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Umroi: Delayed land acquisition and environment clearances have stalled more than 270 projects across the country, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari today said. "When I took charge as minister, there…
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Lucknow: Mango production in Uttar Pradesh may shrink to almost half at 43 lakh tonnes due to unseasonal rains accompanied by hailstorm and strong winds in past four months, industry body Assocham has said. "Mango production in India might…
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New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia university will be offering a course in disaster management from the upcoming academic session 2015-2016. According to officials, the university has felt an urgent need to launch the course after the…
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Mumbai: Actress Lara Dutta is "super excited" to team up with Akshay Kumar in upcoming film "Singh is Bliing", whose shooting she will begin tomorrow. Directed by Prabhudheva, "Singh is Bliing" is the 36-year-old former Miss Universe's…
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New Delhi: Arshad Warsi-starrer gangster drama "Babloo Shrivastava", a bipoic on the popular underworld don, has been shelved. "Khiladi 786" helmer Ashish R Mohan, who was directing the film, said they left the project as they were not…
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New Delhi: Price of non-subsidised LPG was today cut by Rs 5 per cylinder even as jet fuel (ATF) rates were marginally raised in step with global trend. The price of non-subsidised or market-priced domestic cooking gas (LPG) was cut by Rs…
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Toronto: Noroviruses, a group of viruses responsible for over 50 per cent of gastroenteritis or infectious diarrhea cases globally, can spread by air up to several metres from an infected person, a new study has warned. The study by…
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New Delhi: Bollywood star Aamir Khan and lyricist Javed Akhtar along with several other leading film personalities today met I&B Minister Arun Jaitley to discuss issues related to the film industry such as taxation and certification of…
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Washington: Global warming will eventually push 1 out of every 13 species on Earth into extinction, a new study projects. It won't quite be as bad in North America, where only 1 in 20 species will be killed off because of climate change…
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Dear Editor, "Grow more trees", "Every citizen must plant one tree each", are a few slogans reiterated on World Environment Day and Earth Day. But are we really following them? The answer from 70 per cent people is no, 20 per cent say yes…
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