Michelle wins national women chess
August 26th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Tenth seed Michelle Catherina of Tamil Nadu ensured a thrilling end to the Amity 39th National Women Challengers Chess Championship by defeating third seed Nimmy ... Read more...
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Nimmy maintains sole lead
August 23rd, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Nimmy A.G. of Kerala maintained her sole lead with six and half points after signing peace treaty with Chandika Divaysree of Andhra Pradesh in the ... Read more...
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Nimmy takes sole lead national chess
August 22nd, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Kochi based Nimmy A.G. took the sole lead with six points after defeating Amruta Mokal in the seventh round of the Amity National Women Challengers ... Read more...
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Divyasree gets top billing in national chess
August 17th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Women FIDE Master Chandika Divyasree of Andhra Pradesh will start as the top seed in the 39th National Women Challengers Chess Championship that gets underway ... Read more...
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Indian banks should electronically transmit export data
July 27th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 27 (IANS) Banks in India should adopt the electronic bank realisation certificate (EBRC) scheme to reduce the transaction costs for exporters, said a top government official."The software glitches ... Read more...
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BJP gives Karnataka third chief minister in four years (Second lead)
July 12th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka, hit by dissidence and corruption, Thursday scored another first with Jagadish Shettar becoming the party's third chief minister ... Read more...
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BJP gives Karnataka third chief minister in four years (Lead)
July 12th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 12 (IANS) The BJP government in Karnataka, marred by dissidence and corruption, Thursday scored another first with Jagadish Shettar becoming the party's third chief minister in four ... Read more...
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Gangster arrested in Uttar Pradesh
July 10th, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 9 (IANS) In a joint operation, the Uttar Pradesh Police and the Karnataka Police Monday arrested a member of the notorious Raja Shetty gang here, an official said.Akash ... Read more...
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Assam Congress lawmaker assaulted for converting to Islam
June 30th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 30 (IANS) A woman Congress legislator from Assam was thrashed by a mob at a hotel in Karimganj town late Friday night after she converted to Islam and ... Read more...
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Faith cuts through cold at Kashmiri saint’s Urs (With Images)
January 21st, 2012 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) Hundreds of Hindus and Muslims from across the valley are thronging the shrine of Kashmiri saint Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom on his 10-day Urs here, braving sub-zero ... Read more...
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Dev got too involved with himself: Waheeda Rehman
December 6th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) The ethereal Waheeda Rehman missed the opportunity to meet her co-star Dev Anand one last time, but fondly remembers him as a good producer. She, however, ... Read more...
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Armed Maoists raid home of Chhattisgarh legislator
October 12th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 12 (IANS) About 40 armed Maoists raided the home of a ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator in a village in a forested area of Chhattisgarh's Raipur ... Read more...
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Board of trade to discuss sops for exporters
October 10th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The board of trade chaired by Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma is scheduled to meet Tuesday to discuss incentives to keep the growth momentum ... Read more...
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Bards on a train, singing Mumbai morning blues away (With Images)
August 18th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) Dhondiram Pujari doesn't show the grumpiness expected of a typical Mumbaikar on his way to work. He jokes and indulges in loud banter, actually looking forward ... Read more...
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Six new ministers in Orissa cabinet (Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 10 (IANS) A day after axing three ministers, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday inducted five new cabinet ministers and also elevated a minister of state to cabinet-rank.The ... Read more...
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Central team reviews Indo-Myanmar trade at Moreh
April 29th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
Moreh (Manipur), Apr 29 (ANI): In an endeavor to ensure the success of its Look-East policy and make the northeast a big trading hub in the future, a panel discussion on improving ... Read more...
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Inspector suspended for misbehaving with judge
April 4th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 4 (IANS) The Orissa government Monday suspended a police inspector who allegedly misbehaved with a judge in the state's Sundergarh district. A judicial probe has been ordered into ... Read more...
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I want to be a bankable actor: Nilesh Sahay (Interview)
February 9th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Dibyojyoti Baksi
Mumbai Feb 9 (IANS) Nilesh Sahai has a legendary film legacy with greats like Sunil Dutt and Nargis as his grand uncle and aunt, respectively, and the newcomer, who ... Read more...
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‘Trust-based system to reduce export documentation’
January 25th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai Jan 25 (IANS) A system based on trust between the government and exporters would reduce the voluminous paper work as well as the transaction costs, a top government official said here ... Read more...
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Opposition attacks BJD over disrespect to tricolour
December 28th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 28 (IANS) The opposition Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday demanded action against the alleged disrespect to the national flag during a function of Orissa's ruling Biju Janata ... Read more...
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Government reviews export sops, industrial output
November 25th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The government has set up a high-level panel to review issues related to export incentives and slowdown in industrial output growth, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand ... Read more...
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Orissa BJP seeks details of threat from Andhra dam
September 21st, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 21 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists Tuesday staged a rally in Orissa demanding details of possible damage due to the Polavaram dam project on the Godavari river in ... Read more...
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Tripartite pact signed for financing energy efficiency project
September 13th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept.13 (ANI): A tripartite agreement was signed today between Ministry of Finance, World Bank and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for financing Energy Efficiency Project for micro, small ... Read more...
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Crime against women rising in India: NCW member
September 10th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 10 (IANS) A case of violence against a woman is registered in India every three minutes and every 29 minutes a woman is raped, National Commission for Women (NCW) member ... Read more...
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The International Conference On Astrology And Vastu
August 31st, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 31, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The Home Minister of Thai Land, the Raj Guru of the King of Thailand, the President of the International Astrological Association, and many other ... Read more...
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Maoists kill cop in Orissa
March 24th, 2010 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 23 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas killed a special police officer (SPO) in Orissa's Malkangir district Tuesday, police said.
Armed Maoists killed Basudev Khilla in Maribeda village of the district, more than 600 ... Read more...
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Orissa University signs MoU with Denmark University
January 10th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 10 (IANS) Sambalpur University of Orissa has signed an MOU with Aarhus University of Denmark to foster higher education and research in different fields.
"It will help us in enhancing our ... Read more...
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Mukherjee meets World Bank President
December 2nd, 2009 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 2 (ANI): World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick today met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to discuss a wide range of issues following the financial crisis.The Finance Minister applauded ... Read more...
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World Cupp 2011 clears Mahesh Bhatt’s underworld links!
December 1st, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Debutant director and actor Ravi Kapoor has disclosed almost all controversies happened in the real world in his upcoming film "World Cupp 2011". The film is set to expose the dark ... Read more...
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Hundreds arrested for protesting against Orissa government
November 18th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 18 (IANS) More than 250 workers and leaders of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were arrested for breaking a police cordon Wednesday during a protest here against the ... Read more...
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Third lifter fails dope test, Indian federation in soup
October 13th, 2009 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) was in deep trouble Tuesday after it turned out that a third lifter, Priyadarshini, too has tested positive in a screening test ... Read more...
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Two Indian weighlifters fail dope test, risk life ban
October 12th, 2009 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Weightlifters Vicky Batta and Shailaja Pujari have tested positive in out-of-competition dope test and face the risk of being banned for life.
Batta (56 kg) tested positive in ... Read more...
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Zee TV synopsis of the coming week (21st Sept 09 to 23rd Sept 09)
September 19th, 2009 - 10:23 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
12/24 Karol Bagh
Telecast date: Monday, 21st Sep at 10pm
The Tarnejas have placed a demand putting Anuj in a quandary of getting Simi and Rajeev married one day prior to the already ... Read more...
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Nepal PM promises tough action against priest attackers
September 5th, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Sep 5 (IANS) Amid mounting concern and condemnation by the Indian government, Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Saturday stepped into the Pashupatinath temple row, promising tough action against ... Read more...
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IDBI Bank, World Bank to implement CEEP
August 26th, 2009 - 8:22 pm ICT by IBNS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Aug 26 (IBNS)IDBI Bank Ltd today signed a project agreement with the World Bank for implementation of Chiller Energy Efficiency Project (CEEP) in India. The objectives of the CEEP are ... Read more...
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