Obama leads Romney in 3 swing states
August 2nd, 2012 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) A new poll brought good cheer to US President Barack Obama leads as it showed him leading Republican challenger Mitt Romney by at least 6 ... Read more...
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Maoists target civil society: Human Rights Watch
July 30th, 2012 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 30 (IANS) Both Maoists and Indian authorities have threatened and attacked civil society activists, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Monday.This has undermined basic freedoms and ... Read more...
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Bengal virtually free from Maoist threat: Chidambaram
July 5th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) Conceding that three states of the country continued to be "badly affected" by left wing extremism, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday said West Bengal ... Read more...
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Obama leads in three swing states: poll
June 28th, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 28 (IANS) President Barack Obama leads over his likely Republican rival in the November presidential poll in three critical swing states even as voters are divided on ... Read more...
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President okays three high courts in northeast
June 9th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 9 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil has given her formal approval for setting up separate high courts in three northeastern states -- Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya."We received the ... Read more...
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BJP organ hails Advani, flays others
June 1st, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Coinciding with L.K. Advani's implicit attack on party president Nitin Gadkari, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has criticized some of its leaders but without ... Read more...
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UP refuses to slash VAT on petrol
May 30th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 30 (IANS) Chances of petrol prices being slashed in Uttar Pradesh have dimmed as the state government has declined to reduce its Value Added Tax (VAT).Chief ... Read more...
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46 die in road accidents across 3 states (Roundup)
May 28th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Kolkata/Chennai, May 28 (IANS) At least 46 people have been killed and 55 injured in road accidents in three states, once again highlighting the lack of safety measures on ... Read more...
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Escorts ploughs deep in premium tractor segment
May 17th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 17 (IANS) In an attempt to regain its top position in the high-powered tractor segment, tractor maker Escorts Ltd. will launch one new range every six months, said ... Read more...
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Three northeastern states to get high courts by October
May 17th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 17 (IANS) India's three northeastern states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya would get their own full-fledged high courts by October this year as the required amendment bill ... Read more...
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Shed factionalism, prepare for future battles: Sonia to Congressmen (Lead)
May 9th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Admitting that the assembly poll results were very disappointing for the Congress in Punjab and Goa and below expectations in Uttar Pradesh, Congress president ... 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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Kerala forests suspected to shelter Maoists: Police
May 2nd, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Alappuzha (Kerala), May 2 (IANS) Police suspect the presence of Maoists in the forests across Kerala but is unsure of their activities, a top police officer said here Wednesday.Speaking ... Read more...
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Three states to auction Rs.2,850 crore loan
April 5th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab will sale state development loans worth Rs.2,850 crore through an open auction, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said ... Read more...
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Three wins tighten Romney grip on Republican ticket
April 4th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 4 (IANS) With decisive victories in Republican presidential primaries in three states, frontrunner Mitt Romney virtually assured himself of the party nomination to challenge President Barack Obama ... Read more...
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Northeast MPs moot forum to discuss Myanmar issue
March 9th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 9 (IANS) The Burma Centre Delhi (BCD) is planning to launch a forum involving all members of parliament (MPs) from the northeast region to raise the issue of ... Read more...
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UP mandate a defeat for Rahul: Swaraj (Lead)
March 6th, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The Congress's poor showing in Uttar Pradesh was a "defeat" for Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj said ... Read more...
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UP results will cast shadow on central government: BJP (Lead)
March 6th, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday said the Uttar Pradesh election results would cast a shadow on the Congress-led central government as the Samajwadi ... Read more...
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Results a mixed bag for BJP: Sushma
March 6th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) With the party poised for a win in Goa and the SAD-BJP alliance leading in Punjab, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj Tuesday ... Read more...
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Maoists’ material for rocket launchers seized in Raipur (Lead)
March 5th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 5 (IANS) Around 80 boxes packed with raw material for making rocket launchers and mortars, suspected to be meant for use by Maoists, were recovered from a warehouse ... Read more...
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Maoists’ material for rocket launchers seized in Raipur
March 5th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 5 (IANS) Several people are under the police scanner for operating a well-established network for the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Chhattigarh capital, after the ... Read more...
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MTS launches mobile broadband service in 20 towns
February 20th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Telecom service provider Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL), which operates under MTS brand in India, Monday said it has launched its high-speed mobile broadband service MBlaze ... Read more...
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UAE leaders meet foreign officials
February 16th, 2012 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Feb 15 (IANS/WAM) Rulers of three states in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have met two American envoys as well as a number of visiting MPs from Germany.Sheikh ... Read more...
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Congress has good track record in dealing with graft: Pranab
January 25th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 25 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said that the Congress has a unique track record in dealing with corruption which could not be said about ... Read more...
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Baby girls more malnourished than boys, says survey
January 17th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 17 (IANS) About 48 percent of pediatricians across Delhi, Haryana and Punjab, areas with most skewed sex ratio in India, have observed baby girls are more malnourished ... Read more...
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US population grows at slowest rate since 1940s
December 22nd, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) The US population is growing at its slowest pace since the 1940s, authorities said Wednesday.The US saw its population increase by 2.8 million between April 1, ... Read more...
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Farm suicides: NHRC issues notices to states
December 20th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala in the wake of news reports alleging cases of farmer suicides ... Read more...
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NSCN status sparks row in India’s northeast
November 18th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 18 (IANS) Governments of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh have urged New Delhi to clarify plans to offer a 'supra-state body' to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland ... Read more...
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Army plans military schools in three states
November 16th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 16 (IANS) The Indian Army plans to set up military schools in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha under the central command of the defence establishment, a senior officer said ... Read more...
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Max Bupa bids for state health insurance in three states
October 18th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) Health insurance provider Max Bupa has bid for a product distribution tender under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY) scheme in three states, a top company ... Read more...
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TJSB to open branches in Karnataka, Goa
October 11th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 11 (IANS) The Thane Janata Sahakari Bank (TJSB), a leading co-operative bank, Tuesday said it will open new branches in Karnataka, Gujarat and Goa in the next financial ... Read more...
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Most firearm deaths in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand: Report
September 21st, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand have recorded about two-thirds of India's firearm-related deaths in 2008, even as states like Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Kerala close ... Read more...
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Wheat storage crunch in three states
September 5th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The government is facing a ?storage crunch? in states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan due to a ?substantial increase? in wheat procurement.While increased ... Read more...
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Apex court pulls up three states on vehicle number plates
August 31st, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday issued contempt notices to Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh for failing to take steps to introduce digital high-security number ... Read more...
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Despite bans ‘Aarakshan’ earns Rs.25 crore in four days
August 16th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Bans, protests and a long weekend may have affected the business of director Prakash Jha's new offering "Aarakshan", but despite all the problems, the ... Read more...
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