Jilted lover kills girl
July 7th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) Enraged by a 15-year-old girl's repeated marriage refusals, a jilted teenager stabbed her to death in West Bengal's Bankura district Saturday.Partha Mandal, around 17 years of ... Read more...
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Cartoon row serious, needs debate, says Congress
May 15th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday said it was all for freedom of expression, but cartoons "denigrating" politicians in NCERT books was a serious issue and it needed ... Read more...
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Freedom of expression is contextual, says Kapil Sibal
May 14th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Monday said that freedom of expression is "contextual".His statement came even as members in the Lok Sabha ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha MPs criticise cartoons in NCERT books
May 14th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Members in the Lok Sabha Monday united in criticising cartoons in NCERT books allegedly denigrating political leaders, particularly the one on B.R. Ambedkar, with ... Read more...
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Shankar made the Ambedkar-Nehru cartoon in 1950s
May 11th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The school textbook cartoon of B.R. Ambedkar which created a furore in parliament Friday was sketched by cartoonist Keshav Shankar Pillai in the 1950s while ... Read more...
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Court seeks government response on Pak national’s release
May 31st, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the Delhi government over a petition seeking deportation filed by a Pakistani national jailed in Tihar for over ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa offers 20 litres of water, 20 kg of free rice to BPL families in Tamil Nadu
March 24th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Mar. 24 (ANI): All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader J Jayalalithaa on Thursday opened her poll bag of freebies that more than matched the ruking Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party's ... Read more...
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Priyadarshan excited after completing three decades in showbiz
November 25th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 25 (IANS) Well-known filmmaker Priyadarshan is extremely delighted with the fact that he has survived in the film industry for three decades with a fair degree of success."Certainly, I ... Read more...
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Mysterious person stopped minor’s wedding in Tamil Nadu
September 6th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 6 (IANS) Even as officials of Krishnagiri district heaved a sigh of relief after stopping a minor's marriage to a man twice her age Sunday, they are baffled about the ... Read more...
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Bipan Chandra gives lessons on history books
February 8th, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The next edition of the World Book Fair will have a special section on history, eminent historian and chairman of the National Book Trust (NBT) Bipan Chandra ... Read more...
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Three Delhi school students seriously injured in fight
December 2nd, 2009 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Three students of a government school here suffered serious injuries when they were thrashed Wednesday by another group of students, police said.
Several teachers also received minor ... Read more...
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Govt makes Class X CBSE exams optional from 2010-11
September 7th, 2009 - 7:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.7 (ANI): In a significant step aimed at reforming the educational system in India, the Central Government on Monday announced the Standard X examinations, held under the Central Board of ... Read more...
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Inquiry against MLA for making minors donate blood
August 22nd, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by IBNS
Jaipur, Aug 22 (IBNS) An inquiry has been ordered against Congress MLA Bhagwan Sahay Saini for allegedly allowing minors to donate blood in a Jaipur town to commemorate the birth anniversary of ... Read more...
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Aarushi murder accused wants court notice to CBI before interrogation
January 3rd, 2009 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 3 (IANS) Raj Kumar, an accused in the Aarushi murder case, has appealed to a court here to ask the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to justify its need to ... Read more...
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Delhi schoolteacher arrested for molesting students
August 30th, 2008 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) A physical training teacher of a school in north Delhi was Friday arrested for allegedly molesting two girls, the police said. He was later released on bail.Neeraj, ... Read more...
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Delhi school denies foul play in girl’s death, family demands CBI enquiry
August 28th, 2008 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The family of 16-year-old Pushpanjali Raj, who allegedly fell to her death from the fifth floor of her hostel at a Delhi school, Thursday demanded investigations by ... Read more...
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Can’t fly to Delhi, so athlete to miss world championship
July 5th, 2008 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kannur (Kerala), July 5 (IANS) Chinchu Jose will miss the World Junior Athletics Championships in Poland, because her family failed to raise enough money to fly her to New Delhi, from where ... Read more...
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Couple consumes poison, schoolgirl dies
July 2nd, 2008 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) A 16-year-old schoolgirl died but her boyfriend survived after they consumed poison in north Delhi, the police said Wednesday. According to the police, the victim and her ... Read more...
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Mani Ratnam’s son a ‘Red volunteer’ at CPI-M meet
April 1st, 2008 - 3:32 pm ICT by admin
By Liz Mathew
Coimbatore, April 1 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) congress here has an unusual "Red volunteer" - 16-year-old Nandan, son of noted filmmaker Mani Ratnam and south Indian actor-director ... Read more...
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After scoring 351, Sankalan shines with three wickets
February 13th, 2008 - 10:28 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) After scoring a brilliant 351 Tuesday, rookie Sankalan Ghosh created flutters by picking three wickets and taking three catches on the second day of the match in the ... Read more...
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Police baton charge agitating students in Haryana
January 10th, 2008 - 10:20 pm ICT by admin
Jind (Haryana), Jan 10 (ANI): Two students were injured here today when Haryana Police baton charged students, who were protesting against the death of their school-mate in a road accident.
Students went on ... Read more...
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