BJP MPs walk out of 2G JPC meet, say no point in continuing (Second Lead)
September 18th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) BJP members of a parliamentary panel probing the 2G spectrum allocation walked out of a meeting Tuesday against the chairman's refusal to call Prime Minister ... Read more...
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‘Quota bill aimed at diverting attention from Coalgate’
September 5th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday termed the introduction of a bill for reservation in job promotions as a "diversionary tactic" by the Congress, ... Read more...
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BJP to continue protest, unlikely to oblige on promotion quota bill
September 4th, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Despite BSP supremo Mayawati's request to let parliament function for passing a bill on reservations in promotions for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, the ... Read more...
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Opposition not in mood to talk: Bansal (Lead)
August 23rd, 2012 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) With parliament crippled for a third day Thursday over the BJP's demand for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's ouster, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal ... Read more...
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Thousands attend Bal Apte’s funeral
July 18th, 2012 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party leader, RSS ideologue and two-time Rajya Sabha member Bal Apte was cremated here Wednesday, with thousands attending the last rites.A mammoth funeral ... Read more...
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Srinagar-Leh highway opens for light vehicles
April 25th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 25 (IANS) The strategic Srinagar-Leh highway was opened for traffic Wednesday after a nearly five-month winter break, said a senior army officer."For the next one week, only light ... Read more...
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SP, JD-U want army chief sacked, BJP says no
March 28th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Opinions were divided Wednesday on the future of army chief V.K. Singh with the SP and the JD-U saying he should be sacked after ... Read more...
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Education provider raises $7.5 million venture fund
February 16th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 16 (IANS) Global education training provider Edusys raised $7.5 million (Rs.37 crore) from leading venture firm Sequoia Capital in the first round of funding to expand its business ... Read more...
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Congress feels vindicated, opposition says verdict not final
February 4th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Welcoming the trial court order declining to make Home Minister P. Chidambaram an accused in the 2G case, a relieved Congress Saturday said charges ... Read more...
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Order not final, will continue Chidambaram boycott: BJP (Lead)
February 4th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said the CBI special court order declining to make Home Minister P. Chidambaram an accused in the 2G ... Read more...
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With millions of hits, ‘Kolaveri Di’ on song
November 24th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 24 (IANS) If you haven't heard "Kolaveri Di", you are supposed to be out of sync with the world. The Tamil song with nonsensical lyrics that came ... Read more...
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Leyland-Deere to enter wheel-loader segment in 2013
November 22nd, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 22 (IANS) Construction equipment manufacturer Ashok Leyland John Deere Construction Equipment Company Pvt Ltd plans to enter the wheel-loader segment in 2013 after the launch of its backhoe ... Read more...
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Ruskin Bond’s book shortlisted for Vodafone-Crossword award
July 28th, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) "Immortals of Meluha" by Amish Tripathi, Ruskin Bond's "Mr Oliver's Diary" and Upamanyu Chatterjee's "Way to Go" are amongst the 30 books shortlisted for the ... Read more...
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PE Sequoia plans $600 mn investment in India
March 15th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) Private-equity firm Sequoia Capital plans to invest $600 million in various companies in India over the next four to five years, a top company official said ... Read more...
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‘Kempe Gowda’ entertaining masala movie (Kannada Movie Review)
March 13th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Kempe Gowda"; Cast: Sudeep, Raagini, Ravi Shankar, Sharan, Ashok, Girish Karnad, Tara, Chithra Shenoy and others; Producer: Shankare Gowda; Director Sudeep; Camera: S. Krishna; Music Director: Arjun; Rating: *** 1/2Sudeep ... Read more...
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Gadkari forms study team on Jammu and Kashmir
January 5th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Wednesday formed a five-member "study team" on Jammu and Kashmir to interact with a cross-section of people in the ... Read more...
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‘Bindaas Hudugi’ engaging and entertaining (Kannada Movie Review)
November 7th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Movie: "Bindaas Hudugi"; Cast; Priya Haasan, Ravishankar, Sharan, Mithra, Jayanthi, Girija Lokesh, Suresh Mangalore and others; Producer: Mohan Gowda-Gowramma; Screenplay Writer-Director: Priya Haasan; Music Composer: Erra Ramesh; Camera: R. Giri; ... Read more...
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Hunt on for kin of ex-DMK legislator held for robbery
October 20th, 2010 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 20 (IANS) A hunt has been launched for family members of former DMK legislator K. Ravishankar who is in police custody for trying to rob gold from a retired government ... Read more...
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RJD-LJP manifesto is bagful of empty promises: BJP
October 13th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad has described the joint manifesto of Rashtriya Janata Dal- Lok Janashakti Party as 'nothing but a bagful of empty ... Read more...
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BJP to launch weeklong agitation over ‘CBI misuse’
August 7th, 2010 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday decided to launch a weeklong agitation against the alleged misuse of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by the central ... Read more...
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Now a mango wine to take you ‘high’
June 28th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 28 (IANS) If the several mango drinks available in the market are not enough to give you a kick, a group of scientists here have developed wines made of mangoes ... Read more...
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Dailt teenagers accused of theft tied with ropes, dragged
June 7th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 7 (IANS) Two Dalit teenagers were assaulted, tied with ropes and then dragged for several meters by a group of villagers in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli district on charges of ... Read more...
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Lucknow scientists to rejuvenate mango orchard in Rishikesh
December 28th, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 28 (IANS) In Uttarkahand's pilgrimage town Rishikesh, old and unproductive mango orchards owned by the world-famous Tirupati temple trust will regain their lost vigour and produce fruits, with the help ... Read more...
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Prasad tops among seniors in JK Tyre Rotax national karting
July 12th, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, July 12 (IANS) Vishnu Prasad, Parth Ghorpade and Tarun Reddy topped their respective categories in the second round of the JK Tyre Rotax National Karting championship here Sunday.
After a disappointing Round ... Read more...
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Congress, BJP workers clash in Bhind District
April 30th, 2009 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Bhind (Madhya Pradesh), Apr.30 (ANI): Activists of the Congress and BJP clashed outside a polling booth in Chandrapura in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind District on Thursday, even as the state went to polls ... Read more...
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BJP spokesman calls Prime Minister a ‘glorified caretaker’
April 15th, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Raipur, Apr 15 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesman Ravishankar Prasad has called Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh a "glorified caretaker"."With lot of pain, we have to say this ... Read more...
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Yes Bank plans expansion, bets on north Indian market to grow (Lead)
March 2nd, 2009 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 2 (IANS) Yes Bank is planning to open 133 more branches across the country by March 2010 of which 70 will be in north India, a senior company official said ... Read more...
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Yes Bank bets on north Indian market to grow
March 2nd, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 2 (IANS) Private bank Yes Bank is planning to open 133 additional branches across the country, including 70 in north India, by March 2010, a senior company official said here ... Read more...
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Gujarat to help artists exhibit outside state
August 22nd, 2008 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Aug 21 (IANS) Young and budding artists and those over 60 years of age who exhibit their works outside Gujarat would be helped through a fellowship scheme, Minister of Sports, Youth ... Read more...
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Hindu caucus on HIV AIDS
June 1st, 2008 - 9:45 pm ICT by admin
By Kestur VasukiBangalore, June 1 (ANI): Spiritual leaders from across the nation took part in AIDS awareness seminar conducted in Bangalore in collaboration with UNAIDS on Sunday.The two-day seminar called 'Faith ... Read more...
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Rituals, sweets and mass weddings mark Jayalalitha’s birthday
February 24th, 2008 - 8:06 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, Feb 24 (IANS) Special worships were held in over 100 temples, free food was served to the poor, mass marriages were conducted and AIADMK cadre distributed sweets in Tamil Nadu to ... Read more...
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Naroda Patiya residents express dread and nervousness ahead of voting
December 10th, 2007 - 7:34 pm ICT by admin
By Ravishankar
Ahmedabad, Dec.10 (ANI): A sense of despair and unease prevails over Naroda-Patiya, which lies on the outskirts of Ahmedabad.
Battered by the worst-ever communal riots five years ago, its residents ... Read more...
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Modi’s Rath designer now takes him on in poll fray
December 10th, 2007 - 12:58 pm ICT by admin
By Ravishankar
Ahmedabad, Dec.10 (ANI): A graduate of the Ahmedabad-based National Institute of Design (NID), who made an animation film on the 2002 post-Godhra riots, has decided to contest this year's Assembly polls ... Read more...
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BJP demands UPA’s statement on anti-Sikh riots’ witness issue
November 30th, 2007 - 7:14 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Nov 30 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded a statement from the UPA government on media reports of a key witness in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that he ... Read more...
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Art of Living foundation comes forward to fight poverty
November 14th, 2007 - 2:26 am ICT by admin
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