Shehla Masood murder: Women architect, contract killer nabbed (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Making headway in the Shehla Masood case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a woman architect and a contract killer she hired to ... Read more...
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Women architect arrested in Shehla Masood murder case
February 28th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a woman architect for involvement in the murder of activist Shehla Masood in ... Read more...
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50 killed, hundreds injured in Iraq attacks (Lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Feb 23 (IANS) At least 50 people were killed and hundreds wounded Thursday in a series of bomb and gun attacks across the Iraqi capital, police said.The violence targeted ... Read more...
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SC issues notice to CBI on Pappu Yadav’s bail plea (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked the CBI to respond on a bail plea by former Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, undergoing ... Read more...
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Thai PM orders investigation into army shooting of four Muslims
February 1st, 2012 - 2:56 am ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK (BNO NEWS) -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday ordered an investigation into the shooting deaths of four Muslims by paramilitaries in the restive south on Sunday, local media reported.Prime ... Read more...
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Dey murder: Vora’s judicial custody extended till Feb 10 (Lead)
January 30th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) A Mumbai special court Monday extended till Feb 10 the judicial custody of woman scribe Jigna Vora, an accused in the 2011 journalist J. Dey murder ... Read more...
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Youth murdered by ex-lover’s father
January 26th, 2012 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 25 (IANS) In a suspected case of honour killing, a 25-year-old ice-cube trader was shot dead in broad daylight by half a dozen assailants in Ghaziabad Wednesday, police ... Read more...
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Kashmiri student out of danger (Lead)
January 22nd, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 22 (IANS) A Kashmiri student who was shot at Saturday in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh is out of danger in a Indore hospital, police said Sunday.Shabbir Ahmed, ... Read more...
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Man resisting robbery bid shot
January 19th, 2012 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) A 30-year-old collection agent of a gas agency was shot at and critically injured by four assailants in west Delhi when he resisted their ... Read more...
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35 injured in Rajasthan clash
January 15th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Jan 15 (IANS) At least 35 people, mostly policemen, were injured in Rajasthan Sunday in a clash between police and villagers who were demanding arrest of criminals involved in ... Read more...
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Mother, sister of top Pakistan official killed
January 15th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 15 (IANS) Two women -- the mother and sister of the joint secretary in Pakistan's cabinet division -- died when gunmen targeting a wanted killer pumped bullets ... Read more...
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Politician slain in Guatemala
January 14th, 2012 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Jan 14 (IANS/EFE) Congressman Oscar Valentin Leal and his brother were murdered here Friday on the eve of retired Gen. Otto Perez Molina's inauguration as Guatemala's president.The slain ... Read more...
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Eatery owner stabbed to death after tiff over bill
January 12th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) An eatery owner in east Delhi was stabbed to death after a dispute over payment with a group of customers turned violent, police said Wednesday, ... Read more...
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Iran blames Israel for killing nuclear staff (Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 11 (IANS) Iran blamed Israel Wednesday for assassinating an Iranian nuclear official earlier in the morning in a car bomb attack in Tehran, Xinhua reported.Media reports gave varying ... Read more...
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TV actor to study J. Dey’s life for crime reporter’s role (With Images)
January 11th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Small screen actor Kunal Karan Kapoor, who is playing a crime journalist in "Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha", says he would love to ... Read more...
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J. Dey murder: Special public prosecutor appointed
January 11th, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) Raja Thakare was appointed as a special public prosecutor Tuesday by the Maharashtra government for the trial of 11 accused in the murder of Mumbai journalist ... Read more...
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RTI activist’s murder: AIIMS forensic experts to visit Bhopal
January 10th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) With no headway made in the five-month investigation into the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood, a team of forensic experts from All India ... Read more...
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Four of family killed in town near Ghaziabad
January 7th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Four members of a family were killed on Friday night in Loni town of Ghaziabad district, police said Saturday adding that personal enmity was suspected as ... Read more...
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Chinese man, baby shot dead in Italy
January 6th, 2012 - 6:09 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 6 (IANS/AKI) A 31-year-old Chinese man and his nine-month-old baby daughter, who was in his arms, were shot dead by two men during a night-time robbery in Rome. ... Read more...
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Doctor robbed of car, cash in Greater Noida
January 6th, 2012 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Jan 5 (IANS) A doctor was stopped and beaten by a gang of assailants who fled with his car, cash, a gold chain and mobile phone in Greater ... Read more...
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Fanatics attacked me: Gay painter
January 6th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Artist Balbir Krishan, a gay painter from Uttar Pradesh, Thursday claimed that he was assaulted by unidentified men at the end of his solo exhibition ... Read more...
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Dey murder: Vora’s custody extended
January 3rd, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) A special court here Tuesday extended till Jan 16 the judicial custody of city woman journalist Jigna Vora, accused in the J. Dey murder case, a ... Read more...
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Guatemalan judge escapes assassination attempt
December 31st, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Dec 31 (IANS/EFE) A judge in Guatemala who is presiding over many cases related to human rights violations by security forces, was wounded when assailants shot at his ... Read more...
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Robbers walk out of Argentine bank with sacks of mail
December 30th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Dec 30 (IANS/EFE) Seven armed assailants wearing masks stormed a bank in the Argentine capital Thursday but walked out only with two sacks of letters.The Hollywood-style heist took ... Read more...
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Brazilian gang stealing hair from beauty salons
December 28th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Dec 28 (IANS/EFE) A gang has been targeting beauty salons in this Brazilian city to steal the natural locks used for hair extensions, police said Tuesday.The thieves have ... Read more...
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Property dealer shot dead in Ghaziabad
December 24th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 24 (IANS) A property dealer, accused in the murder of two sons of a retired Delhi Police official, was shot dead by armed assailants in Ghazaiabad's Vijay Nagar ... Read more...
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Dey murder: Vora’s custody extended till Jan 3
December 20th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) A special court here Tuesday extended till Jan 3 the judicial custody of woman journalist Jigna Vora, the 11th accused arrested in the J. Dey murder ... Read more...
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Stones pelted at Mirwaiz Umer in Sopore
December 16th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 16 (IANS) Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, was Friday attacked with stones by some assailants in north Kashmir's Sopore town, police sources said here.Mirwaiz ... Read more...
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Srinagar markets closed to protest shopkeeper’s murder
December 15th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 15 (IANS) Shops in some old city areas of Srinagar remained shut Thursday in protest against the murder of a local shopkeeper who was beaten by hooligans here ... Read more...
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Dey murder: Vora remanded to judicial custody till Dec 20
December 9th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) A special court here Friday remanded journalist Jigna Vora, the 11th accused arrested in the J. Dey murder case, to judicial custody till Dec 20.Special judge ... Read more...
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Man shot at for opposing girl’s harassment
December 4th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) An autorickshaw owner was shot at and injured by two motorcycle-borne assailants in east Delhi after he objected to their harassing a girl at a ... Read more...
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Jeweller’s house looted at gunpoint
November 30th, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Four masked robbers barged into the house of a jeweller in east Delhi and took away cash and jewellery worth lakhs of rupees after holding ... Read more...
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4 injured in Karachi grenade attack
November 26th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 26 (IANS) At least four people were injured when unknown miscreants attacked a shop with handgrenade and guns in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi Saturday night, reported ... Read more...
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Black Friday deal hunters in US turn violent
November 26th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 26 (IANS) Hunting cheap deals, Black Friday shoppers turned violent in at least seven states, including California, where police say a woman doused fellow shoppers with pepper ... Read more...
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Woman scribe arrested for Dey killing (Night Lead)
November 25th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) A woman journalist with an English newspaper here was Friday arrested for alleged involvement in senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey's killing, sending shock waves in the media ... Read more...
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