Activist demands shutdown of Vedanta refinery in Odisha
September 18th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 18 (IANS) Social activist Prafulla Samantara Tuesday demanded scrapping of the Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) refinery in Odisha, accusing the company of pushing it illegally."The refinery should be ... Read more...
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Kanda, Chaddha in judicial custody till Sep 25
September 11th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday extended till Sep 25 the judicial custody of former Haryana Minister Gopal Goyal Kanda and his employee Aruna Chaddha, accused ... Read more...
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No guidelines to regulate media reporting of sub-judice matters: SC
September 11th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said that there can be no blanket guidelines to regulate media reporting of sub-judice matters but restrictions could be sought in ... Read more...
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MCC-Murgappa Hockey: Amir Khan’s hat-trick sees BPCL drub IOB
September 8th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 8 (IANS) Amir Khan notched a hat-trick to star in BPCL's 4-0 win over Indian Overseas Bank in a Group A fixture for their second successive success in ... Read more...
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We saw negation of democracy this session: PM
September 7th, 2012 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for disrupting parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday what was witnessed was "total negation" of ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha adjourned sine die
September 7th, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was Friday adjourned sine die after a month-long monsoon session that witnessed 13 days of disruption in a 20-day session.The session ... Read more...
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CAG, government on same page: Kamal Nath (Lead)
September 5th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath Wednesday said the Congress-led UPA government and the country's official auditor were on the "same page" on the issue ... Read more...
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Willing for debate on coal allocation after PM resigns: BJP
September 5th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said it was willing to debate in parliament on coal blocks allocation only after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's ... Read more...
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More time for probe into graft plea against Dikshit
September 4th, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) A special court here Tuesday granted more time to the anti-corruption branch to file a status report on a corruption complaint against Chief Minister Sheila ... Read more...
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Delhi court issues summons against Raj Thackeray
August 30th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday issued summons to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for humiliating people of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar by calling ... Read more...
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CWG graft cases: CBI files charges against six
August 22nd, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The CBI has filed a charge sheet against six accused in two graft cases related to the Queen's Baton Relay ceremony in London ahead of ... Read more...
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L.N. Mishra killing: Plea to quash case dismissed (Lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the petition of Ranjan Dwivedi, one of the accused in the 1975 assassination of then railway minister L.N. Mishra in ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha adjourned over Assam, black money
August 14th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon Tuesday after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) members disrupted the house proceedings over the issue of ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha adjourned over black money issue
August 13th, 2012 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon Monday after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members noisily demanded that black money stashed abroad be ... Read more...
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Beyonce guarded about new album
August 4th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 4 (IANS) Singer Beyonce Knowles is being very guarded about her next album and she is holed up in a studio here to work on it.For ... Read more...
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Lokpal panel chief hints at delay in report
July 25th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Even as Team Anna started an indefinite fast here demanding a stringent anti-corruption law, the head of a panel on Lokpal Wednesday said it ... Read more...
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Sonia gifted first volume of 13-part Congress history
July 24th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Congress chief Sonia Gandhi was presented the first book in a 13-volume series chronicling the party's history from its inception in 1885 to India's ... Read more...
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Court dismisses Tiwari’s plea to keep DNA report confidential
July 20th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed veteran Congress leader N.D. Tiwari's plea that the report of his DNA test be kept confidential till the conclusion ... Read more...
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Keep DNA report confidential, N.D. Tiwari tells court
July 18th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader N.D. Tiwari Wednesday urged the Delhi High Court to keep the report of his DNA test confidential till the conclusion of the ... Read more...
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Court gives CBI papers linked to Abhishek Verma’s case
July 17th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Some documents which were purportedly sent to a special court here by an NGO over a corruption case related to Abhishek Verma, an accused in ... Read more...
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Team Anna questions government’s integrity
July 16th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 16 (IANS) Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal Monday questioned the government's integrity for constituting the select committee to discuss the Lokpal bill, saying it is the third ... Read more...
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Apex court slams tardy progress in UCC toxic waste disposal
July 14th, 2012 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday told the central and Madhya Pradesh governments to act fast and put in place an agreement with German firm GIZ for ... Read more...
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Hold talks daily, court tells Air India, pilots (Lead)
July 9th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday told the Air India management and a section of pilots, who recently called off their strike, to hold conciliation talks ... Read more...
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Ruckus in Maharashtra assembly on monsoon session opener
July 9th, 2012 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) The Maharashtra assembly's monsoon session got off to a stormy start Monday with the opposition creating a ruckus over various issues ,including the state secretariat fire ... Read more...
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Rohtak medical student falls from hostel roof, dies
July 6th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), July 6 (IANS) A final year medical (MBBS) student died after falling from the roof of his hostel at the Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma (BDS) University of Health ... Read more...
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India eves in semis of Junior Asia Cup hockey
July 3rd, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, July 3 (IANS) India rallied from a goal down to beat Malaysia 2-1 in its final league match here Tuesday and booked a semi-final berth in the Junior Women's ... Read more...
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Congress walks out of UP assembly after dig against N.D. Tiwari
June 30th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 30 (IANS) Congress members walked out of the Uttar Pradesh assembly Saturday after a tiff with legislators of the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) when Parliamentary Affairs Minister Azam ... Read more...
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Congress hails Kalam’s decision, seeks Mamata’s support
June 18th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Terming former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's decision not to contest the presidential election as "appropriate", the Congress Monday again sought support of West Bengal ... Read more...
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Court summons former army chief in defamation case (Lead)
June 8th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday issued summons to former army chief Gen. V.K. Singh in a defamation case filed by Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh.Metropolitan Magistrate ... Read more...
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Court reserves order on Tejinder Singh’s plea
June 6th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday reserved its order on Lt. Gen. (Retd) Tejinder Singh's plea seeking the issuance of summons to former army chief Gen. V.K. ... Read more...
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British police arrest three soccer hooligans before they leave the country for Euro 2012
June 5th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
West Midlands, June 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems like the British police are determined to keep the upcoming Euro 2012 tournament as trouble-free as possible. They have already gone ahead and arrested ... Read more...
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Mehsana riot accused absconding, court issues arrest warrant
June 5th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, June 5 (IANS) The Mehsana additional sessions court Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against an accused in the Dipda Darwaja massacre case in which 11 people were butchered during ... Read more...
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Azlan Shah: India beat Malaysia to keep alive hopes
May 28th, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ipoh (Malaysia), May 28 (IANS) Five-time champions India kept alive their hopes in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament with a 3-2 win over hosts Malaysia here Monday.India, who ... Read more...
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Court refuses to accept Tejinder Singh’s plea
May 28th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday refused to accept the plea of Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh seeking an end to an inquiry and pronouncement of its ... Read more...
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Delhi budget session starts on a stormy note
May 28th, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Delhi assembly budget session started on a stormy note Monday with the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) members attacking the government for water scarcity ... Read more...
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