Supreme Court backs death for Kasab (Fourth Lead)
August 29th, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the death sentence of Ajmal Kasab, the only Pakistani terrorist caught alive after the 26/11 Mumbai strike that claimed 166 ... Read more...
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Himachal BJP seeks explanation from outspoken legislator
June 14th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 14 (IANS) Facing embarrassment over a party legislator going public to demand leadership change in Himachal Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state unit Thursday issued notice ... Read more...
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Himachal BJP legislator seeks change in state leadership
June 13th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 13 (IANS) The infighting within Himachal Pradesh's BJP government came to the fore Wednesday after a party legislator wrote to party president Nitin Gadkari seeking a leadership ... Read more...
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Murdoch’s Sky News admits hacking emails
April 5th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 5 (IANS) Rupert Murdoch's Sky News channel has admitted to hacking emails by authorising its reporters on at least two occasions.The potentially embarrassing revelation can further dent the ... Read more...
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A judge couple gets divorced
April 2nd, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) A Delhi court has granted divorce to a former civil judge of Haryana from his wife, who is a metropolitan magistrate in a south Delhi ... Read more...
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Press council begins probe into complaints in Bihar
April 1st, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 1 (IANS) A three-member Press Council Of India (PCI) fact-finding team Sunday began a two-day hearing on charges of the Bihar government pressurising journalists, the team's head said.The ... Read more...
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Evidence submitted in Gilani’s contempt case
February 22nd, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Evidence was submitted Wednesday in the Pakistan Supreme Court which heard Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's contempt of court case for refusing to reopen corruption ... Read more...
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Evidence of mining kickbacks to Yeddyurappa: NGO
February 21st, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 21 (IANS) Documentary evidence on tainted former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and his kin receiving kickbacks from mining firms for granting leases was revealed by an ... Read more...
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BJP alleges Mayawati’s brother owns airline, demands probe
February 7th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's brother owns a private airline and sought a probe into its funding, alleging ... Read more...
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Order not final, will continue Chidambaram boycott: BJP (Lead)
February 4th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said the CBI special court order declining to make Home Minister P. Chidambaram an accused in the 2G ... Read more...
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Kanimozhi, four others get bail, Karunanidhi beams (Roundup)
November 28th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, Nov 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday granted bail to DMK MP Kanimozhi and four others jailed for over six months in the spectrum saga, triggering celebrations ... Read more...
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2G case: Kanimozhi, four others get bail
November 28th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday granted bail to DMK MP Kanimozhi and four other accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case. The order on the ... Read more...
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Court should have issued notice before ordering probe: Naidu
November 14th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 14 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu Monday said the high court order of a probe into his assets without issuing a notice to him ... Read more...
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Use affinity test, documents to assess caste claim: Apex court
November 10th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that the genuineness of a caste claim has to be considered not only on the strength of documentary evidence but ... Read more...
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Assam Rifles chief suprised over financial impropriety charges
September 28th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 28 (IANS) The Assam Rifles chief, Lt. Gen. Rameshwar Roy, Wednesday expressed "surprise" over the charges of financial impropriety against him."I have no comment on the issue and ... Read more...
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Assam Rifles chief may face action for misusing funds
September 27th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Indian Army has sought the government's permission to initiate a formal probe against Assam Rifles Director General Lt. Gen Rameshwar Roy on charges of ... Read more...
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2G case: Morani moves bail plea (Lead)
September 15th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) After spending over 100 days in Tihar Jail here, Cineyug Films' founder Karim Morani, named as co-conspirator in the 2G spectrum allocation case, Thursday moved ... Read more...
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Goa sets up panel against fake recruitment agents
September 12th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 12 (IANS) The Goa government has formed a high level committee to protect aspirants seeking jobs abroad from being duped by fake agents.The committee will be headed by ... Read more...
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Ex-judge gets bail in cash-in-bag case
August 27th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 27 (IANS) Former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Nirmal Yadav was Saturday granted bail by a CBI court here in the multi-million-rupee cash-in-bag scam which rocked this ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh minister resigns after Lokayukta’s rap
August 17th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 17 (IANS) Virtually driven against the wall following indictment over graft by Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta Justice N.K. Mehrotra, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister Awadhpal Singh Yadav Wednesday ... Read more...
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Congress-BJP clash over Chidambaram’s stand on Gujarat
August 12th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) A war of words erupted between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as Home Minister P. Chidambaram indicated that the centre could ... Read more...
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Pakistani prosecutors submit 26/11 evidence in court
July 9th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 9 (IANS) Pakistani prosecutors Saturday submitted the documentary evidence of India to an anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of seven men charged with involvement in the Mumbai terror ... Read more...
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BJP seeks Chidambaram’s ouster
July 8th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday asked Home Minister P. Chidambaram to quit for not maintaining recorded minutes of a meeting between him and ... Read more...
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CBI court issues fresh summons for former judge
May 18th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 18 (IANS) A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court here Wednesday issued fresh summons for former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Nirmal Yadav in a ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir BJP legislator opposes action against him
May 8th, 2011 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 7 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Chaman Lal Gupta has questioned the party's decision to suspend him and issue a notice following ... Read more...
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“Poor safety culture” onboard Deepwater Horizon led to last year’s massive Gulf oil spill
April 23rd, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 23 (ANI): The US Coast Guard has revealed that a "poor safety culture" and "safety management system failures" aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig had contributed to an explosion, which ... Read more...
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Massive capital flight jolts Nepal
April 9th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 9 (IANS) Gripped by protracted political instability, insecurity, labour trouble and a crippling 14-hour daily power outage, wary Nepali investors have started clandestinely transferring capital outside the country.India, ... Read more...
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CBI prays for abetment to suicide in Rizwanur case
March 21st, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Mar 21 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) prayed for slapping abetment to suicide charge against industrialist Ashok Todi and other accused before a city court here on Monday in ... Read more...
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Becks lodges appeal to overturn court decision to throw out libel case
March 18th, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 18 (ANI): Soccer ace David Beckham has launched a battle to overturn a court's decision to throw out his 15.5 million-pound libel claim against a U.S. magazine which printed ... Read more...
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India permits Pak investigators access to 26/11 witnesses
March 1st, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 1 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said the Central Government has allowed an investigating team of Pakistan to question the Indian witnesses of the 2008 Mumbai ... Read more...
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India allows Pakistani team access to 26/11 witnesses
March 1st, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) India has agreed "in principle" to allow an investigating team from Pakistan to question Mumbai witnesses of the 2008 terror attack, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said ... Read more...
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Gujarat court to pronounce verdict on Godhra accused on March 1
February 25th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad, Feb.25 (ANI): The verdict on the quantum of punishment for the 31 accused in the Godhra train burning case has been postponed till March 1, by a special court in Ahmedabad. ... Read more...
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Karnataka extends Unique ID project to all districts
February 17th, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 17 (IANS) The Karnataka government Thursday extended the Unique Identification (UID) number project Aadhaar to the remaining 28 districts of the state following its successful implementation in Tumkur and Mysore ... Read more...
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Shocking secret audio recording suggests Pak handed over Aafia Siddiqui to US
February 15th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 15(ANI): Pakistan did hand over alleged Al-Qaeda suspect Dr Aafia Siddiqui to the United States, suggests a new audio recording of a senior Pakistani police official.The recording has been ... Read more...
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Official accused of spying moves for bail
February 11th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) A senior home ministry official accused of leaking sensitive information in return for sexual favours moved his bail application in a court here Friday.Suspended IAS officer Ravi ... Read more...
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