Russian film crew to make documentary on Assam tea
July 11th, 2012 - 1:33 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) With a view to extolling the virtues of Indian tea and introducing the Russian people to the tea culture in India, a three-member Russian film crew ... Read more...
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Two orphaned rhinos from Kaziranga to be released in Manas
March 10th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 10 (IANS) Two orphaned one-horned rhinos in Assam's Kaziranga National Park will be released in the Manas National Park by officials of the state forest department and the ... Read more...
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Trying to get 29 Indians freed from pirates: Minister
June 25th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Union Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan Saturday said the government is working hard to secure the release of 39 Indian sailors who have been held captive by ... Read more...
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‘Tagore’s Visva-Bharati veering away from his ideals’
May 8th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Sirshendu Panth
Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) Visva-Bharati, the university founded by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, has veered away from the poet's ideals and is today guided by "crass commercialism", says a ... Read more...
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Blog in Hindi too please, netizens urge Nitish
April 21st, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 21 (IANS) A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched his blog in English, many followers on his site have requested him to write in Hindi as well.
"I request ... Read more...
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Become voice of the poor, Sonia Gandhi tells Seva Dal
March 29th, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday urged workers of the Seva Dal, the grassroots frontal organisation of the party, to reach out to the people through social ... Read more...
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I prefer to listen to people: Rahul Gandhi
April 11th, 2009 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 11 (IANS) Replying to opposition parties that criticise him for his brief speeches, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Saturday evening that he would rather reach out to people ... Read more...
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Combination vaccines can be timely, safe: Experts
February 12th, 2009 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) This should bring relief to parents who worry about their kids being injected with over a dozen vaccines for immunisation until the age of six. Experts opine ... Read more...
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Antony says Government to continue efforts to trace PoWs
December 17th, 2008 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 17 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony today said the government will continue efforts to pursue tracing the 54 missing Prisoners of Wars (PoWs).
Addressing a meeting of ... Read more...
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Dalit women in Rae Bareli wait for Sonia in vain
September 27th, 2008 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 27 (IANS) While Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday was busy discussing welfare initiatives with her party's activists from her Rae Bareli constituency, hundreds of Dalit women kept ... Read more...
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Reforms tops Gujarat agenda: Mod
April 22nd, 2008 - 12:47 am ICT by admin
Gandhinagar, April 21 (IANS) The Gujarat government has removed the hurdles in the path of public welfare initiatives, Chief Minister Narendra Modi told a budget implementation workshop of his cabinet colleagues and ... Read more...
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