Another officer on duty roughed up in Maharashtra
January 28th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Satara (Maharashtra), Jan 28 (IANS) Just days after Nashik additional district collector Yeshwant Sonawane was burnt alive by the oil mafia, another officer on duty was roughed up in Satara district when ... Read more...
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Fake Lawyer Tahir Malik Taken Into Police Custody
January 10th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Chicago, Jan 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Skokie man was charged on the grounds of posing as a lawyer. The Cook County Sheriff said today that Tahir Malik, 47, was charged ... Read more...
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Arizona Shooter Jared Lee Loughner Mentally Unstable?
January 9th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The mass shooting which took place on Saturday morning at a grocery store in Tuscan, killed six people out of the 18 victims. The main suspect ... Read more...
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Two held, one surrenders in Delhi’s BPO rape case (Lead)
December 2nd, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Two of the five men accused of raping a 30-year-old BPO employee here have been arrested and a third has surrendered in Haryana, Delhi Police said Thursday."There ... Read more...
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Delhi BPO gangrape case: Two men arrested
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 2 (ANI): Delhi Police on Thursday arrested two persons in connection with their alleged involvement in the abduction and rape of a 30-year-old call centre employee here last week. ... Read more...
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Four people detained in Dhaula Kuan gangrape
November 29th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Four people were detained Monday in connection with the gangrape of a BPO staffer from Mizoram here last week, police said.Describing their detention as relevant to ... Read more...
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Bigg Boss 4: Rahul Bhatt’s Predictions About This Season’s Winner
November 12th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 12, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The muscular man of Bigg Boss house Rahul Bhatt was eliminated last week when the housemates were given a laughter break with the entry of Golmaal 3 ... Read more...
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Candidate protests rivals with criminal background contesting Gorakhpur village council polls
October 7th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by ANI
By Pawan Kumar ShahGorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Oct.7 (ANI): A lady who plans to contest village council polls in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur District, has lodged a strong protest against people with criminal backgrounds ... Read more...
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Bishop Eddie Long denies sex abuse allegations, sued by a 3rd victim
September 24th, 2010 - 12:28 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bishop Eddie Long has spoken in his defense that all the sex abuse allegations against him are false and totally baseless. However his timing is quite ... Read more...
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Punjab doctor held for murder attempt a year earlier
September 18th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), Sep 18 (IANS) A Punjab-based doctor, wanted by the police for over year for attempted murder, has finally been arrested, police here said Saturday.
Sumit Sofat, who runs a ... Read more...
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India offers all help to filmmaker Vijay Kumar
September 17th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) India Friday said it was ready to provide all possible assistance to filmmaker Vijay Kumar and clarified that Canada had said he had been questioned for want ... Read more...
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Five Bangladeshi nationals arrested with fake passports
August 23rd, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) Five Bangladeshi nationals were arrested Monday at the Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport here with fake passports, police said.
The five men, who are being interrogated by police and intelligence ... Read more...
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23-year-old woman shot dead in Gurgaon
July 18th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon (Haryana), July 19 (IANS) A 23-year-old newly-wed woman was Sunday shot dead at her house in Gurgaon, a satellite town of the national capital but police said it could be a ... Read more...
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Monserrate’s joining Congress evokes sharp reactions
June 23rd, 2010 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 23 (IANS) Controversial Goa Education Minister and unattached legislator Atanasio Monserrate's entry into the Congress has triggered sharp reactions from both within the party and the opposition.
An unattached legislator ... Read more...
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Tainted Goa legislator joins Congress (Lead)
June 21st, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 21 (IANS) The Goa Congress Monday admitted into its fold Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate, accused of beating up Youth Congress workers staging a rally here in support of an ... Read more...
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Married woman, lover held for Delhi murder
May 31st, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) A married woman and three others, including her lover, have been arrested in east Delhi for murdering her brother-in-law who was opposed to the relationship, police said ... Read more...
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Sex scandal: Yeddyurappa terms it conspiracy against government
May 2nd, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by ANI
Belgaum / Bangalore May 2 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Sunday said that some vested interests have hatched a conspiracy to malign his government and his cabinet colleague H. ... Read more...
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No room for criminals in BSP: Mayawati
May 2nd, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 2 (IANS) In an apparent attempt to re-build her party's image, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Sunday blamed the opposition for "infiltrating" criminals into the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
Having ... Read more...
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Punjab wants lenient view on runaways ‘in exile’ in US
April 26th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 26 (IANS) Punjab has urged Indian embassy officials in the US to issue visas to Punjabis who sought political asylum in that country during the height of militancy in Punjab ... Read more...
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DMK takes on UPA over Prabhakaran’s mother (Second Lead)
April 19th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, April 19 (IANS) The DMK Monday criticised the central government for keeping the Tamil Nadu government in the dark when slain Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran's mother was deported ... Read more...
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Prabhakaran’s mother deported: DMK seeks clarification (Lead)
April 19th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, April 19 (IANS) The DMK Monday criticised the United Progressive Alliance for keeping the Tamil Nadu government in the dark on the issue of slain Tamil Tiger leader V. ... Read more...
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37 Rajya Sabha members have criminal background: Study
April 6th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) As many as 17 percent of Rajya Sabha members have criminal cases pending against them with the Congress party having the highest number of tainted parliamentarians ... Read more...
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One killed in shootout in Delhi
April 1st, 2010 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) One person was killed in a shootout between two groups in Delhi, police said Thursday.
"The shootout took place in the early hours of Wednesday in Bhajanpura ... Read more...
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Job fair for felons draws huge crowds
March 5th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Houston, Mar 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There was a job fair for the convicted felons in Houston, Texas. And the job fair was a resounding success, as more than 3000 people turned ... Read more...
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Rathore’s attacker granted bail
February 12th, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Feb 12 (ANI): The Chandigarh local court on Friday granted bail to Utsav Sharma, who allegedly inflicted knife injuries on former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore, convicted in ... Read more...
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Use approved channels to send money to India: UK government
February 9th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 9 (IANS) The British government warned Tuesday that people sending money abroad from Britain should only use the services that have been authorised or registered with the Financial Services Authorities ... Read more...
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Seven Bangladeshis arrested in Uttar Pradesh for human trafficking
February 8th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 8 (IANS) Seven Bangladeshi nationals, including a woman, allegedly involved in a human trafficking were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said Monday.
"Acting on information from officials of the ... Read more...
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Sonia seeks more efforts to de-criminalise elections (Lead)
January 25th, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday exhorted political parties to make more efforts to de-criminalise elections in the country.
Emphasising the need to reach a consensus to keep ... Read more...
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Sonia seeks de-criminalisation of elections
January 25th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday asked political parties to make efforts to de-criminalise elections in the country.
Emphasising the need to reach a consensus to keep candidates ... Read more...
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Rahul exhorts students to join politics
January 19th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 19 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said that he could not do much to change the politics of Goa, but exhorted students to enter the field and ... Read more...
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Congress non-committal on barring criminally tainted legislators
January 9th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 9 (IANS) Congress leaders Saturday remained non-committal on the issue of barring criminally tainted people from entering India's oldest national party, which is in the middle of a countrywide membership ... Read more...
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Six Bangladeshi men arrested in Uttar Pradesh
December 18th, 2009 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 18 (IANS) Six Bangladeshi men have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district for their alleged involvement in a human trafficking racket, police said Friday.
"Acting on a tip-off from the ... Read more...
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New US bill on immigration introduced in Congress
December 16th, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 16 (DPA) A new law introduced into the US House of Representatives would open a path to legal status for millions of illegal immigrants, the New York Times reported.
The ... Read more...
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Man murders 5 family members, commits suicide
November 10th, 2009 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 10 (IANS) A poverty-hit man in Chhattisgarh murdered his mother, his wife and his three children before committing suicide Tuesday, police said.
The incident took place at village Oraimura, in Raigarh ... Read more...
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Journalist tipped off Goa police about NRI fugitive
October 28th, 2009 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 28 (IANS) It was a tip-off from a journalist that helped police in Goa arrest Ajay Kaushal, the NRI from Britain who was fleeing a 15-year sentence for assault and ... Read more...
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