Kids bring spontaneity on sets, says Parvin Dabas
August 30th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Child artists bring spontaneity, innocence on the sets and it is fun working with them, says Parvin Dabas who plays father of child actors Leher ... Read more...
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Mohan Khan set to pay tribute to Mehdi Hassan (With Images)
July 11th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Ustad Mohan Khan, a disciple of late Pakistani ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan, is organising a concert here Saturday as a tribute to his mentor."He is my ... Read more...
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Over 65 percent polling in Punjab bypoll (Lead)
July 11th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 11 (IANS) Over 65 percent of the 1.67 lakh voters cast their ballot Wednesday in the by-election from the Dasuya assembly constituency in Punjab, in which the ... Read more...
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Over 65 percent voting in Punjab bypoll
July 11th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 11 (IANS) Over 65 percent of the 1.67 lakh voters cast their ballot Wednesday in the by-election from the Dasuya assembly constituency in Punjab, in which the ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee condoles Mehdi Hassan’s death
June 13th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed deep anguish at the death of legendary Pakistani singer Mehdi Hassan, who died Wednesday after a prolonged ... Read more...
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Mehdi Hassan to be laid to rest Friday
June 13th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Mehdi Hassan, the legendary Pakistani ghazal maestro born in India, passed away at a Karachi hospital Wednesday and his son says that the funeral will ... Read more...
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Bollywood remembers ‘immortal’ Mehdi Hassan
June 13th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) His fans feel that the world of ghazal is left with a void with the passing away of "immortal" Pakistani maestro Mehdi Hassan, who died ... Read more...
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Mehdi Hassan was outstanding: Lata Mangeshkar
June 13th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) India's nightingale Lata Mangeshkar, who made a rare collaboration with Mehdi Hassan for a song in an album, remembered the Pakistani ghazal maestro as an "outstanding ... Read more...
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BJP MLA in Punjab dies of heart attack
June 3rd, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 3 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator and Punjab chief parliamentary secretary Amarjit Singh Sahi died here Sunday after a massive heart attack. He was 55.Sahi was ... Read more...
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Akalis, BJP build on new, secular identity (Punjab Newsletter)
April 14th, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) The 2012 assembly elections in Punjab brought out a new dimension in the politics of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and its alliance partner, the ... Read more...
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Missing nurse case committed to trial, to start April 2
March 27th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, March 27 (IANS) Seven accused in the case of missing nurse Bhanwari Devi, including sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna and Congress legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi, were produced in a ... Read more...
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Samarvir Sahi golf: Khalin Joshi leads by two over Chikka
March 1st, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 1 (IANS) Khalin Joshi shot a brilliant five-under 66 to move two shots ahead of overnight leader S. Chikkrangappa after the end of the third round of the ... Read more...
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Maderna mastermind in Bhanwari Devi muder: CBI charge sheet
February 29th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Feb 29 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday filed a supplementary charge-sheet in the case of missing nurse Bhanwari Devi, naming sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna as ... Read more...
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Delhi appeals single judge order on gurdwara election
February 17th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Delhi government Friday moved the Delhi High Court against a single judge's order restraining it from issuing a notification for next month's Delhi Sikh ... Read more...
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Nitish orders inquiry into fake school admission
January 13th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 13 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Friday ordered an inquiry into incidents of fake admissions in schools for availing benefits such as free uniform, cycle, mid-day meal ... Read more...
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Madhu Koda, ex-Minister shifted from hospital to jail
December 30th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 30 (IANS) Based on a report by army doctors, former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda and one of his former cabinet colleagues were shifted to the Birsa Munda ... Read more...
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US envoy to UAE visits art exhibition
December 18th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Dec 17 (IANS/WAM) US ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Michael Corbin visited an art exhibition in Sharjah that featured works of prominent Arab artists like George Bahgory, ... Read more...
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Sacked Rajasthan minister elected village co-op chief from jail
December 14th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Dec 13 (IANS) Sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna, arrested in connection with the disappearance of nurse Bhanwari Devi, was Tuesday elected unopposed as the chairman of a Gram Sewa ... Read more...
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Missing nurse: Maderna’s CBI custody extended
December 9th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Dec 9 (IANS) A court here Friday extended for three days the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody of sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna, an accused in the case ... Read more...
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New hope for Mahatma Gandhi’s schools in Bihar
December 8th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 8 (IANS) There is new hope for an important but forgotten part of Gandhian heritage. After decades of neglect, the 391 Buniyadi Vidyalayas (basic schools) that were set ... Read more...
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Key suspect held in missing Rajasthan nurse case
September 30th, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Sep 30 (IANS) Rajasthan Police Friday arrested a key suspect involved in the kidnapping of nurse Bhanwari Devi, who allegedly features in a CD in a compromising position with ... Read more...
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Residents protest police action against councillor
September 30th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Sep 29 (IANS) A group of Ghaziabad residents Thursday protested against what they called police excesses against a local councillor whose house was allegedly ransacked a day earlier ... Read more...
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I do one film a year: John Abraham
September 29th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 29 (IANS) John Abraham strives to excel in every character he plays and therefore restricts his work to one film a year. Though he is 38, the ... Read more...
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MCA student hangs himself after father’s scolding
September 16th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Sep 16 (IANS) A post-graduate student of computer application committed suicide here after his father scolded him for not studying properly, police said Friday.The incident came to light Friday ... Read more...
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Abdullah survives close call to reach semis of ITF junior tennis
September 8th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 8 (IANS) Top seed Shaikh Abdullah survived a close call while defeating Sumit Nagal 7-6 (5), 6-4 en route to the boys singles semi-finals of the Indian Oil ... Read more...
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Schoolboy runs over four students
September 5th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Sep 5 (IANS) Four students were injured, two of them critically, when a student who attempted to drive his friend's car ran over them outside a school here, police ... Read more...
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Where does a victim of corruption go for redressal, ask citizens
August 16th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) If there is no strong institution of Lokpal to register citizens' complaints on corruption against official authority, high or low, how will the common man ... Read more...
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Minister, officials took Rs.8.50 crore bribes in health scam
August 11th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 11 (IANS) A former health minister and two former state health secretaries of Jharkhand were bribed Rs.8.5 crore in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam, the Central ... Read more...
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Jharkhand’s ex-minister surrenders in medicine scam
August 6th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 6 (IANS) Former Jharkhand health minister Bhanu Pratap Sahi Saturday surrendered in a CBI court in Ranchi for his suspected involvement in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) ... Read more...
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Building collapse toll is five, 16 critical (Second Lead)
July 17th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 17 (IANS) Soldiers and police searched for possible survivors under the debris of a five-storey building here Sunday evening, more than 30 hours after its collapse left five ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad building collapse toll at five (Lead)
July 17th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 17 (IANS) The toll in the collapse of a five-storey building under construction here rose to five Sunday, officials said. The condition of 16 injured labourers is critical.The ... Read more...
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Four dead in building collapse
July 17th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 17 (IANS) The death toll in the collapse of a five-storey building under construction here rose to four Sunday, with two more people succumbing to their injuries, police ... Read more...
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Orissa resumes work at Posco site
July 5th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 5 (IANS) The Orissa government Tuesday resumed work on the land taken over for South Korean steel major Posco's project in Jagatsinghpur district, an official said. The work ... Read more...
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Former Jharkhand health secretary arrested
May 13th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 13 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday arrested a former Jharkhand health secretary and also raided the house of a former health minister in connection with ... Read more...
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Fasting Bihar law student serious, others slam Nitish
April 21st, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 21 (IANS) One of the fasting law students of a university demanding placements is battling for life in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital but ... Read more...
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