Anni Dewani’s South African killer gets 25 years jail
August 8th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) A South African man accused of killing Indian-origin honeymooning bride Anni Dewani in that country has been jailed for 25 years.Mziwamadoda Qwabe pleaded guilty to murder, ... Read more...
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Former Andhra minister sent to jail
May 30th, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 30 (IANS) A special court here Wednesday sent former Andhra Pradesh minister Mopidevi Venkataramna to prison in YSR Congress leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's corruption case.Venkataramna was produced in ... Read more...
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Appoint chairman for Cauvery panel: Jayalalithaa
April 20th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to appoint a new chairman for Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal following the resignation ... Read more...
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Anni Dewani seen happy before her murder: Report
March 31st, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 31 (IANS) Indian-origin bride Anni Dewani is seen beaming with happiness as she walks along a hotel corridor in Cape Town with husband Shrien just before her horrific ... Read more...
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Will launch countrywide tour for Jan Lokpal: Anna
March 13th, 2012 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), March 12 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare Monday said he will begin his countrywide tour to campaign for an effective Jan Lokpal bill after two months."I ... Read more...
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2G: Ravi Ruia, three others exempted from Wednesday’s personal appearance (Lead)
February 22nd, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here exempted from personal appearance corporate honcho Ravi Ruia of the Essar group and three others from ... Read more...
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2G: Ravi Ruia, three others exempted from personal appearance
February 22nd, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here granted exemption to corporate honcho Ravi Ruia of the Essar group and three others from making ... Read more...
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AMRI director gets bail, Bengal to move apex court (Second Lead)
February 17th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Friday granted bail to AMRI Hospital director R.S. Agarwal, but rejected the pleas of four other directors in the Dec 9, 2011 ... Read more...
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One AMRI director gets bail, others denied (Lead)
February 17th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Friday granted bail to AMRI Hospital director R.S. Agarwal, but rejected the pleas of four others in the Dec 9, 2011 fire ... Read more...
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Medical group opposes leniency to accused AMRI doctor
February 4th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) The Indian Medical Association Saturday said no leniency should be shown to AMRI Hospital managing director and veteran doctor Mani Chettri, as it would set a ... Read more...
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Veteran AMRI doctor gets bail till Feb 15
February 3rd, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) AMRI Hospital MD and veteran doctor Mani Chettri, held for a fire in the institution that killed 94 people last December, was Thursday given conditional bail ... Read more...
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AMRI director refused bail
January 13th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) A court Friday refused bail to AMRI Hospital director R.S. Agarwal, arrested in connection with the Dec 9 fire incident in the high-cost health facility that ... Read more...
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Tobacco firm underplayed dangers of smoking
January 9th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) Tobacco firm Phillip Morris underplayed the dangers from cigarette additives, including menthol, masking toxicity levels and increasing chances of heart, cancer and other diseases for smokers.Researchers ... Read more...
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Hospitalised AMRI director denied bail
December 29th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) A West Bengal court Thursday denied bail to a director of the AMRI Hospital where a fire earlier this month killed 94 people, and ordered ... Read more...
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Kolkata blaze: Hospital director’s bail plea rejected (Second Lead)
December 22nd, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IANS) A West Bengal court Wednesday rejected the bail plea of AMRI Hospital director R.S. Agarwal, an accused in the hospital fire which killed 93 people Dec ... Read more...
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Maderna in judicial custody, legislator skips CBI questioning
December 12th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Dec 12 (IANS) Sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna was Monday remanded to judicial custody till Dec 24 by a court here in the case relating to the disappearance of ... Read more...
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Court denies bail to accused in Emaar case
December 12th, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 12 (IANS) A special court Monday rejected the bail plea of industrialist Koneru Prasad in the Emaar-APIIC township project case.A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court dismissed ... Read more...
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Woman IAS officer gets bail in illegal mining case
December 2nd, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 2 (IANS) A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court Friday granted bail to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official Y. Srilakshmi in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) illegal ... Read more...
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High court grants bail to Sukh Ram (Lead)
November 28th, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday granted bail on health grounds to former telecom minister Sukh Ram, who has been given five years rigorous imprisonment by ... Read more...
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Court issues notice to CBI on Sukh Ram’s plea
November 25th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the CBI on jailed former telecom minister Sukh Ram's plea against his conviction and five years' rigorous ... Read more...
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Sukh Ram contests conviction, CBI asked to respond (Lead)
November 25th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday asked the CBI to respond by Monday to former telecom minister Sukh Ram's petition, contesting his conviction and five years' ... Read more...
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Notice to CBI on bail plea of Kanimozhi, four others
November 9th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought the CBI's reply by Dec 1 on the bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and four other accused in ... Read more...
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Hazarika’s last rites Wednesday, a million pay last respects
November 8th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 8 (IANS) More than a million people have paid their last respects to one of the doyens of Indian music, Bhupen Hazarika, whose body has been kept at ... Read more...
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Gadkari meets jailed party colleagues in Tihar
October 31st, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Monday visited the Tihar Jail here to meet two former party MPs and Sudheendra Kulkarni, advisor ... Read more...
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Hazare seals his lips with indefinite ‘maun vrat’
October 16th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Oct 16 (IANS) Amid controversies involving his close aides, Anna Hazare Sunday began an indefinite 'maun vrat' or vow of silence in his village here -- on ... Read more...
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Hazare begins vow of silence Sunday
October 15th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Oct 15 (IANS) Anna Hazare will go on a 'maun vrat' - vow of silence - from Sunday for an indefinite period due to medical reasons, ... Read more...
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Police issued notice on Amar Singh’s bail pleas
October 3rd, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court issued notice to Delhi Police Monday while hearing applications for regular and interim bail of Rajya Sabha member and former ... Read more...
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Iran frees two US hikers
September 21st, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Sep 21 (IANS) Two US hikers jailed for allegedly spying in Iran were Wednesday released on bail, the state media reported.
Joshua Fattal and Shane Bauer were sentenced to eight ... Read more...
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Cash-for-votes: Amar’s bail extended, Ahmed Patel dragged in
September 19th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The person who paid money during the 2008 trust vote was Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's political secretary Ahmed Patel, Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh's ... Read more...
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If Amar Singh speaks, many will be in trouble: Jayaprada
September 15th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh's close confidante, actress and MP Jayaprada Thursday warned that many will be in trouble if truth is revealed by ... Read more...
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Iran to release detained US hikers
September 13th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Sep 13 (IANS) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said two US men jailed in Iran for illegally entering the country and later charged with espionage will be freed in ... Read more...
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Jethmalani pleads Amar Singh’s bail; order Tuesday
September 12th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani Monday made a very emotional appeal in a Delhi court while pleading for interim bail for former Samajwadi Party leader Amar ... Read more...
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Drama in court before Amar Singh’s arrest
September 6th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) A fair amount of drama in court preceded the arrest of Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh Tuesday in connection with the cash-for-vote scam.As his lawyers ... Read more...
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Cash for votes: Amar Singh, two others arrested, jailed
September 6th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) From rubbing shoulders with the high and mighty to a cell in Tihar jail. Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh ... Read more...
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Kumaraswamy, wife told to appear in court Sep 7
September 5th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 5 (IANS) The Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) court Monday directed former state chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and his wife and lawmaker H.D. Anita to appear before it Sep ... Read more...
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