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Court summons Delhi’s transport commissioner
March 19th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday summoned the city's transport commissioner for failing to check illegal permits of autorickshaws.
A division bench of acting Chief Justice Madan B.Lokur and ...
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Maharashtra rapped for failure to protect migrants
March 18th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has been hauled up by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for failing to protect migrants from a hate campaign launched by Raj ...
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Can consider amendments to nuclear liability bill: BJP
March 17th, 2010 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Expressing strong opposition to the nuclear liability bill in its present form, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) indicated Wednesday it was willing to consider any amendments ...
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Government offers talks on nuclear liability bill (Second Lead)
March 17th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) With the political standoff over the civil nuclear liability bill persisting, the government Wednesday offered to "discuss coolly" all issues relating to the legislation and urged the ...
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Brand Tihar now goes into footwear
March 16th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
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By Radhika Bhirani
New Delhi, March 16(IANS) After cookies and dresses, brand TJ (Tihar Jail) is all set to leave its imprint on designer footwear made from waste material.
With Tihar Jail authorities roping ...
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Pakistani woman nabbed with fake Indian currency in Nepal
March 16th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, March 16 (IANS) A 55-year-old Pakistani woman has been arrested at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu with fake Indian currency worth Rs.3 million, police said.
Mariam Wali Mohammad, apparently travelling alone ...
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No American pressure behind nuclear bill
March 15th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) With the opposition fiercely pitted against the nuclear liability bill, the government has denied any US pressure to push the legislation. The bill, sources said, has ...
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Government defers nuclear bill, ready for discussion (Second Lead)
March 15th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The government Monday deferred the introduction of the nuclear liability bill in view of fierce opposition from the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Left, and offered ...
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NRI’s lawsuit seeks contempt action against Kolkata hospital
March 15th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
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By Rana Ajit
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A US-based Indian origin medical practitioner has moved the Supreme Court seeking contempt of court proceedings against a Kolkata hospital for ignoring the court's order ...
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Fake currency notes of Rs.2.48 crore recovered
March 13th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, March 13 (IANS) Fake currency notes of Rs.2.48 crore were recovered from a train in Uttar Pradesh's Chanduali district, a railway official said Saturday.
The fake notes and maps of Thailand were ...
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Pranab hints at steps for fiscal consolidation
March 12th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday said steps have to be taken for fiscal consolidation, saying the country cannot continue to live on borrowed resources.
"We have ...
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Vikram Solar invests Rs.100 crore in green power
March 10th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) Vikram Solar Private Ltd. has invested Rs.100 crore at its plant at Falta, a special economic zone (SEZ) in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, for producing solar ...
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Honeymoon should not be televised, court tells Rahul Mahajan (Lead)
March 9th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) A city court Tuesday allowed Rahul Mahajan to leave the country on a honeymoon with his newly wedded wife but imposed a condition that the trip ...
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Court permits Rahul Mahajan to visit Maldives
March 9th, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) A city court Tuesday allowed Rahul Mahajan to leave the country to go on a honeymoon with his newly wedded wife.
Special judge J.P.S. Malik granted ...
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Railways asked to compensate boy who was disabled
March 9th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The national human rights watchdog has asked the Railway Board to compensate a 12-year-old boy who was thrown off a train by a ticket examiner, leading to ...
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Cars and two wheelers to cost more in Karnataka
March 5th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
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Bangalore, March 5 (IANS) Cars and two-wheelers will cost more in Karnataka from April 1 as the budget for the coming financial year proposes to increase the motor vehicle taxes by one ...
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Ashok Leyland targets 30 pc market share next fiscal (Lead)
March 3rd, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Mar 3 (IANS) Commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland is targeting a 30 percent market share, selling 90,000 units in the next financial year.
"We are looking at sales of around 90,000 units ...
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Ashok Leyland targets 30 pc market share next fiscal
March 3rd, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, March 3 (IANS) Commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland is targeting sales of 90,000 units next financial year - a volume growth of around 38 percent over this fiscal's sales - and ...
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33.86 cr annuity to Haryana farmers for acquired land
March 3rd, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, March 3 (IANS) The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has sanctioned Rs.33.86 crore as annuity amount to be given to the farmers whose land has been acquired by the estate department ...
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Haryana to award Rs.500,000 to hockey team
March 2nd, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, March 2 (IANS) In a bid to boost the morale of the Indian hockey team playing in the World Cup in New Delhi, the Haryana government Tuesday announced a cash prize ...
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‘PMO approval not taken for ad featuring ex-Pakistani air chief’
February 28th, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The union ministry of women and child development did not seek the mandatory approval of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) before publishing the prime minister's photograph ...
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Handique confers national mineral awards to geoscientists
February 27th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Feb 27(ANI): Union Mines Minister B.K. Handique on Saturday conferred the National Mineral Awards-2008 to seventeen eminent geoscientists, engineers, and mining technologists in a presentation ceremony in the national capital.
Professor ...
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Dr. Abdullah welcomes 61 percent hike in Budget for renewable energy sector
February 26th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Feb 26(ANI): Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Friday welcomed the 61 percent hike for renewable energy sector in the General Budget for 2010-11.
In ...
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A thumbs up to income tax relief, but fuel hike worrying
February 26th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The relief in income tax, cheaper mobile phones and readymade garments, even costlier cigarettes, proposed in the general budget was welcomed by all, but the rise ...
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Budget allocates Rs.100 crore to New Pension Scheme
February 26th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Feb 26 (IANS) Encouraging people to save in the New Pension Scheme, Finance Minister Pranab Mukerjee Friday said the central government will allocate Rs.100 crore to the scheme in the next ...
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Higher education gets Rs.11,000 cr; focus on IITs, study loans
February 26th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) India Friday allocated Rs.11,000 crore (Rs.110 billion/$2.38 billion) for its higher education sector, which is around seven percent more than the 2009-10 financial year.
As per the ...
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Relief for many as personal income tax slabs raised (Lead)
February 26th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday gave relief to individual tax payers by raising personal tax slabs while introducing a simpler format of filing tax returns from ...
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Personal income tax slabs raised, relief for many
February 26th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday gave relief to individual tax payers by raising personal tax slabs while introducing a simpler format of filing tax returns from ...
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Contribution to the Central Staff Benefit Fund enhanced by Rs.150
February 24th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Feb.24 (ANI): Minister for Railways Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Railways has decided to enhance the contribution to the Central Staff Benefit Fund from Rs. 350 per employee ...
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Only Rahul Gandhi can rescue hockey: Suniel Shetty
February 24th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
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By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Bollywood star Suniel Shetty feels Congress MP Rahul Gandhi should step in to save the sport from the "doldrums".
"Only Rahul Gandhi with his ...
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Swiss pen depicting Lord Shiva launched in India (With Image)
February 24th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The mystery and symbolism associated with Lord Shiva now find space on a pen. Swiss manufacturer of fine writing instruments, Caran d'Ache, has launched a luxury pen ...
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Punjab excise policy aims to earn Rs.500 crore more
February 24th, 2010 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, Feb 23 (IANS) The Punjab government Tuesday announced its new excise policy (2010-11) targeting a revenue of over Rs.2,501 crore with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal describing it as a "historic ...
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Man held for killing senior citizen
February 23rd, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) A 29-year-old milk delivery man was arrested for killing a 67-year-old woman here last week, police said Tuesday.
Nirmal Arora was found dead inside her house in ...
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Uproar in Bihar assembly over multi-crore excise scam
February 23rd, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
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Patna, Feb 23 (IANS) The opposition created an uproar in the Bihar assembly Tuesday over the demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the multi-crore excise scam.
The opposition, on ...
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Tata Steel’s Kalinganagar plant gets first consignment
February 22nd, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, Feb 22 (IANS) The first consignment of equipment for Tata Steel's Kalinganagar steel project in Orissa has arrived from Germany, a senior company official said Monday.
"The equipment is of SMS (steel ...
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Four arrested in Delhi for visa racket
February 18th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Four people were arrested in Delhi for allegedly getting people visas on fake documents, police said Thursday.
"We got some specific information about the gang. They used ...
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Nitish sacks Bihar excise minister who alleged scam
February 18th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
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Patna, Feb 18 (IANS) Bihar Excise Minister Jamshed Ashraf was sacked Thursday, a week after he alleged there was a "multi-crore scam" in his department that had the involvement of people in ...
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Got a new TV show idea? Disney will make it!
February 16th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Disney network of channels in India has announced a new contest called 'Pitchkiaow!' seeking new show ideas for kids to promote creative talent in the television ...
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Public interest petition filed in multi-crore excise scam
February 16th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
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Patna, Feb 16 (IANS) A public interest litigation (PIL) petition has been filed in the Patna High Court seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged multi-crore ...
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No jury, no awards - stage set for unique film fest in Puri
February 16th, 2010 - 9:41 am ICT by IANS
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By Jatindra Dash
Bhubaneswar, Feb 16 (IANS) No juries, no awards....just sun, sand, sea and film screenings inside makeshift tents are some of the unique features of the Bring Your Own Film Festival ...
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