‘Compensate youth whose hands were chopped off’
March 4th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 4 (IANS) The Bihar government has been directed to pay compensation to a 22-year-old whose hands were chopped off after he failed to repay a loan of Rs.300, ... Read more...
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Youth’s hands chopped off for not repaying loan
March 2nd, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 2 (IANS) A young man whose hands were chopped off after he failed to repay a loan languishes on the floor of a government hospital here, frightened ... Read more...
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Delhi civic polls on April 15 (Second Lead)
March 1st, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Elections to the recently trifurcated Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the city's main civic body, will be held April 15, state Election Commissioner Rakesh Mehta ... Read more...
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Engineering students arrested for topper classmate’s murder
March 1st, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), Feb 29 (IANS) Two days after they allegedly shot dead their classmate in front of their college, two students of a private engineering college have been arrested by ... Read more...
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Petitions against Scheduled Caste seats in MCD polls dismissed (Lead)
February 29th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed all petitions seeking quashing of the state election commission's decision to reserve seats for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates ... Read more...
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Petitions against reserving MCD seats for SCs dismissed
February 29th, 2012 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed all petitions seeking quashing of the Delhi Election Commission's decision to reserve seats for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates ... Read more...
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Kejriwal, thousands sent back without voting in Ghaziabad
February 29th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 28 (IANS) Thousands of people, including Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal, were turned away from polling booths in Ghaziabad and could not vote in the state assembly ... Read more...
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Girl shot dead by father for ‘honour’
February 29th, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 28 (IANS) A 16-year-old girl in Haryana was killed and then hastily cremated Monday night by her father, police said and added they suspect it to be a ... Read more...
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Mamata vents ire on corporates, media
February 28th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Lashing out at a section of media and corporate houses for trying to force her to take up anti-people policies, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata ... Read more...
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Delhi government hikes OBC quota before municipal polls
February 27th, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Ahead of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) polls, the Congress-led Delhi government Monday decided to hike the reservation for Other Backward Castes (OBCs) in ... Read more...
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For being a topper, engineering student pays with life
February 27th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), Feb 27 (IANS) A second year mechanical engineering student of a private college here was killed Monday allegedely by two of his batchmates who had developed an animosity ... Read more...
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Groom marries bride who got raped
February 24th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 24 (IANS) Achche Lal, a Class 12 dropout, did what few would dare to do in his community. Breaking taboo, the young farmer in Madhya Pradesh married a ... Read more...
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39 percent turnout in fifth phase of UP poll (Second lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 23 (IANS) A very brisk 39 percent polling in the first six hours -- the highest so far -- was reported Thursday from most of the 49 ... Read more...
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Left on wane in erstwhile bastion Kanpur
February 22nd, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur, Feb 22 (IANS) There was a time when Kanpur was a stronghold of the Left but the picture is different as it goes to polls Thursday. Of its ... Read more...
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Farmer kills daughter for refusing to marry chosen groom
February 20th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Satara (Maharashtra), Feb 20 (IANS) A farmer in Maharashtra's Satara killed his 25-year old daughter after she refused to marry within her caste and insisted on an alliance with a ... Read more...
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57 percent turnout in UP’s fourth phase: Poll panel (Lead)
February 19th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The voter turnout in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh's assembly elections Sunday was recorded at 57 percent, the poll panel said, adding the balloting ... Read more...
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Quota remarks: Poll panel notice to Verma, minister unfazed (Second Lead)
February 18th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Election Commission Saturday issued notice to Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma, saying it was evident that the Congress leader "deliberately and wilfully" made ... Read more...
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Jharkhand leaders violate land law?
February 18th, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 18 (IANS) Political leaders across the political spectrum in Jharkhand have been accused of violating a land law in the state.Those facing the allegations include Deputy Chief ... Read more...
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Poll panel asks Verma to explain ‘wilfull’ sub-quota remark (Lead)
February 18th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Election Commission Saturday issued notice to Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma and said it was evident that the Congress leader "deliberately and wilfully" ... Read more...
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Mayawati ignores common man, promotes corrupt: Rahul
February 15th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 15 (IANS) As Uttar Pradesh voters voted in the third phase of assembly elections Wednesday, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi kept up his attack on Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Ministry withdraws press release about hiked amount to SC victims (Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Within hours of its release, the Ministry of Social Justice Thursday withdrew a press release from the government's official website about its decision to increase ... Read more...
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Poll panel censures Khurshid for quota announcement (Second Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) In an embarrassment to the Congress during the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the Election Commission Thursday censured Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his ... Read more...
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Relief for scheduled caste/tribe victims up 150 percent
February 9th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has increased the minimum amount payable to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe victims of atrocities by 150 percent, ... Read more...
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UP politics still ‘caste’ in stone
February 8th, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) In a tired replay, the campaign for the Uttar Pradesh elections that began Wednesday stood out most for its narrow emotional appeals by all ... Read more...
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PM greets nation on Ravidas Jayanti
February 7th, 2012 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday greeted the nation on the occasion of Ravidas Jayanti.In a message, the prime minister said that Guru Ravidas was ... Read more...
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Hung assembly in Uttar Pradesh, SP on top: survey
February 6th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party is likely to win 130-170 seats and finish on top of a hung 403-member Uttar Pradesh assembly, according to an opinion ... Read more...
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Will not align with criminals and thieves, vows Rahul
February 4th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 4 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday asserted that he was content with his party being out of power in Uttar Pradesh but would not join ... Read more...
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A weakened Congress will face UP ballot (Comment)
February 4th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Since the Manmohan Singh government is at the receiving end of the Supreme Court's stinging indictment of its role in the spectrum scam, it is the Congress which will suffer ... Read more...
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Vote for change, Priyanka Gandhi urges UP voters
February 3rd, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 3 (IANS) In a move to boost the Congress campaign led by her brother Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Friday addressed public meetings in ... Read more...
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Uttarakhand to better farm livelihoods with UN loan
February 2nd, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 2 (IANS) India is receiving a loan of nearly $90 million from the United Nations to improve agricultural livelihoods in the small northwestern hill state of Uttarakhand, ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi: post-caste politician succumbs to caste politics (Comment)
February 2nd, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Indian politicians have mastered the art of perpetuating and mining the politics of sordid caste consciousness even while simultaneously pretending to reject it.The latest to succumb to the easy lure ... Read more...
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Poll spotlight on corruption: Remo
February 1st, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 1 (IANS) Corruption has taken centre stage ahead of every other issue in the five states where assembly elections are being conducted because of activist Anna Hazare, ... Read more...
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Kerala to adopt Narayana Guru’s philosophy in education
January 31st, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 (IANS) The Oommen Chandy government Tuesday cleared a committee consisting of education experts to submit a report on how the teachings and philosophy of social reformer Sree ... Read more...
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Bihar public services act benefited 7.7 million: Official
January 30th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 30 (IANS) More than 7.7 million people have obtained caste, income and domicile certificates under the Right to Public Services (RTPS) Act which was enacted in Bihar last ... Read more...
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Shutdown by Dalit groups in Andhra
January 30th, 2012 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 30 (IANS) A day-long shutdown began in Andhra Pradesh Monday on a call given by Dalit groups to protest the recent desecration of statues of B.R. Ambedkar.Schools, ... Read more...
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