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Mumbai, Sept 2 (IBNS) Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL), a dual technology telecom service provider, and Huawei, telecommunications network solutions provider, on Thursday announced the signing of a contract to rollout TTSL’s 3G network in India.
A. G. Rao, Chief Technology Officer & President - Enterprise Business, Tata Teleservices Limited, said: “The company will provide superior 3G technology and services to all our esteemed consumers, and to this end, we
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Lahore, Sept 2 (IBNS) Veena Malik, ex-girlfriend of Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif, has handed over the evidence on his involvement with Indian bookies in recent times and also engaging in spot fixing to International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), reports said on Thursday.
“From top to bottom, Pakistani players are involved in match-fixing. I have handed over Asif’s voice recordings with a bookie to the ICC,” said the model-
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Karachi, Sept 2 (IBNS): Pakistan on Thursday set free a second batch of 100 Indian fishermen from Malir jail here after the Supreme Court asked the federal government to release the 442 Indian fishermen who have served their prison term. The released fishermen are being brought to Lahore and will cross over to India at the Wagah border on Friday. The first batch of 100 Indian fishermen were released on August 30 and another two batches will be set free on September four and six. They were held
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New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS) Indian Railways have once again brought laurels to the nation in the sports arena when its team stood 2nd in the prestigious 14th USIC (Union of International Railways) International Shooting Championship which was held in Krakow (Poland).
The teams and players of Indian Railways, who are now lead partners in the forthcoming Commonwealth Games-2010, have been winning many medals and championships in the field of sports and games both at national and intern
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Melbourne, Sept 2 (IBNS) Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Thursday that Phillip Hughes and Josh Hazlewood have been picked for tour of India, while Brad Haddin has been ruled out with an elbow injury.
Hughes has recovered from a dislocated shoulder while Peter George from South Australia and 19-year-old Hazlewood from New South Wales will add some teeth to the pace attack for the two-Test series.
Wicketkeeping duties will again be taken by the young Tasmanian Tim Paine as first-choice glove
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Hyderabad, Sept 2 (IBNS): A year on after his sudden demise in an air crash, Andhra Pradesh on Thursday remembered its former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, or YSR as he was popularly known, even as the Congress party struggled to put its house in order in the post-YSR year. Rich tributes were paid to YSR on his first death anniversary across the state. Chief Minister K Rosaiah recalled his association with YSR in a video message as ill-health kept him away from the functions. Other mini
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Patna/Muzzafarpur/New Delhi, Sep 2 (IBNS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav snubbed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as the fate of the four abducted policemen hung in balance with the deadline by the Maoist to the government to release their eight jailed commanders ended at 10 am on Thursday.
“Nitish Kumar government is extremely inefficient. It’s because of him and his team that Maoists are reigning terror in two-thirds of Bihar,” Yadav told
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New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS): The longest serving Congress party chief, Sonia Gandhi, is all set to be re-elected to the post as the last date of filing nominations for the top post of India"s ruling party elapsed on Wednesday with Gandhi being the only contender. Her name for the party chief"s position was proposed by, among others, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and her son Rahul Gandhi, who is also a party general secretary and Member of Parliament. Other leaders of the party, including chief min
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New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS) India’s main Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to gift a reconstructed village to the people with 200 new houses in Jammu and Kashmir’s Leh region, which was devastated in last month"s cloudburst.
“The reconstruction of the 200 houses will be taken up immediately with the help of local engineers, architects and contractors who understand the traditional houses structure, the climatic situation and have expertise to build house which
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New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS) Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL), a diversified infrastructure conglomerate, has announced 51% growth in cement dispatches for August 2010 (Y-o-Y).
Appended are the cement despatch details (including clinker sale) of Jaiprakash Associates Limited for the month of August 2010 v/s August 2009 numbers (All figures in lacs Metric Tonne).
The company dispatched 10.85 lacs Metric Tonne (MT) cement in August 2010 against 7.19 lacs MT dispatched in August 20
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Guwahati, Sept 2 (IBNS) : A wild elephant was electrocuted near a tea garden in the Kaliabor area in Assam’s Nagaon district on Thursday morning, officials said. The carcass of the pachyderm was found near Kelidin tea estate under Kaliabor sub-division in the district.The wild jumbo died after its trunk touched a livewire in the backyard of one Bijoy Das" residence near the tea estate. Forest officials said it was an accident and not a case of retaliatory killing."It was not killed by huma
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Kolkata, Sept 2 (IBNS) Future Generali India Life Insurance Company, the Insurance joint venture between Future Group of India and Generali Group of Italy, on Thursday announced the launch of it’s new ULIP-Select Insurance Plan.
This plan facilitates an investment cum insurance portfolio balance by providing financial security to the family in addition to offering the opportunity to tap into market linked returns to fulfill medium to long term financial goals, claimed the co
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Lahore, Sep 2 (IBNS): The death toll in the Pakistan serial blast on a religious procession on Wednesday touched 37 on Thursday morning, officials said.
About 300 people are injured in the attack in Lahore, reports said. While one report put the number of injured to be 300, Pakistan’s Geo TV said 150 were wounded.Police said at least three powerful explosions took place during a Shiite religious precession.
Reports said the explosions took place in three different sites when the process
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Hyderabad, Sep 2 (IBNS) To commemorate the first death anniversary of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, his supporters are planning to build nearly 600 statues all over the state.
"He is such a great leader that he will stay in our hearts forever. He is an ideal for the coming generation and we have to take forward his wishes,"" said his son Jagan Mohan, who has defied his party, the Congress", orders repeatedly on his "odarpu yatra."
The Congress wan
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Washington, Sept 2 (IBNS) A gunman, who held three hostages in the Discovery Communications building in the US state of Maryland, was shot dead ending nearly four hours" drama on Wednesday afternoon, police said. The Washington Post, quoting police chief of Maryland"s Montgomery County J Thomas Manger, said that all three hostages were safe and fine. Police said suspect James J. Lee was shot dead.Police had to fire at Lee after he refused to give up his weapon and surrender during several
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Patna/Muzzafarpur, Sep 2 (IBNS) The fate of the four abducted policemen hung in balance as the deadline by the Maoist to the government to release their eight jailed commanders ended at 10 am on Thursday.
The Maoists in Bihar had extended the deadline till 10 am, and if their demands are not met they had threatened to kill the four abducted policemen. Earlier, the rebels had set the deadline at 4 pm on Wednesday but later extended it.
The Maoists had called up Manju Sinha, moth
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Washington Sep 2 (IBNS): The United States State Department on Wednesday designated the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or what is more commonly known as the Pakistani Taliban as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The Departmentalso designated Hakimullah Mehsud and another Taliban leader, Wali UrRehman, as Specially Designated Global Terrorists and it’s Rewards forJustice program is offering a reward of up to $5 million each forinformation leading to their location. Mehsudwas charged by c
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Washington, D.C., Sep 2 (IBNS): Pharmaceutical company Allergan has agreed to pay $600 million in criminal and civil penalties for aggressively promoting its flagship drug Botox for uses not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for paying kickbacks to doctors, and for other violations of the False Claims Act. Wednesday’s announcement represents the culmination of a complex, three-year investigation by the FBI and its federal partners in which millions of docum
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New York, Sep 2 (IBNS): A senior United Nations official on Wednesdaycalled on all UN Member States to become party to the world body’slandmark convention protecting the rights of the estimated 650 million people with disabilities, which has already acquired 146 signatories and 90 ratifications. “Inthe past year, the number of signatures and ratifications of this legalinstrument has more than doubled,” Under-Secretary-General for Economicand Social Affairs Sha Zukang told a me
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New York, Sep 2 (IBNS): Nearly 100 million children across China will this month be vaccinated against measles in one of the world’s largest such public health exercise in an effort to bring the vast country closer to eliminating the contagious disease by 2012, two United Nations agencies said on Wednesday. “Chinais a priority country in the global fight against measles and wecommend the Government for its leadership in this life-saving work,”said Michael O"Leary, the World He
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New York, Sep 2(IBNS): Countries can make headway on slashing hunger, poverty and ahost of other socio-economic ills over the next five years, the head ofthe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Wednesday, stressing three essential elements for progress. “Withsufficient and predictable resources for development, the appropriatepolicies, and strong leadership and capacity, we do believe that theMDGs and other internationally agreed development goals can be met,”Helen C
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New York, Sep 2(IBNS): Athletes, singers, actors and other celebrities are lendingtheir voices to push for accelerated progress to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight anti-poverty targets with a 2015 deadline, the United Nations announced on Wednesday. Thedozens of UN Goodwill Ambassadors and Messengers of Peace are joiningforces to call for action ahead of the high-level summit on the MDGsbringing together nearly 150 world leaders to be convened by Secretary-General Ban Ki-m
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New York, Sep 2 (IBNS): A senior United Nations peacekeeping official, who is visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following the recent mass rape of civilians by members of illegal armed groups, has travelled to the eastern region of the country where the crimes were committed, a UN spokesperson said on Wednesday. Atul Khare, Assistant Secretary-General in the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) travelled on Tuesday from DRC’s capital Kinshasa to the east, where
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New York, Sep 2 (IBNS): No one nation, however large or powerful, can solve all problems on its own, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday, stressing that it is vital for countries to work together in partnership to tackle common challenges. “There is such a thing as the global public good. And for that very reason, we need to think about the issues of global governanceneeded to manage them,” Ban told a gathering of government leaders,parliamentarians, and members of ci
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New York, Sep 2 (IBNS): Civil society representatives from more than 70 countries wrapped up a United Nations forum on Wednesdaywith an urgent call to action to improve the health of millions of men,women and children worldwide and step up efforts to achieve theglobally agreed anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Ina wide-ranging declaration adopted at the end of the three-day meetingin Melbourne, Australia, participants stressed that achieving the MDGs,which w
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New York, Sep 2 (IBNS): Falls are a major public health problemacross the world with an estimated 424,000 fatalities occurring eachyear, making it the second leading cause of unintentional injury anddeath after road traffic accidents, according to the United Nations health agency. Morethan 80 per cent of fall-related fatalities occur in low-andmiddle-income countries, with regions of the Western Pacific and SouthEast Asia accounting for more than two thirds of these deaths, theWorld Health Orga
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New York, Sep 2 (IBNS): Without urgent global assistance to save the upcoming wheat-planting season in Pakistan, the food security of millions in the flood-hit nation is at risk, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Wednesday. Severeflooding, which has affected some 18 million people in Pakistan, hasinundated land half the size of Italy and wiped out much of thecountry’s household wheat seed stocks. Wheat-basedflat bread is the main food for the rural poo
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New York, Sep 2 (IBNS): The head of the joint United NationsProgramme on HIV/AIDS has reiterated the need for the internationalcommunity to provide an additional $10 billion to help countriesachieve their targets for making AIDS prevention, treatment and careprogrammes universally available. “There are currently 10 million people living with HIVwho are waiting for life-saving treatment. Unless we close the fundinggap, millions of people will be turned away from the promise of universal ac
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New York, Sep 2 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of four Israeli citizens in the West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday, just days before Israeli and Palestinian leaders are set to begin face-to-face talks in Washington. The four Israelis – two men and two women, one of whom was reportedly pregnant – were travelling in a car near Hebron last night when they were shot dead. Ina statement issued by his spokesperson, Ban extended his condolen
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Washington, Sep 2 (IBNS) A gunman who could be armed with explosives has taken one or more hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters at Silver Spring in Maryland in suburban Washington, police said on Wednesday. The Baltimore Sun quoting Montgomery County Police Capt. Paul Starks said police were communicating with the man who has "concerns" with the Discovery Corporation. Starks said the man was making some demands. About 1,900
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New York, Sep 1 (IBNS): It is another bad news for the Indian tennis followers as Sania Mirza crashed out of the US Open on Wednesday. She was defeated by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in the second round of the women’s single match.Sania lost to her Russian opponent in straight sets by 2-6 and 4-6.The match was pretty one sided with Sania Mirza failing completely to match up to Anastasia.The match lasted only for 1 hour and 24 minutes.Earlier, Somdev Devvarman as well as
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Lahore, Sep 2 (IBNS): A series of blasts ripped through a religion procession in Pakistan"s Lahore killing at least 29 people and injuring over 200 on Wednesday, officials said. Police said at least three powerful explosions took place during a Shiite religious precession. Reports said the explosions took place in three different sites when the procession was making its way through the city .
Pakistan"s Geo TV said the outlawed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Al-Almi claimed responsibility of the &
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Patna, Sep 1 (IBNS): As the search for the four abducted Bihar policemen intensified, the Maoist hostage-takers have come up with a new deadline of 10 am Thursday to meet their demands.According to reports, the Maoist rebels are demanding the release of eight of their accomplices and also halt search and combing operations for the abducted cops in the Lakhisarai district of the state.The cops were nabbed following a fierce gun battle in the district and the rebels set a deadline to the state go
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New York, Sep 1 (IBNS) A United Nations committee on Palestinian rights on Wednesday welcomed the recent decision by Israelis and Palestinians to resume direct talks with the aim of resolving all permanent status issues.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas have agreed to direct negotiations starting on September 2, following an invitation from the United States Government and a statement earlier this month from the Middle East Quartet.&ldquo
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Letters written by artist Norman Lindsay to his daughter-in-law, Joan Lindsay Burke, will be auctioned in Sydney on September 19. I must declare a financial interest. But I hope the auction will prompt the interest of publishers and film-makers in the people mentioned in the letters, particularly the now widely forgotten Australian novelist, Geof Blunden.
In one of Lindsay"s letters to his daughter-in-law he writes: "I was very f
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New Delhi, Sep 1 (IBNS) A four-tier security for the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games was announced as the government on Wednesday finalised its security structure for the Games after a high-level meeting on security chaired by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram.
Speaking on CWG security, Chidambaram said: "Security overlays for the Commonwealth Games will be completed by September 15."
Chidambaram said that a four-tier security apparatus with Army back-up will be put in place
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New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS): The apex court on Wednesday awarded a "political victory" to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati by vacating the Allahabad High Court"s stay order on rechristening Amethi city and declaration as Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar district.Mayawati was allowed to change the name of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha constituency on grounds that a bench of the Allahabad High Court had already dismissed a petition seeking stay on Amethi"s renaming
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Patna, Sep 1 (IBNS): As the search for the four abducted Bihar policemen intensified, the Maoist hostage-takers have come up with a new deadline of 10 am Thursday to meet their demands. According to reports, the Maoist rebels are demanding the release of eight of their accomplices and also halt search and combing operations for the abducted cops in the Lakhisarai district of the state.The cops were nabbed following a fierce gun battle in the district and the rebels set a deadline to th
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Bhiwadi (Rajasthan), Sept 1 (IBNS): Real estate developer Ashiana Housing Ltd on Wednesday announced the launch of Bharti Retail’s Easyday store at Village Centre (the retail cum hotel development of Ashiana Housing Ltd) here.
This is the first Easyday store in Bhiwadi and marks the opening of Village Centre - Ashiana Housing’s first foray in the commercial real estate space.
The 4800 square feet easyday store, located at Village Centre, will stock g
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Mumbai, Sept 1 (IBNS) In response to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s appeal for contribution for the recent natural calamity in Ladakh, the country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Limited has decided to contribute to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund.
Maruti Suzuki and its employees will contribute Rs 1 crore (Rs. 10 million), said the company on Wednesday.
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Kolkata, Sep 1 (IBNS): Tata Chemicals (TCL) on Wednesday introduced its range of low-cost water purifiers in eastern India saying it hopes to cross a countrywide sales target of a million units generating a revenue of Rs 75 crore by the end of the year. With the lowest cost-per-litre ratio of just of 10 paise per litre, the $2.07 billion wing of the Tata Group targets the Tata Swach range of purifiers at a different demographic range than Eureka Forbes’ Aquaguard range said company offici
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Mumbai, Sept 1 (IBNS) International actress and cancer survivor Lisa Ray on Wednesday said she will ‘conquer’ the disease in her lifetime.
Lisa inaugurated a cancer institute at Fortis Hospitals Ltd’s Mulund facility here on Wednesday.
“Courage, fortitude and the right attitude towards life can overcome all odds. In any adverse situation people tend to give up but in my life and my fight against cancer I have learnt that by facing the
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Kolkata, Sept 1 (IBNS) Mortein, India’s leading pest control brand from the portfolio of Reckitt Benckiser, has launched the all new Mortein PowerGard range of Coils, Liquid Vaporizers and Aerosols.
The formulation on Liquid Vaporizers is one of the best in the markets and provides 7 times better protection as against regular vaporizers available in the market, claimed the company on Wednesday.
The Mortein Aerosols offers an All Insect Killer that has
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Mumbai, Sept 1 (IBNS) Automobile major SkodaAuto India, a fully owned subsidiary of SkodaAuto a.s., Czech Republic, on Wednesday announced a sales growth of 24% for the month of August over July.
SkodaAuto India’s total sales for August stood at 1511 units.
Thomas Kuehl, Director & Board Member, Sales and Marketing, SkodaAuto India, said “I am extremely delighted with SkodaAuto’s continuing growth as we gear
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New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS): Union Home minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday conceded that the government has not been able to stop the violence in Kashmir Valley.
Expressing concern at the situation, Chidambaram said, “Jammu and Kashmir continued to witness violent protests…….Our efforts to put an end to the cycle of violence are yet to bear fruit.”
He reiterated the government’s appeal to all sections to come for talks to resolve their
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Guwahati, Sept 1 (IBNS) Eminent painter and Associate Professor of IIT Guwahati, Utpal Barua, has been selected to attend the 14-day International Art symposium titled “Taches Taches At Saint Lo-Paris”, which began from Wednesday in Paris.
Barua is the only participant representing India and also first from the North East.
It is to be mentioned that, Barua was invited to Beijing by the Olympics Committee for display his painting "A butterfly was pas
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Guwahati, Sept 1 (IBNS) : A truck was set on fire by bandh supporters on NH-39 in Assam’s Karbi angling district during the 72-hours Karbi Anglong bandh on Wednesday, officials said.
A truck was reportedly burnt down by bandh supporters during the 72-hours Karbi Anglong bandh on NH-39 at Deopani area in the hilly district. The vehicle was carrying 70 pigs from Haryana to Dimapur in Nagaland.
“The 10-wheeler truck was fully damaged and 56 pigs died in the fire,” a fi
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New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS) Six Members of Parliament (MPs) joined the National Shipping Board (NSB) for a period of two years from Wednesday.
Of them, the four MPs from Lok Sabha are Somendra nath Mitra (West Bengal), Rajendrasinh Rana (Gujarat), Adv. A. Sampath (Kerala) and Hamdullah Sayeed (Lakshadweep). The two MPs from Rajya Sabha are K.V.P. Ramchandra Rao (Andhra Pradesh) and K. B. Shanappa (Karnataka).
The NSB has in recent time taken up a number of issues and m
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New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS) Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha-both Houses of the Parliament-have passed 24 bills during this year’s Monsoon Session (July 26-Aug 31).
The Session was originally scheduled to conclude Aug 27, but the sittings of both the Houses were extended by two days i.e. up to Aug 31 to transact essential Government Legislative Business.
The Session provided 26 sittings of both the Houses of Parliament spread over a period of 37 days.
Addressin
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Mumbai, Sept 1 (IBNS) Cotton Council International (CCI), a leading organisation in the promotion of cotton across the world, announced the three winners of this year’s T-shirt design competition, TeeZing.
The theme this year was ‘My Cotton World’. Over 5,000 inspired entries were received in which contestants expressed what cotton meant to them.
The first prize of Rs. 1,00,000 was won by Parag Saxena, an employee of Raymond Ltd., from Thane
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New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS): India has insisted for complete access to BlackBerry data as security is more important than privacy, Union Home minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday.
India wants complete access to the BlackBerry data. The government feels that security is more important than privacy, Chidambaram told reporters during the monthly briefing of his ministry.
“If RIM can offer data access to other countries, who not India”, he questioned.
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Kolkata, Sept 1 (IBNS) Toddlers at pre-school education provider EuroKids celebrated Janmashtami (birthday of Lord Krishna) with great fervor.
The kids were full of liveliness and zest as they celebrated this auspicious occasion at their Kolkata branch on Wednesday.
To flag off the festivities, the entire school was decorated based on the theme of Janmashtami, with traditional music played at the background.
All the teachers and the students were dressed in traditional attire. Amidst lou
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Singapore, Sept 1 (IBNS) Johnson Controls Inc, a diversified company in the building and automotive industries, has bagged ‘Asia’s Most Ethical Company’ at Asia’s Best Employer Brand Awards 2010.
Victor Sun, VP & Legal Counsel Asia; Johnson Controls received the award on behalf of Johnson Controls Asia leadership at a function held recently in Singapore. The event aimed at acknowledging the best talent management, human resources practices and cont
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Kolkata, Sept 1 (IBNS) United Bank of India (UBI), a public sector bank, has received Second Award under “National Awards for excellence in MSE lending’.
Bhaskar Sen, CMD, United Bank of India received the award on behalf of the Bank.
United Bank of India has also received ‘MSME National Awards-2010’ for excellent performance in PMEGP during 2009-10 financial year for both East Zone and North East Zone.
Speaking on the occasion, Bhaskar Se
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Guwahati, Sept 1 (IBNS) : An Army man was killed and seven others seriously injured when a speeding truck ran over them at a security gate in Rangapara area of Assam""s Sonitpur district on Wednesday, police said.
According to police, the security men of 44 Assam Rifles gave signal to stop the private truck coming from Tezpur to North Lakhimpur district at the security gate at Sarupatgaon, suspecting that the vehicle is carrying illegal arms for National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDF
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Chandigarh, Sept 1 (IBNS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday refused to release Ruchika Girhotra molest accused and former Haryana top cop SPS Rathore from jail on parole.
Dismissing Rathore’s petition against his 18-month jail term, the court reportedly said the act was ‘shameful to say the least’.
The court further said its decision to reject Rathore’s parole will ‘enhance people’s faith in the judiciary’.
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Munger, Bihar, Sept 1 (IBNS): The fate of four policemen abducted by Maoists from Lakhisarai district of Bihar hangs in balance as a deadline set by the kidnappers expires later on Wednesday.
The Maoists on Tuesday had asked the government to release eight jailed rebels in exchange of safe release of the abducted policemen.
Avinash, a spokesman of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), setting the deadline for the deal at 4 pm on Wednesday, had said the policemen wo
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New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS) Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said he stands by his "saffron terror" remark since he meant religious fundamentalism by the expression.
"Don"t lose the message in phrases. I cannot claim patent on the saffron terror phrase," he said, adding that right wing groups in India were behind some of the blasts.
He, however, said the views of his party (Congress) on the issue is supreme and there was no difference between the party and the government
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New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS): A day after the Monsoon Session of the Parliament ended, India’s principle Opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday slammed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for alleged lack of coordination between the government and its main party, the Congress.
“The leadership of the government….it appears to be losing its grip on government,” Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitely, Leaders of Opposition in Lok Sabha an
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Andhra Pradesh, Sept 1 (IBNS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone of NTPC-BHEL Power Projects Private Limited’s manufacturing plant at Mannavaram village in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.
“Availability of affordable power is of critical importance for our country"s development. We must bridge the gap between the supply and demand of power if we are to achieve higher rates of economic growth on a sustained basis. Therefore, we have drawn
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New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS) In an initiative using Internet and GPS technology, Northeast Frontier Railway has developed a system for automation of water pumps at some select stations so as to automatically run pumps thereby saving manpower and electrical energy.
This system has been implemented at four stations of Rangiya Division in Northeast Frontier Railway namely Tezpur, Tangla, Majbat and Rangjuli.
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New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS) India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Limited sold a total of 104,791 vehicles in August 2010, growing 23.6 per cent in the month.
This includes exports of 12,117 units. This is the highest ever monthly sales recorded by the company.
The company had sold a total of 84,808 vehicles in August 2009.
Maruti Suzuki’s volume in the domestic A2 segment grew by 25.7 per cent and in the A3 segment the sales volume grew by 34 per
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New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS) President Pratibha Devisingh Patil and Prime Minister Mnamohan Singh have greeted the nation on the occasion of Janmashtami, being celebrated on Wednesday.
“On the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami, I extend my greetings and best wishes to all my fellow citizens. May this festival inspire all of us to lead lives in which we ceaselessly strive for amity and unity with all our compatriots,” Patil said in her message.
In a message, the P
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New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS) India’s exports during July, 2010 were valued at US $ 16240 million (Rs. 76064 crore) which was 13.2 per cent higher in Dollar terms (9.4 per cent higher in Rupee terms) than the level of US $ 14341 million (Rs.69521 crore) during July, 2009.
Cumulative value of exports for the period April-July 2010 was US $ 68629 million (Rs 315302 crore) as against US $ 52737 million (Rs. 256739 crore)registering a growth of 30
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Kolkata, Sept 1 (IBNS) Edify Education is planning to start seven schools in West Bengal and India’s North East region.
Aiming to provide ‘international’ education, the company is assessing locations like Kolkata, Guwahati, Siliguri, Burdwan, Durgapur, Asansol and Kharagpur in Eastern region of India to set-up schools on franchisee model.
Exploring franchising options in the region, Edify Education has already established two ‘Edify Kids’ scho
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Kolkata, Sept 1 (IBNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday said ‘no’ to a fresh probe into the mysterious death of Muslim youth Rizwanur Rahman, whose body was found by a railway track a month after his marriage with a Hindu girl in 2007.
Saying that a fresh probe into the case is ‘not required’, the CBI moved the Supreme Court against a Calcutta High Court order.
On May 18, a division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordere
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Mumbai, Sept 1 (IBNS) An official of International Cricket Council"s (ICC) anti-corruption and security unit has reached Pakistan to investigate with the ongoing investigations into allegations of "spot-fixing" against three members of Pakistani players and talk to Veena Malik, reports said on Wednesday.
According to reports, Reza Hasan of ICC"s ACSU has reached in Pakistan to meet Federal Investigation Bureau (FBI) officials and also gather information from Veena Malik, former girlfriend
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New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS) Empty shells of powerful explosive materials were found at the cargo terminal of the Indira Gandhi International Airport as the aviation authorities readily rubbished any "obnoxious" theory in the finding inside the high security zone, said reports on Wednesday. As the bomb squad officials were examining the materials, but unconfirmed reports suggested the shells might be some kind of bomb or grenade. The airport officials said flight operations were not hampered du
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Jakarta, Sep 1 (IBNS) Indonesia has warned Canadian firm Research in Motion (RIM), the maker of BlackBerry, to stay away from showing pornographic pictures in smart phone or face ban in the country. The ultimatum comes on a day when the multinational company acceded to the Indian government"s requirement of monitoring email service in that country. Communication and Information Minister Tifatul Sembiring said on Tuesday if the foreign firm refused to clear the Indonesian government"s apprehensi
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Kolkata, Sep 1 (IBNS): The Madhya Pradesh government, eyeing rapid industrial growth to the tune of around Rs 3.4 lakh crores in the next few years, on Monday invited investors from West Bengal to attend a Global Investors Meet in Khajuraho next month. The Oct 22-23 summit is expected to see widespread participation from industry players to learn about and utilise the ‘huge untapped potential’ that the central Indian state has to offer, said government officials at an industry int
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Poonch, (Jammu and Kashmir) Sep 1 (IBNS) Security forces on Wednesday intensified patrolling inside Indian territory along the LoC after unearthing two IED near Kangri post under Bagialdhara belt of this district in Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources said the recovery of two live IEDs was made after an explosive went off on late Tuesday.
They said that the suspected militants had planted three high-powered IEDs there to target troops patrolling there.
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London, Sep 1 (IBNS) Three Pakistani players, who were denied practice on Tuesday, are to be quizzed by the Pakistan Cricket Board and Scotland Yard later on Wednesday on the alleged match fixing issue as the International Cricket Council (ICC) insisted on having their names cleared before England and Pakistan T20 and ODIs begin this week. Captain Salman Butt and pacers Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Amir will be questioned by PCB"s chairman Ijaz Butt and the country"s High Commissioner at th
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Hyderabad, Sept 1 (IBNS) In a bid to rein in Jaganmohan Reddy, the Congress has now decided to organise its own tour to console families of those who died in shock after his father and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR Reddy"s death.
The party will now conduct its own Odarpu Yatra and will meet the families and give them one lakh rupees each in compensation. The top leadership has asked Congress cadres to keep away from Jagan"s trip, saying it does not have Sonia Gandhi"s blessin
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London, Sep 1 (IBNS): Tainted Pakistani cricketers captain Salman Butt, fast bowlers Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Amir will face an internal inquiry of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday at the Pakistan High Commission here.
The three players were barred from practicing in Taunton on Tuesday and asked to report to London to be questioned by Scotland Yard investigators for a second time in connection with the no-ball controversy that has erupted during the current
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New York, Sep 1 (IBNS): While Vietnamhas made considerable strides in curbing poverty in the past 20 years,efforts must be ramped up to ensure that no one is left behind as theAsian nation continues its economic growth, a United Nations independent human rights expert said on Tuesday. Wrapping up a nine-day visit to the country, Magdalena Sepúlveda, the UN Independent Expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty,stressed that poverty should not be understood purely as an ec
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New York, Sep 1 (IBNS): The occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) recorded marginal economic growth last year, but unemployment remained high, with Israel’s closure policy in the West bank and the blockade of the Gaza Strip continuing to inhibit the territory’s potential for rapid economic expansion, the United Nations reported on Tuesday. In its annual report on assistance to the Palestinian people, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)estimates that oPt’s gross
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New York, Sep 1 (IBNS): Top United Nations officials on Tuesday urged the international community to boost their support for Pakistan’sflood victims, especially for the health and well-being of women andchildren who make up 70 per cent of the nearly 18 million peopleaffected by the disaster. “WhatI saw today has convinced me that we must step up our humanitarianoperations to stave off a potential second wave of disease and miseryfor millions of families, especially the most vulnerab
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New York, Sep 1 (IBNS): The United Nations agency charged with protecting the rights of children on Tuesday welcomed the launch of a programme by the Sudanese Government to end the use of child soldiers by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA). The formation of the child protection unit follows an action plan signed by the SPLA committing to release all children in its ranks by November 2010 and to end the exploitation of children as soldiers across southern Sudan. TheUnited Nations
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New York, Sep 1 (IBNS): The United Nations on Tuesday launched a global action planto combat human trafficking, with senior UN officials urging thatgovernments worldwide take coordinated and consistent measures to tryto defeat the scourge. Theplan, launched at a high-level meeting of the General Assembly at UNHeadquarters in New York, calls for integrating the fight against humantrafficking into the UN’s broader programmes to boost development andstrengthen security around the world. It
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New York, Sep 1 (IBNS): The reported deaths of five Ethiopian migrants in a deportation facility in Saudi Arabiahas refocused attention on the way asylum-seekers are treated, with theUnited Nations refugees agency recalling its appeal last month for thekingdom’s authorities to stop sending people back strife-torn to Somalia. “Thesetwo cases were not necessarily linked, but certainly, the five deathsin detention were deplorable,” Adrian Edwards, spokesperson of the UN High Comm
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New York, Sep 1(IBNS): Marginalized groups such as indigenous communities deservespecial attention from policy-makers if the world is to achieve thesocial and economic targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the annual United Nations conference with civil society groups heard on Tuesday. Speakers told the 63rd UN Department of Public Information (DPI)/Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Conference in Melbourne, Australia, of the need to overturn entrenched disparities in healt
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New York, Sep 1 (IBNS): The United Nations Goodwill Ambassador and award-winning Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie appealed on Tuesday for the public to step up their financial support for the efforts of aid agencies to bring humanitarian relief to the millions of Pakistanis suffering as a result of the devastating floods that have inundated much of the country. Jolie, who serves as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), released a video message in which she str
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New York, Sep 1(IBNS): The recent savage mass rapes of civilians by armed groups inthe volatile far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)underscores the need for an end to impunity for perpetrators of suchcrimes, a senior United Nations official said on Tuesday. Atleast 154 civilians were raped in 13 villages along a 21-kilometrestretch of road in North Kivu province’s Banamukira territory between30 July and 2 August, with the attackers blocking the road andpreventing the vil
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New York, Sep 1 (IBNS): A senior United Nations official has expressed his shock over this evening’s killing of four Israelis in the West Bank, as long-awaited direct talks are set to begin later this week in Washington between Israelis and Palestinians. According to media reports, the four slain civilians were killed as they were travelling by car to Hebron. “Wecondemn this murderous act and call for those responsible to be broughtto justice,” Robert Serry, the UN Special Co
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New York, Sep 1 (IBNS): The United Nations agency charged with protecting intellectual property worldwide has welcomed the adoption by a number of African States of a new legal instrument that seeks to protect the continent’s traditional knowledge and folklore. The instrument, adopted earlier this month in Swakopmund, Namibia, by member states of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization(ARIPO), is designed to preserve and protect the use of Africa’sdiverse knowledge s
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New York, Sep 1(IBNS): The Security Council has strongly condemned the attack againstthe presidential palace in the Somali capital that has killed four Ugandan peacekeepers serving with the African Union mission in the war-torn Horn of Africa country. Mortar fire struck the palace in Mogadishu on Monday as Islamist militants continue to wage war against the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), which is backed by the AU force known as AMISOM. In a statement to the press issued late on Tuesday
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New York, Sep 1 (IBNS): The United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has expressed deep concern after the apparent abduction of a human rights defender who had spoken out against alleged rights violations by members of the country’s military. Sylvestre Bwira Kyahi, the president of the Civil Society of Masisi, a non-governmental organization (NGO), was last seen on 24 August in the town of Goma, the capital of the troubled North Kivu province in the
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New York, Sep 1(IBNS): The cholera outbreak that started earlier this month in centralAfghanistan is now under control, the United Nations and its partnersreported on Tuesday, stressing that early detection and collaboration among key actors were key to averting a public health crisis. The World Health Organization(WHO) and the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) initiated a responseimmediately after the outbreak began on 9 August in the Nowa districtof Ghazni province. “Early detection of
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Lahore, Sep 1 (IBNS): Former Pakistan captain and cricketing legend Imran Khan said the youth of Pakistan do not have role models and that the people in the country need moral revolution to avoid the crisis the country is undergoing.
“Youngsters do not have very good role models to follow in this country,” Imran remarked.
“Pakistan has corrupt leaders who are setting bad examples for the society,” he added.
The World Cup winning skipper of Pakistan also said that the p
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Kolkata, Sep 1 (IBNS): For the Father of the Nation it was a weapon to fight the British. For greens it is the in-thing. Fashion designers call it profits while the poor weavers call it survival. Khadi, the quintessential fibre, which has evolved over time, is all set to adorn the Indian wardrobe this month when a three-day fashion extravaganza begins here on Sept 10.Titled Indian Fashion Carnival, the show in Kolkata would be graced by designers like Bibi Russell, Zubair K
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Lahore, Sep 1 (IBNS): Former Pakistan captain and cricketing legend Imran Khan said the youth of Pakistan do not have role models and that the people in the country need moral revolution to avoid the crisis the country is undergoing.
“Youngsters do not have very good role models to follow in this country,” Imran remarked.
“Pakistan has corrupt leaders who are setting bad examples for the society,” he added.
The World Cup winning skipper of Pakistan also said that the p
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New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) named a 90-member team on Tuesday for the upcoming Commonwealth Games (CWG), with a hope of producing the best result for the country in the Games.
AFI selected 46 men and 44 women, to compete in 45 track and field events to be held at the Commonwealth Games in October.
In a release, AFI Acting Secretary Ravinder Chaudhry said the performances of the athletes from Apr 2010 to the beginning of Aug when the Nat
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London, Aug 31 (IBNS): Pakistani players plunge deeper into the spot-fixing scandal as the Scotland Yard on Tuesday summoned team captain Salman Butt and fast-pacers Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Amir for questioning. The three players, along with wicket keeper Kamran Akmal,were also questioned over the weekend in their London hotel for their alleged involvement in the controversy that has erupted during the current England vs Pakistan series. Scotland Yard’s call comes amidst several simu
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Guwahati, Aug 31 (IBNS) : Anti talk faction group of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants reportedly demanded Rs 1 crore for the release of the two abducted goods train drivers.
The drivers were abducted from Gamani on Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Sunday, sources said.
Reports said that the Bodo rebels had called up the families of the abducted train drivers and demanded a ransom of Rs one crore from them.
Jyoti Borgohain and Savitri Borgoha
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Mumbai, Aug 31 (IBNS): The swine flu panic, that gripped the country, has apparently turned even atheists into devoted devotees of Lord Krishna this year.
Stakes for "Dahi Handi" competition have always been high in Mumbai, a city that perfectly embodies India"s religious fervour, but the grand prize money apparently announced this year is Rs 60 lakh, three times the price in 2009. Young lads climbing up on each other, forming human pyramids to reach
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New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): Athens Olympics silver medalist double trap shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was axed from the Indian shooting team at the Commonwealth Games as he missed the last day of trials here and stands disqualified for selection.
Rathore said it was the "vindictive attitude" of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) that forced him to skip the last day"s trials to select the Commonwealth Games shooting squad.
The team will be announced here August 1 and Ra
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New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the Supreme Court"s order directing the Central Government to arrange free distribution of food grain to the poor instead of letting it rot, is a ‘slap’ on Congress-led UPA government.
“The apex court"s order is a slap on the Congress government, which sought to defy the court"s directive unsuccessfully argued, "It is not possible to implement the Supreme Court"s orde
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Srinagar Aug 31 (IBNS): Situation across Kashmir valley remained largely peaceful, barring an incident of stone pelting in Sangas, Kulgam, said the J&K police on Tuesday evening.
“Personnel of police station Kulgam, while investigating a motor vehicle accident at Sangas, were pelted upon by some miscreants. They were dispersed by using mild cane charge,” the police said.
Earlier, on Tuesday morning, fresh curfew was clamped in Srinagar as protesters fanned
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World bard Rabindranath Tagore and his compositions are integral part of a Bengali"s life. IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra caught up with renowned tabla player Tanmoy Bose as he shared his experiences and thoughts on Tagore"s evergreen and unmatchable creations in an informal chat in Kolkata. Excerpts
How Rabindranath Tagore inspired you in your childhood?
Rabindanath Tagore has always inspired me. I remember when I was a child, in our home my grand parents and of course I, used to worship Ra
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Guwahati, Aug 31 (IBNS) : Two Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) militants were arrested with arms and ammunition in Assam’s Dima Hasao district on Tuesday, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, the police launched a massive operation at Namjang village, about 7 km from Mahur in the hilly district, and arrested two KRA militants, who took shelter in the area.
The nabbed militants were identified as Thangsa Khungsai and Ramsen Kuki.
Police seized one AK-47 rifle, two m
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New Delhi, Aug 31(IBNS) Leading Engineering conglomerate HMT Limited, a Public Sector Undertaking under Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises, on Tuesday entered into an agreement with Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited (REIL), Jaipur, for marketing and sale of its dairy machines and equipments in India.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in here in presence of Vilasrao Deshmukh, Honourable Minister for Heavy Industry & Public Enterprises
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Mumbai, Aug 31 (IBNS) Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi’s latest film ‘Crook-It’s Good to be Bad’ will hit the theatres on October 8.
Produced under the banner of Vishesh Films, the film will highlight the issue of racial discrimination with Indians abroad, especially the recent attacks on Indians in Australia.
Emraan Hashmi said: “Strong characters may carry a weak plot, but weak characters cannot be hidden by strong plot. My character in Crook i
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Mumbai, Aug 31 (IBNS) Punjabi singer Gurdas Maan will be honored with a Doctorate in World Music from The University of Wolverhampton on Sept 7, in United Kingdom.
Maan will now be amongst those few artists in the world that have had the privilege of being worthy of a Doctorate in Music. Others include Sir Paul McCartney, Bill Cosby and Bob Dylan.
“I am both touched and thankful for this recognition and I will continue entertaining my audience like always,” said Maa
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Mumbai, Aug 31 (IBNS) Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi’s latest film ‘Crook-It’s Good to be Bad’ will hit the theatres on October 8.
Produced under the banner of Vishesh Films, the film will highlight the issue of racial discrimination with Indians abroad, especially the recent attacks on Indians in Australia.
Emraan Hashmi said: “Strong characters may carry a weak plot, but weak characters cannot be hidden by strong plot. My character in Crook i
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Mumbai, Aug 31 (IBNS) The latest cat-out-of-the-box is pertaining to Mukta Arts’ upcoming film ‘Hello Darling’ and the fact that actress Divya Dutta seems nowhere in promotion of the film.
The movie has Divya Dutta playing the role of a Gujrati housewife to actor Javed Jaffrey whereas in entire promotion of the film, only the three glam girls-Gul Panag, Eesha Koppikar Narang and Celina Jailtly- and Javed Jaffrey are visible.
Be it hoardings, posters of the fil
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Guwahati, Aug 31 (IBNS) Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is planning more strikes in India"s North East (NE), with the help of rebel groups of the region, especially in Assam, said a highly-placed source of Assam Police Tuesday.
It was come to light after seven ISI agents were arrested in Tripura on July 3.
During interrogation, arrested ISI agent Manir Khan revealed to Assam Police that ISI is planning more attacks in NE and other parts of India.
A
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New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS) Beijing Games bronze medalist Vijender Singh will lead India"s boxing challenge at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) here from Oct 3-14.
The teams for the Commonwealth Games 2010 and Asian Games Guangzhou 2010 were selected after the trials were held successfully at the newly renovated Air-conditioned Training Hall at NS NIS Patiala from Aug 26-28.
A total of 44 boxers from the Core Group participated in these Trials. It was the first time that the Selection Trials were hel
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New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): The government on Tuesday said that it has decided to include caste details in the ongoing census and the Union Cabinet is expected to complete the formality of giving its final approval in its next meeting. “The government has more or less decided (to include caste in census),” Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said in the Lok Sabha as several parties demanded to know the fate of the caste-based census on the last day of the Monsoon session of t
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Mumbai, Aug 31 (IBNS) Coca-Cola’s energy drink Burn is partnering youth channel MTV to launch a first talent hunt for disc jockeys ‘Burn MTV Ultimate DJ Championship – A Submerge Property’, to unearth India’s next clubbing sensation.
Spearheaded by ‘ Submerge’ founder, Nikhil Chinapa, the final winner will earn the right to spin decks alongside trance Gods, Above & Beyond.
“Submerge’s obje
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Ahmedabad, Aug 31 (IBNS): Taking pot shots at the Congress-led Central government for delay in completion of Commonwealth Games (CWG) venues, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the venues won’t be ready in time even if the prime minister ‘mops the floor’.
“I don"t know what is happening in the CWG (preparations). Even if the prime minister (Manmohan Singh) starts wiping the floor, the venues won"t be ready for the Games,” Modi said,
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Mumbai, Aug 31 (IBNS) Aptech Computer Education, the flagship brand of Aptech Ltd., has entered into an alliance with Middlesex University to provide advance entry to students doing Aptech Certified Computer Professional (ACCP) course in the final year of B.Sc. (Honors) at their London, Dubai or Mauritius Campus of Middlesex University.
Students can opt for any of the three campus intakes, which are held in January and September every year.
Studen
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New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS) A team of U.S. government officials, led by Ambassador Michael Punke, is visiting New Delhi from Monday to Wednesday.
The delegation include Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, and Ambassador Islam Siddiqui, Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
The delegation is in India at the invitation of the Indian government and is meeting with senior Indian offi
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Mumbai, Aug 31 (IBNS) While wife Dimpy’s hue and cry in media has got her celebrity reality show Bigg Boss 4 as a guest, hubby Rahul Mahajan is all set to try his luck in politics.
Incidentally, it was Bigg Boss 3 that made Rahul Mahajan a star for blatantly flirting and two-timing on camera.
Certainly, when Dimpy will enter the house, she will be asked about her issues with Rahul by the inmates, which will further boost her popularity.
On the other han
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Kolkata, Aug 31 (IBNS) Vodafone Essar, one of India’s leading cellular service providers, to mark the auspicious month of Ramadan has announced an array of value added services for all its subscribers in Kolkata.
The bouquet consists of the Ramadan pack, the Quran Vodafone alert service and the Ramadan voice portal.
The Ramadan pack consists of special callertunes, song dedications, recipes & trivia about Ramadan.
The Quran- Vodafone alert service
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New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday reopened the Bhopal gas leak case as it issued notices to all seven accused, former Union Carbide executives, who were let off with two years" jail sentence by a Bhopal court recently in the 1984 gas leak case that killed 20,000 eventually and impaired countless. The move followed a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) curative petition seeking stronger sentence of the accused. Reopening of the case on the CBI petition means tougher ch
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Kolkata, Aug 31 (IBNS): People who experiment with songs of Rabindranath Tagore (Rabindra Sangeet) should have a logic and a basis behind doing it, said singer Rahul Mitra. “Experimentation is all right, but it should have a basis,” Mitra told IBNS in Kolkata.“One should have a logic, and should do it if it adds some value to it,” he added.Mitra is one such singer who "consciously" stays away from experimentation in Rabindranath Tagore"s song and choose to stick to the tr
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New York, Aug 31 (IBNS) India"s Sania Mirza won her fourth match on the trot to cruise to the second round of US Open but Somdev Devvarman made an early exit losing his opening round in the men"s singles event.
Sania, who entered the women"s singles as a qualifier, won 6-3, 6-2 win over fellow qualifier Michelle Larcher de Brito of Portugal in the first-round match.
Somdev, who is world No.99 and earned a direct entry into a Grand Slam for the first time, went down fighting against the South A
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New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS): As Union Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar sought to interpret the Supreme Court’s order for free distribution of food grains to poor rather than let it rot in godowns as a ‘suggestion’, the apex court on Tuesday affirmed that it was an ‘order’.
“It was not a suggestion. It is there in our order. You tell the Minister,” the court told the government counsel.
The apex court, earlier this month, had a
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Sydney, Aug 31 (IBNS) Amid allegations that an Australia-Pakistan Test match in Sydney was fixed, the Australian cricket board said they won on merit and that they were shocked to hear the news of match-fixing. Cricket Australia Chief Executive Officer James Sutherland said he was shocked to hear reports of alleged Test cricket match fixing in London and Sydney.Regarding the 3 mobile Sydney Test, which had been played with an ICC Anti Corruption and Security Manager on duty throughout, CA
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New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS) India on Tuesday offered an additional $ 20 million aid to Pakistan for rehabilitation efforts for its flood affected people.Announcing the grant, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna told the Lok Sabha that the additional funds will be for Pakistan"s readiness to accept India"s initial aid offer of 5 million dollars which to be routed through the United Nations.
"As a more concrete assessment of the damage inflicted by this natural disaster and the urgent needs of the
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Mumbai, Aug 31 (IBNS): An Indian Navy commander died in the sea off Mumbai on Monday while trying to rescue his colleague who was swept away by the sea.
The incident happened when one of four sailors working on the hull of submarine Shankush, a Shishumar class submarine, got swept away.
The officer, Commander Firdosh Mogal, tried to save the sailor, but another wave swept off Mogal, defence ministry sources said on Tuesday.
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Washington, Aug 31 (IBNS) The US Postal Service would release a postage stamp to mark Mother Teresa"s birth centenary.
The USPS said the stamp would be issued on Sept 5, the day Mother Teresa died in 1997.
"The US Postal Service will pay tribute to Mother Teresa, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work," the USPS said..
The stamp features a portrait of Mother Teresa painted by award-winning artist Thomas Blackshear II of Colorado Springs in Colorado.
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Ranchi, Aug 31 (IBNS) Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda was named among 29 others in an FIR filed by the state Vigilance Bureau accusing them of forgery and criminal conspiracy while awarding contracts to a Hyderabad-based company for rural electrification.Inspector General of Police M V Rao on Tuesday said the FIR was lodged against them on Monday where besides the ex-chief minister, RJD leaders Girinath Singh and Prakash Ram and three former chairpersons of Jharkhand State Elect
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Munger (Bihar), Aug 31 (IBNS) The Maoists on Tuesday offered to release four policemen, abducted from Lakhisaari district of Bihar, in exchange of their eight jailed rebels in the state by Wednesday evening.
The rebels threatened to kill the policemen if their offer was not accepted. The Maoists" ultimatum was now being verifed by the state police as the ultras claimed to have kidnapped four securitymen after fourteen hours of gun battle in which seven policemen were killed from Lakh
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Srinagar, Aug 31 (IBNS) Fresh curfew was clamped in Srinagar on Tuesday morning as protesters fanned out into the streets to vent their anger over police firing on Yasir Rafiq, a cousin of J & K Liberation Front leader Yasin Malik, on Monday. As news reached that the condition of Yasir was critical in a hospital, men and women poured into the streets to voice protest against police firing on the cousin of the separatist leader.The policeman, who shot at the youth, has been suspended and take
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Mumbai, Aug 31 (IBNS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) is awaiting a reply from Pakistan Cricket Board after it asked the PCB to drop tainted players from T20 and ODIs squad, sources here said on Tuesday. ICC president Sharad Pawar has reportedly requested PCB president Ijaz Butt to drop players like Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif from the team as England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) hinted that many senior England players are reluctant to play against the tainted player
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Lahore, Aug 31 (IBNS): The Pakistani cricketers are in a tighter spot as the ex-girlfriend of the team’s pace bowler Mohd. Asif accused the latter of having involvement with Indian bookies in recent times and alsoengaging in spot fixing. If media reports are to be believed then Veena Malik, a popular Pakistani actress, has claimed that Asif had told her that the Pakistan team will not win matches till the year 2010. She also named an alleged Indian bookie Dhiraj Dikshit, with whom Asif
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New York, Aug 31 (IBNS): The United Nations special envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Mondaycondemned the recent incident of gang rape by members of armed groups in the east of the country, saying that the UN mission there was reviewing its procedures so that it can offer better protection to civilians. “We have already started a review of our actions and our procedures to determine what we could have done better and faster to protect and assist victims of these heinous r
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New York, Aug 31 (IBNS): The United Nations humanitarian arm is seeking urgent assistance for Niger, where recent flooding has displaced nearly 200,000 people and aggravated a food crisis in which almost half of the country’s 15 million people are experiencing hunger. The floods which began earlier this month have been blamed for at least five deaths and the loss of 100,000 cattle, according to Modibo Traoré, the head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (O
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New York, Aug 31 (IBNS): Providing health services to millions of people affected by the massive flooding in Pakistanremains a priority for humanitarian agencies, as a large numbers ofthose affected by the disaster continue to seek treatment for diseasessuch as diarrhoea, skin infections, respiratory problems and malaria, the United Nations health agency says. Medicalneeds have been rising even as assessments indicate that some 400 ofthe more than 1,000 health facilities in flood-affected distr
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New York, Aug 31 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon heads on Tuesday to Austria and Liechtenstein for a week-long official visit that will focus on global governance, European issues and United Nations affairs. Ban will travel first to Liechtenstein, where he is scheduled to meet with several senior officials in the small principality, including Prince Hans-Adam II, Deputy Prime Minister Martin Meyer and Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick. He will also deliver a speech on global g
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New York, Aug 31 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of the United Nations-backed panel tasked with preparing scientific reports on the impact of climate change on Mondaywelcomed the findings of an independent review which called for majorchanges in management and procedures to enable the group to strengthenthe quality of its assessments. In March Ban and Rajendra Pachauri, the chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), requested the review amid
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New York, Aug 31 (IBNS): About 10,000 civil servants in the Mexican capital will receive specialist training in disaster risk reduction under a United Nations-backed initiative to better protect the city, which is vulnerable to devastating earthquakes. The UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) reported on Friday that its regional office is supporting the training in Mexico City, which is a signatory to the “Making Cities Resilient” campaign, the UN initiative to bo
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New York, Aug 31 (IBNS): In an effort to assess the effectiveness of polio surveillance in Afghanistan,a group of experts from the United Nations World Health Organization(WHO) have spent a week in villages across the country examining asystem used to detect the paralysing disease in children under the ageof 15. The strategy identifies cases of acute flaccid paralysis(AFP) and then investigates them to determine, through laboratorytesting, which AFP cases are as a result of the poliovirus and w
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New York, Aug 31(IBNS): The recent murder of a radio journalist in Honduras brings tonine the number of media professionals killed there so far this year,and prompted a senior United Nations official to call for urgent action to stem the rise in violence against members of the press. IrinaBokova, the Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization (UNESCO), condemned the murder of Israel ZelayaDiaz, a reporter for Radio Internacional in San Pedro Sula, thecountry&rsq
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New York, Aug 31(IBNS): The United Nations experts tasked with assisting familiesdetermine the fate or whereabouts of disappeared relatives is urgingStates to define enforced disappearances as a crime and to help bringthe international treaty dealing with this scourge into force. TheInternational Convention on the Protection of All Persons from EnforcedDisappearances, which was adopted by the General Assembly in 2006, hasbeen signed by 83 countries and ratified by 19 so far. It needs justone mo
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New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): Fearing a possible ban on its business in India, the Canadian firm Research In Motion, manufacturer of BlackBerry, on Monday offered the Indian government some solutions to access its data, Home Ministry sources said. "RIM have made certain proposals for lawful access by legal enforcement agencies and these would be operationalised immediately," the Home Ministry said in a statement.
"The feasibility of the solutions offered would be assessed thereafter," t
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Mumbai, Aug 30 (IBNS): Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan is not taking the issue of the abusive blogger lightly and on Sunday he wrote, he could be a gentleman only ‘up to a point’. The 67-year-old actor is seriously miffed with this person who apparently writes abusive comments on his blog and sends him derogatory text messages and has already lodged a police complaint against the person. “There is a limit to which this can be tolerated. I can be a gentleman but only up to
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New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS) BlackBerry makers Research In Motion (RIM), averting a possible ban on its business in India from Tuesday, has offered the Indian government some solutions for lawful access on its data, the Home Ministry said on Monday. "RIM have made certain proposals for lawful access by law enforcement agenciesand these would be operationalised immediately," the Home Ministry saidin a statement. "The feasibility of the solutions offered would beassessed thereafter." The Indian gove
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Guwahati, Aug 30 (IBNS): More than 130 passengers of a ferry, whose engine stopped functioning in Subansiri river, were rescued by another boat in Assam"s Lakhimpur district on Monday, police said. According to police, a ferry of Inland Water Transport Department (IWTD) carrying more than 130 passengers, came from Selek ghat near Kamalabari in Majuli to Dhunaguri in Lakhimpur district and stopped functioning upstream. """All the passengers have been rescued to safel
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Mumbai, August 30 (IBNS): Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Monday announced that ithad acquired 14.12 per cent stake in hotel chain Eastern Indian Hotels(EIH) Limited at a total cost of Rs 1,021 crores approximately. Theinvestment, which comes as the Mukesh Ambani-controlled company’s firstforay into hospitality was done through through its wholly ownedsubsidiary Reliance Industries Investment and Holding Private Limited from Oberoi Hotels Private Limited and certain other promoters
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By Sandipani Dash/ Chennabasaveshwar A. Patagundi/ South Asia Intelligence Review
Afflicted with multiple insurgencies for the past 46 years, Manipur is now the most violent State in India’s troubled Northeast, with all its nine Districts tainted with varying degrees of extremist activity.
The ethnocentric perversion, particularly of the Meitei insurgency, has, over the years, become more pronounced in the Manipur Valley and beyond. In their quest to project a pan-Mongoloid ide
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New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): With the Enemy Property amendment bill creating a furore in the Lok Sabha, the government on Monday announced of bringing in a ‘fresh bill’ that would be applicable for dealing with property left behind by those who went to Pakistan during Partition.
Union Home minister P Chidambaram said members (of the House) have asked for more time to study the amendments along with the Ordinance that was issued on July 2.
“It is a rea
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By Tushar Ranjan Mohanty/ South Asia Intelligence Review
A bomb blast at a meeting of tribal elders killed seven persons and injured another seven in Khumas village, about 10 kilometres east of Parachinar, in the Kurram Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on August 23, 2010.
Two days earlier, on August 21, suspected Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists had killed the son of a pro-Government tribal elder and active member of the Charmang Peace Committee, Mal
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New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS) Bling Telecom, a fastest growing mobile phone company, on Monday announced the availability of its new phone Qpad.
QPad, a QWERTY phone, features an optical touchpad for easier navigation around the interface; a feature seen only in high-end smartphones. The other high end feature on the phone is Phonebook Transfer between the phone and the memory card.
“Our focus is to offer feature-laden phones at
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Guwahati, Aug 30 (IBNS) : Twelve people, including government officers, were arrested with huge quantity of banned raw Sambar meat at Seijosa in East Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, officials said.
Acting on a tip-off, forest officials of Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary and Tiger Reserve launched an operation and seized 18 kg of raw Sambar meat and arrested 12 people, including some state government officers.
“12 people were arrested under the Wildlife (Protection) Act 19
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Darjeeling (West Bengal), Aug 30 (IBNS): A little over a 100 days after Gorkha leader Madan Tamang was murdered in West Bengal"s Darjeeling hills, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday filed chargesheet in a court of law naming 30 accused, even as prime suspect Nicole Tamang is absconding.
Public Prosecutor Govind Chettri said the 519-page chargesheet was filed at the Chief Judicial Magistrate"s Court here naming 30 accused, including two women-Babita Ganguly and Biva Sona Sherp
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New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): After seeing it through the Lok Sabha, the government on Monday placed the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill before the Rajya Sabha, with the principle Opposition party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), already safely on the government’s side.
The Bill was moved by Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan.
Leader of the Opposition Arun Jaitley (BJP), initiating the debate, stressed on the need for the proposed law to fix
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Patna, Aug 30 (IBNS) At least seven policemen were shot dead and over 11 others injured by Maoists in an overnight encounter that raged for over 12 hours in Bihar"s Lakhisrai district, latest reports said on Monday.
“We have seven bodies in our custody. Eleven jawans have been injured; four are still missing,” said a senior official of Bihar Police on Monday.
The outlaws using automatic weapons fired indiscriminately on a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (
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Mumbai, Aug 30 (IBNS) Reliance Communications (RCOM), a leading CDMA & GSM Service provider, is now readying itself for the 3G led opportunities, said the company on Monday.
RCOM currently has wide presence in data through 1x and HSD services.
In an all India bid for 3G spectrum, the company has won 13 circles including the metros of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata and is the only operator without capacity constraints on 2G in these circles.
In order to take its 3G
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Bangalore, Aug 30 (IBNS) Chandrayaan–2, India"s second mission to moon, is being targeted for launch during 2013, said the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday.
Chandrayaan–2 will have an orbiter (satellite), a lander and a rover.
Chandrayaan-2 is planned to be launched onboard Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. While the lander will be provided by Russia, the orbiter and the rover
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Kolkata, Aug 30 (IBNS) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, business solutions and outsourcing firm, announced that the 2010 Kolkata edition of TCS IT Wiz - India’s largest tech quiz for schools – will be held on Friday at Kala Mandir, here.
The Regional rounds of TCS IT Wiz this year will be held in Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Pune, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Kochi, Lucknow, Delhi and Mumbai. This nationwide event
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New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS) Railways’ Infrastructure for Industry Initiative (R3i) policy, recently formulated by the ministry, is aiming to attract private sector participation in rail connectivity projects so that additional rail transport capacity can be created.
The primary objective of this policy is to retain and increase rail share in freight traffic.
It also aims at making rail option more competitive for prospective customers by sharing their burden in getting
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Srinagar, Aug 30 (IBNS): At least five persons, including a cousin of separatist leader Yasin Malik, were injured in police firing in Maisuma locality of Srinagar on Monday.
Police said a group had defied curfew orders and gathered near the residence of pro-independence Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Malik.
The group was reportedly shouting pro-freedom slogans and was asked by the police to disperse.
However, they started pelting s
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New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS) Minister of New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah has recommend the release of an amount of Rs 50 lakhs from his Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) fund for the relief work in Leh region of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the cloudburst.
The fund amount is reportedly the maximum permissible to be given out from the MPLAD scheme for this purpose.
In a communication to the Govt of Jammu and Kashmir, Abdullah has also requested the J &
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New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): Pakistan on Monday freed 100 Indian fishermen, who form the first batch of total more than 400 fishermen who will be allowed to return home from the neighbouring country by first week of September.
Media reports in Pakistan said that the first batch of 100 fishermen was set free from a prison in the port city of Karachi.
They were expected to leave the Malir prison for Lahore by road on buses provided by a NGO and then cross the Wagah borde
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Patna, Aug 30 (IBNS) Maoists gunned down four policemen and wounded a dozen in an overnight encounter in Bihar"s Lakhisrai district, reports reaching here on Monday said.
Police monitoring the sporadic fighting with the rebels since Sunday night said that at least ten security personnel have gone missing after the encounter.
The outlaws using automatic weapons fired indiscriminately on a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Bihar Military Police (BMP) and State Auxiliary P
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Kolkata, Aug 30 (IBNS) An alert driver on Monday averted a major train accident by using emergency brake when the Howrah bound down Rajdhani Express developed a technical snag outside Baruipur station in Hooghly district resulting in derailment of two wheels of the engine car. Eastern Railway"s chief public relations officer Samir Goswami said there had been no injury or casualty. He said a relief train moved near the site, about 35 kms from Howrah station, to fetch the stranded pass
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London, Aug 30 (IBNS) Mazhar Majeed, the prime suspect of an alleged betting scam involving Pakistan cricketers, was out on bail on Monday here, even as the cricket world remained stunned since Saturday"s expose by British tabloid "News of the World".
The 35-year-old-man had been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers following the tabloid"s claim that he took money in return for exact details on no-balls in the Lord"s Test match between England and Pakistan.
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Kolkata, Aug 30 (IBNS) The Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express derailed in West Bengal"s Baruipara on Monday morning but the passengers had a miraculous escape as none was hurt, railways sources said.
Initial reports said about 300 pandoral clips on the tracks were removed.
Sabotage has not been ruled out.
The incident occurred around 9.25 am.
The train had left New Delhi on Sunday afternoon.
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New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS) The Union government on Monday is expected to decide whether BlackBerry would be allowed to continue its operation in India from next month as the deadline to concede allowing access to email service to Indian agencies from the Canadian firm ends on Aug 31. Union Home secretary GK Pillai will chair a meeting with officials from National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), Intelligence Bureau and the Department of Telecom (DoT) to take the final deci
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Pune, Aug 30 (IBNS) Cartoonist R K Laxman, who was admitted to Command Hospital on Sunday night following a cardiac trouble, is stable and responding to medication, the medics said on Monday. India"s best known 86-year-old cartoonist Laxman, who had suffered bouts of strokes in recent times, is doing well now, the specialists attending on him said.Movement of the Magsaysay award winning journalist, whose cartoon character Common Man represents the hopes, aspirations and despair of the hoi p
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New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): As Indo-China relations undergo some serious turbulence over the visa denial incident, Indian authorities have denied allegations that China confiscated brochures from the India Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo in July. According to a report in a national daily, Chinese authorities had reacted to some discomfort after the India Pavillion was found distributing maps of India which apparently included southern Tibet and Arunachal Pradesh, and confiscated the printed ma
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New York, Aug 30 (IBNS): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Sunday condemned the killing of a fourth parliamentary election candidatein the western province of Herat and the murder of five men supportingthe electoral campaign of a female candidate in the same region. The latest candidate to be targeted was killed on Saturday. Those responsible for the spate of violent incidents remain unknown. UNAMAsent its condolences to the families of those who
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New York, Aug 30 (IBNS): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR-Nepal) on Sunday urged the Asian country"s Government to swiftly implement the landmark Supreme Court decision of 2007 that required the State to enact a law to criminalize forced disappearance of people. The Supreme Court order,if implemented, would be in compliance with the InternationalConvention for the Protection of all Persons from EnforcedDisappearance, OHCHR said ahead of the Int
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New York, Aug 30 (IBNS): The joint conference of the United Nations department of public information and non-governmental organizations, which gets under way in Australia on Monday, will this year focus on global health in relation to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), aiming to attract greater participation of civil society from the Asia-Pacific region. The 63rd annual DPI/NGO Conference, which will take place in the city of Melbourne, has attracted more than 2,200 participants from some
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The Commonwealth Games is round the corner and squash is one event where Indians will expect something significant when world number 26 Indian squash sensation Saurav Ghoshal steps in the court in October. IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra caught up with the talented Squash player in Kolkata. Excerpts: When did you start playing Squash?I was almost 9 years old when I started playing Squash.When most of the Indian children were attracted towards cricket or football, what made you choose squa
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New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS): The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) disciplinary committee, looking into the inquiry of suspension of Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi, on Sunday finalised the dates of hearings. Board’s Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty in a statement said that the BCCI would submit a list of witnesses along with their witness statement on or before September 7 with an advance copy to counsels of Modi. &l
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London, Aug 29 (IBNS): Pakistan"s team manager Yawar Saeed said on Sunday that no allegations are true till they are proved even as the Metropolitan Police quizzed three Pakistan cricketers over claims that they were involved in a betting scam.
"Police had taken three players" mobile phones. Cricket was not institutionally corrupt in Pakistan and the claims were unproven," said Saeed.
The News of the World claims it paid a middleman for details of three no-balls later bowled by Pakistan
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Kolkata, Aug 29 (IBNS) Delhi Hurricanes thrashed Bangalore 29-0 to keep their hope alive in the 77th All India & South East Asia Rugby championship on day two at CCFC ground here on Sunday.
However, Delhi Lions were beaten 5-9 to local outfits Armenians and Tamil Nadu Police ousted Bombay Gymkhana 17-9, also played at Calcutta Cricket and Football Club ground.
In other match Army Green drubbed CCFC 12-0.
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New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS) Tata Steel Ltd on Saturday was honoured with the ‘Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar’ for the second consecutive year, thereby underlining its remarkable contribution to sports spanning several decades. The company bagged the award in the ‘Financial Support for Sports Excellence’ category. The award was received by H.M. Nerurkar, Managing Director, Tata Steel Ltd, and Raghunath Pandey, President of Tata Workers’ Union, from president Pr
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Chennai, Aug 29 (IBNS): The Marg-GiveLife Chennai Marathon saw the participation of thousands of enthusiasts on Sunday with Santosh Kumar of Maharashtra and Pampa Chanda of West Bengal bagging the top honours among men and women respectively as the run entered its third year. Santosh clocked one hour seven minutes and nine seconds in the 21.09 km run to claim top prize of Rs 3 lakh, while Pampa won with a timing of one hour 21 minutes and 42 seconds. More than 70,000 runners participated in the
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Koraput, Aug 29 (IBNS) Suspected Maoists shot dead a Congress leader at Durga village, about 40 from here in Orissa on Sunday.Police said the body of Anand Kirsani(38), a Zilla Parishad member of Orissa"s Koraput, was found in a pool of blood around noon.The deceased had received gun shots.
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Guwahati, Aug 29 (IBNS) Two goods train drivers were kidnapped by suspected Bodo militants from the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, officials said on Sunday. According to a report, suspected anti-talk faction group of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants kidnapped two goods train drivers from Gamani in Bhalukpung on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. The goods trains of North-East Frontier Railway (NFR) were carrying essentials of the Food Corporation of India
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Kolkata, Aug 29 (IBNS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi will open the Eastern Zonal Conference of All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Sept 25 here to mark the 125th anniversary of the party, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday. Mukherjee said the party conference, to be held at Netaji Indoor Stadium, would be like a mini AICC meet where some 8,000 members starting from panchayat members to MPs will attend from the region.
The conference will discuss party strategy and
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Dubai, Aug 29 (IBNS) The India team has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its 74-run defeat to Sri Lanka in the final of the tri-nation series in Dambulla on Saturday. Alan Hurst of the Emirates Elite Panel of International Cricket Council (ICC) Match Referees imposed the fines after Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side was ruled to be two overs short of its target at the end of the match when time allowances were taken into consideration. In accordance with ICC Code of
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Cooch Behar, Aug 29 (IBNS) At least 15 people, including women and children, were killed and some thirty others were injured when a passenger bus skidded off the road and fell into a pond at Dinhata in West Bengal"s Cooch Behar district on Sunday, police said. District police chief Kalyan Banerjee confirmed the deaths. He said eight bodies were being taken to a local hospital for autopsy. The injured were sent to a local hospital, where police had to use batons to disperse
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Dubai, Aug 29 (IBNS) With preparations for next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup in full flow, Sri Lanka has moved up three places on the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship table following its successful hosting of the tri-series involving India and New Zealand. Kumar Sangakkara’s team had been placed in sixth position prior to the series but now sits proudly in third, level on points with India and South Africa. Sri Lanka is just behind India, which clings on to second plac
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New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has announced the launch of a Center of Excellence for Advance Education & Research in collaboration with International Institute of Information Technology (I2IT) at Pune, according to IGNOU vice-chancellor Prof. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai on Sunday. Through theI2IT- IGNOU collaboration, students aspiring to study at I2IT, now will be able to earn globally recognized MTech, MS and MBA degrees through its fu
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Guwahati, Aug 29 (IBNS) : Five Arunachali people were injured and a vehicle was damaged during a clash in the border area of Assam-Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday, police said. According to report, five Arunachali people of Nishi tribes were injured during a clash with Assamese people, and a vehicle was also damaged in Santipur area under Sadia police station in Tinsukia district along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in the morning. ""Five Nishi tribal people were going to
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Kolkata, Aug 29 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday assured financial support for an astro-turf field for hockey in West Bengal. Paying tributes to hockey wizard Major Dhyanchand on his 105th birth anniversary, Mukherjee said the efforts should be made from all corners of the country for retrieving the past glory of Indian hockey.He said development of sports meant the development of the society and hockey had greatly contributed to unite Indians in the past. He
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Kolkata, Aug 29 (IBNS): Defending Railway minister Mamata Banerjee"s remarks on killing of Maoist leader Cherakuri Rajkumar alias Azad, Union Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said there was no contradiction in his Cabinet colleague"s statement and the government"s stance against Maoists. "We are fully aware of her (Mamata Banerjee) position in respect of Azad"s killing. We had a long discussion with the Prime Minister - Ms Mamata Banerjee, myself and P Chidambaram. She has clearly ex
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Ranchi, Aug 29 (IBNS) Maoists in Jharkhand on Sunday exterminated two rival activists of Trititya Prastuti Committe (TPC) or third preparation committee and detonated a house at Sohaban village in Chatra district. Police here said some 200 CPI(Maoist) supporters attacked the house of TPC chief Brajesh Ganju in the wee hours.
They hacked to death self-styled area commander Mohan Ganju and his aide Ramdeo Ganju, district police chief Prabhat Kumar was quoted as saying. The TPC is a s
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New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday made an on-the-spot inspection of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here, where the opening and closing ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) will be held in October. Singh was in the Stadium for 20 minutes and was accompanied by Sports Minister M S Gill and Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi. He inspected the progress of work and the facilities that were being offered in the Stadium. The prime minister had stepped in
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New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS): As the world celebrated the birth centenary of Mother Teresa with week-long functions, President Pratibha Patil revered the Missionaries of Charity founder for her contribution to humanity, calling her ‘one of the noblest souls of our times’. “She was truly the embodiment of the word Mother in its fullest, truest and complete sense. It has been truly said that God cannot be everywhere and that is why he has created Mother,” she said on Saturday,
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Dubai, Aug 29 (IBNS) The late Herbert Sutcliffe, who opened the batting for Yorkshire and England, was formally inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket Hall of Fame, at Lord’s on Saturday. Herbert Sutcliffe’s daughter-in-law Laurel and grandchildren Victoria and Peter received the commemorative cap from the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and ICC director Giles Clarke accompanied by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) President John
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Mumbai, Aug 29 (IBNS) The ‘macho man’ of Bollywood, Salman Khan, will host the fourth season of popular celebrity reality show “Bigg Boss”, the organizers said. Actor Arshad Warsi has hosted the first season, followed by Shilpa Shetty in the second season. Amitabh Bachchan hosted the third edition of the show.According to reports, organizers of the show wanted to have Big B back for the fourth edition as well, but he did not agree to participate and will be seen anch
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Kanker, Chhattisgarh, Aug 29 (IBNS) In a major offensive, the Maoist guerrillas on Sunday ambushed a security patrol and killed five troopers, including three Border Security Force (BSF) men, in Chhattisgarh"s Kankar district, police said. Police said five security personnel fell to the bullets when the Red rebels armed with sophisticated weapons attacked them early this morning.
The team of BSF, district police and Special Police Officers (SPOs) were on a routi
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Paramus, U.S.A, Aug 29 (IBNS): Star Golfer Tiger Woods played one bad swing that put him in a hole on Saturday, and he spent the rest of the afternoon playing catch-up at Ridgewood Country Club in the third round of The Barclays. On the par-4 first hole, Woods hooked his tee shot out of bounds on the left and carded a triple-bogey 7. He played the next 17 holes 2-under par to finish with a respectable 1-over 72 but fell well off the pace in the first of four PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedExCup.
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Kolkata, Aug 29 (IBNS): It was a dazzling evening in Kolkata as Tollywood beauty Rituparna Sengupta walked the ramp as the show stopper at the fashion show named ‘Indian Diva 2010’ on Saturday.
“While walking in the ramp one has to be confident, her body language needs to be confident,” said the gorgeous actress of Tollywood.
“Walking in ramp has a completely different feeling,” she said.
Rituparna Sengupta’s saree
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New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS) After scams and unprecedented rains, now mosquito borne viral fever, Dengue, is threatening the Commonwealth Games as the disease stalks India"s capital New Delhi, the venue of the mega sporting event.
The Commonwealth Games starts on Oct 3. As the medics and conservancy officials apprehend, a fresh bout of epidemic fever might attack the denizens.
The number of cases of dengue is going up steadily in recent times. After suspected dengue took the life
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Kolkata, Aug 29 (IBNS): A gala evening was organised here on Saturday by a city management institute for their annual cultural programme featuring performances by singers Nachiketa, Debojit Saha and Bhoomi Trivedi. Freshoff the stages of India Idol 5, where she was chosen the runner-up,Trivedi said she very excited to have her first performance in thecity of joy at ‘Saffron’, organised by the Subhash Bose Institute ofHotel Management. “It’s my first stage show a
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London, Aug 29 (IBNS) With match fixing allegations over the ongoing Lord"s Test in England miring the Pakistani cricket team, its manager Yawar Saeed Sunday said the matter is being investigated. Cricket world around the world was stunned by a British tabloid report that the Scotland Yard arrested a man for match fixing as the Pakistan"s bowlers deliberately "No Balled" in tour of England. The report appeared after "The News of the World" carried out a sting operation on one
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Gurgaon, Aug 28 (IBNS) Music maestro A.R. Rahman on Saturday revealed "Jiyo, Utho, Badho, Jeeto", the theme song for the Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi at Kingdom of Dreams here. Rahman, who won two Oscar Awards for his score in Slumdog Millionaire, has come out with a memorable song, which reflects the positivity and enthusiasm surrounding Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi. Rahman performed the Theme Song live during the launch at the Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon.
He had
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Kolkata, Aug 27 (IBNS): The Fake IPL Player has finally been revealed. Times Now reported on Saturday that it was Anupam Mukerji, a Bangalore based software engineer, who used to come out with interesting posts that were a hit during the Indian Premier League"s (IPL) second season in 2009. Mukerji told Times Now that his stories about the Kolkata Knight Riders in his blog were all a figment of imagination.“The entire speculation was created by the media. The stories that I wrote, the nickn
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Jaipur, Aug 28 (IBNS) Nucleus Software Exports Limited (NSE: NUCLEUS, BSE: 531209), a leading global provider of integrated software products for banks and financial institutions, on Saturday announced the foundation stone laying ceremony at its state of the art Jaipur campus of its wholly owned subsidiary, Nucleus Software Limited.
Nucleus Software Limited had acquired 17.41 acres of land in the IT/ITES SEZ of Mahindra World City, Jaipur and is developing the land as a co developer wit
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New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS) India senior football team played out a 1-1 draw with Portuguese third division outfit, Odivelas Futebol Clube in the last practice match of their Portugal tour played at the Odivelas ground here on Saturday morning. India started off with Subhasish Roy Choudhury in the goal with N.S.Manju, Mahesh Gawli, Govin Singh and N.Mohanraj in the defence. Jagpreet Singh got the start as right wing back, while Baldeep Singh and Mehrajuddin Wadoo once again paired up in the
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Guwahati, Aug 28 (IBNS) : Assam Government will provide free laptop computers for students, who will secure first division in tenth standard examination in the state, from this year, officials said. The laptops will be provided under Anundoram Baruah award meant for first division holders in High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) and High Madrasah examination 2010, started by Assam government in 2005. The meritorious students will also be provided with certificates along with laptops, fr
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Mumbai, Aug 28 (IBNS) The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) suspended the pilot, first officer and crew members of a Jet Airways flight on Saturday in connection to a fire scare that injured 26 passengers during an emergency evacuation.
The government"s top civil aviation body has also ordered a probe into an incident at Mumbai airport on Friday night.
The passengers got injured after they panicked and tried to jump off while some were injured when passengers rushed to
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New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS) Reacting to the Chinese refusal to receive Lt. Gen. B.S.Jaswal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said the response of the Indian Government should have been more stringent and adequate.
“An abrasive attitude towards Indian sensitivities and helping India’s enemies has become a hall mark of China’s India policy while carrying on trade and commerce activities which are heavily in its favour,” said BJP national spokesperson Tarun Vijay
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Mumbai, Aug 28 (IBNS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday came out in support of its secretary N.Srinivasan by saying that the claims made by suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi"s allegations that Srinivasan fixed the 2009 players" auction were baseless and malicious.
After the working committee meeting here, BCCI president Shashank Manohar told reporters that Modi is trying to malign the image of Srinivasan, who owns the Chennai Super Kings.
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Srinagar, Aug 28 (IBNS): A key suspect behind the current unrest in Kashmir and hardline separatist leader Asiya Andrabi was on Saturday arrested near Srinagar.
In a major breakthrough for the police, she was held, along with her second-in-command Fahmeeda, from a hideout at Zakura on the outskirts of the city.
Andrabi heads the woman’s separatist outfit Dukhtaran-e-Millat and is a vocal supporter of Kashmir’s merger with Pakistan.
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Haryana, Aug 28 (IBNS) Seven Food Corporation of India (FCI) open godowns at Kalyat region of Haryana’s Kaithal district were found full of mud with rotten wheat bags, said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
BJP National Secretary Kirit Somaiya recently paid a surprise visit to FCI open godowns in Kaithal.
“More than 10 lac wheat bags are stored in open godowns. The entire godowns are full of mud. The bags got wet due to the monsoon and got rotten,&
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New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS) Consular access has been secured to Indian national Vijay Kumar, who was arrested at Houston airport on Aug 20, allegedly for carrying brass knuckles, which is a prohibited item, under Texas laws, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday.
“Immediately upon learning of the incident the Consulate General of India, Houston (CGI) contacted concerned local authorities, members of the Indian community who knew Kumar and the individual himself. He is cur
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New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): Taking her fight for justice for her late Shaurya Chakra awardee son Captain Sumit Kohli to the power corridors, Veena Kohli on Saturday met Defence minister AK Antony and demanded a new independent enquiry into her son’s death.
Contrary to the Army’s court of enquiry report into Captain Sumit’s death in 2006, stating it to be a case of suicide, Kohli has claimed that her son was murdered and wants a new probe to clear her son’s na
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Paramus, U.S.A, Aug 28 (IBNS): Golf icon Tiger Woods faltered with four back-nine bogeys on Friday but remains in contention in The Barclays at warm and tree-lined Ridgewood Country Club. He finished with a 2-over-par 73 and is tied for 14th at 4-under 138, four strokes behind leader Jason Day. For the second consecutive day, Woods hit 13 of 14 fairways in regulation and found 13 of 18 greens. But after using 27 putts Thursday, he took 33 on Friday. "I hit the ball just as good today as I did y
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Kolkata, Aug 28 (IBNS) The Chinese Government has decided to donate Rs. 53.6 lakh for the establishment of a gallery on “Rabindranath and China” at the Tagore House Museum (Jorasanko Thakurbari) here.
An agreement for this purpose between the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Rabindra Bharati University was signed on Friday at Tagore House by Mao Siwei, Consul General of China and Karuna Sindhu Das, the Vice-Chancellor of the university.
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Ranchi, Aug 28 (IBNS) A twelve-year-old girl and two others drowned in a caved-in well in Jharkhand"s Chatra district on Saturday, police said. The mishap happened when Chandini fell into the water-filled well whilst pulling bucket at Gidhour block of the district. Hearing the news, the girl"s uncle Kallu Mian and others jumped into the well to rescue her. But their body-pressure on the muddy well was enough for its walls to collapse, thereby burying about seven people. Local rescuers reco
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Ranchi, Aug 28 (IBNS) A twelve-year-old girl and two others drowned in a caved-in well in Jharkhand"s Chatra district on Saturday, police said. The mishap happened when Chandini fell into the water-filled well whilst pulling bucket at Gidhour block of the district. Hearing the news, the girl"s uncle Kallu Mian and others jumped into the well to rescue her. But their body-pressure on the muddy well was enough for its walls to collapse, thereby burying about seven people. Local rescuers reco
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Kolkata, Aug 28 (IBNS) A 12-hour shutdown was observed by the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in south Kolkata"s Baghajatin area on Saturday to protest the clash a day ago with Trinamool Congress activists, leaving many injured.
There was no untoward incident till afternoon during the day as large parts of south Kolkata around Baghajatin remained paralysed.
The shutdown was called in the area following the clash over the election of a chairman of a Borough
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Peshawar, Aug 28 (IBNS) Gunmen sneaked into a high security zone near the US consulate in northwest Pakistan here on Saturday morning, forcing troops and combat policemen to retaliate the firing. Television footage showed a group of militants holed up in the area near the US consulate office, as reinforcement was deployed to take up the situation under control. There has been no report of any casualty in the firing so far, said latest reports. Meanwhile, police are tight-lipped about the
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Kolkata, Aug 28 (IBNS) India"s top twelve teams on Saturday assembled here to vie for the 77th Royal Challenge All India & South East Asia Rugby Championship, the best known tournament India hosts in Rugby Football. Chennai Cheetahs take on Kolkata Police and defending champions Red Army play against local Jungle Crows as the kicks off for the eight-day knock out competition begins at 3.00pm at CCFC Grounds on Saturday. The Sports Authorities of India will also host two games of the ch
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