Educational aid for poor: BJP to raise issue in parliament
August 18th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would raise in parliament the issue of educational assistance to all poor students regardless of religion, said a leader of ... Read more...
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Pakistani politicians’ houses attacked
June 18th, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) A mob of more than 100 people, carrying sticks and stones, attacked the residences of a minister and a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader in Punjab ... Read more...
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BJP leader injured while burning effigy
May 24th, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, May 24 (IANS) A BJP local leader sustained serious burn injuries here Thursday when her sari caught fire during a protest against the fuel price hike, police said.Pallavi ... Read more...
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Gurgaon students hold demonstrations for Dana Sangma
May 1st, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 1 (IANS) The National Students' Union of India (NSUI), along with students from various faculties at the Amity University campus here, demonstrated Tuesday against the university administration and ... Read more...
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Photo shows BJP leader with Masood murder accused
March 1st, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 1 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh's Bharatiya Janata Party chief Prabhat Jha was caught up in a controversy after a photo surfaced Thursday showing him with an accused in ... Read more...
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Konkan Congress strongman joins NCP
January 30th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) In yet another jolt to the Congress in two days, a top Konkan politician and four-time legislator Shankar Kambli walked over to the Nationalist Congress ... Read more...
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ANP leader, son killed in Pakistan
November 7th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 7 (IANS) A leader of Pakistan's Awami National Party (ANP) was killed Monday along with his son and security guard while seven others were injured in a suicide ... Read more...
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BSP leader found murdered
June 12th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 12 (IANS) A local leader of Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was found murdered in Aligarh district, police said Sunday. Two people have been detained.The ... Read more...
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Pakistani leader shot dead
May 28th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 28 (IANS) A leader of Pakistan's Awami National Party (ANP) was gunned down Saturday in Swat valley in the northwest tribal region, a media report said.Militants stormed the ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh BJP leader accused of abduction
April 29th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 29 (IANS) A worker of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh has filed a complaint against a party leader for abducting his wife, police ... Read more...
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74 percent turnout in first phase of West Bengal polls
April 18th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Apr 18 (ANI): Around seventy four per cent voters exercised their franchise as polling ended in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections for 54 seats spread over ... Read more...
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Brisk polling in West Bengal, nearly 50 percent turnout till 1 p.m.
April 18th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Apr 18 (ANI): Around fifty per cent of the electorate cast their votes in the first six hours of polling in 54 Assembly constituencies in six North Bengal districts on ... Read more...
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Polling underway for first phase of W. Bengal elections
April 18th, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Apr 18 (ANI): Polling for the first phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal for 54 constituencies is going on today.The voting, which started at 7 a.m. will continue till 5 ... Read more...
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CPI-M, Trinamool workers killed in Bengal
April 1st, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) In separate incidents, a CPI-M activist and a Trinamool Congress worker were killed Friday in poll-bound West Bengal, police said. The Election Commission has voiced alarm ... Read more...
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INLD leader gunned down in Haryana
February 24th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak, Feb 24 (IANS) A leader of Haryana's opposition Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) who was staging a sit-in for the past one month to protest against the state government's land acquisition ... Read more...
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Delhi police arrest robber on the run
February 21st, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Delhi Police have arrested a proclaimed offender, who has been on the run for three years, from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, officials said Monday.The man was ... Read more...
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BJP district president suspended after sleaze clips
February 11th, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Mandsaur district president Karulal Soni has been suspended from the party following the circulation of a video clip that showed him in a ... Read more...
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Widows will be protected, given justice: Supreme Court
January 17th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) "The widows will be protected and given justice," said the Supreme Court Monday while setting aside an Allahabad High Court order transferring the trial in a ... Read more...
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Inflation row heats up across India
January 17th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Agra/Amritsar, Jan 17 (ANI): Reeling under the spiraling prices of essential commodities, locals and activists from regional factions staged agitations in several parts of the country to protest the perceived inability of ... Read more...
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Island discovered off Pakistan’s Balochistan province
November 27th, 2010 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 26 (IANS) Fishermen in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province have discovered a three kilometre-long island in the Arabian Sea after their boats ran aground on it.At least 100 ... Read more...
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Maoist, linkman held in West Bengal
November 20th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) A Maoist squad member and a suspected Maoist linkman were arrested Saturday from West Bengal's Bankura and Purulia districts, police said."Kinkar Pal, a member of Madan Mahato's squad ... Read more...
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Suchpur murder case: 44 CPI-M activists convicted
November 10th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Suri (West Bengal), Nov 10 (IANS) A court in Birbhum district of West Bengal Wednesday convicted 44 Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists for hacking to death 11 landless farmers, reportedly Trinamool ... Read more...
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Maoist travelling in Trinamool leader’s vehicle held in Bengal
November 9th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 9 (IANS) A Maoist leader was arrested in West Bengal's West Midnapore district Tuesday while he was travelling in a vehicle along with a local Trinamool Congress leader, police said."Acting ... Read more...
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Student union leader shot at in Greater Noida
September 3rd, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Sep 2 (IANS) A 25-year-old student union leader was shot by unidentified assailants in the Patwadi locality of Greater Noida Thursday, police said.
Rohit Yadav, the Ghaziabad district president of ... Read more...
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Book five Uttar Pradesh ministers, court tells police
August 7th, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 7 (IANS) Five Uttar Pradesh ministers, along with five others, are likely to be booked by police after a local court in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district ordered action against ... Read more...
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Congress leaders attacked by Trinamool activists
July 24th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) Congress leaders Saturday claimed they were attacked by Trinamool Congress activists in West Bengal's East Midnapore district.
A Congress team comprising state party chief Manas Bhuniya and general ... Read more...
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Congress team members manhandled by Trinamool workers
July 12th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) A Congress delegation led by All India Youth Congress general secretary Usha Naidu was allegedly forcibly prevented by Trinamool Congress supporters from entering Khejuri in West Bengal's East ... Read more...
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Congress accuses Trinamool of ‘attacking’ delegation (Lead)
July 12th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) A Congress delegation was allegedly "forcibly" prevented by alleged Trinamool Congress supporters from entering Khejuri in West Bengal's East Midnapore district Monday.
The delegation was led by All ... Read more...
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Hurriyat activist arrested for instigating violence in Kashmir
July 9th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, July 9 (ANI): Shabir Ahmed Wani, district President of Hurriyat conference, accused of trying to instigate more violence in Kashmir Valley, was arrested on Friday.Police arrested Wani from Narbal-Magam road after ... Read more...
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BJP leader’s son stabbed to death, 3 youths held (Lead)
May 31st, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 31 (IANS) The 20-year-old son of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was stabbed to death by three youths following an argument over road racing that the two sides ... Read more...
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Road rage in Shimla: BJP leader’s son killed
May 31st, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 31 (IANS) The 20-year-old son of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was stabbed to death by three men, one day after a road chase following an argument on ... Read more...
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Poachers kill 150 rare animals in Peru
April 9th, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Lima, April 9 (IANS/EFE) Poachers in Peru have killed over 150 vicunas, a rare animal prized for its wool, which sells at $1,000 for each animal in the international market.
This is the ... Read more...
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Congress leader’s guard kills militant in Kashmir
April 4th, 2010 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 4 (IANS) A separatist guerrilla was killed when the security guard of Congress' Pulwama district chief opened fire after militants attacked the leader's house in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday evening, ... Read more...
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Monkey killing triggers protests
March 19th, 2010 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, March 19 (IANS) A monkey was allegedly shot dead in the NTPC township area of Greater Noida, triggering protests by animal lovers and Hindu groups.
The incident occurred Wednesday.According ... Read more...
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Probe ordered into damage of vehicles by policemen
March 6th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 6 (IANS) Following reports of policemen damaging nearly 125 vehicles, including cars, buses and two-wheelers, during a protest rally of the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) here Friday, the Chandigarh police ... Read more...
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