Yelve wins decider in all India snooker
July 28th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) Marker Anant Yelve of Jolly Gymkhana, Vidyavihar and Vilas Upsham of Vashi were taken the distance before advancing to the third round of the Shyam Shroff ... Read more...
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‘Balika Vadhu’ celebrates 1,000th episode
May 15th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Anjum Farooqi, who plays Gauri in Colors' show "Balika Vadhu", said she feels great to be associated with a show, which has completed 1,000 episodes."I feel ... Read more...
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‘Balika Vadhu’ celebrates its 1,000th episode
May 15th, 2012 - 2:07 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Anjum Farooqi, who plays the role of Gehna on Colors' "Balika Vadhu", said she feels great to be associated with such a show, as it celebrated ... Read more...
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Asperger’s no obstacle for young Kolkata inventor (Feature)
May 14th, 2012 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Asperger's syndrome has never been a disability for Shashank Agarwal. The 20-year-old has invented a light sensitive alarm to monitor tigers, a vertical-axis windmill that can ... Read more...
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UP abolishes Cabinet Secretary’s post
March 21st, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has done away with the Cabinet Secretary's post, put in place by erstwhile chief minister Mayawati.As per a new government order issued ... Read more...
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UP governor accepts Mayawati’s resignation
March 8th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi Wednesday accepted the resignation of outgoing Chief Minister Mayawati and asked her to continue on the post till the next government ... Read more...
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UP cabinet secretary seeks early exit, puts in papers
March 7th, 2012 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) With the change of guard in Uttar Pradesh just a matter of time, state Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh, considered close to Chief Minister Mayawati, ... Read more...
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BCCI didn’t bend rules for Sahara: IPL chief
February 16th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Rajiv Shukla Thursday said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) did not bend rules and all ... Read more...
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Positive outcome on Sahara by this week: IPL chief
February 15th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajeev Shukla said Wednesday that talks are going on between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and ... Read more...
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‘Zindagi Na…’ triumphs at Filmfare awards (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Zoya Akhtar's youthful movie "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara" swept the 57th Filmfare awards ceremony here by winning seven honours, including best film and best director, ... Read more...
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Mayawati releases ‘white paper’ refuting corruption charges
December 16th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 16 (IANS) In a bid to give her own government a clean chit, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday released an 84-page 'white paper' refuting the allegations of ... Read more...
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Mayawati accuses Congress of targeting her government
November 19th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 19 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Saturday accused the central government of targeting her government on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).Objecting to Rural ... Read more...
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Ramesh, Mayawati in duel over corruption
October 28th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Lucknow, Oct 28 (IANS) While Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday attacked union minister Jairam Ramesh for his having alleged irregularities in the execution of the rural jobs ... Read more...
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For TV stars, Diwali means family time!
October 22nd, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Away from their busy, chock-a-block shooting schedules, small screen stars are looking forward to celebrating Diwali in the company of their family members and friends.Actors ... Read more...
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Mayawati defends minister accused of rape
October 20th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 20 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday dismissed the allegation of rape against Rural Development Minister Daddu Prasad, saying the charges were "false and baseless"."Evidently, ... Read more...
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Lalit Modi’s plea for independent probe rejected
September 26th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition by former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi seeking an independent inquiry into the allegations of financial ... Read more...
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Mayawati turns her focus to people’s needs
September 17th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) With state assembly elections knocking at her door, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday presided over a day-long review meeting of several key departments and sounded ... Read more...
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Abdullah, Nautiyal in ITF junior tennis final
September 9th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 9 (IANS) Top seed Shaikh Abdullah and Shashank Nautiyal entered the boys singles final with contrasting victories in the Servo ITF junior tennis tournament here Friday.Abdullah overcame 14th ... Read more...
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Satish Misra wants to sue WikiLeaks, denies Mayawati comment
September 6th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) general secretary Satish Chandra Misra Tuesday denied a US diplomatic cable on whistleblower website WikiLeaks that he had called Uttar ... Read more...
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Wikileaks expose on Mayawati distorted: Official
September 5th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 5 (IANS) The Wikileaks expose on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, citing leaked US diplomatic cables, is a "distorted version" of his conversation with a visiting US ... Read more...
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High on creativity, Gen Next designers open LFW (With Images)
August 17th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) Designer Akki Narula calls them brats, but when it comes to thinking out-of-the box, the new age designers rule the roost. This was proved at the ... Read more...
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BCCI chief, secretary to frame plans to arrest India’s slide
August 15th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) Stung by India's humiliating defeats in the first three Tests against England, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Monday decided that the president ... Read more...
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Apex court dismisses PIL against top Uttar Pradesh bureaucrat
July 22nd, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a PIL moved against the appointment of Shashank Shekhar Singh as cabinet secretary of Uttar Pradesh.The apex court's order came ... Read more...
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India and England cricket boards to celebrate 100th Test
July 20th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will celebrate the 100th Test match between the two ... Read more...
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Court questions Uttar Pradesh on police station death
July 4th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 4 (IANS) Raising questions over the Uttar Pradesh police report on the murder and alleged rape of a teenaged girl in a police station, the Lucknow bench of ... Read more...
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Another cop held for girl’s death in police station
July 3rd, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 3 (IANS) The alleged rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl inside a police station in Lakhimpur-Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh took a new turn Sunday when another ... Read more...
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Shooter claims innocence in CMO’s murder
June 24th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 24 (IANS) Anand Tiwari, one of the shooters arrested for killing Lucknow's chief medical officer B.P. Singh, Friday claimed that he was being falsely implicated in the case ... Read more...
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Rights panel serves notices to Mayawati government
June 24th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 24 (IANS) Taking suo moto cognizance of the mysterious death of deputy chief medical officer Y.S. Sachan in a Lucknow district jail, the state Human Rights Commission (SHRC) ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh jail death: Family plans legal action
June 24th, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 24 (IANS) The family of deputy chief medical officer Y.S. Sachan, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Lucknow jail, Friday said it was contemplating legal action ... Read more...
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Doctor’s death: Uttar Pradesh insists it was suicide
June 24th, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 23 (IANS) Even as a post-mortem report carried several indicators of foul play, the Uttar Pradesh government Thursday stuck to its theory that jailed deputy chief medical officer ... Read more...
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SLC hopes to convince BCCI to allow participation of Indian cricketers (Lead)
June 19th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 19 (IANS) Surprised and hurt, the Sri Lankan cricket board said Sunday that it will take up with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) the ... Read more...
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UDRS not reliable, reiterates Indian cricket board
June 18th, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Saturday reiterated that the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) is not reliable.The board's unwillingness to ... Read more...
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Lucknow doctor’s murder solved, junior behind killing: police
June 17th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 17 (IANS) A junior of Lucknow's chief medical officer Dr. B.P.Singh, who was gunned down just outside his residence in the city's posh Indira Nagar April 2, was ... Read more...
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BCCI, Tendulkar want UDRS to be accurate
June 17th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The Indian cricket board and batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar feel that the Umpires Decision Review System (UDRS) should be made accurate with Snickometer and ... Read more...
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Mayawati mulls new land acquisition policy
June 2nd, 2011 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati may do away with the state government's role in acquisition of land for private industrial or commercial development, an official said ... Read more...
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