BJP should apologise for attacking judiciary: Congress
February 6th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Describing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as "most irresponsible", the Congress Monday said it should apologise for criticising the court after the recent judgment ... Read more...
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Modi slams BCCI president for Sahara’s walkout
February 4th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi slammed N. Srinivasan, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, for Sahara India's ... Read more...
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Writers flay Rushdie fiasco
January 24th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Expressing unhappiness over Salman Rushdie's thwarted address via video link at the Jaipur Literature Festival, several writers Tuesday said it was a "sad day ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill now in freeze, but discourse gets hotter (Roundup)
December 30th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Lokpal bill, which dominated public discourse for much of the year, appeared to have gone into cold storage Friday but the rhetoric got ... Read more...
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Sad day for democracy: Trinamool
December 30th, 2011 - 2:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Thursday said the adjournment sine die of the Rajya Sabha without vote on the Lokpal bill was shameful and a sad day ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill passed amid Anna fast, but Congress stumped (Intro Roundup)
December 28th, 2011 - 2:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Tuesday night finally approved a bill to create a Lokpal but a move to grant it constitutional status failed, leaving the ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill passed amid Anna fast, but Congress stumped (Roundup)
December 28th, 2011 - 2:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Tuesday night finally approved a bill to create a Lokpal but a move to grant it constitutional status failed, leaving the ... Read more...
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Government embarrassed, bill for statutory status for Lokpal defeated
December 28th, 2011 - 2:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) In a major embarrassment to the United Progressive Alliance, a combined opposition Tuesday defeated the government move to provide constitutional status for the newly ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh’s humour bowls over Ashish Chowdhry (Movie Snippets)
December 18th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is known for friendliness and actor Ashish Chowdhry is the latest to praise his humility."Must say SRK's humility is some ... Read more...
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Protesting widows, kin of 26/11 victims detained
November 26th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Police Saturday detained around two dozen widows and family members of the victims who lost their lives in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the third ... Read more...
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Hindu doctors’ murder a sad day for Pakistan: Imran Khan
November 11th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 11 (IANS) Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has strongly condemned the killing of Hindu doctors by armed assailants in Pakistan's Sindh province.Four Hindu doctors were attacked near Shikarpur district ... Read more...
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Cricketing world welcomes jail for tainted Pakistanis
November 3rd, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) The cricketing world Thursday welcomed the jail terms for tainted Pakistani players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir, saying the punishments will serve as a ... Read more...
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FIFA bribery probe: Trinidad and Tobago football chief quits
October 29th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Port Of Spain (Trinidad), Oct 29 (IANS/CMC) Trinidad & Tobago Football Federation (T&TFF;) president Oliver Camps has resigned after FIFA, the sport's world governing body, announced he was one of ... Read more...
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Ramakrishna Mission vice president dead
October 20th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IANS) Ramakrishna Math and Mission (RKM) vice president Swami Prameyananda passed away Thursday following respiratory complications. He was 79."Our beloved Swamiji passed away today (Thursday) at 8.25 ... Read more...
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Mamata greets people on Bijaya Dasami
October 6th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 6 (IANS) Greeting the people on the occasion of Bijaya Dasami, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday hoped that the occasion would inspire the people to ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha trial unfair: Justice Soumitra Sen
August 19th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen Friday termed his trial by the upper house of parliament as "unfair" and said he would challenge the impeachment ... Read more...
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US Olympics medalist commits suicide
July 27th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US skier Jeret Peterson, who won silver at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, has committed suicide by shooting himself in the head, US media reported ... Read more...
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Congress dismisses charges of ‘accused’ Raja
July 25th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The Congress Monday dismissed the charges made by former communications minister A. Raja against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying that he is an "accused" ... Read more...
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Indian football fraternity shocked at JCT’s decision
June 20th, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Indian football fraternity was shocked and dismayed at JCT's decision to disband their 40-year-old Phagwara-based club, which has produced some stalwarts like Inder Singh ... Read more...
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Poonam Pandey wishes Husain had painted her (Movie Snippets)
June 9th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Controversial model Poonam Pandey, who had offered to go nude if India won the cricket World Cup, mourns the death of ace painter M.F. ... Read more...
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Pakistan mourns Shahzad, killers roam free (Roundup)
June 1st, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 1 (IANS) Pakistanis Wednesday widely denounced the kidnapping, torture and murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad, whose in-depth reporting of Islamist groups had clearly rubbed Islamabad the wrong ... Read more...
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Shahzad was killed for reporting truth: Pakistani daily
June 1st, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 1 (IANS) Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad, thought to have been picked up by the ISI and later found tortured and murdered, "paid the price for reporting the ... Read more...
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Legendary golfer Seve Ballesteros loses battle with brain tumour
May 7th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 7 (IANS) Legendary Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros, a five-times major winner, passed away in Pedrena, in Northern Spain, Saturday after a long drawn battle with brain tumour. He ... Read more...
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BBC’S veteran snooker commentator ‘Whispering Ted’ dies
May 2nd, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 2 (ANI): BBC's veteran snooker commentator "whispering" Ted Lowe has died after a prolonged illness. He was 90.Lowe was regarded as the "voice of snooker" and became a household ... Read more...
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Sathya Sai Baba was a living god: Chavan
April 24th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai/ Puttaparthi, Apr 24 (ANI): Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan expressing deep shock over the demise of prominent religious leader Sri Sathya Sai Baba on Sunday said that he was a ... Read more...
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Omar tweets on Pakistan minister’s match-fixing warning
March 28th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 28 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, an avid cricket fan, said that it was "sad" that the Pakistani cricket team had to be publicly warned ... Read more...
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Elton John pays tribute to Elizabeth Taylor
March 25th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 25 (ANI): Sir Elton John has paid tribute to late Dame Elizabeth Taylor by dedicating a song to her on stage in Pennsylvania.John, 64, praised her at his concert in ... Read more...
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PPP terms PML-N decision to end alliance in Punjab ’sad day for democracy’
February 27th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 27(ANI): The Pakistan People's Party has termed the Pakistan Muslim League-N's decision to expel its ministers from the Punjab government a 'sad day for democracy', and declared that it ... Read more...
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Goa lawyers continue strike over judge’s suspension (Lead)
February 11th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 11 (IANS) Goa lawyers continued their agitation against the suspension of a district judge for the second day, with more lawyers joining the strike Friday. A ruling Congress leader ... Read more...
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Pak cricket fraternity in shock over corruption charges against tainted Pak trio
February 5th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Feb 5(ANI): The three Pakistani players implicated in the spot-fixing scandal have sent more shock-waves to Pakistan's cricket community after British prosecutors "authorised" the slapping of charges of corruption as well ... Read more...
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Relatives of miners furious over Kiwi govt. decision to seal Pike River mine
January 14th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Greymouth (New Zealand), Jan 14(ANI): Relatives of 29 miners killed in the Pike River mine in Greymouth, New Zealand, have described the government's decision to seal the mine as a "bloody ... Read more...
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Google’s new application can solve Sudoku
January 11th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 11 (IANS) The days of Sudoku are numbered, thanks to Google. A new image recognition application by the internet giant can solve the number puzzle, no matter what the level ... Read more...
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New version of Google that solves Sudoku!
January 11th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 11 (ANI): A newer version of Google can now solve the math puzzle Sudoku - no matter how difficult it is.A newly updated mobile phone application, called Google Goggles, uses ... Read more...
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Former Israeli president found guilty of rape
December 30th, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 30 (IANS) Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav was Thursday found guilty of raping a tourism ministry employee and sexually assaulting and harassing two other women."The event in the accused's office ... Read more...
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Fisherman community observes sixth anniversary of Tsunami in Chennai
December 26th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by ANI
By JaikumarChennai, Dec.26 (ANI): Over hundred fishermen and fisherwomen gathered at the Marina Beach here on Sunday to pay homage to those who lost their lives in the tsunami disaster in 2004.They ... Read more...
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