Efforts on to douse fire in cargo ship off Mumbai, no casualties
September 10th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) Efforts were underway Monday to extinguish a fire which broke out in a cargo ship, MV Amsterdam Bride, anchored eight km south of Mumbai harbour, said ... Read more...
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Nandrajog wins Coca-Cola Squash Open
July 29th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Second seed Gaurav Nandrajog stunned top seeded Sandeep Jhangra 3-2 (7-11, 7-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-7) in the final of the Coca-Cola Squash Open Championships here ... Read more...
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India, Sri Lanka, Maldives hold maritime exercise
April 24th, 2012 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) India, Sri Lanka and Maldives have embarked on a five-day maritime exercise off the Maldivian coast to strengthen the capabilities of their coast guards to ... Read more...
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BJP to create 50 lakh jobs in Uttar Pradesh: Gadkari
November 17th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 17 (IANS) Accusing the Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) of having a tacit understanding, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Thursday said ... Read more...
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Break your silence over corruption: Kalraj to Sonia, Rahul
November 14th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 14 (IANS) Questioning the "silence" Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and general secretary Rahul Gandhi over various scams during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime, Bharatiya ... Read more...
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BSP, SP have tacit understanding with Congress: BJP
November 11th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice president Kalraj Mishra Friday demanded that the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) clarify whether they would support ... Read more...
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Second phase of BJP’s anti-Mayawati yatra begins Wednesday
November 9th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Tuesday the second phase of its Jan Swabhiman Yatra to expose alleged corruption in the Mayawati government would begin ... Read more...
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Now, an Anna Chalisa!
August 25th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 25 (IANS) Inspired by Anna Hazare's anti-corruption campaign, a budding music director has come up with an "Anna Chalisa".Sankalp Srivastava, 21, has composed and sung the five-minute "Anna ... Read more...
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Mumbai’s Dahi Handi stakes run high, pyramids higher (Lead)
August 22nd, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) The city woke up to the beating of drums on the festival of Janmashtami Monday. With prize money worth lakhs dangled for them, many young ... Read more...
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Mumbai’s Dahi Handi stakes run high, pyramids higher
August 22nd, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) Mumbai woke up to the beating of drums on the festival of Janmashtami Monday. With prize money worth lakhs dangled for them, many young men ... Read more...
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Mumbai oil spill decreasing, say officials (Lead)
August 8th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Indian defence and maritime authorities Monday said the oil spill from the sunken ship Rak Carrier has decreased, compared to a day earlier and that ... Read more...
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Mumbai oil spill decreasing: Defence ministry
August 8th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Indian defence and maritime authorities Monday said the oil flow from the sunken ship Rak Carrier has decreased, compared to a day earlier.According to a statement ... Read more...
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Mumbai beaches face oil spill, people asked to stay off (Lead)
August 7th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) The city police Sunday asked people to avoid going to beaches after a cargo vessel which sunk off the Mumbai harbour Thursday was found to be ... Read more...
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Oil spill off Mumbai from sunken ship
August 7th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) A cargo vessel which sunk off the Mumbai harbour Thursday has been leaking oil, an official said Sunday."Oil has been observed leaking from the sunken vessel ... Read more...
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Doctor’s death: Murder case filed on family’s plea
June 26th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 26 (IANS) Four days after Uttar Pradesh deputy chief medical officer Y.S. Sachan was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a jail, police Sunday registered a murder ... Read more...
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Hundreds join Save Yamuna rally in Agra
March 27th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 27 (IANS) Hundreds of activists and religious leaders joined the Save Yamuna rally here Sunday, shouting slogans and demanding action against those responsible for polluting the river.The Yamuna ... Read more...
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Patrol frequency in Indian waters increased to thwart Somali pirates
March 19th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Port Klang (Malaysia), Mar. 19 (ANI): Indian Coast Guard Deputy Inspector General S.D. Bhanot has said that the frequency of patrols have been increased to keep the Somali pirates at bay, thereby ... Read more...
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Navy, coast guard ships sink pirate mother-vessel
January 29th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) A pirate mother ship of Somali pirates was sunk by an Indian naval fast-attack craft in a gun battle in the Arabian Sea off Lakshadweep Islands Friday ... Read more...
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Ranji Trophy Final: Rajasthan in control against Baroda
January 14th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Vadodara, Jan 14 (IANS) Rajasthan took a crucial 33-run first innings lead before surviving a second innings collapse on the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy final against Baroda here Friday.Rajasthan, who ... Read more...
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Agra’s anti-polythene drive faces trouble
January 7th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 7 (IANS) The Taj Mahal city's bid to clean itself of the polythene menace has hit a roadblock.Under criticism for the piles of garbage all over the city, the ... Read more...
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Advanced HIV treatment is free for all, apex court told
December 16th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The government Thursday told the Supreme Court that it will provide free the second line of treatment to all the HIV patients even if their initial treatment ... Read more...
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Karva Chauth with a green cause
October 26th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 26 (IANS) Praying for longevity of your husband on Karva Chauth? Then why not plant a long-living tree after your husband? That's what an NGO dedicated to the cause of ... Read more...
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Goa flood relief scam threatens Congress-NCP relations
September 14th, 2010 - 2:38 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sept 14 (IANS) The alleged siphoning of around Rs.85 lakh collected as flood relief fund from the public by the Youth Congress last year has strained relations between the Congress and ... Read more...
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Politicians shocked at attack on Congressman
July 24th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 24 (IANS) Politicians across party lines Saturday reacted with shock and disgust over the brutal assault on a National Students Union of India (NSUI) leader who has been lobbying ... Read more...
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Monserrate’s joining Congress evokes sharp reactions
June 23rd, 2010 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 23 (IANS) Controversial Goa Education Minister and unattached legislator Atanasio Monserrate's entry into the Congress has triggered sharp reactions from both within the party and the opposition.
An unattached legislator ... Read more...
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Gujarat golden jubilee rath yatra flagged off
February 12th, 2010 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Feb 12 (IANS) Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal Friday flagged off the Swarnim Gujarat Rathyatra that will criss-cross the state as part of the build-up to the golden jubilee celebrations of ... Read more...
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NSUI press meet at Kamat’s residence triggers row
February 10th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 10 (IANS) A press conference of the Congress-supported National Students Union of India (NSUI) at Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat's official residence has triggered a controversy here.
The NSUI's newly ... Read more...
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BJP releases CD of Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Goa varsity
January 27th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 27 (IANS) A group of students associated with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday submitted a CD to the Goa governor and called it a "clinching evidence" of ... Read more...
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Goa University invited Rahul Gandhi, not us: Youth Congress
January 23rd, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 23 (IANS) Facing flak for the controversy surrounding Rahul Gandhi's political meetings at the Goa University (GU) campus, the Youth Congress Saturday said it was the vice chancellor and ... Read more...
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Circular asking students to attend Rahul Gandhi rally withdrawn
January 18th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 18 (IANS) The Goa University Monday withdrew - within four hours of issuing it - a circular appealing to students to attend Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's student rally ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi’s Goa visit hits controversy
January 18th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 18 (IANS) All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Rahul Gandhi's visit to Goa Tuesday and his proposed plans to address students at the Goa University (GU) campus have ... Read more...
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Ibsen, Sletten in command in Indian International regatta
November 3rd, 2009 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 3 (IANS) The Danish pair of Kristian Kirketep Ibsen and Mathias Sletten consolidated on their early gains and looked certain to win the 12-race 29er event in the Volvo Indian ... Read more...
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Maids, vegetable sellers set up polythene plant
June 2nd, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Pune, June 2 (IANS) A motley group of homemakers, maids, babysitters and vegetable vendors, some barely educated, has got together to set up a Rs.10-million (Rs.1 crore) polythene manufacturing plant ... Read more...
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BJP will win highest number of seats: Advani
April 21st, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party was poised to win the highest number of seats in parliament, senior BJP leader L.K. Advani said here Tuesday.
"So far as my assessment ... Read more...
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I see Golden Gujarat ahead: Modi
December 30th, 2008 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Navasari (Gujarat), Dec 30 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday asked people of the state to resolve to build a 'Golden Gujarat'."The entire country is looking at us and at our ... Read more...
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