Police post set afire in Ghaziabad (Lead)
September 10th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Three policemen, including a station in-charge, were injured in Ghaziabad Monday when angry college students attacked a police station and burnt it down.According to state home ... Read more...
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Delhi Airport Express resumption date unclear
August 14th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Reliance Infrastructure, which operates Delhi Metro's Airport Express line, Tuesday refused to indicate a time-frame for completing repairs that would enable resuming stalled services on the ... Read more...
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Assam toll now 19, shoot at sight orders in Kokrajhar (Third Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 23 (IANS) Communal violence in Assam's Bodoland area continued unabated in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts and also spread to new areas Monday. With the toll now 19, ... Read more...
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Assam toll now 19, shoot at sight orders in Kokrajhar (Second Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 23 (IANS) Communal violence in Assam's Bodoland area continued unabated in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts Monday, while also spreading to new areas. With the toll now 19, ... Read more...
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Assam toll now 18, shoot at sight orders in Kokrajhar (Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 23 (IANS) Communal violence in Assam's Bodoland area continued unabated in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts and also spread to new areas. With the toll now 18, the administration ... Read more...
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‘Memo panel didn’t declare Haqqani a traitor’
July 13th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 13 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court clarified has that the Memo Commission did not declare Hussain Haqqani, former ambassador to the US, a traitor, reported Daily Times Friday.Haqqani ... Read more...
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Student clashes: Court gives directions to Himachal varsity
June 21st, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 21 (IANS) Shocked by student groups' violence on campus, the Himachal Pradesh High Court Thursday ordered the state university here to ask the students to remove all their ... Read more...
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Pakistani school teacher gunned down in Quetta (Lead)
June 20th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 20 (IANS) A Pakistani social activist and vice principal of a government school was shot dead by motorcycle-borne gunmen in Quetta city, police said.Mir Nazir Marri, of the ... Read more...
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Iron-ore laden coaches derail in Chhattisgarh
May 21st, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 21 (IANS) Train services were hit in Waltair division under East Coast Railway in Chhattisgarh Monday as at least five coaches of a goods train derailed in Bastar ... Read more...
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Controversies not new for Pomersbach
May 18th, 2012 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Australian crickter Luke Pomersbach, who was arrested here Thursday for allegedly molesting an American woman, has had a controversial past. Back home, he has been ... Read more...
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Super Kings confident as Gilly is ruled out
April 27th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 27 (IANS) While Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist ruled himself out of Saturday's Indian Premier League (IPL) game against Chennai Super Kings here, the hosts are on ... Read more...
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Schweinsteiger to be out of action due to ligament tear
February 10th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Feb 10 (IANS) German international and Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger will be out of action for an indefinite period due to a torn ligament.Schweinsteiger suffered the injury ... Read more...
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Egypt mourns soccer deaths, FIFA shocked at violence
February 2nd, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) FIFA president Sepp Blatter was left "shocked and saddened" after violent clashes in the Egyptian city of Port Said Wednesday night left at least 74 people ... Read more...
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Indefinite shutdown of ICFAI University in Tripura
January 31st, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 31 (IANS) Following a two-month-long tussle between the university management and the employees, authorities at Tripura's ICFAI University Tuesday ordered closed the varsity for an indefinite period.The Hyderabad-based ... Read more...
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Curfew clamped in Pakistan’s North Waziristan
January 17th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) Curfew was imposed Tuesday for an indefinite period in Pakistan's northwestern area of North Waziristan along the border with Afghanistan.The curfew was imposed in areas between ... Read more...
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Apex court spared neither holy cows, nor corrupt in 2011 (2011 in Retrospect)
December 28th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) It was a year of judicial activism as the Supreme Court was in 2011 called on to adjudicate on a wide swathe of issues ranging ... Read more...
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2G accused can’t be jailed indefinitely: Supreme Court
November 23rd, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Granting bail to five corporate executives in 2G spectrum scam case, the Supreme Court Wednesday said that the offences they have been charged with
were serious ... Read more...
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Curfew clamped in northwest Pakistan
November 13th, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 13 (IANS) Curfew was clamped Sunday in various parts of Pakistan's northwest tribal region for an indefinite period after a top militant commander said his group was abandoning ... Read more...
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PIA staffers to stage nationwide protests
November 11th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 11 (IANS) Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) employees have decided to stage nationwide protests for an indefinite period against the deteriorating condition of the national flag carrier, Dawn newspaper ... Read more...
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Butt’s family postpones his sister’s wedding
November 4th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Nov 4 (IANS) Salman Butt's family is in a "state of shock" after the former Pakistani cricket captain was found guilty of spot-fixing and has postponed his sister's wedding ... Read more...
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Greens worried after Karachi heavy water leak
October 22nd, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 22 (IANS) The recent leak of heavy water at the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (Kanupp) has environmentalists and civil society activists in Pakistan worried.They are now raising questions ... Read more...
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Supreme Court notice on IAS officer’s bail plea
October 20th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to the Gujarat government on a bail plea by a state cadre IAS officer jailed on allegations of ... 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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Will Team Anna members too go silent, asks Congress
October 15th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Congress Saturday declined to comment on activist Anna Hazare's decision to go on "maun vrat (vow of silence)" from Sunday but asked if other ... 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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Pakistan-Iran border closed after Shia massacre
September 22nd, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) The Pakistan-Iran border was closed Thursday for an indefinite period after the killing of 29 Shia pilgrims two days ago in the area, a media report ... Read more...
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Delhi Zoo becomes virtual island, agencies pass buck
September 11th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Life in the city may have returned to normal after Friday's torrential rains but Delhi Zoo is still a virtually island, while the authorities pass ... Read more...
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Anna supporters in Jharkhand demand Sahay’s apology (Lead)
August 22nd, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 22 (IANS) Anna Hazare's supporters Monday demonstrated outside houses of Jharkhand MPs here and sought an apology from Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay for terming the ... Read more...
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Apologise, Anna supporters tell Sahay
August 22nd, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 22 (IANS) Anna Hazare's supporters here Monday demonstrated outside the home of union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay, seeking the Ranchi MP's apology for terming the social activist ... Read more...
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Indian PM defends arrest of anti-graft activist
August 17th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI (BNO NEWS) -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday defended Delhi Police for its action against social activist Anna Hazare who was arrested by police to prevent him from ... Read more...
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Apex court approves common curriculum for Tamil Nadu schools (lead)
August 9th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) In a jolt to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court Tuesday directed the state government to implement the uniform system of school ... Read more...
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Team Anna denied permission to hold protest at Jantar Mantar (Lead)
August 2nd, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Delhi Police Tuesday denied permission to Team Anna to protest at Jantar Mantar, where Anna Hazare is scheduled to hold a fast from Aug ... Read more...
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Ceasefire agreement with ULFA soon: Chidambaram
July 13th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The government Wednesday welcomed a unilateral ceasefire offer of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) with a pledge that the peace gesture ... Read more...
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ULFA offers ceasefire to pave way for talks (Lead)
July 12th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 12 (IANS) The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), one of northeast India's separatist groups, Tuesday offered an indefinite ceasefire to pave way for peace talks ... Read more...
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6 mn tonnes coking coal from Australia by 2015: Gujarat NRE
May 23rd, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) Gujarat NRE Coking Coal Limited, the Australian coking coal mining arm of Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd, will produce six million tonnes of coking coal by 2015, ... Read more...
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