Trinamool submits letter withdrawing support from UPA
September 21st, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Rashtrapati Bhavan, in a formal communication, Thursday said Trinamool Congress leaders had met President Pranab Mukherjee and submitted a letter withdrawing support from the United ... Read more...
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Maruti management holds candlelight march
August 5th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 5 (IANS) The Maruti Suzuki management Sunday organised a candlelight march here to pay tribute to its senior executive Awanish Kumar Dev who was killed in the July ... Read more...
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Ruud Gullit enthralls Mohun Bagan crowd
July 30th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) It was a prized moment for several budding football players of the city who Sunday had an opportunity for a photo op with Dutch football legend ... Read more...
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Actors to pay staff from own pockets, producers happy
July 24th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) Film producers, who have been shelling out extra money to pay an actor's staff during shootings, can heave a sigh of relief. The Film and ... Read more...
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Students slam ‘unethical journalism’ over Assam molestation
July 14th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) A group of students have slammed "unethical journalism" after some television channels showed the entire footage of a young woman being publicly stripped in Guwahati ... Read more...
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Why was Guwahati molestation video put on YouTube, ask netizens
July 13th, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Social networks were Friday flooded with angry reactions over the molestation of a teenager in Guwahati, with many questioning as to why the video was ... Read more...
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Sabanayakan elected unopposed as CSJC president
May 31st, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) S. Sabanayakan of The Hindu was Thursday re-elected unopposed as president of the Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club for 2012-13 at its annual general meeting here.The list ... Read more...
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IPL champions KKR party through the night
May 28th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) With team co-owner Shah Rukh Khan taking the lead, the Kolkata Knight Riders players and support staff partied up to the early hours Monday after ... Read more...
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Security further tightened in Hyderabad
May 26th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 26 (IANS) Police here Saturday further stepped up security following the arrest of three workers of YSR Congress Party who allegedly hatched a conspiracy to set afire 100 ... Read more...
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Knight Riders beat Daredevils, qualify for main IPL final(lead)
May 23rd, 2012 - 2:00 am ICT by IANS
Pune, May 23 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders continued their good run and secured their maiden final berth in the Indian Premier League(IPl) final with a convincing 18-run win over ... Read more...
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Knight Riders set 163-run target for Daredevils
May 22nd, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, May 22 (IANS) Yusuf Pathan and Laxmi Ratan Shulka together scored 56 off 24 balls to propel Kolkata Knight Riders to 162 for four in 20 overs against Delhi ... Read more...
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Super Kings opt to field against Knight Riders
May 14th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings' captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and chose to field in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Kolkata Knight Riders ... Read more...
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Sangakkara tips Knight Riders to win IPL
May 10th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Bottom-placed Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara has predicted that Shahrukh Khan-owned Kolkata Knight Riders will win the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League ... Read more...
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Knight Riders to bat against Pune Warriors
May 5th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat against Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardens here Saturday.Teams:Knight ... Read more...
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Knight Riders elect to bat against Royal Challengers
April 28th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir won the toss and opted to bat in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore at ... Read more...
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Actors shocked at Imagine TV shutting down
April 13th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Actors shooting for "Jamuna Paar" and other soaps on Imagine TV are shocked at the sudden decision of the Hindi entertainment channel to shut ... Read more...
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Knight Riders put Royals to bat
April 8th, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 8 (IANS) Kokata Knight Riders won the toss and decided to field against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League here Sunday.Teams:Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane, ... Read more...
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Delhi played better cricket: Gambhir
April 6th, 2012 - 3:09 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) After being comprehensively beaten in their opening Indian Premier League fixture, Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Gautam Gambhir Thursday praised Delhi Daredevils by saying they played ... Read more...
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Daredevils crush Knight Riders in Kolkata (Lead)
April 6th, 2012 - 2:16 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils crushed Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets, displaying a superb all-round show to open their Indian Premier League campaign in style in a ... Read more...
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Winning World Cup was a euphoric moment: SRK
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan says India winning the World Cup exactly a year ago was the most euphoric moment in the last 25 years."When ... Read more...
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Shukla stars in Bengal’s maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy triumph
March 12th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) An all-round show by Laxmi Ratan Shukla - four wickets and a century - gave Bengal their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy after a six-wicket ... Read more...
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Scandal brews, Tripura orders probe against senior cop
January 20th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 20 (IANS) The alleged presence of a widow in the official residence of Tripura's additional director general of police has led to controversy, forcing the government to probe ... Read more...
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Hydro project will ruin Himachal river catchment: Report
January 15th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chamba (Himachal Pradesh), Jan 15 (IANS) The Hul hydropower project near this town will ruin five km or one-fourth of the catchment of the Hul stream, a tributary of the ... Read more...
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Veena Malik goes missing in Mumbai
December 17th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) Controversial Pakistani actress and model Veena Malik has gone missing in Mumbai since Friday morning, her manager said here Saturday.Shooting for a Bollywood flick, "Mumbai 125 ... Read more...
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Government teams inspect fire-hit Bengal hospital
December 12th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) Three days after a blaze in the city's AMRI hospital killed 93 people, a West Bengal government team Monday inspected the institution's basement to check ... Read more...
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Woman doctor kills herself over failed affair
December 5th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 5 (IANS) A 26-year-old woman doctor jumped in front of a train here Monday over a failed relationship, police said.Ankita Shukla, posted at the Institute of Human Behaviour ... Read more...
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Two held for kidnapping, killing lawyer’s son
November 26th, 2011 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) A 28-year-old employee of the Bureau of Indian Standards, the son of a senior advocate, was abducted and murdered by two acquaintances after they failed ... Read more...
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Veena Malik to star in 3D horror film
November 19th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) Pakistani actress Veena Malik is busy shooting a 3D horror movie in a jungle in southern India. Though the destination is being kept a secret for ... Read more...
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Woman branded witch, brutally tortured in Rajasthan
November 6th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bhilwara (Rajasthan), Nov 6 (IANS) A 55-year-old woman in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district was branded as a witch by villagers and brutally tortured, beaten and had chilli powder thrown into her ... Read more...
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Rahul to visit northeast next week
November 3rd, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Imphal, Nov 3 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will next week visit election bound Manipur as well as Tripura and Nagaland, ruled by non-Congress governments, party leaders said ... Read more...
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Free flats for scheduled castes, tribes in Delhi
September 19th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday said it will allot free houses to slum dwellers belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes communities in the ... Read more...
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4 Indians among MIT’s top 35 innovators
August 25th, 2011 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) Two Indians and two persons of Indian origin figure among Top 35 Innovators under 35 in the latest list of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Technology ... Read more...
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Fahimuddin Dagar’s death ends chapter in Indian music (Obituary)
July 29th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Indian classical music exponent and descendant of the guru of legendary musician Tansen, the late Ustad Rahim Fahimudddin Dagar, kept the historic legacy of Dhrupad ... Read more...
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Abhinav Sharma wins Ratan’s hand in ‘Ratan Ka Rishta’
July 4th, 2011 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Television actress Ratan Rajput has finally chosen her Mr Right. Delhi-based Abhinav Sharma won her hand in Imagine TV's "Swayamwar Season 3-Ratan Ka Rishta".The 26-year-old software ... Read more...
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Mona, Supriya to shake a leg on Ratan’s mehendi (TV Snippets) (With Images)
June 29th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) TV actresses Mona Singh and Supriya Pilgaonkar will be seen shaking a leg on bride-to-be Ratan Rajput's mehendi ceremony in Imagine TV's "Ratan Ka Rishta".They ... Read more...
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