Delhi sets up task force for regularization of colonies
September 11th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Delhi government Tuesday said it has set up a task force to deal with matters relating to regularization of 895 unauthorized colonies."The government is ... Read more...
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Spurned lover kills four, self (Lead)
September 3rd, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad/New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Spurned by the family of a girl he wanted to marry, a 23-year-old man Monday shot her dead along with three others and then killed ... Read more...
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Spurned lover kills four, self
September 3rd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad/New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Spurned by the family of a girl he wanted to marry, a 23-year-old man Monday shot her dead along with three others and then killed ... Read more...
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‘Being Alien’ tag not without Salman’s permission: Farah Khan
July 14th, 2012 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Shirish Kunder's directorial venture "Joker" carries the tagline 'Being Alien', similar to the name of Salman Khan's NGO 'Being Human'. Director-choreographer and Kunder's wife Farah ... Read more...
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Farah Khan turns item girl!
July 13th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) She has choreographed quite a few hit dance numbers and now choreographer-director-actor Farah Khan will be seen grooving herself to an item number in "Shirin ... Read more...
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Delhi opens e-stamp property registration office
July 2nd, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The capital's first sub-registrar's office equipped with an electronic stamping facility for property registration was inaugurated Monday by Chief Minister Sheila Diskhit.
"This signifies a ... Read more...
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Delhi’s power tariff hike comes into effect
July 1st, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) An average of over 20 percent hike in power tariff for homes came into effect in the national capital Sunday, the fourth hike in just ... Read more...
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Starving sisters rescued in Delhi to get financial help
June 23rd, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikhsit here Saturday announced financial aid of Rs.1 lakh each for the starving sisters rescued from their north Delhi apartment last ... Read more...
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Stray cat gives birth in a tumble dryer
June 20th, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Birmingham, June 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Patrick Ambrose, an Erdington (Birmingham) resident, took in the cat that he found her in his garden, last month. He has still not given a name to ... Read more...
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Sunidhi dislikes tagging songs as ‘item numbers’
May 29th, 2012 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Singer Sunidhi Chauhan, who has crooned a lot of hit item numbers like "Sheila Ki Jawaani", "Dekh Le", "Mehboob Mere", "Beedi" and many more, refuses to ... Read more...
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Delhi budget session starts on a stormy note
May 28th, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Delhi assembly budget session started on a stormy note Monday with the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) members attacking the government for water scarcity ... Read more...
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Court exempts Sheila Kaul from personal appearance
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday exempted 98-year-old former union minister Sheila Kaul from personal appearance in a corruption case.Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special ... Read more...
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Delhi government clears marriage registration bill
May 21st, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) With the government Monday clearing the draft Delhi Registration of Marriages Bill 2012, married couples in the capital will soon have to get their marriages ... Read more...
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Committee to look into DTC workers’ welfare
May 18th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Delhi government has decided to set up a committee for the welfare of Delhi Transport Corp (DTC) workers.The decision was taken Friday at a ... Read more...
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Delhi’s per-capita income three times the national average
April 27th, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The average income of Delhiites is expected to be Rs.1.75 lakh for the year 2011-12, almost 3 times the national average of around Rs.60,000, according ... Read more...
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Zoya Akhtar denies making documentary on Indian cinema
April 24th, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Director Zoya Akhtar has brushed off rumours that she is planning to shoot a documentary to commemorate 100 years of Indian cinema. However, she had dropped ... Read more...
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Composer Vishal Dadlani claims harassment
April 18th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Composer Vishal Dadlani, of popular musical duo Vishal-Shekhar, says he is having a tough time dealing with a yet unknown person who has been harrasing ... Read more...
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Item songs have become first look of films: Sunidhi
April 8th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Versatile singer Sunidhi Chauhan, who has given some of the best item songs to Bollywood, says she sees them as special songs that are now ... Read more...
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Crystal Cathedral’s senior pastor Sheila Schuller Coleman is all set to start a new church
March 12th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
California, Mar 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a major shock to the Garden Grove community, the senior pastor at The Crystal Cathedral – Sheila Schuller Coleman announced that she is all set to ... Read more...
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Framing of charges against Sheila Kaul deferred
February 28th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi Feb 28 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court deferred to March 27 its hearing on framing of charges against former union urban development minister Sheila ... Read more...
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Delhi government hikes OBC quota before municipal polls
February 27th, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Ahead of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) polls, the Congress-led Delhi government Monday decided to hike the reservation for Other Backward Castes (OBCs) in ... Read more...
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Delhi’s monthly per capita expenditure zooms
February 16th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The monthly per capita expenditure of Delhites rose 39.79 percent in 2010 to Rs.2,905, the highest in India, signifying the rising purchasing power in the ... Read more...
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Bravery award winners meet Dikshit
January 24th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) A total of 24 children, including eight girls, who won this years' National Bravery Awards Tuesday met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit here and shared ... Read more...
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Dikshit retracts, says no question of welcoming Rushdie (Second Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Hours after inviting Salman Rushdie to visit the capital, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit retracted, saying there is no question of welcoming "The Satanic Verses" ... Read more...
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Bollywood choreographers and their weighty issues (With Images)
January 22nd, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) They have made several Bollywood stars lose inches with their dance moves. But ever wondered why the industry's top-notch choreographers - be it Saroj ... Read more...
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‘Now people respect dance as career’
January 20th, 2012 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) She has been dancing since she was 15, but it is only now that Bollywood choreographer Geeta Kapoor feels the respect for this profession ... Read more...
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Device mimicking retinal circuits could help blind see
December 27th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) A novel device that mimics the action of retinal circuits could, within a decade, help the blind see.
Sheila Nirenberg, professor of neuroscience at Cornell University, ... Read more...
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Why is Katrina ‘Chikni Chameli’?
December 22nd, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) After Sheila, Munni, Shalu and Jalebi Bai, 'Chikni Chameli' is the latest item bomb in Bollywood. Katrina Kaif has outdone her 'Sheila ki jawani' act ... Read more...
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Dikshit releases capital’s calender
December 21st, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The official calender of Delhi, which showcases the life of people in the capital during the British Raj, was released by Chief Minister Sheila Diskhit ... Read more...
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Delhi building collapse victims’ kin to get damages
December 5th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday announced a compensation of Rs.2 lakh to the next of kin of three women and Rs.1 lakh for the father of ... Read more...
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Political motive behind MCD trifurcation, says mayor
November 23rd, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Delhi Mayor Rajni Abbi Wednesday described the central government's nod to trifurcate the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) as a move dictated by "political ... Read more...
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Delhi airport’s terminal-3 to get duty-paid liquor vend
November 21st, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Bacchus lovers arriving at terminal-3 (T3) of the Indira Gandhi International airport here will be able to buy duty-paid imported alcohol from a vend planned ... Read more...
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Katrina as ‘Chikni chameli’ in ‘Agneepath’
November 15th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) After becoming a rage with item number "Sheila ki jawaani", Katrina Kaif is set to gyrate to "Chikni chameli" in Karan Johar's remake of ... Read more...
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Delhi waives VAT on fertilisers
November 8th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) In a measure to help farmers, the Delhi government Tuesday decided to remove value added tax (VAT), ranging between 5 and 12.5 percent, on fertilisers."The ... Read more...
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Chinese women’s delegation meets Dikshit
September 21st, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) A Chinese women's delegation Wednesday called on Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, a statement said.The seven-member delegation, led by All China Women Federation vice-president Song ... Read more...
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