Vikram’s ‘Thaandavam’ role inspired by real life character
September 6th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 6 (IANS) Actor Vikram's role in upcoming Tamil action film "Thaandavam" is inspired from Daniel Kish, a blind American expert in human echolocation.Directed by A.L Vijay, the film ... Read more...
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ISCA to bring out inspirational videos: PM
June 2nd, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) The Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) in its centenary year will bring out inspirational video documentaries and a publication on 100 Indian science discoveries to ... Read more...
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1,500 kids to be trained in life-skills by AoL
May 30th, 2012 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 30 (IANS) About 1,500 children from India, Singapore, Malyasia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will flock to the Art of Living (AoL) Foundation campus here Thursday to participate ... Read more...
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Aarushi murder case hearing adjourned to May 16 (Lead)
May 14th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 14 (IANS) Trial proceedings in the 2008 Aarushi-Hemraj double murders came to a halt again Monday after the defence and prosecution locked horns over the supply of documents ... Read more...
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Special session to mark 60 years of Indian Parliament
May 5th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Parliament will hold a special session May 13 to celebrate its 60th anniversary.The first session of Parliament was held May 13, 1952. President Pratibha ... Read more...
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60 years of India’s Parliament to be observed May 13
April 25th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Indian Parliament will celebrate its 60th anniversary May 13, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said Wednesday."There will be special sessions of both ... Read more...
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20 Indian geeks to flag innovations at EmTech
March 26th, 2012 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 26 (IANS) About 20 Indian whiz kids will showcase their innovations in diverse fields, including a special shoe for the visually impaired, at the fourth Emerging Technologies (EmTech) ... Read more...
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Asia’s biggest Christian convention gets underway in Kerala
February 12th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Maramon (Kerala), Feb 12 (IANS) The Maramon Convention, Asia's biggest Christian convention, got underway here Sunday afternoon on the banks of the Pampa river. The week-long event will see around ... Read more...
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Homeopathy meet to be held in Delhi next month
November 17th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) More than 2,500 doctors from 70 countries would come together here next month to discuss the latest developments in homeopathy and also chalk out plans ... Read more...
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India’s Sulabh gets top UN consultative status
November 3rd, 2011 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Nov 3 (IANS) Recognizing Sulabh International's pioneering work in developing low-cost, environmental-friendly public toilet system, the United Nations has accorded its highest consultative status to the Indian NGO.The ... Read more...
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Hyderabad to host VLSI design conference in January
September 27th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 27 (IANS) The 25th international conference on VLSI (very large scale integration) design and 11th international conference on embedded systems will be held here Jan 7-11, 2012.This silver ... Read more...
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Rajasthan to launch helpline for school kids
April 8th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 8 (IANS) School children in Rajasthan will be able to file a complaint against corporal punishment or discrimination by their schools. The state government is planning to launch ... Read more...
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Black money trail: Hasan Ali to appear before ED today
March 13th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai/New Delhi, Mar 13 (ANI): Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan, who is alleged to have stashed away over eight billion dollars in Swiss banks, will appear before the Enforcement Directorate ... Read more...
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Hasan Ali case: Mumbai court adjourns hearing till tomorrow
March 10th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Mar 10 (ANI): A special sessions court in Mumbai today adjourned its hearing by one more day into Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan case, who is alleged to have ... Read more...
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India’s international film fest opens Monday (Curtain raiser)
November 21st, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS) The 41st edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), billed by organisers as the most cash-rich in the world, will be inaugurated here Monday by ... Read more...
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India holds talks with African regional economic communities
November 19th, 2010 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) India's "active" engagement with some of Africa's regional economic communities (RECs) had resulted in the signing of several memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with these groups, the ... Read more...
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South Indian commodity planters to focus on marketing
September 12th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Coonoor (Tamil Nadu), Sep 12 (IANS) Planters of tea, coffee, rubber and spices from South India will focus on pruning their marketing strategies at a meeting here Monday in the wake of ... Read more...
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Death for six in double-murder case
July 30th, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 30 (IANS) A local court in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district Friday gave death sentence to six people in a double-murder case of August 2000, an official said.
The special sessions court ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan cha cha begins
June 22nd, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
By Smita PrakashNew Delhi, June 22 (ANI): It is a complicated dance which begins with the second beat, involves coordinated steps like a a step back for every forward step, and, ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh to review progress at special assembly session
April 18th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 18 (IANS) A special session of the Madhya Pradesh assembly is being convened next month to discuss issues related to developing the state as a "golden state", officials said ... Read more...
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MIT to hold emerging technologies conference in Bangalore
February 27th, 2010 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) About 100 leading business and tech visionaries from around the world would discuss innovative ideas and market ready incubated technologies at the annual emerging technologies conference, EmTech 2010, ... Read more...
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RSS chief in Lucknow on three-day visit
January 8th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 8 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived here Friday evening on a three-day visit, during which he would have "special sessions" with young workers of both ... Read more...
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Spotlight on theatre music at NSD’s annual fest
January 2nd, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The legacy of music in Indian theatre, experimental plays, creative forms of expressions and new wave theatre with an ethnic flavour from small towns will be the ... Read more...
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Youth theatre festival begins Sunday in Delhi
November 14th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Theatre lovers in Delhi are in for a treat as the five-day new age theatre festival begins Sunday.
The Youth Theatre Festival is presented by the Atelier's Theatre ... Read more...
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India Development Foundation to get legal footing in US
November 12th, 2009 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 12 (IANS) India plans to register the India Development Foundation in the US to put the agency tasked with rural development on a legal footing here, according ... Read more...
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26/11 witness reported missing
August 28th, 2009 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Aug.28 (ANI): A key witness of the November 26, 2008 terror attack on Mumbai, in which more than 160 people lost their lives and more than 300 were injured, is being ... Read more...
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Mumbai Judge to decide if Kasab is to be sentenced
July 21st, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 21 (ANI): Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist involved the terror attacks in Mumbai on November 26, 2008, will appear in the Special Sessions court here today.Kasab had ... Read more...
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Sports shrink’s “hypnotism” behind Pak’s World Twenty20 win: Malik
June 26th, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, June 26 (ANI): Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has attributed the team's World Twenty20 win to the special sessions conducted by a sports psychologist ahead of their visit to England.Praising captain ... Read more...
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Kasab’s lawyer to be paid Rs 50,000 per month
June 2nd, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, June 2 (ANI): Maharashtra Government will be paying a whopping Rs 2,500 per day to senior lawyer Abbas Kazmi, who is representing Amir Azmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist of the ... Read more...
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Musharraf unlikely to return to Pakistan soon
May 7th, 2009 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf, who is currently abroad, is unlikely to return home soon given the volatile security scenario in the country, his aide says.
The aide, ... Read more...
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Court convicts Telgi and four others in fake stamp paper scam
May 2nd, 2009 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A city court Saturday convicted Abdul Karim Telgi and four others in a fake stamp paper scam of Rs.257,000. Telgi has been convicted in two more cases ... Read more...
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Musharraf could be charged with treason: Pakistani minister
May 1st, 2009 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 30 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf could be charged with treason for tampering with the constitution as adequate laws exist for this, a senior minister said Thursday.
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Telgi convicted in yet another fake stamp paper case (Lead)
April 23rd, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Scamster Abdul Karim Telgi and nine others were Thursday convicted in yet another Rs.212 crore fake stamp paper case by a court here.
Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjay Bansal ... Read more...
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Telgi convicted in fake stamp paper case
April 23rd, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Scamster Abdul Karim Telgi and nine others were Thursday convicted in yet another multi-million rupee fake stamp paper case by a court here.
Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjay Bansal ... Read more...
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Court convicts Telgi, six others in multi-million rupee fake stamp case
April 20th, 2009 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A city court Monday convicted Abdul Karim Telgi, the brain behind the multi-billion fake stamp paper scam, and six others accused in a fake stamp paper case ... Read more...
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