Kidnapped Delhi boy rescued, abductors arrested
September 20th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Two people were arrested in Delhi for kidnapping an eight-year-old boy for a ransom of Rs.5 lakh, police said Thursday.Umesh and Rajesh Yadav, both 21 ... Read more...
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Odisha intensifies crackdown on chit-fund scams
September 12th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 12 (IANS) Intensifying its crackdown on chit fund scams in Odisha, police Wednesday raided the offices of a private company and detained three of its senior officials for ... Read more...
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One held for killing woman in front of her son
September 12th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) A 30-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for killing a woman in front of her son here Tuesday morning. The killing was allegedly to take revenge ... Read more...
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Ex-CPI-M minister alleges political vendetta after brother’s arrest
September 10th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) Following his brother Prashanta's arrest in the Midnapore skeleton case, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sushanta Ghosh Monday claimed the arrest as "political vendetta" ... Read more...
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CBI questioning chief ministers a waste of time: Raman Singh
September 7th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 7 (IANS) Amid reports that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) may interrogate the chief ministers of some states, including Chhattisgarh, about the allocation of coal ... Read more...
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Apex court issues notice on Kazmi’s bail plea
September 7th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice on a petition by journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmed Kazmi seeking bail in the case of his alleged involvement in ... Read more...
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Goa newspaper’s editor, wife arrested for cheating investors
September 6th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 6 (IANS) The Goa Police Thursday arrested a newspaper editor of a free-sheeter newspaper and his wife for duping investors of Rs.25 crore by promising to multiply ... Read more...
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Police find suicide note in BBA student’s death
September 5th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) A suicide note provided by the wife of Paras Bhasin, a 23-year BBA student whose severed body was recovered on a railway track here has ... Read more...
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Arrests of terror suspects in Karnataka rises to 14
September 3rd, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 3 (IANS) Karnataka Police have arrested a doctor for alleged links to Pakistan-based terror outfits LeT and HuJI, taking the number of people detained in the state in ... Read more...
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Student barred from exam dies
September 3rd, 2012 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 3 (IANS) A Class 10 student barred from taking an examination by his school in Jammu and Kashmir succumbed to his injuries, more than a week after he ... Read more...
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Another arrest in Ranvir Sena chief murder case
August 31st, 2012 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 31 (IANS) Prince Pandey, an accused in the murder of Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh, was arrested near Ranchi, capital of Jharkhand, police said Friday.Prince Pandey was believed to ... Read more...
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Chennai student arrested in Goa for possessing drugs
August 30th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 30 (IANS) An engineering student from Chennai, who also worked as a DJ (disc jockey), was arrested in Goa for possession of a narcotics cocktail, police said Thursday.R. ... Read more...
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Large cache of firearms seized in Pune
August 30th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 30 (IANS) Two people have been arrested here with a large cache of arms, including nine country-made guns and 80 live cartridges, a top police official said Thursday.Yogesh ... Read more...
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Journalist among nine held for terrorist links
August 30th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 30 (IANS) Karnataka Police have arrested nine people, one of them said to be a journalist with an English daily here, for alleged links with terrorist outfits, police ... Read more...
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Youth questions Mamata, gets answer this time
August 29th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Krishnanagar (West Bengal), Aug 29 (IANS) After all the flak she drew the last time she got a man arrested for publicly questioning her government's policies, West Bengal chief ... Read more...
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Two arrested for peddling cocaine
August 28th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) An Indian and a Nigerian were arrested in a drug trafficking case, Delhi Police said Tuesday.Manvinder Singh Marwah, 26, resident of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, ... Read more...
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Geetika case politically motivated, Kanda tells court (Second Lead)
August 28th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Gopal Goyal Kanda, accused of abetting the suicide of his employee and former flight attendant Geetika Sharma, told a court here Tuesday that the case ... Read more...
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We’re trying to protect India Gate, not restrict access: Delhi Police
August 28th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Clarifying that there are no restrictions on public entry at India Gate, the Delhi Police Tuesday said they have only enhanced the security of the ... Read more...
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Kanda sent to judicial custody (Lead)
August 28th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday sent Haryana's former minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, accused of abetting the suicide of his employee and former flight attendant Geetika Sharma, ... Read more...
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3 militiamen, over 20 militants killed in Pakistan clashes
August 25th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 25 (IANS) At least three militiamen and over 20 militants were killed in clashes between Pakistani troops and militants in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of Bajaur Saturday afternoon, ... Read more...
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Man who questioned Mamata granted bail
August 24th, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) A West Bengal court Friday granted bail to Shiladitya Chowdhury, who was arrested after he had publicly questioned Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about her government's ... Read more...
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Two arrested for kidnapping boy from Punjab
August 23rd, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) In an effort to cover up her flesh trade and dodge the police, a woman and her paramour kidnapped a child but the ploy failed ... Read more...
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Geetika suicide: Police denied custody of Chaddha (Lead)
August 20th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Aruna Chaddha, an accused in former flight attendant Geetika Sharma's suicide case, was Monday sent to judicial custody for a day by a Delhi court ... Read more...
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Geetika suicide: Chaddha sent to a day’s judicial custody
August 20th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Aruna Chaddha, an accused in former flight attendant Geetika Sharma's suicide case, was Monday sent to judicial custody for a day by a Delhi court ... Read more...
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Geetika suicide: Kanda evades reply to 7 key questions
August 19th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, accused of abetting the suicide of Geetika Sharma, was proving to be a hard nut to crack as investigators ... Read more...
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Kanda arrested after surrender, to be taken to court (Second Lead)
August 18th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, accused of abetting the suicide of former flight attendant Geetika Sharma, was arrested after surrendering early Saturday at a ... Read more...
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Three held in Bangalore for attacking three from northeast
August 17th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 17 (IANS) Three people were arrested Friday for allegedly assaulting three workers from the northeast at a shopping mall in the city centre, a senior police official said."The ... Read more...
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Bengal rights panel orders probe in Shiladitya Chowdhury’s arrest
August 17th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) The State Human Right Commission (SHRC) has ordered a probe into the arrest of a man who had publicly questioned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata ... Read more...
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Man who questioned Mamata denied bail
August 13th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) A West Bengal court Monday rejected the bail plea of a man, who was arrested after he had publicly questioned Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about ... Read more...
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GNLA chief sent to 15 days police custody
August 12th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 12 (IANS) A court in Meghalaya Sunday remanded Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma to 15 days' police custody.Sangma pleaded before the first class judicial ... Read more...
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Man arrested for questioning Mamata, activists condemn incident (Lead)
August 11th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) A man, who had publicly questioned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about her government policies towards farmers, was Saturday arrested from West Midnapore district ... Read more...
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Man arrested for publicly questioning Mamata
August 11th, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) A man, who had publicly questioned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about her government policies towards farmers, was arrested from West Midnapore district for ... Read more...
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Two arrested in Jaipur, 100 kg of banned drug seized
August 10th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 10 (IANS) A team of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials seized about 100 kg of ketamine, a banned drug, from a house in the city and ... 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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Kasab, Jundal to be jointly questioned by Mumbai Police
August 10th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) The Maharashtra government Thursday granted permission to Mumbai Police Crime Branch to jointly question Ajmal Kasab, the sole surviving gunman in the 26/11 terror attack, and ... Read more...
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