Hindustan Salts keen on mining in Himachal
April 3rd, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 3 (IANS) State-run Hindustan Salts Ltd has again shown interest in mining rock salt in north India's only mines located in Himachal Pradesh, state Industries Minister Kishan Kapoor ... Read more...
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Kashmir Valley gold sellers on strike against excise duty
April 3rd, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 3 (IANS) Wholesale and retail gold traders of the Kashmir Valley continued their strike for the 16th day Tuesday against the excise duty hike on branded and ... Read more...
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SpiceJet applies for direct import of jet fuel
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Budget carrier SpiceJet Monday said it has applied to the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) for permitting the airline to directly import jet ... Read more...
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Britain to introduce legislation to monitor internet use
April 2nd, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- The British government is to introduce new legislation next month which would allow intelligence agency GCHQ to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visitors of everyone in ... Read more...
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Tax put off on other states’ vehicles entering Shimla
April 1st, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 1 (IANS) Vehicles registered outside Himachal Pradesh would not be slapped with a green tax on entering Shimla as the proposal has been deferred, an official said here ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Omar says AFSPA may go this year
March 29th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 28 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said that concrete steps would be taken for the removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) ... Read more...
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Goa gold dealers, jewellers call three-day shutdown
March 29th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 28 (IANS) Over 350 gold and jewellery dealers in Goa will down their shutters for three days beginning Thursday over the proposed changes in excise and import duty ... Read more...
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Mexico City mulls bullfighting ban
March 24th, 2012 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 24 (IANS/EFE) A commission of the Legislative Assembly of Mexico City approved a bill that would ban bullfights in the Mexican capital.Three of the panel's members endorsed ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Proposal for free medicines at government facilities
March 20th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The proposal for the 12th Five Year Plan includes a new initiative to supply essential medicines free of cost for patients seeking healthcare in public ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
UBI proposal for India-Myanmar trade
March 19th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) Public sector United Bank of India (UBI) will soon come out with a proposal to boost trade between India and Myanmar, a top official said Monday."UBI ... Read more...
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14,000 trees to fall for Delhi Metro
March 19th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) A total of 14,298 trees are likely to be felled here during the third phase of Delhi metro, the Lok Sabha was informed Monday.Environment Minister ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
No combat role for women in armed forces: Antony
March 19th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The government Monday made it clear that it has no proposal to induct women in combat roles in the defence forces, including as fighter pilots ... Read more...
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Russia supports Syrians’ decision on leadership
March 18th, 2012 - 5:59 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 18 (IANS) Voicing support for Syrians' decision on their leadership, Russia has urged a ceasefire and political talks in the violence-wracked country.Russia believes the Syrians could make decisions ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Khajuraho to get train from Thursday
March 15th, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 15 (IANS) Khajuraho, known for medieval Hindu and Jain temples with erotic sculptures, will finally come on the railway map Thursday.The Udaipur-Gwalior Express has been extended to Khajuraho, ... Read more...
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Don’t behave like petulant children: Pranab to opposition
March 15th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) With opposition parties disrupting Lok Sabha over Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi's fate Thursday, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee chided them saying they were behaving like ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
No plans for new women’s battalions in paramilitary forces
March 13th, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) There are no plans for raising new women's battalions or reserve battalions in the central armed police forces (CAPFs), parlaiment was informed Tuesday."At present, there ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
India to continue Iran oil supplies: Reddy
March 13th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 13 (IANS) India will continue its oil supplies from Iran, Petroleum Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said here Tuesday."We'll continue to receive supplies from Iran," Reddy said in answer ... Read more...
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Barcelona aim to unite Neymar and Messi
March 11th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, March 11 (IANS) Barcelona confirmed that Santos striker Neymar remains a target for the Spanish club and they want to have him and Lionel Messi playing side-by-side ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Cabinet seeks solicitor general’s views on presidential reference
March 10th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The government will take a call on the proposal for a presidential reference on the Supreme Court's order on 2G licences regarding auction of ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Budget could give more for sanitation: Ramesh
March 8th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Sanitation in rural India would get a boost with a likely 40 percent increase in the budget this year for construction of toilets in ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Bengal clears school upgradation, teacher appointments
March 6th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) The West Bengal cabinet Monday cleared for upgradation 999 high schools to higher secondary level along with the appointment of 3,996 assistant teachers on a permanent ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Exit polls should be on entertainment channels: CEC
March 4th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Amidst a flood of exit polls ahead of assembly election results on March 6, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi Sunday said exit polls should be ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Schalke offers Raul new contract
March 2nd, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, March 2 (IANS) German first division football club Schalke 04 have offered veteran Spanish striker Raul a new contract, said Schalke's director of sport Horst Heldt.As Heldt and Raul's ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Anticipatory bail in UP: Court wants early decision
February 29th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 28 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Tuesday asked the union government to expedite its decision on the issue of anticipatory bails in Uttar Pradesh.A ... Read more...
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Bangladesh to import sugar
February 27th, 2012 - 4:20 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 27 (IANS) Bangladesh will import 25,000 metric tonnes of sugar, a media report said Sunday.The cabinet committee on government purchase has endorsed a proposal to import, the bdnews24.com ... Read more...
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Consult minorities on NCTC: Sikh group
February 26th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Feb 26 (IANS) After objections raised by chief ministers of some states against the proposed anti-terror hub, a Sikh organisation Sunday demanded that minorities and civil liberty organizations also ... Read more...
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Build more credible financial firewall: US to Europe
February 26th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 26 (IANS) The eurozone has made remarkable progress in fighting the debt crisis, but should build its own more credible financial firewall as soon as possible, US ... Read more...
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Cricket Australia to cut down on number of central contracts
February 24th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Feb 24 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) is planning to cut down the number of central contracts handed out to players as a part of its new Memorandum of Understanding ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Farooq hopes ‘mistake’ on NCTC will be rectified
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 22 (IANS) Union Minister Farooq Abdullah Wednesday said the central government's proposal to set up a National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) without consulting states was a "mistake", ... Read more...
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Alesha Dixon gets proposed by Takomborerwa Mnzarura during BGT
February 21st, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Studio audience attendees say Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon looked uncomfortable when she got a proposal from an unlikely place – one of the contestants of ... Read more...
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Delhi official supports higher property tax near Metro
February 21st, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Delhi Chief Secretary P.K. Tripathi has favoured the central government's proposal to levy additional taxes on land transactions and buildings near the Metro corridors."If you ... Read more...
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No move to take conduct code out of EC’s purview: Khurshid
February 21st, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The government Tuesday denied any proposal by the Group of Ministers (GoM) on corruption to take the model code of conduct out of the purview ... Read more...
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Season finale of ‘Downton Abbey’ aired
February 21st, 2012 - 12:59 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The season finale of Downton Abbey was aired on Sunday. The fast paced drama left viewers thrilled. Matthew is traumatized by the death of his fiancée ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Haryana to disallow liquor vends near schools, hospitals
February 20th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 20 (IANS) No retail liquor outlet would be allowed near educational and religious institutions and hospitals in Haryana, Excise and Taxation Minister Kiran Choudhry said Monday.In a statement ... Read more...
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Don’t politicise anti-terror hub issue: Soni
February 18th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Defending the government's proposed powerful counter-terror intelligence hub, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Saturday said the matter should not be "politicised"."There have been ... Read more...
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