Bengal hooch tragedy: Charge sheet against 23 filed
February 11th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) The West Bengal Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Saturday filed a charge sheet against 23 accused in the December 2011 hooch tragedy case which claimed ... Read more...
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Runaway bride awarded for revolting against lack of loo
February 10th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) She was a runaway bride, but she won an award of Rs.5 lakh for revolting against the lack of toilet at her in-laws' place.Sulabh International, ... Read more...
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Man gets life term for killing boy over loan
February 9th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) A Delhi court has awarded life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs.1 lakh on a man for killing a young boy in east Delhi ... Read more...
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Documentation of temple treasure could take time: Travancore ex-royals
February 9th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 9 (IANS) The documentation of the treasure unearthed at the famed Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple last year could take a very long time according to Travancore's erstwhile royal ... Read more...
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Falak case: Two accused have prostitution racket links
February 9th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) A driver and tailor arrested here earlier this week in the baby Falak case were involved in a prostitution racket for a long time and ... Read more...
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Andhra excise ministers rules out resignation (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Under pressure to quit over bribery allegations, Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkataramna Wednesday said he was ready to face any probe but refused to resign.The ... Read more...
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Andhra minister asked to quit over bribe charge
February 8th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkataramna is under pressure to resign following an allegation that he accepted a bribe of Rs.10 lakh from a liquor trader.A ... Read more...
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Direct tax collections rise 14.6 percent in April-January
February 8th, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) India's direct tax collections grew by 14.57 percent to Rs.425,274 crore in the first 10 months of the current financial year, sharply lower than the ... Read more...
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Jewellery shop looted in Ghaziabad
February 7th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Feb 7 (IANS) Armed robbers barged into a jewellery shop in the posh Vaishali area here and fled with cash and jewellery worth about Rs.30 lakh after holding the ... Read more...
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CBSE to offer international curriculum in Indian schools (Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) About 50 schools in India may soon offer the international curriculum of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on a trial basis, Human Resource ... Read more...
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Delhi told to pay damages for Tihar inmate’s suicide
February 6th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday asked the Delhi government to pay Rs.1 lakh to the kin of a Tihar Jail inmate who committed ... Read more...
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Baby Falak case: two held, human trafficking suspected (Second Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A human trafficking and prostitution asepct was being suspected in battered baby Falak's case as more sordid details emerged Monday with the arrest of ... Read more...
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SpiceJet’s third quarter net loss at Rs.39.26 crore
February 6th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Budget carrier SpiceJet Monday reported a net loss of Rs.39.26 crore for the quarter ended Dec 31 from a net profit of Rs.94.44 crore in the ... Read more...
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Mike Pandey presented V. Shantaram award
February 5th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) India's veteran environmental film maker Mike Pandey has been presented the V. Shantaram Life Time Achievement Award of the Mumbai International Film Festival 2012. The ... Read more...
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BJP issues show cause notice to legislator in Bihar
February 5th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar Sunday issued a show cause notice to legislator Sonelal Hembrum, a day after the vigilance department initiated a ... Read more...
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‘DRDO’s cochlear implants to let millions hear again’
February 5th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Providing a ray of hope for millions of deaf people in the country, Indian defence scientists have developed a low-cost cochlear implant that will enable ... Read more...
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Hindu temple comes up in Bihar - with Muslim help
February 5th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 5 (IANS) In a shining example of communal harmony in India, Muslims have helped build a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Durga in Bihar's Gaya district, not ... Read more...
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Luxury car makers target India’s small-town boom
February 5th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 5 (IANS) Car manufacturers are setting their eyes on smaller Indian cities and towns as markets boom for their products, particularly sale of luxury vehicles.And one such city ... Read more...
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Double murder: Slain woman’s lover detained
February 4th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Delhi Police Saturday said they have detained for questioning the lover of the woman who was murdered along with her five-year-old son by her partially ... Read more...
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Bihar to confiscate BJP lawmaker’s assets
February 4th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 4 (IANS) After confiscating the assets of corrupt officials, Bihar has now initiated a process to confiscate the property of a ruling party legislator in a corruption ... Read more...
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IM operative linked to Jama Masjid blast nabbed: Police
February 3rd, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist believed to be involved in the Jama Masjid blast was arrested in Bihar, police said Friday."The suspected terrorist is identified ... Read more...
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Paralysed man kills wife and son
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A 30-year-old man, paralysed waist down, murdered his wife and five-year-old son as he suspected that his wife had married again, police said Friday.The accused, ... Read more...
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2G scam: A chronology
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Following is the chronology of events leading to the Supreme Court order cancelling 122 telecom licenses given out during the tenure of former communications ... Read more...
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Two arrested for running job racket
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Two men who cheated several educated unemployed youths by promising them jobs in multinationals have been arrested, police said Thursday.Lalit Kumar, 59, and Amarjeet Rana, ... Read more...
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26 get 1-5 years’ jail terms for fodder scam
February 2nd, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 2 (IANS) A special CBI court here Thursday awarded jail terms ranging from one to five years to 26 people convicted in a case related to the multi-crore ... Read more...
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Junior engineer, worker held for seeking bribe
February 2nd, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) A junior engineer and a construction labourer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi were arrested for demanding a bribe of Rs.20,000 from a house ... Read more...
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Income Tax official gets 4 years jail for bribery
February 1st, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) A special court has convicted a former additional commissioner of Income Tax for corruption and sentenced him to four years jail.
Special Central Bureau of ... Read more...
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Discrimination with girl child sad: Meira Kumar
February 1st, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Wednesday expressed concern over the condition of the girl child and urged doctors to put a stop to female ... Read more...
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Seiko launches limited edition watches
February 1st, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Feb 1 (IANS) Seiko Watch India Wednesday launched its exclusive collection of luxury watches Ananta, in the price range of Rs.1-5 lakh per piece."Over the last few years, we ... Read more...
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Finger printing, spot photos of all voters soon: CEC
February 1st, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 1 (IANS) Finger printing and spot photographs of all voters across India might soon be made mandatory if a pilot project commissioned by the Election Commission of India ... Read more...
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National Grass Court Tennis meet from Feb 6
February 1st, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Saketh Myneni has got a place in the men's draw of the Rs.5 lakh prize money Indian Jute National Grass Court Tennis Championships to be held ... Read more...
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Maruti Suzuki unveils new Swift DZire
February 1st, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Car maker Maruti Suzuki Wednesday unveiled the second generation compact sedan Swift DZire.The petrol variant of the sedan is priced between Rs.4.79 lakh and Rs.6.54 lakh ... Read more...
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Garo rebel group GNLA declared terrorist outfit
February 1st, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 31 (IANS) The Indian government Tuesday declared the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a rebel outfit operating in western part of Meghalaya, a terrorist outfit under the Unlawful ... Read more...
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Fodder scam: 64 convicts get jail terms in one case (Second Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 31 (IANS) Sixty-four convicts were Tuesday given two to five years' jail terms by a CBI special court here in a case related to the multi-crore rupee fodder ... Read more...
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India revises 2010-11 economic growth down to 8.4 percent
January 31st, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Indian government Tuesday revised economic growth for 2010-11 down to 8.4 percent from the earlier estimate of 8.5 percent.
"The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ... Read more...
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