‘No decision yet on Kashmir interlocutors’ report: Government
August 8th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The government has not taken any decision on the interlocutors report on Jammu and Kashmir submitted last year and is not planning any mechanism to ... Read more...
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BJP’s messy Karnataka story set to continue (News Analysis)
July 2nd, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Karnataka story has already left a bitter taste, not just in the state but across the country. Its maiden rule ... Read more...
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Review central laws applicable in Kashmir: interlocutors
May 24th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) A constitutional committee should review all central laws extended to Jammu and Kashmir and make permanent article 370 of the constitution that grants the ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves presidential reference on 2G order
April 10th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) As part of the government's strategy to sort out the 2G spectrum tangle, the cabinet Tuesday approved a proposal to issue a presidential reference ... Read more...
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FIH gives HI and IHF a month to resolve tangle
February 27th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Leandro Negre Monday said that Hockey India (HI) and the derecognised Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) should merge for the betterment ... Read more...
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Will find way out of Supreme Court verdict: Birla
February 14th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Aditya Birla group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla Tuesday said the Supreme Court's order cancelling 2G licences is unfortunate and his telecom service provider Idea Cellular will ... Read more...
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Only democracy can resolve Tibetan issue: Sangay
January 12th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Sonipat (Haryana), Jan 12 (IANS) China needs democracy for Tibet to gain "genuine autonomy", Tibetan Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay said Thursday.Delivering a public lecture at the Jindal School of International ... Read more...
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Lokpal in Rajya Sabha, Congress in Trinamool tangle (Roundup)
December 28th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The government Wednesday expressed confidence of mustering a majority in the Rajya Sabha to pass the Lokpal bill, a day after it faced an ... Read more...
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Time needed to fix Telangana tangle: Government
October 1st, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government Saturday said it was aware of the "gravity" of the ongoing agitation in Andhra Pradesh's Telangana region and ... Read more...
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Chemist solves riddle of killer anthrax, meningitis
June 24th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 24 (IANS) Anthrax, septicemia and meningitis are some of the planet's most lethal infections. Now a chemist has uncovered the mechanism behind these deadly infections.Christian Marcus Pedersen from ... Read more...
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Football Association gives special treatment to Man U: Mancini
March 2nd, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 2 (ANI): Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has accused the Football Association of favouring bitter rivals Manchester United after striker Wayne Rooney escaped punishment despite TV footage clearly showing him ... Read more...
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Six options on the Telangana tangle
January 6th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The following are the six options given by the Justice Srikrishna Committee on the vexed issue of separate statehood for Telangana to be carved out of ... Read more...
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Radio 4 presenter James Naughtie in a spot over usage of the C-word
December 6th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It is absolutely important to get your pronunciation right especially when you are live on air.BBC Radio 4 presenter, James Naughtie learnt that lesson the hard ... Read more...
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US could have avoided Bin Laden hunt by recognizing Taliban regime: Musharraf
October 20th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 20 (ANI): The United States may have been able to avoid its long hunt for the world's most wanted terrorist and Al-Qaeda's top leadership, Osama bin Laden, if it ... Read more...
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Ayodhya group echoes need for ‘amicable settlement’
September 17th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 17 (IANS) Barely an hour before a special three-judge bench of the Allahabad High Court was to hear an application seeking to defer its Sep 24 verdict in the ... Read more...
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Zee TV brings new tale of love tangle, family bonds
September 16th, 2010 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 15(IANS) Based on the premise that opposites attract and the problems faced by families in marriages between people of different communities is Zee TV's new show "Preet Se Bandhi Ye ... Read more...
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14 killed, over 50 hurt in Karachi after killing of MQM minister
August 3rd, 2010 - 2:32 am ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Aug 3 (IANS) Panic and fear gripped Karachi, Pakistan's largest city and financial hub, on Monday afternoon following the murder of a member of Sindh provincial assembly Raza ... Read more...
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Movie Review: Khatta Meetha(2010)
July 24th, 2010 - 12:07 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Starring Akshay Kumar, Introducing Trishna Krishnan, Kulbhushan KharbandaDirected by PriyadarshanRating: ***July 24, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): First things first. This is not, repeat not, a comedy. Not by any yardstick. For ... Read more...
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WC referees learn English swear words to keep check on ‘temperamental’ Rooney
June 10th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 10 (ANI): Temperamental striker Wayne Rooney will be under greater scrutiny in England's opening World Cup fixture on Saturday against the United States after it emerged that the Brazilian match ... Read more...
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Court seeks answer to Muslim woman’s ‘no’ to voters list photo
February 22nd, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) If one Muslim woman is allowed not to have her photograph on the voters' list, thousands of similar applications would be filed, the Supreme Court noted Monday ... Read more...
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Proteins linked to memory loss in Alzheimer’s identified
January 15th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 15 (ANI): Scientists from Translational Genomics Research Institute (Tgen) have identified specific proteins that might lead to memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease.Three proteins EIF2AK2, DYRK1A and AKAP13 have been ... Read more...
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Andhra bifurcation in centre’s hands: Rosaiah
December 9th, 2009 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah Wednesday said that the issue of the division of his state was in the hands of the central government while ... Read more...
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Injured Kallis leaves Proteas strategy in tangles
December 3rd, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 3(ANI): South African all rounder Jacques Kallis is doubtful for the four match Test series against England due to injury, which has thrown the home team's strategy into a tangle.Already ... Read more...
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India, EU to resolve generic drugs expots tangle
November 6th, 2009 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The European Union (EU) is not opposed to exports of generic medicine by Indian companies through its ports, European Commissioner for Trade Catherine Ashton said here ... Read more...
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Mukherjee hopes for end to spectrum vacation tangle
November 3rd, 2009 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said he hoped the ministries of defence and communications and IT would reach a consensus on vacation of third generation (3G) ... Read more...
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Britannia settles ‘Tiger’ brand tangle with US firm
August 31st, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) Biscuit major Britannia Industries Ltd has settled legal issues with Kraft Inc, US, over using the 'Tiger' brand, a top company official said here Monday.
"We have successfully settled ... Read more...
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Srinagar youth killed by friends, claim police
July 15th, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 15 (IANS) Asrar Ahmed Dar, the youth whose death had triggered widespread protests in this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir last week, was murdered by two of his ... Read more...
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India, Russia in final lap of talks on carrier price hike
July 13th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) A 30-member Russian team is in India to resolve tangle over cost escalation and fix the final price for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, which India has ... Read more...
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Rupert Friend’s awkward slang mix-up with Michelle Pfeiffer
June 18th, 2009 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 18 (ANI): In what could be called as a 'slang tangle', Rupert Friend was embarrassed when his 'Cheri' co-star Michelle Pfeiffer unwittingly invited him to feel her up.The British actor, ... Read more...
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Soccer WAG left bleeding after savage club brawl
May 26th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 26 (ANI): Soccer wag Danielle Lloyd was left bloodied and screaming in agony outside a nightspot yesterday after a savage brawl.Spurs star Jamie O'hara's girlfriend is likely to need ... Read more...
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Jayalalitha’s separate Eelam call welcomed by PMK, Nedumaran
April 26th, 2009 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 26 (IANS) AIADMK chief Jayalalitha's sudden support for a separate Tamil homeland as the only solution to the problems of the ethnic minority in Sri Lanka was welcomed by pro-LTTE ... Read more...
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Bachelor Jason chooses Melissa, but still loves Molly
March 3rd, 2009 - 6:45 pm ICT by David M N James
ABC TV delighted with a one hour and 45 minutes of a true love tangle, which ended with the Bachelor Hason Mesnick sending Molly Malaney packing. Jason was gasping and gaping, ... Read more...
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Chennai lawyers to initiate contempt proceedings against police
February 22nd, 2009 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 22 (IANS) After an urgent general body meeting, Madras High Court Advocates' Association president R.C. Paul Kanagaraj announced the association would initiate contempt of court proceedings against police personnel for ... Read more...
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Shoot-at-sight orders in Tamil Nadu to tackle violence
February 21st, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 21 (IANS) Armed police personnel moved into position in cities across Tamil Nadu Saturday as shoot-at-sight orders were issued to quell stone pelting, arsonist mobs following three days of clashes ... Read more...
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Scientists identify protein that may help understand Alzheimer’s disease
February 6th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, February 6 (ANI): Scientists at UC Santa Barbara say that a protein called BAG2 offers a chance to better understand Alzheimer''s disease, and identify new drug targets.
In a study ... Read more...
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