Seven killed in UP bus-car smash
July 9th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 9 (IANS) Seven people, including three women and a child, were killed when a car they were in rammed into a state transport bus in Muzaffarnagar Monday morning, ... Read more...
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Spurned, man shoots himself in Jaipur girls’ hostel
May 15th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 15 (IANS) Upset over a fight with his girlfriend, a 22-year-old man Tuesday shot himself with a gun in front of police officials inside the girls' hostel of ... Read more...
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13 Mumbai college-goers kill friend
April 19th, 2012 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Yet another gory murder shocked Mumbaikars when at least 13 teenagers clubbed to death a 17-year-old boy who had allegedly used expletives against the mother and ... Read more...
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Maya’s favoured officials dumped
March 29th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 29 (IANS) Favourite officials of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati were Thursday shunted out to posts that do not carry clout.Kunwar Fateh Bahadur Singh, who was principal ... Read more...
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Corruption major roadblock in India’s development: Court
March 23rd, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday observed while punishing six persons, including a bank manager, that corruption was a major roadblock in India's development.The Central Bureau of ... Read more...
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In stormy times, opposition slams budget
March 16th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party, the Left and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ganged up Thursday to blast the Union Budget and warring ally Trinamool ... Read more...
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Budget has failed to benefit common man: BSP
March 16th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Friday criticised the union budget for 2012-13, saying it was "below mediocre" and failed to benefit the common man."The ... Read more...
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Hyderabad police arrest TDP corporator
March 12th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 12 (IANS) Hyderabad police Monday arrested a corporator of opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for purchasing a SUV which was stolen in Kerala.The controversial corporator Thakur Raja Singh ... Read more...
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IPS officer protests lack of office space
February 26th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 26 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh cadre IPS officer has decided to proceed on indefinite leave from Tuesday if he is not provided "basic office space".The 1992 batch Indian ... Read more...
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Key Islamic archival text to be released
February 15th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The process of archiving ancient Islamic manuscripts will get a boost as a comprehensive publication, listing important documents collected by Indian vice-president M. Hamid ... Read more...
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35pc candidates with criminal cases in UP fourth phase
February 11th, 2012 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Nearly 35 percent of the major candidates in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh polls scheduled Feb 19 have criminal background, a report from ... Read more...
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Poll panel orders covering Mayawati statues, shifts officials (Third Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 7 (IANS) In a landmark move, the Election Commission Saturday issued orders for covering all statues of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ... Read more...
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Remove home secretary, police chief, poll panel tells Mayawati
January 7th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 7 (IANS) The Election Commission Saturday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to remove the state's home secretary and the police chief.Making the announcement here, ruling Bahujan Samaj ... Read more...
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World polo body hopeful of game getting back to Olympics
December 18th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IANS) The Federation of International Polo (FIP), the world governing body of the game, is hopeful the sport will soon return to the Olympics, its president Eduardo ... Read more...
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Cop dubbed unstable after anti-Mayawati remarks, probe ordered
November 5th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 5 (IANS) A day after a senior police official - called "upright and honest" by his colleagues - levelled serious corruption charges against it, the Mayawati government Saturday ... Read more...
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Defector BSP legislator disqualified
October 17th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 17 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator Krishna Kumar Singh, who had switched loyalties to the Samajwadi Party, was Monday disqualified by Speaker Sukhdeo ... Read more...
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A tale of two writers: A waiter and chaiwala
September 27th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 27 (IANS) One makes tea, the other serves it. Both work in the same canteen. But that is not where the similarity ends. Both are writers, with several ... Read more...
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Another Indian investment flounders in Nepal
September 17th, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 17 (IANS) Yet another Indian investment is in trouble in Nepal after Indian tobacco giant ITC's joint venture shut down its garments factory and the Manipal Group has ... Read more...
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Jat agitators clear rail tracks after Allahabad HC order
March 19th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Mar 19 (ANI): In the wake of Allahabad High Court's directives to clear the rail tracks and roads at the earliest, the Jats, who have been demanding 27 per cent reservation ... Read more...
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Speaker seeks home ministry report on Mulayam’s house arrest
March 15th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has sought a report from the union home ministry on the alleged house arrest of Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders ... Read more...
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Quashing of 25 Doordarshan employees’ appointment stayed
March 7th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday restrained a Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order quashing appointment of 25 anchors and reporters in Doordarshan (DD) News channel in ... Read more...
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Indian telecom JV reels under step-motherly treatment in Nepal
January 18th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 18 (IANS) Nepal's first private telecom operator continues to reel under the stepmotherly treatment meted out to it by deposed king Gyanendra's regime in 2005, with its business ... Read more...
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President felicitates Asian Games gold medal winners
December 4th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Saturday felicitated the Asian Games gold medal winners at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan here Saturday.The president met the athletes in the Yellow ... Read more...
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Athletics coach Snesarev unhappy with AFI
November 29th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) India's foreign athletics coach Nikolai Snesarev, who played a crucial role in the success of middle-distance runners at the Asian Games and whose contract is up for ... Read more...
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Patil to end visit to Syria, to return to New Delhi
November 29th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghDamascus, Nov.29 (ANI): Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will conclude her four-day visit to the Syrian Arab Republic on Monday, and return home later tonight.On Monday, Patil will ... Read more...
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President Patil leaves on nine-day visit to West Asia
November 21st, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghNew Delhi, Nov 21 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil embarked on her nine-day State visit to United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Syrian Arab Republic on Sunday with the aim ... Read more...
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Nepal’s billion-rupee casino industry faces trouble
November 11th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Nov 11 (IANS) Nepal's casino industry, the oldest in South Asia and one of the top revenue-grossers in the country, is in deep trouble -- thanks to laws that stakeholders say ... Read more...
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Three held in Punjab for circulating fake currency
October 30th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patiala (Punjab), Oct 30 (IANS) Three people have been arrested here on charges of circulating fake currency notes and documents in Punjab and Haryana over the past few months, police said Saturday.Fake ... Read more...
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CWG gold medallist Krishna Poonia thanks C.P. Joshi
October 13th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) India's Commonwealth Games gold medallist in discus throw Krishna Poonia Wednesday called on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister C.P. Joshi and thanked him for his "constant ... Read more...
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CWG Athletics: Krishna ends 52-year wait for gold, India sweeps women’s discus (Roundup)
October 12th, 2010 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
By Sirshendu Panth
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) A long 52-year wait came to an end as India's national anthem was once again played in the Commonwealth Games athletics arena with woman discus ... Read more...
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CWG athletics: Poonia breaks 52-year gold jinx, India sweeps women’s discus (Lead)
October 11th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) It was a fairy tale outing for India in the athletics arena Monday as woman discus thrower Krishna Poonia broke a 52-year jinx to win a gold ... Read more...
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Court to hear plea on Doordarshan appointments
October 7th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Delhi High Court Thursday agreed to hear a petition filed by Prasar Bharati challenging an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) quashing the appointment of 25 ... Read more...
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Ousted Nepal king’s minister joins Maoists
September 29th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Sep 29 (IANS) Politics continued to bring together strange bed fellows in Nepal with a veteran politician, who had supported deposed king Gyanendra's coup and became minister in the ... Read more...
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Bank manager found dead at home
September 22nd, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 22 (IANS) A 38-year-old manager of a bank was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his residence in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district, police said Wednesday.
Tej Bahadur Singh, manager of Punjab ... Read more...
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Three contract killers arrested in Raipur
September 3rd, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 3 (IANS) Police in Raipur have arrested three contract killers, among them a 15-year-old boy, from here, police said Friday.
Three people, who were paid to kill a cable ... Read more...
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