India urges Maldives parties to respect inquiry outcome
August 29th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Tehran, Aug 29 (IANS) Ahead of the release of a crucial probe report on the Feb 7 transfer of power in the Maldives, India Wednesday urged all political parties ... Read more...
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Pets could be benefitting your kids at home
July 17th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) Presence of pets at home benefits children in their homework than hindering their progress while also helping them in developing cleverness, a British study over beneficial ... Read more...
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Professional chess too hard, says Armenian GM
July 15th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Tianjin (China), July 15 (IANS) Chess is too "hard" to be taken as a career, says leading Armenian Grand Master (GM) Vladimir Akopian."I don't want my boys to be professional ... Read more...
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Japan’s Fukushima crisis was man-made, says parliament
July 5th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, July 5 (IANS) A Japanese parliamentary panel said in a report Thursday that last year's crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant was "a man-made disaster", RIA Novosti reported.The March ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
1948 hockey trio backs India to do well in London
June 24th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Three members of the Indian hockey team that won the gold at the 1948 London Olympics - Leslie Claudius, Keshav Dutt and Jaswant Rajput - ... Read more...
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A Bollywood-style lesson for capital’s cab drivers (Feature)
May 25th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) With rash driving and road rage spreading like cancer, a programme is on here to teach cab drivers road safety as well as the virtues ... Read more...
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Congress plays down Mamata ultimatum
April 21st, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Playing down the ultimatum of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for a moratorium on interest payment burden of the state, the Congress Saturday ... Read more...
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‘Crime Patrol’ gives me sense of responsibility: Anup Soni
April 19th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Anup Soni takes viewers on a journey of gruesome and mind-boggling real life crimes as the host of "Crime Patrol Dastak", and his association with ... Read more...
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China vows thorough probe into Bo Xilai scandal
April 18th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 18 (IANS) China has vowed to thoroughly investigate events related to top politician Bo Xilai, a top politician, and his wife who is being linked to the death ... Read more...
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Wen warns of revolution if reforms don’t take place (Second Lead)
March 14th, 2012 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 14 (IANS) China needs reforms not just in the economic sector but also in in political structures, Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday. He warned that "historical tragedies as ... Read more...
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Wen says China needs political reform (Lead)
March 14th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 14 (IANS) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday that China needed not only economic reform but also political reform, especially the reform of the leadership system of the ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh’s likes to endorse brands ‘responsibly’
February 20th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) Shah Rukh Khan is one of the most popular brand ambassador and is endorsing several products, and the superstar says whatever he does, he does ... Read more...
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Paul McCartney quits drugs for daughter
February 16th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 16 (IANS) At 69, veteran singer Sir Paul McCartney has given up smoking cannabis for the sake of his eight-year-old daughter Beatrice."I did a lot, and it ... Read more...
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Bangaloreans run for healthy heart on Valentine’s Day
February 15th, 2012 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 14 (IANS) While Cupid-struck lovers were busy exchanging roses, gifts and greeting each other to celebrate Valentine's Day, about 1,000 denizens of this tech hub ran a marathon ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Bhopal has twin reasons to rejoice this R-Day
January 26th, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 26 (IANS) For this Madhya Pradesh capital city, and its Dhrupad vocalist duo the Gundecha brothers, the 63rd Republic Day has brought twin reasons for being ... Read more...
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Remove bad fruit but do not bring down the tree, says president
January 25th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Wednesday cautioned against losing sight of the long term goals while dealing with short term pressures and said that a tree ... Read more...
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Poll panel rejects BSP’s plea on covering statues
January 18th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Election Commission Wednesday rejected the Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) plea to reconsider its Jan 8 order to cover statues of elephants and party ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Medvedev urges Russians to vote, ‘make right choice’
December 2nd, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in an address to the nation Friday, called on citizens to take part in the Dec 4 parliamentary elections and "make ... Read more...
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Mario Monti is Italy’s new PM (Lead)
November 14th, 2011 - 3:32 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 14 (IANS) Mario Monti, an eminent economist and former European commissioner, was Sunday appointed as Italy's new prime minister.President Giorgio Napolitano has asked Monti to head the new ... Read more...
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Civil servants in China to get ethics training
November 3rd, 2011 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 3 (IANS) China will launch an ethics training campaign for the country's civil servants over next five years that will focus on training senior officials and civil servants ... Read more...
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Don’t revoke AFSPA in Kashmir: Advani
October 29th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 29 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Saturday said his party was against the revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu ... Read more...
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Khel Ratna in bag, Narang sets sights on Olympics
August 29th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The happy faces in blazers stood out from the buzz of constant chatter after being conferred the Khel Ratna and Arjuna awards but resolute, ... Read more...
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Anna is a tough man, say amazed doctors
August 27th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Doctors attending on Anna Hazare term the 74-year-old a "rare man" and are flummoxed at how the social activist has been subsisting on plain ... Read more...
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One year on, Kerala’s Student Police Cadet already a success
August 1st, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (IANS) Initiated a year back in government schools to instil responsibility and social commitment in young minds, the Student Police Cadet (SPC) programme is fast catching the ... Read more...
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News International CEO Rebekah Brooks quits (Lead)
July 15th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 15 (IANS) Rebekah Brooks, the embattled chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper operations, resigned Friday following days of mounting political pressure over a phone-hacking scandal.Announcing her ... Read more...
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Shun yellow journalism, Pakistani media told
July 10th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 10 (IANS) Pakistan's Urdu press and electronic media need more editorial control unless they want to meet the fate of the News of the World, a daily said ... Read more...
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Shahid voted Asia’s sexiest vegetarian man
July 1st, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Shahid Kapoor has voted Asia's Sexiest Vegetarian Man in a poll conducted by PETAAsiaPacific.com."I have always supported the cause of being a vegetarian, and it's ... Read more...
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Fall in love with environment - the Australian way
April 19th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 19 (IANS) While nature lovers across the world wish all humans to realise the significance of their natural surroundings, many Australians are turning caring for environment as their ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Campaigning gains momentum in poll-bound West Bengal
April 16th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Apr 16 (ANI): Leaders of various political outfits are leaving no stone unturned to woo voters in West Bengal, as campaigning for the first phase of elections comes to an ... Read more...
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Pakistan has always given India tough time as visiting team: Afridi
March 26th, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Mar 26(ANI): Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has said that Pakistan has always given a tough time to India when playing in the neighbouring country, and that his team will plan ... Read more...
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State not delaying Darjeeling talks: Narayanan
February 11th, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Friday backed the state government saying it was not responsible for delaying the dialogue process in the Darjeeling hills.Asked if the government was ... Read more...
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2G scam, Radia tapes, black money cases at apex court this week
January 31st, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) For the central government battling legal cases on senstive issues, it is a crucial week ahead at the Supreme Court. At least four major legal tangles, riveting ... Read more...
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India calls for collective global action against terror
January 25th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Highlighting the growing global profile of India and its ongoing stint at the UN Security Council, President Pratibha Patil Tuesday called upon the international community to ... Read more...
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President Patil expresses concern over rising inflation
January 25th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Expressing concern over rising inflation, President Devisingh Patil on Tuesday called for urgent need to tackle the rising prices in the country.Addressing the nation ahead of 62nd ... Read more...
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2G scam: ‘No disrespect to any institution’, says Sibal
January 21st, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): After the Supreme Court and the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) pulled him up for making statements that undermined the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on ... Read more...
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