Youth arrested for raping infant in Delhi
August 17th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) A 26-year-old youth was arrested for sexually assaulting an eight-month-old girl here, police said Friday.The incident was reported from south Delhi's Sarita Vihar area on ... Read more...
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I want to be World No.1 shuttler, says Hyderabadi Sindhu (Interview)
July 19th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 19 (IANS) After Saina Nehwal, another Indian girl is creating ripples in the badminton circuit.Pusarla Venkata Sindhu created history by becoming the first Indian to win the girls' ... Read more...
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Excited to be Olympics-bound: Ashwini Ponnappa
July 9th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 9 (IANS) Badminton ace Ashwini Ponnappa, who will be among five shuttlers carrying India's medal hopes at the London Olympics, is excited to be playing her first Olympics."I ... Read more...
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Spurned, man shoots himself in Jaipur girls’ hostel
May 15th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 15 (IANS) Upset over a fight with his girlfriend, a 22-year-old man Tuesday shot himself with a gun in front of police officials inside the girls' hostel of ... Read more...
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Hyderabad police arrest TDP corporator
March 12th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 12 (IANS) Hyderabad police Monday arrested a corporator of opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for purchasing a SUV which was stolen in Kerala.The controversial corporator Thakur Raja Singh ... Read more...
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Minor girl crushed to death in Delhi
July 15th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) A four-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh lost her life after she came under the wheels of a bus in Delhi Friday, police said. The driver ... Read more...
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Jilted lover strangles girl
May 13th, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) A cab driver has been arrested for strangling a 22-year-old woman and smashing her face with a stone to hide her identity as she had ... Read more...
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Lovers attempt suicide after parents’ disapproval
April 14th, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) A young couple attempted suicide after their parents disapproved of their relationship, police said Thursday. Both are in hospital in a critical condition.Kushum, 18, and ... Read more...
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Teenager drowns in Yamuna river
March 20th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) A 15-year-old boy drowned Sunday while bathing in the Yamuna river here after celebrating Holi, a fire brigade official said."Vicky went to the river to ... Read more...
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Kennedy, Elizabeth and Delhi Prince at Rose Festival!
February 17th, 2011 - 10:01 am ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, Feb 17 (IANS) Ever wanted to caress 'Lady Di', have a close look at 'John F. Kennedy' or gift 'Queen Elizabeth' to your sweetheart? You can do all this ... Read more...
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Delhi man, four accomplices held for father’s murder
December 8th, 2010 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) A 29-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his father to inherit his wealth, police said Wednesday. Four of his accomplices were also arrested.Nikesh Gupta, 29, ... Read more...
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Nation pays homage to Indira Gandhi on her 93rd birth anniversary
November 19th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): Nation paid homage to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 93rd birth anniversary today.A number of functions and welfare programmes are being organised across the country ... 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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Schoolgirl dies, mother alleges rape in school
September 27th, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 27 (IANS) A woman in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district has alleged that her 12-year-old daughter died after being raped in her school Monday, police said.
The mother, a resident of Roshan ... Read more...
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Chlorine leak: Cleanup operation continues at Bombay Port Trust
July 15th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 15 (ANI): The cleanup operation at Bombay Port Trust (BPT) entered its second day on Thursday with the number of defused chlorine gas cylinders narrowing down from 105 to just ... Read more...
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92 fall sick after Mumbai gas leak (Third Lead)
July 14th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 14 (IANS) At least 92 people, many of them students, were taken ill after chlorine gas leaked early Wednesday from a scrapyard in the Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) premises close ... Read more...
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59 fall sick after Mumbai gas leak (Second Lead)
July 14th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 14 (IANS) At least 59 people, mostly students, were taken ill after chlorine gas leaked early Wednesday from a scrapyard in the Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) premises, close to a ... Read more...
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Shipping Ministry asks for report on Mumbai gas leakage
July 14th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The shipping ministry has sought a detailed report on the leakage of chlorine gas from a cylinder inside the Mumbai Port Trust compound early Wednesday in which ... Read more...
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Blood donation ‘centurions’ honoured
June 14th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) At first look, there may be nothing that marks out 64-year-old Gabaruddin. But, he is a true life saver with a record of at least 160 blood ... Read more...
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Woman gangraped in Hindu group’s Nepal office
June 11th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 11 (IANS) A Hindu organisation that triggered a controversy five years ago when it supported the army-backed bloodless coup by King Gyanendra has run into fresh controversy ... Read more...
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Bhopal dog squad being trained to curb poaching
June 9th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Bhopal, June 9 (ANI): Forest officials of Madhya Pradesh in collaboration with the Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network are training five sniffer dogs to track down poachers.The initiative has been taken for ... Read more...
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Two Maoists arrested in Uttar Pradesh
May 14th, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) Two Maoists have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh along with arms and ammunition, police said Friday.
Virendra Mallah and Lal Bahadur were arrested Thursday night in Ballia, some 350 ... Read more...
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Sania to comeback at the Aegon Classic
May 13th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Sania Mirza will return to tennis with the $600,000 Aegon Classic tennis in Birmingham as a warm-up for the Wimbledon Championships next month.
Sania, who married Pakistan cricketer ... Read more...
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Andhra MP launches hunger strike for ‘united state’
December 15th, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 15 (IANS) Opposing the proposed formation of a separate Telangana state, Congress MP L. Rajagopal began an indefinite hunger strike in Vijayawada Tuesday, a day after he was arrested ... Read more...
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Andhra MP arrested again, launches fast (Third Lead)
December 15th, 2009 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 14 (IANS) Congress MP from Vijayawada L. Rajagopal was arrested by the police for the second time Monday as he tried to sit on a hunger strike to oppose ... Read more...
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Woman boxer found dead, Andhra government orders probe
November 4th, 2009 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 4 (IANS) An upcoming woman boxer, who had represented Andhra Pradesh in the national championships, was found dead under suspicious circumstances in her hostel room at the Lal Bahadur Stadium ... Read more...
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Milestones in Indira Gandhi’s life
October 27th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Milestones in Indira Gandhi's life: Nov 19, 1917: Indira is born1938: Joins Indian National Congress1942: Marries Feroze GandhiSep 11, 1942: Couple is imprisoned at Naini ... Read more...
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Court asks hospital to pay pension to disabled man
October 20th, 2009 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the Employees State Insurance Corporation's (ESI) hospital to pay a monthly pension to a mineral water firm employee whose hand was ... Read more...
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Denied leave, trooper kills senior in Uttar Pradesh
October 9th, 2009 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 9 (IANS) A paramilitary trooper shot dead his senior after a brawl early Friday morning in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, an official said.
The sepoy of the Defence Services Corps ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro site guard injured
October 3rd, 2009 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) A security guard employed by a sub-contractor and posted at an under-construction Delhi Metro station fell from the elevated track and sustained injuries Saturday evening, an official ... Read more...
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Musharraf followed predecessors’ footsteps in diverting US aid against India (Part-I)
September 15th, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Recollections of a communicatorMusharraf followed predecessors' footsteps in diverting US aid against India (Part-I)New Delhi, Sep 15 (ANI): General (retired) Pervez Musharraf has not surprised anyone in India by 'disclosing' that ... Read more...
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YSR’s body moved to airport after stampede
September 4th, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 4 (IANS) Several people were injured in a stampede at the Lal Bahadur Stadium here Friday, forcing authorities to move the body of the late Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. ... Read more...
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Same venue but contrasting scenes
September 4th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 4 (IANS) It is a quirk of fate. The Lal Bahadur Stadium where Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy took oath as chief minister for a second term May 20 is where his ... Read more...
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Many thousands turn out for YSR’s last journey
September 4th, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 4 (IANS) Tens of thousands of grief stricken people turned out Friday to pay their last respects to the late Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, whose body ... Read more...
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Andhra Pradesh declares seven days of mourning for YSR
September 3rd, 2009 - 11:30 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Sep.3 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Government on Thursday announced seven days of mourning for State Chief Minister Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy who died in a helicopter crash along with four others on ... Read more...
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