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No change in visa policy on Modi, says US
World | Apr 26, 2012, 09:25 AM ISTWashington, Apr 26: The US has has said there is no change in its visa policy with regard to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.“Our position on the visa issue hasn't changed at all,” State Department
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India launches all-weather RISAT-1
India | Apr 26, 2012, 11:36 AM ISTSriharikota (AP), Apr 26: Achieving yet another milestone in its space programme, India today successfully launched its first indigenous all-weather radar imaging satellite RISAT-1 that will boost its remote sensing capabilities and facilitate agriculture and
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Delhi boy survives 2-hour ordeal after iron rod pierces his knee
India | Apr 25, 2012, 11:03 AM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 25: A pointed iron rod on a gate pierced the knee of a 13-year-old boy Iqrar on Tuesday trigerring a major rescue effort by firemen in Delhi's Sultanpuri. Iqrar, a resident of
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11 injured in RTV, mini truck collision in Delhi
India | Apr 25, 2012, 10:58 AM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 25: Eleven persons were injured when a minitruck Tata 407 rammed into an RTV bus beneath the flyover in Khichripur late last night. There were 18 persons inside the RTV bus, out
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Abducted collector safe, but he needs medicines, say Maoists
India | Apr 25, 2012, 12:43 PM ISTRaipur, Apr 25: Abducted Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon is “safe” but needs medicines, Maoists tonight said and proposed the name of human rights activist and academic Hargopal as another mediator for talks with
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Lawyers ransack Odisha collector's residential office
India | Apr 24, 2012, 08:06 PM ISTSambalpur (Odisha), Apr 24: Irate lawyers here today chased the district collector, abused her and ransacked her residential office alleging highhandedness, police said.Collector Mrinalini Darswal and Sambalpur Bar Association president Pramod Kumar Rath lodged FIR
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Rave Party Raided In Gujarat, 41 Detained
India | Apr 23, 2012, 12:45 PM ISTAhmedabad (Gujarat), Apr 23: Police on Sunday night raided a rave party going on at a flat in Chinai Bagh Society near CG Road here and seized large quantity of liquor. Nineteen females and 22
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Hundreds of shops gutted in Kanpur fire
India | Apr 23, 2012, 12:48 PM ISTKanpur, Apr 23: Around 150 shops were gutted in a fire in the wee hours today at Bakarganj market area in Kanpur.Goods worth lakhs were destroyed after fire engulfed the market. No casualties were reported.Firefighters
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Another Mamata cartoon, professor files complaint
India | Apr 22, 2012, 03:51 PM ISTMidnapore (West Bengal), Apr 22: Hardly had the controversy over a Mamata Banerjee cartoon settled that an associate professor of Midnapore Medical College has filed a fresh complaint against two persons accusing them of circulating
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Sukma collector safe, Maoists make demands
India | Apr 23, 2012, 09:43 AM ISTRaipur, Apr 22: Maoists today demanded release of eight of their jailed leaders in Chattisgarh and a halt to “Operation Green Hunt” in exchange for freedom of Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon, who was safe,
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Anna, Ramdev to launch joint movement
India | Apr 20, 2012, 02:57 PM ISTGurgaon, April 20: Gandhian Anna Hazare and yoga expert Swami Ramdev today announced they would launch a joint nationwide movement against blackmoney and corruption from May 1 onwards. The two leaders will sit on a
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J-K Govt To Honour Scientists For Cloning Pashmina Goat
India | Apr 20, 2012, 08:44 AM ISTJammu, Apr 20: The Jammu and Kashmir Government will felicitate the team of scientists and researchers who had cloned the world's first pashmina goat in the state.The team of scientists headed by Dr Riaz Ahmad
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PM hails successful test firing of Agni 5
India | Apr 20, 2012, 04:22 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 19: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today hailed the successful test firing of Inter Continental Ballistic Missile Agni V saying that this represented another milestone in India's quest to add to the credibility
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Mumbai train commuters may get some relief today
India | Apr 20, 2012, 04:25 PM ISTMumbai, Apr 19: Lakhs of commuters, mostly of the Central Railway (CR) line in Mumbai, are likely to get some relief during the rush hour today with authorities trying to restore disrupted services.“We will run
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Antony describes Agni-5 launch as a major milestone
India | Apr 20, 2012, 04:24 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 19: Defence Minister A K Antony today described the maiden test flight of Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-5 as an “immaculate success” and a “major milestone”.“The nation stands tall today. We have
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India In Elite ICBM Club With Agni V
India | Apr 19, 2012, 04:30 PM ISTDhamara (Odisha), Apr 19: India today made a giant stride when it test-fired nuclear-capable Agni-V Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile that has brought China within its reach with a strike range of over 5000 km. The surface-to-surface
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AC explodes in Kanpur, mechanic killed
India | Apr 20, 2012, 04:27 PM ISTKanpur, Apr 19: A mechanic from Panasonic company was killed and his helper was injured when a Samsung airconditioner suddenly exploded while it was being opened for maintenance here on Wednesday. The incident took place
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Lakhs Of Mumbai Commuters Stranded After Railway Signal Cabin Fire
India | Apr 18, 2012, 06:03 PM ISTMumbai, Apr 18: Lakhs of commuters in Mumbai had a harrowing time today as services on the Central Railway (CR) line were thrown out of gear following a midnight fire in a signal cabin.Besides leaving
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Delhi Mandate Against Sheila, Pricerise, Says BJP
India | Apr 17, 2012, 01:59 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 17: As the BJP today appeared heading for a victory in the elections to all the three newly-formed municipal corporations of Delhi, party leaders said this was a clear mandate against Sheila
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State's Powers Being Abrogated By Centre, Says Jayalalithaa
India | Apr 16, 2012, 01:09 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 16: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today warned against an “emerging pattern” wherein the state's powers are “abrogated” by the Centre through passage of bills and accused it of showing “scant