UP appoints consultant for Ghaziabad road
September 19th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 19 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday selected Feedback Infrastructure & Services Private Limited as consultant for the building of a key link road in Ghaziabad.The 20-km long, ... Read more...
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Mel C unaware of Halliwell, Brand affair
August 31st, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 31 (IANS) Singer Melanie Chisholm is clueless about fellow Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell's growing proximity with British comedian Russell Brand."I don't know what's going on. I ... Read more...
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Meghalaya plans tough measures against illegal immigrants
August 30th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 30 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Thursday said the state would have a "more stringent institutionalised mechanism than the inner line permit (ILP)" to restrict influx of ... Read more...
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Nine perish as two IAF choppers collide (Second Lead)
August 30th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad/New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Nine defence personnel, including five officers, were killed Thursday when two Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters collided mid-air near Jamnagar in Gujarat, an official said.The ... Read more...
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NHRM scam: Court asks Uttar Pradesh to explain delay
August 23rd, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) Allahabad High Court Thursday summoned the Uttar Pradesh principal health secretary to explain the delay in allowing the CBI to prosecute officials accused in the National ... Read more...
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Terrorism biggest challenge for Delhi Police, says new chief
June 30th, 2012 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Terrorism is the biggest challenge for Delhi Police, said new Delhi Police chief Neeraj Kumar Saturday and stressed on the need for better rapport between ... Read more...
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Rekha right behind, so Jaya to swap seat? (Second Lead)
May 2nd, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Actress-MP Jaya Bachchan has sought to change her seating arrangement in the Rajya Sabha after her one-time co-star Rekha was allotted a seat right ... Read more...
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Rekha right behind, so Jaya to swap seat? (Lead)
May 2nd, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Actress-MP Jaya Bachchan has sought to change her seating arrangement in the Rajya Sabha after her one-time co-star Rekha was allotted a seat right ... Read more...
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Jaya Bachchan to swap seat in Rajya Sabha to avoid Rekha?
May 2nd, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) With actress Rekha all set to sit in the Rajya Sabha and allotted the seat behind her, Jaya Bachchan, her co-star from the 1981 ... Read more...
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BSP slams Akhilesh’s first month in office
April 20th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 20 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Friday attacked the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh, accusing it of protecting lumpen elements and of ... Read more...
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Sasikala meets Jayalalithaa at her residence
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 2 (IANS) AIADMK General Secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa met her long-time aide V.K. Sasikala at her Poes Garden residence here Monday evening, two days ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa revokes disciplinary action against Sasikala
March 31st, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 31 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Saturday revoked the disciplinary action initiated against her long time aide V.K. Sasikala, but reiterated that ... Read more...
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Jawed Usmani takes over as UP chief secretary
March 23rd, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 23 (IANS) Senior Indian Administrative Service officer Jawed Usmani Friday took over as chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh.The unassuming, 1978-batch officer returned from a central deputation with ... Read more...
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India concerned about Islamic extremism in Maldives
February 11th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Amid reports of Islamists backing the change of regime in the Maldives, India is concerned about possibilities of the rise of Islamic extremism in the ... Read more...
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IMF sees Myanmar as Asia’s next economic bright spot
January 27th, 2012 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended Myanmar's economic reform efforts, saying that the nation has the potential to become the next economic bright spot in ... Read more...
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Educated women going for drugs in Pakistan
January 12th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Around 47 percent of women drug addicts in Pakistan are well educated and have had either college or university education, a top official has said.Around 21 ... Read more...
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Plane crashes while fighting Argentina forest fire
January 5th, 2012 - 9:46 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Jan 5 (IANS/EFE) A plane being used to fight a forest fire in Argentina crashed Wednesday but the pilot survived, officials said.The plane was fighting the fire in ... Read more...
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Protein turns harmless grasshoppers into destructive swarms
December 21st, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 21 (IANS) Locusts devastate swathes of vegetation in swarms that stretch over many square kilometres, blotting the sun and the sky for hours. This is due to a ... Read more...
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Rotational chief minister decision upto ‘high command’: Soz
December 17th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 17 (IANS) It is for the Congress high command to decide on the issue of rotational chief minister in Jammu and Kashmir which is governed by the ... Read more...
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Court convicts Sukhram in 1996 telecom case
November 18th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) A trail court Thursday convicted 84-year-old former telecom minister Sukhram for misusing his official position when he was in the P.V. Narasimha Rao government in ... Read more...
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BJP, Congress in nexus over illegal mining: Goa activists
September 23rd, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 23 (IANS) Citing the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) inability to take on the Congress-led ruling coalition on the issue of illegal mining in Goa, anti-mining activists say ... Read more...
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Sachiin Joshi suffers burns while shooting for ‘Azaan’
September 6th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Actor Sachiin Joshi, who is making his Bollywood debut with "Azaan", suffered a few burns while shooting a song for the movie in Mumbai last ... Read more...
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Eight injured in Goa naphta pipeline fire
August 20th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 20 (IANS) A Indian Navy sailor along with at least eight people sustained burn injuries after a naphta pipeline passing through the port town of Vasco caught fire ... Read more...
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I don’t believe in competition: Sonakshi Sinha
August 3rd, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The one-film old Sonakshi Sinha is giving other actresses a run for their money by bagging endorsements and big films, but the "Dabangg" girl ... Read more...
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Nitish Katara murder: Verdict on third accused Wednesday
July 5th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A Delhi court's verdict on Sukhdev Pehalwan, an accused in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder, is likely to be announced Wednesday.Pehalwan's trial was separated from ... Read more...
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Esha Deol on her growing proximity to Deols
June 15th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) The Deols and Hema Malini's daughters are coming together. Hema's daughters, Esha and Ahana, are in fact very close to their stepbrothers Sunny and Bobby Deol.And ... Read more...
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CII signs deal for Israeli technology
June 1st, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Industry lobby Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Wednesday said it had signed an agreement with Israel's High Tech Industry Association (HTIA) to bring Israeli technology ... Read more...
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Hillary revealed nothing about Osama raid: Bill Clinton
May 14th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 14 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton revealed nothing before the raid in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden, and kept even her husband, Bill, in ... Read more...
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Katara murder case: Delhi HC allows Vikas to attend brother’s wedding
April 26th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 26 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted custodial parole to Vikas Yadav, who is serving life imprisonment in the Nitish Katara murder case, to attend his younger ... Read more...
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Traffic regulations for Saturday IPL match
April 22nd, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Delhi Traffic Police has made elaborate arrangements for the upcoming IPL T20 cricket match between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab at Ferozeshah Kotla Ground ... Read more...
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Landslides kill four people in Colombia
April 11th, 2011 - 9:06 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, April 11 (IANS) At least four people died due to landslides in Colombia Sunday after several poor neighbourhood, located on the outskirts of the north-central city of Medellin, were ... Read more...
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7 militants killed in Pakistan
April 10th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) Seven militants and a security personnel were killed in a gunfight in the northwestern Pakistan Sunday, media reports said.The clash broke out when a group of ... Read more...
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100 WW II bombs washed up on UK beach due to Super Moon phenomenon
March 26th, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 26 (ANI): The unusual proximity of the moon to earth or, the Super Moon phenomenon that took place earlier this month, is being cited as the key reason for the ... Read more...
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Hooda not to celebrate Holi
March 18th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 18 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Friday said he has decided not to celebrate the festival of Holi this year in view of the massive devastation ... Read more...
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Infosys tells its Tokyo employees to send back families
March 15th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 15 (IANS) Global software major Infosys Technologies Ltd has advised its Indian employees to send their families back to India and has given them the choice to return ... Read more...
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