Dharmendra wanted to keep Esha away from showbiz (Movie Snippets)
October 28th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Veteran actor Dharmendra admits he was never in favour of his daughter Esha Deol becoming an actress, but says that now he is proud ... Read more...
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No scriptwriting for Bollywood: Chetan Bhagat (Interview)
October 8th, 2011 - 9:42 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) His books have invariably found a visual spin in Bollywood, but writer Chetan Bhagat, whose latest work "Revolution 2020" has just hit the stands, ... Read more...
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BJP units to chip in for Advani yatra
October 5th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Wednesday announced senior leader L.K. Advani's rathyatra for "clean politics and good governance" would start Oct 11 and said local ... Read more...
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Apex court relief for Himachal on power sharing
September 27th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said that Himachal Pradesh was entitled to 7.19 percent of the power from the Bhakra-Nangal and Beas hydropower projects and awarded ... Read more...
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Punjab, Andhra Pradesh revoke ban on ‘Aarakshan’ (Lead)
August 13th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Punjab and Andhra Pradesh governments have cleared filmmaker Prakash Jha's "Aarakshan" for screening and revoked the statewide ban they imposed on it. ... Read more...
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Punjab, Haryana stare at foodgrain wastage again, seek help
July 22nd, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 22 (IANS) Punjab and Haryana, which contribute 70 percent of the foodgrains in the national kitty, say the central government is not doing enough to lift the ... Read more...
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CAG audit for all rural ministry schemes: Ramesh
July 20th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said Wednesday that his ministry will go for comprehensive audit of all its schemes by the Comptroller and Auditor General ... Read more...
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Orissa, Chhattisgarh questioned on dam panel’s report
July 20th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday asked Orissa and Chhattisgarh to file their response to a report by a committee which said that the construction of ... Read more...
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Raj Thackeray again attacks north Indian migrants
July 18th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) For the second time in five days, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Monday targeted north Indians and the migrant population and demanded a check ... Read more...
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BJP tells Rajnath to focus on Uttar Pradesh
July 4th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh has been asked by the party to focus on Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in view of ... Read more...
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Karnataka ore transport ban affects Goa’s iron plants
June 21st, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 21 (IANS) Half a dozen sponge and pig iron manufacturing plants in Goa, including the Vedanta Resources-owned Sesa Industries Limited (SIL), have been severely affected by the ... Read more...
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China assures no dam, only power project on Brahmaputra: India
June 16th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) China has assured India it is only building a run-of-the-river power project on the Brahmaputra that would not divert the river, External Affairs Minister ... Read more...
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‘DAMs - The Lethal Water Bomb’ bags three awards at LA fest
May 24th, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, May 24 (IANS) "DAMs - The Lethal Water Bomb", a thought-provoking documentary on the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala, bagged three awards at the prestigious Los Angeles Movie Awards ... Read more...
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Milind Soman to run 550 km for a cause
May 20th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Model-actor Milind Soman will do a green run across two states and cover 550 km in 15 days. He is running to raise awareness about ... Read more...
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Congress names observers for government formation in Assam, Kerala
May 14th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) A day after winning the Kerala and Assam assembly elections, the Congress Saturday named new central observers for the two states to oversee ... Read more...
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Change in Maharashtra too after next polls: Bal Thackeray
May 13th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Friday expressed happiness over the change of governments in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu and urged the people of Maharashtra ... Read more...
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Punjab, Haryana head for bumper wheat crop
May 11th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 11 (IANS) Despite slow and delayed arrivals for most part of April, food grain states Punjab and Haryana are heading for a bumper wheat crop this season, officials ... Read more...
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Chase ends $5 ATM fee
May 4th, 2011 - 2:18 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 3(THAINDIAN NEWS) JPMorgan Chase has dropped the idea to charge non-customers between $4 and $5 for using their ATM services. The bank announced the decision on Monday. The company ... Read more...
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Punjab, Haryana near 150 lakh tonne wheat procurement-mark
May 2nd, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 2 (IANS) Wheat procurement in Punjab and Haryana is nearing the 150 lakh tonne-mark, officials said Monday.The two states have procured nearly 149 lakh tonnes of wheat till ... Read more...
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Government probe clears Yunus on handling of foreign funds
April 26th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 26 (IANS) A government-appointed committee has said it did not find "any irregularities" in Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus' handling of funds that were received from the Norwegian ... Read more...
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UN chief calls on Cambodia, Thailand for ceasefire
April 25th, 2011 - 5:16 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on warring Cambodia and Thailand to declare a ceasefire, as border clashes between the two countries continued for ... Read more...
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Good polling trend builds momentum for Bengal: Congress
April 13th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Congress said Wednesday that the trends in polling for assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry were encouraging for the party and will ... Read more...
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Wheat arrival low in Punjab, Haryana markets
April 11th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 11 (IANS) Wheat procurement in Punjab and Haryana started April 1 but the arrival of the crop in grain markets in the two states so far has been ... Read more...
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France welcomes Singh-Gilani cricket meet
March 31st, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 31 (ANI): France has welcomed the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yusuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the World Cup ... Read more...
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Child sex ratio worst since Independence: Census 2011
March 31st, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The child sex ratio in the country (0-6 years) has declined to touch the lowest levels since Independence, provisional results of Census 2011 have revealed.Registrar ... Read more...
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NGO seeks ban on mining in Karnataka, Andhra forests
March 30th, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 29 (IANS) Samaj Parivartana Samudaya, an NGO, Tuesday sought a ban on mining in the forest areas bordering Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh till the Survey of India ... Read more...
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Progress on Right to Education discouraging, not hopeless: CRY
March 29th, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Nearly a year after the ambitious Right to Education (RTE) was enacted, it faces numerous challenges such as high dropout rates, lack of schools and ... Read more...
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Peace meet held to mend troubled relations between Assam, Nagaland
March 26th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Mar 26 (ANI): In a bid to end the conflict that has erupted as a result of boundary disputes between Assam and Nagaland, representatives of both sides recently organized a peace ... Read more...
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No more passing the buck: Jairam to Delhi, Haryana on Yamuna issue
March 23rd, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANA) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday asked the Delhi and Haryana governments to stop passing the buck on the Yamuna, saying both of them should ... Read more...
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Andhra, Orissa, Chhattisgarh urged to resolve Polavaram row
March 19th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 19 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Saturday advised Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa to find a way out of their row over Andhra's proposed Polavaram irrigation ... Read more...
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Meghalaya wants boundary issue with Assam resolved
March 16th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Mar 16 (IANS) The Meghalaya assembly Wednesday adopted a resolution urging the central government to form a commission to re-define the boundary between Meghalaya and Assam.Revenue Minister R.C. Laloo, ... Read more...
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Peace meet held to mend troubled relations between Assam, Nagaland
February 26th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by ANI
Mokokchung (Nagaland), Feb 26(ANI): Writers, scholars and artists from Assam and Nagaland came together for a peace meet in an effort to mend the troubled relations between the two states on Saturday.The ... Read more...
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Mirchpur violence: Delhi, Haryana told to protect witnesses
February 15th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday told the Delhi and Haryana governments to provide security to witnesses to the attack on Dalits at Mirchpur village in Haryana ... Read more...
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Kerala acting against constitution on Mullaperiyar: Tamil Nadu
February 5th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Saturday strongly condemned the Kerala government for acting against the Indian constitution over the Mullaperiyar Dam issue and said it was tantamount to contempt ... Read more...
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New study could help pave way for improved medicines
February 5th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 5 (ANI): A new study has shed light on how carbohydrates (sugars) bond and that will influence the way drugs are developed in the future.Using specialist laser equipment, John Simons ... Read more...
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