After SMSes, Tamil Nadu women see red in mehendi
August 20th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 20 (IANS) Rumour mills are working overtime these days on mobile phones and social media. They are targeting women in some parts of Tamil Nadu to make them ... Read more...
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Praful denies resignation, NCP stays with UPA (Lead)
July 20th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The NCP was unhappy with the way the government was run but there was no question of quitting the cabinet, Heavy Industries Minister Praful ... Read more...
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I’ve faced many insults: Dibakar Bannerjee
June 24th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Instead of being angry with Pitobash Tripathy for badmouthing him, Dibakar Banerjee says he understands the actor's frustration as he himself faced the same humiliation and ... Read more...
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Khanna elected AITA president
June 16th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 16 (IANS) Anil Khanna was unanimously elected president of the All India Tennis Association at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) here Saturday while Bharat Oza became ... Read more...
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It’s good to be choosy, says Pitobash Tripathi
June 11th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) Actor Pitobash Tripathy, whose performance in "Shor In The City" earned critical acclaim, has yet again impressed critics with "Shanghai". He says it took him nine ... Read more...
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Donations by president: Information panel’s order stayed
May 29th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday stayed a Central Information Commission (CIC) order to the government to disclose the donations made by the president on humanitarian ... Read more...
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Court notice to Facebook on Marxist party’s plea
May 17th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 17 (IANS) A court in Odisha Thursday issued a notice to Facebook India for allegedly publishing on its social networking site some objectionable content related to ... Read more...
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Third supplementary budget presented in Jharkhand
March 13th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 13 (IANS) Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who holds the finance portfolio, Tuesday presented another supplementary budget of Rs.798.96 crore in the state assembly.The government did not ... Read more...
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HDFC Standard Life to consolidate gains of direct sales force
March 8th, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 8 (IANS) Private life insurer HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Ltd will consolidate the gains of its direct sales force and bring in better efficiencies next fiscal before ... Read more...
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‘Urban Indian women have low financial freedom’
March 7th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 7 (IANS) Even as their number is rising, the financial freedom of urban, working women in India is low and needs significant improvement, says a survey conducted ... Read more...
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Police gun down five ‘robbers’ in Chennai (Third Lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) Five men who allegedly robbed two banks were shot dead in a residential area here in a midnight gunbattle that also left two policemen wounded, police ... Read more...
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Police gun down five robbers in Chennai (Second Lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) Five young men who allegedly robbed a bank were shot dead in a residential locality here in a sensational midnight gunbattle which also left two policemen ... Read more...
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Five robbers shot dead by police in Chennai (Lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) In a midnight gunbattle at a residential locality here, Tamil Nadu police shot dead five people suspected to be involved in robberies at two suburban bank ... Read more...
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Five shot dead by police in Chennai gunbattle
February 23rd, 2012 - 10:11 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) In a midnight gunbattle at a residential locality here Thursday, Tamil Nadu police shot dead five people suspected to be involved in two suburban bank branch ... Read more...
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Wipro unveils slimmest ultrabook for Indian market
February 21st, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 21 (IANS) IT bellwether Wipro Infotech Tuesday unveiled what it claimed to be India's first and slimmest ultrabook for the domestic market spanning enterprise and retail segments.Powered by ... Read more...
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Jharkhand decision to sell iron ore fines slammed
September 29th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 29 (IANS) Opposition parties in Jharkhand Thursday slammed the state cabinet's decision to allow sale of iron ore fines from captive mines to other states.Iron ore fines are ... Read more...
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Orissa probes horse trading in Rajya Sabha poll
September 13th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 13 IANS) Following a direction from the Election Commission, the Orissa government Tuesday asked the police to register a case and investigate alleged horse trading during last year's Rajya ... Read more...
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‘I Am Kalam’ about dreaming big, making big! (IANS Preview)
August 3rd, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) A slum boy's determination to educate himself and his will to rise above his problems is the story told through "I Am Kalam", which is ... Read more...
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‘Hum’ recreates the ‘Hum Log’ magic (With Images)
July 16th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Remember "Hum Log", that revolutionized the genre of TV soaps in India? Producer Shobha Doctor has brought a new show titled "Hum", which she says ... Read more...
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Nityananda reiterates videos were doctored
July 13th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 13 (IANS) Godman Nityananda, who was avoiding the media glare for long following the telecast of steamy scenes with actor Ranjitha, Wednesday charged Sun TV and Tamil magazine ... Read more...
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Uniform syllabus cannot be used this year: Expert panel
July 6th, 2011 - 2:03 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 6 (IANS) The nine-member expert committee set up to review syllabus and textbooks for rolling out uniform education system in Tamil Nadu Tuesday told the Madras High Court ... Read more...
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Panel on uniform school syllabus to meet Jayalalithaa
June 27th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 27 (IANS) The nine-member experts committee set up to review syllabus and textbooks for rolling out uniform education system in Tamil Nadu is likely to meet Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu panel to look into uniform education system
June 17th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 17 (IANS) Complying with the orders of the Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Friday constituted a nine-member committee to review the syllabus and text books for ... Read more...
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Security guard kills wife, sons
June 1st, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 1 (IANS) A security guard of a state-run company axed his wife and two sons to death and later surrendered before the police, officials said Wednesday.The incident happened ... Read more...
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Top officials transferred in Tamil Nadu
May 17th, 2011 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 16 (IANS) On its first day in office, Tamil Nadu's J. Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK government Monday transferred nine top bureaucrats and two police officers.The government appointed Debendranath Sarangi as ... Read more...
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‘Challo Dilli’ scores over ‘Shor in..’, ‘I AM’
May 4th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) It was a dull weekend at the box office as four new releases saw weak openings, but word of mouth publicity seems to be ... Read more...
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‘Shor In The City’, outstanding ode to city of dreams Mumbai (IANS Hindi Film Review, Rating ****)
May 1st, 2011 - 3:51 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Shor In The City"; Starring: Tusshar Kapoor, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Sundeep Kishan, Pitobash Tripathy, Nikhil Diwedi, Preeti Desai, Radhika Apte, Girika Oak; Directed by: Raj Nidimoru, Krishna D.K.; Rating: ****I ... Read more...
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Neither Munda, nor ministers declare assets
April 5th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 5 (IANS) In corruption-ridden Jharkhand, none of the 12 ministers - not even Chief Minister Arjun Munda - have submitted details of their assets even though the March ... Read more...
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Delhi grinds to a halt for Mohali match
March 30th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Much before the clock struck 2.30 p.m. Wednesday - when the India-Pakistan World Cup semifinal was to begin in Mohali - streets here started emptying ... Read more...
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A salute to womanhood through art
March 26th, 2011 - 10:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) It's a panoramic take on women's empowerment. With 361 creative works spread across the 11 gallery spaces of the Art Mall premises in New Delhi, ... Read more...
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Action sought against BJP leader for Maoist link
March 10th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 10 (IANS) Opposition members in the Jharkhand assembly Thursday demanded action against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Satyanand Bhokta for allegedly seeking the support of Maoists to ... Read more...
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Malkangiri Collector abduction: Talks between mediators, govt. to continue today
February 21st, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Feb. 21 (ANI): Talks between Orissa Government and mediators, Professors Hargopal and R Someswar Rao to release Malkangiri District Collector R V Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi from the Maoists, ... Read more...
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Fodder scam: 35 sentenced to prison
January 29th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 29 (IANS) Thirty-five convicts in a case related to the multi-crore-rupee fodder scam were Saturday sentenced to imprisonment ranging from six-four years and slapped fines of up to Rs.2 crore ... Read more...
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62 convicted in fodder scam, 23 jailed
January 28th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 28 (IANS) A special CBI court here Friday convicted 62 people, including 27 government officials, in the 1996 multi-million fodder scam and 23 of them were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment ... Read more...
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BJP MP dares Malik on Lal Chowk flag
January 5th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) Kashmiri separatist leader Muhammad Yasin Malik must clarify which flag he wants to see hoisted at Srinagar's Lal Chowk on Republic Day, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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