Five killed in Italian road accident
May 5th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Milan, May 5 (IANS) At least five people were killed in a bus accident Saturday in the Italian province of Padova, a media report said.The bus was carrying 23 people, ... Read more...
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Rally in Bangalore for quick probe into Manipuri student’s death
April 29th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 29 (IANS) A large number of students, mainly from northeastern states, Sunday staged a rally here demanding a speedy probe into the April 18 death in Bangalore ... Read more...
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US stocks rally on housing data
April 27th, 2012 - 6:34 am ICT by IANS
New York, April 27 (IANS) US stocks extended rally Thursday as the housing data came in better than expected, offsetting a weak jobs report and some disappointing earnings.The Dow Jones ... Read more...
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Sensex rises 21 points, banking stocks rally
April 16th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading 21 points higher in the afternoon session Monday on speculation that the Reserve Bank of India's ... Read more...
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Raj Thackeray drops protest against Bihar Day event
April 13th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) In an abrupt turnaround, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Friday called off its proposed agitation against the April 15 Bihar Day celebrations in Mumbai, scheduled ... Read more...
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Pakistani leader poisoned to death
April 9th, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) The death of a Pakistani provincial leader took a sinister turn when a medical examination revealed that he was killed by poisoning, a media report said ... Read more...
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14 dead in Pakistan violence (Lead)
April 3rd, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) At least 14 people were Tuesday killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan.Ten bus passengers, believed to be Shia Muslims, were shot dead in Bonar Das area ... Read more...
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Sensex rises 150 points; oil and gas, banking stocks rally
April 3rd, 2012 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading 150 points higher in the afternoon session Tuesday, led by good buying support in oil and ... Read more...
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Goa gold dealers, jewellers call three-day shutdown
March 29th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 28 (IANS) Over 350 gold and jewellery dealers in Goa will down their shutters for three days beginning Thursday over the proposed changes in excise and import duty ... Read more...
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Railway employees seek PM’s help
March 28th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Thousands of railway employees Wednesday marched to the heart of the capital to urge Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to increase the budgetary support to ... Read more...
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Team Anna should provide proof against ministers: Ambika Soni
March 26th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) With Anna Hazare demanding filing of FIRs against 14 union ministers by August, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Monday said the social activist ... Read more...
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Hyderabad gets first bicycle track for public
March 18th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 18 (IANS) Hyderabad got its first bicycle track for the public Sunday with hundreds participating in a "bicyclone rally" to mark the formal launch.From Monday, a three km ... Read more...
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Privilege notice issued to Arvind Kejriwal
March 17th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued notice to social activist Arvind Kejriwal for his purported remarks about parliamentarians during an election campign rally in February, ... Read more...
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Spaniards rally against austerity measures
March 12th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, March 12 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of people took part in fresh demonstrations throughout Spain Sunday to protest the government's new labour reforms.Protesters rallied in 60 Spanish cities against ... Read more...
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Afghans hold anti-US demonstration
March 10th, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 10 (IANS) Hundreds of angry protesters Saturday chanted anti-US slogans demanding prosecution of foreign troops at a rally in Afghanistan, Press TV reported.The rally was held in ... Read more...
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20 protesters held in Moscow
March 9th, 2012 - 1:50 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Police have detained at least 20 activists in Moscow as they attempted to hold an unsanctioned rally, the interior ministry said.The protesters were detained Thursday ... Read more...
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New Russian cabinet could use tycoon Prokhorov: Putin
March 8th, 2012 - 9:55 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, a rising star of opposition politics, can get a seat in the new government, according to president-elect Vladimir Putin.Prokhorov "is a ... Read more...
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100 detained at Moscow rally
March 6th, 2012 - 2:15 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) About 100 activists of opposition group The Other Russia were detained during an unsanctioned protest in Moscow.The rally was held near the office of the ... Read more...
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Kejriwal’s name missing from voters list
February 28th, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Ghaziabad, Feb 28 (IANS) Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal was on his way to Goa Tuesday but returned from the airport to vote in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections ... Read more...
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Participate in politics, Pakistani daily exhorts women
February 21st, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 21 (IANS) It is a curious paradox that while women's profile in politics has become more visible in Pakistan, it seems to be eroding at the grassroots, notes ... Read more...
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Not guilty of violating model code, Verma tells poll panel (Lead)
February 21st, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma has told the Election Commission he was not guilty of violating the model code of conduct as his comments ... Read more...
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Rahul did not violate poll code, says Congress
February 20th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Congress Monday denied that party general secretary Rahul Gandhi violated the Election Commission's model code of conduct during his campaign programme in Uttar ... Read more...
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Mulayam will bring back ‘gunda raj’: Mayawati
February 19th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 19 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati Saturday said here that "gunda and mafia raj" would return to the state ... Read more...
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Gandhis resorting to theatrics: Sushma
February 17th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 17 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj Friday accused the Gandhi family of indulging in theatrics and 'filmi masala' to gain public support in the ... Read more...
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Sensex closes 76 points lower (Lead)
February 16th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) A benchmark index Thursday provisionally closed 76 points lower, as traders took a breather after the previous day's rally and booked profits in key scrips.The ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena indestructible, says Bal Thackeray
February 14th, 2012 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Monday asserted that his party was "indestructible" and the Congress could not finish it off even if it had "seven ... Read more...
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Hindu trader kidnapped in Pakistan
February 13th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 13 (IANS) A Hindu trader has been kidnapped in Pakistan's Balochistan province, police said.Sham Lal, a resident of Khuzdar, was kidnapped Sunday, the Daily Times reported.The trader and ... Read more...
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Raj Thackeray slams Shiv Sena, Congress, NCP
February 11th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Thane, Feb 11 (IANS) Ahead of the Maharashtra civic polls Feb 16, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray Saturday said that the Shiv Sena, the Congress and the ... Read more...
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Ten injured in grenade attack at Imran’s rally
February 10th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Ten people, including four police personnel, were injured in a grenade attack and firing at a rally of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan in Swabi area of Pakistan's ... Read more...
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Vote for change, give Congress a majority, says Priyanka (Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Amethi, Feb 9 (IANS) Urging voters of Uttar Pradesh to give the Congress a majority in the assembly polls so that it does not have to depend on other ... Read more...
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Give Congress a majority, Priyanka tells voters
February 9th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Amethi, Feb 9 (IANS) Calling upon the voters of Uttar Pradesh to give the Congress a majority in the assembly polls so that it does not have to depend ... Read more...
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No political prisoners in Russia: Putin
February 7th, 2012 - 9:43 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has dismissed the idea of a political amnesty because he said there were no political prisoners in the country."I don't ... Read more...
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PM to hold rallies in Uttar Pradesh
February 6th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold two public rallies in election-bound Uttar Pradesh, official sources said Monday.While the places where he will address the ... Read more...
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Rupee climbs to 3-month high of 48.68 against dollar
February 3rd, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) The Indian rupee climbed to a three-month high of 48.68 against the dollar on the back of continued inflows of funds by overseas investors into ... Read more...
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Convention on mega dams in Assam from Feb 25
February 2nd, 2012 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 1 (IANS) Anti-dam activists from across India will gather in Assam from Feb 25 to debate the issue of proposed mega dams in the northeast region and raise ... Read more...
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