Amnesty demands end to police force against Kudankulam protesters
September 14th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Amnesty Friday demanded an end to the use of police force against "peaceful protesters" agitating against a nuclear power plant at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu.Terming ... Read more...
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NDA plans stir in parliament complex against Coalgate
September 6th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will hold a protest demonstration in the Parliament House complex Friday, the last day of the monsoon session, ... Read more...
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Willing for debate on coal allocation after PM resigns: BJP
September 5th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said it was willing to debate in parliament on coal blocks allocation only after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's ... Read more...
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Apex court to examine plea on terror accused
August 27th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday admitted a plea filed by two Maharashtra organisations demanding a probe into all terror incidents in India since 2002 to ... Read more...
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Odisha activists press for anganwadi wall collapse probe
July 16th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 16 (IANS) Activists Monday stepped up demand for a probe into the death of seven children in a day-care centre in Odisha and asked the government to punish ... Read more...
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CPI-ML to move apex court against massacre case acquittal
April 20th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 20 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI-ML) will move the Supreme Court against the Patna High Court verdict acquitting 23 men convicted in the 1996 massacre ... Read more...
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Bihar to move apex court against massacre case acquittal
April 18th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 18 (IANS) Bihar will file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Patna High Court verdict acquitting 23 men convicted for the 1996 massacre of 21 people ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily seeks impartial probe in drug scam
April 18th, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Musa Gilani may have "curried favour" and been involved in wrongdoing but "only an impartial investigation can unearth the ... Read more...
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Order independent probe into defence ministry developments: Hazare
April 10th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Anna Hazare Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging him to order an inquiry into the recent developments in the defence ministry by ... Read more...
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Ignoring opposition protests, Andhra transfers police official (Lead)
April 6th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 6 (IANS) Ignoring protests by opposition parties and objection by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) chief, the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh Friday went ahead with the transfer ... Read more...
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Andhra opposition protests transfer of official probing liquor scandal
April 6th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 6 (IANS) Opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh Friday asked Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy to revoke the transfer of a police official who was probing the ... Read more...
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‘Farooq doesn’t handle J&K; cricket finances’
March 12th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 12 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) treasurer Ehsan Mirza, against whom the cricketing body has lodged an FIR in a multi-crore financial scam, has said ... Read more...
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Court dismisses plea in Mulayam assets case (Lead)
March 3rd, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday dismissed a plea seeking registration of a case against Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati, Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj and Maharashtra Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Court dismisses plea in Mulayam assets case
March 3rd, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday dismissed a plea seeking registration of a case against Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati, Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj and Maharashtra Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Mamata regime’s anti-strike circular obnoxious, says Left Front
February 24th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) The Left Front Friday termed as "obnoxious" the West Bengal government's circular denying state employees leave on Feb 28 when the central trade unions ... Read more...
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Probe sought into killing near Posco project site
December 15th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 15 (IANS) Opposition parties Thursday demanded a probe into the killing of a construction worker the day before in clashes near the site of steel major Posco's ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh opposition demands minister’s sacking
October 20th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 20 (IANS) The opposition in Uttar Pradesh Thursday demanded sacking of state Rural Development Minister Daddu Prasad who, along with his personal assistant, has been accused ... Read more...
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Jharkhand minister agrees for DNA test
September 17th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 17 (IANS) Refuting that he married a teacher and fathered her son, Jharkhand Agriculture Minister Satyanand Jha 'Batul' Saturday agreed for a DNA test to clear his ... Read more...
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CBI intensifies probe into Jagan’s assets
August 22nd, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Intensifying its probe into the alleged illegal assets of YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday began scrutiny of documents ... Read more...
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BJD demands PM’s resignation over PAC report
April 28th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 28 (IANS) Orissa's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the role of his office has been criticized in ... Read more...
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National Conference activist shot in Kashmir
February 5th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 5 (IANS) An activist of Jammu and Kashmir's ruling National Conference was critically injured after being shot by separatist guerrillas Saturday in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said.Suspected guerrillas ... Read more...
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LeT, United Jehad Council condemn Sopore murders
February 3rd, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) Guerrilla outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has denied involvement in the murder of two teenaged sisters in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town, days after police blamed it for the killings. ... Read more...
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Maharashtra raids adulterators, widow seeks CBI probe (Night Lead)
January 27th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) The widow of Nashik additional collector Yashwant Sonawane Thursday sought a CBI probe into her husband's killing as authorities cracked down on oil adulterators amid a state-wide strike ... Read more...
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Sonawane’s widow demands CBI probe; government staff strike work (Lead)
January 27th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) The widow of additional collector Yashwant Sonawane, Vijaya, Thursday demanded a CBI probe into her husband's killing even as 1.80 million Maharashtra government employees struck work and residents ... Read more...
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Capt Kohli’s family plans to move high court for probe
December 3rd, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 3 (IANS) Shocked at Defence Minister A.K. Antony's assertion that decorated army officer Capt. Sumit Kohli committed suicide and no further inquiry is required in the case, the officer's ... Read more...
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IT minister resigns, land scam hits Yeddyurappa hard (Second Lead)
December 3rd, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 3 (IANS) Karnataka IT Minister Katta Subramanya Naidu Friday resigned over a multi-crore land deal and the state ombudsman said he could be arrested if he attempted to threaten witnesses ... Read more...
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Karnataka IT minister resigns over land scam (Lead)
December 3rd, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 3 (IANS) Karnataka IT Minister Katta Subramanya Naidu Friday resigned following a police complaint against him in a multicrore land deal, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said and added that ... Read more...
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Police baton charge Kanpur protesters, 10 hurt
October 13th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 13 (IANS) At least 10 people were injured when police resorted to baton charge after locals in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district Wednesday staged demonstrations demanding closure of a school where ... Read more...
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Maharashtra minister’s son claims innocence, opposition seeks CBI probe
September 24th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane's son Nitesh, accused of an attempt to murder after he allegedly fired at a party activist, Friday said he was being framed ... Read more...
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Goa home minister’s sons get personal security
September 22nd, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 22 (IANS) The Goa government Wednesday provided personal security officers (PSOs) to both sons of Home Minister Ravi Naik after the police "uncovered" a plot to kill one of them. ... Read more...
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BJP demands CBI probe into Goa drug nexus
July 16th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa Friday alleged that the chief minister and home minister in collusion were sitting on recommendations to transfer the police-politician drug ... Read more...
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Goa minister’s son could be questioned in drugs case
July 16th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 16 (IANS) The Goa police chief Friday did not rule out questioning the home minister's son in connection with investigations into the drug mafia's nexus with senior policemen and politicians. ... Read more...
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No ‘running commentary’ on Goa drug probe: Police
July 14th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 14 (IANS) The Goa Police said Wednesday they will not provide a "running commentary" on the probe into the alleged police-politician-drug mafia nexus in which state home minister Ravi Naik's ... Read more...
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Probe links of Goa home minister’s son to drug trade: BJP
July 7th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa Wednesday demanded the resignation of state home minister Ravi Naik and a criminal probe against him and his son Roy ... Read more...
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Goa minister questioned by Crime Branch
June 4th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 4 (IANS) Goa Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco was Friday questioned by Crime Branch officials in connection with the mysterious death of his alleged paramour, who died last week after consuming ... Read more...
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