UP politics still ‘caste’ in stone
February 8th, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) In a tired replay, the campaign for the Uttar Pradesh elections that began Wednesday stood out most for its narrow emotional appeals by all ... Read more...
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‘Northeast needs new road making techniques for growth’
February 6th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 6 (IANS) To ensure enhanced rural connectivity, growth, investment and environmental protection, sustainable new technology must be adopted in road construction in India, specially in the mountainous ... Read more...
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Trial court to decide on Chidambaram’s role in 2G (Lead)
February 2nd, 2012 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said the trial court will decide on Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's plea to make Home Minister P. Chidambaram a ... Read more...
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Court rejects Yeddyurappa plea to quash corruption cases
January 31st, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 31 (IANS) The Karnataka high court Tuesday rejected former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's plea to quash two corruption and illegal land deals cases against him for which ... Read more...
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Indian community in US celebrates R-day
January 27th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 26 (IANS) The Indian community in the US celebrated the Republic Day with the Ambassador Nirupama Rao unfurling the national flag at a colourful function at the Indian ... Read more...
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Eight people of Indian origin in Padma list
January 25th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Ten people of Indian origin and foreigners have been awarded India's prestigious Padma awards announced Wednesday. While seven have got the Padma Bhushan, three are ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa gets anticipatory bail in land scam case
January 17th, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 17 (IANS) Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Tuesday secured anticipatory bail in a land scam case, taking to four the number of cases in which the ... Read more...
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Jealous youth kills dance winner
January 16th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Sankranti celebrations in an Andhra Pradesh village turned tragic Monday when a jealous youth shot dead another youth who had won a dance competition, police said.Ropa ... Read more...
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Flat of ex-poll official’s son burgled
January 15th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Burglars struck at the home of former election commissioner G.V.G. Krishnamurthy's son here and decamped with jewellery worth Rs.15 lakh, police said Saturday.Around five people ... Read more...
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Gurgaon ‘grooms’ for daughters of Lalu Prasad, Sharad Yadav
January 11th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 11 (IANS) Two top Bihar politicians - Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad and Janata Dal-United president Sharad Yadav - are set to fix marriages of their ... Read more...
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Ali Zafar’s item song woes
January 8th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Pakistani actor Ali Zafar seems to be having a tough time perfecting his dance steps for a Bollywood item number."Most painfully joyous process. Dance ... Read more...
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Andhra minister complains to President against colleague
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 3 (IANS) A minister in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday complained to President Pratibha Patil against his cabinet colleague, whom he held responsible for a recent attack on him.Textiles ... Read more...
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Upset over coach’s murder, female hockey player ends life
January 3rd, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 3 (IANS) Upset over the murder of her coach during New Year celebrations, a woman hockey player Tuesday committed suicide in the port city of Visakhapatnam.Two days after ... Read more...
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Congress, TDP want to see Jagan behind bars
January 3rd, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 3 (IANS) The ruling Congress party in Andhra Pradesh has hailed the arrest of Vijay Sai Reddy, Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's aide, and believes that the Central Bureau of ... Read more...
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CBI arrests Jaganmohan Redddy’s aide
January 3rd, 2012 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 2 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday night arrested Jagati Publications Private Limited (JPPL) vice-president, Vijay Sai Reddy, a close aide of Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, in ... Read more...
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Hooch kills 17 in Andhra (Second Lead)
January 1st, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) The New Year began on a tragic note in Andhra Pradesh with 17 people losing their lives due to illicit liquor in two separate incidents since ... Read more...
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Toll in Andhra hooch tragedy mounts to 15 (Lead)
January 1st, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district rose to 15 with five more people succumbing Sunday, police said.Hours before the dawn ... Read more...
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Toll in Andhra hooch tragedy rises to 13
January 1st, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district rose to 13 with three more people succumbing Sunday, police said.Hours before the dawn ... Read more...
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Spurious liquor kills eight in Andhra village (Lead)
December 31st, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) What could have been New Year's Eve celebrations turned into mourning and tragedy in a village in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district Saturday as eight people died ... Read more...
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Man jumps off sixth floor of hospital
December 30th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) A 23 year-old mentally disturbed man was in critical condition after he jumped off the sixth floor of a hospital, police said Friday."Usman, the victim, ... Read more...
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Karnataka ombudsman raids homes of two IAS officers
December 27th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 27 (IANS) Police attached to Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) Tuesday raided residences of two Indian Administrative Service officers and claimed to have found unaccounted wealth amounting to about Rs.58 ... Read more...
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Boy injured in a building collapse
December 25th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) A 12-year-old boy was injured after a building under construction collapsed in north Delhi Sunday, police said.The incident took place around 1 p.m. in ... Read more...
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‘Pigs from outside Delhi carriers of Japanese Encephalitis’
December 22nd, 2011 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Voicing concern over rising cases of Japanese Encephalitis, Delhi Health Minister A.K. Walia Wednesday said that pigs being brought to the national capital from outside ... Read more...
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‘Mambattiyan’ outdated, slow-paced (Tamil Movie Review)
December 18th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Mambattiyan"; Cast: Prashanth, Meera Jasmine, Prakashraj and Vadivelu; Director: Thyagarajan; Music Director: Thaman; Rating: **"Malayur Mambattiyan", which came in the 1980s, was based on a desi Robin Hood who lived ... Read more...
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‘With Love, Delhi’: Juvenilia at its best (IANS Movie Review)
December 17th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "With Love, Delhi"; Actors: Ashish Lal, Pariva Pranati, Tom Alter, Kiran Kumar;Director: Nikhil Singh; Rating: *Mithun Chakravarty's film "Gunda" is a cult classic among IITians because it is so full ... Read more...
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Illegal mining: Probe against Krishna stayed
December 15th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 15 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court Thursday stayed for four weeks a police probe into the alleged role of External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna in allowing illegal mining ... Read more...
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Illegal mining case: Hearing on Krishna’s plea Thursday
December 14th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 14 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court will Thursday hear External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna's plea to dismiss an illegal mining case against him.Justice B.V. Pinto, who Wednesday took ... Read more...
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Five held for cheating in name of friendship club
December 12th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 12 (IANS) Five people were arrested in Bihar Monday by the Jharkhand vigilance bureau for cheating on the pretext of forming a 'friendship club', an official said."Five youths ... Read more...
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Court declares TRS leader’s detention illegal
December 8th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 8 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday ordered release of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader Cheruku Sudhakar, declaring his detention under the National Security Act (NSA) ... Read more...
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Andhra High Court clears ‘The Dirty Picture’
December 1st, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 1 (IANS) Clearing decks for the release of the much-publicised "The Dirty Picture", the Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday dismissed a writ petition by the kin of ... Read more...
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ILS partners with FABA for BioAsia awards
November 29th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 29 (IANS) The Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) has partnered with the Federation of Asian Biotech Associations (FABA) to scrutinize and recognize innovations through the BioAsia innovation award ... Read more...
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Suspected Maoists kill two tribal youth in Andhra
November 27th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 27 (IANS) Accusing them of being police spies, suspected Maoists killed two tribal youth in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam district Sunday, police said.Police said Maoists kidnapped the two ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa faces police probe in one more case
November 27th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 26 (IANS) In more trouble for former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, police Saturday began probing into a case of ... Read more...
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Kishanji murdered in police custody: Varvara Rao
November 25th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 25 (IANS) Telugu revolutionary poet and Maoist sympathiser P. Varvara Rao Friday alleged that top rebel leader Kishanji was "tortured" and then "murdered" in police custody in West ... Read more...
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Kishanji’s niece flying to Kolkata to identify body
November 25th, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 25 (IANS) Top Maoist Kishanji's niece Deepa will arrive here from Andhra Pradesh along with Telugu poet P. Varvara Rao Friday afternoon to identify the slain rebel's body, ... Read more...
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