BSNL borrowed Rs.1,320.47 crore for capital expenditure
April 25th, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) borrowed Rs.1,320.47 crore ($25 million) from the market for capital expenditure in 2010-11, Minister of State for Communications and ... Read more...
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‘Mistry falsely implicated in real estate case’
April 25th, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Tata Group chairman-designate Cyrus Mistry is being falsely implicated in a case related to a real estate firm in which the Bombay High Court issued notice ... Read more...
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Government mulls course on rural healthcare
April 24th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Indian government is considering a course on rural healthcare to create more manpower to serve in the country's hinterland, the Rajya Sabha was informed ... Read more...
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Congress MCD debacle: Dikshit indicates cabinet reshuffle
April 19th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) After the Congress's debacle in the Delhi municipal elections, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday hinted at a reshuffle in her government saying there is ... Read more...
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Delhi blast accused’s plea to be heard May 1
April 18th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) An application by Amir Abbas Dev, an accused in last year's blast outside Delhi High Court, to become an approver would be heard May 1 ... Read more...
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‘Ripples of Afghan violence can reach Kashmir’
April 16th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 16 (IANS) Recent events in Afghanistan will have a long term bearing on Kashmir, Lt Gen S.A. Hasnain, general officer commanding (GOC) the army's Srinagar based 15th corps, ... Read more...
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‘Accidents rise on Delhi-Gurgaon expressway’
April 13th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Thursday told the Delhi High Court that there has been marked increased in the number of accidents on ... Read more...
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Mumbai track changed without informing Royals: Sreevats Goswami
April 12th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Blaming the Wankhede Stadium groundstaff for his team's defeat to Mumbai Indians Wednesday, Rajasthan Royals wicketkeeper Sreevats Goswami Thursday alleged that the track was changed without ... Read more...
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Aarushi’s mother to be arrested? Search underway (Second Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Ghaziabad, April 11 (IANS) The CBI is searching for dentist Nupur Talwar, an accused in the murder of her teenaged daughter Aarushi Talwar, after a special Ghaziabad court ... Read more...
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Less than 12 percent of Shimla’s sewage treated: CAG
April 10th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 10 (IANS) Less than 12 percent of the total sewage generated in Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla is treated, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has said.Home ... Read more...
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IPL: Royals beat Knight Riders by 22 runs
April 8th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 8 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 22 runs in an Indian Premier League match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here Sunday.Knight Riders were 142 all ... Read more...
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Manmohan, Zardari to discuss ‘important’ issues
April 7th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) Although President Asif Ali Zardari is going to India Sunday to pray at the Ajmer Sharif, he will discuss "issues of importance" with Indian Prime ... Read more...
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Birthday wishes galore for ‘witty’ RGV
April 7th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Ram Gopal Varma, who turned 50 Saturday, received several birthday wishes from Bollywood celebrities like Abhishek Bachchan and Madhur Bhandarkar. Not only did he acknowledge ... Read more...
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Himachal keen to expand airports
April 6th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 6 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is keen to expand its existing airports in Kullu and Kangra districts to strengthen air connectivity, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here Friday.For ... Read more...
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59 MoUs for power plants in Chhattisgarh
April 3rd, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 3 (IANS) Chhattisgarh, which has roughly one-fifth of India's total known coal reserves, has signed 59 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) since January 2007 with various power plants, ... Read more...
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Blast in Israeli embassy car: Kazmi’s bail plea dismissed (Lead)
April 3rd, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, arrested for his alleged involvement in the Feb 13 blast in ... Read more...
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Charge sheet is fraudulent, says YSR’s party
March 31st, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 31 (IANS) YSR Congress party Saturday termed as "fraudulent" the charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an alleged illegal assets case against its ... Read more...
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Now, DRDO chief defends Tatra trucks
March 31st, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) It was the turn of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Dr. V.K. Saraswat Saturday to defend the Tatra trucks that are at the ... Read more...
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Shady defence deals will be scrapped: Antony
March 29th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) With several defence deals coming under the scanner for malpractices, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said the government will scrap any contract or tender that comes ... Read more...
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Omar says AFSPA may go this year
March 29th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 28 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said that concrete steps would be taken for the removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) ... Read more...
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Himachal debt rises to Rs.25,313.70 crore
March 27th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 27 (IANS) The debt burden of Himachal Pradesh has increased to Rs.5,140.56 crore over the past four years, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here Tuesday."The debt from ... Read more...
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Jharkhand stops land acquisition for BCCL
March 23rd, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 23 (IANS) The Jharkhand government has stopped land acquisition for Coal India Ltd. (CIL) subsidiary Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) as it was not following the prescribed rehabilitation ... Read more...
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Apex court notice in Ghai land allocation case
March 23rd, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the Maharashtra government, film maker Subhash Ghai and PIL petitioner Rajendra Lakshman Sontakke on a plea by union ... Read more...
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Indian airlines not submitting emission details to EU: Ajit Singh
March 22nd, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) India's airlines are not submitting emission details to the European Union (EU) as it had directed, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh told parliament Thursday."Though the ... Read more...
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Bumpy road to Priyanka’s cottage
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 22 (IANS) The path to Priyanka Vadra's dream cottage on the outskirts of this Himachal Pradesh capital is not smooth.This came to light in a written reply ... Read more...
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Over 14,000 illegal construction cases registered in Delhi
March 21st, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has registered 14,306 cases of unauthorized constructions, demolished 5,128 and sealed 2,476 constructions in the last three years, the ... Read more...
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Controversial Madhya Pradesh minister puts foot in mouth
March 21st, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 21 (IANS) A controversial Madhya Pradesh minister made a bizarre statement in the state assembly Wednesday, asserting that promises made in election manifestos are by a party ... Read more...
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Delhi Police deny foreign agency quizzed Kazmi: Court (Lead)
March 21st, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday disposed of a petition by arrested journalist Syed Mohammad Kazmi in which he alleged that officials of a "foreign agency" had ... Read more...
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Emergency records missing from PMO
March 21st, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The government Wednesday said records pertaining to the imposition of emergency in India in 1975 have gone missing from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and ... Read more...
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Kazmi’s petition disposed of
March 21st, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday disposed of a petition of arrested journalist Syed Mohammad Kazmi which alleged that officials of a "foreign agency" had interrogated him ... Read more...
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Proposal for free medicines at government facilities
March 20th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The proposal for the 12th Five Year Plan includes a new initiative to supply essential medicines free of cost for patients seeking healthcare in public ... Read more...
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Cases of neonatal tetanus, measles fall
March 20th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The number of people suffering from neonatal tetanus and measles has come down over the last two years, the Rajya Sabha was informed Tuesday"The number ... Read more...
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‘PM should take stand on Sri Lanka war crimes’
March 20th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured support to the US resolution against Sri Lanka, some opposition parties Tuesday asked him to take a ... Read more...
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NCTC differences can be narrowed down: PM
March 20th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) With several chief ministers and opposition parties against the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in its present form, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday reiterated ... Read more...
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No combat role for women in armed forces: Antony
March 19th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The government Monday made it clear that it has no proposal to induct women in combat roles in the defence forces, including as fighter pilots ... Read more...
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