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National News
It's difficult to get sponsors for Kathak: Pandit Birju Maharaj
Patna, Aug 17 (IANS) Legendary Kathak exponent Pandit Birju Maharaj, who was here for a performance, said the difficulty to find a sponsor to popularise the Indian dance form pain... More
Bollywood Khans react to Shah Rukh's ordeal
Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) After Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was detained at Newark airport for a security check, many others like Zayed Khan and Irrfan Khan have come out with the ... More
Three in Chhattisgarh test positive for swine flu
Raipur, Aug 17 (IANS) Three men in Chhattisgarh, who had recently returned from Maharashtra, have tested positive for swine flu, a health official said Monday.
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Postal officials booked for molesting colleague
Lucknow, Aug 17 (IANS) Three postal officials, including a chief postmaster, in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district have been booked for allegedly molesting a woman colleague, prov... More
Be prepared for fresh terror strikes: PM
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The government has information of 'an ongoing ploy of terrorist groups in Pakistan' preparing to strike India again, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Mon... More
Jharkhand distributes mobile phones to tackle elephant menace
Ranchi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Jharkhand forest department is distributing mobile phones free of cost to keep track of movements of wild elephants that run amok in villages close to fo... More
Torrent starts output from final phase of Gujarat power unit
Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) The $1 billion power and healthcare major Torrent group has started commercial production of electricity under the final phase of the Rs.3,600 crore Sugen po... More
Goa to host gay group tour in October
Panaji, Aug 17 (IANS) Goa will host a group tour for gays this October, a few months after homosexuality was decriminalised in India by a Delhi high court ruling.
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West Bengal tightens security ahead of I-Day
Kolkata, Aug 14 (IANS) Security has been heightened at international borders along West Bengal and all districts are on alert ahead of the 63rd Independence Day Saturday.
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New Zealand sends squad for Buchi Babu tourney again
Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) One of India's premier cricket competitions, the Buchi Babu cricket tournament, will begin here Sunday, coinciding with a BCCI selection committee meeting.
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Mayawati scales down security of ministers, VIPs
Lucknow, Aug 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has always been worried about her own security, but in a drastic move has ordered reduction in the special security c... More
Punjab to enforce long spells of power cuts to help farmers
Chandigarh, Aug 14 (IANS) The Punjab electricity board has imposed compulsory power cuts, often up tp 16 hours, across the state including urban areas to ensure electricity for fa... More
Sex workers to get beauty training in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Sex workers in the capital will receive free training in hairstyling, beauty and make-up thanks to a 24-hour fund raising event starting Friday.
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'Incredible India' ads to appear during Oscar, Grammy awards
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Get ready for a high-voltage 'Incredible India' advertisement blitzkrieg in the foreign media. With an eye to attract the world to India, ads will now app... More
What swine flu? We have bigger problems, say Delhi's poor
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Swine flu doesn't scare them. For the capital's slum dwellers, who perennially fight flu, the new contagious virus is just another disease.
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