1812 war museum opens in Moscow
September 5th, 2012 - 8:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 5 (IANS) A museum has been built in Moscow to commemorate Russia's victory in the 1812 Patriotic War against Napoleon, RIA Novosti reported.Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday ... Read more...
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5,000-year-old wooden boat discovered in Egypt
July 26th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) French archaeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old wooden boat in an expedition in Egypt, the Daily Mail reported.The significant discovery was made in Abu Rawash, west of ... Read more...
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Kym Marsh summoned to court for fly tipping
July 16th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 16 (THANDIAN NEWS) Coronation Street star Kym Marsh has been dragged to court for fly-tipping. The 36-year-old star claims that she is the victim of a scam.
According to her, ... Read more...
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Speaker’s nod for panel to suggest new home for parliament (Lead)
July 14th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Parliament may have a new building in place of the existing 85-year-old heritage structure with Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar giving approval for setting ... Read more...
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Speaker sets up panel to suggest new home for parliament
July 13th, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Parliament may have a new building in place of the existing 85-year-old heritage structure with Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar giving approval to set ... Read more...
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Apex court stays cancellation of Jaipur’s Jal Mahal lease (Lead)
May 25th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday stayed the Rajasthan High Court's order cancelling a resort company's 99-year lease to run the Mansagar Lake and Jal Mahal monument ... Read more...
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Apex court issues notices on Jaipur’s Jal Mahal lease
May 25th, 2012 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notices to the Rajasthan government and others after the Jal Mahal Resorts Private Ltd. challenged the cancellation of its 99-year ... Read more...
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New terminal in Lucknow airport inaugurated
May 19th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 19 (IANS) The new terminal at Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport was inaugurated by Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Saturday.The 20,000 square metre, three-tier building has departure and ... Read more...
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Brad Pitt oversees wedding plans
May 2nd, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 2 (IANS) Hollywood star Brad Pitt is reportedly personally working out the details of his wedding to Angelina Jolie this summer because he wants the ceremony ... Read more...
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Diana’s gowns to be displayed at British palace
March 10th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 10 (IANS) Five "famous" gowns of Princess Diana will soon be put on display for the public for the first time at the Kensington Palace in Britain.The ... Read more...
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Construction near monuments in public interest only: Apex court
January 21st, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that construction of buildings in the vicinity of a protected monument could only be permitted in "exceptional" circumstances if public ... Read more...
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CBI files three cases for lapses in UP health scheme
January 19th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday registered three more cases relating to alleged irregularities in the implementation of the National Rural Health Mission in ... Read more...
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Crummy Tis Hazari courthouse to finally get a facelift
December 29th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Air-conditioners, CCTV cameras, new furniture and amenities - Tis Hazari, Delhi's oldest district court complex, is in for a much needed facelift with the ... Read more...
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Himachal wants curbs on buildings near ancient monuments to go
December 21st, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Dec 21 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh assembly here Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution asking for amendments in the central act to enable government institutions and citizens in the ... Read more...
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20 months on, Stephen Court remains a black hole
December 12th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) At Stephen Court, little has changed since a blaze in March last year killed 43 people and gutted parts of the British era building on the ... Read more...
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Ticket sales fail to pick up, T-shirts with prayers for Sachin’s feat
November 13th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) Even as ticket sales remained abysmally low, the Jagmohan Dalmiya-led Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has distributed 100 t-shirts with prayers for Sachin Tendulkar's 100th ... Read more...
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Selja concerned about safety of Tagores’ Jorasanko house
November 6th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) Expressing concern over the structural safety of the Tagores' ancestral house in northern Kolkata's Jorasanko where Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore was born and died, Union Culture ... Read more...
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Hazare shifts to old residence
October 21st, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Oct 21 (IANS) Anna Hazare Friday shifted back to his old residence in this Maharashtra village. The move comes barely two days after he was accorded Z-category ... Read more...
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Green building may get incentives: Delhi Lt Governor
October 21st, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Delhi Lt Governor Tejendra Khanna Friday said the government might consider incentives for Green Buildings to encourage greater energy efficiency.Green Building, also known as green ... Read more...
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Age-old Technicians Studio to be revamped: Mamata
September 30th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) The West Bengal government has taken up a Rs.18 crore project for modernising and revamping the age-old Technicians Studio, where maestro Satyajit Ray shot some ... Read more...
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ICC to discuss accreditation system for international grounds
September 10th, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 10 (IANS) The International Cricket Council's (ICC) chief executive committee will meet in London Monday to discus an enhanced Venue Accreditation System for international grounds.The initiative responds to ... Read more...
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Shivaji Stadium 95 percent complete: Minister
September 6th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Shivaji Stadium whose refurbishing was supposed to be done before the Commonwealth Games held here in October last year is now 95 percent complete, ... Read more...
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200 faculty posts vacant at AIIMS, admits Azad
August 30th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) As many as 200 faculty posts are lying vacant at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) that serves an estimated 8,000 patients ... Read more...
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Nigella Lawson’s neighbors allege that they can see her naked in her bathroom
August 24th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson has promised to “investigate” claims by her neighbors that they virtually see through her bathroom. The 51-year-old has ironically spent quite a fortune ... Read more...
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CWG scam: CBI books eight CPWD officials
August 9th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday registered a case against eight Central Public Works Department (CPWD) officials and two city-based firms for irregularities in ... Read more...
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Shanghai district official sentenced to 16 years in prison over deadly high-rise fire
August 2nd, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by BNO News
SHANGHAI, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- A district official in charge of construction was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Tuesday in connection with a massive fire that broke out at a ... Read more...
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Pakistan gets help from US to tackle energy crisis
July 18th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) The US is helping Pakistan to tackle the energy crisis being faced by the country, a top US official has said.The coordinator for non-military US assistance ... Read more...
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Record power generation by Bhakra Beas board
July 14th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 14 (IANS) The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has achieved record power generation in the April-June quarter, an official said here Thursday."BBMB has achieved record power generation from ... Read more...
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British call centre to return home from costly Mumbai
July 4th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 4 (IANS) A British call centre operating from Mumbai has decided to pack up and return home, after finding the Indian business capital just too expensive to carry ... Read more...
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Timberlake loves splurging on home furnishings
June 19th, 2011 - 4:33 am ICT by IANS
London, June 19 (IANS) Unlike menfolk, singer Justin Timberlake says he can spend a fortune on doing up the homes that he purchases.The multi-millionaire pop star and actor insists he ... Read more...
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Fire breaks out at London building
June 14th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 14 (IANS) A massive blaze Tuesday engulfed the roof of a building under renovation in central London, sending out smoke across the city skyline, BBC reported.The London Fire ... Read more...
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West Bengal’s railway projects on schedule: Mukul Roy
May 25th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) Railway projects in West Bengal launched over the past three years were being implemented smoothly and would be completed in time, Minister of State for ... Read more...
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Egypt opens six ancient tombs to visitors
May 24th, 2011 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, May 24 (IANS) Egypt, which has lost around $2 billion in tourism revenue due to the political turmoil which forced president Hosni Mubarak to resign, has now opened six ... Read more...
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Tagore cultural complexes scheme announced
May 18th, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The government has announced the details of the new Tagore cultural complexes to be built in connection with the 150th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate ... Read more...
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Govt. committed to provide better irrigation facilities: Salman Khurshid
April 27th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 27 (ANI): Union Water Resources Minister Salman Khurshid today said that the Central Government is committed to provide better irrigation facilities to the farmers in the country. Talking to ... Read more...
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