NASDAQ dons Indian colours for I-Day
August 16th, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 16 (IANS) For the fourth year in a row, NASDAQ, world's second-largest stock exchange in the heart of Times Square, donned the colours of the Indian flag ... Read more...
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Karnataka targets Rs.4 trillion software exports by 2020
August 15th, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 15 (IANS) With about 40 percent share of software export from India, Karnataka has set an ambitious export target of a whopping Rs.4 trillion (Rs.4 lakh crore) ... Read more...
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Fruits of independence yet to reach the poor: Akhilesh
August 15th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav hoisted the tri-colour Wednesday and vowed to develop the state within a stipulated time.Addressing a gathering after hoisting the ... Read more...
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Mamata asks Maoists to lay down arms (Lead)
August 15th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 15 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday promised an attractive rehabilitation package to Maoists who lay down weapons and return to mainstream."I appeal to the ... Read more...
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Karnataka celebrates Independence Day
August 15th, 2012 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 15 (IANS) Karnataka celebrated the 66th Independence Day with flag-hoisting, national anthems and march past by police and others accompanied by bands.In Bangalore, Chief Minister Jagadish Shetter unfurled ... Read more...
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It’s Ramdev show at fast venue
June 3rd, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) 'Anna caps' were missing, as were reverberations of Anna Hazare slogans, and an array of life-size posters of yoga guru Baba Ramdev could ... Read more...
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Hazare begins daylong fast
December 11th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Anna Hazare Sunday morning began his daylong token fast from Jantar Mantar in the national capital to protest the 'weak' government version of the ... Read more...
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Lowest turnout in India ODI at Eden (Diary)
October 25th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 25 (IANS) It was an unusual Eden Gardens on Tuesday. Known the world over for its cricket mad spectators who always scramble for tickets to savour the ball-willow ... Read more...
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Hazare supporters rally outside Congress HQ
August 22nd, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Supporters of social activist Anna Hazare Monday protested noisily outside the Congress headquarters here demanding a strong Lokpal bill to battle corruption.Hazare had Saturday asked ... Read more...
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Intellectuals, artists support Hazare; raise questions too!
August 16th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) A small band of writers, painters and intellectuals has been throwing their might with social activist Anna Hazare's fight against corruption - to lend ... Read more...
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Support for Anna swells in Uttar Pradesh
August 15th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 15 (IANS) People in various cities of Uttar Pradesh have begun rallying round social activist Anna Hazare, who begins an indefinite hunger strike in Delhi Tuesday to press ... Read more...
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Red Fort doodle on I-Day
August 15th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The national capital's Red Fort stood tall on the Google home page Monday as India celebrated its 65th Independence Day.The doodle, as it is called, ... Read more...
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‘Huge turnout proves nation seeks change’
June 4th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Thousands of enthusiastic supporters from all parts of the country and all walks of life were in the Ramlila grounds, while serpentine queues stretched a ... Read more...
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Weekend crowd prefers IPL to Bollywood movies
April 23rd, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) For the crowd which turned up in huge numbers for the match between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab at the Ferozshah Kotla grounds here ... Read more...
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(VM) Electrifying atmosphere at Wankehde
April 2nd, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) The tri-colour fluttered all around and people danced and blew horns to make for an electrifying atmosphere at the packed Wankhede Stadium during the cricket ... Read more...
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Celebrations erupt in Mumbai
March 31st, 2011 - 1:43 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) Mumbai exploded in fireworks, youngsters trooped into the streets carrying the tri-colour and people danced in joy as India made it to the cricket World Cup ... Read more...
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Patriotic fervour peaks hours before match
March 30th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali, March 30 (IANS) Partiotic fervour was at its peak in and around the stadium as cricket enthusiasts marched around with the Indian standard, painters made a fast buck ... Read more...
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Carnival time at Kotla as Delhi hosts its last World Cup match
March 9th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The deafening roar could be heard on the busy Bahadurshah Zafar Marg well outside the Ferozeshah Kotla as hordes of cricket fans flocked in to ... Read more...
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Yuvraj steals the thunder from defiant Ireland (Diary)
March 6th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 6 (IANS) With a five-wicket haul, Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh stole the thunder Sunday, restricting a defiant Ireland to 207 in the World Cup Group B match at ... Read more...
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Frenzied fans bat for India against defiant Ireland
March 6th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 6 (IANS) Thousands of frenzied fans Sunday trooped into the Chinnaswamy stadium here to back co-hosts India against an upbeat Ireland in a Group B league match of ... Read more...
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Cloudy sky ahead of India-England tie
February 27th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 27 (IANS) Scores of fans queued up at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Sunday morning for the day-night India-England World Cup cricket match. But with the sun playing hide and ... Read more...
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Republic Day celebrated peacefully in Orissa (Lead)
January 26th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 26 (IANS) The 62nd Republic Day was celebrated peacefully across Orissa with Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unfurling the tri colour flag at different functions."There was ... Read more...
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Netaji’s birth anniversary celebrated across West Bengal
January 23rd, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Unfurling of the national flag, march pasts, colourful rallies and speeches marked the 114th birth anniversary of legendary freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose across West Bengal, ... Read more...
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BJP presses ahead with Lal Chowk plans, asks Omar to join (Lead)
January 22nd, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 22 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday reiterated plans to hoist the tricolour at Srinagar's Lal Chowk Jan 26, saying it has the right to unfurl the national ... Read more...
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BJP asks Omar to participate in Lal Chowk flag-hoisting
January 22nd, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 22 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said it had the right to hoist the national flag anywhere in the country, with party MP Anurag Thakur even asking Jammu ... Read more...
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Omar again asks BJP to abandon Kashmir yatra
January 14th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 13 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday again asked the Bharatiya Janata Party to halt its Kashmir yatra intended to culminate in hoisting the national flag ... Read more...
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Omar slams BJP over flag hoisting plan at Srinagar on Republic Day
January 5th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar/New Delhi, Jan 5 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah lashing out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its plan to hoist the tricolour at the Lal Chowk ... Read more...
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CWG athletics: Vikas Gowda wins silver in discus throw
October 10th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Sirshendu Panth
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) India's Vikas Gowda brought the country a silver medal in the men's discus throw event of the track and field competition by hurling the disc ... Read more...
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CWG athletics: Kavita wins historic bronze for India (Lead)
October 9th, 2010 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
By Sirshendu Panth
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Long distance runner Kavita Raut gave India its maiden Commonwealth Games medal from the track by winning a historic bronze in the women's 10,000 metres ... Read more...
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‘Incredible India’ showed its best face: Australlian media (Lead)
October 4th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Oct 4 (IANS) The new "Incredible India" of diversity and cultural pride showed its face, the Australian media unanimously said after watching Sunday's gala opening of the 19th Commonwealth Games ... Read more...
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Australian media hails Games opening ceremony
October 4th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Oct 4 (IANS) The new "Incredible India" of diversity and cultural pride showed its face, the Australian media unanimously said after watching Sunday's gala opening of the 19th Commonwealth Games ... Read more...
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Deafening roar greets Indian contingent at CWG opener (Second Lead)
October 4th, 2010 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was drowned in a deafening roar as the Indian contingent marched for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony with even President Pratibha Patil ... Read more...
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Indian cricketers display new kit ahead of Oz series
September 29th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh/Mohali, Sep. 29 (ANI): Members of the Indian cricket team displayed their new one-day kit here on Wednesday ahead of the ODI series to be played against Australia.The new kit ... Read more...
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Games shopping festival kicks off with fervour
September 25th, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) A decked-up Ajmal Khan Road in central Delhi's Karol Bagh market resembled a venue for a Commonwealth nations conference as flags of 71 countries surrounded the Indian ... Read more...
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Blind beggar hoists tricolour
August 15th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 15 (IANS) As hundreds of people Sunday took part in Independence Day celebrations, a club in West Bengal's Murshidabad district bestowed the honour of raising the tri-colour on a teenaged ... Read more...
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