No Americans killed in Peshawar blast: US
September 3rd, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 3 (IANS) The US embassy here Monday denied that two Americans were killed in a car bomb attack in Peshawar.An embassy spokesman said they had no reports of ... Read more...
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Three die in blast near UN office in Peshawar (Lead)
September 3rd, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 3 (IANS) Three people were killed and five injured Monday when a huge car bomb exploded close to a UN office and the residential quarters of the US ... Read more...
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Budget highlights 8
March 16th, 2012 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
* Cinema industry exempted from service tax.* Service tax rate raised from 10 percent to 12 percent to bring in Rs.18,660 crore.* Excise duty raised from 10 to 12 percent.* ... Read more...
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Prominent highlights of 2012-13 budget
March 16th, 2012 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Prominent highlights of the budget for 2012-13 presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha Friday:* Income tax exemption limit raised to ... Read more...
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Budget highlights 7
March 16th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
* Income tax exemption limit raised to Rs.2 lakh to provide relief of relief of Rs.2,000 for assessees in this catergory; 20 percent tax on income over Rs.10 lakh, up from ... Read more...
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‘Electification projects on in Garo Hills’
January 30th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 30 (IANS) Meghalaya has launched various schemes for improving power supplies, including implementing the Rajiv Gandhi rural electrification programme in the three insurgency-affected districts of Garo Hills in ... Read more...
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GNLA sets conditions to free abducted engineers
January 28th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 28 (IANS) Setting conditions to free two abducted government engineers, the insurgent Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Saturday demanded a "convincing reply" from the Meghalaya government in seven ... Read more...
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Ex-IITian nabbed for friend’s murder
January 26th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 26 (IANS) An IIT-Kanpur graduate, currently pursuing an MBA from IIM-Lucknow, has been taken into custody by the CBI as a key suspect in the killing of his ... Read more...
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To those we said sayonara… RIP (2011 in Retrospect)
December 23rd, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) They entertained, educated and enlivened our lives with their talent and sheer brilliance. As another year draws to a close, it is time to ... Read more...
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Ahead of Advani’s arrival, Karnataka BJP problems mount
October 28th, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 28 (IANS) Embarrassment over corruption scandals continues to pile up for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of party senior leader L.K. Advani's Oct 30 public meeting ... Read more...
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More treasure found in Sai Baba’s ashram (Lead)
July 19th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 19 (IANS) Cash, gold and silver continues to tumble out of cupboards in the late Sathya Sai Baba's residential quarters in Puttaparthi town of Andhra Pradesh, with valuables ... Read more...
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More gold, cash tumble out of Sai Baba’s cupboards
July 19th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 19 (IANS) Cash, gold and silver continue to tumble out of cupboards in the late Sathya Sai Baba's residential quarters in Puttaparthi town of Andhra Pradesh, with valuables ... Read more...
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Freiburg: the world’s ecological model city (Feature)
July 12th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Freiburg (Germany), July 12 (IANS) The story of Freiburg, better known as the environmental capital of Germany, goes back to the early 1980s when local people stalled the installation of ... Read more...
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One detained for Chennai boy’s killing (Lead)
July 10th, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 9 (IANS) Seven days after the shooting of 13-year-old K. Dilshan inside an army residential campus here, one man suspected of the killing has been detained, police said ... Read more...
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Breakthrough in Chennai boy killing case likely
July 10th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 9 (IANS) Seven days after the killing of 13-year-old K. Dilshan inside army residential campus here, Tamil Nadu Police seem to be on the verge of cracking the ... Read more...
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Three more to be questioned over Chennai boy’s killing (Lead)
July 7th, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Chennai/New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Police will question three more people Thursday in connection with the killing of a 13-year-old boy inside the army residential campus in Chennai ... Read more...
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Police listing suspects in Chennai boy’s killing
July 5th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Police said Tuesday that they are making a list of people who could have shot dead a 13-year-old boy inside the army campus here ... Read more...
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Indian Army to probe teenager’s killing
July 4th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Indian Army said Monday it will conduct its own probe into the killing of a teenager after he trespassed into a military residential area ... Read more...
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Crime Branch starts probe into boy’s killing
July 4th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 4 (IANS) The Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) team Monday started its probe into the killing of a 13-year-old boy by an unidentified person inside the army quarters ... Read more...
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Trespassing teenager shot by soldier
July 3rd, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 3 (IANS) A 13-year-old boy was seriously injured when a soldier shot him after catching him trespassing at the military residential quarters here Sunday, police said.The boy, Dilshan, ... Read more...
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Police summons two members of Sathya Sai trust
June 22nd, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 22 (IANS) In a new twist to the case of transporting a huge amount of money from late spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba's ashram in Puttaparthi, two ... Read more...
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Seized cash not ours: Sai trust (Lead)
June 20th, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) Police in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district Sunday seized Rs.35.5 lakh from a car belonging to the Sathya Sai Central Trust that manages the spiritual empire ... Read more...
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Police seize Rs.35 lakh from Sai trust’s car
June 19th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) Police in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district Sunday seized Rs.35.5 lakh from a car belonging to the Sathya Sai Central Trust that manages the spiritual empire ... Read more...
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Five youth held for vehicle thefts
February 2nd, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Five youth, including two relatives of police officers, were arrested here Tuesday for alleged involvement in several vehicle theft cases, police said.The accused have been identified as Sandeep ... Read more...
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19 killed in Karachi suicide blast (Third Lead)
November 12th, 2010 - 1:39 am ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 12 (IANS) At least 19 people were killed and more than 110 were injured Thursday night when an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into a police station in a ... Read more...
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Pakistani Hindu woman moves court over temple
November 3rd, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Peshawar, Nov 3 (IANS) A Hindu woman in this northwestern Pakistani city has moved the high court to stake claim over an old temple. The court Tuesday directed the archaeology and revenue ... Read more...
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Two policemen die, 12 hurt in Pakistan suicide bomb attack
November 1st, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleen
Islamabad, Nov 1 (IANS) Two policemen were killed and 12 others, including 10 policemen, were injured in a suicide bomb attack Monday on a police check-post in northwest ... Read more...
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Government brought disrepute to country over Games: BJP
September 25th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday attacked the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee (OC) for bringing disrepute to the ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh sugar mill handed over to industrialist
August 18th, 2010 - 1:39 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 18 (IANS) A recently disinvested sugar mill in Amroha district of Uttar Pradesh was Tuesday handed over to industrialist Ponty Chadda amid tight security.
Kundan Sugar Mill in Amroha, about 400 ... Read more...
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Mayawati allocates Rs.500 crore more for parks, memorials
August 10th, 2010 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 10 (IANS) Unfazed by criticism against "overspending" on parks and statues, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati once again allocated nearly Rs. 500 crores towards her dream projects in the ... Read more...
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Conserving heritage - historic Kolkata palace gets a makeover
June 3rd, 2010 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) Sova Bazar palace, a historic residence in Kolkata built in the 18th century by Raja Nabakrishna Deb, a member of the aristocracy, has for the first ... Read more...
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Four killed in Pakistan suicide attack (Lead)
February 27th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
ISlamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Four people, including two policemen, were killed and 23 injured Saturday in a suicide attack on a police station in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, police said.
One ... Read more...
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Mughal Sarai to Shoranur: A tale of trains, chai and small towns (IANS Books)
December 23rd, 2009 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The little-known towns in the heart of India that teem with life outside the big railway junctions have stories of their own over steaming cups ... Read more...
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Suicide bomber kills 12 at Pakistan police offices (Second Lead)
December 18th, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 18 (DPA) A suicide car bomber struck a police compound in Pakistan's northwestern district of Lower Dir Friday, killing at least 12 people, including three policemen, officials said.
About 30 ... Read more...
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Intense search on for missing atomic scientist in Karnataka (Lead)
June 12th, 2009 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 11 (IANS) Search operations have been intensified to trace a senior scientific officer of the Kaiga atomic power plant in coastal Karnataka after he went missing Monday, police said Thursday.
Scientist, ... Read more...
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