Man gets life term for killing boy over loan
February 9th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) A Delhi court has awarded life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs.1 lakh on a man for killing a young boy in east Delhi ... Read more...
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Media should show restraint, says Chandy
January 18th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 18 (IANS) Two days after media reports alleged that Kerala Police were snooping on emails of some Muslim leaders, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Wednesday said the press had ... Read more...
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Ink attack stuns Ramdev, attacker faces mob fury (Roundup)
January 14th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) A man hurled black ink on Baba Ramdev here Saturday when the yoga guru refused claims that the 2008 Batla House gun battle here ... Read more...
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No targeting of women visitors from Central Asia: India
January 13th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Amid reports that Indian missions have been asked to toughen screening for female visa applicants from central Asian countries, the government has clarified that there ... Read more...
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Don’t vote for Congress: Hazare appeals to Hisar voters
October 7th, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) In a fresh appeal, social activist Anna Hazare Friday urged people in Hisar in Haryana not to vote for the Congress in the Oct ... Read more...
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Hazare to resume Lokpal bill agitation after Dussehra
October 4th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Oct 4 (IANS) Taking on the Congress, social crusader Anna Hazare said here Tuesday that he would resume his movement for a strong anti-graft Jan Lokpal ... Read more...
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Surveillance on suspected pirate-manned dhows
October 1st, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 1 (IANS) The Indian Navy is maintaining aerial surveillance on three dhows and an unconfirmed number of skiffs suspected to be manned by sea pirates 600 and 700 ... Read more...
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India issues advisory to workers headed to Iraq
August 12th, 2011 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) With around 28 Indians having been duped by travel agents, India Thursday issued an advisory to prospective workers going to Iraq to exercise "due ... Read more...
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BJP targets Padgaonkar, Nayar for attending Fai seminars
July 21st, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday wondered how senior journalists like Kuldip Nayar and Dilip Padgaonkar, who attended conferences organised by Kashmiri American lobbyist ... Read more...
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High alert sounded in Kolkata after blasts (Lead)
July 14th, 2011 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) As multiple blasts rocked Mumbai, a high alert was sounded in Kolkata Wednesday with the city police warning of a likelihood of terrorists taking shelter in ... Read more...
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Police warn of terrorists taking refuge in Kolkata
July 13th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) As multiple blasts rocked Mumbai, Kolkata Police Wednesday warned of a likelihood of terrorists taking shelter in the city and asked landlords to verify the antecedents ... Read more...
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Transgender held for begging set free by court
June 18th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) After months of detention at a beggars' home, a transgender caught seeking alms in south Delhi was allowed to walk free after the intervention of ... Read more...
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Frailty increases through aging, not age
April 27th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 27 (ANI): The prevalence of frailty, which is linked to earlier death, increases throughout adulthood as people age and not just after age 65, according to a new study.Frailty ... Read more...
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Third phase of Bengal polls has its share of criminal candidates
April 21st, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) As many as 54 out of 280 candidates contesting the third phase of the West Bengal assembly polls spread over 75 constituencies have criminal cases ... Read more...
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US arranging transfer of Tri-Valley students: Krishna
March 9th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The US has started the process of transferring Indian students from the troubled Tri-Valley University to other American universities, the Lok Sabha was informed Wednesday."The ... Read more...
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Priyanka Chopra harassed by unknown man
February 20th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K Jha
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra got into a heated verbal argument with a man in Delhi while promoting her just released film "7 Khoon Maaf". He ... Read more...
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Bhardwaj relents on doctorate to Kannada scholar, ends row
February 7th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 7 (IANS) Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj Monday withdrew his opposition to Bangalore University's decision to give an honorary doctorate to a noted Kannada scholar known for his right-wing views.Bhardwaj's ... Read more...
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Row over Bhardwaj’s stand on doctorate
February 6th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 6(IANS) Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj is caught in a row over his refusal to accept Bangalore University's decision to give an honorary doctorate to a noted Kannada scholar known ... Read more...
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First cross metal detectors, then enter Goa churches
January 23rd, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, Jan 23 (IANS) The next time you want to walk down the solemn church pews in Goa, you might just have to duck under door frame metal detectors first. ... Read more...
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Gurgaon police to issue fresh guidelines to cab drivers
November 25th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Nov 25 (IANS) Alarmed by yet another gangrape of a call centre employee in Delhi a day ago, Gurgaon police Thursday said they plan to issue fresh guidelines to ... Read more...
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Four held with black buck in Uttar Pradesh
November 2nd, 2010 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 1 (IANS) Four suspected poachers have been arrested with a black buck, an endangered antelope species, in Uttar Pradesh, officials said Monday.The poachers were arrested Sunday following a joint operation ... Read more...
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BSP legislator, brother booked on murder charge
October 26th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 26 (IANS) A legislator from Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and his brother were booked for a murder following violent protests by supporters of a candidate killed ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena demands ban on burqa
October 19th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Tuesday demanded a ban on burqa, calling the Muslim veil a threat to security interests.In an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamna, the party said Turkey ... Read more...
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RJD-LJP manifesto is bagful of empty promises: BJP
October 13th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad has described the joint manifesto of Rashtriya Janata Dal- Lok Janashakti Party as 'nothing but a bagful of empty ... Read more...
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Rabri Devi to contest from two seats in Bihar polls
October 4th, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Oct 4 (ANI): Former Bihar Chief Minister and wife of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, will be contesting from two seats, Sonepur and Raghopur, in the ... Read more...
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Schools should verify bus drivers, helpers antecedents: Minister
September 27th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia Monday asked the state education ministry to make it mandatory for all schools, including private ones, to verify the antecedents of drivers ... Read more...
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Gurgaon verification drive causing exodus of migrants
September 23rd, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Sep 23 (IANS) Ramesh is the sole earning member of his family but he had to leave his job and go back to his hometown, Patna. He is among many migrant ... Read more...
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Amitabh Bachchan To Play Gangster-Politician In Ram Gopal Varma’s Film
September 23rd, 2010 - 11:35 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 23, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Get this. Ram Gopal Varma embarks on what he calls the most populist Bachchan film he has ever shot. In Department, which starts shooting early next ... Read more...
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Mr. Bachchan is playing gangster-turned-politician in my film: Varma
September 22nd, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) Ram Gopal Varma has once again teamed up with Amitabh Bachchan for "Department" and says the film will see the megastar playing a gangster-turned-politician. ... Read more...
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Three held for assaulting journalists in West Midnapore
September 4th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 4 (INAS) Three alleged Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists were arrested for assaulting six journalists in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said Saturday.
"We have arrested three people of ... Read more...
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Police verification of Games volunteers has barely begun
August 30th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Praveen Kumar
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The antecedents of only 1,591 volunteers - of the 20,000 chosen for the Commonwealth Games - have been verified and the remaining are yet to ... Read more...
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Justice over ‘pedas’, and through commonsense (A Legal Reporter’s Diary)
July 25th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Parmod Kumar
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Could accepting a sweet peda by the driver that led to the theft of his truck and its content be made a "condition" for denying ... Read more...
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Hockey coach questions Basavaraj’s role
July 25th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 25 (IANS) Ramesh Parameswaran, former assistant coach of the Indian men's hockey team, has hinted that politics played a major role in Basavaraj, who was involved in a sex scandal, ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves tighter arms licensing law
July 15th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The cabinet Thursday approved amendments to an over 40-year-old law to ensure that arms licences are only issued to those who genuinely need them.
The Arms (Amendment) ... Read more...
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For Canadian immigration, woman marries father, son
July 7th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh, July 7 (IANS) This is one idea that may not have struck even story writers in Bollywood. In her desperate bid to get Canadian immigration, a woman from Punjab ... Read more...
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