Junior engineer, worker held for seeking bribe
February 2nd, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) A junior engineer and a construction labourer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi were arrested for demanding a bribe of Rs.20,000 from a house ... Read more...
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Ayodhya case: Advani, others oppose CBI plea
January 16th, 2012 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani and his colleagues accused in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case have told the Supreme Court that ... Read more...
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Woman wins contest to blow up factory where her dad died
January 16th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 16 (IANS) A British woman won a competition to blow up a factory building where her father had died in an accident.Sarah Griffiths, 41, pushed a button that ... Read more...
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Pakistan to blow up Osama’s hideout
January 10th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 10 (IANS) The house in Pakistan where former Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was hiding, before he was killed by US commandos in a special operation last May, ... Read more...
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Historic SCG to get $186 million facelift
January 3rd, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 3 (IANS) The hostoric Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) currently hosting its 100th Test is all set to get a $186 million facelift and will don a new look ... Read more...
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Delhi not to restore demolished night shelters
December 19th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday told the Delhi High Court that it will not restore the night shelters which had been constructed near the railway tracks ... Read more...
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MCD engineers face heat after court rebuke
December 18th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) How can civic engineers allow illegal constructions? Why do these guilty officials who take bribes go scott-free? These questions are surfacing fast and furious, especially ... Read more...
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Federer demolishes Nadal to go into ATP Finals last four
November 23rd, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 23 (IANS) Defending champion Roger Federer qualified for the semi-finals at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-3, 6-0 demolition of his fierce rival second ... Read more...
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Green building may get incentives: Delhi Lt Governor
October 21st, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Delhi Lt Governor Tejendra Khanna Friday said the government might consider incentives for Green Buildings to encourage greater energy efficiency.Green Building, also known as green ... Read more...
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Now chug into Mysore on ‘Malgudi Express’
September 25th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 24 (IANS) The Malgudi days are here again. And so is the "Malgudi Express" - chugging between Mysore and the Yashwantpur station of Bangalore.Fiction? No. In a tribute ... Read more...
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Woman told to raze wall over neighbour’s plea
September 11th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) A Delhi court has directed a woman to demolish a newly-built wall near her central Delhi house, upholding her neighbour's plea that the construction ... Read more...
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NATO woos India, says ties important
September 2nd, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Sep 2 (IANS) Stepping up its efforts to woo India as a partner nation in a post-Cold War world, NATO says its fledgling relations with New Delhi are "important" ... Read more...
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England bowling attack best in the world: Ponting
August 15th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 15 (IANS) Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has hailed England's bowling attack as the best in the world and said the newly-crowned World No.1 Test team truly deserves ... Read more...
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NGOs release report on forced eviction in Delhi
July 5th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A coalition of civil society organisations Tuesday released a report highlighting the "grave violation of human rights" resulting from forced eviction of people in a ... Read more...
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Gujarat court orders demolition of buildings near jail
June 17th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, June 17 (IANS) The Gujarat high court Friday ordered the state government to issue demolition notices to all illegal commercial and residential buildings within a 220 yards radius ... Read more...
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Court stops demolition of school building
June 15th, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, June 14 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Tuesday stayed an Ahmedabad school building's demolition as it made no alternative arrangements for the students. A petition alleged that the school ... Read more...
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Sadhvi Ritambhara an old friend: Ramdev
June 4th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Defending the presence of right-wing Hindu leader Sadhvi Ritambhara as he sat on his fast against black money at the Ramlila Ground here, Baba Ramdev ... Read more...
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Civil society members divided over Ramdev’s fast
June 4th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Even as yoga guru Baba Ramdev Saturday drew thousands of supporters at the Ramlila Ground here for his fast against black money, some civil society ... Read more...
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Patkar ends hunger-strike after demands met
May 28th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Social activist Medha Patkar Saturday ended her nine-day hunger-strike to protest eviction of slum-dwellers from Mumbai's Khar suburb after the state government agreed to her ... Read more...
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19 years after Babri speech, legislator sent to jail (Lead)
May 26th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 26 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Ramadhar Singh was Thursday sent by a court to 14 days judicial custody for making an inflammatory speech after the ... Read more...
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19 years after Babri speech, Bihar MLA surrenders
May 26th, 2011 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 26 (IANS) Bihar legislator Ramadhar Singh Thursday surrendered in a court that had declared him absconder 16 years ago for refusing to appear before it in a ... Read more...
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Case pending against him, Bihar minister resigns (Lead)
May 20th, 2011 - 2:11 am ICT by IANS
Patna, May 20 (IANS) Bihar Cooperatives Minister Ramadhar Singh, who has a criminal case pending against him, resigned Thursday after the opposition demanded that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar sack ... Read more...
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Case pending against him, Bihar minister resigns
May 19th, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 19 (IANS) Bihar Cooperatives Minister Ramadhar Singh, who has a criminal case pending against him, resigned from his post Thursday after the opposition demanded that Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Demolition of ‘Aarakshan’ set in Bhopal upsets Jha’s shooting (With Images)
May 8th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Civic authorities in Bhopal bulldozed the sets of Prakash Jha's new film "Aarakshan" because it was erected on disputed land. The director says this ... Read more...
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Bhopal shopping mall bulldozed
May 8th, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 7 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh capital city's mall, made famous by Bollywood director Prakash Jha's "Aarakshan" which was shot there, has been reduced to rubble.Under the biggest anti-encroachment ... Read more...
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Dungeon dad’s Austrian home to be pulled down after becoming tourist attraction
May 2nd, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 2 (ANI): Austrian authorities have decided to pull down dungeon dad Josef Fritzl's house of horrors this week after becoming tourist attraction.The house, on Ybbsstrasse in Amstetten, Austria, became a ... Read more...
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Curfew imposed in Dhanbad after clash during anti-encroachment drive
April 28th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Dhanbad, Apr 28 (ANI): Jharkhand Police imposed an indefinite curfew here on Thursday after three persons were killed and over 22 others, including policemen, injured in a violent clash during an anti-encroachment ... Read more...
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Kashi Vishwanath temple security to be beefed up
March 31st, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) Security in and around the historic Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi would be beefed up.A decision to this effect was taken after an on-the-spot review carried ... Read more...
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NCAA finalizes the ‘frozen four’
March 29th, 2011 - 2:06 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The last four of the 2011 NCAA Hockey Tournament commonly called the Frozen Four was decided last weekend. After the weekend, Minnesota-Duluth, Notre Dame, North Dakota ... Read more...
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Give permanent shelter to homeless near Jama Masjid: Court
March 9th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to provide a permanent alternative shelter to the homeless who were using a ... Read more...
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Christchurch buildings unfit for habitation, will be demolished soon
February 27th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Feb.27 (ANI): The Experts have said that nearly half of the Christchurch buildings are not fit for habitation and the buildings will be demolished once the search for victims gets completed.Gerry ... Read more...
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Mosque demolition: Clean-chit for Advani challenged by CBI
February 18th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The CBI Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict discharging Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani and 20 others of the allegation ... Read more...
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Anti-demolition protests choke Gurgaon expressway (Lead)
February 8th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 7 (IANS) Traffic on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway was Monday thrown out of gear during the morning and evening hours due to a sudden rush of motorists who tried to avoid ... Read more...
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Forced evictions for CWG violated human rights: Report
February 7th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Forced eviction of people from their homes because of the 2010 Commonwealth Games seriously violated their rights and even led to the deaths of some people, a ... Read more...
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Anti-demolition protests choke Gurgaon expressway
February 7th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 7 (IANS) Traffic movement on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway was Monday thrown out of gear during the morning and evening rush hours due to a sudden rush of motorists who tried ... Read more...
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