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'Rail roko' begins in Telangana, 124 trains cancelled

Several pro-Telangana leaders, including elected representatives of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti and the ruling Congress, were taken into custody on Saturday as the three-day 'rail roko' agitation......

Cong MPs from Telangana to participate in 'rail roko'

Telangana Congress members of Parliament on Friday asserted that they would participate in the 'rail roko' scheduled to be held in the region for three days from on Saturday in support of the......

124 trains cancelled for 3 days ahead of Telangana rail-roko

In view of the rail-roko call given by Telangana Joint Action Committee in Telangana region, the South Central Railway on Thursday announced cancellation of as many as 124 passenger trains for......

Telangana stir: Cases booked against KCR; rail roko postponed

Even as the top leadership of the Congress party in New Delhi was busy in confabulations to find a way out of the mess in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, its state government seems to be......

Telangana: Rail-roko postponed to Oct 12-14

The Telangana Political Joint Action Committee on Friday postponed the `Rail-roko agitation, earlier scheduled for October 9 to 11, to October 12, 13 and 14. "The Rail-roko will be now held on......

Railway godown staff threaten nationwide strike

A trade union of godown employees of the Indian Railways today threatened to launch a nationwide strike if their demands, including regularisation of six lakh workers, are not addressed in the Rail......

Amazing office buildings in India

India prides itself on having some of the most contemporary designs for offices, especially in the IT sector. Some of these Indian IT campuses and parks rival the best in Europe or America. Which......

Budget to begin funding for Delhi Metro Phase III

The first tranche of central government funding for the third phase of the Delhi Metro commuter rail project is likely to come in the coming 2011-12 Budget. The Centre is expected to provide......

World worries about Republicans' economic strategy

With the Republican party gaining control of the House of Representatives, Republicans are expected to push for the extension of Bush-era tax cuts that could add to the deficit and weaken the......

H1-B visa row: US officials start damage control

Well aware that the visa row could have a direct impact on the fast growing economic ties with India, the Obama Administration has swung into action to initiate talks with the leaders at the......

Mallika, Minissha take off for Cannes

The Cannes Film Festival kicks off today and several Bollywood stars willl be in attendance this year, right from red carpet veterans Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Mallika Sherawat to......

Will The Social Network win Best Score?

It's that time of the year when we folk who write on film throw our hats into the soothsaying ring and decide to declare who will win -- and who should win -- the upcoming Oscar race. This year, I......

Who's crazy about Madhuri?

The Twitter world is quite a busy one, and Bollywood contributes a great deal to it. Here's looking at the best star tweets of the day. Well, call it the Madhuri Dixit Mania or more, but......

Bollywood goes back to school

This Christmas sees the year's most anticipated release, Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots. And while Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi, R Madhavan and Kareena Kapoor will make interesting collegians......

Make way for SPB, the TV host!

S P Balasubramaniam is regarded as one of India's musical talents. He made his singing debut in Telugu in 1966 with Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna. Since then he has rendered over......

Champions League: Messi lights up first night as Inter toil

The world's best player Lionel Messi lit up the opening night of the Champions League for Barcelona although holders Inter Milan and Manchester United endured less than sparkling starts on Tuesday.......

Images: Slick South Korea make sloppy Greece pay

South Korea chalked up the first win of this year's World Cup finals with a fluent 2-0 victory over a Greece side that paid a heavy price for defensive frailties in their Group B opener on......

Images: West Indies vs Ireland, 2nd T20

West Indies were playing without captain Chris Gayle, who was suffering from a thigh strain. Resultantly, Dwayne Bravo led the team and he did a good job of it eventually, after the hosts got off......

Force India eye progress after unveiling new car

Force India unveiled their new car on Tuesday, saying greater stability than other Formula One teams would boost their chances this season. Vijay Mallya's team finished ninth out of 10 last......

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Q. have u ever missed impt work because of rail roko or chakka jam how did u felt than
Vinay: A. more

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Q. kya RASTA ROKO, RAIL ROKO, BHARAT BANDH ka koi matlab yaa faayda hota hai kya...??
Manoj Joshi: A. fortunately never more

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Q. Rail Roko in Telangana: 124 trains cancelled,- what purpose will it serve by dividing a state? These local politicians are just brain washing common man, the only benefit will be for politicians (vote bank plus more corruption). When will we Indians understand this dirty game of politics and stop responding to that? At the end, its common man's life which has come to a halt, stopping buses and trains will affect only us. We are habitual of being USED by politicians for their own interest.-Comment
Manoj Joshi: A. you are right... more

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Q. The three-day rail-roko (rail blockade) in the Telangana region called for by those demanding a separate state began on Saturday with protesters descending on railway stations and tracks in the hundreds and the authorities responding with massive arrests.- Why not Mr. Raghul visit ,address and pacify the intransigent agitators ?
Venkatesaldevarajan: A. He wont, Instead he will go to some village in UP and take dinner and give interview to media. When Rome is burning King Nero was playing!!! more

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NGOs

Ahmedabad: INSAF (Indian Social Action Forum), a network of more than 700 Indian NGOs, has strongly condemned the recent actions taken by the... ...

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Defamation case against Ramadoss

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday said the state government would file a defamation case against PMK leader S. Ramadoss for his remarks that... ...

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Shopping malls to join LBT strike

Traders' associations in Nagpur, Kolhapur and Solapur also show support in the protest against LBT by shutting shop Mumbai Apeksha Srivastava... ...

http://www.mid-day.com/news/2013/may/090513-shopping-malls-to-join-lbt-strike-from-today.htm

95 activists arrested for Pondy stir

As many as 95 Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) activists, along with party state secretary R K R Anantharaman, were arrested when they were proceeding... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/95-activists-arrested-for-Pondy-stir/2013/05/07/article1578003.ece

Dharavi slum dwellers protest govt apathy

On the contrary government's policy appear to be capricious, government did not bother to win the confidence of the residuals rather than doing so,... ...

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