks in Chhattisgarh (Second Lead)
August 14th, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 14 (IANS) Around 60 armed Maoists set on fire at least six trucks loaded with iron ore for Essar Steel in Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Dantewada district early Saturday, police said.
"Maoists came ... Read more...
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Maoists set on fire iron ore-laden trucks in Chhattisgarh (Lead)
August 14th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 14 (IANS) Around 60 armed Maoists set on fire at least six trucks loaded with iron ore for Essar Steel in Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Dantewada district early Saturday, police said.
"Maoists came ... Read more...
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U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command engineer pleads guilty to accepting bribes
July 22nd, 2010 - 3:33 am ICT by BNO News
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA (BNO NEWS) – A U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) engineer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to accepting bribes for influencing contracts and to evade tax payment on the ... Read more...
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Britain’s national debt reaches four trillion pounds
July 14th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 14 (IANS) Britain's national debt stands close to a staggering four trillion pounds, nearly four times higher than officially estimated, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has said.
The total debt ... Read more...
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US indirectly paying Afghan warlords, Taliban: Report
June 22nd, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 22 (IANS) The US military is funding a massive protection racket in Afghanistan, indirectly paying tens of millions of dollars to warlords, corrupt public officials and ... Read more...
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Iron ore shortage hits Chhattisgarh, Orissa sponge units
April 12th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur/Bhubaneswar, April 12 (IANS) Sponge iron factories in Chhattisgarh and Orissa have suspended or heavily cut short production due to disruption in the supply of iron ore, industry and trade ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh sponge iron makers seek centre’s help (Lead)
April 5th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 5 (IANS) Sponge iron producers in Chhattisgarh have sought the centre's intervention in restoring supply of iron ore to their units, saying nearly one million people are directly or ... Read more...
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US official ran private spy network in Pak, Afghanistan
March 15th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. 15 (ANI): A US Defence Department official had set up a private network to help track and kill suspected militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan under the cover of a ... Read more...
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Gogoi asks AGP to seek Prafulla Mahanta’s resignation
February 21st, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 21 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Sunday took the charge to the opposition camp by asking the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) to demand the resignation of their founder president ... Read more...
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Will Delhi’s infrastructure be ready anytime soon? (Comment)
January 24th, 2010 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
By Sanjiv Kataria
Try asking a friend a simple question: "Caught in a traffic jam in Delhi recently?" You will hear endless stories of agonising hours spent in travelling a few hundred metres ... Read more...
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New model can track movement of radioactive fall-out after nuclear explosion
November 23rd, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 23 (ANI): A scientist has developed models that can track the movement of radioactive fall-out carried by the wind after a nuclear explosion.The models have been developed by Adam Wachtor ... Read more...
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Afghans show the way to improved lives without fear of Taliban
November 13th, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
Jurm (Afghanistan), Nov.13 (ANI): Since arriving in Afghanistan in 2001, the United States and its Western allies have spent billions of dollars on development projects. Much of that money has been ... Read more...
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US appoints prosecutor to investigate detainee abuses
August 25th, 2009 - 6:33 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 25 (DPA) US Attorney General Eric Holder Monday appointed a special prosecutor to re-examine nearly a dozen cases of CIA interrogators who allegedly abused terrorism detainees in the aftermath ... Read more...
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Police clueless on recovery of 100 human skulls in Aligarh
June 10th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, June 10 (IANS) A fortnight after nearly 100 human skulls were discovered by street urchins in a dried-up pond here, the Uttar Pradesh police are still to come up with a ... Read more...
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Govt. to act ruthlessly against malpractices in defence contracts: Antony
May 27th, 2009 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghNew Delhi, May 27 (ANI): In the toughest ever message yet to be issued by a Defence Minister to stem corruption in armed forces procurements, A K Antony today ... Read more...
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Government to adopt transparency in defence procurements
May 27th, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): To tackle corruption in defence deals and to bring transparency in defence procurements, Defence Minister A K Antony on Wedneday said the government will not hesitate to ... Read more...
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Police start probe on attempt to sabotage Anil Ambani’s chopper
April 24th, 2009 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) The Mumbai police have begun a probe into the possible bid to sabotage a helicopter owned by industrialist Anil Ambani's group but have found no leads so far, ... Read more...
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Sikkim’’s former CM sentenced to six-month jail in
October 25th, 2008 - 9:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 25 (ANI): Former Sikkim Chief Minister Nar Bahadur Bhandari was today convicted for bungling in the state water scam by a CBI court in Gangtok and sentenced to ... Read more...
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US spent $85 bn on contracts in Iraq
August 13th, 2008 - 5:22 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, Aug 13 (DPA) The US government has spent $85 billion paying contractors for work in Iraq since the war began more than five years ago, according to a report released Tuesday ... Read more...
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Diesel exports to NATO forces in Afghanistan costing Pak exchequer millions of rupees
July 29th, 2008 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad , July 29 (ANI): If sources in the Pakistan Petroleum Ministry are to be believed, the export of subsidised diesel for the consumption of NATO forces in Afghanistan and the ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu shelves plan to privatise sand quarrying
May 26th, 2008 - 9:57 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, May 26 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's DMK government Monday shelved a proposal of privatising sand quarrying following criticism from its allies as well as the opposition. At an 'all-party' meeting attended only ... Read more...
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