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Rescue operations speed up in Orissa
1:27 Bhubneshwar, September 21 (ANI): Rescue operations in Orissa have been speeded up as the state faces the fury of flash floods due to incessant rains. At least 15 of the 30 districts in the state have been affected by the flash floods. The states disaster management agencies and the army have started evacuating thousands of stranded villagers from the affected areas. The Air Force helicopters have been pressed into service and the army men rescued people marooned in Boudh district. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1096
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Lashker e Taiba conducting blasts says police
2:4 New Delhi/Ahmedabad /Bhopal/Patna, September 21 (ANI): Indian police on Saturday said that Pakistan based terror outfit Lashker e Taiba backed the two militant organizations, SIMI and Indian Mujahideen in conducting blasts in different parts of the country, including September 13th Delhi serial bombings which left at least 23 dead. Authorities claimed that Friday's raid marked significant progress in investigations into the Delhi blasts. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1157
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Pak hotel suicide attack death toll rises to 52
1:19 Islamabad, September 21 (ANI): The death toll in a suicide truck bomb attack in Islamabad rose to 52 on Sunday as rescue workers found more bodies at the site. An American and a German were killed while at least 13 other foreigners were among the 271 wounded. According to U.S. intelligence official, the bombing bore the signs of an attack by al Qaeda or an affiliate. On the streets, people were worried about the deteriorating security situation. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 908
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Bangladesh to hold general elections on December 18
2:5 Dhaka, September 21 (ANI): Bangladesh announced on Saturday the country would hold parliamentary poll on December 18 and end nearly two years of army backed provisional rule. In a televised address to the nation, interim government leader Fakhruddin Ahmed said he believed the election would lead to the restoration of a real democracy. The Election Commission confirmed the date as well as the dates for the sub-district polls on December 24 and 28. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 880
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At least 17 people killed due to heavy rains
1:30 Shimla, September 21 (ANI): At least 17 people were killed and scores injured in Shimla. Heavy rain and snowfall triggered off Landslides and many building collapsed in the past three days. Locals said that around twenty makeshift shops and a dozen houses at the famous Tibetan market came crashing down killing two Tibetan exiles. Efforts were on to remove debris and rescue the trapped people and take out dead bodies. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 947
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Royal collections dominate couture week in Mumbai
1:39 Mumbai, September 21 (ANI): Ace designer Varun Bahl's collections blended the traditional outfits of the Mughal era with the Elizabethan dynasty at the Couture Week in Mumbai on Saturday.Tarun Tahiliani's collections were an ensemble of elegant hues plus a riot of colors.Speaking about couture fashion, he said that in today's ready to wear world, couture could not remain esoteric. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 994
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Royal collections dominate couture week in Mumbai
1:39 Mumbai, September 21 (ANI): Ace designer Varun Bahl's collections blended the traditional outfits of the Mughal era with the Elizabethan dynasty at the Couture Week in Mumbai on Saturday.Tarun Tahiliani's collections were an ensemble of elegant hues plus a riot of colors.Speaking about couture fashion, he said that in today's ready to wear world, couture could not remain esoteric. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 2002
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Embers of shrine row spark shut down in Jammu
1:27 Jammu, September 21 (ANI): With Samiti members alleged that the government had not issued an official order for the allotment of land to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board though the 4 member advisory council approved it last month, called for 2 days shutdown in Jammu on Sunday. They are demanding implementation of the agreement signed between a government panel and the shrine board last month. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 883
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Election preparations in full swing in Jammu and Kashmir
1:52 Jammu, September 21 (ANI): Preparations are in full swing to elect a fresh legislature in Jammu and Kashmir with poll officials working around the clock to prepare voter identity cards in time. India's Election Commission has held a meeting with political parties to decide on poll dates for Kashmir, where separatists fighting for the Himalayan region's secession have traditionally boycotted polls. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 995
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Election preparations in full swing in Jammu and Kashmir
1:52 Jammu, September 21 (ANI): Preparations are in full swing to elect a fresh legislature in Jammu and Kashmir with poll officials working around the clock to prepare voter identity cards in time. India's Election Commission has held a meeting with political parties to decide on poll dates for Kashmir, where separatists fighting for the Himalayan region's secession have traditionally boycotted polls. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 977
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Life in disarray because of disputed power project
2:30 Doda, September 21 (ANI): There's just a month left for the commissioning of the first 150 mw unit of the Baglihar hydropower project in Jammu. But residents in the dam's catchment area complain that they were yet to be rehabilitated. The disputed 450 megawatt Baglihar Dam is being built by India on the Chenab river, which flows from Kashmir into Pakistan. More than 15,000 families have to be rehabilitated before the dam is commissioned. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1072
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Music of comedy flick Rafoo Chakkar released
2:11 Mumbai, September 22 (ANI): Music of Bollywood comedy film 'Rafoo Chakkar' was released in Mumbai on Friday. Cast and the crew of the film were present at a glittering music release function. The film is made under the banner of Friday Picture and Shemaroo Entertainment and directed by B. H. Tharun Kumar. The movie stars Aslam Khan, Nauheed Cyrusi, Shakti Kapoor, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Tinu Anand, Archana Puran Singh and Meeta Vasisht. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1070
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KG Basin gas to lift Reliance profit says Ambani
1:42 Mumbai, September 22 (ANI): Reliance Industries will start pumping natural gas from its deep-sea block early next year, putting India's most valuable firm on track to earn a quarter of its profit from oil and gas production, Mukesh Ambani said on Sunday. He also said that this would amount to about 40 percent of the current indigenous production in the energy-starved country, which imports 70 percent of the oil it consumes. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1054
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Two ancient churches vandalized in Kochi
2:8 Nedumbassery / Bangalore, September 22 (ANI): In a pattern of attacks on Christian churches and prayer houses sweeping parts of southern India, mobs vandalized a 1,000-year-old cathedral and a 450-year-old church in Kochi district of Kerala state on Sunday. Police and eyewitnesses said the windows and doors of both were broken and a Jesus statue was damaged in the church cemetery. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1314
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Delhi blast suspects involved in Varanasi temple blast
1:54 New Delhi/ Lucknow /Ahmedabad, September 22 (ANI): Delhi Police Joint Commissioner Karnail Singh has said that the interrogation of Mohammad Saif, one of the persons arrested on Friday for his role in perpetrating the September 13 explosions in Delhi, revealed his and two other suspects involvement in the November 2007 bomb blast in Varanasi. Meanwhile chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati urged tough measures to tackle terrorism. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1177
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Hotel security cameras capture deadly blast
1:6 Islamabad, September 22 (ANI): Video footage from security cameras installed in Islamabad's Marriott Hotel show the last moments before a truck laden with 600 kg of explosives blew up outside the hotel, killing at least 53 people and wounding more than 260. The video was released on Sunday. Dramatic footage of Saturday night's attack showed the carnage could have been far worse, but the attacker failed to get through a secondary barrier when he crashed into the hotel's security gates. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1150
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Vijender walks the ramp at Couture Week
1:34 Mumbai, September 22 (ANI): Olympics bronze medalist boxer Vijender Kumar walked the ramp for designer Rohit Bal at the India Couture Week in Mumbai on Sunday, adding a befitting touch to the grand finale.Innovative designs with outstanding colour combinations ruled the ramp at Bal's show. The boxer, said, he was quite confident while walking on the ramp. Meanwhile, Manish Malhotra dazzled the fashion enthusiasts with his bridal themed collection. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1209
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Tight security in Islamabad after Marriott bombings
1:37 Islamabad, September 22 (ANI): Security was tightened in Islamabad as the atmosphere remained tensed on Monday after the weekend bombing that killed dozens.Teams combing the burnt-out shell of the hotel continued to unearth more charred bodies.Residents on the other hand remained upset and fearful. Internal security in nuclear-armed Pakistan,a country vital to the war against al Qaeda and other Islamist militant groups, has deteriorated alarmingly over the past two years. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1133
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Tight security in Islamabad after Marriott bombings
1:37 Islamabad, September 22 (ANI): Security was tightened in Islamabad as the atmosphere remained tensed on Monday after the weekend bombing that killed dozens.Teams combing the burnt-out shell of the hotel continued to unearth more charred bodies.Residents on the other hand remained upset and fearful. Internal security in nuclear-armed Pakistan,a country vital to the war against al Qaeda and other Islamist militant groups, has deteriorated alarmingly over the past two years. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1115
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Floods continue to wreak havoc in Orissa
1:43 Bhubneshwar/New Delhi, September 22 (ANI): Flood situation remained grim in Orissa.Large parts of the coastal state were inundated after authorities were forced to open dozens of sluice gates of a dam on the Mahanadi River following heavy rain in the catchment area. Around 16 villages in Pipli district of the state continued to grapple with floods which have wreaked havoc in the state for the past few days.The villagers said they were facing shortage of food and were awaiting relief from the government. Added: 15875 days ago Views: 1229
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