British jail where prisoners enjoy adult DVDs
July 30th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Movies that may simply be described as unsuitable for family viewing, for being amorous or too violent in nature, are being shown to inmates in a ... Read more...
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Kashyap retrospective in Hamburg
July 10th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Bollywood fans in Hamburg will be treated to five movies by acclaimed director Anurag Kashyap as part of a retrospective July 11-16.The retrospective will open ... Read more...
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Richa Chaddha’s finances in place thanks to new projects
July 8th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Post "Gangs of Wasseypur", the going is great for Richa Chadda - the actress is not only getting praise, but new offers are pouring in too. ... Read more...
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‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ collection biggest of my life: Kashyap
July 6th, 2012 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) "Gangs of Wasseypur", based on real-life story, has collected Rs.10 crore in the opening weekend. Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is satisfied and says the crime thriller ... Read more...
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Haryana Police to monitor ‘crime-prone’ villages
July 3rd, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), July 3 (IANS) Police will monitor over five dozen villages in southern Haryana for "being too crime-prone".Police recently identified nearly 65 crime-prone villages in the four districts of ... Read more...
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Two killed in gang war in Maharashtra village
July 1st, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), July 1 (IANS) Two people were killed and one critically injured as members of two mafia gangs exchanged fire at a village 50 km from here Sunday, ... Read more...
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Big B praises ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ to the skies
June 24th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Impressed with the "stark" and "painfully real" portrayal of gang war in "Gangs of Wasseypur", Amitabh Bachchan feels that director Anurag Kashyup has allowed the ... Read more...
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Writing my hobby, acting my passion: Zeishan Quadri
June 21st, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) "Gangs of Wasseypur" marks Zeishan Quadri's debut as a writer and as an actor. He says he is relying on the crime-thriller to fetch ... Read more...
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Compensate slain terror suspect’s family, demands Samajwadi Party
June 11th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party Monday demanded that the Maharashtra government pay compensation of Rs.2.5 million to the family of terror accused Mohammed Qateel Jaffer Siddiqui who was ... Read more...
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Murdered IM operative’s lawyer to seek CBI probe
June 8th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) A lawyer representing suspected Indian Mujahideen operative Qateel Mohammed Jaffer Siddiqui, who was found murdered inside his cell in Pune's Yerawada Central Jail, said Friday ... Read more...
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Bangalore, Pune blasts accused murdered in jail (Second Lead)
June 8th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, June 8 (IANS) Suspected Indian Mujahiddeen operative Qateel Mohammed Jaffer Siddiqui, named in the German Bakery blast here and the Bangalore terror attacks, was Friday found murdered inside his ... Read more...
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Bangalore, Pune blasts accused murdered in jail (Lead)
June 8th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, June 8 (IANS) Suspected Indian Mujahiddeen operative Qateel Mohammed Jaffer Siddiqui, named in the German Bakery blast here and the Bangalore terror attacks, was Friday found murdered inside his ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad shootout latest twist in mounting extortion trade
November 22nd, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 22 (IANS) The shootout at a marriage in Ghaziabad last week, where four people were killed in an attack on a gang leader, was the latest episode in ... Read more...
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Ex-high court judge to screen goons for NSA detention in Goa
September 8th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 8 (IANS) The Goa government has formed a committee headed by a former Bombay High Court judge to screen anti-social elements fit to be arrested under the National ... Read more...
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Reward announced for capture of escaped convict
June 20th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 20 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police Monday announced a reward of Rs.5,000 for the capture of murder convict Ashok Yadav who escaped from police custody while undergoing treatment ... Read more...
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No threat of mafia gang war in Mumbai: R.R. Patil
May 18th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The city police is on high alert and there was no threat of an underworld gang war, Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil said Wednesday, a day ... Read more...
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Bus passengers kidnapped for recruitment in Mexico gangs
April 11th, 2011 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 11 (IANS/EFE) A bus was hijacked in a northern Mexican state to recruit the male passengers as gunmen in drug gangs, according to witnesses.The bus, heading for ... Read more...
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Altaf asks Pak PM to rid Karachi’s business community of extortion mafia
January 29th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 29(ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has asked Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani to take action against the extortion mafia in Karachi.During a telephonic discussion with ... Read more...
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Shocked Rio Ferdinand says UK government must do more to prevent teen murders
December 31st, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 31 (ANI): England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has expressed shock over the murder of a 17-year-old on Thursday, and appealed to the David Cameron Government to do ... Read more...
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Nagarjuna continues to wow in ‘Ragada’ (Telugu Film Review)
December 25th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Ragada"; Director: Veeru Potla; Cast: Nagarjuna, Anushka, Priyamani, Brahmanandam, Pradeep Rawat, Kota Sreenivasa Rao, Venniradai Nirmala and Thanikella Bharani; Music: Thaman; Rating: **1/2Nagarjuna, one of the superstars of the ... Read more...
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Delhi man, four accomplices held for father’s murder
December 8th, 2010 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) A 29-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his father to inherit his wealth, police said Wednesday. Four of his accomplices were also arrested.Nikesh Gupta, 29, ... Read more...
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For Bihar women candidates, husband’s muscle power could backfire
October 19th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, Oct 19 (IANS) They are the wives and widows of 'bahubalis' - as criminal-turned-politicians known for their muscle power are known in Bihar. But their political rivals are ... Read more...
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One injured in Mumbai jail gang-war
September 25th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 25 (IANS) A murder accused was injured here Saturday when a gang-war erupted inside the high-security Arthur Road Central Jail for the second time in two months, an official source ... Read more...
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Jackie Shroff only saving grace in ‘Zamana’ (Kannada Movie Review)
July 4th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Zamana"; Cast: Jackie Shroff, Nitish, Akarsha, Sadhu Kokila and others; Director: Lucky Shankar Adithya; Producer: Chethan; Cameraman: Niranjan Babu; Music Director: Karthick Raja; Rating: * and 1/2In the publicity ... Read more...
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Former local council chief shot dead in gang war
June 24th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, June 24 (IANS) The former head of a town council in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida district was shot dead Thursday during a gunfight with a rival gang, police said.
Abdul Kadir, ... Read more...
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Gangster, two aides shot dead
May 22nd, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 22 (IANS) A gangster wanted in over 20 criminal cases including murder was Saturday gunned down along with two of his associates during a gang war in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot ... Read more...
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Of reconciliation and roadblocks in Nagaland (News Analysis)
March 23rd, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Dimapur (Nagaland), March 23 (IANS) Peace and reconciliation are the buzzwords in insurgency-roiled Nagaland, with two warring separatist groups advocating the need for patching up and working ... Read more...
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Shaam turns producer with Agam Puram
February 25th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
February 25, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Actor Shaam made his debut in Tamil film industry with "13B' and continued gaining more appreciations for his laudable performances in "Lesa Lesa', "Iyarkai', "Ae Nee Romba ... Read more...
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Gang war in Punjab court, two injured
January 15th, 2010 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Jan 15 (IANS) A gangster and a policeman were injured when attackers from a rival gang opened fire inside the district court complex in this Punjab city Friday and later escaped, ... Read more...
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Maoists behead man in Uttar Pradesh
December 11th, 2009 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 11 (IANS) Maoists have beheaded a 25-year-old man after branding him a police informer in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, police said Friday.
A group of nearly 10 armed ... Read more...
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Maoist leader’s body found in Uttar Pradesh forest
December 4th, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 4 (IANS) Police in Uttar Pradesh have recovered the body of a Maoist leader, wanted in more than 30 criminal cases in three states, from a forest and arrested ... Read more...
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World Cupp 2011 clears Mahesh Bhatt’s underworld links!
December 1st, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Debutant director and actor Ravi Kapoor has disclosed almost all controversies happened in the real world in his upcoming film "World Cupp 2011". The film is set to expose the dark ... Read more...
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Gang war leaves 12 dead in Rio de Janeiro
October 18th, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 18 (DPA) At least 12 people, including two policemen, were killed during shootouts between rival drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro on the weekend, officials said.
Police said the ... Read more...
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Derrion Albert Funeral Attended By Thousands
October 4th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Chicago, Oct 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It was a moment to remember when thousands of mourners gathered at a South Side Church on Saturday for the funeral of the 16-year-old Derrion ... Read more...
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Derrion Albert’s Death Video Leads To Arrest Of Four
September 30th, 2009 - 6:03 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Sep 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to sources, the cellphone footage showing the alleged death of the Fenger High School Honor student, Derrion Albert, who was reportedly beaten to death after ... Read more...
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