My silence is better than a thousand answers: PM in Urdu
August 27th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Known for his preference for Urdu poetry, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday voiced his unhappiness over the BJP targeting him on coal blocks allocation ... Read more...
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As youngster, Big B was in awe of dacoit Man Singh
August 16th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan has bravely fought many dacoits in his films, but there was one who the megastar was in awe of in real life - ... Read more...
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Dacoits kill five of family in UP
August 10th, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 9 (IANS) Armed dacoits Thursday attacked the house of a village headman, killing him and four members of the family and leaving four others injured in Uttar Pradesh's ... Read more...
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Over 5,000 dacoits held in Karachi in 2012
July 22nd, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 22 (IANS) At least 5,132 suspected dacoits have been arrested in this Pakistani port city in the first six months of this year, police said.Police have busted a ... Read more...
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Three Hindu traders abducted in Pakistan
July 14th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) At least three Hindu traders, including president of a local Hindu council, have been kidnapped by unidentified people in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, Online news ... Read more...
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Maharashtra cop battles four dacoits, kills two
June 23rd, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Aurangabad, June 23 (IANS) A lone police constable battled four dacoits and managed to kill two of them despite being severely injured in Maharashtra's Hingoli district, officials said Saturday.The incident ... Read more...
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Case against Ramdev: Court asks police to file reply (Lead)
May 22nd, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) A court here Tuesday asked Delhi Police to file reply in a case against yoga guru Baba Ramdev for allegedly giving an objectionable speech against ... Read more...
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Ignore Ramdev’s rants: Congress
May 3rd, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Describing yoga guru Baba Ramdev's controversial jibe at MPs as against Indian culture, the Congress Thursday appealed to the media to ignore such persons."Such remarks ... Read more...
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Congress MP breaks down over Gujarat police action (Lead)
May 2nd, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New DelhiAhmedabad, May 2 (IANS) A Congress MP from Gujarat, Prabha Kishor Taviad, broke down in the Lok Sabha Wednesday as her colleague Girija Vyas recounted how she was ... Read more...
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Ramdev remark angers MPs (Lead)
May 2nd, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) As Ramdev stoked a controversy calling MPs "dacoits and murderers", RJD chief Lalu Prasad Wednesday termed these as the utterings of a frustrated man while ... Read more...
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Congress MP breaks down in Lok Sabha over Gujarat police action
May 2nd, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A Congress MP from Gujarat, Prabha Kishor Taviad, broke down in the Lok Sabha Wednesday as her colleague Girija Vyas recounted how she was ... Read more...
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Delhi cops pulled up for dacoity case flip-flop
April 1st, 2012 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) A court here has acquited five men accused of dacoity and pulled up the Delhi Police for making contradictory statements in the case.Additional Sessions Judge ... Read more...
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Robbers beaten up in Karachi
March 18th, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 18 (IANS) People in the Pakistani port city Karachi, hit by a recent bout of street crimes, gave vent to their frustration by thrashing three robbers almost to ... Read more...
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Armed dacoits rob bus passengers
March 14th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 13 (IANS) Around a dozen armed dacoits robbed a state transport bus at knife point, stabbing four people including two passengers in Rajasthan's Udaipur district late Monday night, ... Read more...
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Two die in failed robbery
March 12th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 12 (IANS) Two robbers were killed while another was wounded but escaped Monday in a botched bank dacoity in Pakistan's port city Karachi.The robbers wearing police uniform entered ... Read more...
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Dreaded Chambal dacoit killed in shootout
March 5th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 5 (IANS) One of the Chambal region's most dreaded dacoits was killed in a gun battle with the police in Rajasthan's Dholpur district early Sunday morning, police said.A ... Read more...
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‘Paan Singh Tomar’ earns Rs.4.25 crore over weekend
March 5th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia's biopic "Paan Singh Tomar", which has been receiving rave reviews from all quarters, has had a decent start in its opening weekend ... Read more...
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‘Paan Singh Tomar’: Untold tale of an athlete-turned-dacoit (IANS Preview)
February 28th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) A national level athlete Paan Singh Tomar went on to become one of the most dreaded dacoits of Chambal Valley and director Tigmanshu Dhulia ... Read more...
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Four criminals lynched in Jharkhand
January 25th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 25 (IANS) Four of the five dacoits who looted a bank in Jharkhand's Palamau district were beaten to death by angry villagers Wednesday, police said.According to police, five ... Read more...
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Cops slept while dacoits struck, suspended
November 30th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), Nov 30 (IANS) Maharashtra Police Wednesday suspended six policemen who were found sleeping on duty when dacoits struck in two places in this district last week.Thane Police Commissioner ... Read more...
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Farmer, two sons held for killing daughter
November 29th, 2011 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 28 (IANS) A farmer and his two sons were arrested in Ghaziabad for killing his daughter over a love affair they were opposed to, police said Monday.Imran and ... Read more...
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Cattle fair near Agra to woo tourists
October 5th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 6 (IANS) The annual cattle fair at Bateshwar, the biggest in Uttar Pradesh and often compared to Rajasthan's Pushkar Fair, will now be a tourist event.UP Tourism will ... Read more...
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Dacoits loot Karachi bank of Rs.9.6 mn
August 10th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Four dacoits looted a bank in Karachi and fled with cash worth Rs.9.6 million, police said.The hiest took place at the United Bank Limited in SITE ... Read more...
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Villagers lynch two dacoits
July 26th, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 26 (IANS) Villagers lynched two members of a dacoit gang in this Uttar Pradesh district while they were trying to flee after committing a robbery, police said ... Read more...
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Pakistani provincial minister shot at
May 16th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 16 (IANS) A minister of Pakistan's Balochistan province had a narrow escape Monday when his convoy was shot at by unidentified gunmen, a media report said.Finance Minister Asim ... Read more...
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People should speak up against corruption: Ex-chief justice Verma
April 25th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) People should speak up against corruption as every individual had a role to play in the fight against the malaise, former chief justice of India ... Read more...
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Dacoit gang busted, six arrested
April 23rd, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Six people allegedly involved in several cases of dacoities across Delhi have been arrested while preparing to target a factory in east Delhi, police said ... Read more...
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Dacoits loot cash, jewellery in east Delhi
April 17th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Five armed dacoits struck Sunday at the east Delhi house of an elderly businessman, overpowered him, his wife and his daughter-in-law and escaped with cash ... Read more...
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PM, Sushma get eloquent, recite poetry
March 23rd, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Injecting humour into the often hostile proceedings in parliament Wednesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj ... Read more...
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Dacoit gang busted, five arrested
February 21st, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) A gang of dacoits has been busted and four cases of robbery and one of murder-cum-dacoity have been solved with the arrest of five gang-members including its ... Read more...
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Congress a party of dacoits, says Gadkari
February 17th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Thursday termed the Congress as a party of "dacoits, looters and thieves" who were busy looting the country.Addressing a public ... Read more...
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Pakistan-US relations: Who will blink first (Part-I)
February 14th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
By Salim HaqNew Delhi, Feb.14 (ANI): The case of US operative, Raymond Davis, has mushroomed beyond the dramatis persona involved. From being a case of diplomatic immunity and self-defense it has snowballed ... Read more...
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Nitin Gadkari pulls up government on corruption inaction
January 17th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Jan 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari compared the Congress-led UPA Government to a band of dacoits for its perceived inaction on the issue of corruption.Addressing a ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu businessman released, police unsure about another
January 15th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 15 (IANS) One of the two Tamil Nadu businessmen, kidnapped over 10 days ago from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, has been released by the abductors. But mystery shrouds the release ... Read more...
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PML-N, MQM tear each other apart with no-holds barred remarks
December 30th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 30 (ANI): The war of words between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has intensified with leaders of both parties launching personal attacks against ... Read more...
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