India for navigational freedom in South China Sea
June 2nd, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India Saturday called for freedom of navigation though the South China Sea where Beijing has territorial disputes with several nations.
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30 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
June 2nd, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 2 (IANS) At least 30 Taliban militants have been killed and 14 injured in various Afghanistan provinces in the last 24 hours, the country's interior ministry said ... Read more...
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Chinese agency suffers losses abroad
June 2nd, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 2 (IANS) A third of the overseas arms of China's State Development and Investment Corp (SIC) suffered losses totaling 59.4 million yuan ($9.32 million) in 2010, China Daily ... Read more...
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Mathura tense, two dead
June 2nd, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 2 (IANS) The death toll in the communal flare-up in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura town rose to two Saturday, with a man succumbing to his injuries.Home department officials told ... Read more...
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‘No parking’ for Chandigarh freeloaders (Chandigarh Newsletter)
June 2nd, 2012 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 2 (IANS) Chandigarh's VIP freeloaders, who were unwilling to cough up a paltry sum of Rs.5 for parking their luxury cars in the city, have been grounded ... Read more...
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Delhi slum dancers revive a sub-culture (Feature)
June 2nd, 2012 - 9:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) It's hard to imagine that a small room in a dingy lane is the training ground for young talent from nearby slums who are ... Read more...
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Gaga’s new album will be ‘Insane’
June 2nd, 2012 - 2:18 am ICT by IANS
London, June 2 (IANS) Singer Lady Gaga is already recording her new album and according to her manager the songs will be "insane".The 26-year-old is already working on the ... Read more...
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Mathura communal clashes kill one (Lead)
June 2nd, 2012 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) One person was killed late Friday and a dozen others were injured in communal clashes in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura town, police said.Curfew was clamped following the ... Read more...
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Maharashtra corporator’s killer nabbed in Lucknow
June 2nd, 2012 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) A contract killer who along with his associates killed a Congress corporator in Maharashtra in 2010 was arrested here Friday, police said.Rajesh Singh, a resident of ... Read more...
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India, Britain discuss visa issue, Afghanistan
June 1st, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India Friday pressed Britain for easing the visa regime for businessmen and students to boost investment and discussed the volatile situation in Afghanistan.Foreign Secretary Rajan ... Read more...
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Jamia V-C felicitates first Anglo Arabic girl’s batch
June 1st, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung Friday felicitated 15 girl students, the first batch of girls who have recently been admitted to the 300-year-old ... Read more...
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Apex court stays order in Karnataka top cop’s case (Second Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) In a relief to former Karnataka police chief Shankar Mahadev Bidari, the Supreme Court Friday stayed the high court order of May 28 holding as ... Read more...
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‘Frame scheme for displaced Kashmiri bureaucrats’
June 1st, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday asked the central government to frame a rehabilitation scheme for displaced retired Kashmiri bureaucrats here, and quashed the eviction notices ... Read more...
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Ramdev, Hazare to fast against corruption (Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and social activist Anna Hazare will Sunday sit in the capital on a day-long fast against corruption and black money ... Read more...
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IIT alumni to lobby against new entrance test pattern
June 1st, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Upset over the new IIT joint entrance test pattern announced by the government, alumni of the institute in Delhi have decided to form lobby groups ... Read more...
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Three cops jailed for 10 years for torture death
June 1st, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 1 (IANS) A CBI court here Friday sentenced three Uttar Pradesh Police personnel to 10 years jail term on charges of torturing a group of boys, one of ... Read more...
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Ukraine denies racism threat during Euro 2012
June 1st, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kiev, June 1 (IANS) Ukrainian foreign ministry Friday denied that racism may in any way be involved during Euro 2012 soccer championship."You can see and understand that the Ukrainian people ... Read more...
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Tatra deal: BEML to sue ex-army chief for defamation (Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 1 (IANS) Defence behemoth BEML Friday said it will file a defamatory suit against former chief of army staff Gen. V.K. Singh for making false and motivated charges ... Read more...
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Headless body of software engineer found
June 1st, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 1 (IANS) The headless body of a software engineer was found near railway tracks here Friday, police said.The victim was identified as Amar Bahadur, 25, who worked with ... Read more...
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‘No cover-ups, army’s secular character to be maintained’ (Second Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) There would be no cover-ups and the "secular, apolitical" character of the force would be maintained, Indian Army chief Gen. Bikram Singh asserted Friday, ... Read more...
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‘Chashme Buddoor’ set for monsoon release
June 1st, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The much-talked about "Chashme Buddoor" remake, directed by David Dhawan, will release Aug 31.The original came out in 1981. Directed by Sai Paranjape, the light-hearted ... Read more...
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Apex court stays order in Karnataka cop’s case (Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) In a relief to former Karnataka police chief Shankar Mahadev Bidari, the Supreme Court Friday stayed the high court order of May 28 holding as ... Read more...
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Suspended CBI judge faces arrest for taking bribe (Second Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 1 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to arrest a First Additional CBI Judge Pattabhi Ramarao on charges of accepting a huge bribe to ... Read more...
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Jharkhand minister’s children fail again in plus-2 exam
June 1st, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 1 (IANS) Jharkhand Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Baijnath Ram's son and daughter have failed in their intermediate examinations for the second consecutive year, according to results declared ... Read more...
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CD case: Police to take voice samples of Mulayam, Amar, Bhushan
June 1st, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Delhi Police were allowed by a Delhi court Friday to take voice samples of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, former party leader Amar ... Read more...
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Police bust bike-lifter gang in Gurgaon
June 1st, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 1 (IANS) The Special Cell of Gurgaon police arrested four people, including two final year college students, on charges of lifting two-wheelers, police said Friday.The police also recovered ... Read more...
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Liverpool unveil Rodgers as new manager
June 1st, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) English football club Liverpool officially unveiled former Swansea City manager Brendan Rodgers as their new head coach here Friday.With the appointment of the 39-year-old, Liverpool ... Read more...
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Bar foreign educational institutions: CPI-M
June 1st, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The CPI-M Friday asked the government not to allow foreign educational institutions into India.The Communist Party of India-Marxist said Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal ... Read more...
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Six dead in China road accident
June 1st, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 1 (IANS) At least six people were killed and four injured in a minivan-truck collision in China's Heilongjiang province, said police Friday.According to the provincial security department, the ... Read more...
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Security forces on alert as Maoists protest
June 1st, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 1 (IANS) In view of a Maoists protest week from Friday, security forces in Chhattisgarh went on high alert fearing violence by the guerrillas.The operation of passenger and ... Read more...
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Court quashes regulatory board’s order on CNG
June 1st, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday quashed an order of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board slashing the network tariff and compression charges with retrospective ... Read more...
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Toyota Kirloskar, Nissan Motor India sales up in May
June 1st, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 1 (IANS) Japanese-Indian car joint venture Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd. continued its good show this fiscal by selling 15,501 units last month, up from 7,470 units sold ... Read more...
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Hundreds homeless as shacks gutted in Delhi (Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Hundreds were left homeless after scores of shacks caught fire here Friday, police said. But the fire brigade said only shops, warehouses and residential buildings ... Read more...
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Court gives government time in missing engineer case (Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday granted the central government time to file its reply to the plea of Nikhat Parveen, who has sought to know ... Read more...
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Man escapes from police custody in Darjeeling
June 1st, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, June 1 (IANS) A man accused of fraud escaped from police custody in West Bengal's Kalimpong town Friday.Sonam Dorji Bhutia, 33, was arrested May 29 for allegedly cheating several ... Read more...
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