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Case slapped on five-star hotel for serving sea cucumber Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
A case has been filed against a south Delhi five-star hotel for serving sea cucumber - a protected marine animal, a statement by the environment ministry said Tuesday.
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Dozen 'Indian Idol' aspirants injured Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Over a dozen people were injured here Tuesday when thousands of boys and girls gathered for the audition of music reality show 'Indian Idol' rushed into the venue causing a stampede, police said.
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Per capita income goes up in Delhi Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
The per capita income in the Indian capital saw a jump of Rs.8,452 in 2008 over the previous year, said a report released here Tuesday.
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Not worried about the semis rivals, says German coach Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
German coach Markus Weise Tuesday said they are not worried who they will face in the semifinals of the Hockey World Cup.
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BJP ready to help UPA Government Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led Opposition on Tuesday assured the Central Government of the requisite support in the Parliament to pass the controversial Women's Bill after the withdrawal of support by some of the allies of the Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government.
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Farooq Abdullah says India has never stopped flow of water to Pakistan Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Reacting to the comments made by Hafiz Saeed, the chief of militant outfit Jamat-ud-Dawa, Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said that India has never stopped the flow of water to Pakistan.
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India steps into history with women's quota bill Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
India's politics took a decisive step towards change Tuesday with its upper house passing a historic bill giving one-third representation to women in parliament and state legislatures, crossing the biggest hurdle in the road towards political empowerment for women in the world's largest democracy.
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Woman held for murder of elderly lady Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
A 24-year-old lady was arrested here Tuesday along with her husband for murdering and robbing an elderly woman, police said Tuesday.
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Trinamool plays truant in UPA's need of the hour Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Ahead of its turn to vote on the significant Women's Reservation Bill on Tuesday evening, the United Progressive Alliance partner Trinamool Congress decided to abstain during voting on the Women's Reservation Bill.
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India rubbishes Pakistan's charge about Lahore blast Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
India Tuesday rubbished Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik's accusations about its involvement in Monday's Lahore blast as 'absolutely baseless'.
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Nine killed as train rams into tractor-tolley Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Nine people were killed and 13 injured Tuesday when a train rammed into a tractor-trolley in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district, police said.
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British students to volunteer for Commonwealth Games Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Thirty students from the Sheffield Hallam University in Britain will volunteer for the Commonwealth Games here under an agreement signed Tuesday.
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Who said what on women's quota Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
The women's reservation bill saw some good speeches from leading lights in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday outlining the positions and ideologies of the different parties over the long-debated legislation:
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Sirsa makes blood donors just a call away Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Seeking help from a blood donor could just be a call away in Haryana's Sirsa district, with the local administration providing information about thousands of blood donors on a website.
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Karnataka leader Rajasekharan calls for "Miss a Meal" programme Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Inspired by a call once given by former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shashtri in the 1960s asking people to observe a day's fast in a week to save food, a former Union Minister of State from Karnataka is running a campaign for the same cause as he believes it is needed for the welfare of the hungry in the country today.
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Manmohan Singh calls the Women's Reservation Bill "a momentous development for women... Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday described the Women's Reservation Bill as "a momentous development" and a step forward towards emancipation of the women.
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Pay toll on Noida-Greater Noida Expressway from Sep 30 Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
The Noida-Greater Noida Expressway will cease to be toll-free from Sep 30, the Uttar Pradesh government said Tuesday.
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Two held with hashish in Delhi Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Two men were arrested here with 22 kg of fine quality hashish, police said Tuesday.
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Muthoot Group warms up to fresh IPL tender Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Business conglomerate Muthoot Pappachen Group (MPG) of Kerala is planning to own a cricket team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after the league's governing council relaxed conditions and invited bids to buy two new franchises.
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Women's bill 'historic step forward', says PM Print E-mail
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the historic women's reservation bill set to pass in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday was 'a historic step forward' for the emancipation of the Indian women.
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