Youth hangs self at police station in UP; two suspended
May 1st, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 1 (IANS) Two policemen were suspended after a youth allegedly committed suicide Tuesday by hanging himself at a police station in Uttar Pradesh' Kannauj district.Sardana (25) was found ... Read more...
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New technology to drive Internet faster
March 12th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, March 12 (IANS) Lightning-quick net speeds, more robust connections and a big increase in network capacity at little extra cost may now be possible, thanks to the ground-breaking fibre-optic ... Read more...
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Haryana orders judicial probe into Gurgaon village killings
June 28th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 28 (IANS) The Haryana government Tuesday ordered a judicial probe into violence in Hayatpur village of Gurgaon district last week which left two people dead, including one lynched ... Read more...
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Chandigarh brothers become youngest sea-divers
April 22nd, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Always fascinated by the sea and marine life and inspired by their naval officer father and sky-diver mother, two boys from Chandigarh have become the ... Read more...
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Signature Line: Heavy on designers, light on purse!
November 26th, 2010 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Do you dream of owning a Rohit Bal or a Namrata Joshipura at an affordable price? Go right ahead and pick a designer label from ... Read more...
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Girl-dominated gang running loan racket busted
October 31st, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Eight people, including five girls, were arrested in the capital for duping more than 500 students in an education loan racket, police said Sunday."They advertised extensively in ... Read more...
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Image, moods of India dominates Day Two designer collections at Wills Fashion Week
October 27th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct. 27 (ANI): Fashion Designers Nandita Basu and Varun Sardana showcased their latest collections at the Wills India Fashion Week here on Tuesday.Their collections were showcased under the theme ... Read more...
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Kids, parents give thumbs up to this maths course
October 24th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Arithmetic, abacus, calculations and cheerful kids enjoying every moment of it. This unlikely scene played out in the capital Sunday at the fifth Northern Region Abacus and ... Read more...
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Top designers to celebrate seven decades of fashion
August 10th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Top-notch designers, a fashion magazine and a multi-designer store are coming together to celebrate seven decades of fashion in grand style in Mumbai Thursday.
Fashion bible Vogue India ... Read more...
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Tata Tele MD wins telecom person of the year award
August 6th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Tata Teleservices Managing Director Anil Sardana has received the Voice & Data Telecom Person of the Year 2010 award.
Sardana has been recognised for his per second billing ... Read more...
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Tata, Future Group launch GSM mobile service
June 19th, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) Leading telecom operator Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) and retail giant Future Group Saturday launched a mobile telephony service under the brand name T24.
Under the first of its kind ... Read more...
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Not just aesthetics, fashion more meaningful now
June 2nd, 2010 - 9:38 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Design and fashion are being reinvented as potent tools of communication to intervene in social sectors. They are coming closer to the roots, unlike a ... Read more...
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Indian origin scientist ousted from CSIR after report row
November 10th, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 10 (ANI): A US scientist of Indian origin has been dismissed just five months after he was offered the position of 'outstanding scientist' and tasked with helping to commercialize ... Read more...
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Delhi Fashion Week’s participants list out, few names missing
March 4th, 2009 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The list of designers participating in the upcoming Delhi Fashion Week (DFW) was announced here Wednesday. While it was an eclectic mix of established and new names ... Read more...
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”Goodness Gracious Me” writer Sharat Sardana passes away aged 40
January 31st, 2009 - 11:18 am ICT by ANI
London, Jan 31 (ANI): Sharat Sardana, the writer of Emmy Award-winning comedy Goodness Gracious Me, has died after contracting a rare infection. He was 40.With shows like The Kumars at Number ... Read more...
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Netizens wish PM speedy recovery
January 24th, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) News websites are flooded with messages from Indians across the country praying for the speedy recovery of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, while he was undergoing a heart ... Read more...
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Rakesh Sardana: From souvenir seller to Austrian millionaire
November 9th, 2008 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, Nov 9 (IANS) Rakesh Sardana, Austrian millionaire of Indian origin, prefers to talk less about business and more about times when he was as poor as a church mouse.The 55-year-old Dehradun-born ... Read more...
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Court denies bail to wheat import fraud accused
August 19th, 2008 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) A city court Tuesday refused bail to a senior official of State Trading Corp (STC), H.R. Sardana, who is accused of irregularities in the import of wheat ... Read more...
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Fashion designers aim to create industry lobby
August 7th, 2008 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) A group of prominent Indian designers have come together to create what they hope will become an industry lobby much in the manner of those that promote ... Read more...
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STC officials’ custody extended to Aug 6 in wheat import scam
July 23rd, 2008 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) A court here Wednesday extended till Aug 6 the judicial custody of two men accused of fraud in the State Trading Corporation's (STC) import of wheat from ... Read more...
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Court extends custody of accused in wheat import fraud
July 17th, 2008 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) A city court Thursday extended by four days the police custody of former State Trading Corp (STC) chief managing director S.M. Dewan and official H.R.Sardana, who are ... Read more...
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Former STC chairman arrested by CBI in wheat scam
July 9th, 2008 - 8:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 9 (ANI): Former Chairman of State Trading Corporation S M Deewan has been arrested by the CBI in connection with the infamous wheat scam of late 1990s whereby ... Read more...
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Two arrested in wheat import fraud
July 9th, 2008 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) A former chief of the State Trading Corp (STC) is among two people arrested in connection with alleged irregularities in the import of wheat from Australia in ... Read more...
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