40-kg explosive device defused in Chhattisgarh
September 1st, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 1 (IANS) Security forces foiled a bid by Maoist ultras to trigger a massive blast in Bijapur district by defusing a powerful explosive device buried beneath the road ... Read more...
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Partial response in Junglemahal on Maoist shutdown’s day 2
November 27th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) Day two of the 48-hour shutdown called by the Maoists in protest against the killing of rebel leader Kishenji evoked a lukeworm response in the ultra-hit ... Read more...
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Four injured in blast at Agra hospital near Taj Mahal
September 17th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Sep 17 (IANS) At least four people were injured in a low-intensity explosion Saturday at a private hospital, less than three km from the Taj Mahal, police said.
"Four people ... Read more...
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Badminton, chats with new friends: Raja at home in jail
May 29th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) It has been over three months since former communications minister Andimuthu Raja has been cooling his heels in the capital's Tihar Jail for his suspected ... Read more...
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IPL scoreboard: Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors
May 22nd, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The scoreboard of the Indian Premier League match between Delhi Daredevils and Pune Warriors at the Feroz Shah Kotla here Saturday, which was abandoned due ... Read more...
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Orissa steps up combing after trooper killed in ambush (Lead)
May 3rd, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 3 (IANS) Security personnel and police Tuesday intensified combing operation in Orissa's Kandhamal district a day after a paramilitary trooper was killed in a gunfight with Maoists in ... Read more...
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IPL scoreboard: Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians
April 10th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League match between Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians at the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here Sunday:Delhi Daredevils:
David Warner b Malinga ... Read more...
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Ahmedabad blasts convicts’ sentences enhanced
January 24th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Monday enhanced the sentences of four people convicted in the May 2002 tiffin box bomb blasts in Ahmedabad from ten years jail to life ... Read more...
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Couples with kids ditch fruit, vegetables
December 17th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 17 (IANS) Busy parents are much more likely to wolf down unhealthy meals compared to childless couples.
University of Reading researchers found couples who only had to take care of ... Read more...
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English and computers now for Mumbai’s famed dabbawalas (Feature with images)
September 19th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Mauli Buch
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Like clockwork, they go about distributing food across India's financial capital, their numerous tiffin boxes clanked together. And now many of Mumbai's famed 'dabbawalas' will be ... Read more...
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Sudeep Sahir chants ‘O My Friend Ganesha’!
September 18th, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 18, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Sudeep Sahir and Anantika have started keeping Ganpati every year since last year. This year they kept one and a half day Ganpati. The special thing ... Read more...
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Mumbai’s ‘dabbawalas’ learn English, use of computers
September 6th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
By Sanjeev ShuklaMumbai, Sep. 6 (ANI): Mumbai's famed 'dabbawalas', or tiffin suppliers are now getting special training in the English language as well as in the use of computers to enable them ... Read more...
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Three Maoists held with bombs in Chhattisgarh
June 7th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 7 (IANS) Three Maoist rebels were arrested Monday from Chhattisgarh's Kanker district and two bombs recovered from their possession, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, the police team along ... Read more...
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Scoreboard: Sri Lanka vs. Zimbabwe, ODI, tri-series
June 1st, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bulawayo, June 1 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the One-day International between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka in the tri-series here Tuesday:
Zimbabwe:Hamilton Masakadza c Kulasekara b Fernando 62Brendan Taylor c Chandimal ... Read more...
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Scoreboard: India vs Sri Lanka, Tri-series
May 30th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bulawayo, May 30 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the One-day International tri-series match between India and Sri Lanka here Sunday:
Sri Lanka:Upul ... Read more...
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Six civilians, two Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh violence (Second Lead)
May 16th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 16 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas Sunday slit the throats of six civilians, including a village head, in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district, while two rebels were killed in a gunfight with the ... Read more...
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President Patil explains Maharashtra tableau to South Korean counterpart
January 26th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Maharashtra's "dabbawalas" (tiffin carriers) caught the immediate attention of President Pratibha Patil as the state's tableau rolled down Rajpath during the Republic Day parade Tuesday and ... Read more...
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Four CISF men, four Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh (Second Lead)
October 25th, 2009 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 25 (IANS) Four Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) troopers and four Maoist rebels were killed in separate incidents of violence in Chhattisgarh Sunday, police said.
An explosion killed the ... Read more...
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Four Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh gun fights (Lead)
October 25th, 2009 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 25 (IANS) Four Maoist insurgents, including a woman, were killed Sunday in three separate gunbattles with security forces in the forested stretches of Bastar region in Chhattisgarh, police said.
The gunbattles ... Read more...
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Champions League scoreboard: Royal Challengers vs Otaga Volts, Group C
October 13th, 2009 - 2:30 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 13 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Champions League Twenty20 match between Royal Challengers and Otaga Volts here Monday.
Royal ChallengersJacques Kallis not out 73Robin Uthappa c Cumming b ... Read more...
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Champions League Scoreboard: Royal challengers vs Cape Cobras
October 9th, 2009 - 2:57 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 9 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Champions League match between Royal Challengers and Cape Cobras here Thursday.
Royal Challengers:Jacques Kallis c Canning b Langeveldt 8Robin Uthappa c Gibbs ... Read more...
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ICC fines Panesar for excessive appealing
March 10th, 2009 - 7:36 pm ICT by ANI
Trinidad (West Indies), Mar. 10 (ANI): England spinner Monty Panesar has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Team ... Read more...
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Broad and `muppet Panesar launch verbal assault on umpires
March 9th, 2009 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Trinidad (West Indies), Mar.9 (ANI): Englands frustration against the West Indies in the ongoing Fifth Test here, was summed up by withering verbal assaults about the pitch and umpires by all-rounder ... Read more...
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Mahanama tells Brit pacer Broad to cool off
November 19th, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Indore, Nov.19 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan Test player and match referee for the ongoing one-day series between India and England, Roshan Mahanama has let off England pacer Stuart Broad with a ... Read more...
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Police seize arms and ammunition from Maoists in Bihar
October 21st, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Gaya, Oct 21 (ANI): Police have recovered a huge cache of arms hidden by Maoists in Bihar''s Gaya District.
Acting on a tip-off, the police seized the explosives from a water ... Read more...
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The King is alive, claims Elvis Presleys self-proclaimed half-sister!
October 9th, 2008 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): A woman, who claims to be Elvis Presley''s half-sister, says that the music legend is very much alive.According to MyFOXMemphis.com, Eliza A. Presley has successfully convinced a ... Read more...
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Delhi Police sounds alert for Mehrauli bombers
September 27th, 2008 - 11:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 27 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Saturday sounded an alert for two men who dropped the bomb in Mehrauli, causing the death of one child and leaving over ... Read more...
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Aamir Khan not to cowed down by militant threats
July 29th, 2008 - 9:40 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 29 (ANI): Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has asserted that he would not be cowed down by threats and would continue to work in films.He said this on Monday ... Read more...
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Scoreboard of Chennai Super Kings’ innings
April 19th, 2008 - 8:37 pm ICT by admin
Mohali, April 19 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of Chennai Super Kings' innings against Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here ... Read more...
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Madges daughter Lourdes not to star in next Harry Potter movie
November 29th, 2007 - 1:56 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Nov 29 (ANI): Harry Potter producers have denied rumours that music icon Madonnas daughter Lourdes will be starring in the next flick in the series.A source had earlier revealed that the ... Read more...
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Madonnas daughter Lourdes offered Harry Potter role
November 21st, 2007 - 11:48 am ICT by admin
Washington, Nov 21 (ANI): If Warner Bros. gets their way, then music icon Madonnas fans will soon be seeing her daughter Lourdes in the next Harry Potter movie - The Half-Blood Prince.A ... Read more...
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