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Catholic Church protests suggestion for minority institutions 19 March 2010, 19-1 HrsNew Delhi, March 19 A powerful Catholic body has approached Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to voice its protest against the country's apex minority education watchdog's observation that institutions with less than 30 percent students from the community cannot claim minority status. Catholic Church,Minority,Reservation,CBCI,Siddiqui |
Sensex gains 59 points 19 March 2010, 19-1 HrsA benchmark index for Indian equities closed on a flat note Friday with a gain of 59 points. Sensex,NSE,BSE,Stock Market,Share Market |
Hardened protesters trickle back to Jantar Mantar 19 March 2010, 19-1 HrsNew Delhi, March 19 A day after more than 100 of them were forcibly evicted from the Indian capital's most popular protest site, some 15 hardened men and women returned to the Jantar Mantar observatory Friday to resume their protests for a myriad of causes. |
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka visit Tiruchirapalli 17 March 2010, 17-2 HrsChennai, March 17 Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Vadra made a short visit to Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu Wednesday evening to observe the Youth Congress organisational elections in the city. |
Telugu film industry to observe shutdown on Friday over piracy 17 March 2010, 17-2 HrsHyderabad, March 17 The Telugu film industry will observe a shutdown on March 19 to demand Andhra Pradesh government to deal firmly with piracy even as producer Yalamanchi Ravichand's fast-unto-death over the issue entered the third day Wednesday with leading film personalities expressing solidarity with him. |
Court dismisses Tiwari's plea over paternity suit 17 March 2010, 17-1 HrsNew Delhi, March 17 Observing that human relations should not be treated as commercial or civil transactions, the Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed former Andhra Pradesh governor N.D. Tiwari's plea challenging the paternity suit of a 34-year-old man who says the Congress leader is his biological father. |
Dhoni out of IPL for 10 days, Raina to lead Super Kings 17 March 2010, 17-1 HrsKolkata, March 17 Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been ruled out of Indian Premier League (IPL) action for at least 10 days due to a right elbow injury sustained during the game against Kolkata Knight Riders. Suresh Raina will lead the team in Dhoni's absence. |
BSNL staff to strike work April 20 to protest divestment 16 March 2010, 16-1 HrsNew Delhi, March 16 The services of state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will be affected April 20 with 300,000 employees of the company, including executives, deciding to observe a day-long strike to protest any move to divest government stake. |
Preparations to celebrate Bihar Day in full swing 16 March 2010, 16-1 HrsPatna, March 16 Preparations are in full swing here to observe the first-ever Bihar Divas (Day) on March 22, an official said. The British colonial rulers had carved Bihar out of the Bengal presidency on March 22, 1912. |
Brand ambassador for science to attract students? 15 March 2010, 15-2 HrsChennai, March 15 With student interest in science subjects waning fast, due largely to poor teaching and absence of lucrative career opportunities, it is time to take some drastic measures like appointing a brand ambassador, Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) officials said. |
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