Agra inner ring road project to be restarted
August 29th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 29 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday announced that decks have been cleared to restart the bidding for the 30-km inner ring road project in the Taj city ... Read more...
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Virbhadra as chief to end Himachal Congress confusion (News Analysis)
August 26th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The move by the Congress leadership to appoint Virbhadra Singh as the Himachal Pradesh Congress chief, three months ahead of the assembly elections, has ... Read more...
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Goa’s pro-women flagship scheme hits rough weather
July 26th, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 26 (IANS) The Goa government's 'Laadli Laxmi' scheme, a flagship social initiative which grants Rs.1 lakh to women at the time of marriage, has hit rough weather.The ... Read more...
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Work on Night Safari to start in UP
May 30th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 30 (IANS) An ambitious Night wildlife Safari project - the first in India - might see the light of the day sooner than later at Greater Noida ... Read more...
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Balaji, Espasandin in ITF tennis title clash
May 4th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 4 (IANS) India's Sriram Balaji and Swiss Joss Espasandin entered the singles final of the MCC-SR Subramaniam Memorial ITF Men's Futures tennis tournament with contrasting victories here Friday.Fifth ... Read more...
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Reang refugee repatriation from Tripura to Mizoram begins
May 4th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Aizawl, May 4 (IANS) The long-awaited repatriation of Reang tribal refugees from Tripura to neighbouring Mizoram began Friday but there is uncertainty over whether all the migrants will return ... Read more...
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Peace Accord with Black Widow rebel faction soon: Chidambaram
January 24th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 24 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday hinted that the government is planning to sign a peace accord with the Dima Halam Daogah faction of rebels ... Read more...
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Srinagar sees coldest night in 16 years, more snow expected (Lead)
January 14th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 14 (IANS) The night temperature in Srinagar Saturday touched the lowest in 16 years at 7.8 degrees Celsius below the freezing point as intense cold gripped the valley, ... Read more...
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Ranbir event runs into rough weather in Lucknow
October 21st, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 21 (IANS) Ranbir Kapoor, the heartthrob of millions, had a tough time in Lucknow Friday after he abruptly walked out of an event to promote his latest ... Read more...
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Court case against ‘Azaan’
October 12th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) Bollywood movie "Azaan", scheduled to be released Friday, has run into rough weather after a Samajwadi Party leader from the city approached the Bombay High Court, ... Read more...
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Shooting fish prices eating into Goan festivities
September 6th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 6 (IANS) Even Lord Ganesh, the 'vanquisher of troubles', could not come to the rescue of the average fish-loving Goan this Ganesh Chaturthi as fish prices first hit ... Read more...
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Intercepted suspect ship may have been hijacked: Officials (Lead, With images)
August 15th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) The Indian Navy says that the cargo ship it intercepted late Sunday may have been hijacked and used for smuggling contraband.The 500-tonne M.V. Nafis-I had been ... Read more...
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Noida farmers say construction has spoilt environment
August 4th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Aug 3 (IANS) Early resolution of the Noida Extension tangle has run into rough weather with farmers raising environmental issues. They allege the unplanned construction has led to ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill in parliament by Wednesday: Bansal (Lead)
July 29th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The anti-graft Lokpal bill is scheduled to be introduced in
parliament within the first three days of its month-long monsoon session that begins Monday and ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill in parliament by Wednesday
July 29th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The government will introduce the anti-graft Lokpal bill in parliament within the first three days of the monsoon session beginning next week, Parliamentary Affairs Minister ... Read more...
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Goa government’s PPP hospital project in trouble
June 16th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 16 (IANS) The Goa government's decision to hand over a government-run district hospital to a private health care agency in public-private partnership (PPP) has hit rough weather.The ... Read more...
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Ten Sri Lankan fishermen arrested off Andhra coast
May 30th, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 30 (IANS) Indian Coast Guard have arrested 10 Sri Lankan fishermen off the Andhra Pradesh coast after they intruded into Indian territorial waters.In the second such incident in ... Read more...
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Ministry to set up Faridabad air crash probe panel
May 26th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The civil aviation ministry Thursday said it has received a preliminary report on Wednesday's air ambulance crash in a suburb of the national capital, ... Read more...
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Chopper with Arunachal chief minister missing (Second Lead)
April 30th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, April 30 (IANS) Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of a helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu with authorities in Bhutan denying earlier official claims that it had landed ... Read more...
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PAC meet fails to resolve internal divisions
April 21st, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) held an internal meeting Thursday to resolve differences over the 2G spectrum probe but problems continue, according to informed ... Read more...
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Talks with Mizoram rebel outfit hit roadblock
March 28th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, March 28 (IANS) Peace talks between the Mizoram government and the separatist outfit Hmar People's Convention-Democrats (HPC-D) have run into rough weather, with the state declining a "foreign negotiator" ... Read more...
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Jairam Ramesh distances himself from Jaitapur nuke project
March 20th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Mar. 20 (ANI): Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has claimed that the impact assessment for the controversial Jaitapur nuclear power project in western India has been done by another government agency and ... Read more...
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India in touch with Iran govt to expedite detained Indian sailors’ release
March 5th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 5(ANI): The Indian Embassy in Tehran is in touch with the Iranian government to expedite the release of Indian sailors, who were detained near Iranian coast on February 16, ... Read more...
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Villagers continue to agitate over proposed Jaitapur nuke power project
February 27th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Jaitapur (Maharashtra), Feb.27 (ANI): Even as Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan continues to assure the people of Jaitapur that their farmlands won't be forcefully acquired for a 9,900 megawatt nuclear power project, ... Read more...
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‘Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark’ Finally Sees The Light Of The Day
January 14th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
has been kept on hold.News are trickling in the production team of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark had decided on last Thursday, that it will take some time before ... Read more...
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Will Chandigarh airport beat fog with new landing devices?
January 13th, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, Jan 13 (IANS) Chandigarh airport, considered a gateway to Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, grounds to a halt for several days every year thanks to dense ... Read more...
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Sunburn Goa music festival hits rough weather
December 21st, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 21 (IANS) The three-day Sunburn Goa electronic music festival, scheduled to be held next week, has run into rough weather with three civil society groups Tuesday demanding it be banned ... Read more...
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Justin Beiber: A Victim Of Rough Weather
December 3rd, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Justin cannot take the unpredictable weather of Britain in his stride and he has decided never to relocate there given a chance. Justin also hates the cuisine out there. In an ... Read more...
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Manmohan leaves for Seoul Wednesday, will meet Obama again (Lead)
November 7th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet with US President Barack Obama yet again in a few days in Seoul where he goes Wednesday on a three-day ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh leaves Wednesday for G20 Summit in Seoul
November 7th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves for Seoul Wednesday on a three-day visit to attend the G20 Summit where he is expected to meet with his host ... Read more...
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Priyanka’s Shimla cottage runs into rough weather
September 13th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, Sep 13 (IANS) Priyanka Vadra's dream cottage, being built in the wooded Charabra hills near here, has run into rough weather -- literally. Heavy rains have washed away ... Read more...
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Devotees begins annual pilgrimage to Manimahesh Lake in Jammu and Kashmir
September 4th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by ANI
By Ishtiaq AhmedBhaderwah (Jammu and Kashmir), Sep 4 (ANI): Thousands of Hindu devotees commenced their annual pilgrimage from Jammu and Kashmir's Bhaderwah city to the sacred Manimahesh Lake located in Himachal Pradesh.The ... Read more...
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Titanic expedition captures new images of the wreck
August 30th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 30 (IANS) An expedition probing the Titanic wreck has revealed sharp new images of the world's most tragic shipwreck.
A research team has been relying on a robot pair to click ... Read more...
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It’s raining ‘ghost’ relief camps wherever Gilani goes in inundated Pakistan
August 18th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug.18 (ANI): While millions of people struggle to wade through the devastating floods in Pakistan, the local administration is seen offering little help to the victims, and complaints regarding 'ghost' ... Read more...
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‘Fake’ flood relief camp magically appears during Gilani’s Balochistan visit
August 13th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Jaffarabad (Pakistan), Aug 13(ANI): The government of Pakistan's Balochistan province has been accused of setting up a fake flood-relief camp during Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's visit to Sohbatpur on Thursday.According to ... Read more...
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