Sons, daughters-in-law arrested for parading widowed mother half naked
August 24th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 24 (IANS) Police arrested five people, including two sons and daughters-in-law of a middle-aged Dalit widow who was publicly beaten and paraded half naked in a village in Bihar's ... Read more...
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Man held for father’s murder
July 25th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Sick and tired of seeing his mother beaten by his father, a young man slit the throat of his father, police said Wednesday. The man ... Read more...
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IPL molestation case: Peerzada discharged from hospital
May 21st, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Sahil Peerzada, who was assaulted and injured while resisting an IPL cricketer's alleged attempt to molest his American fiancee Zohail Hameed at a hotel here ... Read more...
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IPL player gets bail, American woman sends Mallya legal notice (Roundup)
May 19th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team's Australian player Luke Pomersbach, accused of molesting an American woman and beating up her fiance, Saturday got bail but RCB ... Read more...
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‘Withdraw public suit on appointment of next army chief’
April 11th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A public suit filed in the Supreme Court alleging communal overtones in the appointment of Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh as the next army chief should ... Read more...
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Haqqani seeks video testimony in Memo case
March 25th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) Citing security reasons, Pakistan's former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani has sought the Supreme Court's permission for recording his testimony to the Memo commission via ... Read more...
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Poll panel rejects BSP’s plea on covering statues
January 18th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Election Commission Wednesday rejected the Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) plea to reconsider its Jan 8 order to cover statues of elephants and party ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily lauds India for no polio cases in 2011
January 14th, 2012 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) India must receive "due appreciation" as it has been a year since its last case of polio was reported, said a leading Pakistani daily.An editorial in ... Read more...
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Can’t stigmatise judiciary, apex court warns CBI
November 29th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) "One can't stigmatise the judiciary," the Supreme Court Tuesday said, slamming the CBI for casting aspersions on the subordinate judiciary in Gujarat while seeking the ... Read more...
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Joshi asks PAC members to apologise to CAG
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi has asked panel members who made "wild allegations" against Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai ... Read more...
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Most hurting decision, says Nikitha after being banned
September 11th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 11 (IANS) What mistake have I committed to endure such a harsh punishment, asks multilingual actress Nikitha, who has been banned by the Kannada Producers' Association (KPA) for ... Read more...
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Woman accused of affair with godman granted divorce
July 9th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Setting aside a trial court order, the Delhi High Court has allowed the divorce plea of a woman accused by her husband of having a ... Read more...
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Ministry defends Krishna aide, rejects insinuations
July 8th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) With a cabinet reshuffle round the corner, the external affairs ministry Friday rejected reports that an aide to S.M. Krishna was manipulating lucrative contracts and ... Read more...
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Goa scribes seek apology from police chief
June 22nd, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 22 (IANS) A delegation of Goa journalists Wednesday met Director General of Police (DGP) Aditya Arya to protest against his scathing attack on the media and demanded an ... Read more...
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Nepal defends Baba Ramdev aide
June 7th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 7 (IANS) Strong reactions poured in from Nepal Tuesday after reports in the Indian media quoted an Indian politician as accusing yoga guru Baba Ramdev's principal aide Balkrishna ... Read more...
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Shanti Bhushan serves notice on defiant Digvijay (Lead)
April 20th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Former law minister Shanti Bhushan Wednesday served a legal notice on Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh demanding a public apology for alleging that he ... Read more...
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Shanti Bhushan demands apology from Digvijay
April 20th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Former law minister Shanti Bhushan Wednesday served a legal notice on Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh demanding a public apology for alleging that he ... Read more...
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Shanti Bhushan moves contempt proceeding against Amar Singh (Lead)
April 18th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Senior apex court counsel Shanti Bhushan Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking initiation of suo motu contempt proceedings against Rajya Sabha member and expelled Samajwadi ... Read more...
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‘Shanti Bhushan must step down form Lok Pal Bill joint drafting committee’
April 17th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 17(ANI): In the wake of the controversy surrounding, Shanti Bhushan, co-chairman of the Lok Pal Bill joint drafting committee, social activist Vineet Narain on Sunday demanded his resignation ... Read more...
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Supreme Court seeks report on probe into Azad killing (Lead)
April 4th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked the Andhra Pradesh government to file a status report on its probe into the killing of Communist Party of India-Maoist ... Read more...
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Supreme Court seeks status report on Azad killing
April 4th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked the Andhra Pradesh government to file the status report on its investigation into the killing of Communist Party of India-Maoist ... Read more...
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Lalgarh killings: SC rejects WB Govt.’s plea against CBI probe
March 17th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the West Bengal Government's plea against a Calcutta High Court order for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the ... Read more...
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Digvijay Singh seeks apology from media, critics after producing Karkare phone call records
January 4th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 4 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Tuesday demanded an apology from certain sections of the media and his right-wing critics afterfurnishing all proofs of his conversation ... Read more...
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CBI points finger at Aarushi’s parents, but lacks evidence (Roundup)
January 1st, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) With the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) casting strong aspersions on the role of Aarushi Talwar's father in her murder, the parents Saturday again lashed out ... Read more...
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Name the lobbying MPs, BJP asks Ramesh
December 31st, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday called on Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh to name the MPs who had met him or his ministry's officials to lobby ... Read more...
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Raja phone call case: ‘It is a judicial matter’, says Moily
December 14th, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Dec 14 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister M. Veerappa Moily commenting on the fresh controversy that former Telecom Minister A Raja had tried to influence a Madras High Court judge ... Read more...
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Raja phone call case : Justice Gokhale contradicts former CJI
December 14th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 14 (ANI): Senior Supreme Court Judge, Justice H L Gokhale, on Tuesday contradicted the claim of former Chief Justice of India, Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, that he was not aware ... Read more...
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NHRC chief denies dereliction of duty in Raja phone call case
December 8th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.8 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson and former Chief Justice of India, Mr. Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, on Wednesday said he had not received any letter or communication from ... Read more...
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Letter casts aspersions on judges hearing spectrum case
November 24th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday revealed that it had received a letter alleging that the bench hearing the case related to allocation of spectrum to mobile companies had ... Read more...
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Mirchpur caste violence: Apex court makes strong observations
November 23rd, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) "What is happening in the country", an upset Supreme Court remarked Tuesday when told of how people belonging to the Valmiki community of Mirchpur village in Haryana's ... Read more...
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BlackBerry makers deny link with home ministry ‘mole’
November 23rd, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Research in Motion, the Canadian company that makes BlackBerry devices, has denied any link with the senior home ministry official arrested Monday for allegedly leaking sensitive information ... Read more...
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Obese Contestant Of Reality Show Hospitalized Due To Dehydration
November 19th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
November 19, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A reality show called ‘Obese’ to be aired on ABC had all eyes turned to it for the wrong reasons this week. TMZ.com reports ... Read more...
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Uthamaputhiran Faces Coimbatore Protests
November 11th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): 'Uthamaputhiran', the film which was having a spectacular run at the box office seems to have run into a spate of trouble lately. The film starring the young ... Read more...
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Set up JPC, Shunglu panel should probe PMO’s role: BJP (Lead)
October 19th, 2010 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Attacking the government over the Games allegations, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and the central government were "equally guilty" ... Read more...
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Maintain restraint: Congress to Dikshit, Kalmadi
October 18th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) With Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi trading charges publicly over alleged CWG corruption, the Congress Monday advised them to ... Read more...
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