Debate needed on Ramlila crackdown judgment: Advani
March 4th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Expressing concern over aspects of the Supreme Court judgment on the crackdown at Baba Ramdev's rally in Ramlila ground last year, Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Rhino killed in South Africa
March 3rd, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, March 3 (IANS) A rhinoceros was killed and two others were critically injured after poachers struck at a game farm in South Africa, authorities said.Despite an intensified crackdown, ... Read more...
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Rhino poaching continues unabated in South Africa
March 3rd, 2012 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Cape Town, March 2 (IANS) Despite an intensified crackdown, rhino poaching continued unabated in South Africa, authorities said Friday.In the latest attack, a rhino was killed and two others were ... Read more...
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Mayawati accuses central government in NRHM scam
February 26th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Meerut, Feb 25 (IANS) Citing political pressure on the CBI for the recent spate of raids in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati ... Read more...
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Ministers behind crackdown on Ramdev: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
February 24th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) A day after the Supreme Court slammed the Delhi Police for its handling of Baba Ramdev's Ramlila ground protest in June last year, spiritual guru ... Read more...
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BJP demands criminal case against Chidambaram
February 24th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday demanded a criminal case be filed against Home Minister P. Chidambaram for his alleged role in Delhi Police's midnight ... Read more...
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China mulls death penalty for ‘gutter oil’ crimes
February 24th, 2012 - 5:08 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 24 (IANS) China will intensify its crackdown on illegal "gutter oil" trade and give the death penalty in serious offences, the government said Thursday.The courts must give full ... Read more...
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Apex court pulls up Delhi Police, Ramdev for violence (Roundup)
February 23rd, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday came down heavily on Delhi Police for the midnight crackdown on Ramdev and his followers here last year in which ... Read more...
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Supreme Court blasts Delhi Police for Ramdev crackdown (Second Lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday came down heavily on Delhi Police for the midnight crackdown on Ramdev and his followers here last year that killed ... Read more...
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Ramdev promises to agitate again in Delhi
February 23rd, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Buoyed by the Supreme Court's censure of the government for arbitrarily and forcefully ending his Ramlila Ground protest last year, yoga guru Baba Ramdev vowed ... Read more...
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Pakistan issues travel advisory for Syria
February 21st, 2012 - 8:34 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 21 (IANS) The Pakistani mission in Syria has issued a travel advisory for the middle-eastern country, Geo News reported.Pakistani ambassador Waheed Ahmed said that due to the security ... Read more...
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World leaders plan crackdown on Somali pirates
February 19th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 19 (IANS) World leaders will gather here Thursday to plan a crackdown on Somali pirates. Special courtrooms in the Seychelles and Mauritius and "pirate prisons" are among measures ... Read more...
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China jails soccer officials for corruption
February 18th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 18 (IANS) Thirty-nine people were Saturday given sentences ranging up to 12 years behind bars as part of China's crackdown on soccer corruption.Yang Yimin, former deputy chief ... Read more...
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Chinese gets jail term for Internet pornography
February 17th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 17 (IANS) A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for operating a pornographic website in China via a US-based web server, authorities said Friday.China has ... Read more...
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Odisha halts work at SAIL mine
February 14th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 14 (IANS) Odisha has stopped all operations at a key iron ore mine of the public sector Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) in the state as a ... Read more...
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Russia sets conditions on peacekeeping mission to Syria
February 14th, 2012 - 8:50 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An international peacekeeping mission to Syria requires approval from Damascus and, first of all, an end to the ongoing violence, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ... Read more...
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China to crack down on illegal gun possession
February 10th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 10 (IANS) The Chinese government will soon launch a nationwide crackdown on illegal possession of guns and explosives following a recent spate of armed robberies.The government "will concentrate ... Read more...
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Odisha hooch toll is 32, excise minister resigns (Second Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) The deaths caused by a spurious drink Thursday climbed to 32 in Odisha, while state Excise Minister Ananga Udaya Singh Deo submitted his resignation to Chief ... Read more...
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Former US speaker urges China for dialogue on Tibet
February 9th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Feb 9 (IANS) Former US speaker Nancy Pelosi has said there is a need for the Chinese government to change its repressive policies regarding Tibet, a statement said Thursday."In ... Read more...
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Odisha moonshine toll is 30 (Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) The death toll caused by a spurious drink has touched 30 in Odisha, a senior official said Wednesday.The victims, mostly poor men from Cuttack and Khordha ... Read more...
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Odisha, Jharkhand to check iron ore smuggling
February 9th, 2012 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) Mineral rich Odisha and Jharkhand have decided to take joint measures to prevent cross-border transport of iron ore mined illegally, an official said Thursday.Senior officials of ... Read more...
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Odisha hooch toll 30, government blames medicines
February 9th, 2012 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) The death toll due to alleged consumption of spurious liquor has risen to 30 in Odisha, but the authorities have held two medicines responsible for the ... Read more...
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Hooch kills 29 in Odisha, 10 held (Night Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 (IANS) At least 29 people died and about 40 others were battling for their lives in hospitals in Odisha after consuming spurious liquor laced with drugs, officials ... Read more...
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Hooch kills 29 in Odisha, 10 held (Fourth Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 (IANS) At least 29 people died in Odisha after consuming spurious liquor laced with drugs, officials said Wednesday. A total of 10 people have been arrested.The victims ... Read more...
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Top Chinese policeman’s ‘leave’ raises many eyebrows
February 8th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 8 (IANS) A top Chinese policeman, who shot to national fame for leading a popular crackdown on organised crime, has gone on leave under mysterious circumstances amid rumours ... Read more...
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Western role in Syria will prove costly: Assad
February 7th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) An international campaigner for democracy in Syria Tuesday accused the West of working overtime for regime change in his country.Ribal Al-Assad, an exiled cousin of ... Read more...
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US closes embassy in Syria
February 7th, 2012 - 3:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US Monday closed its embassy in Syria and pulled out its staff, including ambassador Robert Ford, over security concerns, the State Department said."The US ... Read more...
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Is Al-Qaeda preparing British women bombers?
February 6th, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 6 (IANS) Al-Qaeda is trying to recruit women for carrying out suicide bombings in Britain, parliament members have warned in a report.The terrorist group is using extremist websites ... Read more...
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CPI-M denounces India’s Syria vote
February 6th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday denounced India's vote for a UN resolution condemning the crackdown in Syria and called for diplomatic efforts to ... Read more...
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Night vision goggles being used in dog fouling crackdown
January 30th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a bid to clamp down on the incidence of owners leaving the mess of their pets on the streets in the night, the UK government has ... Read more...
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Fierce gunfight between Garo rebels, commandos
January 28th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 27 (IANS) A fierce gunfight lasting an hour broke out between Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) commandos in the jungles of ... Read more...
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Pakistan targets foreign exchange dealers who break rules
January 16th, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Pakistan has begun a crackdown on foreign exchange dealers who violate rules and will set up a task force to check irregularities, said Interior Minister Rehman ... Read more...
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Over 100 Chhattisgarh sponge iron units face closure
January 15th, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 15 (IANS) As many as 105 sponge iron units face a serious threat of being shut down amid deepening raw material crisis in Chhattisgarh that has roughly 20 ... Read more...
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Law will take its own course in AMRI case: Mamata
January 9th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) Seeking to put at rest apprehensions among the business community after the AMRI fire crackdown, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday told them not ... Read more...
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Bihar’s 5.5 lakh officials to declare assets by Feb 28
January 8th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 8 (IANS) After ministers and legislators, it is now the turn of Bihar's 550,000 government officials to declare their assets by Feb 28.The General Administration Department has directed ... Read more...
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