Menon freed, says willing to serve in Sukma again (Lead)
May 3rd, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Sukma (Chhattisgarh), May 3 (IANS) Maoist militants Thursday released Chhattisgarh's Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon after keeping him hostage for 12 days. Menon said he was willing to serve ... Read more...
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Rabri Devi hints her children will join politics
May 2nd, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 2 (IANS) Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi Wednesday justified dynastic politics, hinting that her children will join politics."My sons and daughters will join politics at the right ... Read more...
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Assam boat tragedy victims’ kin to get Rs.1.5 lakh each
May 1st, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 1 (IANS) The Assam government Tuesday announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs.1.5 lakh each to the next of kin of those who died in the boat tragedy in ... Read more...
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Delhi-based Jet Airways pilot commits suicide
April 28th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A 27-year-old Jet Airways pilot committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan inside his residence here, police said Saturday.Neeraj Lamba was found hanging ... Read more...
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Blind Chinese activist fled under moonless sky
April 28th, 2012 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 28 (IANS) Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng feigned illness for weeks and when people keeping a watch on him let their guard down, he scaled a wall and ... Read more...
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Betrayed in love, undertrial hangs himself in jail
April 27th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 27 (IANS) In yet another case of suicide in Gurgaon, an undertrial prisoner at Bhondsi prison in the district allegedly hung himself to death in the early hours ... Read more...
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No top post for Chinese officials with family abroad
April 27th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 27 (IANS) Officials who have all their family members living abroad will now be ineligible to hold the top position in any department in a Chinese city, a ... Read more...
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Blind Chinese dissident escapes from house arrest
April 27th, 2012 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 27 (IANS) Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese dissident who is visually impaired, has escaped from house arrest and released a video meant for Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in which ... Read more...
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Pakistan deports Osama family to Saudi Arabia
April 27th, 2012 - 6:16 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) Pakistan early Friday deported slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's three widows and 11 other family members to Saudi Arabia.They had been in custody ... Read more...
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Spying case: Diplomat allowed to visit heritage sites
April 26th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday allowed Madhuri Gupta, a suspended Indian diplomat and alleged spy of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence, to visit Ajanta and Ellora caves ... Read more...
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Newly-wed woman commits suicide in Delhi
April 26th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) A 29-year-old woman committed suicide within two weeks of her marriage by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in east Delhi, police said Thursday. Her ... Read more...
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10 mn Indians wish to move to US: Gallup poll
April 25th, 2012 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 25 (IANS) Around 13 percent of the world's adults -- or over 640 million people -- would like to emigrate with roughly 150 million, including ten million Indians ... Read more...
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22 mn Chinese seek migration to US
April 24th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 24 (IANS) Experts in China have called for more measures from the government to stop the outflow of talent after an American study said 22 million Chinese want ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh collector’s in-laws spend sleepless nights
April 24th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 24 (IANS) As their daughter puts up a stoic face in Chhattisgarh, the family of Asha Paul Menon - wife of abducted Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi seek safe release of kidnapped collector
April 23rd, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and her predecessor and DMK chief M.Karunanidhi Monday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take urgent steps for the ... Read more...
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Mother arrested for honour killing in Patna
April 22nd, 2012 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 22 (IANS) In a suspected honour killing, a woman strangled to death her daughter for having married against her wishes in Patna. The mother was arrested Sunday.Naznin Bano ... Read more...
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Delhi Police constable shot dead
April 21st, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) A Delhi Police constable was found shot dead in his car in a deserted place in the capital, police said Saturday.
Rajender Khatri, who was ... Read more...
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4 killed, 2 injured in north Delhi fire
April 20th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Four members of a family, including two girls, were charred to death in the capital Friday afternoon while two others suffered burn injuries after a ... Read more...
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Niece raped by uncle in Delhi
April 20th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A 43-year-old transporter was arrested for raping his 15-year-old niece in the capital, police said Friday.Vinod Kumar was arrested Wednesday evening after his niece along ... Read more...
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Two Indians slaving it out on Saudi camel farm
April 19th, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 19 (IANS) Two Indian workers promised construction work in Saudi Arabia but sold as slaves to a camel farm owner are languishing without food in the desert there, ... Read more...
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Dowry demand leads woman to suicide
April 19th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Anguished by repeated torture by her in-law's family for dowry, a 30-year-old woman committed suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of a mall in ... Read more...
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Woman molested for spurning Trinamool, tries suicide
April 18th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) A woman in West Bengal attempted suicide after she was molested and her family members were beaten up by a group of people for her refusal ... Read more...
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Rape victim succumbs to burn injuries
April 18th, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 17 (IANS) A 16-year old Dalit girl succumbed to burn injuries at a hospital here Tuesday, 12 days after she attempted suicide by self-immolation depressed over being raped, ... Read more...
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Rajasthan family keeps mentally ill woman in chains
April 15th, 2012 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Karauli (Rajasthan), April 15 (IANS) Unable to pay for her treatment and with no assistance from the government, the family of a 65-year-old mentally ill woman in Rajasthan's Karauli district ... Read more...
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Mentally-challenged woman raped by witch doctor
April 14th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 14 (IANS) A 20-year-old mentally challenged girl was allegedly raped by a witch doctor who was approached by her family members for a cure for her ailment, police ... Read more...
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Odisha speeds up process to secure legislator’s release
April 13th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 13 (IANS) Odisha Friday said it is speeding up the process to secure the release of Biju Janata Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka who has been held hostage by ... Read more...
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Man held for killing daughter, lover in Rajasthan
April 13th, 2012 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 13 (IANS) A man was arrested along with his four accomplices in Rajasthan Friday on charges of shooting dead his daughter and her boyfriend after they were spotted ... Read more...
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Minivan runs over group of pedestrians in Japan, killing 7
April 13th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by BNO News
KYOTO, JAPAN (BNO NEWS) -- Seven people were killed on early Thursday afternoon when a minivan ran over a group of pedestrians in the Japanese city of Kyoto, police said. The driver ... Read more...
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Declare wealth, Bangladesh PM told
April 10th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 10 (IANS) A leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tuesday asked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family to declare their wealth.BNP's M.K. Anwar said this ... Read more...
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Protesting workers injure six cops
April 10th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 10 (IANS) A dozen vehicles, including government buses, were damaged and at least six policemen were injured Tuesday when workers of a factory here clashed with them while ... Read more...
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Raja Bhaiya orders coolers for prisoners
April 10th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 10 (IANS) Prisoners in Uttar Pradesh may look forward to a less harsh summer with Jails Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh aka Raja Bhaiya ordering installation of coolers, fans ... Read more...
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Sonipat teacher pays with life for not allowing cheating
April 9th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Sonipat (Haryana), April 9 (IANS) An honest school teacher in Haryana's Sonipat town has paid with his life for refusing to let a student cheat in the Class 12 board ... Read more...
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Father, uncle booked for honour killing in Maharashtra
April 9th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) A court in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district Monday remanded a tribal girl's father and uncle in police custody for murdering her because she was in love with ... Read more...
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Family seeks release of Indian sailor from pirates
April 7th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Family members of a Kerala sailor, who is among 17 Indians on board a Nigerian vessel hijacked by Somali pirates, have urged the Indian government ... Read more...
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5.4 million Chinese mourn for deceased
April 3rd, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 3 (IANS) Over 5.4 million Chinese visited 150 major memorial sites or cemeteries to mourn the deceased on the first day of the tomb-sweeping festival.The number was 25 ... Read more...
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