National News
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Anna's Wax Statue Unveiled In Ralegan Siddhi
India | Nov 20, 2011, 04:57 PM ISTRalegan Siddhi, Nov 20: Gandhian Anna Hazare on Saturday unveiled his own wax statue made by Sunil Kandalloor, India's first and only wax model sculptor from Celebrity Wax Museum.Forty days ago, he personally met with
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Shyam Benegal Calls For Permanent Venue For Children's Film Festival
Bollywood | Nov 19, 2011, 08:41 PM ISTHyderabad, Nov 19: Renowned film director Shyam Benegal today called for a permanent venue for the biennial International Children's Film Festival (ICFF) in Hyderabad.“I believe that if a permanent venue can be made for holding
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PM Arrives In Singapore
World | Nov 19, 2011, 08:30 PM ISTSingapore, Nov 19: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here today on a two-day visit as part of a two-nation tour aimed at pushing the ‘Look East' policy. Singh will hold talks with Singapore Prime Minister
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I Never Wanted Anna To Sit On Fast Unto Death, Swami Agnivesh Tells Aap Ki Adalat
India | Nov 21, 2011, 07:40 AM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 19: Former Team Anna member and social activist Swami Agnivesh has said, he had recorded his dissenting note in the minutes of Team Anna's core committee as he did not want Anna
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Noida Court Orders Filing Of Rape Case Against Cops In Bhatta Parsaul
India | Nov 18, 2011, 11:04 PM ISTNoida, Nov 18: A court in Gautam Buddh Nagar today ordered registration of a rape and robbery case against 21 police and PAC men on the complaint of a woman from Bhatta Parsaul village where
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Talks To End Deadlock Over Koodankulam Makes No Headway
India | Nov 18, 2011, 05:41 PM ISTTirunelveli (TN) Nov 18: The deadlock over the controversial Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project continued today with talks between the Centre's expert committee and the Tamil Nadu government as also the protestors failing to make any
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NBA Says, Exorbitant Damages For Innocent Mistake Will Cripple Media
India | Nov 18, 2011, 05:31 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 18: The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) today noted with sadness the Supreme Court declining to interfere with the order of Bombay High Court in the Times Now case saying if media is
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IIT Student Suicide Case : Fact Finding Panel Closes File
India | Nov 15, 2011, 06:30 PM ISTKanpur, Nov 15: A fact finding committee constituted by IIT-Kanpur to investigate the causes that led to one of its students to allegedly commit suicide earlier this year has closed its file after the probe
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Passengers Flying Out Of Delhi To Be Charged Development Fee
Nov 15, 2011, 06:17 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 15: Passengers flying out of Delhi airport from December one would have to pay Rs 200 each for domestic travel and Rs 1,300 to go abroad as development fee. In an order,
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CBI Doubles Reward To Rs 10 Lakh For Info On Missing Bhanwari
India | Nov 15, 2011, 05:02 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 15: Failing to get any substantial lead in the Bhanwari Devi disappearance case, CBI today doubled the reward to Rs 10 lakh to anyone providing credible information about the missing nurse.The move
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India's Oscar Nomination Lagging Behind Due To Funds Crunch
Hollywood | Nov 15, 2011, 04:30 PM ISTKolkata, Nov 15: Salim Ahamed's Malayalam film ‘Adaminte Makan Abu' (Abu, Son of Adam) is the official entry to Oscars from India, but the debutante filmmaker is finding it hard to generate funds for the
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Sensex Dips Below 17k After 3-Wks; Loses 236 Pts
Nov 15, 2011, 04:50 PM ISTMumbai, Nov 15: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex dipped below the 17,000 mark after three weeks, losing 236 points on sustained selling amid concerns over weak corporate earnings and subdued global markets.The Sensex, which
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Sachin Returns Disappointed From Kalighat
Cricket | Nov 13, 2011, 09:39 PM ISTKolkata, Nov 13: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar went to Kolkata's famous Kalighat temple to seek divine blessings on the eve of his century of international hundreds, but had to come back disappointed as delirious fans
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Ramdev Threatens Campaign On Lokpal, Black Money Issues
National | Nov 13, 2011, 09:34 PM ISTGhazipur (UP), Nov 13: Yoga Guru Ramdev today threatened to launch a massive campaign from January if the central government failed to take concrete steps on Lokpal Bill, black money and corruption in the winter
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Lokpal : Par Committee Report Likely In Early December
India | Nov 13, 2011, 09:31 PM ISTChandigarh, Nov 13: The Parliamentary panel scrutinising the Lokpal Bill is likely to submit its report early next month and the redrafted legislation will be “far superior” to anything that has been proposed so far,
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Omar Meets Antony, Army Chief Over AFSPA
India | Nov 13, 2011, 09:28 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 13: Ahead of his meeting with the Prime Minister on the Armed Forces Special Powers Act issue, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today met Defence Minister A K Antony and
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Kalam Not Exempted From Security Screening : US
India | Nov 13, 2011, 08:32 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 13: India and the US are planning to hold talks on appropriate mechanisms for security screening of dignitaries in the backdrop of frisking of A P J Abdul Kalam at a New
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Ashwin Ties The Knot In Low-Key Ceremony
Cricket | Nov 13, 2011, 10:13 PM ISTChennai, Nov 13: India's newest spin sensation Ravichandran Ashwin today tied the knot with his childhood friend Preethi Narayanan in a low-key wedding ceremony, attended by only family members and close friends here.The off-spinner, who
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Protesters Hurl Eggs At Advani's Rath, Wave Black Flags
India | Nov 13, 2011, 07:26 PM ISTBhatinda, Nov 13: BJP leader L K Advani's yatra today met a hostile reception in Punjab, with protesters hurling eggs at his ‘rath' and waving black flags, briefly disrupting his convoy's journey in the state,
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Banks Hold Deliberations On Kingfisher Crisis
Nov 13, 2011, 06:53 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 13: Beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines would have to wait some more time for relief as its lenders continued deliberations today towards resolving the crisis, a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the