Railways monitoring surge of northeastern people
August 17th, 2012 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 17 (IANS) The Southern Railway authorities here are monitoring a sudden surge of people from northeastern states like Assam and Manipur, among others, at railway stations to go ... Read more...
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One injured as Garo rebels fire in Meghalaya town market
July 21st, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jul 21 (IANS) One person was critically wounded as rebels of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) opened fire in a market in the district headquarters of Meghalaya's East ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka plans severe punishment for child abuse
July 9th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 9 (IANS) With increasing cases of child abuse in Sri Lanka, the government plans to impose tough punishments on the offenders, an official said Monday.Discussions are underway with ... Read more...
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Mamata has fear psychosis, says opposition
June 29th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) Opposition legislators Friday staged a noisy walkout from the West Bengal assembly, protesting against the exclusion of some questions from the day's business slated to ... Read more...
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Court notice over girls’ admission to Delhi school (Lead)
May 23rd, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the state government on a plea seeking directions to ensure conducive atmosphere for girls' admission to a ... Read more...
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Internet would have made 1975 Emergency a fiasco: Jaitley
May 17th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Had internet been there, the Emergency of 1975 would have been a "fiasco", said Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley Thursday as ... Read more...
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Two people injured in bomb explosion
May 2nd, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 2 (IANS) Two people were injured Wednesday in a bomb explosion at a market in Shahlang in Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills district, police said."The explosion took place at ... Read more...
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MP protests Himachal’s Lokayukta act (Lead)
April 5th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 5 (IANS) A suspended BJP MP in Himachal Pradesh fasted Thursday near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi here to protest the 'draconian' provisions of the state's proposed ... Read more...
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Suspended BJP MP on protest fast against Himachal’s Lokayukta act
April 5th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 5 (IANS) A suspended parliamentarian of Himachal Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was on a day-long fast Thursday in the shadow of the statue of Mahatma ... Read more...
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Keep calm, Jayalalithaa appeals to Kerala’s people
December 7th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Tuesday made a fervent appeal to the people of Kerala, urging them not succumb to the machinations of unscrupulous mischief-mongers and ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu not to attend informal meet on Mullaperiyar
December 3rd, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 3 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Saturday decided not to participate in the informal discussions on Mullaperiyar Dam issue slated Dec 5.Quoting Chief Secretary Debendranath Sarangi, a ... Read more...
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AIADMK MPs to submit memorandum to PM
December 1st, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 1 (IANS) AIADMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday said her party MPs will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi Friday and ... Read more...
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Advise Kerala against new dam, Jayalalithaa urges PM
November 24th, 2011 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Wednesday requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to advise the Kerala government "not to venture upon a new dam" and also ... Read more...
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‘I want to do a film on Netaji’
November 9th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 9 (IANS) Tamil film actor Sharath Kumar wants to produce and direct a film based on the life of noted freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose."I think Netaji's ... Read more...
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PM speaks to Jayalalitha on Koodankulam n-power project
September 19th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday spoke to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa within hours of her writing to him for stoppage of work on ... Read more...
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Garo rebels attack police outpost
June 29th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 29 (IANS) Rebels of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Wednesday attacked a police outpost in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district, prompting a security alert in the region.Armed ... Read more...
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He was India’s most secular artist: Nepal curator
June 10th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 10 (IANS) Nepali curator Sangeeta Thapa says M.F. Husain was India's "most secular artist" even though Hindu fundamentalists had managed to create a "fear psychosis" about his ... Read more...
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Too much coffee produces hallucinations
June 6th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 6 (IANS) Coffee may benefit health in some ways, but beware. Drinking too many cups could bring on hallucinations.Five coffees a day or more was found to be ... Read more...
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Nepal reels under two-day shutdown before crisis
May 27th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 27 (IANS) As Nepal began hurtling towards a constitutional crisis with parliament and the government facing dissolution from Saturday midnight, tension and uncertainty mounted in the nascent republic ... Read more...
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Osama killing must end Islamophobia, say Muslim youths
May 3rd, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) With the world's most wanted terrorist and Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden dead, the fear psychosis of associating terrorism with Islam will come to ... Read more...
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Books vs bullets: Stir hits Darjeeling boarding schools
March 8th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, March 8 (IANS) The violent agitation for a separate state of Gorkhaland in north Bengal has taken its toll on the internationally famed boarding schools of Darjeeling, with some ... Read more...
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Psychotic illness ‘begins at younger age among those who use cannabis’
February 8th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): Cannabis use is linked to an earlier onset of psychotic illness, according to a meta-analysis of previously published studies."There is little doubt about the existence of an association ... Read more...
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Smoking is the main reason why men die sooner than women
January 18th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 18 (ANI): A new research has revealed that smoking accounts for up to 60 percent of the gender gap in death rates across Europe, and kills twice as many men ... Read more...
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103 rioters arrested in Meghalaya, toll 10 (Lead)
January 10th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 10 (IANS) More than 100 people were arrested Monday for rioting and arson in Meghalaya's violence-hit East Garo Hills district following ethnic clashes between Garo and Rabha tribes, while ... Read more...
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‘Psychedelic’ drug salvia shows promise against addiction
January 4th, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 4 (ANI): Researchers at Johns Hopkins University Medical School are considering the therapeutic role of the drug Salvia, which usually causes an intense psychedelic experience.Matthew W. Johnson, a psychologist and ... Read more...
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Sexually abused kids at higher risk of schizophrenia
November 8th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 8 (IANS) Sexually abused children are likely to develop psychotic illnesses later in life, a study says.Researchers from Monash University, Australia, say that such children are more likely to develop ... Read more...
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Moscow says arrest of alleged Russian spies in Georgia part of “anti-Russian psychosis”
November 5th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) -- Russia on Friday condemned as a "provocation" the arrest of four alleged Russian spies in Georgia, saying its part of a Georgian "anti-Russian psychosis" led by Georgian president, ... Read more...
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Crowds absent a day after Kolkata Metro derailment
October 21st, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IANS) Crowds of commuters on the Kolkata Metro thinned Thursday, a day after two of its coaches derailed near the Central Station."The rush at Metro stations was much ... Read more...
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Seven injured in Meghalaya blast
October 10th, 2010 - 2:17 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 10 (IANS) Seven people were injured in a bomb explosion at a crowded market in Tura in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district, forcing authorities to sound an alert across the ... Read more...
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Key ingredient makes marijuana cause memory loss
October 5th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 5 (ANI): While cannabis has long been associated with poor short-term memory, researchers have found that it is a particular strain that determines its effects on the brain.In a ... Read more...
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New brain research could lead to schizophrenia treatment
October 1st, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 1 (ANI): New research has revealed that two neurotransmitters-dopamine and glutamate-are abnormal in people with psychotic illness, including schizophrenia.Among many other things, these chemicals play a role in cognitive functions, ... Read more...
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Urban dwellers more prone to psychotic disorders: Study
September 7th, 2010 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 7 (ANI): A new study has revealed that people staying in urban areas are more likely to have psychotic disorders."There is a substantial worldwide variation in incidence rates of schizophrenia," ... Read more...
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Long-term impact of drug use - ‘Brain damage’
September 5th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 5 (ANI): A new research on ecstasy, ice and speed users in Australia has uncovered tell-tale signs of brain damage.The study adds to concerns over the long-term impact of drug ... Read more...
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Tar balls, robberies mar Goa’s beach parties
September 3rd, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 3 (IANS) The run-up to Goa's tourism season, beginning next month, could not have got off to a worse start.
With slimy tar balls resulting from an oil spill leaving ... Read more...
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Pregnancy has made me an insane monster, says Christina Applegate
July 29th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 29 (ANI): Christina Applegate says that she has turned into an insane monster due to her pregnancy.The Samantha Who? star revealed earlier this month (Jul10) that she is expecting a ... Read more...
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