Kolkata grieves for AMRI victims (Roundup)
December 13th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) Led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Kolkata Monday saw an outpouring of emotion for the AMRI Hospital fire tragedy victims, as grieving citizens ... Read more...
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Anna supporters take out candle light vigils
August 16th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Angry over his arrest, thousands of supporters of social activist Anna Hazare shouted slogans in his support as they held candle light vigils at several ... Read more...
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Mumbai media takes credit for arrest of Dey killers
June 28th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) The Mumbai media Tuesday said the arrest of journalist Jyotirmoy Dey's murder was "a small victory for (the) media and public opinion".The Mumbai Press Club said ... Read more...
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Three years on, Aarushi murder remains a whodunit
May 15th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Monday will mark three years since the sensational murders of Aarushi Talwar and her domestic help Hemraj shook the nation. But even after endless ... Read more...
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Jantar Mantar: The epicentre of India’s crusades
April 8th, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) It is a place where for years people from across the country have been coming to voice their concerns and demands - a place of ... Read more...
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26/11: No closure for the nation
November 26th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
By Smita PrakashNew Delhi, Nov.26 (ANI): Two years since the barbaric attack by 10 Pakistani trained terrorists that resulted in the death of 166 people in Mumbai, the country's wounds are ... Read more...
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Timeline of Aman Kachru ragged-to-death case
November 11th, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Nov 11 (IANS) The following is the timeline of the Aman Kachru ragged-to-death case in the Rajendra Prasad Medical College and Hospital at Tanda town in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh:2009March ... Read more...
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Remembering Kargil heroes, 11 years after victory
July 25th, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The nation will Monday remember its soldiers who were killed in the summer of 1999 while protecting the Kargil heights in Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistani ... Read more...
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700 young ‘diplomats’ pay homage to 26/11 victims (Lead)
November 26th, 2009 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) On the first anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks, nearly 700 youths from across the world Thursday paid homage to the victims of the terrorist act at ... Read more...
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On first anniversary, Delhi commemorates 26/11 victims
November 26th, 2009 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) On the first anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, a host of commemorative events are planned Thursday in the national capital by a cross section of ... Read more...
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PM to meet northeast students over rising crimes against them
November 10th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday expressed concern over the rising number of crimes against northeastern youth in the national capital and said he would meet students ... Read more...
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Campaign for fulfilment of Millennium Development Goals begins
October 16th, 2009 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) To remind world leaders that the deadline to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) is drawing near, the civil society and individuals across the world, including in ... Read more...
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Nepal police arrest Tibet peace marchers
June 26th, 2009 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 26 (IANS) Thirty-five Tibetans, including eight women, were arrested by Nepal police Friday near the Nepal-China border as they tried to cross over and stage a protest march in Tibet.
"There ... Read more...
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Cake, bat, scissor - election symbols up for grabs
March 22nd, 2009 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayank Aggarwal and Richa Sharma
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Candle, ring, cake and violin may sound like the perfect things for a romantic date, but they are actually some of elections ... Read more...
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Candle-light vigils demand justice for ragging victim (Lead)
March 15th, 2009 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Tanda (Himachal Pradesh), March 14 (IANS) Hundreds of people marched and held candle-light vigils in New Delhi and Himachal Pradesh's Tanda town Saturday evening to demand justice for Aman Kachru, a ... Read more...
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Indian-Americans want Pak declared a terrorist state
December 12th, 2008 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec.12 (ANI): Indian Americans have launched a signature campaign to demand that Pakistan be declared a terrorist state.
A Daily Times report says that copies of one of several petitions are ... Read more...
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Exiled Tibetans marchers reach Uttar Pradesh
April 30th, 2008 - 12:45 pm ICT by admin
Moradabad, Apr 30 (ANI): Exiled Tibetans, who are on their return march to Tibet, reached Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday.
The marchers had resumed their peaceful march to Tibet on April ... Read more...
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Tibetan exiles asks China to release Panchen Lama
April 26th, 2008 - 7:47 pm ICT by admin
Dharamsala, April 26 (IANS) A day after the 11th Panchen Lama turned nineteen, Tibetan exiles have demanded his immediate release from Chinese captivity, a spokesman of the Tibetan government-in-exile said here Saturday. ... Read more...
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Exiled Tibetans begin return march to Tibet
April 19th, 2008 - 3:17 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 19 (ANI): Scores of exiled Tibetans resumed their peaceful march to Tibet on Saturday from New Delhi.
After the successful conduct of their parallel Olympic torch relay in the ... Read more...
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Exiled Tibetans set out on a march back to Tibet
April 18th, 2008 - 5:40 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 18 (ANI): A day after the peaceful conduct of the Indian leg of the Olympic torch relay here, exiled Tibetans set out on their march back to Tibet ... Read more...
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