Delhi High Court blast: Court to frame charges Oct 1
September 21st, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) A special court here Friday fixed Oct 1 for framing of charges against an accused in the Sep 7, 2011 Delhi High Court blast accused, ... Read more...
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Curfew relaxed in violence-hit Ghaziabad area
September 17th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Sep 17 (IANS) Curfew was relaxed for five hours Monday in Ghaziabad's Masuri area where six people were killed in police firing three days ago and the kin of ... Read more...
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Bal Thackeray backs Trivedi, but raps him too
September 12th, 2012 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Wednesday came out in support of jailed cartoonist Aseem Trivedi but also gave him a sharp rap on the knuckles.While ... Read more...
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Delhi HC blast: Court to frame charges Sep 18 (Lead)
September 4th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Just three days before the first anniversary of the 2011 Delhi High Court blast, a special court here Tuesday fixed Sep 18 to frame charges ... Read more...
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Iranian, Egyptian presidents discuss NAM objectives, region
August 30th, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 30 (IANS) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi held talks here on Thursday about the objectives of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and regional developments.Quoting Iranian ... Read more...
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Indonesia cuts sentence of over 50,000 prisoners
August 18th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 18 (IANS) More than 50,000 convicts, including those sentenced for graft, murder and drug running, have been granted sentence reductions as the country celebrated Independence Day Friday, media ... Read more...
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Jundal to be questioned in arms haul case
August 13th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) A Mumbai court Monday sent key 26/11 handler and suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Abu Jundal to the custody of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for questioning in a ... Read more...
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Jundal records statement before magistrate
August 12th, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Abu Jundal, key 26/11 handler and suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, Sunday recorded his confessional statement before a Mumbai magistrate, a police official said.Jundal, one of the masterminds ... Read more...
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Two killed, 15 injured in Pakistan building blast
August 4th, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 4 (IANS) At least two people were killed and 15 injured when three buildings collapsed following an explosion in a fireworks workshop in Pakistan's Multan city Saturday, media ... Read more...
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‘Ramayan’ to be back on small screen
July 24th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Popular mythological story "Ramayan" is set to be retold on the small screen. Zee TV has announced the re-creation of the classic and it is ... Read more...
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39 held in Karachi for various crimes
July 21st, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 21 (IANS) Police in Pakistan's port city of Karachi conducted raids in many areas and arrested 39 people allegedly involved in robbery and extortion, Geo News reported Saturday.Police ... Read more...
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Aamir meets PM, seeks scrapping of manual scavenging
July 16th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Actor-activist Aamir Khan Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and union minister Mukul Wasnik here and raised the issue of the plight of manual ... Read more...
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Bangalore, Pune blasts accused murdered in jail (Lead)
June 8th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, June 8 (IANS) Suspected Indian Mujahiddeen operative Qateel Mohammed Jaffer Siddiqui, named in the German Bakery blast here and the Bangalore terror attacks, was Friday found murdered inside his ... Read more...
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Fearing death, Pakistani doctor refuses to eat prison meals
June 3rd, 2012 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 3 (IANS) Shakeel Afridi, the Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, has refused to eat meals provided by the jail authorities ... Read more...
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Pakistan government urged to shift Shakil Afridi from Peshawar
June 2nd, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) The chief minister of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has urged the federal government to shift jailed Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi to any other place in the ... Read more...
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Brazilian football clubs’ debt now $1.85 billion
May 23rd, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 23 (IANS) Brazil's First Division football clubs have a combined debt of $1.85 billion, according to an audit by consultancy firm BDO.Four of Brazil's top five ... Read more...
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Delhi High Court blast: Accused records statement
May 2nd, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Amir Abbas Dev, an accused in the 2011 Delhi High Court blast case, recorded his statement before a magistrate Wednesday in an in-camera proceeding, sources ... Read more...
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Delhi blast accused’s plea to be heard May 1
April 18th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) An application by Amir Abbas Dev, an accused in last year's blast outside Delhi High Court, to become an approver would be heard May 1 ... Read more...
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Pakistani jailbreak: senior officials transferred
April 17th, 2012 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Four senior officials have been transferred after Taliban militants stormed a jail in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and freed about 400 prisoners, a media report said ... Read more...
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Now comes Rajasthan Fashion Week!
March 28th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 28 (IANS) Indian fashion world's already crowded lineup has got one more fashion week - Rajasthan Fashion Week (RFW). The first edition of the three-day event will start ... Read more...
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Mumbai terror attack footage to be screened in apex court
February 22nd, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) CCTV recordings of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack by Pakistani terrorists and the audio recordings of their intercepted mobile phone conversations will be played Thursday ... Read more...
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Iran tries 32 for $2.6 bn bank fraud
February 18th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 18 (IANS) Thirty-two people were tried in an Iranian court Saturday for cheating banks out of $2.6 billion, the official media reported.They could face death if convicted, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Pakistan panel on 26/11 to visit India in February
January 13th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) A Pakistani judicial commission probing the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks will visit India in February to record the statements of witnesses and investigators of the ... Read more...
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Educated women going for drugs in Pakistan
January 12th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Around 47 percent of women drug addicts in Pakistan are well educated and have had either college or university education, a top official has said.Around 21 ... Read more...
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Mumbai attack: Indian envoy meets Pakistani minister
December 27th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) India's High Commissioner to Pakistan Sharat Sabharwal and Interior Minister Rehman Malik have discussed matters relating to Mumbai attack and the visit of a judicial ... Read more...
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Three drown as hospital bus falls into canal
December 7th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 7 (IANS) Three people, including two doctors, were drowned and one man was reported missing as a hospital bus rolled into a canal here Wednesday.The bus ... Read more...
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Medeira blasts referee for denying penalty to India
December 3rd, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) India coach Savio Medeira blamed Malaysian referee Nagor Amir for denying the hosts a genuine penalty in their 1-1 draw with Afghanistan in their opening ... Read more...
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Protesting widows, kin of 26/11 victims detained
November 26th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Police Saturday detained around two dozen widows and family members of the victims who lost their lives in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the third ... Read more...
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Expenditure on Kasab not as high as projected: Lawyers
November 25th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) The expenditure incurred on keeping 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab secure in a Mumbai jail may not be as high as projected, say some prominent lawyers ... Read more...
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At CST, 26/11 heroes still do their duty (Three years after 26/11 attack)
November 23rd, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) When 26/11 terrorists Ajmal Amir Kasab and Ismail Khan fired manically at passengers, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) announcers Bablu Kumar and Vishnu Zende, displaying immense ... Read more...
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Pakistan waits for Indian response over judicial panel
November 20th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Pakistan is waiting for India to identify the place for holding the proceedings of its judicial commission that would interview witnesses connected with the 26/11 ... Read more...
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After ‘Force’, Nishikant Kamat to direct psycho-thriller
November 15th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 15 (IANS) Director Nishikanth Kamath, who is all set to start a new film for another production house, says he would love to direct "Force 2" but ... Read more...
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India welcomes Pakistan judicial commission’s visit
November 5th, 2011 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) India Saturday welcomed Pakistan's decision to send a judicial commission to interview witnesses connected with the 26/11 terror probe."We look forward to the visit ... Read more...
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Families stand by jailed Pakistani cricketers
November 3rd, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Nov 3 (IANS) Families of jailed Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammed Aamir stood by them Thursday, saying they are innocent and have been implicated in the ... Read more...
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Factfile on jailed Pakistani cricketers, bookie
November 3rd, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) The following is a factfile on Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, and bookie Mazhar Majeed, who have been jailed in England on ... Read more...
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