India, Iran firm up oil payment mechanism (Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Asserting that sanctions from the US can't harm its relations with India, Iran Tuesday said Indian companies will pay for 45 percent of their crude ... Read more...
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Northeast farmers unaware about crop insurance: Expert
February 6th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 6 (IANS) Farmers across India have been making claims for crop losses under the central government's National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS), but those in the northeastern states, mainly ... Read more...
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Driver booked after sand, not chemicals reach Germany
February 5th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 5 (IANS) A driver of a transport company in Punjab's Derabassi industrial town was booked for fraud after some chemical boxes shipped to Germany from India last month ... Read more...
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Operative parts of apex court’s 2G judgment (Lead)
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The operative parts of the Supreme Court's decision Thursday in which it cancelled all 122 licences for 2G spectrum (airwaves) allocated to telecom companies in ... Read more...
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Operative parts of apex court’s 2G judgment
February 2nd, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The operative parts of the Supreme Court's decision Thursday in which it cancelled all 122 licences for 2G spectrum (airwaves) allocated to telecom companies in ... Read more...
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Fodder scam: Lalu, Jagannath statements to be recorded
February 2nd, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 2 (IANS) The statements of two former Bihar chief ministers -- Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagannath Mishra -- will be recorded from Feb 13 in a special Central ... Read more...
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26 get 1-5 years’ jail terms for fodder scam
February 2nd, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 2 (IANS) A special CBI court here Thursday awarded jail terms ranging from one to five years to 26 people convicted in a case related to the multi-crore ... Read more...
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Congress suspends two leaders for indiscipline
February 1st, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Sending out a stern message against indiscipline, Maharashtra's Congress unit Wednesday suspended two Mumbai leaders for revolting against the party leadership, an official said."Mumbai general secretary ... Read more...
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Fodder scam: 64 convicts get jail terms in one case (Second Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 31 (IANS) Sixty-four convicts were Tuesday given two to five years' jail terms by a CBI special court here in a case related to the multi-crore rupee fodder ... Read more...
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64 people sentenced in fodder scam (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 31 (IANS) Sixty-four people were Tuesday sentenced to two to five years' imprisonment by a CBI special court here in a multi-crore rupee fodder scam that involved embezzlement ... Read more...
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Ranchi court convicts 64 in fodder scam
January 31st, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 31 (IANS) Sixty-four people were Tuesday jailed for two to five years by a special CBI court here in a multi-million rupee fodder scam case.The 64 people, including ... Read more...
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Drug dealer gets death penalty
January 29th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) In a rare judgment, a special narcotics court here Saturday awarded death penalty to a man for dealing in drugs.Special Narcotics Court Judge Shalini Nagpal awarded ... Read more...
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Married woman commits suicide, in-laws booked
January 28th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 27 (IANS) The family of a 23-year-old married woman, who committed suicide, alleged Friday that she killed herself following dowry harassment by her in-laws, said police, adding cases ... Read more...
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Billions can’t be spent on Ijaz’s security: Gilani
January 22nd, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Sunday that the country's interior ministry will provide security for Pakistani American businessman Mansoor Ijaz but billions of rupees ... Read more...
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BSF kills intruder in Punjab, 17 kg heroin seized
January 18th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Jan 18 (IANS) Alert Border Security Force (BSF) troopers Wednesday morning shot dead an intruder and recovered 17 kg heroin and fake currency with a face value of over ... Read more...
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Properties of Madhya Pradesh officials raided
January 17th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 17 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta Tuesday raided the premises of a sub-engineer of the Public Health Engineering Department and an inspector in the labour welfare department and ... Read more...
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Chouhan patronising illegal mining in Madhya Pradesh: Congress (Lead)
January 17th, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 16 (IANS) The opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh Monday claimed that a team of its legislators had found large-scale illegal sand mining in Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's ... Read more...
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Chouhan patronising illegal mining in Madhya Pradesh: Congress
January 16th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 16 (IANS) The opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh Monday claimed that a team of its legislators had found large scale illegal sand mining in Chief Minister Shivraj Singh ... Read more...
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Pakistan frees detained Iranian guards
January 16th, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 16 (IANS) Pakistan has freed three Iranian border guards detained earlier this month for shooting dead a Pakistani man and injuring his brother after illegally entering that country, ... Read more...
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My kids are also my competitors: Shah Rukh Khan
January 16th, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Shah Rukh Khan has bagged two awards at the Screen awards recently and the superstar is happy not only for himself but also for his ... Read more...
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Kangris and Kashmiris…one can’t be separated from the other (With Image)
December 30th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Khrew (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec 30 (IANS) For 40-year-old Bashir Ahmad Sheikh, it doesn't matter whether the art of weaving the traditional Kashmiri firepot, the kangri, was introduced here during ... Read more...
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China Mobile subsidiary invests $1.5 bn in Pakistan
December 30th, 2011 - 4:50 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) CMPak, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Mobile in Pakistan, has invested $1.5 billion in the country over the past four years, the company said ... Read more...
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Three held for fraud using fake cheques
December 28th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Three people, including a resident each of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, were arrested in north Delhi for a financial fraud using fake cheques, police said ... Read more...
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Corporates can blackmail with Lokpal: Vayalar Ravi (Interview, To go with Lokpal can destabilise the nation)
December 26th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi has warned that Lokpal could "one day become a tool in the hands of corporate houses to ... Read more...
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Andhra high court cancels ex-official’s bail in mining case
December 26th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 26 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday set aside the order of a special CBI court granting bail to former bureaucrat V.D. Rajagopal in the illegal mining ... Read more...
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Factory linked to BSP leader charged with power theft
December 22nd, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Muzaffarnagar, Dec 22 (IANS) A steel factory, owned by the family of an influential Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader, has been listed among over a dozen industrial units found ... Read more...
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Elderly woman killed by robbers
December 20th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 20 (IANS) An elderly woman was killed by robbers, who fled with cash and jewellery worth about a lakh of rupees from a house in the posh Kavinagar ... Read more...
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High rentals for fast venue stuns Team Anna
December 19th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) Team Anna Monday got a shock over the high rentals demanded by the Maharashtra government for hiring out the MMRDA Grounds in central Mumbai for ... Read more...
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Indian toxic alcohol kills more than 100
December 15th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Kolkatta, Dec 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) At least 131 people have been confirmed dead in India after they consumed a toxic alcohol. The police have arrested four people in connection with the incident ... Read more...
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Rs.5 crore-worth assets seized from Madhya Pradesh sub-engineer
December 15th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 15 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta Thursday unearthed illegal assets worth Rs.5 crore during a raid on the house of a sub-engineer of the public works department in ... Read more...
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Chidambaram guilty of criminal offence: BJP
December 15th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday demanded the sacking of Home Minister P. Chidambaram saying he was guilty of "criminal offence" for allegedly misusing ... Read more...
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Tainted Odisha official’s farmhouse is now a farmers’ centre
December 15th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (IANS) Odisha Wednesday converted the confiscated farmhouse of a tainted official into a nursery and a farmers' training centre, a statement said.The 2.6 acres farmhouse, which started ... Read more...
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Five days after fire, Tripura family still looking for man
December 14th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 14 (IANS) It is a story that tugs at your heart strings. Five days after a raging blaze ravaged the AMRI Hospital in Kolkata, family members of ... Read more...
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Restart night shelters immediately: High court to Delhi government
December 13th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Irked over the closure of 84 temporary night shelters in the national capital against its orders, the Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the city government ... Read more...
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Pakistani parliament passes two bills for protection of women
December 13th, 2011 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 12 (IANS) Pakistani parliament's upper house, the Senate, Monday unanimously passed two landmark bills meant to protect women from negative customs and traditions and seeking severe punishments for ... Read more...
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