Tirath discusses issues of community-based organisations
May 8th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Union Minister for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath Monday met the representatives of community-based organisations working for transgenders, sex workers and urban poor from ... Read more...
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Delhi High Court issues notice to CBI on 2G accused’s plea
May 7th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the plea of DMK Member of Parliament (MP) Kanimozhi's close ... Read more...
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‘Justice Thomas should have stood up for Kerala on Mullaperiyar’
May 6th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kottayam, May 6 (IANS) The standoff between Kerala Water Resources Minister P.J. Joseph and Justice (retd) K.T. Thomas, a member of the apex court appointed expert committee that studied the ... Read more...
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Haven’t caused centre-state distrust: Chidambaram
May 5th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Coming under sharp attack from Gujarat and Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers Narendra Modi and J.Jayalalithaa, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday rejected their criticism that ... Read more...
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No final decision on NCTC yet: Chidambaram (Lead)
May 5th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Indicating that the NCTC's formation is set for a long haul, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said the final decision on the anti-terror body ... Read more...
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Centre fails to convince dissenting CMs on NCTC (Intro Roundup)
May 5th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The central government Saturday failed to convince dissenting chief ministers, including some of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), on its proposed anti-terror hub despite ... Read more...
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Manmohan fails to woo dissenting CMs on NCTC (Roundup)
May 5th, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The rift between the central government and states over the proposed anti-terror hub NCTC showed no signs of abating Saturday, with all non-Congress ruled ... Read more...
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What chief ministers said against NCTC
May 5th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Chief ministers of non-Congress ruled states Saturday reiterated their opposition to the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) here. This is what they said:
Narendra ... Read more...
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Andhra Pradesh tops in domestic violence cases
May 3rd, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh recorded over 9,600 cases of domestic violence - the highest in the country - during 2007-2010, the Rajya Sabha was informed Thursday.Women and ... Read more...
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Confusion over release of Sukma collector (Lead)
May 3rd, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 3 (IANS) Hours after the fireworks and celebrations began Thursday, confusion persisted over the release of Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon. Meanwhile, the rebels have called mediapersons ... Read more...
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Fireworks as reports say Sukma collector released
May 3rd, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 3 (IANS) Celebrations began at the Sukma district collector's residence Thursday afternoon as reports said that Alex Paul Menon had been released by the Maoists after 12 days ... Read more...
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Two die as tank falls into ditch
May 2nd, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Phagwara (Punjab), May 2 (IANS) At least two soldiers were killed when a tank fell into a ditch during an army exercise near this industrial town in Punjab, police said ... Read more...
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Mhamal clinches All-India Chess title
May 2nd, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore, May 2 (IANS) Second seed Goan Anurag Mhamal, sponsored by Dempo, emerged champion after the ninth and final round of the All-India Open FIDE Rated chess tournament here Wednesday ... Read more...
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HLL Lifecare floats subsidiary for vaccine complex
April 30th, 2012 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 30 (IANS) Kerala-based HLL Lifecare, a mini-ratna PSU, has floated wholly-owned subsidiary HLL Biotechltd to execute the Rs.594 crore Integrated Vaccine Complex (IVC) coming up in Tamil Nadu.The ... Read more...
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Antony meets Karunanidhi ahead of presidential polls (Lead)
April 29th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 29 (IANS) With the presidential polls round the corner, Defence Minister A.K. Antony met DMK chief M. Karunanidhi here Sunday, saying "we always value his advice"."It was ... Read more...
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Dunlop board allots shares to convert loan into equity
April 29th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) The board of directors of Dunlop India Saturday allotted five crore equity shares on preferential basis to three loan assignees in order to convert the ailing ... Read more...
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EC moots GIS mapping of all polling booths in UP
April 27th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) has decided to undertake an ambitious project to conduct geographic information system (GIS) mapping of all polling booths in Uttar Pradesh that ... Read more...
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Vodafone Foundation to provide education in 1,000 schools
April 26th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Vodafone Foundation, the charity arm of the telecom giant, Thursday pledged to provide learning solutions in 1,000 schools across India, a move that will benefit 50,000 ... Read more...
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Congress to field ex-CPI-M legislator in Kerala by-poll
April 25th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 25 (IANS) R. Selvaraj, a two-time Kerala CPI-M legislator who quit the party last month, will contest the June 2 by-election to the Neyattinkara assembly constituency as ... Read more...
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Neyattinkara to go to polls June 2
April 24th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 24 (IANS) The Election Commission Tuesday announced June 2 as the date for the by-election to Kerala's Neyattinkara assembly constituency.The last date for filing of nomination is ... Read more...
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Nuclear power key to India’s development: Official
April 20th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Batting for upcoming nuclear power plants in the country, Principal Scientific Advisor to the union cabinet R. Chidambaram Friday said that nuclear energy will play ... Read more...
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Neyattinkara, land of uprisings, set for another battle (Kerala Newsletter)
April 20th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 20 (IANS) Neyattinkara is a piece of land in Kerala that once saw many uprisings against British rule. But now it is set for a fierce battle of ... Read more...
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Two Indians slaving it out on Saudi camel farm
April 19th, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 19 (IANS) Two Indian workers promised construction work in Saudi Arabia but sold as slaves to a camel farm owner are languishing without food in the desert there, ... Read more...
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Agni-V will adequately meet India’s deterrence: Natarajan
April 19th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Former Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief M. Natarajan Thursday hailed the successful Agni-V test, noting that the 5,000-km range missile will "adequately meet" ... Read more...
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CBI files graft case against BEML chairman, consultant (Lead)
April 19th, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The CBI Thursday registered a graft case against state-run Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) chairman and managing director V.R.S. Natarajan and searched his office and ... Read more...
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Centre shies from naming Rama Sethu a national monument
April 19th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The central government Thursday shied from taking any stand on the plea by Janta party president Subramanium Swamy that the mythological Rama Sethu in the ... Read more...
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Apex court rejects plea on election symbols (Lead)
April 18th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the Election Commission's order setting criteria for the allocation of election symbols to the registered and recognised political parties.Justice Altamas ... Read more...
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India should support referendum for Tamil Eelam: Karunanidhi
April 18th, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 17 (IANS) DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M.Karunanidhi Tuesday said India should take up efforts in the United Nations for holding a referendum in Sri ... Read more...
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India’s sugar production rises by 13 percent
April 17th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India's sugar production grew by 13 percent to 246.31 lakh tonnes till April 15 during the current marketing year that started from October 2011, industry ... Read more...
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Gehlot slams Modi, Jayalalithaa
April 16th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Monday accused Gujarat and Tamil Nadu chief ministers of making "undignified comments" in their speeches at the chief ministers' ... Read more...
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Opposition CMs lambast government for security overreach (Roundup)
April 16th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Opposition chief ministers Monday lambasted the central government for not taking them into confidence on key security issues, citing the example of the proposed ... Read more...
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DMK withdraws from MPs delegation to Sri Lanka
April 15th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 15 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's major opposition party DMK Sunday decided to pull out of the all-party delegation of Members of Parliament to Sri Lanka, saying the visit will ... Read more...
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Manik Sarkar to attend chief ministers’ meet
April 15th, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 15 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who along with a few other chief ministers had forced the central government to convene a special meeting on setting ... Read more...
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Nabard’s Rs.15 bn fund to help women’s self-help groups
April 14th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) The National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (Nabard) will create a Rs.15 billion fund to cater to women's Self-Help Groups in economically weaker districts in ... Read more...
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‘Indian parliament should provide solution to black money’
April 14th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Black money, corrupt electoral practices and mismanagement of resources are three problems dogging the country and parliament should give solutions to them, said former governor of ... Read more...
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