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All five, rescued from Surat house collapse, safe
2:9 Surat,October 4 (ANI):Five people of a family were pulled out alive from the debris of an old three-story house that collapsed on Saturday night in Surat.All the Bohra family members were in the building when the house collapsed but were extracted out of it with minor injuries. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 551
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Rescue operations on in flood hit Karnataka, AP
0:46 Karwar/ Bijapur,October 4 (ANI):The torrential rains that had been continuing in the North Karnataka region including the coastal parts of the state since the last few days have subsided today.Meanwhile rescue operation is on in Kadwad village,where a landslide occurred due to continuous rains to extract bodies trapped in the debris. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 1724
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Billiards and snooker gains popularity amongst women
1:22 Agra, October 4 (ANI): With more and more women participating in the ongoing 76th National Billiards and Snooker championship in Agra,billiards and snooker seems to have become popular among the women folk in the country. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 956
Priyanka Chopra launches music forthcoming film Jail
1:33 Mumbai,October 4 (ANI): Bollywood director Madhur Bhandarkar recently launched the music of his much-in talk venture Jail in the showbiz capital Mumbai.And it was none other than Madhur's favourite Priyanka Chopra who did the honours.The gorgeous lady went ga-ga over the film'a music composed by Sharib-Toshi and Shamir Tondon. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 972
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Injuries to key players cost India,Champions Trophy: Kumble
1:41 Bangalore,October 4 (ANI):Former Indian cricketer Anil Kumble at a promotional event in Bangalore on Sunday said that absence of key players in the Indian team cost them a major tournament like the Champions Trophy.India had lost explosive opener Virender Sehwag and pace bowler Zaheer Khan to injury before the ICC Champions trophy began on September 23. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 807
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Shiney Ahuja arrives in New Delhi after bail
0:52 New Delhi,October 4 (ANI): Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja on Sunday morning arrived in India's national capital New Delhi after spending three months in jail for allegedly raping his domestic help.The actor was accompanied by his wife Anupam and his parents at the Indira Gandhi airport to his home in Delhi's neighbouring Noida city. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 821
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India to station all MiG 29s along Pak border
1:15 Punjab,October 4 (ANI):To beef up air defence capabilities and react in quickest possible time along the international border with Pakistan,the Indian Air Force has decided to station all its MiG 29 squadrons at Adampur,the second largest Air Force base in the country. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 1029
World Sindhi Congress seeks better status of Sindhis in Pak
2:31 London, October 04 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress has called for a better understanding within the international community about the persecuted status of Sindhis in Pakistan and about the Sindhis' struggle for human rights.The conference, which was held in London, UK, on Saturday, was attended by representatives of Sindhis and Baloch communities living in the country. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 2345
Firecrackers industry gears up for‘Diwali’
1:16 Moradabad, October 03 (ANI): Preparations are on to light up Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, as firework factories have geared up to do good business during the Hindu festival of Diwali to be celebrated on October 17 across the country. There is a huge surge in the sale of firecrackers during the festival each year. With the government banning the import of firecrackers from China, the Indian brands hope to do well. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 943
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BJP asks govt to oppose China issuing separate visa to Kashmiris
1:7 New Delhi, October 03(ANI): President of India\'s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajnath Singh has that the Indian government should strongly react to China\'s audacious step to issue separate visas to people living in Indian Kashmir. China has been issuing hand-written visas on loose sheets of paper to residents of Indian Kashmir without stamping their passports for over a year now. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 801
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Sushil Kumar Modi meets relatives of Maoist attack victims
1:26 Bihar, October 3 (ANI): Sushil Kumar Modi, the deputy chief of India's eastern Bihar state met on Friday the relations of the Maoist attack which claimed 16 lives at Amausi village in Khagaria district of Bihar. The Maoist rebels killed 16 people, including five children in the early hours on Friday. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 747
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Tamils storm Sri Lankan High Commission in New Delhi
0:59 New Delhi, October 3 (ANI): A group of 15-20 Tamils stormed the Sri Lankan High Commission in the high-security diplomatic area in the national capital on Friday. According to police, miscreants scaled the low gates of the embassy and broke some flower pots in the premises. The activists of 'Puthiya Tamizhagam' based in Tamil Nadu entered the High Commission premises in Chanakyapuri at around 2.30 p.m., protesting against firing by Sri Lankan navy on Indian fishermen. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 1067
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IIT faculty and government row resolved 'within norms'
2:6 New Delhi, October 3 (ANI): The month long standoff between the Indian Institute of Technology faculty members and the government came to an end on Friday after the Human Resources minister, Kapil Sibal, announced flexibility in norms announced by the government. He further said that the guidelines issued by the government are only norms and that the IIT system has the flexibility to deviate from the norms in exceptional cases. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 797
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Aiming common man Cong- NCP release joint manifesto
1:20 Mumbai, October 03(ANI): Focusing common man, the ruling Congress-NCP alliance on Friday came out with a 21-point manifesto. The alliance promises to construct one million subsidized homes for the poor and aims to make Mumbai an international financial capital in five years. The Congress-NCP alliance which is taking on the opposition coalition of Hindu radical Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party in the state, is hoping for a hat trick. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 835
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Sonia Gandhi emphasizes on rural development
1:8 Nagaur, October 03(ANI): The ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday stressed on rural development while addressing a rally in Naguar town of Rajasthan organised to mark the golden jubilee celebration of local body administration system or Panchayati Raj. Gandhi added that Panchayati Raj institutions were often undermined by politics and selfish motives. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 824
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Heavy rains claim over 130 lives in Karnataka, AP
1:55 Karnataka,October 03 (ANI): Over 130 people have died and hundreds are being evacuated due to heavy rains which have lashed Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka over the past three days.The central and the state government has assured of all adequate measures to cope with the situation arising out of the massive floods in the state. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 702
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Maoists blow up railway track in West Bengal
1:4 Purulia, October 03 (ANI): Maoists blew up a railway track causing suspension of train services in Purulia district of West Bengal state on late Friday night,the day of their nationwide shutdown demanding release of tribal leader.According to officials several long-distance trains, including Howrah-Bilaspur- New Delhi Rajdhani Express, were detained at several stations due to the rail track damage. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 946
Heavy rains wreak havoc in tourist hotspot Goa
1:5 Goa, October 03 (ANI):Incessant rains for the last three days wreak havoc in several parts of tourist hot spot Goa and have thrown normal life out of gear,disrupting road,rail and air traffic.Authorities have activated the disaster management set up and senior officials have been asked to keep a tab on the rescue work. As per media reports,two people are feared dead and over a thousand are trapped in some areas of Canacona taluka or sub-division. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 950
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CPI-(M) protest against the free trade agreement with ASEAN
1:45 Thiruvananthapuram, October 03 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Friday organised a 500-kilometre-long human chain with over four million participants in Kerala to protest a treaty signed with the 10-country Southeast Asian bloc.The agreement will be effective from Jan.1,2010, and tariffs on the products covered would be reduced to zero between 2013 and 2016.The Communists oppose the agreement saying its would sound the death knell for the southern state's agro-based economy. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 872
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Police to interrogate SEPCO employees on chimney collapse
1:12 Korba,October 03 (ANI): Indian police would interrogate employees of Chinese firm SEPCO about the chimney collapse,which killed more than 40 people in Korba district of Chhattisgarh,a top police official said on Friday.Last month,a chimney that was under construction for a 1,200-MW at the Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) thermal power plant caved in at the time when around 100 workers were working at the site. Added: 15849 days ago Views: 1427 |