David Guetta’s India tour: tickets sell well
February 11th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The tickets for Grammy Award-winning DJ and music producer David Guetta's maiden performance in India are selling well, according to the organisers of the show.Guetta ... Read more...
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No one cures Punjab’s drug problem (Punjab Newsletter)
February 10th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 10 (IANS) From leading politicians to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to the mini-parliament of Sikh religion, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), everyone expresses concern about the growing ... Read more...
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Larsen and Toubro bags Rs.1,937 crore order from GVK Group
February 6th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Larsen and Toubro (L&T;) Monday said it has bagged an order worth Rs.1,937 crore from the GVK Group for four-laning of a highway in Madhya Pradesh.The ... Read more...
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Indian Bank to convert Rs.400 crore preference shares to equity
January 30th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 30 (IANS) Public sector Indian Bank plans to convert Perpetual Non-Convertible Preference Shares (PNCPS) worth Rs.400 crore into equity at market rate soon even as it has the ... Read more...
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IOB plans recovery of Rs.1,500 crore from sticky accounts (Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 28 (IANS) With its Q3 profits down by 53 percent due to restructuring of loan accounts and the resultant reduction in income, the government-owned Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) ... Read more...
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BSF finds 18 kg of heroin near border in Rajasthan
January 23rd, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) Monday recovered 18 kilograms of heroin, worth Rs. 800 million in the international market, near the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar ... Read more...
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Rs.29 crore in unaccounted cash seized in Punjab
January 23rd, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (IANS) Unaccounted cash amounting to nearly Rs.29 crore has been recovered by various agencies in behalf of the Election Commission (EC) in the past few days in ... Read more...
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After Kalmadi, his aides Bhanot, Jayachandran get bail (Lead)
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) A CBI special court here Saturday granted bail to Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) former secretary general Lalit Bhanot and former treasurer M. Jayachandran ... Read more...
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After Kalmadi, his aides now get bail
January 21st, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) A CBI special court here Saturday granted bail to former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot and former treasurer M.Jayachandran.This comes barely two ... Read more...
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Flat of ex-poll official’s son burgled
January 15th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Burglars struck at the home of former election commissioner G.V.G. Krishnamurthy's son here and decamped with jewellery worth Rs.15 lakh, police said Saturday.Around five people ... Read more...
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Anti-corruption raids of officials yields crores
January 13th, 2012 - 1:42 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 13 (IANS) The Yuva Diwas of the nation was a day of raids on corrupt officials in Madhya Pradesh with the state Lokayukta conducting raids on three officials ... Read more...
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Ten train passengers found drugged, robbed
January 9th, 2012 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 9 (IANS) Ten passengers in a general, unreserved compartment of the Delhi-Patna Shramjeevi Express were Monday found drugged at Danapur railway station near Patna and their valuables ... Read more...
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South African, woman arrested for drug peddling
January 8th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) A South African and a mother of three were arrested in two separate cases of drug peddling and drugs worth around Rs. 50 lakh recovered, ... Read more...
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Arms, cash, illicit liquor: Punjab goes to political war (Punjab Newsletter)
January 8th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 8 (IANS) Figure this out: Over Rs.15 crore ($2.8 million) of unaccounted cash, 149,000 licensed arms deposited, 160,000 lakh litres of illicit liquor and over 155,000 kg of ... Read more...
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After thefts, Ghaziabad area installs CCTVs
January 6th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 6 (IANS) As middle class communities in cities increasingly turn gated and security conscious, the residents of an upscale Ghaziabad neighbourhood, that has witnessed 12 burglaries in four ... Read more...
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Karmapa made an accused in Himachal currency case
January 2nd, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 2 (IANS) Tibetan religious head and 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje has been made an accused in the seizure of unaccounted foreign currency last year from a Himachal ... Read more...
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Nigerian held with cocaine worth Rs.1.75 crore
January 1st, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) A 32-year-old Nigerian was arrested from west Delhi with cocaine estimated to be worth Rs.1.75 crore, police said Sunday.Paul Chinedu Ugwor alias Emma, who lives ... Read more...
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Rs.5 crore cash seized in poll-bound Punjab
December 29th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 29 (IANS) Authorities in Punjab have recovered over Rs.5 crore (Rs.50 million) of unaccounted money in cash from various places in election-bound Punjab this week, a senior election ... Read more...
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NATO vehicles caused Rs.150 bn damage to Pakistan highways
December 29th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) Pakistan has calculated that vehicles carrying NATO supplies in containers caused damage worth Rs.150 billion to its highways over the past 10 years.Communications Minister Arbab Alamgir ... Read more...
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Punj Lloyd bags Rs.1,050-crore highway project
December 28th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Engineering and construction firm Punj Lloyd Wednesday said it has secured a highway project worth Rs.1,050 crore in Rajasthan from the GMR group.The company in a ... Read more...
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Hours before poll panel’s arrival, Rs.85 lakh seized in Punjab
December 26th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 26 (IANS) Just hours before the full team of the Election Commission (EC) of India arrives in poll-bound Punjab Tuesday, authorities confiscated nearly Rs.85 lakh of unaccounted ... Read more...
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Trade with Bangladesh resumes after Indian traders end stir
December 24th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 24 (IANS) Trade between India and Bangladesh resumed Saturday after the end of a week-long shut down, called by Indian exporters and importers demanding upgradation of infrastructure ... Read more...
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Traders’ stir in Tripura continues to hit Indo-Bangla trade
December 23rd, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 23 (IANS) An indefinite strike Indian exporters and importers have called to press their demand for upgrade of infrastructure along the India-Bangladesh border severely hit trade for ... Read more...
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Black money worth Rs.300 crore unearthed
December 20th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) India's income tax department seized Rs.299.63 crore of black money, including cash and jewellery, during April-October period of this financial year, Finance Minister Pranab ... Read more...
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Traders strike in India hits Indo-Bangla trade
December 19th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 19 (IANS) The indefinite shutdown called by Indian exporters and importers demanding development of infrastructure along the India-Bangladesh border badly hit trade for the second day Monday, officials ... Read more...
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Vidharba farmers protest Chavan’s ‘peanuts’ bailout package
December 15th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 15 (IANS) A day after four farmers committed suicide in Vidarbha, farmers of Maharashtra's eastern region Thursday staged a road blockade on two highways to press their demand ... Read more...
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BEML to hive off its railway business
December 12th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 12 (IANS) Hiving off its rail business into a separate subsidiary, setting up a unit in Indonesia and manufacturing engines for India's main battle tanks are some of ... Read more...
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Rahul’s Bundelkhand package hits the bumpy road
December 11th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Concerned over the poor 11 percent fund utilisation of the Rahul Gandhi-driven Bundelkhand package worth Rs.7,000 crore, the central government will review its performance ... Read more...
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Currency row: Karmapa office assures cooperation
December 9th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Dec 9 (IANS) Two days after police included the name of Tibetan religious head and 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje in a chargesheet on the seizure this year of ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh peon worth Rs.12 crore
December 8th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ujjain, Dec 8 (IANS) A peon working in the city's municipal corporation was found to own assets worth around Rs.12 crore during a raid by the Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta police, ... Read more...
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Eunuch among five arrested for murder
December 3rd, 2011 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) A eunuch and her four friends were arrested for murdering and robbing her "godfathers" in Himachal Pradesh two years ago, police said Friday.Asha, a 26-year-old ... Read more...
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Heavy equipment imports from China hurting domestic industry: Government
November 29th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) India imported heavy industrial equipment worth over Rs.15,083 crore from China during 2010-11 due to lower pricing, which is adversely affecting the domestic heavy industry, ... Read more...
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RPP Infra Projects bags orders of over Rs.340 million
November 29th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) RPP Infra Projects Ltd Tuesday said it has bagged orders worth over Rs.340 million from the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) and the Andaman ... Read more...
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Punj Lloyd bags Rs.469 crore ONGC pipeline order
November 28th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) Infrastructure major Punj Lloyd Monday said it has bagged an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) offshore project at Bombay High worth Rs.469 crore from Oil and ... Read more...
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Electronic toll plazas can save Rs.22 bn annually: Study
November 23rd, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) An electronic toll collection (ETC) system, proposed to be implemented nationwide by the National Highways Authority of India, could save fuel worth Rs.10 billion and Rs.12 ... Read more...
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