Helmets must for bikers, pillion riders: Transport minister (Goa Newsletter)
September 1st, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 1 (IANS) Goa's most popular festival, Ganesh Chaturthi, which will be celebrated Sep 19, is the deadline set by the state government to make wearing of helmets compulsory ... Read more...
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Haryana residents take to the streets over power woes
July 5th, 2012 - 5:43 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) The residents of various towns in Haryana took to the streets Wednesday to protest against erratic and virtually no power supply in the past 24 hours.Protestors ... Read more...
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Petrol price hike: Left calls for strike in Tripura
May 27th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 27 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led ruling Left Front in Tripura has called for a 12-hour shutdown in the state Thursday to protest the petrol price ... Read more...
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Record tourist arrival is peace dividend : Kashmir minister
March 27th, 2012 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 26 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Minister Nawang Rigzin Jora said Monday that a peaceful 2011 has been the year of making history in terms of arrival of ... Read more...
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‘Record tourist arrival in Kashmir is peace dividend’
March 26th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 26 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Minister Nawang Rigzin Jora Monday said 2011 had been a historical year for the state in terms of arrival of record number ... Read more...
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Global infotainment wrecking our sense of self-worth
February 18th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 18 (IANS) Ten years ago, young people aspired to become lawyers and doctors. Now they yearn to achieve the celebrity of Mark Zuckerberg or Oprah Winfrey - and these ... Read more...
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Global celebrity culture fuelling ‘fear of insignificance’ warns psychologist
February 16th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 16 (ANI): A university psychologist has warned that the global celebrity culture is adding fuel to the "fear of insignificance" by undermining one's self-image and sense of self-worth.Dr Carlo Strenger ... Read more...
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Delhi to intensify pollution check for CWG
May 15th, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) With the Commonwealth Games in mind, the Delhi government Saturday said it will intensify pollution checks in the capital.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit convened a meeting ... Read more...
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Indians students always welcome in UK: British minister
February 16th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 16 (IANS) Students from India are "always welcome" in his country, British Minister Pat McFadden said Tuesday though Britain has stopped accepting student visa applications at its three centres in ... Read more...
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Offload stocks to bring food prices under control: CII
January 3rd, 2010 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) With food prices galloping and no early relief in sight, an industry body has said the government should partly offload its buffer stock while incorporating agricultural purchase ... Read more...
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Rubbish The Rubbish Food And Embrace A Healthy Lifestyle
August 31st, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by admin
By Shobha ShuklaDiabetes is a major health challenge, particularly in a developing country like India. Yet, we seem to be closing our eyes to this silent killer. Increasingly, younger people, including children, ... Read more...
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Sheila Dikshit urges Delhiites to save power (Lead)
June 29th, 2009 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) With the national capital facing an acute power crisis, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has urged Delhiites to observe energy conservation measures such as closing shops by ... Read more...
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Sheila Dikshit appeals to Delhiites to save power
June 29th, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) With the national capital facing an acute power crisis, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has appealed to Delhiites to observe energy conservation measures such as closing shops ... Read more...
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Slumdog effect leads to surge in enquiries sponsoring poor Indian kids
February 28th, 2009 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, February 28 (ANI): The number of people willing to help some of Indias poorest children has suddenly increased on the back of the multiple award-winning success of Danny Boyles film ... Read more...
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Government to raise production of ships: T. R. Baalu
October 7th, 2008 - 10:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): Union Shipping and Road Transport Minister T. R. Baalu today said 400 more ships will be introduced in the next five years to augment the existing ... Read more...
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Govt. to raise production of ships
October 7th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): Union Minister for Shipping and Road Transport T. R. Baalu today said that the shipbuilding facilities are being developed in different parts of the country to ... Read more...
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ITC net drops 4.3 percent to Rs.7.5 bn
August 4th, 2008 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) The net profit of Kolkata-based ITC Ltd, which has interests in tobacco, paper, hospitality and agri-products, dropped 4.3 percent to Rs.7.49 billion in the first quarter of the ... Read more...
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Birth and death registrations on new high in Haryana
July 6th, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 6 (IANS) The Haryana government's decision shifting the registration of births and deaths from police stations to primary health centres has proved fruitful. Registrations in rural areas saw an unprecedented ... Read more...
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Tata Motors profit dips to Rs.21.67 bn
May 28th, 2008 - 7:58 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Tata Motors has posted a net profit of Rs.21.67 billion for the financial year 2007-08 -- down from Rs.21.69 billion during the previous year. The company reported a ... Read more...
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India seeks overhaul of global financial system
April 13th, 2008 - 10:37 pm ICT by admin
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 13 (IANS) India Sunday called for a thorough overhaul of the global system of financial oversight and regulatory mechanisms to save the developing world from an economic crisis ... Read more...
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Mercedes Benz rolls out 20,000th car from Pune factory
April 9th, 2008 - 10:41 pm ICT by admin
Pune, April 9 (IANS) It was a moment of pride as the iridium silver E-Class Mercedes Benz worth 4.5 Million rolled out late Wednesday afternoon from Mercedes Benz India's Plant here in ... Read more...
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IIM-Lucknow earns Rs.100 million from corporate programmes
March 15th, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by admin
By Prashant K. Nanda
Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) School teachers, bank officials, IT firms and retail chain managers are making a beeline to the Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow to learn how to make ... Read more...
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Pranab Mukherjee for encouraging constructive criticism of judiciary
February 24th, 2008 - 9:03 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Maintaining that the old belief that the judiciary was beyond criticism has given way to among other things upholding of minimum standards of ethical conduct and competence, ... Read more...
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