I’m traumatised after lathicharge: Choreographer Salman
September 11th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 11 (IANS) Choreographer Salman Yusuf Khan, who was allegedly assaulted by a police constable when the auto rickshaw he was travelling in did not stop at a check ... Read more...
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MobileStore expects 30 percent sales jump
September 2nd, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) MobileStore, India's largest mobile phone retail chain, is expecting about 25-30 percent jump in sales on year-on-year basis between mid-October and the end of the year, ... Read more...
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Youth falls from Delhi shopping mall, critical
August 31st, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) A 25-year-old youth was critically injured after he accidentally fell from the second floor of a shopping mall in the capital Friday, police said.The incident ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena demands public hanging for Kasab
August 29th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray Wednesday demanded public hanging for Ajmal Kasab, the only Pakistani terrorist caught alive after the 26/11 Mumbai strike that ... Read more...
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23 booked for Mumbai violence (Second Lead)
August 12th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Police Sunday booked 23 people for murder, attempt to murder, molestation and damage to public property as they began probing violence during a Muslim protest which ... Read more...
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Police start probing Mumbai violence (Lead)
August 12th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Mumbai Police have started probing Saturday's violence during a Muslim procession which left two dead and 100 injured, including 45 policemen, a police official said Sunday."We ... Read more...
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Guard confesses to murdering Mumbai lawyer, act premediated: Police (Lead)
August 10th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) The watchman of an apartment block in central Mumbai has confessed to murdering 25-year-old lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha by slitting her throat because she had rebuked him, ... Read more...
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Indian, world cinema set new trends at Osian’s film fest (Review)
August 6th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) World premieres, screenings and celebrity discussions coupled with a healthy dose of entertainment - the 12th Osian's Cinefan Film Festival, which came to a glitzy ... Read more...
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Big win for Chheda Nagar
July 31st, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Chheda Nagar struck top form as they romped to a facile 5-0 win against Koli Samaj in a Third Division match of the Mumbai District Football ... Read more...
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Pankanj-Nidhi head for International Woolmark Prize
July 20th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Indian designer duo Pankaj and Nidhi, who has been named the winners of the International Woolmark Prize India award, will now compete with international designers ... Read more...
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Murder saga resolved with discovery of six skeletons (Third Lead)
July 11th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) The mystery of the missing Bollywood startlet Laila Khan and her family was resolved Wednesday with police announcing the discovery of six skeletons and arresting her ... Read more...
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Murder saga resolved, six skeletons found (Second Lead)
July 11th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) The mystery of the missing Bollywood startlet Laila Khan and her family was resolved Wednesday with police announcing the discovery of six skeletons and arresting her ... Read more...
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Six skeletons found in missing starlet’s villa (Lead)
July 11th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Even though Parvez Tak, the stepfather of Bollywood starlet Laila Khan had confessed to killing her and her five family members in a fit of rage, ... Read more...
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Searches continue at missing Bollywood starlet’s villa
July 11th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) In a massive combing operation that continued for the second day Wednesday, Mumbai police's Crime Branch claimed to have made a headway in the case of ... Read more...
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65 bikers roar off on Himalayan odyssey
June 23rd, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The ninth Royal Enfield Himalayan Odyssey was flagged off here Saturday with 65 riders scheduled to cover 2,700 km over a period of 16 days ... Read more...
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Man held for cheating merchant navy aspirants
June 8th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) A 37-year-old man was arrested for cheating several people on the pretext of giving them jobs in merchant navy, police said here Friday.Gurusharan Singh of ... Read more...
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International Woolmark prize comes to India, shortlists 10 designers
May 10th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The International Woolmark Prize, known for nurturing talents like Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld, has come to Indian shores for the first time and ... Read more...
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Mumbai senior cop suspended for raping colleague
April 18th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil Wednesday said tainted police officer Anil Mahabole has been suspended for allegedly raping a woman police inspector.Patil's statement came during the ... Read more...
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Three held for elderly man’s murder
April 10th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) Three people were arrested Tuesday in connection with the murder of senior citizen Arun Kumar Tikku, father of actor Anuj Tikku, here last week, police said.Dhananjay ... Read more...
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Court issues summons to telecom firms over number portability
March 21st, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi March 21 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday issued summons to three big telecom firms and their seven top officials for allegedly violating the telecom regulation on number portability.Chief ... Read more...
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Noida police draw flak for exposing rape victim (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Noida/New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) After drawing flak from all sides over the naming of the 17-year-old victim of a gang-rape, Noida police have ordered an inquiry in the ... Read more...
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Noida police irresponsible, broke law: Women actvists
February 27th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Women rights activists Monday slammed the Noida police for their superintendent of police (SP) naming a gangrape victim at a press conference, and said ... Read more...
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School principal arrested for bribery
February 16th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 16 (IANS) The principal of a Kendriya Vidyalaya school in Shimla district was arrested Thursday on bribery charge, police said here.Kendriya Vidyalaya ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) principal Sudha ... Read more...
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Voters in Gorakhpur seek ‘right to reject’
February 11th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 11 (IANS) In a unique case, some voters sought to exercise their right to reject during polling in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections second phase here Saturday. ... Read more...
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US’ Parkside Hotels plans big in India
January 19th, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) The US-based hotel management group Parkside Hotels and Resorts is hoping to have around 4,000 hotel rooms in different categories under its banner by 2013, said ... Read more...
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Anti-railway protest halts iron ore shipments (Lead)
January 19th, 2012 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 18 (IANS) A protest to demand better railway connectivity in insurgency-hit, mineral rich Bastar region of Chhattisgarh held up iron ore shipments by state-run National Mineral Development ... Read more...
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Anti-railway Bastar protests halt iron ore shipments
January 18th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 18 (IANS) A protest to demand better railway connectivity in insurgency-hit, mineral rich Bastar region of Chhattisgarh held up iron ore shipments by state-run National Mineral ... Read more...
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Ahead of polls in 5 states, Mumbai police warn of car thefts
January 11th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) Mumbai police have advised Mumbaikars who own big cars or SUVs like Boleros, Scorpios, Taveras and Innovas to be vigilant as they could be stolen for ... Read more...
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Ruiyuan takes sole lead in Chennai Open chess
January 11th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 11 (IANS) Yu Ruiyuan of China led the table with 8.5 points despite losing to compatriot Zeng Chongsheng in the 10th and penultimate round of the SDAT-RMK 4th ... Read more...
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Mumbai Police claim to have ‘broken’ underworld’s back-bone
January 11th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) A top Mumbai Police official Tuesday claimed that the force had 'broken the backbone' of the Mumbai underworld with a multi-pronged strategy."There has not been a ... Read more...
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Aleksej, Ruiyuan share lead in Chennai Open chess
January 9th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 9 (IANS) Top seed Aleksandrov Aleksej (Belarus) led the table along with Yu Ruiyuan (China) with 7.0 points after the eighth round of the Chennai Open International ... Read more...
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Chennai Open chess: Pandian upsets GM Gomez
January 8th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Former junior Asian champion and International Master Pandian Karthikeyan defeated Philippino Grandmaster John Paul Gomez in the seventh round of the SDAT-RMK Chennai Open International Grandmaster ... Read more...
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Indians shine in Chennai Open chess
January 6th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) The Indian trio of S.L. Narayanan, Akshayraj Kore and Vishnu Prasanna stunned Grandmasters Mark Paragua (Philippines), Dzhumaev Marat (Uzbekistan) and Gomez John Paul (Philippines) respectively in ... Read more...
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Teenager Ghosh upsets GM Oliver in Chennai Open chess
January 5th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) Thirteen-year-old FIDE Master Diptayan Ghosh stunned Grandmaster Barbosa Oliver of the Philippines in the third round of the SDAT - RMK Chennai Open International Grandmaster ... Read more...
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Reliance launches ‘Any Time Money’ card
December 14th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 14 (IANS) Giving retail consumers instant access to their mutual fund investments, Reliance Mutual Fund Wednesday launched the Reliance Any Time Money Card here."Reliance Mutual Fund is the ... Read more...
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