Aarushi’s sexual assault could not be established: Witness
August 14th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 14 (IANS) A forensic expert told a special court here that sexual assault of teen Aarushi could not be established on the basis of samples provide by CBI.Prosecution ... Read more...
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33 IPS officers shifted in UP, power chief also booted out
July 31st, 2012 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 30 (IANS) Bruised by attacks of opposition parties on the law and order situation in the state, Uttar Pradesh's Akhilesh Yadav government late Monday transferred 33 senior IPS ... Read more...
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Two murders in Delhi within 12 hours
July 27th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Just two days after a series of six murders shook the capital, two more killings within a gap of 12 hours were reported here, police ... Read more...
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BSP workers protest over statue vandalisation
July 26th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad/Noida, July 26 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) activists blocked traffic movement in Ghaziabad and Noida in protest against the vandalisation of their party leader Mayawati's statue in Lucknow.The ... Read more...
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Aarushi murder: Defence says witness doctor unreliable
July 25th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 25 (IANS) In the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case, the defence Wednesday claimed in a court here that a doctor presented by the CBI as a witness was not ... Read more...
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Aarushi murder: Post-mortem doctor deposes in court
July 24th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 24 (IANS) In the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case, the CBI Tuesday presented a doctor, who conducted the post-mortem on the teen, as its fifth witness.Doctor Sunil Kumar Dohre ... Read more...
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Two elderly women stabbed to death in Delhi (lead)
July 24th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Two elderly women, residing in two houses in the same colony in Delhi, were stabbed to death by robbers for a few hundred ... Read more...
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Pranab celebrates with ’sandesh’, ‘laddoos’
July 22nd, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) 'Motichoor laddoos', 'malai kulhars' and the evergreen 'sandesh'....sweets were being distrubuted galore Sunday after Pranab Mukherjee was elected president of India.The supporters had begun ... Read more...
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Cop, engineers, accountant caught taking bribes
July 21st, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 21 (IANS) A police inspector, two engineers and an accountant were arrested Saturday for taking bribes in two separate incidents in Rajasthan, police said.The officials were caught ... Read more...
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18 killed in Mizoram bus accident
July 21st, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, July 21 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed and 17 others injured when a bus carrying them fell into a gorge in Mizoram early Saturday, an official said.The ... Read more...
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Has Srinagar gone to the dogs, residents ask (Jammu and Kashmir Newsletter)
July 20th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/Pampore, July 20 (IANS) Has Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital finally gone to dogs? That's what many among Srinagar's 1.3 million residents are asking, considering the city is home to ... Read more...
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‘Noida ground water overuse probe not held’
July 19th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, July 19 (IANS) A two-member official team which came to investigate complaints against mall developers overdrawing ground water in sector 18 here left without conducting any probe, an activist ... Read more...
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Aarushi murder: Magistrate appears as witness
July 18th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 18 (IANS) In the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder, a magistrate Wednesday appeared in a court here as a CBI witness and said that he did not see any sign ... Read more...
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Expelled Jammu and Kashmir legislators to support Sangma
July 15th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 15 (IANS) Seven legislators, who were expelled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for cross-voting in the Jammu and Kashmir legislative council elections last year, have pledged ... Read more...
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Three Hindu traders abducted in Pakistan
July 14th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) At least three Hindu traders, including president of a local Hindu council, have been kidnapped by unidentified people in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, Online news ... Read more...
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Parliamentarian among 20 killed in Afghanistan bombing (Lead)
July 14th, 2012 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 14 (IANS) At least 20 people, including an Afghan parliamentarian, were killed and 40 injured in a suicide bombing at a wedding hall in the northern Afghan ... Read more...
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1964 Olympics: India regain hockey supremacy (Sports Special)
July 13th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
The echoes of the 1960 Olympics defeat could be heard in Tokyo where the Indian hockey team was not expected to win, at least according to the Indian media that doubted ... Read more...
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Visva-Bharati warden’s action traditional cure: Agnivesh
July 10th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) A nationwide outrage over a Visva-Bharati warden asking a class 5 student to drink her urine for bed-wetting notwithstanding, social activist Swami Agnivesh claimed Tuesday ... Read more...
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Aarushi murder: CBI says defence tampered with evidence
July 10th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 10 (IANS) The CBI Tuesday accused the defence of tampering with the evidence in Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case while it was kept in the record of a ... Read more...
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Court stops Tripura engineering admissions
July 10th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 10 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court's bench here Tuesday stopped the counselling of students for admission to medical and engineering courses on a plea alleging irregularities in the ... Read more...
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1948 Olympics: Fourth gold medal healed wounds of partition (Sports Special)
July 9th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
It was a wonder that India managed to field a team for the 1948 Olympics which were held on the conclusion of the World War II and a year after the ... Read more...
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SC trashes plea against Pranab, warns petitioner (Second Lead)
July 6th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the central government to conduct an inquiry against presidential candidate Pranab ... Read more...
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Apex court trashes PIL against Pranab, warns petitioner (Lead)
July 6th, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the central government to conduct an inquiry against presidential candidate Pranab ... Read more...
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Lightning kills two in Lucknow
July 5th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 5 (IANS) Two people, including a child and a young man, were killed when lightning struck at two places as the first monsoon showers pounded the state capital ... Read more...
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Aarushi murder scene photos flawed: Defence
July 2nd, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 2 (IANS) There is a mismatch between several of the 23 crime scene photographs and their negatives submitted by the prosecution, a defence counsel told a court here ... Read more...
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Aarushi case: Police expert fails to explain finger printing
June 29th, 2012 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Police expert who lifted finger prints and shot photos at the scene of teenager Aarushi Talwar's murder in May 2008, Friday failed to ... Read more...
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Three monks killed in Jaipur car accident
June 28th, 2012 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 27 (IANS) At least three monks were killed while three others were critically injured when the car they were travelling in collided with a truck in Rajasthan's Jaipur ... Read more...
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Elaborate security for Agra municipal polls
June 27th, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Agra, June 26 (IANS) Authorities stepped up security in Agra for Wednesday's municipal polls which will test the popularity of the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh. The SP is ... Read more...
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Tough to promote Indian dance: Remo D’Souza
June 24th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Indian youth is more inclined towards western dance forms like B-boying, hip-hop and jazz and their interest in Indian classical forms is diminishing, laments choreographer ... Read more...
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2500 participate in Olympic Day run in Mizoram
June 23rd, 2012 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, June 23 (IANS) An "Olympic Day Run" was organised Saturday in Mizoram's capital Aizawl to celebrate the setting up of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on this day in ... Read more...
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BJP to contest presidential poll, undecided on candidate
June 19th, 2012 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party's top leaders Monday decided to put up a fight against Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the presidential poll ... Read more...
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UP traders to protest ‘close at 7 p.m.’ order
June 18th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 18 (IANS) Upset over the Uttar Pradesh government's order to close shops and malls by 7 p.m. in the face of acute power crisis, traders have decided ... Read more...
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Soldier injured in Pakistani firing on LoC
June 17th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 17 (IANS) In an apparent bid to push in infiltrators, Pakistani troops opened unprovoked fire on Indian forward positions along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu ... Read more...
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Cop told to pay Rs.20,000 for false case
June 16th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) An errant policeman has been told by a Delhi court to pay Rs.20,000 compensation for implicating and agonising a man in a rash and negligent ... Read more...
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Pranab calls Tripura CM for Left support
June 16th, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 16 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance (UPA) presidential candidate and union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee telephoned Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who is also a Communist ... Read more...
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