Large turnout amid sporadic violence in Bengal civic polls (Lead)
June 3rd, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) Amid accusations and counter-accusations of violence, brisk polling was reported Sunday during elections for six civic bodies in West Bengal - being viewed as a ... Read more...
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Lack of strong script delaying third ‘Munna Bhai’: Hirani
April 2nd, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Director Rajkumar Hirani, who has delivered superhits like "Munnabhai M.B.B.S.", "Lage Raho Munna Bhai", says the third film in the series has been delayed by ... Read more...
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Maharashtra politicians condemn Pawar attack
November 24th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Maharashtra's politicians Thursday unanimously condemned the attack on union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar, terming it a serious security lapse."The ... Read more...
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Rao stages sit-in for Telangana at Rajghat
October 2nd, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao Sunday held a sit-in at Rajghat here in support of his demand for the creation of ... Read more...
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Banerjee talks tough on Maoists, draws CPI-M’s ridicule
September 27th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Singur/Kolkata, Sep 26 (IANS) Hardening her stand on the Maoists, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday asked them to choose between talks and the politics of killings, and ... Read more...
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Police use Gandhian methods to tackle Hazare supporters
August 17th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) It was not just Gandhian Anna Hazare urging his supporters to use non-violent methods of protest, Delhi Police were also resorting to 'Gandhian' ways to ... Read more...
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Gaddaffi’s cousin defects to Egypt: report
February 25th, 2011 - 8:58 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's cousin and one of his closest aides, Ahmed Gadhaf al-Dam, has defected to Egypt in protest against the clampdown on protesters.Gadhaf al-Dam's entourage ... Read more...
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Darjeeling violence: West Bengal CM Bhattacharjee appeals for peace
February 9th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata/Jalpaiguri, Feb 9 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee reacting to the renewed violence in Darjeeling on Wednesday made an appeal to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) to sit for discussion."GJM's ... Read more...
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Naxalism needs to be combated: Sonia Gandhi
December 19th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
Burari (New Delhi), Dec 19 (ANI): Voicing concern over increasing Naxalite attacks in the country, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said such elements need to be combated.Addressing the party's 83rd ... Read more...
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Spain detains two Colombians suspected of 200 killings
September 14th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Valencia (Spain), Sep 14 (DPA) Spanish police have captured two Colombian suspected hitmen wanted for involvement in more than 200 killings, police said Tuesday.
The suspects, who were also charged with abductions and ... Read more...
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BJP workers clash with police in Lucknow, Chandigarh (Second Lead)
February 25th, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 25 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists clashed with police in Lucknow and Chandigarh Thursday when their protest against the central government's failure to contain rising prices turned violent.
In ... Read more...
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BJP workers clash with police in Lucknow (Lead)
February 25th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 25 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists clashed with police here Thursday when their protest against the central government's failure to contain rising prices turned violent.
Police fired tear gas ... Read more...
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CPI (M-L) condemns killings of innocent people in Orissa by Maoists
January 31st, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneshwar, Jan.31 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) has strongly condemned the killing of innocent people in Orissa by Maoists and has termed them "anti-people".K. N. Ramachandran, General Secretary, Communist ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka confirms arrest of new Tamil Tigers leader (Lead)
August 7th, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Aug 7 (IANS) Selvarasa Pathmanathan, who was appointed the leader of the Tamil Tigers following the killing of LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran, has been arrested, the Sri Lankan defence ministry confirmed ... Read more...
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Constant sunlight to blame for summer suicides in Greenland
May 8th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 8 (ANI): As summer strikes Greenland, there is an increase in the suicide rates in the region, and now scientist have blamed the insomnia caused by incessant daylight for this ... Read more...
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Official Chinese guide tells how to beat suspects and leave no marks
April 23rd, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Apr.23 (ANI): A Chinese government manual has revealed how to beat troublemakers without leaving physical evidence.Details from the official publication were posted on the Internet by a civil servant and published ... Read more...
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Taliban lists 43 wanted leaders, ministers for punishment under sharia
January 26th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Jan.26 (ANI): Minutes after Pakistani political leaders appealed the Taliban to lay down their violent methods in Swat valley and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to solve their differences ... Read more...
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‘Munnabhai’ Sanjay Dutt wins over crowds at Samajwadi Party rally (Lead)
January 17th, 2009 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 17 (IANS) Amidst beating of drums, blowing of trumpets and slogans of "Munnabhai jeetega" filling the air, Bollywood star and Samajwadi Party's Lok Sabha election candidate Sanjay Dutt arrived here ... Read more...
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Munnabhai begins his political career with a road show in Lucknow
January 17th, 2009 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Jan 17 (ANI) :Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt made his political debut as a Samajwadi party candidate for the Lucknow parliamentary constituency on Saturday by practically launching his election campaign with ... Read more...
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‘Munnabhai’ Sanjay Dutt wins over crowds at Samajwadi Party rally
January 17th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 17 (IANS) A day after declaring that he would stand for the Lok Sabha elections on a Samajwadi Party ticket, actor Sanjay Dutt had the crowds cheering wildly as he ... Read more...
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Senior Pentagon officials planned abusive tactics at Guantanamo Bay
June 18th, 2008 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 18 (ANI): A Senate investigation unveiled today found that senior Pentagon officials began planning to use abusive tactics at Guantanamo Bay earlier than they previously acknowledged, borrowing from a ... Read more...
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Chinese propaganda portrays me as devil: Dalai Lama
May 25th, 2008 - 11:25 am ICT by admin
London, May 25 (ANI): The Dalai Lama has said he was saddened that Beijings state propaganda had left many Chinese considering him a devil with horns.On the first of five ... Read more...
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Take collective action to counter terrorism: Pratibha Patil
January 25th, 2008 - 10:18 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil today called for a collective action to counter terrorism, while cautioning that terrorism constituted a grave threat to the civilized world.
In her first Republic ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama says peace key for a better future
January 23rd, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Jan 23 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said conflicts should give way to peace to ensure a better future.
"This century should be genuine peaceful century. Now, what ... Read more...
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Assamese children learn non-violent ways of conflict resolution
January 14th, 2008 - 6:08 pm ICT by admin
By Peter Alex Todd
Guwahati, Jan 14 (ANI): The first camp of its kind for children on conflict resolution through non-violent means was organised in the insurgency-hit Assam recently.
One-generation of Assam has been ... Read more...
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Nagas gearing up for February 2008 State Assembly pol
November 14th, 2007 - 2:37 am ICT by admin
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