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High alert in Bihar, following Maoist threat
1:3 Patna, January 03(ANI): Security has been tightened for railway installations in Bihar from Saturday after intelligence reports that Maoists planned to blow them up. Railway Protection Force personnel frisked passengers and checked their luggage with bomb detection devices and stepped up patrolling of platforms as part of the drill. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 693
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AI to institute new security measures at airports and inside aircrafts
1:56 Mumbai, January 03(ANI): Chairman and Managing Director of India's national carrier Air India, Arvind Jadhav, on Saturday confirmed that security measures would be instituted, both at airports and inside aircrafts. The confirmation came in the wake of the recent incident of a security lapse when a man hid unnoticed inside a toilet in an Air India flight to India from Saudi Arabia. Jadhav also shared with the media the national carrier's financial progress and said that Air India has increased its market share, which has brought them at par with the industry average. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 841
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Delhi police gears up for upcoming CWG: Y S Dadwal
1:59 New Delhi, January 03(ANI): Addressing a press conference in the national Capital New Delhi, Commissioner of Delhi Police, Y S Dadwal on Saturday said that the police department is making massive recruitments for the upcoming Commonwealth Games even as the rate of certain types of crime dwindled last year in the national capital. Dadwal also informed there has been an improvement in clearing pending cases. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 826
Hooda assures fresh SIT probe in Ruchika case, if required
1:1 Chandigarh, January 03(ANI): Chief Minister of Haryana, Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Saturday assures fresh special investigation team (SIT) probe, if required against former Haryana police chief, SPS Rathore, convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra. Fourteen-year-old Ruchika Girhotra, a budding tennis player committed suicide three years after she was molested by S P S Rathore, a top brass of the state police at Panchkula in Haryana. He was also the President of the Tennis Association at that time. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 737
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Two cases of Maoist violence witnessed in West Bengal
1:3 West Bengal,January 03 (ANI):Three villagers died during exchange of firing between police and Maoists at Joynagar in West Medinipur district of West Bengal on Saturday.Acting on a tip off that supporters of the Peoples Committee Against Police Atrocities and Maoists had gathered in Joynagar area,personnel of the state police and paramilitary forces carried out a search operation resulting in the shootout.In another incident in the same area,a group of 20 to 25 Maoists set trucks and tractors on fire. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 950
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Sushmita,Priyanka Neha,Celina clash at box office
1:20 New Delhi,January 03 (ANI): Four former Miss Indias Sushmita Sen,Priyanka Chopra,Neha Dhupia and Celina Jaitely are ranged against one another in a different contest to top the box office as each of their films hits the screens this month.According to industry insiders and the market buzz,the only film to have garnered the maximum interest so far is Priyanka Chopra's Pyaar Impossible a romantic comedy about a beauty and a geek from the Yash Raj Films stable. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 839
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Train services hit as thick fog trips Northern power grid
1:5 Jammu / Punjab, January 03 (ANI): Power grid tripping due to thick fog paralysed normal life in most parts of north India,including Punjab, Haryana,Delhi,Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir,bringing the train services to a halt on Sunday.As a result,scores of stranded passengers have been forced to avail alternative modes of transport to reach their destinations.Meanwhile,the meteorologists have warned that thick fog conditions may continue for two more days. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 937
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Youth Muslims urge displaced Kashmiri Hindus to return
1:36 Srinagar,January 03 (ANI): Young Muslim professionals of non-profit REASON in Kashmir on Saturday held a sit-in at Srinagar urging Kashmiri Hindu migrants to return back to valley. Holding placards and banners,the young professionals gathered at city's Pratap Park to show solidarity with the Kashmiri Hindu migrants who left the region following the revolt against Indian rule two decades back. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1015
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BCCI hunts for bowling and fielding coaches
1:0 Mumbai,January 03 (ANI):In a press conference in Mumbai on Saturday,officials of Board of Control for Cricket in India disclosed that the body is keen to appoint bowling and fielding coaches for the national team, presently in Bangladesh for the triangular series.The Indian cricket board sacked Venkatesh Prasad and Robin Singh as bowling and fielding coaches in October after the country's early exit from the Twenty20 World Cup in England and the Champions Trophy in South Africa. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 769
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Southern India gears up for traditional bull fight Jallikattu
2:5 Chennai,January 03 (ANI):Bull owners in Tamil Nadu are busy gearing up for the traditional bullfight Jallikattu.Jallikattu -Indian bull fighting or taming the bull,is a major event in villages of south India and is held as a thanksgiving ceremony for the animals that have helped in farm activities all year round.The valor of youth is put to test at the Jallikattu contest.The objective of the sport is to wrest the prize,which is put in a cloth and tied to the horns of the bulls. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1712
National Panthers Party protest recommendation of autonomy to J and K
1:37 New Delhi, January 02 (ANI): Legislators of National Panthers Party, a regional political outfit of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday held a demonstration in New Delhi against the Working Groups recommendation on autonomy to the state. Protestors insisted that the recommendation on autonomy to the state should not be applied, as it will end the jurisdiction of Supreme Court and election commission of India. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 815
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BJP celebrates Gujarat’s 50th anniversary
1:33 Gandhinagar, January 02 (ANI): The 50th anniversary of Gujarat’s formation on Friday saw political parties gathering on a common platform where Chief Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 'Kalash' of 'Swarnim Gujarat', meaning 'Golden Gujarat'. On the occasion, Modi shared the credit of the state’s progress with predecessors and opponents. Parliamentary Party Chairman of BJP Lal Krishna Advani who represents Gandhinagar constituency in parliament also expressed his happiness on being associated with the state. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 946
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Vaiko criticizes Sri Lankan President's visit to India last year
1:20 Chennai, January 02 (ANI): While addressing media persons at Chennai on Friday, V Gopalswamy popularly known as Vaiko, the firebrand Tamil leader and founder of MDMK party, condemned the central government for inviting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and giving a preferential treatment to him at the Tirupati temple. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 893
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Shifting of border fencing along Indo-Pak border cheers farmers
2:35 Firozpur, January 02 (ANI): Shifting the fencing in border areas of Ferozpur in Punjab along the India-Pakistan border to zero line has brought a smile to the faces of farmers. The paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) is shifting the fencing to the zero point, leaving vast areas to farmers to move freely in. Happy with the decision, farmers say that it will enable them to work for long hours in their field without any disturbances and get better produce. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 861
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Fog blinds North India, 4 killed in two train collisions
1:6 Uttar Pradesh, January 02 (ANI): At least four persons were killed and about 50 injured in two separate accidents involving four passenger trains amid dense fog near Kanpur within an hour early on Saturday. The Delhi-Allahabad Prayagraj Express was at the Panki Railway station when the Gorakhdham Express hit it from behind in dense fog. In another accident, the Delhi-bound Licchavi Express rammed into the stationary Magadh Express at Sarai Bhopat near Etawah. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 899
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Dense fog paralyses Indian capital
1:23 New Delhi,January 02 (ANI):Flight operations at the airport in Indian capital New Delhi today came to a standstill and drivers on road faced several problems due to dense fog. Visibility on the roads was very poor and vehicles moved slowly with their lights on in order to avoid mishaps.Around 15 flights have been delayed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport as runaway visibility dropped to less than 125 meters. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 880
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Idea Cup: Indian team leaves for Bangladesh
0:57 Mumbai,January 02 (ANI): The 15-member Indian cricket squad departed for Dhaka from Mumbai for the three-nation Idea Cup between India,Sri Lanka and hosts Bangladesh on Saturday. Batsman Sachin Tendulkar has opted out of the limited-over tri-series in Bangladesh. Meanwhile,Rohit Sharma was called in to replace Tendulkar in one of several changes to the 15-man squad for the limited-over series,scheduled to start in Bangladesh from January 4. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1050
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Gogoi happy over insurgents groups joining mainstream
1:29 Guwahati,January 02 (ANI): While addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Friday Tarun Gogoi,chief minister of Assam expressed satisfaction at the trend of increasing number of insurgents giving up their arms and coming forth to enter mainstream.Gogoi also commended the initiative of the locals who have lately shown the courage to speak openly against these rebel groups. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 624
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Rinpoche hopes improvement in talks with China in 2010
1:3 Dharamsala,January 02 (ANI):Samdhong Rinpoche, Prime Minister of the Tibetan government in exile,on Friday hoped that in the New Year some improvement would come in the dialogue process with China.In 1950,the Chinese troops marched into Tibet and occupied it. An estimated 134,000 Tibetans live in exile,a majority of them in India and Nepal. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 792
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Vidhu Vinod Chopra apologizes for his outburst at media
1:53 Noida,January 02 (ANI):A day after producer Vidhu Vonid Chopra lost his cool at a press conference in Noida, and indulged in a verbal duel with a journalist,who said that his film 3 idiots was similar to Chetan Bhagat's book Five Point Someone and sought his clarification,today apologized for his outburst saying that he misbehaved because he was provoked.Friday press conference by the makers of 3 Idiots turned into a full-blown war of words between the media and the filmmakers when Chopra shouted at a TV reporter who asked him about the controversy raised by author Chetan Bhagat. Added: 15874 days ago Views: 1459
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