DU students remember victims of Gujarat riots
February 27th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Stressing on communal harmony, a group of Delhi University students Monday staged a street play calling for justice to the victims of Gujarat riots 10 ... Read more...
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‘Face’ of Gujarat riots to launch Mumbai protest initiative
February 26th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Qutubuddin Ansari, the famous 'face' of the 2002 Gujarat riots, will exhort Indians to mark as a black day the 10th anniversary of the carnage ... Read more...
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With bitterness and longing - remembering victims of 1984
October 31st, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Twenty-seven years since Indira Gandhi was assassinated, 27 years since 2,700 Sikhs were killed in the capital in the terrible aftermath. As a host of ... Read more...
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Celebrating life as a picnic in scenic Kashmir (Feature, With Images)
August 23rd, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 23 (IANS) A picnic basket, children playing cricket while elders watch indulgently and, in the backdrop, rolling hills and a gurgling stream. The idyllic scene may seem an ... Read more...
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Report on ways to curb black money in six months
August 5th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A committee set up to recommend ways to curb generation of black money and its routing will submit its report within six months, Minister of ... Read more...
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Kerala temple could well be the richest in country
July 2nd, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 2 (IANS) The Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala could well be the richest in the country as unofficial estimates Saturday, the sixth day of preparing an inventory of ... Read more...
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PM questions black money estimate of Rs.4 lakh crore
June 30th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday questioned the calculation behind estimating black money stashed by Indians abroad at Rs.4 lakh crore ($89.16 billion) but said ... Read more...
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‘Tax reforms in India lag behind growth’
June 20th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Taxation reforms in India have not kept pace with economic growth, leading to the problems of tax evasion and money laundering and resulting in ... Read more...
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Panel on black money holds first meeting
June 9th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) A government panel headed by Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairman Prakash Chandra held its first meeting Thursday to examine ways to trace and ... Read more...
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Graft, bureaucracy dent India’s global image: Expert (Lead)
June 9th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) India will be able to achieve double-digit economic growth only if it reforms its bureaucracy and curbs widespread corruption, both of which have dented the ... Read more...
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Graft, bureaucracy denting India’s global image (Interview)
June 9th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) India won't be able to achieve double-digit economic growth unless it reforms its bureaucracy and curbs widespread corruption, both of which have dented the country's ... Read more...
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Kerala cancels licence to endosulfan factory
May 27th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 27 (IANS) The Kerala government Friday cancelled the licence given to Kochi-based central government-run Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL) to manufacture pesticide endosulfan, blamed for almost 500 deaths in ... Read more...
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Kerala to seize endosulfan stocks
May 23rd, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 23 (IANS) The Kerala government Monday decided that all stocks of pesticide endosulfan will be seized in the state, Agriculture Minister K.P. Mohanan said."In the first cabinet meeting ... Read more...
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Left to continue protests till endosulfan is banned
May 2nd, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 2 (IANS) The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala Monday evening decided to continue its protests against endosulfan and pressure the central government to ensure ... Read more...
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Kerala’s Left Front calls shutdown for endosulphan ban
April 26th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 26 (IANS) Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) has called for a state-wide shutdown Friday to protest the central government's stand not to clamp a ban on ... Read more...
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Kerala to mark April 25 as anti-endosulphan day
April 20th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 20 (IANS) Ahead of an international convention in Switzerland, Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday said the state will observe anti-endosulphan day on April 25.The announcement comes ... Read more...
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Army chief rules out military cut in Kashmir
January 14th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh Friday said there was no need to reduce the number of military personnel in Jammu and Kashmir, taking a cautious view ... Read more...
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NHRC to raise issue of harmful effect of pesticide in Kerala (Lead, Changing dateline)
December 18th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kasargode (Kerala), Dec 18 (IANS) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chief K.G. Balakrishnan Saturday said that he will take up with the central government the seriousness of the impact of the use ... Read more...
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Kerala math announces relief package for pesticide victims
December 9th, 2010 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 9 (IANS) Amritananda Mayi Math, the organisation of "hugging saint" Amritananda Mayi, Thursday announced a relief and rehabilitation package for the endosulphan pesticide victims in more than 250 families in ... Read more...
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Many in Kerala still drink water containing endosulphan
November 12th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Wayanad (Kerala), Nov 12 (IANS) Almost a year after two samples of drinking water tested positive for the highly dangerous pesticide endosulphan, many in Mananthavady town in Kerala's hilly district of Wayanad ... Read more...
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Time to focus on freshwater fish, is India listening?
October 25th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Nagoya (Japan), Oct 25 (IANS) Fishermen and policymakers alike are worried because many marine fisheries have lost 90 percent of their stocks. What is often forgotten is that inland freshwater ... Read more...
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U.S. Embassy concerned over attacks on attorneys in S. Kyrgyzstan
October 18th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by BNO News
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. Embassy in Bishkek on Monday expressed deep concern about reports that attorneys of ethnic Uzbeks who are on trial have been attacked in southern Kyrgyzstan."Fair ... Read more...
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Another migration from Kashmir Valley - of Muslims this time
September 23rd, 2010 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
By Binoo Joshi
Jammu, Sep 23 (IANS) Reminiscent of the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley in the early 1990s, Muslims caught this time between stone-throwers and security forces are ... Read more...
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy convictions come after 25 years of the event
June 7th, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
The Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims were able to heave a sigh of relief, when the Indian courts convicted 8 former employees of the plant, after 25 years of the event.The tragedy had ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama reaches out to Chinese followers on Twitter
May 22nd, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Boston, May 22 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama has reached out to his followers in China through Twitter. He held a 90 minute conversation on the website, using Chinese writer ... Read more...
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Superior techniques needed for accurate tiger census, says forest official
February 18th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Garo Hills (Meghalaya), Feb 18 (ANI): With unofficial estimates of the tiger population in India being as low as 1,100-1,200, forest officials in Meghalaya have called for the availability of advanced techniques ... Read more...
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“Yes” side claims lead in Irish referendum on Lisbon Treaty
October 3rd, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Dublin, Oct 3 (DPA) The "Yes" side was claiming that an exit poll showed strong support for the European Union's Lisbon Treaty as vote-counting in Ireland's second Lisbon Referendum got under way ... Read more...
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76 rebels killed in Yemen
September 22nd, 2009 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Sana'a (Yemen), Sep 22 (DPA) Seventy-six rebels were killed and around 150 injured in clashes with government troops in the restive northwestern Yemeni province of Saada Tuesday, a military statement said.
The statement ... Read more...
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Ethiopia faces $1-bn shortfall in export revenues
May 31st, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Groum Abate
Addis Ababa, May 31 (IANS) Ethiopia's export revenues are expected to fall short of the target by more than $1 billion this year, bucking the positive trends of the past ... Read more...
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Major part of remittances into Pak illegal, admits financial Advisor
May 20th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, May 20 (ANI): The Financial Advisor to Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Shaukat Tarin, has admitted that illegal channels majorly contribute to the inflow of remittances into the country. ... Read more...
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What recession? Indian political parties are flush with funds
March 30th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Khalid Akhter
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) It may be recession time for the world, but Indian political parties appear to be awash with money as they plunge into the world's ... Read more...
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American NGO official, driver killed in Pakistan
November 12th, 2008 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 12 (IANS) An American citizen working for an NGO and his driver were killed in Peshawar Wednesday, police said.Police said Stephen Deviancy, head of the FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) ... Read more...
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11 feared dead, 50 injured in Assam serial blasts
October 30th, 2008 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Oct 30 (ANI): At least 11 persons died and 50 injured in at least 11 serial blasts in Guwahati and Upper Assam this afternoon. All the blasts are said to ... Read more...
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12 killed in Mexico rain
July 13th, 2008 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Nuevo Laredo (Mexico), July 13 (IANS) At least 12 people have been killed and more than 100,000 affected in Mexico's northern border state of Tamaulipas in the country's worst rainy season in ... Read more...
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Sulabh liberates 60,000 scavengers, tots up $32 mn revenue: UNDP
July 1st, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Sulabh International, a 38-year-old movement promoting low-cost safe sanitation in the country, has liberated over 60,000 scavengers, a report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released ... Read more...
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