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Gooch doubtful England team will tour India

December 2nd, 2008 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Dec.2 (ANI): Former England captain Graham Gooch doubts the England cricket team will return to India despite the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) agreeing to shift the ...

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Failure of Indian intelligence: The buck stops nowhere (Special)

November 29th, 2008 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS -
Almost a dozen state police units and intelligence agencies were tracking down terrorist groups across India for the past two years but missed to detect the activities of the men who were ...

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England team leaves Bhubaneshwar

November 28th, 2008 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Bhubaneshwar, Nov 28 (ANI): England''s cricket team left Bhubaneshwar on Friday for Bangalore on the first leg of its journey home after the last two One Day Internationals (ODI) against India ...

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In southern India, a magnet for seekers of spirituality (Feature)

November 26th, 2008 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS -
Thiruvannamalai, Nov 26 (IANS) Not many beyond Tamil Nadu know that every full moon day, this temple town attracts over 300,000 Indian and foreign visitors who come to trek 14 km clockwise ...

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Entire town in south India praying for Obama win

Entire town in south India praying for Obama win

November 4th, 2008 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Tirupur (Tamil Nadu), Nov 4 (IANS) If politics makes strange bedfellows, economics can make even stranger. Even as Barack Obama and John McCain slug it out in the US presidential election, the ...

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India and Myanmar to boost trade: Minister

October 27th, 2008 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS -
Agartala, Oct 27 (IANS) India has taken a slew of measures to boost trade with South Asian countries through Myanmar after Bangladesh refused transit for enhancing business, central Minister of State for ...

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Ambassador car rally kicks off in Goa

October 20th, 2008 - 7:50 pm ICT by ANI -
Panjim (Goa), Oct 20 (ANI): About 30 iconic model of India - Ambassador cars participated in the 14-day car rally kicked off from Colva beach in Goa on Sunday. Karma Enduro ...

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When butter chicken took a backseat in Chandigarh

October 20th, 2008 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Oct 20 (IANS) Punjab may be called the land of butter chicken, but the residents of its capital city relish their chicken chettinad and mutton vindaloo just as much - as ...

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Government hurting Hindu sentiments on Ram Setu: BJP (Lead)

Government hurting Hindu sentiments on Ram Setu: BJP (Lead)

October 15th, 2008 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday criticised the Congress-led government for contending before the Supreme Court that the Ram Setu was not integral to the Hindu ...

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Stop copying West, promote Indian heritage: Sabyasachi Mukherjee

October 13th, 2008 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) At a time when most Indian designers draw inspiration from the West, stylist Sabyasachi Mukherjee warns that if they do not hold on to Indian heritage, it ...

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15 percent of captive elephants in South India have TB

September 10th, 2008 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 10 (IANS) The first exhaustive study of captive elephants in southern India has found that 15.25 percent of them suffer from tuberculosis.Principal investigator of the two-year-long study Jacob Cheeran told ...

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25 years on, Appiko forest movement sees success, challenges

September 10th, 2008 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS -
Ponda (Goa), Sep 10 (IANS) Twenty-five years after the Appiko eco-awareness movement swept parts of south India, its leaders say they have seen a "lot of change" specially in the forest policy ...

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‘Exempt plantation sector from minimum wages act’

September 10th, 2008 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS -
Conoor (Tamil Nadu), Sep 9 (IANS) The government should exempt the plantation sector from the purview of the Minimum Wages Act, said a top industry official.Addressing the 115th Annual conference of United ...

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Gen Musharraf out of sight, but not out of mind of Indian intelligentsia

Gen Musharraf out of sight, but not out of mind of Indian intelligentsia

August 31st, 2008 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI -
By Pankaj Yadav Vellore, Aug 31 (ANI): Former Pakistan president General Pervez Musharraf might be out of sight (after being forced to vacate the presidency), but he is not out of the ...

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Stars ride on fame - from box office to ballot box

August 29th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Aug 29 (IANS) Decades after veteran Tamil actor M.G. Ramachandran blazed a trail to the chief minister's chair, cinema is still a springboard into the world of Indian politics. In a ...

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Poor Indian kids kidnapped for adoption in Australia scam unearthed

August 22nd, 2008 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Aug 22 (ANI): In a startling revelation made by Time magazine, poor children are first kidnapped from Chennai, in southern India, sold out to an adoption agency Malaysian Social Services ...

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Sun Direct planning major expansion across country

August 16th, 2008 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS -
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Aug 16 (IANS) Sun Direct TV Pvt Ltd, a leading direct-to-home (DTH) service provider in south India, is set to replicate the success story in the other parts of ...

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Karnataka’s development blueprint for 2020 ready: Yeddyurappa

Karnataka’s development blueprint for 2020 ready: Yeddyurappa

August 15th, 2008 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Aug 15 (IANS) The first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in southern India has drawn a comprehensive development blueprint to transform Karnataka into a model state by 2020, Chief Minister B.S. ...

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Sivan’s ‘Before the Rains’ a hit in Britain

July 30th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, July 30 (IANS) Acclaimed Indian cinematographer-turned-director Santosh Sivan's English language period film "Before the Rains" interspersed with Malayalam and Tamil dialogues, which opened in 18 theatres across Britain, has turned out ...

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Spencer’s to open caf

July 15th, 2008 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) The RPG Group-promoted Spencer's Retail Ltd (SRL) has joined hands with Boston-based leading dining and bakery cafe chain Au Bon Pain to set up bakery caf

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Indian group crowned world energy champion

June 21st, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS -
London, June 21 (IANS) An Indian technology and alternative energy group has been crowned 'Energy Champion' of the world by a prestigious British environmental organisation. Bangalore-based Technology Informatics Design Endeavour, or Tide, ...

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Six-shot maiden win for Bahuguna

June 20th, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Coimbatore, June 20 (IANS) Saurabh Bahuguna became the second golfer in as many weeks to win his maiden title, as he sealed the title at the LG Coimbatore Amateur Open Friday. Dedicating ...

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Kerala where monsoon strikes first craves for rain

June 19th, 2008 - 7:51 pm ICT by ANI -
Thiruvanthapuram, June 19 (ANI): As eastern India reels in monsoon floods, Kerala in southern India where monsoon strikes first on the mainland is ironically craving for rain. The monsoon rains hit Kerala ...

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Rana, Verma tied for lead in Southern India Open golf

June 12th, 2008 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, June 12 (IANS) Vikram Rana and Gagan Verma carded an identical three-day total of 3-under 213 to be tied for the lead in the LG Southern India Open Golf Thursday. Rana ...

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PETA activists stage demo outside KFC outlet in southern India

June 12th, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by ANI -
Chennai, June 12 (ANI): Activists of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Thursday wore skeleton costumes and staged demonstration outside American fast food outlet Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) ...

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Finolex to introduce lead-free pipes

June 12th, 2008 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai June 12 (IANS) Pipes manufacturing major Finolex Industries Ltd (FIL) is set to launch lead-free plumbing systems in India. Announcing this here Thursday, FIL president V.V. Khandekar said in the first ...

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Gagan takes lead in Southern India Amateur golf

June 12th, 2008 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, June 11 (IANS) Gagan Verma shot seven birdies for four-under 68 and took a two-shot lead at the half-way stage of the LG Southern India Amateur golf at the Eagleton Golf ...

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Rana takes lead in LG Amateur golf

June 10th, 2008 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, June 10 (IANS) Vikram Rana took the solitary lead with a first round score of 2-under par 70 at the LG Southern India Amateur golf tournament at the Eagleton Golf Resort ...

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Yeddyurappa to expand ministry today

June 7th, 2008 - 10:00 am ICT by ANI -
Bangalore, June 7 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa will expand his week-old ministry today. Yeddyurappa on Friday won the trust vote in the Assembly, marking the formal start of the ...

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Yeddyurappa wins trust vote, Congress walks out(Roundup)

June 6th, 2008 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, June 6 (IANS) The first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in southern India Friday formally began its rule in Karnataka with Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa easily winning the trust vote in ...

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