Urban bodies must mend financial reporting to access funds: CAG
September 5th, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Concerned over crumbling urban infrastructure, Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai Wednesday said it was vital for local bodies to access funds to tackle the ... Read more...
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Sonam busy with ‘Raanjhnaa’ (Movie Snippets)
August 29th, 2012 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Actress Sonam Kapoor, who was last seen in "Players" in January this year, reveals she has been busy shooting for her next "Raanjhnaa"."I am leaving ... Read more...
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FIR’s against Kejriwal, others for protest outside PM house
August 27th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Delhi Police registered FIRs against Arvind Kejriwal and five others for provoking people during the protest on the coal block allocation issue outside the prime ... Read more...
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Autorickshaw driver’s son wins ‘DID Li’l Masters 2′
August 13th, 2012 - 1:41 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Faisal Khan, whose father earns his living by driving an autorickshaw here, Sunday won the "DID Li'l Masters Season 2".The 13-year-old won the Master Blaster ... Read more...
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President to inaugurate rail workshop in Bihar
August 9th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 9 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate a railway coach maintenance workshop in Bihar's Nalanda district this month, an official said Thursday."The workshop at Harnaut is ready ... Read more...
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Anna disbands Team Anna, leaders perplexed (Roundup)
August 6th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Team Anna has been disbanded and the work that had started in its name has ended, its leader Anna Hazare announced Monday, three days ... Read more...
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ULFA militants killed in Assam
August 6th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 6 (IANS) The police and the army in a joint operation in Assam's Goalpara district have gunned down two hardcore ULFA militants and also recovered arms, including one ... Read more...
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Murray to join Federer in Olympic final
August 4th, 2012 - 7:22 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Britain's Andy Murray defeated second seed Novak Djokovic in straight sets Friday to reach the final of the Olympic tennis tournament.It sets up a ... Read more...
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Olympics: End of road for Indian men (Archery Roundup)
July 31st, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) It was the end of campaign for the Indian men archers as Rahul Banerjee and Tarundeep Rai bowed out from the prequarterfinals at the Olympic Games ... Read more...
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Railways to probe if TN express fire was accident or sabotage
July 30th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 30 (IANS) Was it an accident or sabotage? The fire in the Tamil Nadu Express which killed 35 people in Andhra Pradesh early Monday was initially believed to ... Read more...
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Olympic archery: Indian men’s team knocked out
July 28th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) Indian archers bowed out of the men's team event at the London Olympics after losing to Japan in the tie-breaker here Saturday.Both teams were tied at ... Read more...
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Archery: Indian men a big let down on opening day (Lead)
July 27th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) In an anti-climax to the pre-competition hype, Indian archery hit a new low on Day One of the 30th Olympic Games at Lord's with the men ... Read more...
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Indian archers off the mark at Lord’s
July 27th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) Indian archers struggled to find the mark on the opening day of competitions at the London Olympics Friday with the men's trio of Jayanta Talukdar, Tarundeep ... Read more...
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Indian archers adjusting well to London weather
July 24th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 24 (IANS) Indian archers are adjusting well to the unpredictable London weather and look in top shape ahead of the Olympic competition beginning at the iconic Lord's cricket ... Read more...
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Man pushed out of train, dies
June 24th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 24 (IANS) A man from Delhi died after being pushed out of a running train in Bihar by a railway official who was angry that the victim refused ... Read more...
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Indian archers ranked 3rd for Olympic qualifier
June 20th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) The Indian troika of Jayanta Talukdar, Rahul Banerjee and Tarundeep Rai gave the country the third place in the London Olympics qualification round at Ogden, in ... Read more...
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Home ministry asked to serve summons to foreign websites
June 9th, 2012 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday directed the union home ministry to serve summons to various foreign-based social networking websites, including Facebook and Google, in a ... Read more...
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Team Anna to launch campaign in western Uttar Pradesh
June 8th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 8 (IANS) Ahead of their proposed indefinite fast in Delhi beginning July 25, Team Anna members would undertake an extensive tour of villages in western Uttar Pradesh to ... Read more...
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Team Anna to launch campaign in western Uttar Pradesh
June 8th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 8 (IANS) Ahead of their proposed indefinite fast in Delhi beginning July 25, Team Anna members would undertake an extensive tour of villages in western Uttar Pradesh to ... Read more...
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Man kills two minor daughters in Uttar Pradesh
June 3rd, 2012 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 2 (IANS) A man in Uttar Pradesh killed his two minor daughters as he was upset over his wife not giving birth to a son, police said Saturday.Anil, ... Read more...
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Team Anna demolishing public confidence: Soni
May 31st, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Sharpening its attack on Team Anna, the government Thursday accused the anti-graft group of demolishing the confidence of the common man by making baseless ... Read more...
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Nepali runner wins world’s highest marathon race
May 29th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmanu, May 29 (IANS) Nepali runner Phurbu Tamang regained the title in the world's highest "Qomolangma Marathon" race Tuesday at the foothills of Mount Qomolangma -- the Tibetan name for ... Read more...
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Boy killed in Bihar for plucking mangoes
May 25th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 25 (IANS) A 10-year-old boy was severely beaten up for allegedly plucking mangoes from an orchard in Bihar's Samastipur district. The child died from injuries, police said here ... Read more...
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Senior UP official commits suicide
May 12th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 12 (IANS) A senior officer died here early Saturday after taking poison, police said.Vinod Rai was the Additional District Magistrate (City) West in the state capital.On Friday night, ... Read more...
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Life in Assam hit by shutdowns, blockade
May 7th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 7 (IANS) Normal life was disrupted across Assam Monday due to separate shutdowns called by two community-based groups in support of their demands and blockade of the national ... Read more...
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BMW kills two, injures four
May 5th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 5 (IANS) In yet another incident involving a BMW, a speeding car rammmed into a vehicle Saturday here killing two people, including a woman, and critically injured four ... Read more...
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World Cup archery: Indian recurve team in final
May 4th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) The Indian men's recurve team of Rahul Banerjee, Jayanta Talukdar and Tarundeep Rai sailed into the final of the team event of the World Cup archery ... Read more...
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Cop’s son kills mother
May 2nd, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), May 2 (IANS) A 32-year-old man allegedly shot his mother dead at his house in Haryana's Jhajjar district Wednesday following a domestic dispute, police said.The incident took place ... Read more...
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Arrest warrant against Nupur Talwar (Third Lead)
April 18th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 18 (IANS) A CBI special court here Wednesday issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) for the arrest of dentist Nupur Talwar in the 2008 murder of her daughter Aarushi ... Read more...
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Pranab lays foundation for financial city near Bangalore
April 8th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 8 (IANS) Finance Minister Prarnab Mukherjee Sunday laid the foundation stone for the country's first financial city, being built by the state-run IFCI Infrastructure Development Ltd (IIDL) at ... Read more...
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Sonam to play JNU girl opposite Dhanush in new film
March 17th, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) Actress Sonam Kapoor has landed the role of a Varanasi girl, who studies in the capital's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), in "Raanjhanaa". She is cast opposite ... Read more...
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Jharkhand youth among 2 fishermen drowned near Thane
March 10th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), March 10 (IANS) Two fishermen, including one from Jharkhand, drowned near Bhayander's Uttan Beach here after their fishing vessel capsized in the high tide Friday evening, police said ... Read more...
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Delhi police constable dies in road accident
February 28th, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) A 45-year-old Delhi police head constable died after his bike was hit from behind by an unidentified vehicle in the capital, police said Tuesday.Abhay Narayan ... Read more...
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Indian, US audit bodies to share expertise
February 27th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The government auditors of India and the United States Monday agreed to share expertise and increase mutual cooperation.Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai ... Read more...
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Killings of scribe, family terrible incident, says Congress
February 20th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Terming the weekend killings of a journalist and his entire family in Madhya Pradesh as a "terrible incident", the Congress Monday said the ... Read more...
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