Hindu groups demand ban on Muslim bodies
August 13th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Several pro-Hindu groups Monday demanded a ban on "fanatical" Muslim bodies and the arrest of their leaders whose fiery speeches sparked violence leaving two dead ... Read more...
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Big B in awe of Southern superstars’ humility
July 12th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan teamed up with southern superstars like Prabhu, Nagarjuna and Shiva for an advertising campaign for a jewellery brand and says he is ... Read more...
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Ruckus in Maharashtra assembly on monsoon session opener
July 9th, 2012 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) The Maharashtra assembly's monsoon session got off to a stormy start Monday with the opposition creating a ruckus over various issues ,including the state secretariat fire ... Read more...
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Delhi Tourism sets up kiosks at two Airport Metro stations
March 15th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Delhi Tourism has set up kiosks at the New Delhi and Shivaji Stadium stations on the high-speed Airport Metro Metro Express Line (AMEL), led by ... Read more...
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Metro starts check-in for international flyers
February 23rd, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Delhi Metro's Airport Express Line Thursday began checking in baggage of passengers headed to the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport at two key stations.In a ... Read more...
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Metro to start international flight check-ins
February 21st, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The high-speed Airport Metro will start international check-in facility at two Metro stations from Thursday, an official said Tuesday."International fliers will be able to check ... Read more...
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Konkan Congress strongman joins NCP
January 30th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) In yet another jolt to the Congress in two days, a top Konkan politician and four-time legislator Shankar Kambli walked over to the Nationalist Congress ... Read more...
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Airport Metro goes hi-tech with wi-fi connectivity
January 12th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The swanky high-speed Airport Metro Express Line (AMEL), led by Reliance Infrastructure, is going another step forward in providing customer comfort - with internet connectivity ... Read more...
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Airport Metro offers discount this weekend
December 8th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) To facilitate travellers taking part in the capital's centenary celebrations, the Airport Metro Express Line (AMEL) is offering a 50 percent discount in fares this ... Read more...
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Airport Metro offers discount on Guru Purab
November 9th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Travellers on the high-speed Airport Metro Express Line (AMEL) will get a 50 percent discount on Guru Purab being celebrated Thursday, a Reliance Infrastructure official ... Read more...
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Bedi to return excess airfare to Indore NGO
October 30th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Oct 30 (IANS) A NGO in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city Sunday said that former Indian Police Service officer and Team Anna core committee member Kiran Bedi, who had charged ... Read more...
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Airport Metro to run on Diwali
October 25th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The swanky high-speed Airport Metro Express will not curtail its services on Diwali Wednesday, an official said."The Airport Metro trains will operate as per their ... Read more...
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Airport Metro to accept payment by card
September 22nd, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Credit and debit cards will be accepted at the ticket counters of the 23-km Airport Metro Express Line from Friday."Two swiping machines at each of ... Read more...
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15,000 people daily travel on airport Metro
September 11th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The daily ridership of high-speed airport Metro has gone up from 4,000 to 15,000 in the last six months, an official of the Delhi Airport ... Read more...
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Shivaji Stadium 95 percent complete: Minister
September 6th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Shivaji Stadium whose refurbishing was supposed to be done before the Commonwealth Games held here in October last year is now 95 percent complete, ... Read more...
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Close contest likely in final round of Rotax Karting
September 2nd, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Close contests are on cards in the fifth and final round of the JK Tyre-FMSCI National Rotax Max Karting Championship beginning at the Meco Ministry of ... Read more...
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Airport Metro introduces new fare payment card
August 18th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) In order to facilitate the infrequent riders, the Delhi Airport Metro Thursday introduced a new fare payment smart card called 'Chhota Card', offering discounts and ... Read more...
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Airport Metro’s two new stations open Monday
August 15th, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) A Reliance Infrastructure-led consortium that operates the Delhi Airport Metro Express Line will open its Dhaula Kuan and Aerocity stations for public from Monday, an ... Read more...
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Airport Metro increases frequency during peak hours
August 5th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) On commuter requests for increased frequency, the Airport Metro Express Line (AMEL) has reduced the time between two trains from 20 to 15 minutes ... Read more...
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Sotheby’s to auction portrait of Nana Phadnavis
June 30th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) An 18th century portrait of one of the most important Indian historical statesmen, Nana Phadnavis, will be auctioned by Sotheby's in London, the auction house ... Read more...
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Domestic flights’ check-in opens on Airport Metro line
June 10th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) After several delays, the Airport Express Line (AEL) in the capital Friday launched its check-in facility that allows domestic fliers to check-in their baggage and ... Read more...
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Airlines to begin check-in on Airport Metro from Friday (Lead)
June 10th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) Major domestic airlines Thursday said they will commence check-in services on designated counters on the Delhi Airport Metro Express Line's three stations from Friday.National carrier ... Read more...
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Airlines to begin check-in on Airport Metro from Friday
June 9th, 2011 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) Major domestic airlines Thursday said they will commence check-in services on designated counters on Delhi Airport Metro Express line's three stations from Friday."Effective 1600 hrs (4.00 ... Read more...
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PM failed, I used Shivaji’s tactics to survive: Ramdev (Lead)
June 6th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hardwar, June 6 (IANS) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev Monday criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying he had failed to discharge his duty. He also justified wearing woman's clothes to ... Read more...
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Film on Mohiniyattam to premiere in Hollywood
June 3rd, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) A 78-minute documentary feature film encapsulating the craft and lives of mother-daughter Mohiniyattam exponents, Bharati Shivaji and daughter Vijayalakshmi, will be premiered in Hollywood ... Read more...
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Ajit Pawar attacks Bal Thackeray
May 31st, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), May 31 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party leader and Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar Tuesday launched an attack on Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, demanding to know ... Read more...
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Fire kills five members of Pune family
May 6th, 2011 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Pune (Maharashtra), May 6 (IANS) Five members of a family here were charred to death in a midnight fire that engulfed their tenement while they were asleep, police said Friday. ... Read more...
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9,000 people travel on Airport Metro daily
May 4th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The high-speed Airport Express Line (AEL) has recorded a daily ridership of 9,000 commuters, many of whom are non-fliers, the Delhi Metro said Wednesday.According to ... Read more...
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Foreign feet on India’s traditional dance floor
May 1st, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The ancient classical dance form of Mohiniyattam has kept Russian dancer Olga Stoliarova wedded to India for the last eight years since she came to ... Read more...
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Strong international presence at LFW opening show
March 11th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) The Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Summer/Resort 2011 kickstarted here Friday with a gen next show and apart from talent from India, international designers too had a ... Read more...
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Maharashtra temple stops decades-old tradition
March 10th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), March 10 (IANS) In a revolutionary move, the management of the Shani-Shingnapure Temple struck down a decades-old tradition of compelling devotees to wear wet 'lungi' (sarong) before praying ... Read more...
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CBI registers three new cases in CWG scam
March 10th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation Thursday registered three new cases against officials of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), Central Public Works Department (CPWD), three private ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro airport line off to a flying start (Lead)
February 23rd, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) A total of 2,000 people travelled on Delhi Metro's airport line service Wednesday, the first day of operations of the service that will take commuters from the ... Read more...
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Delhi Airport Metro Express lines to open at 2 p.m.
February 23rd, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): Delhi Airport Metro Express will start commercial operations from today.The 23-km Airport Metro Express that connects Connaught Place with the new Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International ... Read more...
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From railway station to airport in 20 minutes!
February 22nd, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) From Wednesday, you can reach the international airport from the New Delhi railway station in 20 minutes, thanks to Delhi Metro that will finally begin operations on ... Read more...
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