Trouble likely in quota bill passage, PM meets ministers
September 5th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Hinting at trouble in getting the promotion quota bill passed in parliament, the government Wednesday said there is little time during the monsoon session, ... Read more...
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Andhra police chief asks northeast community not to panic (Second Lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 17 (IANS) Denying that there was a mass exodus of people of Assam and other northeast states from Hyderabad, the Andhra Pradesh police chief Friday appealed to them ... Read more...
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Andhra police chief appeals northeast community not to panic (Lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 17 (IANS) Denying that there was a mass exodus of people of Assam and other northeastern states from Hyderabad, the Andhra Pradesh Police chief Friday appealed to ... Read more...
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Government-industry task force to meet next week
August 10th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) A government-industry task force headed by Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma will meet here next week to discuss fall in industrial output and ... Read more...
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Deficit monsoon: PM directs weekly monitoring
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) With deficient monsoon rains threatening crop plantation in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday asked all ministries concerned to co-ordinate efforts with state ... Read more...
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Home ministry reviews situation ahead of Amarnath Yatra
June 11th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) With snowfall affecting the preparations for the Amarnath Yatra, the union home ministry Monday said it was aware of the concerns for the timely ... Read more...
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Curfew continues in Rajouri town, 20 arrested
March 9th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 9 (IANS) The authorities in the sensitive border town of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir enforced strict curfew restrictions second day Friday following communal clashes Wednesday evening.Rajouri Deputy ... Read more...
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India, US pitch for Afghan-led reconciliation process
January 20th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Reviewing the situation in Afghanistan, India and the US Friday agreed to pitch for "an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned" reconciliation process and discussed the ongoing political ... Read more...
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Maharashtra begins ‘no power days’ for agro-sector
October 12th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) Even as Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Wednesday described the ongoing power crisis in the state due to non-availability of coal as a "national issue", ... Read more...
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Tight security at government offices in Telangana
September 27th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 26 (IANS) Taking serious note of the attacks on government officials by striking employees in the Telangana region, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Monday ... Read more...
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Floods displace thousands in Orissa
September 10th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 9 (IANS) Floods triggered by a huge discharge of water from the Hirakud dam have displaced about 3,800 people and damaged at least 8,000 houses in 14 of ... Read more...
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Medha Patkar joins anti-Posco protest (Lead)
June 20th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 20 (IANS) The anti-Posco agitation in Orissa got a boost Monday with social activist Medha Patkar joining the villagers in their protest against the proposed $12 billion project ... Read more...
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Osama was unarmed, says White House
May 4th, 2011 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 4 (IANS/EFE) Osama bin Laden "was not armed" at the time when the US commandos gunned him down inside a mansion in Pakistan, the Obama administration said Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Omar discusses internal security with governor
November 12th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 12 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Governor N.N. Vohra met here Friday to hold discussions on the security situation in the state.The 90-minute meeting came in ... Read more...
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Joe Jonas threatens to sue over ’sex with ex’ claim
August 15th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 15 (ANI): American singer Joe Jonas has got his lawyers involved after a celebrity blogger accused him of having sex with ex-girlfriend Demi Lovato.Joe, 20, has vowed to stay ... Read more...
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Eight Bengal districts may be declared drought-affected
August 6th, 2010 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) The West Bengal government is planning to declare eight districts as drought-affected or on the verge of facing a drought after reviewing the situation till the second week ... Read more...
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Curfew in Jammu and Kashmir town after clashes (Lead)
July 26th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 26 (IANS) Curfew was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba town after clashes between protestors and police over bovine smuggling left at least 20 people injured, police said.
Residents of ... Read more...
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Clashes in Jammu and Kashmir town
July 26th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 26 (IANS) More than a dozen people were injured Monday as protestors clashed with the police in Samba town of Jammu and Kashmir over bovine smuggling.
Residents of Samba, 40 km ... Read more...
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Kashmir violence: Abdullah to convene all party meet on Monday
July 9th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, July 9 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will convened an all party meeting on Monday to discuss the prevailing situation in the Kashmir Valley, where the army has ... Read more...
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Militants open fire in Sopore, curfew continues in Valley
July 9th, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) Two policemen were injured in two separate attacks by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town, while an indefinite curfew continued in Srinagar and other major towns ... Read more...
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Canada reviewing former BSF officer’s case
May 22nd, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Canada is "reviewing" the rejection of visa to a former Border Security Force (BSF) constable after the decision sparked off a diplomatic row, a Canadian official told ... Read more...
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Curfew relaxed for 11 hours in Bareilly (Lead)
March 17th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bareilly, March 17 (IANS) Curfew was relaxed in Bareilly Wednesday for 11 hours as the Uttar Pradesh town limped towards normalcy after a serious bout of communal violence, authorities said.
It was the ... Read more...
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Curfew relaxed for 11 hours in Bareilly
March 17th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bareilly, March 17 (IANS) Curfew in Bareilly was relaxed for 11 hours Wednesday for the third time since it was imposed two weeks ago as normalcy returned to this Uttar Pradesh town ... Read more...
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Curfew relaxed in Bareilly
March 16th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bareilly, March 16 (IANS) Curfew in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district was relaxed for eight hours Tuesday for only the second time since it was imposed two weeks ago following a communal clash, ... Read more...
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Bareilly remains tense after 12 days of curfew
March 13th, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bareilly, March 13 (IANS) Tension continued in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, parts of which have been under curfew for 12 days, following the fresh outbreak of trouble in which 15 people were ... Read more...
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Bring Pune blast culprits to justice at earliest: Prime Minister
February 14th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Sunday directed both Centre and Maharashtra Government officials to take co-ordinated and effective steps to identify and bring culprits of ... Read more...
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‘Headley had surveyed area near Pune blast site’ (Lead)
February 14th, 2010 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley had surveyed the Osho ashram area, which is 200 yards from the German Bakery where a bomb blast Saturday evening ... Read more...
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Curfew-like restrictions, protests continue in Srinagar
February 7th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 7 (IANS) Harsh curfew-like restrictions continued in the old city area of summer capital Srinagar, where fresh protests were held Sunday against the alleged killing of a 16-year-old student in ... Read more...
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India expresses concern over recurrence of attacks on Indian students in Australia
November 11th, 2009 - 10:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.11 (ANI): India on Wednesday expressed concern over the recurrence of incidents of attacks on Indian students in Australia and stressed at the need to undertake more effective measures ... Read more...
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Deora says IOC depot fire will get extinguished when fuel ends
October 30th, 2009 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur, Oct 30 (ANI): Union Petroleum Minister Murli Deora on Friday said there is no other option but to let the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot fire burn itself out."We will ... Read more...
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Swine flu toll in Andhra rises to 13
September 15th, 2009 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 15 (IANS) The swine flu death toll in Andhra Pradesh rose to 13 with the death of one more person Tuesday.
A woman hailing from Warangal district died of swine flu ... Read more...
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US support for war in Afghanistan at all-time low
September 2nd, 2009 - 6:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 2 (DPA) Support for the war in Afghanistan has fallen to an all-time low in the United States, according to a national poll published Tuesday by CNN.
Fifty-seven percent of ... Read more...
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Mukherjee to address RBI Directors today
July 11th, 2009 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 11(ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will address the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India, this morning.This is the post budget customary meeting of ... Read more...
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Sundarbans tigers unlikely victims of cyclone Aila
May 28th, 2009 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Port Canning (West Bengal), May 28 (ANI): Cyclone Aila that originated over the Bay of Bengal on Monday and caused havoc in many parts of West Bengal and Bangladesh might not have ... Read more...
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Parleys on but no sign of new government in Nepal
May 7th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 7 (IANS) Even 72 hours after the fall of Nepal's first Maoist government and with a deadline set by the president to name a new coalition drawing closer ... Read more...
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