Tyeb Mehta’s ‘falling figure’ to lead Christie’s fall sale (With Image)
August 15th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) An untitled falling figure by Tyeb Mehta, estimated at $6,00,000-$800,000, which became the mascot for "culture against communalism" movement in Mumbai in 1990s will ... Read more...
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Two arrested for death of man from Bihar in Kerala
August 11th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 11 (IANS) Two people were Thursday arrested for the death of a man from Bihar who died in a hospital here last week after being arrested for a ... Read more...
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Bihar woman lynched for practicing ‘witchcraft’
August 1st, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 1 (IANS) A 65-year-old woman was branded a witch and lynched in a Bihar village Wednesday, police said.Payari Devi, a Dalit, was beaten to death in Jehanabad district's ... Read more...
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24 die after drinking hooch in Honduras
July 11th, 2012 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, July 11 (IANS) Twentyfour people have died over the past two weeks in Honduras after drinking illicit liquor, said health authorities.The head of epidemicological security for the Health Secretariat, ... Read more...
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Police station chief arrested in Bihar for custodial death
June 16th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 16 (IANS) A police station chief has been arrested in Bihar's capital following the custodial death of a man, police said here Saturday.Salman, 50, who was charged with ... Read more...
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Court slams police for lax probe into suicide
April 29th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) A Delhi court has ordered proper investigation into the death of a man found with a bullet injury on the forehead in north Delhi, observing ... Read more...
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Himachal court orders CBI probe into man’s death
August 24th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 24 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court has transferred the investigation into the death of a man due to electrocution from the state police to the Central Bureau ... Read more...
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Omar vows action against custodial killing
August 1st, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 1 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said action will be taken against those responsible for the custodial death of a man in north Kashmir's ... Read more...
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Victoria Cross winner Gorkha hero Pun who saved Lumley’s father dies at 92
April 22nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 22 (ANI): Britain paid tribute to Tul Bahadur Pun, a Gurkha hero who won the Victoria Cross for saving dozens of lives including actress Joanna Lumley's father's, after he died ... Read more...
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Split verdict in army firing compensation case
March 9th, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 9 (IANS) An appeal seeking compensation for the death of a man due to "negligent firing by army personnel" during riots in Gujarat in 1985 has been referred ... Read more...
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Human sacrifice suspected in man’s death
January 5th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 5 (IANS) Suspecting the death of a man to be a case of human sacrifice, Chhattisgarh Police Wednesday questioned several people in a backward tribal belt to get clues about ... Read more...
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Russian police detain 2,100 to prevent ethnic clash
December 19th, 2010 - 8:46 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian police have detained more than 2,100 protesters in and around Moscow to prevent clash between ultra-nationalists and migrants.About 1,300 people, many of them with non-lethal weapons, ... Read more...
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Two Punjab cops suspended for custodial death
November 13th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab), Nov 13 (IANS) Two Punjab Police officials have been suspended over the custodial death of a man following alleged harassment and torture, police said Saturday.Hardeep Singh, a 28-year-old who ... Read more...
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Probe ordered into custody death in Uttar Pradesh
October 28th, 2010 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 28 (IANS) A magisterial probe was Thursday ordered into the death of a man in a police lock-up in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district, police said.Balistar, who died Wednesday night in ... Read more...
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India protests, summons Aussie envoy over racist email (Roundup)
October 9th, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India Saturday expressed anger over a racist email the police made in Australia's Victoria state, even as Australia condemned it as "offensive and unacceptable".The union ministry of ... Read more...
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Australian envoy summoned over cops’ racist email
October 9th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Australian High Commissioner Peter Varghese was Saturday summoned by the external affairs ministry over a racist email police made in Victoria state, officials said.Varghese was summoned over ... Read more...
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Racist email scandal hits Australian police
October 9th, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 9 (IANS) Police officers in Australia's Victoria state have been caught joking about the electrocution of a train passenger in India in a racist email, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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Enquiry ordered into police firing death in West Bengal
October 1st, 2010 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) The West Bengal government Friday ordered an enquiry into the death of a man in firing by personnel of the Nagaland India Reserve Battalion (NIRB) in Purulia district."This ... Read more...
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Foul play in Pete Doherty party death, says victim’s mum
September 7th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 7 (ANI): Latest evidence has revealed a foul play in the death of a man, who fell off a balcony at Pete Doherty's party.Mark Blanco, 30, allegedly fell from ... Read more...
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Woman killed in Kashmir firing
July 6th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 6 (IANS) A 25-year old woman was killed after security forces allegedly opened fire at demonstrators protesting the similar death of a man Tuesday.
Fancy was hit by a bullet in ... Read more...
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Apex court tells Haryana to protect Dalit victims (Lead)
June 2nd, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said courts cannot solve problems linked to social prejudices and conflicts, and directed Haryana to provide protection to the victims of ... Read more...
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Man Dies Of Uterine Cancer, Medical Center Sued
May 28th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
New York, May 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The New York University Langone Medical Center is facing a unique charge. Well, the charge is not that unique, but the premise almost certainly ... Read more...
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Murder, food, spooks and Osho: A heady book mix (IANS Books This Week)
May 13th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Readers, here come five new books to keep you turning the pages:
1. "The Monochrome Madonna": Written by Kalpana Swaminathan; published by Penguin-Books India; priced at ... Read more...
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Radioactive leak at BARC, one hurt
May 12th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) An employee at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) was exposed to radiation while transferring radioactive material in the complex here Wednesday, an official said.
The staffer - whose ... Read more...
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Three Orissa cops suspended for custodial death
April 6th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 6 (IANS) Three police officials, including the head of a police station, were suspended Tuesday for the death of a man in police custody in Orissa's Keonjhar district.
Abhiram Nayak, ... Read more...
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Court issues notice for death due to falling in drain
March 10th, 2010 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Taking serious note of the fact that civic agencies are not performing their duties efficiently, the Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Municipal Corporation of ... Read more...
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Tension in Orissa town after policeman beaten up
February 14th, 2010 - 3:21 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 14 (IANS) Prohibitory orders have been clamped in Orissa's Paradip port town after a policeman was beaten up and his motorbike was set afire Saturday by a mob protesting the ... Read more...
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Home they brought the braveheart dead, for son’s first glimpse
January 28th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Ludhiana, Jan 28 (IANS) Gurinder Singh, 10, had always yearned to meet his father Sukhwinder but not the way he finally did. Sukhwinder, described as a "hero" by British ... Read more...
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Massive police hunt for killers of Indian braveheart in London
January 10th, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 10 (ANI): The Metropolitan Police has launched a massive hunt to find the murderers of Indian origin 'have-a-go hero' Sukhwinder Singh, who pursued two men who robbed a 28-year-old woman ... Read more...
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Maoists call strike to protest custodial death
January 5th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 5 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas Tuesday called strike in Palamau region of Jharkhand to protest the alleged custodial death of a man on New Year's eve. Meanwhile, a First Information Report ... Read more...
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Three Ghaziabad policemen suspended for man’s death
November 17th, 2009 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 17 (IANS) Three police officials were suspended Tuesday for the death of a man in "accidental" firing that had led to an angry mob setting fire to a police station ... Read more...
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Angry mob attacks police in Ghaziabad over man’s death (Lead)
November 17th, 2009 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 16 (IANS) An angry mob set fire to a police station, injured around a dozen policemen, and damaged half a dozen public and private vehicles here Monday evening to protest ... Read more...
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PM ‘deeply regrets’ Chandigarh man’s death (Roundup)
November 4th, 2009 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday expressed his "profound sense of sadness" over the death of a man at the PGIMER hospital in Chandigarh for want of ... Read more...
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Africans protest outside police station in China
July 16th, 2009 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou (China), July 16 (Xinhua) More than a hundred African nationals have staged a protest outside a police station over the death of a man allegedly during police identity checks in China's ... Read more...
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Custodial killing of civilian triggers protests in Srinagar
May 19th, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 19 (IANS) A Jammu and Kashmir police officer was suspended Tuesday following widespread protests over his alleged involvement in the custodial death of a man a day earlier.
Inspector Khurshid of ... Read more...
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