Akhilesh behind 2011 ‘rape’ case against Rahul, SC told
September 10th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) A lawyer Monday told the Supreme Court that a 2011 rape and wrongful confinement case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Allahabad High Court ... Read more...
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CBI probe demanded into Bihar girl’s suicide
September 6th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 6 (IANS) The family of Kanchanbala Jha, a college student, who committed suicide in Bihar's Sitamarhi district following continuous sexual harassment and subsequent "police inaction", Thursday demanded a ... Read more...
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Industry, fans warmer to me than before: Shiney Ahuja (Interview)
August 26th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Shiney Ahuja is calmer and introspective after his unforeseen tryst behind the bars - and that's because the actor strongly believes in learning out ... Read more...
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Kachroo ragging case: Convicts set free before term
August 18th, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 18 (IANS) The four youths who were convicted of ragging medical student Aman Kachroo to death in a Himachal Pradesh institute are out of the jail before completing ... Read more...
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Another Rajasthan woman wants annulment of child marriage
June 27th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 27 (IANS) Another woman in Rajasthan has requested the authorities to annul her marriage which was solemnised when she was a child and sought permission to live with ... Read more...
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Haryana not to hire teachers on contract any more
May 1st, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 1 (IANS) Appointment of teachers in Haryana will no longer be made on contractual basis, a minister said Tuesday."Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today (Tuesday) ordered that ... Read more...
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Norway gunman claims to be sane
April 5th, 2012 - 6:09 am ICT by IANS
Oslo, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Norwegian gunman Anders Behring Breivik, charged with killing over 70 people in twin attacks in Oslo and a nearby youth camp last year, has written ... Read more...
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Norway killer officially charged with terrorism
March 8th, 2012 - 7:03 am ICT by IANS
Oslo, March 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik has been officially charged with acts of terror over the 77 people he killed in twin attacks in Oslo, a ... Read more...
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High demand for child care nurses in China
February 20th, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 20 (IANS) China may witness a baby boom this year following the common belief that children born in the Year of the Dragaon will be endowed with good ... Read more...
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Court sends cop to jail, says men in uniform flouting law
February 9th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) A Delhi court has awarded two years' rigorous imprisonment to a traffic police constable for assaulting and illegally detaining a woman, observing that everyday newspapers ... Read more...
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Company razes ancient temple in Noida
January 29th, 2012 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
Noida, Jan 28 (IANS) Officials of a construction company allegedly razed an ancient temple, situated along Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, after beating up the priests there late Friday, police said Saturday. ... Read more...
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Khan sisters oppose caged animals in zoos
January 24th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Celebrity siblings Nigaar and Gauahar Khan have teamed up with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India for an ad campaign against caged ... Read more...
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Animals in confined shelters harm human health
January 11th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Confinement of animals in industrial facilities threatens human health, degrades the environment and diminishes income-earning opportunities in rural areas, a report said Wednesday.The Impact of ... Read more...
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Doctor molests minor during check-up, held
November 29th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) A doctor has been arrested for molesting a girl here during a medical check-up, police said Tuesday.The victim, a Class VI student of a government ... Read more...
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Micromax Mobile withdraws ‘bai’ ad, Shiney relieved
November 8th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Micromax Mobile has withdrawn its controversial 'Bai commercial', which poked fun at Shiney Ahuja, after the actor initiated legal action against the company, said his ... Read more...
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Shiney slaps notice to Micromax on ‘Bai’ commercial
October 24th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) Actor Shiney Ahuja, accused of raping his domestic help, has sought legal action against Micramax Mobile for its recent commercial on maid servants that allegedly ... Read more...
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Ex-cop gets bail in Rajasthan staged shootout
August 25th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 25 (IANS) A court here Thursday granted bail to a retired policeman who is one of the 15 accused in the 2006 killing of a criminal in an ... Read more...
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Brazil approves conjugal visits for gay inmates
July 5th, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 5 (IANS/EFE) Gay prisoners who register their respective partner or companion with prison officials will have the right to receive them for conjugal visits in ... Read more...
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Lohan gets relief from house arrest
June 30th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 30 (IANS) Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan has been released from house arrest after serving 35 days in confinement.She was released Wednesday morning, dailystar.co.uk reported.Lohan was sentenced to ... Read more...
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Two Assamese women rescued from west Delhi
June 17th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Two young women from Assam were rescued from the clutches of a 30-year-old man who ran a placement agency in west Delhi and had locked ... Read more...
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Government defends response to diplomat’s daughter’s arrest
June 11th, 2011 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Faced with criticism of its handling of the arrest of a Indian diplomat's daughter in the US, the ministry of external affairs Friday made it ... Read more...
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Gujarat, Rajasthan cops slapped with Prajapati murder case
April 29th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation Friday registered a case against Gujarat and Rajasthan police officials in the Tulsi Prajapati murder case, an official said.The development comes ... Read more...
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NCW orders inquiry into Noida sisters case
April 13th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the case in which two sisters had locked themselves in their Noida house and ... Read more...
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Pipes ‘n drums: Jammu jailbirds play a new tune
March 28th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 28 (IANS) Five pipers, five drummers, one on a big drum and a band master, all dressed up in red and black uniforms. Could be a band playing ... Read more...
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Wikileaks suspects’ well-being a factor in his treatment in jail: Obama
March 14th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 14 (ANI): Amid concerns that the American Army soldier accused of leaking thousands of classified military reports to 'Wikileaks' is being mistreated in jail, US President Barack Obama has ... Read more...
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U.S. State Department spokesman PJ Crowley resigns over WikiLeaks comments
March 14th, 2011 - 1:17 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. State Department spokesman Philip P.J. Crowley resigned from his position on Sunday after publicly condemning the treatment of WikiLeaks suspect Bradley E. Manning.Crowley, who has been ... Read more...
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Another teen attacked in Uttar Pradesh, one held
February 9th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 9 (IANS) A minor girl was stabbed in the jaw and throat for spurning the advances of a man in an Uttar Pradesh village, police said Wednesday, ... Read more...
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‘My son should not be treated as criminal’: Utsav’s father (Lead)
January 25th, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Jan 25 (IANS) S.K. Sharma, father of the youth who Tuesday attacked murdered teenager Aarushi Talwar's father Rajesh Talwar outside a court in Ghaziabad, said his son "should not be ... Read more...
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Social worker opposes traditional tribal prison cells in Nagaland
January 16th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by ANI
Mokokchung (Nagaland), Jan 16(ANI): A social worker of Mokokchung district in Nagaland has opposed the traditional prison cells set up as per tribal norms.The Ao tribals reside in the district, and as ... Read more...
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Suu Kyi released — finally (Lead)
November 13th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Nov 13 (IANS) Myanmar's pro-democracy leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was Saturday released from house arrest to the cheers of thousands of supporters, media reports said.The India-educated Suu ... Read more...
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Orders for Rathore’s release yet to be received: jail officials
November 11th, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 11 (IANS) Officials at the high-security Burail Jail here are yet to receive orders to release tainted cop S.P.S. Rathore, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court Thursday.Rathore ... Read more...
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Kachru ragging death: Guilty get four years’ rigorous imprisonment (Roundup)
November 11th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 11 (IANS) Over a year and a half after medical student Aman Kachru died of injuries suffered during ragging, a court here Thursday held his four seniors guilty ... Read more...
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Kachru ragging: Guilty get four years’ rigorous imprisonment (Second Lead)
November 11th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 11 (IANS) A court here Thursday sent four medical students, found guilty of ragging to death their junior Aman Kachru in March last year, to four years rigorous ... Read more...
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We’re not pop stars, say Chilean miners
October 16th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 16 (ANI): The first three of miraculously rescued Chilean miners to leave the hospital were greeted like stars by the crowds when they reached their homes.Edison Pena, 34, Juan ... Read more...
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18 years of captivity still haunts US woman
August 26th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 26 (IANS) A young woman in the US, held captive for 18 years by a paedophile who fathered her two daughters, is still trying hard to recoup from the ordeal ... Read more...
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