Peaceful start to local polls in Maharashtra
February 7th, 2012 - 9:29 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) Nearly one-fourth of Maharashtra's population, mostly in rural and semi-rural areas, will elect new representatives for 27 Zilla Parishads and 305 Panchayat Samitis, polling for which ... Read more...
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Maharashtra holds local bodies elections Tuesday
February 6th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) The stage is set for elections to 27 Zilla Parishads and 305 panchayat samitis across Maharashtra which go to polls Tuesday amid tight security around the ... Read more...
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500,000 take ritual dip in Konark
January 30th, 2012 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 30 (IANS) Braving the chill, about 500,000 Hindu devotees Monday took a ritual bath in a pond in Orissa's temple town of Konark and offered prayers to the ... Read more...
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11 EVMs replaced in Punjab after tampering complaint
January 30th, 2012 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) Election authorities in Punjab Monday replaced 11 electronic voting machines (EVMs) in Mansa district after complaints that an unidentified person had tried to tamper with ... Read more...
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Manipur polls witness violence, five killed (Third Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 28 (IANS) At least five people, including a suspected Naga militant, were killed in violence during the Manipur assembly polls Saturday that started on a peaceful note. The ... Read more...
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Manipur records 40 percent polling till noon (Second Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 28 (IANS) Manipur recorded 40 percent polling till noon Saturday as voting continued at a brisk pace with people turning out in huge numbers to elect a 60-member ... Read more...
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Polling begins in Manipur
January 28th, 2012 - 10:08 am ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 28 (IANS) Voting to elect a new 60-member assembly began Saturday morning amid tight security across Manipur.Polling began at 7 a.m. and will be held till 3 p.m.Despite ... Read more...
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Karnataka celebrates Republic Day
January 26th, 2012 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 26 (IANS) Karnataka Governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj Thursday hoisted the tricolour to mark the 63rd Republic Day at the Field Marshal Manekshaw Ground here amid tight security.Clad in ... Read more...
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Four explosives recovered, two held in Assam
January 25th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 25 (IANS) Police and security forces in Assam have recovered at least three crude bombs and one Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and arrested two people from ... Read more...
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Jaipur Lit Fest swamped by humanity on Day 3 (Jaipur Diary)
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) Nearly 7,000 people waited patiently outside the venue of the Jaipur Literature Festival Sunday morning to get a glimpse of Oprah Winfrey.The entry points at ... Read more...
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Munda begins third leg of road check in Maoist areas
January 20th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 20 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Friday began the third leg of road inspection in six Maoist-hit districts.Munda will inspect roads and review development works in Ranchi, ... Read more...
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Emotions flow as Trinidad’s ‘daughter PM’ visits Bihar village
January 11th, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bhelupur (Bihar), Jan 11 (IANS) The entire village as well as hundreds from neighbouring areas gathered for a glimpse of the "daughter PM" when Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla ... Read more...
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Jagan continues fast in Telangana
January 11th, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 11 (IANS) YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's 48-hour fast in Armoor town of Telangana to highlight the problems of farmers entered the second day Wednesday ... Read more...
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Iraq marks first Army Day
January 7th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 6 (IANS) Iraq Friday marked its first Army Day with a military parade in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone.The occasion was celebrated by displaying the country's military prowess. Troops, ... Read more...
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PM prays at Golden Temple, faces black flags (Third Lead)
January 1st, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Jan 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began the new year Sunday by praying at the Golden Temple here while Anna Hazare supporters waved black flags and shouted ... Read more...
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PM begins New Year with prayers, showed black flags in Amritsar (Second Lead)
January 1st, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Jan 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began the new year Sunday by offering prayers at the Golden Temple here but had to face black flags and slogans ... Read more...
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PM begins new year with prayers at Golden Temple (Lead)
January 1st, 2012 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Jan 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began the new year Sunday by offering prayers at Harmandar Sahib, the holiest of Sikh shrines, popularly known as the Golden ... Read more...
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PM offers prayers at Golden Temple on New Year
January 1st, 2012 - 8:33 am ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Jan 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived at the holiest of Sikh shrines 'Harmandar Sahib', popularly known as Golden Temple, early Sunday to offer prayers on the ... Read more...
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Hazare to reach Mumbai by Monday evening
December 26th, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) Amid contradictory reports on his health, Anna Hazare was expected to reach Mumbai Monday evening where preparations for his three-day fast are on."He (Hazare) will ... Read more...
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45 percent turnout in Chandigarh municipal poll (Second Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 17 (IANS) Voting in the 26 wards of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation ended smoothly Saturday with nearly 45 percent polling, election officials said here.The polling percentage was ... Read more...
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Voting progresses for Chandigarh’s municipal elections (Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 17 (IANS) Voting in the 26 wards of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation progressed smoothly Saturday with 35 percent polling till 3 p.m., election officials said here.Polling began ... Read more...
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Voting begins for Chandigarh’s municipal elections
December 17th, 2011 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 17 (IANS) Voting for the 26 wards of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation began Saturday morning, election officials said here.The rush of voters at the 452 polling booths ... Read more...
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Tight security planned for Hazare’s fast Sunday
December 10th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) A day before Anna Hazare's day-long fast, Delhi Police said they planned to beef up security at Jantar Mantar in central Delhi Sunday.Hazare and ... Read more...
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Mumbai’s Muslims take out Muharram processions
December 6th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) Thousands of Muslims in Mumbai mourned the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed, some 1,400 ago at Karbala in Iraq, on the the ... Read more...
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Thousands pay homage to Ambedkar on death anniversary
December 6th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) Thousands of followers of B.R. Ambedkar Tuesday gathered at Dadar in south central Mumbai to pay homage to the architect of the constitution on his 55th ... Read more...
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US starts vacating Pakistani airbase
December 4th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 4 (IANS) The US Sunday began to pull out from the Shamsi airbase that had been used to launch drone attacks, a move that came after Pakistan ... Read more...
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Sriramulu’s victory margin stuns BJP, Congress
December 4th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 4 (IANS) The huge victory margin of 46,790 votes with which Independent candidate B. Sriramulu Sunday won the Bellary Rural assembly bye-election has stunned Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Tom cruises to India on a whirlwind tour
December 3rd, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) On a whirlwind tour of India to promote the fourth instalment of his "Mission Impossible" franchise, Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise landed in Delhi, then ... Read more...
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Nearly 79 percent polling in Haryana bypolls
November 30th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 30 (IANS) Nearly 79 percent voter turnout was witnessed in the by-elections to the Haryana assembly from the Adampur and Ratia constituencies Wednesday, officials said.
While Adampur in Hisar ... Read more...
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Over 60 percent polling in Mandu bypoll
November 30th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 30 (IANS) Over 60 percent voter turnout was Wednesday registered in the Mandu assembly constituency of Jharkhand where bypoll was held amid tight security as many booths are ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa dubs illegal assets’ case politically motivated
November 24th, 2011 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday dubbed the disproportionate assets' case against her politically motivated at the behest of the opposition DMK party on a ... Read more...
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Jayalalitha again deposes in illegal assets case
November 22nd, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 22 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha Tuesday appeared in the special court on the city's outskirts amid tight security and deposed for the third time in the ... Read more...
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No breaking news of Ash’s baby, skeleton coverage on TV
November 16th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The news of Aishwarya Rai's pregnancy and her star-studded baby shower grabbed print and electronic media coverage galore. But thanks to a 10-point directive ... Read more...
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Baby girl for Abhi-Ash
November 16th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 16 (IANS) A girl was born to star couple Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan at a private hospital here Wednesday morning.
The baby, their first child, was born ... Read more...
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Shakira in Udaipur, fans excited
November 15th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Udaipur, Nov 15 (IANS) Latin pop star Shakira has arrived here and is likely to be one of the many stars to perform at the birthday bash of a ... Read more...
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