Pakistan celebrates Milad-un-Nabi
February 5th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) People across Pakistan Sunday celebrated Milad-un-Nabi with fervour.The day began with special prayers for development, safety, peace and unity amongst the followers of Prophet Mohammed.Special ... Read more...
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Shaan sings against tobacco
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Recognizing tobacco as a major killer, the government Thursday launched a music video to give teeth to its anti-tobacco campaign.Sung and composed by popular ... Read more...
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Rushdie affair: Wimpish government fails to stop bigots (Comment)
January 28th, 2012 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
There was much less of a furore when "The Satanic Verses" was banned in 1988. Some major newspapers even approved of it. The probable reason for endorsing what would now be ... Read more...
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MPs’ panel wants no anti-Pakistan words on private channels
January 27th, 2012 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) No one should be permitted to speak against Pakistan in programmes that are aired by private television channels, a National Assembly panel has recommended.The National Assembly's ... Read more...
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‘Year of Water’ to greet Indian tourists in Switzerland
January 24th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) Dedicating 2012 as the 'Year of Water', Switzerland Tourism will celebrate its famous glaciers, lakes and rivers and the role water plays in the lives of ... Read more...
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Pachauri is PM’s ‘communication advisor’, Khare quits (Lead)
January 19th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Senior television journalist Pankaj Pachauri was Thursday named communication advisor to the Prime Minister's Office. In no time, the veteran Harish Khare resigned as ... Read more...
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Political war erupts as CBI raids Kushwaha’s premises (Roundup)
January 4th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) A day after he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), sacked BSP leader Babu Singh Kushwaha's premises were raided by the CBI Wednesday for ... Read more...
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Lesson for Anna: pride goeth before a fall (Comment)
December 31st, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
A day before what turned out to be Anna Hazare's flop show in Mumbai, his colleagues were full of hype and hubris during a television debate.It wasn't only that they ... Read more...
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Pakistan remembers Benazir Bhutto
December 27th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) Pakistan Tuesday remembered former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on her fourth death anniversary.The day began with recitation of the Quran at Bhutto's mausoleum at Garhi ... Read more...
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Rahul behind weak Lokpal bill, says Hazare
December 9th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Dec 9 (IANS) Anna Hazare Friday blamed Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for the government's weak version of the Lokpal bill and said in the present ... Read more...
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In Kerala, they boo the film and make it a hit
November 24th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvanathapuram, Nov 24 (IANS) "Krishnanum Radhayum" is a badly made film, critics have panned it and aduiences are angry. But despite all that it is running houseful here. Guess ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Yahoo India launches its online video service
November 22nd, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Internet major Yahoo Tuesday launched a free online video service, Yahoo! Video, in association with television channels and film production houses to offer content across ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Putin booing stirs storm in Russian media
November 21st, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Boos and catcalls that erupted during Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's speech after a mixed fight duel in Moscow have stirred a storm in the media ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Brokering News: Documentary highlights the dark side of news
November 19th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) Documenting the modus operandi of newspapers and television channels in soliciting advertisements in the garb of editorial content and earning huge amount of money in lieu ... Read more...
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Media self-regulation has not succeeded: Ansari
November 16th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari Wednesday observed that self-regulation in media has not succeeded "due to personal predilection and prevailing of personal interest ... Read more...
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BBC reporter arrested in Iran
November 14th, 2011 - 5:11 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 14 (IANS) A man who secretly worked for the BBC Persian TV channel in Iran has been arrested on charges of spreading lies about the country and making ... Read more...
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Raj Thackeray warns of riots over anti-Marathi remarks
November 3rd, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Thursday warned of riots if Congress and Samajwadi Party leaders continued to make "irresponsible statements" pitting north Indian migrants ... Read more...
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Woman Congress leader shot dead in Mumbai
October 29th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 29 (IANS) A Congress leader was shot dead and her grandson injured in an attack here Saturday evening, police said.The victim, Rani Karotia, 53, was shot by a ... Read more...
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Finally, a hunted Gaddafi bleeds to death
October 20th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Tripoli, Oct 20 (IANS) Muammar Gaddafi, who ruled Libya with an iron fist for over 40 years, was killed Thursday after being on the run for some two months when ... Read more...
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After summer of quiet, Omar in autumn of accusations (Comment)
October 6th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
The mystery deepens, pulling the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister into the quicksand of controversy. The death of a National Conference worker in custody has become murkier pitting Omar Abdullah against ... Read more...
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Pranab dons the priest’s robe during Durga Puja
October 5th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Miriti (West Bengal), Oct 5 (IANS) Far from the 2G spectrum row and chairing meetings of G-24 countries, union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has yet again donned the ... Read more...
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No complaints from Indian workers in Afghanistan: Government
September 15th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Dismissing reports that nearly 4,000 Indians working in Afghanistan were being mistreated by their American employees, the Indian government Thursday said it had not received ... Read more...
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Paid news an electoral malpractice: Poll panel
September 15th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) News paid for by candidates during assembly and parliamentary elections should be considered an electoral malpractice that will attract two-year imprisonment, says Chief Election Commissioner ... Read more...
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Chidambaram holds meeting with top security officials
September 8th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram held a security review meeting with the intelligence and investigating agencies' officials here Thursday, a day after a powerful bomb ... Read more...
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11 killed, 91 injured as terror returns to Delhi
September 8th, 2011 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and 91 injured when a powerful bomb concealed in a briefcase exploded at a crowded gate of Delhi ... Read more...
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Anna’s stir and the media frenzy
August 25th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare's anti-graft fast over the past 10 days has seen media persons crowding at two spots in the city - the ... Read more...
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Gates of human divide at Ramlila ground
August 22nd, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Segregation of humanity begins at the very gates of Ramlila Maidan -- the site of Anna Hazare's crusade against corruption. Five gates divide supporters into ... Read more...
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NRIs hold rally for Anna in LA (With Image)
August 22nd, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) Carrying Indian flags, posters and banners with anti-corruption messages, several hundred non-resident Indians (NRIs) in Los Angeles held a rally to express solidarity with Anna Hazare's ... Read more...
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Protests spread across Karnataka against Hazare’s arrest (Lead)
August 16th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 16 (IANS) Thousands of people, including college and school students, came out on the streets Tuesday across cities and towns in Karnataka protesting the arrest of civil ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh supports Anna, 80 court arrest (Lead)
August 16th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 16 (IANS) Students, office workers and homemakers were among the scores of people who stepped out in Chhattisgarh Tuesday, with as many as 80 of them reportedly courting ... Read more...
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Reliance Broadcast Network quarterly revenue rises 55 percent
August 16th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd (RBNL), part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), Tuesday said that its revenue increased 55 percent at Rs.80.7 crore for the ... Read more...
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What’s latest on Congress website? 2009 Jharkhand list!
August 14th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Is the country's main ruling party, the Congress, living in the past? Is it still to embrace the digital era in which every political ... Read more...
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Harbhajan slaps legal notice on UB Group for Dhoni ad
July 18th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, July 18 (IANS) Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has sent a legal notice to Vijay Mallya-owned UB Group over an advertisement of McDowell's No. 1 Platinum featuring his ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Women’s teams to feature in kabaddi World Cup
July 17th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 17 (IANS) Women's kabaddi teams from five countries will be seen in action during exhibition matches at the men's World Cup, which will be held in October-November, Punjab ... Read more...
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Kalanithi Maran summoned by police, seeks time
July 13th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 13 (IANS) Media mogul Kalanithi Maran, managing director of the Rs.19 billion Sun TV Network Ltd, was summoned to appear before the police Wednesday morning in connection with ... Read more...
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