RSS rushes to help fleeing Assamese
August 17th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Aug 17 (IANS) In a humanitarian gesture, over 500 RSS activists rushed to the help of thousands of people from Assam and northeastern states returning home, when a ... Read more...
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Home ministry fire was caused by cigarette stub, reveals RTI
August 15th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The fire that broke out at the union home ministry in June was caused by a burning bidi or cigarette stub thrown on waste paper ... Read more...
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Concern for spectators’ skin care at Olympics (London diary)
July 29th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) The Olympics organisers are surely concerned about the spectators' skin, allowing them to bring sun cream inside the stadium.
"You may bring up to 200 ml ... Read more...
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Heat hits tourism in Agra (With Image)
May 28th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 28 (IANS) Searing summer heat has hit tourist inflow into Agra, home to the Taj Mahal, India's biggest tourist draw.Tourist arrivals have been sliding in the last 10 ... Read more...
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House panel concerned over railway food, water quality
May 21st, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over the quality of food and drinking water in trains and at stations and has suggested several steps to ... Read more...
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NBA’s Asian star Lin seeks trademark on ‘Linsanity’
February 24th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 24 (IANS) NBA's latest basketball star Jeremy Lin has applied to the US Patent and Trademark Office to trademark the term "Linsanity".According to the trademark regulators' website, ... Read more...
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MCD schools see rise in nursery students
January 14th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The number of nursery students enrolled in Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) schools has seen a jump of over 4,000 compared to last year, an ... Read more...
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London Olympics uniforms unveiled
November 23rd, 2011 - 6:51 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 23 (IANS) The 2012 London Olympics organising committee has unveiled the designs of uniforms that will be worn by around 70,000 volunteers, 6,000 committee staff and 4,500 technical ... Read more...
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Damon launches eco-friendly water bottles
November 1st, 2011 - 2:10 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 1 (IANS) Actor Matt Damon has launched eco-friendly water bottles to encourage his fans to go green.Contactmusic.com reports that Damon had created a non-profit company Water.org in 2009, ... Read more...
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Metallica concert postponed, disheartened fans go on rampage
October 29th, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Oct 28 (IANS) Broken barricades, torn posters, strewn equipment and angry youngsters - excitement turned into aggression at the Leisure Valley Ground here, as American heavy metal band Metallica's ... Read more...
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Minister, MPs face ire of Telangana protesters
September 28th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 28 (IANS) A minister and two MPs belonging to the Congress Wednesday had to face the ire of Telangana protesters, who were demanding that they resign immediately ... Read more...
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It’s raining ire against MCD at Ramlila ground
August 19th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Amid all the chants hailing Anna Hazare and slogans to eradicate corruption, many at the Ramlila ground here slammed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) ... Read more...
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Paper money contaminated with bisphenol A
August 11th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 11 (IANS) Currency notes may be contaminated with the toxic substance bisphenol A (BPA), known to cause male infertility.Kurunthachalam Kannan and Chunyang Liao from the Wadsworth Centre, New ... Read more...
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Exploring northeast’s rich heritage, through fashion (With Images)
August 8th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Yana Ngoba and Raj Singh, husband-wife designer duo from the northeast, have showcased the rich tribal heritage of Arunachal Pradesh through a fashion show in ... Read more...
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Child labour continues — unabatedly and shamelessly
June 10th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Pramod is all of nine. His tender age, however, does not give him the luxury of a carefree and fun-filled life. He and his younger ... Read more...
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Agra’s unique Jal Sewaks return
May 16th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 16 (IANS) Agra's unique voluntary force of Jal Sewaks has returned, running a network of over 50 water huts to provide safe, cool and free drinking water to ... Read more...
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Treetop protester is a proclaimed offender, say police
April 20th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) Even as Avtar Singh Nagla continued his unique form of protest by sitting atop a eucalyptus tree in a village in Mohali Wednesday, it came to ... Read more...
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Peepli Live from Punjab village
April 17th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Nagla (Punjab), April 17 (IANS) Perched 30 feet above ground on a eucalyptus tree, Avtar Singh Nagla, a politician from Punjab, chews on roasted nuts as a battery of media ... Read more...
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Punjab politician climbs tree in protest, wants to meet Badal (Lead)
April 16th, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Zirakpur (Punjab), April 16 (IANS) A Punjab politician has perched himself atop a eucalyptus tree for over a day and insists he would not come down till Chief Minister Parkash ... Read more...
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Punjab politician climbs tree in protest, wants to meet Badal
April 16th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Zirakpur (Punjab), April 16 (IANS) A Punjab politician has perched himself atop a eucalyptus tree for over a day and insists he would not come down till Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Punjab politician perches on tree, demands Badal come
April 16th, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Zirakpur (Punjab), April 15 (IANS) High drama prevailed at a village near this Punjab town Friday with a local politician climbing up a tree and refusing to come down till ... Read more...
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Cooling efforts on at Fukushima n-plant; toll 7,700
March 20th, 2011 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, March 20 (IANS) Japan continued efforts to avert a nuclear meltdown Sunday, shooting tonnes of water into two reactors in the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant and succeeded in restoring ... Read more...
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Mobile phones, picnics and music banned at London Olympics
March 18th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.18 (ANI): The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (Locog), has said water bottles, mobile phones and sandwiches could be banned during the Olympics for security reasons.A Locog spokesman said: ... Read more...
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Riots in Pakistan after double murder-accused Davis ‘buys’ freedom
March 17th, 2011 - 11:40 am ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 17(ANI): Riots broke out on the streets of Pakistan following the revelation that double murder-accused CIA contractor Raymond Davis was released over a 'blood-money' deal, and hundreds of protesters ... Read more...
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Congress will be wiped out if it ignores Telanagana: MP
March 10th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 10 (IANS) After been heckled by protestors and virtually forced to leave during the Telangana 'million march' here Thursday, Congress MP Madhu Goud Yaskhi said the protest ... Read more...
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Thousands participate in Telangana march (Lead)
March 10th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 10 (IANS) Thousands of people violated ban orders and removed barricades to assemble at Tank Bund area here Thursday as part of the 'million march' demanding a ... Read more...
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Men’s hockey semifinal halted due to unruly crowds
February 23rd, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 23 (IANS) The men's hockey semifinal between Jharkhand and Maharashtra at the 34th National Games was halted due to unruly crowd behaviour here Wednesday. The crowd threw empty ... Read more...
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Visit the Mughal Gardens from Tuesday
February 13th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Basking in a riot of colours, the Mughal Gardens at the Rashtrapati Bhavan with a wide variety of flowers, lotus-shaped fountains and blue water canals will be ... Read more...
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Parade watchers fight parched throats
January 26th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) People watching the grand spectacle of the Republic Day Parade at the capital city's Rajpath Wednesday, especially children, had to fight dry and parched throats as ... Read more...
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BJP youth wing to continue protests against Mirwaiz
December 1st, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) youth wing vowed to continue their protest against Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Wednesday, a day after they tried to ... Read more...
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BJP youth wing activists attack Mirwaiz’s car
November 30th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party's youth wing Tuesday attacked Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's car as it was entering the Foreign Correspondent's Club, where the Hurriyat conference ... Read more...
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Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha activists attack Mirwaiz in New Delhi
November 30th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by ANI
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Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) activists on Tuesday attacked the All
India Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq in New Delhi when ... Read more...
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Scanning trials at Oz airports could end liquid ban
November 24th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 24 (ANI): The latest airport security technology being trialled at Australian airports could open the door for passengers to bring oversized liquid containers onboard international flights again.The trial will start ... Read more...
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West Bengal’s jute manufacturers spread awareness on use of natural fibres
October 29th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajitha MenonKolkata, Oct.29 (ANI): In a bid to save the environment, jute manufacturers in West Bengal spread awareness among the consumers on the use of natural fibres instead of plastic ... Read more...
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CWG fever grips Deepika Padukone (Games Sidelights)
October 9th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Guess who is tweeting on Commonwealth Games? None other than Bollywood heartthrob Deepika Padukone.An excited Deepika Padukone tweeted: "On my way to watch the badminton finals ... Read more...
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