 | An India-born British woman has offered a donation of Rs.2 million to a reputed Bihar college to fulfil the wish of her late husband.
Anthea Sharma, wife of Chandra Sekhar Sharma, made the offer during a visit to the Patna Science College to... More |
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 | A major fire broke out Thursday afternoon in the Ansal Bhawan building in downtown Connaught Place but no casualties were reported, police said.
The fire broke out in room number 115 on the first floor of the building at 2.45 p.m.
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 | Separatist Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Geelani was Thursday issued a fresh passport following the prime minister's intervention to enable him to go abroad for medical treatment of renal cancer.
Doctors treating the 77-year-old leader had advised... More |
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 | The entire lot of 3,000 Russian Krasnopol artillery shells India had purchased for Rs.5 billion ($111 million) has proved to be defective and the manufacturer has been asked to rectify the fault, parliament was informed Thursday.
"India's... More |
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No agreement has been signed to upgrade the Indian Air Force's frontline Mig-29 combat jets, even as India and Russia have agreed on the licensed production of the RD-33 engines that power the aircraft, parliament was informed... More |
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A former coach of national level rifle shooter Siuli Sadhukhan, who was shot at near here, was arrested Thursday in connection with the incident.
Police said Swapan Sanyal, who was the coach of Siuli, 27, a few years back, was arrested and... More |
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Maintaining that aggressive industrialisation was essential for inclusive economic growth, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday promised a "more humane rehabilitation and resettlement policy" for those whose land was acquired for... More |
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Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, in a new effort to end "untouchability" from Hindu society, Thursday called leaders from all castes and communities to collectively eradicate the social evil.
His Art of Living Foundation is hosting a Truth... More |
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The unearthing of an illegal money transfer racket worth Rs.350 billion (nearly $7 billion), involving Pune-based businessman-cum-horse breeder Hassan Ali Wednesday, may just be the "tip of the iceberg", enforcement directorate (ED) sleuths said... More |
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Pune Police were hopeful they would soon crackdown on the drug trafficking racket behind the rave party of last weekend, with the five alleged drug peddlers arrested Wednesday remanded to custody till March 14.
The crime branch police arrested... More |
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