Lakshmi Sehgal’s health deteriorates
July 21st, 2012 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Kanpur, July 21 (IANS) The health of Lakshmi Sehgal, a close associate of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, deteriorated Saturday, doctors here said."We have put her on ventilator support to boost ... Read more...
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Ramdev, Anna hold day-long fast in Delhi (Lead)
June 3rd, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Launching a joint agitation against corruption and black money, yoga guru Ramdev and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare started a day-long fast at Delhi's Jantar ... Read more...
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President’s last foreign trip: 12 days in Africa
April 9th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil is undertaking what could possibly be her last foreign trip before she ends her five-year tenure in July - a 12-day ... Read more...
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Court suspends order to Delhi Police to provide Bhushan CD
December 9th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday suspended the Central Information Commission's (CIC) order to Delhi Police to provide to an RTI activist a copy of ... Read more...
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Remove ‘Hitler’ from the show’s title, Zee TV told
November 24th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The title of Zee TV's new show "Hitler Didi" has upset the US-based Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which wants the channel to give it a less ... Read more...
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Sitting, former MP owe MTNL over Rs.9 crore
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Sitting and former MPs from various parties owe a staggering Rs.9 crore to state-run telecom provider MTNL, over and above the free calls they ... Read more...
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‘I want to do a film on Netaji’
November 9th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 9 (IANS) Tamil film actor Sharath Kumar wants to produce and direct a film based on the life of noted freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose."I think Netaji's ... Read more...
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Man booked for threatening judge
September 2nd, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 2 (IANS) A man in Uttar Pradesh was booked for threatening a judge to secure a favourable case verdict, police said Friday.Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Ambedkar Nagar ... Read more...
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President declares assets worth Rs.2.5 crore
July 25th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) A farmhouse and gold jewellery worth Rs.31 lakh are listed among Rs.2.5 crore worth of assets of President Pratibha Patil, the first Indian head ... Read more...
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$315 mn ADB loan for Karnataka road projects
July 20th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is giving a $315 million loan for improving state highways in Karnataka. This is the first loan assistance from ADB ... Read more...
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Court questions Big B, Sony TV on show promos
July 5th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Tuesday issued notices to megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Sony TV and the censor board on a petition challenging promos of the forthcoming ... Read more...
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17 mercy petitions pending before president
July 4th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Mercy petitions of 17 people on death row are pending before President Pratibha Patil, reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application has revealed. ... Read more...
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Modi reveals how BCCI scuttled ICL
June 20th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Sacked Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi Monday revealed how the Indian cricket board "scuttled" the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and forced the International Cricket ... Read more...
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Reward announced for capture of escaped convict
June 20th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 20 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police Monday announced a reward of Rs.5,000 for the capture of murder convict Ashok Yadav who escaped from police custody while undergoing treatment ... Read more...
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Political leaders who died in air crashes
May 4th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu is not the only leader to have met a tragic end in an air crash. Here are some of ... Read more...
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Government reconstitutes Society of Film and Television Institute of India in Pune
March 24th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar. 24 (ANI): The government has reconstituted the Society of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune for a period of three years with effect from March 4.According to ... Read more...
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Elephant found dead in West Bengal
January 30th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by ANI
Jalpaiguri, Jan 30(ANI): An elephant was found dead by locals and regional officials in a forested area near West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Sunday.No signs of any external injury were found in ... Read more...
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Zee Rishtey Awards 2010 – A Sneak Peek Into The Grand Evening
December 18th, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
(a new relation every moment). For the last 18 years Zee has built up a strong relationship with its audience and celebrated the year with Zee Rishtey Awards 2010, Jashn ... Read more...
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Jagan group condemns allegations against YSR’s aide
December 11th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 11 (IANS) Former parliamentarian Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's group Saturday distanced itself from the allegations one of his loyalists made against Congress MP K.V.P.Ramachandra Rao, a close aide and advisor ... Read more...
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Upendra excels as actor and director in ‘Super’ (Kannada Film Review)
December 4th, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Super"; Director: Upendra; Cast: Upendra, Nayantara, Sadhu Kokila, Ali, Sudarshan and Shylashree; Music: Hari Krishna; Rating:****"Super" was a much anticipated film as Kannada superstar Upendra returns to direction after ... Read more...
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PMO fails to give information under RTI
September 8th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has failed to provide information on correspondence with the President's secretariat, related to former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's objections to the list ... Read more...
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No flight aborted to accommodate IPL players: Alliance Air
August 12th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) State-owned Alliance Air Thursday said it had combined a scheduled Delhi to Coimbatore flight with a chartered flight to ferry the Indian Premier League (IPL) players in ... Read more...
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No action against MPs for not disclosing assets: Activist
June 29th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Four months after a right to information (RTI) plea revealed that 70 Lok Sabha members had not declared their assets to the speaker, the authorities have ... Read more...
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From entertainment to aviation, the journey of Kalanidhi Maran
June 13th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Arvind Padmanabhan and James Jose
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) When Kalanidhi Maran, who late Saturday sealed a $200-million deal to buy majority stake in budget carrier SpieceJet was named ... Read more...
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‘Fernandes was assisted in taking Rajya Sabha oath’
May 20th, 2010 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A Right to Information (RTI) response has revealed that former defence minister George Fernandes, who is suffering from Alzheimer's, had symptoms of physical disability even at the ... Read more...
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Municipal Corporation of Delhi ignoring RTI Act: Activist
May 8th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) A right to information activist has filed a complaint with the Central Information Commission (CIC) against the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for allegedly not having a ... Read more...
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Essel to invest Rs.500 crore on education business
April 8th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 8 (IANS) Media major Essel group is planning to invest Rs.500 crore over the next seven years in the education sector, promoting pre-schools, schools and university, group chairman Subhash Chandra ... Read more...
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Essel Group to develop 800 acre entertainment zone near Mumbai
April 8th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 8 (IANS) Media and entertainment group Essel is planning to develop an 800 acre entertainment and tourism zone near Mumbai, a senior company official said Thursday.
"We are setting up an ... Read more...
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Modernity a far cry for women on small screen (March 8 is International Women’s Day)
March 6th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Radhika Bhirani
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Independent and bold women characters are no more taboo in films, but one wonders why television serials have failed to come of age as ... Read more...
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Thanks to IGNOU, prisoners hopeful of jobs
March 4th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Jail inmates across India are benefiting from free vocational training programmes provided by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), the world's largest open varsity said Thursday. ... Read more...
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Eight held with idol worth Rs.1.5 crore
February 18th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 18 (IANS) Eight people involved in smuggling of artefacts have been arrested with an 'ashtadhatu' (eight-metal) idol worth an estimated Rs.1.5 crore in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district, police said Thursday.
The ... Read more...
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Kolkata family exhibits musical instruments of British Raj era
February 8th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Feb 8 (ANI): An exhibition of a family's collection of heirlooms of ancient musical instruments is proving to be an attraction for students and scholars of history in Kolkata.Around 50 rare ... Read more...
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Nation remembers Subash Chandra Bose on his 113rd birth anniversary
January 23rd, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.23 (ANI): On the occasion of 113th birth anniversary of Subash Chandra Bose, the great Indian freedom fighter and head of the Indian National Army (INA) set up against ... Read more...
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MPs pay tribute to Netaji on birth anniversary
January 23rd, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and other MPs Saturday paid floral tributes to Netaji ... Read more...
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Government considering renaming high courts
January 15th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The government is considering proposals from four state governments to rename their high courts based on the new names of their capitals, a Right To Information query ... Read more...
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