Gujarat riots spurred Jundal’s radicalisation: Investigators
July 11th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat had spurred Abu Jundal, one of the handlers of the 26/11 attackers, to join the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror ... Read more...
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26/11 plotter Jundal abandoned family for terrorism
July 8th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Driven by his commitment to jihad, 26/11 plotter Abu Jundal Hamza abandoned not only his family in India but also his Pakistani wife and ... Read more...
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Confirmed that 26/11 controlled from Pakistan: Chidambaram (Second Lead)
July 5th, 2012 - 5:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The interrogation of Abu Jindal Hamza, an Indian national arrested for the 26/11 strike, has confirmed that the terror attack was being controlled from ... Read more...
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Confirmed that 26/11 controlled from Pakistan: Chidambaram (Lead)
July 4th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The interrogation of Abu Jindal Hamza, an Indian national arrested for the 26/11 strike, had confirmed that the terror attack was being controlled from ... Read more...
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Abu Jindal has no remorse for Mumbai carnage, say investigators
July 3rd, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) There is no remorse in Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jindal Hamza, the Indian national who has confessed to being in the control room in Karachi ... Read more...
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Abu Jindal’s mother says he is innocent
June 28th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beed (Maharashtra), June 28 (IANS) Claiming that her son, Abu Jindal Hamza, is not a terrorist, his mother Rehana Begum Thursday accused the security agencies of "falsely implicating" him.Speaking to ... Read more...
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Maharashtra doctor couple in police custody till June 30
June 18th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beed (Maharashtra), June 18 (IANS) A doctor couple suspected to be involved in culpable homicide and female foeticide in Beed district was Monday remanded to police custody till June 30 ... Read more...
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Lightning kills three in Maharashtra
May 10th, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beed (Maharashtra), May 10 (IANS) Three members of a family were killed Thursday after they were struck by lightning in a village in Maharashtra's Beed district, police said."The victims were ... Read more...
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Hazare to start Maharashtra tour for Lokayukta bill
April 30th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), April 30 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare is all set to launch his five-week long tour of Maharashtra from Tuesday to create awareness for a strong ... Read more...
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BJP registers complaint against NCP
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Alleging that the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders have lured voters to attend a rally in Maharashtra's Beed district, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday ... Read more...
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16-hour loadshedding for Maharashtra industries
October 11th, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) The electricity authority in Maharashtra will implement 16 hours of power cuts for industries from Wednesday, two days after imposing loadshedding in urban and rural ... Read more...
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Six die in Mumbai-Nashik Highway accident
May 5th, 2011 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Six people, including a child and a woman, were killed and four injured Thursday morning when a speeding car rammed into a truck on the ... Read more...
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Tie up with MNS only after Shiv Seva’s nod: BJP
March 4th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 4 (IANS) Any alliance with Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) can happen only with the consent of the Shiv Sena, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader ... Read more...
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Mumbai, Vellore students selected for German honour
October 25th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) Two Indian engineering students, one from Mumbai and the other from Tamil Nadu's Vellore, have been selected for the prestigious Bayer Young Environmentalist Envoy (BYEE) honour and will ... Read more...
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Rs.60 lakh looted from bank car in Maharashtra
October 13th, 2010 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
Beed (Maharashtra), Oct 12 (IANS) In a daring operation, two people robbed Rs.60 lakh from a car transporting a bank's money in Maharashtra Tuesday evening, police said.The cash, belonging to the ... Read more...
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Two held for Pune bakery bombing, conspiracy unravelled
September 8th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, two men linked with the Indian Mujahideen and the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were arrested for the German Bakery bombing that killed 17 people in ... Read more...
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Four children drown in Godavari river
May 16th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beed (Maharashtra), May 16 (IANS) Four children, aged between four and eight years, drowned in the Godavari river in Maharashtra's Beed district Sunday, police said.
A group of five children from Hingangaon ... Read more...
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Government official gang raped in Pune, four men held
April 18th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, April 18 (IANS) A senior government official from Pune was allegedly raped by four men while she was returning from a pilgrimage with her family. The accused have been arrested, police ... Read more...
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11 killed in New Year road accident in Maharashtra
January 1st, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) Eleven people, including three children, were killed and seven injured when their Tavera jeep collided with a stationary truck in Maharashtra's Beed district early Friday.
The accident took place ... Read more...
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Munde appointed Lok Sabha deputy leader of opposition
December 21st, 2009 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gopinath Munde was Monday appointed Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
Munde's name has been approved by L.K. ... Read more...
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Government revises swine flu toll to 28
August 19th, 2009 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) After days of denial, the central government Wednesday revised the number of swine flu deaths to 28 from 25 though no fresh deaths were reported. The country ... Read more...
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Second phase of polling begins in Maharashtra
April 23rd, 2009 - 10:04 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Polling started on a peaceful note in 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in the second phase of elections in Maharashtra Thursday morning, election officials said.
Around 37.7 million voters ... Read more...
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BJP withdraws Sangli nominee in favour of Congress rebel
April 8th, 2009 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) Deepak Shinde, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Sangli Lok Sabha seat, Wednesday withdrew his candidature in favour of Ajit Ghorpade, a rebel candidate who ... Read more...
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Ten feared dead in a blast at fireworks factory in Maharashtra
January 28th, 2009 - 11:34 pm ICT by ANI
Beed (Maharashtra), Jan.28 (ANI): At least 10 persons are feared to have died, including women and children, and many others seriously injured in a blast that took place in a cracker ... Read more...
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Two children among four killed in Maharashtra accident
September 27th, 2008 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Aurangabad, Sep 27 (IANS) Two school children were among the four people killed when the vehicle they were travelling in collided head-on with a speeding truck near Aurangabad in Maharashtra Saturday afternoon, ... Read more...
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Maytas bags two electricity projects in Maharashtra
September 22nd, 2008 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Maytas Infra Ltd, a city-based construction and infrastructure development company, Monday announced that it has bagged two orders totalling Rs.4.81 billion ($104.5 million) for electrification of three districts ... Read more...
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Drought threat looms large over Maharashtra
July 16th, 2008 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) With monsoon failing in many parts of Maharashtra, the threat of a severe drought looms large in the state, according to official statistics on rainfall released here Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi says Centre will take measures to relax farm loan waive conditions
March 17th, 2008 - 6:29 pm ICT by admin
Osmanabad, Mar 17 (ANI): The United Progressive Alliance chairperson and Congress party president, Sonia Gandhi on Monday said that the Central Government would take appropriate measures to relax the two hectare ... Read more...
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Sonia to address farmers rallies in Maharashtra today
March 17th, 2008 - 10:43 am ICT by admin
Mumbai, Mar 17 (ANI): Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi will address two farmers rallies in Maharashtra today.Sonia will address a rally at Osmanabad in Marathwada region . Later, she will address ... Read more...
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