Meghalaya lawmakers gave fake bills for foreign jaunt: report 19 March 2010, 19-2 Hrs
Shillong, March 19 A one-day study tour to London was converted to a 10-day jaunt to European countries in 2006 by some Meghalaya legislators who produced 'fake and inflated' bills for the trip that eventually cost the government Rs.1.67 crore, a report said Friday.
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Simon Cowell to convert to Islam to marry girlfriend? 17 March 2010, 17-2 Hrs
London, March 17 Mezhgan Hussainy's family wants music mogul Simon Cowell to convert to Islam before he marries her, says a report.
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Full convertibility of rupee only gradually: Mukherjee 12 March 2010, 12-1 Hrs
New Delhi, March 12 Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday said the government was taking necessary steps to gradually move towards full convertibility of the Indian rupee.
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Malaysian Hindu woman wins custody battle with Muslim husband 11 March 2010, 11-1 Hrs
Kuala Lumpur, March 11 (DPA) Malaysia's High Court Thursday granted a Hindu woman custody of her child after a bitter court battle with her estranged Muslim husband, who converted their children to Islam and then took possession of them.
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Relax paddy rice conversion parameters: Akali Dal 09 March 2010, 09-2 Hrs
Chandigarh, March 9 Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal Tuesday urged Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to relax the parameters of converting paddy to rice as nearly 40 lakh tonnes of paddy was rotting in Punjab.
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Last minute strike gives Korea full points 03 March 2010, 03-2 Hrs
New Delhi, March 3 Hyun Woo Nam converted a last-minute penalty corner as Korea edged past Argentina 2-1 to remain in fray for a semi-final berth at the Hockey World Cup here Wednesday.
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MCD planning to open its own food court 12 February 2010, 12-1 Hrs
New Delhi, Feb 12 The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is mulling over a plan to convert an unused building in the heart of the capital into its very own food court.
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L&T Finance to raise Rs.400-500 crore by March 11 February 2010, 11-1 Hrs
Kolkata, Feb 11 Engineering major Larsen & Toubro's financial services arm, L&T Finance Ltd, would raise another Rs.400-500 crore through debt after its current Rs.500 crore fund raising through an issue of non-convertible debentures, a company official said here Thursday.
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Rs.55 crore fund set up to help young scientists 08 February 2010, 08-1 Hrs
New Delhi, Feb 8 Young researchers struggling to muster funds to establish their startups have reason to smile - the government Monday set up a corpus of Rs.55 crore to help scientists convert their prototypes to tangible commercial products.
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Now Harry Potter to release in 3D! 03 February 2010, 03-2 Hrs
London, Feb 3 Oscar-nominated film 'Avatar' has inspired another fantasy franchise to convert to the 3D format. The next Harry Potter film will feature Daniel Radcliffe and co-stars Rupert Grint and Emma Watson's characters in 3D!
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