Kashmir makes SRK relax, unwind after years
September 1st, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Pahalgam, Sep 1 (IANS) Shooting for Yash Chopra's yet untitled movie in this picturesque south Kashmir hill station seems to have helped Shah Rukh Khan unwind himself from ... Read more...
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Kashmir locals help police in chasing militants
August 25th, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 25 (IANS) People in the old city areas of summer capital Srinagar helped police chase militants who had snatched a service rifle a day ago, said an ... Read more...
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Ashok Prasad takes over as new Kashmir police chief
July 23rd, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 23 (IANS) Ashok Prasad, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of 1979 batch, Monday took over as the new director general of Jammu and Kashmir Police, ahead ... Read more...
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Rajesh has got the rest he wanted (A tribute from friend and neighbour Salim Khan)
July 18th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
I could not control my emotions when I heard of Rajesh Khanna's sad and untimely demise today (Wednesday) afternoon. I remember way back in the early 1960s, my writing career and ... Read more...
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Separatist leaders under house arrest, restrictions in Srinagar
July 13th, 2012 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) Separatist leaders were placed under house arrest and authorities Friday imposed restrictions in old city areas of summer capital Srinagar to prevent proposed rallies in connection ... Read more...
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Thousands of fishes die in Gomti (Lead)
June 25th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 25 (IANS) Authorities in Uttar Pradesh Monday ordered a probe into the death of thousands of fishes which have died in the river Gomti here.The possible reasons that ... Read more...
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Fish in thousands die in Gomti river
June 25th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 25 (IANS) Thousands of fish have died in the Gomti river, with officials clueless about the cause. A probe has been ordered.Jal Nigam officials here said they were ... Read more...
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Kashmir officers salute Raju
June 21st, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 21 (IANS) Serving and retired officers in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday mourned the death of former colleague Radha Vinod Raju, calling him an ace investigator and a thorough ... Read more...
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K. Rajendra Kumar to be Jammu and Kashmir acting police chief
May 30th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 30 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday appointed K. Rajendra Kumar as the acting director general of police with the current police chief Kuldeep Khoda retiring the ... Read more...
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Rajasthan woman throws children in well, kills self
April 6th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 6 (IANS) A woman allegedly threw her three daughters aged between 1 and 5 years into a well and then committed suicide by consuming poison in Rajasthan, police ... Read more...
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Malaysia accident: Dead Indians to be brought home
March 6th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The bodies of two Indians, who were killed in a bus accident in Malaysia, will be flown to India, the external affairs ministry said here ... Read more...
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12 die in Madhya Pradesh stampede (Lead)
January 14th, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 14 (IANS) At least 12 people, including four women, were killed in a stampede during a religious gathering in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district early Saturday, an official said.Chehallum ... Read more...
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12 die in Madhya Pradesh stampede
January 14th, 2012 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 14 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and four injured in a stampede during a religious gathering in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district in the early hours ... Read more...
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There can never be a singer like Rafi: Lata Mangeshkar
July 31st, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar remembers late singer Mohammed Rafi on his 31st death anniversary and says there can never be a singer like him again. ... Read more...
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Dev Anand remembers Mohammed Rafi
July 31st, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Veteran actor Dev Anand remembered Mohammed Rafi on his 31st death anniversary Sunday, saying the legendary singer was one of the greatest souls."Rafi's death anniversary ... Read more...
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Mumbai businessman held after suicide threat drama
June 20th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Ending a six-hour drama, police arrested a businessman in north Mumbai Monday after he threatened to kill himself if his woman partner was not brought to ... Read more...
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Indian origin scientist’s gene therapy shows promise in slowing AMD
April 30th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 30 (ANI): A new in vivo study by researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine has found that a gene therapy approach using a protein called CD59, or protectin, shows ... Read more...
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Absconding major surfaces in US, says Al Qaeda present in Kashmir
March 1st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 1 (IANS) An ex-army major, wanted for the 1996 disappearance and murder of a lawyer and rights activist, has surfaced in California and reportedly said the Al Qaeda is present ... Read more...
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Delhi airport ready for foggy days
December 16th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in the capital has put in place latest technologies and contingency measures to ensure that flyers are not inconvenienced by the ... Read more...
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Does The ‘Indian Poverty’ Theme Will Only Take ‘Peepli Live’ To The Oscars?
December 13th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Mother India was India’s first nomination for Academy Awards for ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ in 1958. The film starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt and Rajendra Kumar, was also based on rural India ... Read more...
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Indian Kathak dancer performs at Dhaka fest
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 2 (IANS) A dance recital by leading Indian Kathak guru Rajendra Kumar Gangani and his disciple Swathi Sinha marked the conclusion of a five-day dance fest here.The dance festival is ... Read more...
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Asian Games wrestling: Ravinder, Sunil Kumar get bronze
November 21st, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 21 (IANS) India's Ravinder Singh and Sunil Kumar Rana won a bronze each on the opening day of the wrestling competition at the Asian Games here Sunday.
Ravinder, the ... Read more...
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Seven arrested for drug trafficking in Ghaziabad
October 20th, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Oct 20 (IANS) Seven people, including five students, were arrested for supplying brown sugar in different educational institutes of Ghaziabad, police said Wednesday.The police recovered 350 gm of brown sugar from ... Read more...
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Breakthrough gene therapy could preserve vision
August 17th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 17 (ANI): Non-viral gene therapy can delay the onset of some forms of eye disease and preserve vision, found one of only two studies of its kind.Researchers at Tufts University ... Read more...
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Engineer found dead in Uttar Pradesh
August 6th, 2010 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 6 (IANS) A government engineer was found dead in his house in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district Friday, police said. His family alleged foul play, alleging he had been threatened recently.
Rajendra ... Read more...
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Fashion Trends In Bollywood (1960 - 2010)
July 28th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The history of the fashionable trends or rather the changing trends of fashion in the Bollywood Hindi cinema date back almost to the decades of ... Read more...
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Two held with opium worth Rs.7 crore
July 27th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) Two men, who worked for a Nepal-based illegal drugs racket, have been arrested with opium worth Rs.7 crore in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district, police said Tuesday.
Rajendra Kumar ... Read more...
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I want to play Aamir Khan’s grandmother: Daisy Irani
May 11th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Daisy Irani, well-known child artist of 1950s-60s who has teamed up with children in her forthcoming movie "Vroom", says she enjoyed working with kids but is ... Read more...
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Harman, Kareena named worst actors at Golden Kela awards
March 13th, 2010 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Bollywood actor Harman Baweja was named worst actor and Kareena Kapoor got the worst actress title Friday night at the second annual Golden Kela awards, a ... Read more...
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Musical fragrance captures Bollywood
February 22nd, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Feb 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Reference to flowers in Bollywood songs has always been a major attraction. Lyricists have used misused and exploited flowers. Either to write a letter in 'Phoolon ke ... Read more...
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Eleven Maoists arrested in Lucknow
February 9th, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Feb 9 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police arrested eleven Maoists including two members of the central committee of the banned Communist Party of India outfit."Chintan and Balraj, both members of the ... Read more...
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Eight Maoists arrested in Uttar Pradesh (Lead)
February 8th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 8 (IANS) Eight "active members" of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist were nabbed Monday in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district, police said.
The eight hail from Bihar and were arrested in ... Read more...
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Pachauri’s links with Reliance Industries raises eyebrows
February 8th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 8(ANI): UN Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chief Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, already under fire over errors in a key 2007 report, has raised eyebrows for accepting help ... Read more...
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Pachauri insists science behind global warming remains ‘totally valid’
February 5th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 5(ANI): UN Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chief Dr Rajendra Kumar Pachauri has insisted that the science behind global warming remains valid, despite recent embarrassing mistakes which has ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh’s compliment to Dr Pachauri for contribution to climate change agenda
February 5th, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Friday said that 'The Energy Research Institute' (TERI) under the leadership of Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chief Dr ... Read more...
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