Sonakshi Sinha homesick, dad pays a surprise visit (With Image)
September 7th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The team of "Son Of Sardaar" (SOS) got a surprise visitor in veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha, while they were shooting for the movie in Patiala.The ... Read more...
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Mamata visits dengue patients, repeats tips to fight disease
September 6th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sept 6 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday paid a surprise visit to a private hospital to monitor treatment of dengue patients and for the second ... Read more...
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Mamata slams doctors for fuelling dengue scare
September 4th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) Amid a scare over dengue outbreak, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday lashed out against a section of doctors for allegedly mentioning dengue in ... Read more...
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Clinton visits Afghanistan
July 7th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 7 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Kabul Saturday on a previously unannounced visit, an Afghan official said.Clinton made the surprise visit a day before ... Read more...
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Obama to meet Karzai in Chicago
May 18th, 2012 - 8:04 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 18 (IANS) US President Barack Obama will meet his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai during a NATO summit in Chicago Sunday, a White House official said."Obviously it is ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s discomfort with India makes Afghan accord hard: US
May 2nd, 2012 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 2 (IANS) As President Barack Obama signed a strategic partnership agreement with Afghanistan, a senior official admitted it may be "hard" to work due to Pakistan's discomfort ... Read more...
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Emraan, Esha sizzle in ‘Jannat 2′, says director (Movie Snippets)
April 4th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) "Jannat 2" director Kunal Deshmukh promises sizzling chemistry between the movie's lead actors Emraan Hashmi and Esha Gupta. He claims that they will be the ... Read more...
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More trouble for Majola over unauthorised IPL payments
March 26th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, March 26 (IANS) South Africa's top police unit Hawks are investigating how Cricket South Africa's (CSA) suspended chief executive Gerald Majola received 1.8 million rands in unauthorised bonuses for ... Read more...
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Now fire in Bengal bus depot, minister says sabotage (Lead)
March 25th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Kolkata continued to play with fire when the record room of the West Bengal government-run Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC) was destroyed in a blaze Sunday. ... Read more...
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Now fire in Bengal bus depot, minister says sabotage
March 25th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Kolkata continued to play with fire when the record room of the West Bengal government-run Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC) was destroyed by a blaze Sunday. ... Read more...
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Germany unsure of Afghan withdrawal in 2014: Merkel
March 12th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, March 12 (IANS) Germany was not sure whether its troops would pull out of Afghanistan by 2014, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday during a surprise visit to the country's ... Read more...
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Raman Singh visits Maoist-affected areas
March 4th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 4 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh made a surprise visit Sunday to the Maoists' heartland in the restive Bastar region and told tribals that he was ... Read more...
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Obama buys his Chinese lunch at restaurant
February 17th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Feb 17 (IANS) US President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to a restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown to pick up his lunch take-out Thursday during a ... Read more...
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Palmeiras defeats Ajax 1-0 in friendly
January 15th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 15 (IANS) Brazilian club Palmeiras pulled out a last minute goal to beat Netherlands' Ajax at home in a friendly match.The match played Saturday was full ... Read more...
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Cameron visits British troops in Afghanistan
December 20th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 20 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron paid a surprise visit to the British troops in Afghanistan Tuesday, the government said.Cameron said the main purpose of his ... Read more...
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AMRI’s Dhakuria unit suspends medical treatment
December 14th, 2011 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) Four days after the fire that left 93 dead, AMRI Hospital Tuesday night decided to suspend medical treatment at its entire Dhakuria unit in south ... Read more...
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AMRI employees urge Mamata not to cancel licence
December 13th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) Some employees of AMRI hospital where a devastating fire left 93 patients and staffers dead held a demonstration when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ... Read more...
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Rajasthan violence: 13 accused sent to two-day CBI custody
December 13th, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Bharatpur, Dec 12 (IANS) Thirteen people arrested in connection with the violence in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district in September were remanded to two-day Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody by ... Read more...
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Biden pays surprise visit to Iraq
November 30th, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 29 (IANS) US Vice President Joe Biden paid a surprise visit to Iraq Tuesday, the national al-Iraqiya TV channel reported.An Iraqi foreign ministry official told Xinhua that Biden ... Read more...
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Gehlot meets Maderna in hospital
November 15th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Nov 15 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot paid a surprise visit to MDM Hospital here Tuesday to meet sacked minister Mahipal Maderna, who is an accused in the ... Read more...
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UN chief, General Assembly president visit Libya
November 2nd, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Nov 2 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and president of the General Assembly Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser paid a surprise visit to Libya Wednesday, a UN spokesman said.The top ... Read more...
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CBI begins probe of Bharatpur riots
October 13th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bharatpur, Oct 13 (IANS) Almost a month after communal violence in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district claimed 10 lives and left 21 others injured, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) started ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi visits Rajasthan’s violence-hit areas
October 9th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Oct 9 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Sunday paid a surprise visit to Rajasthan's Bharatpur district, where communal violence claimed 10 lives and left about 21 injured ... Read more...
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When Gilani dropped in at a shop
August 19th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani paid a surprise visit to a government-run shop here and checked the prices of edible items.Gilani went to the Utility ... Read more...
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Hazare calls for jail bharo after ban orders (Intro Roundup)
August 16th, 2011 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Team Anna Hazare and the government were Monday night set for a showdown after Delhi Police refused to let them hold a fast from ... Read more...
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Rahul springs surprise, in Mayawati land again (Lead)
July 5th, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, July 5 (IANS) Stepping up his campaign against the Uttar Pradesh government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday started a foot march from the twin villages of Bhatta-Parsaul ... Read more...
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Rahul in Mayawati land again, visits Bhatta Parsaul
July 5th, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, July 5 (IANS) Stepping up his campaign against the Uttar Pradesh government, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday visited the twin villages of Bhatta Parsaul, the epicentre ... Read more...
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Minister makes surprise visit to office
July 4th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) West Bengal Minister in-charge of Food and Supplies Department Jyoti Priya Mallick Monday paid a surprise visit to a food department office here and cancelled 70 ... Read more...
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Tihar a picnic spot for fraudsters: BJP
July 2nd, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) In the wake of a media report alleging special treatment being accorded to VIP prisoners at Tihar Jail here, opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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Rahul meets family of girl found dead in police station
June 30th, 2011 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), June 29 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi paid a surprise visit here Wednesday to meet the family of a girl who was allegedly raped ... Read more...
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Rahul meets family of murdered girl in Uttar Pradesh village (Lead)
June 30th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), June 29 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi paid a surprise visit here Wednesday to meet the family of a girl who was allegedly raped ... Read more...
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Rahul for CBI probe into girl’s murder in police station (Second Lead)
June 30th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), June 29 (IANS) Expressing dissatisfaction with the police investigation into the alleged rape and killing of a girl in a police station here, Congress general ... Read more...
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Caring Didi, strict boss: Mamata’s tryst with police
June 20th, 2011 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) From storming a police barrack to inspect their living conditions, to dropping in unannounced at a police hospital, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ... Read more...
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Will supply good quality rice: Bengal minister
June 17th, 2011 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee admonished officials of his department for the poor state of affairs, Food and Supplies Minister Jyotipriya ... Read more...
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Banerjee admonishes food department officials
June 16th, 2011 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) On a sudden visit to the state food department headquarters, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday admonished officials for disorganised filing and ordered them ... Read more...
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