Fake placement agency busted, three arrested
July 29th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Three people, including a woman, were arrested for running a fake placement agency for household helps and cheating several people, including Rajya Sabha Secretary V.K. ... Read more...
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Woman who duped six ‘husbands’ held
February 23rd, 2012 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 22 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman was arrested in Rajasthan for duping at least six men whom she married before disappearing with gold and other valuables, police said. Two ... Read more...
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BSNL employee arrested for giving guerrillas SIM cards
December 22nd, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 22 (IANS) An employee of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was arrested for providing SIM cards on fake names to separatist guerrillas in north Kashmir's Sopore town, ... Read more...
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Bangladesh to have sophisticated crime database
December 16th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 16 (IANS) The Bangladesh government is working on a highly-sophisticated criminal database, the first of its kind in the country, that will recognise 150 particulars of a criminal ... Read more...
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Six men held for cheating on pretext of giving loans
November 18th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Six men were arrested for cheating various people on the pretext of providing them credit cards, cheap loans and placement in a gigolo club, police ... Read more...
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Bogus dropouts hit Rajasthan’s education initiative
August 6th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 6 (IANS) It was supposed to help connect every child to education. But a Rajasthan government survey to prepare a database of school dropouts in the state turned ... Read more...
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Indian firm in Britain asked Asians to use fake names
July 2nd, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 2 (IANS) A firm in Britain owned by Indian-origin people has asked all Asians working there to use anglicised names as they said customers struggle with Indian names.The ... Read more...
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Gowda family owns huge property by proxy: BJP
June 28th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 28 (IANS) The family of former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda owns huge "benaami (by proxy)" property in and around Bangalore as well as their home district ... Read more...
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‘Indian’ hitman attacks Dawood’s aide in Nepal jail (Lead)
March 10th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 10 (IANS) A former Nepali minister's son, believed to be an associate of terror kingpin Dawood Ibrahim and arrested last year, was shot at inside Nepal's most tightly ... Read more...
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Three held for stealing vehicles after drugging drivers
March 9th, 2011 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) A man, his son and his daughter-in-law have been arrested for stealing vehicles they hired after drugging the drivers, police said Tuesday.The trio, identified as ... Read more...
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Bank robbery: Rs.63.5 lakh seized in Uttar Pradesh (Lead)
February 5th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) A week after a driver and a guard sensationally escaped in their bank van with Rs.67.5 lakh, police have seized almost the entire money and caught three ... Read more...
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Cash van robbery: Rs.63.5 lakh recovered from Uttar Pradesh
February 5th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Delhi police have recovered from Uttar Pradesh Rs.63.5 lakh robbed from a bank's cash van here last month. Two of the five accused are still absconding, ... Read more...
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Cash van robbery: Driver, gunman held, Rs.67.5 lakh still missing
February 3rd, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The driver of a bank's cash van and a gunman who had fled with Rs.67.5 lakh which were to be deposited in ATM booths across Delhi ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa offer: Spot lands in fake names, get reward
January 25th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 25 (IANS) Karnataka Chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, who is battling nepotism charges in land allotment, Tuesday offered cash rewards for people informing the government about 'benami' lands (lands held under ... Read more...
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Facebook bans account of woman named Kate Middleton
January 24th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 24 (IANS) Facebook has suspended the account of a woman who shares her name with Prince William's future bride, Kate Middleton, accusing her of being an impostor.Healthcare assistant Kate ... Read more...
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Montana Man Arrested After Giving Name Of Wanted Man
January 10th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jonothan Ray Gonsalez, was probably taught the best lesson of his life "honesty is the best policy". When he countered the police at a traffic stop ... Read more...
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Fake banker held in capital
January 7th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A man was arrested here for duping 53 people of Rs.9 lakh on the pretext of providing interest-free bank loans, police said Friday. According to the police, ... Read more...
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Home ministry official sent to six days’ police custody
November 24th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) A city court Wednesday ordered six days' police custody for a senior home ministry official arrested for allegedly leaking sensitive information of commercial interest to some private ... Read more...
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Julian Assange Leading A Secretive life?
October 25th, 2010 - 2:07 am ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Julian Assange, the founder and head of WikiLeaks, the famous whistle blower website has been living a secretive life that resembles the lives of high profile ... Read more...
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Punjab father-son duo booked for cheating youths
September 20th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Sangrur, Sep 20 (IANS) A father-son duo who duped two youths of Rs.17.2 lakh on the pretext of sending them to Canada, have been slapped with cases, Punjab police said here ... Read more...
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Olympic games for gays and lesbians held
August 12th, 2010 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Cologne, Aug 12 (DPA) The eighth international Gay Games - an Olympics for gay and lesbian athletes - held recently in Cologne were designed to send a clear message: society should be ... Read more...
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Plane carrying Russian spies lands in Moscow (Fourth Lead)
July 9th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna/Moscow, July 9 (DPA) A plane thought to be carrying 10 Russian spies exchanged earlier Friday in Vienna for four agents working for Western services has landed at Moscow's Domodedovo airport, the ... Read more...
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Two Russian spy suspects admit to using fake names to live in US
July 3rd, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 3 (ANI): Two members of the alleged Russian spy ring have confessed to using fake names and backgrounds to live in the United States as a couple for years, a ... Read more...
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Russian Spy case: SVR connection surfaces
July 2nd, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, July 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Shortly after some alleged Russian spies were captured and publicized by the US authorities, the Russian authorities had denied any knowledge of them and claimed the ... Read more...
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Abu Salem appears before Hyderabad court
May 6th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 6 (IANS) Underworld don and 1993 Mumbai serial blasts accused Abu Salem Thursday appeared before a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court here in connection with the fake passport ... Read more...
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Contraband cough syrup seized from Delhi plane
February 24th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 24 (IANS) Tripura Police Wednesday seized from an aircraft from New Delhi a huge amount of contraband cough syrup that was to be smuggled to Bangladesh.
"We have seized 20 big ... Read more...
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Congress demands suspension of IAS officer with 220 accounts
February 8th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 8 (IANS) The Congress Monday demanded immediate suspension of a senior Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer in Chhattisgarh, B.L. Agrawal, whose 220 bank accounts and assets worth millions of ... Read more...
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IAS officer with 220 bank accounts, assets worth millions (Lead)
February 6th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 6 (IANS) An Indian Administrative Officer (IAS) in Chhattisgarh has been found to have a staggering 220 bank accounts and assets worth millions of rupees. This was revealed after ... Read more...
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IAS officer has 220 bank accounts, assets in millions
February 6th, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 6 (IANS) B.L. Agrawal, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer in Chhattisgarh, has been found to have at least 220 bank accounts and assets worth millions of rupees, official ... Read more...
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‘X Factor’ judges use code names while checking into hotels
July 13th, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 13 (ANI): The judges on Brit television music talent show 'The X Factor' reportedly use code names whenever they check in to hotels, so that no one will know who ... Read more...
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Suspected Delhi terrorist seeks bail for writing exam
July 8th, 2009 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) A suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist held for his involvement in the Sep 13 Delhi serial blasts Wednesday sought bail from the Delhi High Court to appear ... Read more...
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Debt-ridden Jacko applied for loans under 20 fake names
July 3rd, 2009 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 3 (ANI): Late King of Pop Michael Jackson was so desperate to have money that he had applied for loans under 20 different names, it has been revealed.According to ... Read more...
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Paddy scam to dominate monsoon session in Chhattisgarh assembly
June 29th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 29 (IANS) The monsoon session of Chhattisgarh assembly is expected to be stormy with the main opposition Congress making it clear Monday that it would grill the government on ... Read more...
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Dead get wages for building road in Uttar Pradesh
June 24th, 2009 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 24 (IANS) Authorities in Uttar Pradesh have shown "over 100 dead villagers" as beneficiaries of a central government sponsored job guarantee scheme, according to a plea filed in a court.
The ... Read more...
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Taliban using stolen US made infrared patches to ward-off air attacks
June 23rd, 2009 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, June 23 (ANI): Several Taliban insurgents are making use of special US made infrared patches to prevent themselves from being targeted by American aircraft.The Taliban fighters are using the patches, ... Read more...
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