Be disciplined, do social work: Patil tells students
February 8th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kurukshetra (Haryana), Feb 8 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Wednesday urged students to be more disciplined and devote time for social work.She made the remark while addressing students and faculty ... Read more...
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President, PM greet nation on Milad-un-Nabi (Lead)
February 4th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday greeted the nation on the eve of Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad."On the joyous ... Read more...
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Rahul attacks BJP for not backing statutory status to Lokpal
December 30th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Saharanpur, Dec 30 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for not supporting constitutional status to the Lokpal and ... Read more...
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Hot season triggers 100 bn tonnes Greenland ice loss
December 11th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 11 (IANS) According to a latest finding, an unusually hot melting season in 2010 triggered ice loss of 100 billion tonsin southern Greenland.Large portions of the island's bedrock ... Read more...
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BJP minister complains to Sonia over Bhuria’s remarks
November 19th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 19 (IANS) A woman minister in Madhya Pradesh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi seeking action against the Congress' state chief for ... Read more...
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Pakistan hockey chief says keen on bilateral ties with India
October 11th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Oct 11 (IANS) The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF)says it is keen on reviving active hockey ties with India and it is working at all levels to see the two ... Read more...
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Punjabi industry lacks cinema knowledge, says comedian Ghuggi
October 6th, 2011 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Punjabi actor and comedian Gurpreet Ghuggi feels the Punjab film industry lacks proper knowledge of cinema and also falls short in terms of talent."The ... Read more...
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Racism still prevalent in South Africa: Minister
September 9th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, Sep 9 (IANS) Racism still prevails in South Africa's private sector, with some companies in the country monopolising the infrastructure, a minister has revealed to state-run news agency BuaNews.Public ... Read more...
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Freebies important for a welfare government: Jayalalithaa
August 15th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 15 (IANS) It is the duty of a welfare government to provide essential items free to the poor and these should not be considered as doles, Tamil Nadu ... Read more...
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Ban lifted, Punjab halls to screen ‘Aarakshan’
August 15th, 2011 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 15 (IANS) Theatres in Punjab will Monday screen Prakash Jha's "Aarakshan", which deals with the issue of caste-based reservations, after the government announced it was lifting the ... Read more...
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Punjab lifts ban on ‘Aarakshan’
August 14th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 14 (IANS) Punjab Sunday lifted the ban on the screening of filmmaker Prakash Jha's controversial movie "Aarakshan" which deals with the issue of caste-based reservation.Chief Minister Parkash ... Read more...
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Punjab imposes conditions to lift ‘Aarakshan’ ban (Lead)
August 12th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 12 (IANS) The Punjab government Friday indicated it is ready to lift the ban on screening of controversial movie "Aarakshan", which deals with reservation issue, if ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka asks Tamil diaspora to invest in Jaffna
July 14th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 14 (IANS) Sri Lanka has asked the Tamil diaspora to start investing in the northern region to uplift the living conditions of their community, a minister said Thursday."If ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to launch free cow-goat scheme Sep 15
July 9th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 9 (IANS) To usher in a second 'white revolution' as well as to fulfil its poll promise, Tamil Nadu's AIADMK government will implement a free cow and goat ... Read more...
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Terrorism cannot be solved militarily: Mizoram chief minister
June 30th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, June 30 (IANS) Political problems or militancy cannot be solved militarily through the barrel of the gun and lasting solutions can only be reached through talks, Mizoram Chief Minister ... Read more...
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India calls for stronger media links with Africa
May 21st, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, May 21 (IANS) Days ahead of its second summit with the African continent, India Saturday made a strong pitch for greater media exchanges to bridge the knowledge ... Read more...
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12th Five Year Plan tells about China’s future development: Envoy
April 30th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Ottawa, April 30 (ANI): Chinese Ambassador to Canada Zhang Junsai has said that China's 12th Five Year Plan tells people about the orientation of the country's future development.In an event held by ... Read more...
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Four-day mourning in Andhra
April 24th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 24 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Sunday announced a four-day state mourning till Wednesday as a mark of respect for spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba who died at ... Read more...
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New Miss India wants to uplift rural masses
April 19th, 2011 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) She is a Haryana native, she studied in Mumbai and her mother lives in Delhi. As Kanishtha Dhankar sets out for the world to face ... Read more...
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Left did nothing for Bengal minorities, says BJP
April 8th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) Charging the ruling Left Front with doing nothing for the development of minorities in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday claimed that the ... Read more...
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Kinnaur — where improved literacy is leading to dismal sex ratio!
April 8th, 2011 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
Kinnaur, April 8 (IANS) Kinnaur's sex ratio has registered a fall. Not because of obvious reasons of female foeticide or a patriarchal mindset, but surprisingly due to improved literacy rate ... Read more...
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I don’t dream of becoming PM: Nitish Kumar
March 27th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Mar 27 (ANI): Reiterating that he does harbour the ambitions of holding the post of Prime Minister of the country, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said the people have thrust ... Read more...
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Inspired by Gandhi, Australian citizen organizes peace march in Guwahati
March 2nd, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, March.2 (ANI): Inspired by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Australian citizen Gaivin Brown took out a peace procession to spread the message of non-violence in Guwahati.The rally was first organized three ... Read more...
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India can become world’s food basket in next two decades: Scindia
February 13th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 13 (ANI): India can become the food basket of the world in the next two decades, said Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia.Addressing a function here ... Read more...
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Is Rihanna bisexual?
February 1st, 2011 - 7:56 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 1 (IANS) Singer Rihanna is being rumoured to be a bisexual after a Hollywood socialite made indirect claims in a book.Model Tajah Burton's book "Low Down Dirty Shame" is ... Read more...
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Secrets about Rihanna’s ‘lesbian love affair’ revealed
January 31st, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 31 (ANI): Pop star Rihanna was involved in a lesbian relationship rumours, according to a Hollywood socialite, who made the sensational claims in a book.Model Tajah Burton in her ... Read more...
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Yellowstone super-volcano eruption could happen
January 25th, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 25 (IANS) The super-volcano beneath the Yellowstone National Park in US would detonate with a force a thousand times more powerful than the Mount St Helens eruption in 1980.This ... Read more...
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Largest volcano ‘to erupt after 600,000 yrs, wipe out two-thirds of the U.S’
January 25th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 25 (ANI): Scientists have predicted that the world's largest volcano beneath Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming could erupt for the first time in 600,000 years and wipe out 66 ... Read more...
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Construction major Sobha group has sponsored 291 marriages! (Lead)
December 19th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Palakkad (Kerala), Dec 19 (IANS) Renowned construction major Sobha Group sponsored 41 community marriages during the weekend as part of its corporate social responsibility programme, taking the number of such weddings organised ... Read more...
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Rashard Lewis And Gilbert Arenas Swap Their Teams
December 19th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Player swapping has never been a stranger in the world of NBA. Now, it was time for Rashard Lewis to leave Orlando Magic and head towards ... Read more...
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Book chronicles life of Malaysia’s ethnic Indians
December 19th, 2010 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 19 (IANS) A book that chronicles Malaysia's efforts to improve the conditions of its 2.1 million ethnic Indians in the last decade has been unveiled here.Titled "National Development ... Read more...
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50mn-yr-old mountains did not evolve from Tibet-like plateau: Study
December 18th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): A new study finally puts to rest the idea that mountains that began forming in southern British Columbia 50 million years ago, developed from a vast, Tibet-like plateau ... Read more...
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Danner Boots Would Now Serve The US Army
December 5th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Danner Boots seem to be the latest consumer craze right now. The LaCrosse Footwear Inc's founding company received an overwhelming order of 5 million dollars for ... Read more...
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India’s Got Talent winner Shillong Chamber Choir to perform in Malaysia
November 29th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 29 (ANI): The Shillong Chamber Choir, which is an Indian group based in Shillong, Meghalaya, will be performing in Malaysia on December 15.According to Bernama, the group of singers-cum-social ... Read more...
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Now, Tamil movie says ‘Om Obama’
November 5th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Jagannathan
Chennai, Nov 5 (IANS) It may have an all new cast, but journalist-turned-filmmaker Janaki Viswanathan's Tamil movie "Om Obama" certainly has one globally known star - the American president who ... Read more...
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