British girl, 15, thought to have run away to France with teacher
September 25th, 2012 - 2:22 am ICT by BNO News
EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- A 15-year-old British girl is believed to have run away to France with her 30-year-old math teacher, police said on Monday as her parents made an emotional ... Read more...
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Rahul to visit Amethi
September 12th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will be in his Lok Sabha constituency Amethi in Uttar Pradesh over the next two days, his office informed ... Read more...
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IAF employee killed in bid to help neighbour
September 9th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) A spurned lover and his three friends stabbed to death an elderly Indian Air Force employee and injured his neighbour and mother of a girl ... Read more...
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Krishna raises Sarabjit issue with Zardari
September 8th, 2012 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Friday urged the Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to consider the mercy plea of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian prisoner on ... Read more...
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Mumbai trial delay due to system: Rehman Malik
September 8th, 2012 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) Denying that the Pakistan government had anything to do with the delay in the trial of alleged conspirators behind the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Pakistan's Interior ... Read more...
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9 killed in Peshawar bomb blast (Second Lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) At least nine people including two children were killed and over 20 others injured in a bomb blast in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar Friday evening, ... Read more...
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5 killed in Peshawar bomb blast (Lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 15 others injured in a bomb blast on Friday evening in Pakistan's northwestern Peshawar city, reported Xinhua, citing local ... Read more...
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Cop suspended for stealing mobile phone (With Images)
August 19th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 19 (IANS) A policeman was suspended Sunday on the basis of CCTV footage that showed him stealing the mobile phone of a sales executive from an opticals shop ... Read more...
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Ajmer shrine finally receives Zardari’s $1 mn donation
August 18th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Ajmer, Aug 17 (IANS) Four months after visiting Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari announced $1 million donation for Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti's shrine here, the shrine authorities finally received ... Read more...
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Court allows Raja to make Tamil Nadu trip
August 17th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) A special court, hearing the 2G spectrum allocation case, Friday allowed prime accused and former telecom minister A. Raja to visit Tamil Nadu for three ... Read more...
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Rajesh Khanna left behind beautiful music: Jackie Shroff
August 11th, 2012 - 1:48 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Rajesh Khanna left behind a legacy of beautiful music, Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff has said.The actor was speaking at a musical tribute held for the legendary ... Read more...
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Tight-lipped Pakistani Hindus enter India, say will return (Fourth Lead, correcting figure)
August 10th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), Aug 10 (IANS) Tight-lipped about their future, 119 Pakistani Hindus arrived in India Friday evening after promising authorities in Pakistan that they will return on completing their ... Read more...
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Tight-lipped Pakistani Hindus enter India, say will return (Third Lead, Changing dateline)
August 10th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Attari (Punjab), Aug 10 (IANS) Tight-lipped about their future, about 250 Pakistani Hindus arrived in India Friday evening after promising authorities in Pakistan that they will return on completing their ... Read more...
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Over 850,000 evacuated due to China storms
August 5th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 4 (IANS) Around 867,000 people have been evacuated from the eastern coast of China after gales lashed the region following the arrival of two tropical storms, the government ... Read more...
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Hazare, team end fast; promise people’s movement as political alternative (Roundup)
August 3rd, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Anna Hazare and his team ended their indefinite fast against corruption here Friday evening, spelling out the contours of their political alternative that would ... Read more...
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Our fight is for changing system, not power: Team Anna (Lead)
August 3rd, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Team Anna said Friday that their proposed political alternative "would not compromise on corruption" and their fight was to "change the system and not ... Read more...
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Team Anna to end fast in V.K. Singh’s presence
August 3rd, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Team Anna leaders, including Anna Hazare, will end their fast Friday evening with former army chief V.K. Singh offering them coconut water or lemon ... Read more...
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Anyone can float a political party: BJP
August 2nd, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday sought to downplay moves of Team Anna towards forming a "political alternative", saying the constitution gave everyone a ... Read more...
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Team Anna calls off fast, to form ‘political alternative’ (Roundup)
August 2nd, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare and his team announced Thursday they would call off their indefinite fast against corruption Friday evening and proposed forming ... Read more...
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Team Anna supporters protest outside BJP office
August 2nd, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Team Anna supporters Thursday staged protests outside the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters here, demanding that the party should support Anna Hazare's campaign against ... Read more...
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Team Anna to end fast Friday
August 2nd, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Anna Hazare and his team members will call off their fast against corruption Friday evening, an aide said.The decision was taken due to rising ... Read more...
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Cloudy Saturday in Delhi, rains expected Sunday (Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Delhi had a cloudy, humid Saturday with the maximum temperature creeping a notch above the average to 35.4 degrees Celsius. Similar weather is likely Sunday, ... Read more...
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Cloudy day in Delhi, light showers expected
July 28th, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) It was a cloudy, humid morning in the capital Saturday with the minimum temperature settling 27.8 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average. ... Read more...
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Doctors stole my minor son’s kidney, says Rajasthan man
July 21st, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 21 (IANS) A man in Rajasthan has complained that doctors at a state-run hospital stole a kidney of his two-year-old son undergoing treatment, police said Saturday. A court ... Read more...
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27 killed, 21 injured in accidents in northeast
July 21st, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl/Guwahati, July 21 (IANS) At least 27 people were killed and 21 others injured in road accidents in three northeastern states - Mizoram, Assam and Manipur, officials said Saturday.At least ... Read more...
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Shooter at Batman premiere: I was ‘the Joker’
July 21st, 2012 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Denver, July 21 (IANS) The suspect in the mass shooting at the midnight premiere of the new Batman movie in suburban Denver Friday had coloured his hair red and ... Read more...
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Congress tries hard to mollify NCP, Pawar unswayed (Intro Roundup)
July 21st, 2012 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Congress Friday reached out to Nationalist Congress Party after it expressed unhappiness about some aspects of the coalition's working but the strain in ... Read more...
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‘Structural failure of launching girder led to Mumbai bridge crash’
July 20th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) A structural failure of a launching girder resulted in Thursday night's accident on the Eastern Freeway Project bridge near Wadala in Mumbai which killed one person ... Read more...
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Presidential polls: Ballot boxes to reach Delhi by Friday
July 19th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) With the voting in the presidential poll over Thursday, the ballot boxes from 29 states and union territories will travel by air, rail or road ... Read more...
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Muggy Wednesday, no rain likely till Friday (Lead)
July 18th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) It was a muggy Wednesday in Delhi, as the maximum temperature was recorded six notches above average at 40.3 degrees Celsius. The Met office has ... Read more...
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Cloudy day in Delhi, rains expected Sunday (Lead)
July 14th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The weather remained cloudy and pleasant in Delhi Saturday with light rains occurring in some parts of the city. The met office has forecast more ... Read more...
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Teenager rapes Class 9 girl in Delhi
July 14th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) A 15-year-old Class 9 girl was raped by a 17-year-old boy residing in her neighbour here, police said Saturday. The boy has been arrested.The ... Read more...
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Militant hideout busted in Kashmir
July 14th, 2012 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 14 (IANS) Security forces have busted a major militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir, recovering a huge quantity of automatic rifles, ammunitions, grenades and powerful explosives, an army ... Read more...
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Pranab Mukherjee to meet Thackeray
July 13th, 2012 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance (UPA) presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee will call on Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray at his residence here Friday evening, a party official ... Read more...
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Rain lashes Delhi, provides relief from sultry weather (Lead)
July 10th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Rain lashed Delhi Tuesday evening, bringing respite from the heat for the residents who have seen no showers ever since the monsoon hit Saturday. More ... Read more...
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