Swaraj asks Shinde to evacuate pilgrims from Uttarakhand
August 7th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) BJP leader Sushma Swaraj Tuesday urged Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to take emergency measures to evacuate pilgrims stranded in Uttrakashi following flash floods in Uttarakhand.Swaraj ... Read more...
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Man orders whopper with 1000 slices of cheese
July 16th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tokyo, July 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Japanese reporter amazed the world when he posted a video of him consuming whopper with 1,000 cheese slices. Mr. Sato, a reporter for Rocket News ... Read more...
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Tejinder moves apex court for CBI probe on Army chief
April 25th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into the role of Army chief General V.K. Singh into the ... Read more...
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Mamata urges PM to put NCTC decision on hold
February 22nd, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and demanded that the move to set up the National Counter Terrorism ... Read more...
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Police to bar new religious processions (Lead)
December 29th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 29 (IANS) With a growing number of daily religious and political processions herr taking a toll on policing, police have decided to deny permission for new religious events.Hyderabad ... Read more...
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Hyderabad police disallow new annual processions
December 29th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 29 (IANS) With an increasing number of daily religious and political processions in Hyderabad taking a toll on policing, the law and order agency Thursday decided to reroute ... Read more...
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Rules for hiring teachers for disabled approved, court told
October 10th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) informed the Delhi High Court Monday that it has approved rules for recruitment of two special teachers for disabled ... Read more...
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Kerala temple’s vault B not to be opened now: Supreme Court
September 22nd, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Opening vault B of Kerala's Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple will be considered only after the around Rs.1 lakh crore worth of treasure unearthed from the other ... Read more...
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Minister, officials took Rs.8.50 crore bribes in health scam
August 11th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 11 (IANS) A former health minister and two former state health secretaries of Jharkhand were bribed Rs.8.5 crore in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam, the Central ... Read more...
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CBI arrests Punjab Police officer for graft (Lead)
July 24th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Sunday evening stumbled upon over Rs.1 crore in cash, fixed deposit receipts worth several lakhs of rupees and scores of ... Read more...
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Online prostitution racket busted, owner arrested
May 8th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) A management graduate was arrested in the national capital for operating an online prostitution racket with a well-heeled pan India clientele, police said Sauturday.Sudhanshu Gupta, ... Read more...
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BJP’s Bengal chief on hunger strike outside poll panel office
April 23rd, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) West Bengal unit chief Rahul Sinha Saturday launched an indefinite hunger strike outside the state chief electoral officer's (CEO) office, ... Read more...
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Haryana to fill vacant posts for disabled
April 21st, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 21 (IANS) The Haryana government has decided to launch a special recruitment campaign to fill up 1,392 vacant posts reserved for the disabled in its various departments, it ... Read more...
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Police officer elated after getting vehicle used by Karkare
February 4th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) A senior police officer in Mumbai Friday willingly accepted a vehicle allotted to his police station in which former Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare was killed and ... Read more...
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Tigers on the prowl: Saving big cats through art (With Image)
December 17th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Anjolie Ela Menon's latest art project has a statement to make. A stretched fibre glass tiger with three babies in black and gold, it is ... Read more...
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Indian Army’s munitions disposal to take three months
November 22nd, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 22 (IANS) An Indian Army operation to dispose off 17,000 pieces of scrap ammunition of unknown origin weighing some 50 tonnes begun earlier this month will last three months, an ... Read more...
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TDP stages protest to meet Prime Minister in Hyderabad
October 19th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Oct.19 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) staged a protest here on Tuesday, demanding a meeting with the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who was on a day visit to the ... Read more...
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I want to save nation from chaos: Ayodhya petitioner
September 16th, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Sharat Pradhan
Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) A low profile retired government officer, Ramesh Chandra Tripathi, has hit the spotlight in the temple-mosque row, thanks to his last ditch effort to settle the ... Read more...
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IAF rescues two stranded villagers in Srinagar
July 30th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, July 30 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel rescued two villagers, who were caught in a recent flash flood in the Shulur village here.The duo Hussain and Mohammad Ashraf, had ... Read more...
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When can Emergency be imposed (To go with Can Emergency be imposed again in India?)
June 25th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Emergency is a special feature of the Constitution of India that allows the central government to assume extraordinary powers, if there is a situation which warrants such action.
Emergency could be declared in ... Read more...
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Orissa doctors on strike, health services hit partially (Lead)
April 18th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 18 (IANS) Medical services were partially hit in Orissa after government doctors went on an indefinite strike Sunday demanding implementation of a scheme that ensures time-bound promotions.
"There was no ... Read more...
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Give documents to riots probe panel, apex court tells Gujarat
January 19th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday ordered the Gujarat government to provide various official documents to a special probe panel to facilitate its ongoing probe into cases of ... Read more...
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Railways to introduce pilot ‘Yuva Trains’
December 22nd, 2009 - 10:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 22(ANI): Union Railways Ministry on Tuesday said that it will soon introduce the first ever 'Yuva Trains' which are targeted mainly for the unemployed youths of the country. ... Read more...
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Rahul’s presser gets Mayawati’s green signal (Lead)
December 7th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 7 (IANS) In a sudden change of tack, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Monday gave her nod to a press conference by Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, permission for ... Read more...
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Don’t require own aircraft: NSG chief
October 16th, 2009 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Manesar (Haryana), Oct 16 (IANS) As the National Security Guard (NSG), the country's elite commando force, entered its silver jubilee year Friday, its director general N.P. Aulakh put to rest ... Read more...
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NSG to get high tech new weapons to fight terror: Chidambaram
October 16th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Manesar (Haryana), Oct 16 (IANS) The process of inducting state-of-the-art weapons for for the National Security Guard (NSG) is in the final stages, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Friday while detailing ... Read more...
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Goa not doing enough for swine flu patients, says nodal officer
July 19th, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 19 (IANS) The Goa health department's nodal officer for swine flu Sunday alleged that the state health authorities were not cooperating with him and not doing enough for quarantined patients. ... Read more...
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IFFI boots out Goa Law Commission from its office
July 16th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 16 (IANS) The newly formed Goa Law Commission has been asked to vacate its premises by July 31 by the state government to make way for the International Film Festival ... Read more...
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Kidnapped businessman’s family slams delay in JD-U leader’s arrest
June 4th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 4 (IANS) The family of kidnapped businessman Satyendra Kumar Singh Thursday alleged the delay in arresting the main accused - Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Vijay Krishna and his son Chanakya ... Read more...
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Full compensation for losses in unrest: Badal (Lead)
May 26th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 26 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday said his government was willing to pay full compensation for the losses people have suffered in violence in the state ... Read more...
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Full compensation for losses in unrest: Badal
May 26th, 2009 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 26 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday said that the state government was willing to pay full compensation for the losses suffered by people in two days ... Read more...
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Home Ministry permits NSG to requisition aircrafts in anti-terror operations
January 25th, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): In a bid to empower the National Security Guards (NSG) for anti-terror operations, the Home Ministry has authorized the NSG chief to requisition aircrafts from any ... Read more...
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NSG can requisition aircraft during crisis
January 24th, 2009 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Learning from the Nov 26 Mumbai terror attacks, the government has authorised the National Security Guard (NSG), India's main anti-terrorism crackforce, to requisition aircraft from any operator ... Read more...
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Three suspects arrested in Coimbatore
December 2nd, 2008 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
cThe three suspects Abdul Ameen aged 21, Iqufal Ahmed aged 20 and Jamsheel aged 21 were residing in Srilanka hotel situated opposite to the Coimbatore railway station for past twenty days.When ... Read more...
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Pak lawyers bodies rift weakening movement to restore sacked judges
July 21st, 2008 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 21 (ANI): A reported split between the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) is said to be causing cracks in the movement to ... Read more...
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