Mulayam day-dreaming of becoming PM: Beni Prasad
August 20th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 20 (IANS) Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma Monday attacked Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav's "prime ministerial ambitions", saying it would never happen.Speaking on the sidelines ... Read more...
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Delhi’s starved sisters remained locked up for 6 years (Lead)
June 16th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) An eerie silence shrouded the Gupta household in north Delhi's Rohini where two sisters had locked themselves for the last over six years. Traumatised and ... Read more...
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I-League clubs skip last meeting of ad-hoc committee
May 4th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Despite making hue and cry over the sorry state of the I-League, top clubs Friday skipped the last meeting of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ... Read more...
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Mayawati has placed money-eater elephant in Lucknow: Rahul
November 26th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 26 (IANS) Targeting the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government for "misusing central government funds", Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday said "by the magic of Uttar Pradesh ... Read more...
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Despite yatra, JP’s village lies forgotten
October 11th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Sitab Diara (Bihar), Oct 11 (IANS) The winds of change sweeping through Bihar have curiously left out a forgotten yet important part of the state -- the tiny village ... Read more...
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New Tilak memorial planned in Mumbai
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) Nearly 91 years after his death, freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak will get a memorial at Girgaum Chowpatty in south Mumbai, family members and activists ... Read more...
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People watch as goons kill man on street (Lead)
July 13th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, July 13 (IANS) A police officer Wednesday slammed people for insensitivity after four men assaulted a man fatally on a busy street in this Tamil Nadu city even as ... Read more...
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Crowd watches as goons kill man on street
July 13th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, July 13 (IANS) Police have arrested four men who tripped a man driving a motorcycle on a busy street here and murdered him as dozens of people watched in ... Read more...
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Sheen is most self-destructive person I have ever met, says porn star pal
March 1st, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 1 (ANI): Charlie Sheen's 22-year-old porn star pal Kacey Jordan has said that the actor is the most self-destructive person she has ever met.In an interview with GQ magazine, Jordan ... Read more...
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Court raps Delhi government, power regulator
January 26th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday pulled up the Delhi government and the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) over appointment of members of the power regulator, saying it ... Read more...
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Oz cricket captain uncertainty reflects Test preparation woes
January 11th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan.11 (ANI): Australian cricket is in a sorry state, and it is best summed up by the fact that Cricket Australia is not sure who is the best man to lead ... Read more...
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Playback singing ridiculous: Alisha Chinai
December 20th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) Singer Alisha Chinai, with chartbusters like "Kajra re" ("Bunty Aur Babli") and "Tera hone laga hoon" ("Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani") to her name, ... Read more...
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Punjab jails crammed 150 percent beyond capacity
December 10th, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh, Dec 10 (IANS) A space for 46 being occupied by 136 people -- that is the sorry state in the jail in Punjab's Moga town and in most other ... Read more...
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‘Nagaram Marupakkam’ - neat entertainer by Sundar (IANS Tamil Review)
November 20th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Nagaram Marupakkam"; Director: Sundar C; Cast: Sundar C, Anuya, Vadivelu, Srinivasan, Bose Venkat; Producer: Avni Cinemax; Music: Thaman; Rating: two and halfSundar C. returns to his original ... Read more...
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AFC president asks AIFF to come down hard on erring I-League clubs
September 13th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Mohammad Bin Hammam said Monday that the All India Football Federation (AIFF) will not allow clubs to participate in next year's I-League ... Read more...
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Court pulls up MCD for bad roads ahead of Games
July 13th, 2010 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday came down heavily on the Municipal Corporation of Delhi over the pathetic condition of roads in the capital just three months before ... Read more...
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Has Bollywood forgotten to wear seat belts?
April 1st, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 1, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Though Bollywood had proudly taken on IPL a month back, looks like it forgot to wear its seat belts in this rough ride. There were bound to ... Read more...
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Fans riot after the Guns N’ Roses concert gets canceled
March 16th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sao Paulo, Mar 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Guns N’ Roses concert was scheduled to be held for a private audience in Brazil. It didn’t start for a long time, and the ... Read more...
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Political interference from ‘illiterates’ behind Pak cricket’s sorry state: Boycott
February 24th, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.24 (ANI): The prime reason behind the sorry state of Pakistan cricket is that there are several cricket illiterate politicians who are at the helm of things, former England great Geoffrey ... Read more...
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Most Pak cricketers are involved in match-fixing: Pak senator
February 16th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Feb.16 (ANI): In a statement which is likely to dent Pakistan cricket's image further, Senator Enver Baig has accused the national team players of being involved in match-fixing.Baig, who was especially ... Read more...
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Dhaka unveils $80 mn plan to dredge rivers
January 20th, 2010 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 20 (IANS) The Bangladesh government has unveiled an ambitious $80 million plan to de-silt its 310 rivers that have not been dredged since the British era, to restore their ... Read more...
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Heavy snowfall disrupts normal life in Kashmir Valley
January 10th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Jan 10 (ANI): Heavy snowfall in the Kashmir Valley has disrupted normal life and made transportation precarious.One of the worst affected areas is the Shopian district. As on Sunday this area ... Read more...
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Shhh! There’s nobody in the Parliament House library
December 22nd, 2009 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Amid the noisy scenes, which are almost a routine in the two legislative houses, there is one place in Parliament House where you can hear ... Read more...
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David Letterman’s wife shocked over blackmail scandal
October 6th, 2009 - 4:34 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Oct 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Regina Lasko, who David Letterman married in march this year, after 23 years of dating is worried about the $2 million extortion scandal which is ... Read more...
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Somnath slams CPI (M) leadership, says it made party almost irrelevant
September 12th, 2009 - 10:17 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Sep.12 (ANI): The former Communist Party of India (Marxist) member Somnath Chatterjee on Saturday hit out at CPI(M) leadership terming the charges it levelled against him were "a character assassination" ... Read more...
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Berlusconi’s paper rubbishes Britain
July 14th, 2009 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): A newspaper owned by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has severely criticized Britain by saying the country is in a sorry state of decline and overshadowed at every ... Read more...
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Punjab green warrior urges people to fight for environment
June 4th, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 4 (IANS) Noted green warrior Balbir Singh Seechewal Thursday expressed serious concern over the environmental degradation and depleting water table in Punjab and urged the people to join in efforts ... Read more...
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What are you doing about public toilets, court asks civic body
April 27th, 2009 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Pulling up the city civic body over the sorry state of public toilets in the national capital, especially with the Commonwealth Games due next year, the Delhi ... Read more...
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Stop Sharia laws, kick out Taliban nomads: Miss Pakistan World
February 17th, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Feb 17 (IANS) Denouncing the Sharia laws in Pakistan's Swat Valley as surrender before terrorists, Miss Pakistan World Natasha Paracha said Monday that the world should pressure Pakistan to stop ... Read more...
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Gill holds predecessors responsible for sorry state of sports
November 19th, 2008 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Sports Minister M.S. Gill Wednesday held his predecessors responsible for the shoddy state of sport in the country.Gill said the ministers who came before him were only ... Read more...
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Heritage structure in Lucknow’s medical varsity set to dissapear
October 3rd, 2008 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 3 (IANS) With beautiful cupolas, cornices and two domes set majestically on top, a 97-year-old heritage building on the campus of Lucknow's Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj University, known as King George's ... Read more...
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Corporates must pump money into sport at grassroots level (Comment)
September 17th, 2008 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
See what an Olympic medal can do for you. If it happens to be a gold medal it can even fetch you a doctorate from a university as it happened in the ... Read more...
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The sorry state of Delhi’s women labourers
July 27th, 2008 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) They live and work in the capital, but the city's 200,000 women labourers - most of whom work at construction sites - along with ... Read more...
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A star is born as Arshavin shreds Dutch in Euro 2008
June 22nd, 2008 - 8:53 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Basle (Switzerland), June 22 (DPA) Andrei Arshavin was unable to collect his man-of-the-match award after being selected for the post-match doping control, but that was about the only thing that stopped him ... Read more...
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Mohammad Asif losing his luster among fans
June 21st, 2008 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad , June 21 (ANI): The Dubai authorities may have dropped the drug charge against Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif describing it as insignificant, but he seems to be losing luster among ... Read more...
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