Ghaziabad councillor slams private developers
August 26th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 25 (IANS) Private real estate developers in Ghaziabad have violated building laws at the cost of home buyers and the authorities are not acting against them, a municipal ... Read more...
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Muslim sect members discovered living underground in Russia
August 10th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Moscow, Aug 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Muslim sect was discovered living in an underground bunker in Kazan Russia. The sect consists of 20 children and 50 adults. The sect is being said ... Read more...
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No data on illegal migrants: minister
August 8th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Minister of State for Home M. Ramachandran said Wednesday it was not possible to maintain any data on illegal migrants as there was no record ... Read more...
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Nepal to ban independent trekking
August 7th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Katmandu, Aug 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There have been reports in the grapevine that the Nepalese government is going to ban people who are trekking alone in any part of the country. The ... Read more...
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Meghalaya rebels turn culture cops, threaten police spies
July 23rd, 2012 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 23 (IANS) A separatist rebel group in Meghalaya has threatened to take stern action against women wearing provocative dresses and impose extreme punishment on people who had become ... Read more...
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Two GNLA linkmen held in Meghalaya
July 20th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 20 (IANS) Two alleged GNLA linkmen have been arrested in Meghalaya, a BSF official said Friday.Mikson R. Marak, 21, and Luthar Sangma, 25, were held during a joint ... Read more...
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Shelter home exploitation: cop held for destroying evidence
July 6th, 2012 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), July 6 (IANS) The Haryana police officer heading the probe into the sexual exploitation and physical and mental torture of inmates at the Apna Ghar shelter home here ... Read more...
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Ashwini Kalsekar turns lady don (With Image)
June 27th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Actress Ashwini Kalsekar, who will be seen as a lady don in TV show "Afsar Bitiya", says her character is "weird" and "unpredictable".In the show, ... Read more...
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Chinese policeman jailed for life over bribe
June 15th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 15 (IANS) A former police officer in China's Guangdong province who took bribes from mafia-style gangs and served as an umbrella for their illegal activities has been sentenced ... Read more...
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‘Joint effort needed to eliminate fake goods’
June 13th, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Consumer awareness is the key to curb the growing menace of counterfeit goods, which is widespread across the country right from fake medicines, automobile parts ... Read more...
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Doctors in Lucknow caught on MMS demanding bribe
June 9th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 9 (IANS) Some doctors at the Balrampur Hospital here have been caught on MMS demanding bribe for admitting patients in the emergency ward, an official said Saturday.Made ... Read more...
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Suu Kyi wins landmark Myanmar by-polls (Roundup)
April 1st, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, April 1 (IANS) Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi Sunday scored a momentous victory following a decades-long fight for democracy by winning a parliamentary by-poll for a seat in ... Read more...
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Coast Guard opens third station in Maharashtra
March 22nd, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Thane, March 22 (IANS) As part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen coastal security, the Indian Coast Guard inaugurated its third station in Maharashtra at Dahanu in Thane district here ... Read more...
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CBI gets list of Mujibur Rahman’s killers
March 13th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has received a list of six Bangladeshis suspected to have killed Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who had mentored the country's ... Read more...
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Three Germans held in Pakistan
January 22nd, 2012 - 8:58 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) Three German nationals have been arrested in Pakistan's Peshawar city for alleged illegal activities, police said.Police officer Mian Saeed said the three Germans were being questioned ... Read more...
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BSF troopers suspended for torture, inquiry on
January 19th, 2012 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) In the wake of a video showing a man being stripped and beaten along the India-Bangladesh border, the government Thursday said the Border Security Force ... Read more...
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Mamata takes out road show against hooch
December 30th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday led a road show to create awareness against the ills of moonshine, which killed 171 people in the ... Read more...
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Navy awaits nod to use Kolkata airfield
December 2nd, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) The Indian Navy is awaiting a final nod from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to use an airfield in Kolkata to operate unmanned aerial vehicles ... Read more...
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Illegal mining by Adani, Jindal group to be probed: Apex court
November 18th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday asked the Central Empowered Committee on environmental matters to look into the allegations of illegal mining against M/s Adani Enterprises and ... Read more...
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Karnataka to act against 600 officials over illegal mining
October 28th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 28 (IANS) In an unprecedented event in India, Karnataka Friday decided to act against 617 officials for corruption and other illegal activities over illegal mining, a scandal ... Read more...
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13 Chinese sailors killed after ships hijacked
October 10th, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Oct 10 (IANS) Thai authorities Monday confirmed that all 13 Chinese crewmen on two hijacked ships were killed last week.Investigators suspect that a drug ring of Shan, or Tai ... Read more...
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‘Oosaravelli’: Watch at your own risk (Telugu Film review)
October 8th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Oosaravelli"; Producer: B.S.V.N.Prasad; Direction: Surender Reddy; Camera: Rasool Ellore; Music: Devi Sree Prasad; Cast: Jr NTR, Tamannaah, Prakash Raj, Payal Ghosh, Thanikella Bharani and others; Rating: **1/2.When a big star ... Read more...
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Sanatan Sanstha ashram raided in Goa by NIA
October 5th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 4 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided the right wing Hindu organisation Sanatan Sanstha's headquarters located in North Goa's Ponda Tuesday night.NIA officials raided the residential as ... Read more...
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Pawar aide alleges victimisation in Goa
September 10th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 10 (IANS) Prafulla Hede, a mine owner and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar's aide in Goa, Saturday accused the Congress-led coalition government of victimising him for ... Read more...
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Russia major jailed for beating soldiers
September 10th, 2011 - 5:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian army major has been sentenced to four years in prison for beating a warrant officer and a soldier.A military court in Vladivostok also ... Read more...
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Gautam Kurup hopes ‘Thiruppangal’ to be turning point in his career
September 8th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 8 (IANS) Actor Gautam Kurup describes himself as the 'devil from the god's own country'. And now he says that he would make the Tamil moviegoers love to ... Read more...
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Supreme Court stops Chhattisgarh from using tribals in Salwa Judum
July 5th, 2011 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the Chhattisgarh government for using tribals as special police officers (SPOs) in its Salwa Judum counter-insurgency operation against the Maoists, ... Read more...
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PM questions black money estimate of Rs.4 lakh crore
June 30th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday questioned the calculation behind estimating black money stashed by Indians abroad at Rs.4 lakh crore ($89.16 billion) but said ... Read more...
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Personal data on Russians being sold in malls
June 26th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Electronic databases that contain personal details about Russian citizens as well as "state secrets" are being sold illegally in Moscow's shopping malls, police said.The Federal ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa wants to buy our silence over graft: JD-S
June 16th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 16 (IANS) The Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) Thursday claimed that Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has offered "money and any other help" to it if it stopped campaign ... Read more...
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Karnataka does not intend to hike drinking age to 25
June 16th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 16 (IANS) Karnataka has no plans to increase the minimum age for drinking from 21 years to 25 years as was recently done in neighbouring Maharashtra, Excise Minister ... Read more...
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BJP demands Kalmadi’s resignation as lawmaker from Pune
April 26th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by ANI
Pune, Apr 25 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists staged a demonstration here on Tuesday demanding the resignation of sacked Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi as a ... Read more...
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Haryana doctor held for sex determination test
April 20th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) A doctor and his assistant in Haryana's Karnal town were caught red-handed Wednesday while they were conducting a test on a pregnant woman to determine the ... Read more...
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Meeting in Delhi on security for poll-bound states
March 24th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) The Election Commission has convened a high-level meeting in New Delhi Friday between top police officers and government officials of several states to discuss security arrangements ... Read more...
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Maharashtra temple stops decades-old tradition
March 10th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), March 10 (IANS) In a revolutionary move, the management of the Shani-Shingnapure Temple struck down a decades-old tradition of compelling devotees to wear wet 'lungi' (sarong) before praying ... Read more...
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