IIT, Swamy told to settle salary issue amicably (Lead)
September 4th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi and Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy to amicably settle the issue of recovery of ... Read more...
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IIT, Swamy told to settle salary issue amicably
September 4th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi and Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy to amicably settle the issue of recovery of ... Read more...
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BJP to decide presidential nominee Thursday
June 20th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to decide its presidential candidate Thursday, party sources said.The sources said Wednesday that party leaders, including Sushma ... Read more...
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Sethi, Advani to play invitational billiards
June 19th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 19 (IANS) Former World champions Geet Sethi and Pankaj Advani are among the 10 invited players who will participate in the ECA 14th G. Raman Nair handicap billiards ... Read more...
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SC issues notice on presidential reference on natural resources (Lead)
May 11th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice on the presidential reference seeking its clarification whether natural resources across all the sectors and in all circumstances could ... Read more...
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Apex court reserves order on Chidambaram in 2G case (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved its order on whether to issue notice to union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on a plea of Janata Party ... Read more...
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Apex court reserves order on Chidambaram in 2G case
April 24th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved its order on whether to issue a notice to union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on a plea of ... Read more...
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‘Explain turnaround on Dayanidhi Maran’ (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday directed NGO Telecom Watchdog to explain its turnaround in stating that Dayanidhi Maran, when he was the communications minister, had ... Read more...
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‘Explain turnaround on Dayanidhi Maran’
April 11th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday directed NGO Telecom Watchdog to explain its turnaround in stating that Dayanidhi Maran, when he was the communications minister, had ... Read more...
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Indian doctors return from Pakistan with ‘lots of love’
February 14th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) A group of doctors has returned to India after two successful liver transplants in Lahore, with "lots of love and lots of goodwill" from Pakistan.A ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa drops two ministers, inducts two
January 27th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 26 (IANS) In a reshuffle on Republic Day, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa dropped two cabinet ministers and inducted two new ministers while reallocating a senior minister's ... Read more...
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Meenal, Arantxa in National Billiards Final
January 25th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 25 (IANS) Mumbai's Meenal Thakur and Pune cueist Arantxa Sanchis will face-off in the final of the ladies billiards event at the Manisha-National Billiards and Snooker Championship after ... Read more...
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2G: Swamy deposes against Chidambaram (Second Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Appearing before a special CBI court here Saturday, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy deposed in support of his contention of union Home Minister P. ... Read more...
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2G case: Swamy deposes against Chidambaram (Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Appearing before a special CBI court here Saturday, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy deposed against Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to prove his alleged ... Read more...
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2G case: Swamy deposes against Chidambaram
December 17th, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Appearing before a special CBI court Saturday, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy deposed against union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in support of his claim ... Read more...
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Schoolboy Jayavel bags chess title
October 10th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 10 (IANS) Local schoolboy Mugil Jayavel emerged champion in the inaugural United India Insurance - CDCA FIDE Rated chess tournament (Below 2200), with a tally of 10.0 points ... Read more...
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Martin, Russell give West Indies consolation win over India (Second lead)
June 14th, 2011 - 8:12 am ICT by IANS
St. John's (Antigua), June 14 (IANS) Anthony Martin and Andre Russell bowled inspiring spells to hand India a crushing 103-run defeat against West Indies in the fourth ODI here Monday.Leg-spinner ... Read more...
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Badrinath focussed on cementing his place in Indian team
June 5th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, June 5 (IANS) Subramanian Badrinath, who made a successful comeback into the Indian cricket team with a fluent 43-run knock against the West Indies in a T20 ... Read more...
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West Indies to bowl against India in tour opener
June 4th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, June 4 (IANS) The West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl against India in a one-off T20 International at the Queen's Park Oval here ... Read more...
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Even rich, educated abort second girl child, shows study
May 23rd, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Even rich and educated Indian families with a girl as the first child choose to abort their second child if prenatal test shows it to ... Read more...
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Puducherry polls: Congress manifesto promises incentives, concessions
April 1st, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by ANI
Puducherry, Apr 1 (ANI): The Congress election manifesto for the upcoming assembly polls in Puducherry today promised a slew of incentives and concessions to various sections of people.Releasing the 16-page manifesto, PCC ... Read more...
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Five members elected to Indian schools’ Board of Directors in Oman
March 27th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Muscat, Mar.27 (ANI): Five members of the Indian School Muscat have been elected to be the part of Board of Directors that frames policies for Indian schools in Oman.Out of the 14 ... Read more...
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Two celebrity transgenders aspire to fight Tamil Nadu polls
March 13th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 13 (IANS) It will certainly be a rarity in Indian elections if two celebrity transgenders are given seats by their respective parties to contest in the April 13 ... Read more...
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Economic growth ‘not linked to reduction in child undernutrition in India’
March 9th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 9 (ANI): A new study has found that economic growth in India has no automatic connection to reducing undernutrition in Indian children.Researchers at the Schools of Public Health at University ... Read more...
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Gemini Ganesan - A starry life that spilled out of screen
February 12th, 2011 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The story of late Tamil superstar Gemini Ganesan was larger than life in star-struck Tamil Nadu with the screen spilling into his home as well.He ... Read more...
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2G scam, Radia tapes, black money cases at apex court this week
January 31st, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) For the central government battling legal cases on senstive issues, it is a crucial week ahead at the Supreme Court. At least four major legal tangles, riveting ... Read more...
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Parents must expose kids to Indian culture: L. Subramanian
January 12th, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 12 (IANS) In this age when computers and playstations lure kids more than learning music and dance, parents must take the onus of motivating the conventional activities to expose children ... Read more...
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Prithviraj Chavan announces judicial probe into Adarsh scam
January 8th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Jan 8(ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday announced a judicial probe into the controversial Adarsh Housing Society scam.The judicial commission will have former Bombay High Court Chief Justice J.A. ... Read more...
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First Asian transgender activist invited to US programme
September 23rd, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 23 (IANS) City-based Kalki Subramanian has become the first Asian transgender activist to be invited to take part in the International Visitors' Leadership Programme (IVLP) to be held in ... Read more...
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Bt cotton farming revolutionizes women’s employment in India: Study
July 29th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 29 (ANI): One of the first genetically modified crops, Bt cotton, has been the source of increasing employment for Indian women, says a new study.Dr Arjunan Subramanian of WMG (Warwick ... Read more...
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Centre must do more to resolve Manipur crisis: activists
May 18th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The central government must intervene and resolve the crisis in Manipur following its blockade by supporters of Naga separatist leader Thuingaleng Muivah, activists said Tuesday.
Vani Subramanian of ... Read more...
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Unknown Pakistani terror group owns up Pune bombing (Lead)
February 16th, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) An unknown Pakistan-based terror group, the Lashkar-e-Taiba Al Alami (LeT-international), Tuesday claimed responsibility for the bombing in a Pune eatery that killed 10 people Saturday evening.
A man ... Read more...
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Emirates offers packages for Dubai Shopping Festival
January 28th, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 28 (IANS) Emirates Airlines announced new packages coinciding with the start of the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) in Dubai Thursday.
Travellers to Dubai for the DSF can now avail a package ... Read more...
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Two more arrested for cop’s murder in Tamil Nadu
January 12th, 2010 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 12 (IANS) The police have arrested two more people, including the prime suspect, in connection with the murder of Sub Inspector R. Vetrivel, who was attacked on a main road ... Read more...
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‘India’s children don’t have much to cheer on Children’s Day’
November 13th, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) It's Children's Day Saturday. However, a bulk of the country's kids don't have much reason to celebrate, as they struggle everyday against vices like child labour, sex ... Read more...
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