2008 Delhi blasts: memories linger, lessons yet to be learnt
September 13th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Four years after a series of blasts targeted the national capital's busiest markets, the city has moved on with careless parking, erratic security drills and ... Read more...
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Go to trial court for relief, SC tells Vectra chief Rishi
September 12th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked Ravinder Rishi, chief of Vectra company, to approach the trial court for quashing a lookout notice issued by the ... Read more...
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‘Quota bill aimed at diverting attention from Coalgate’ (Lead)
September 5th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The BJP Wednesday termed the introduction of a bill for quota in job promotions as a "diversionary tactic" by the Congress, to take away ... Read more...
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Court notice to police officers in CWG case
August 31st, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) A court Friday asked the deputy commissioner of police (DCP) and additional DCP of the economic offences wing to appear before it in a complaint ... Read more...
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Navy floats $900 mn tender for utility choppers
August 10th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Looking to replace its navy's ageing Chetak helicopter fleet, India has floated a $900-million global tender, after a five-year delay, to procure around 60 utility ... Read more...
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Improve intelligence to thwart blasts: Pawar
August 4th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Saturday called upon the Maharashtra government to improve its intelligence set-up to prevent a repeat of the serial blasts in Pune ... Read more...
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Olympic hockey: Jittery India suffer third defeat
August 3rd, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) A jittery India crashed to a 2-5 defeat against Germany for their third straight reverse in Group B of the Olympic men's hockey competition here Friday.The ... Read more...
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Flying to Rome without passport was easy, says boy
July 26th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) An 11-year-old boy who had no passport or boarding pass and flew to Rome alone after walking unchallenged through airport security says "getting on the plane ... Read more...
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Gogoi says journalist’s role in molestation case unethical
July 16th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 16 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday termed the role of a local news channel journalist in the teenage girl's molestation case last week as "unethical", saying ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad school near which child drowned shuts
July 14th, 2012 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 13 (IANS) The Ghaziabad school outside which a four-year-old boy drowned Thursday in a drain, shut shop and its management was absconding Friday after police registered a case ... Read more...
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Sangma gives proof against Mukherjee, centre debunks it (Lead)
July 10th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Presidential candidate P.A. Sangma's team Monday gave documents to the Election Commission to prove alleged lapses by rival candidate Pranab Mukherjee while filing papers ... Read more...
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Team Sangma gives poll panel proof against Mukherjee
July 9th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Presidential candidate P.A. Sangma's team Monday gave documents to the Election Commission to prove alleged lapses by rival candidate Pranab Mukherjee while filing ... Read more...
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Drug abuse, insanitary conditions found in UP juvenile homes
July 4th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Major lapses were uncovered in the working of Uttar Pradesh's child welfare system in Meerut by a National Commission for Protection of Child Rights team ... Read more...
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RTI activist alleges sabotage in Mantralaya fire
June 22nd, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) A prominent Right to Information activist, alleging negligence and non-implementation of norms, Friday urged the Mumbai police to investigate a sabotage angle to Thursday's Mantralaya fire ... Read more...
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Sex case probe: Achuthanandan told to appear in court
June 19th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, June 19 (IANS) A Kerala court Tuesday asked former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan, who complained of sabotage of a probe into an alleged sex racket here in the early ... Read more...
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Graft case: 11 charge sheeted in Jharkhand
June 2nd, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 2 (IANS) The CBI Saturday filed a charge sheet in a court here against a former Bihar minister and 10 others in a case related to road construction ... Read more...
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CWG graft: Hearing against Dikshit deferred
June 1st, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday deferred till July 24 hearing on a plea seeking filing of a case against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit over ... Read more...
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People disappointed with BJP too, says Advani
May 31st, 2012 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Former BJP president L.K. Advani said Thursday that while people were angry with the UPA government, they were upset with the Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Army chief slaps show cause notice on Lt. Gen.
May 24th, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Ahead of his retirement May 31, Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh has slapped a show cause notice on a lieutenant general, who may be ... Read more...
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CWG scam: High Court declines bail to Reddy
May 15th, 2012 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of A.K. Reddy, arrested for alleged lapses in a Rs.141 crore contract for timing, scoring and ... Read more...
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CWG scam: Order reserved on accused’s bail plea (Lead)
May 8th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday reserved its order on the bail plea of A.K. Reddy, who was arrested for alleged lapses in a Rs.141 crore ... Read more...
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Tatra scam: CBI searches two ex army officers’ homes (Second Lead)
April 18th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday searched the homes of two former army officers in Delhi and Noida and recovered key documents related to ... Read more...
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Tatra deal: CBI searches homes of former army officers
April 18th, 2012 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday conducted search operations at the homes of two former army officers in Delhi and Noida following complaints about ... Read more...
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CBI questions BEML chief in Tatra trucks case (Lead)
April 17th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The CBI Tuesday questioned three people, including former Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) director V. Mohan, the company's present chief V.R.S. Natarajan and Britain-based Vectra ... Read more...
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Congress to take Chhattisgarh’s coal mining expose to public
April 16th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 16 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's opposition Congress has decided to take to the public a recent report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on coal mining in order ... Read more...
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Raman Singh defends government in wake of CAG report
April 11th, 2012 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Defending his government in the wake of a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report pointing to lapses in awarding a coal exploration contract, Chhattisgarh ... Read more...
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Congress attacks Gadkari, BJP says charges baseless (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday attacked BJP president Nitin Gadkari and demanded the resignation of his party colleague and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh over a ... Read more...
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Congress attacks Gadkari
April 10th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday attacked BJP president Nitin Gadkari and demanded the resignation of his party colleague and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh over a ... Read more...
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Slap criminal cases after CAG expose: Ajit Jogi
April 5th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 5 (IANS) Senior Chhattisgarh Congress leader Ajit Jogi Thursday called for criminal cases be registered against those in the state government who had caused massive revenue losses ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh government hauled up over CAG expose
April 4th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 4 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's opposition Congress grilled the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state assembly Wednesday over a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) ... Read more...
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10 Maharashtra ministers guilty of financial lapses: Opposition
April 4th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) Maharashtra's opposition parties said Wednesday that 10 state ministers had reportedly been held responsible for financial lapses and causing losses to the state exchequer by ... Read more...
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‘Chhattisgarh coal block rates led to Rs. 1,000 crore loss’
April 3rd, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 3 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Tuesday slammed the state-owned Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation (CMDC) for accepting lower rates for commercial mining of coal blocks in ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena demands suspension of Mumbai University VC
March 30th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) Shiv Sena legislators and a few members of the Mumbai University Senate Friday demanded the suspension of varsity Vice Chancellor Rajan Welukar alleging that he is ... Read more...
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Heated exchanges in Himachal house on pulses scheme
March 28th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 28 (IANS) Heated exchanges were witnessed between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress in Himachal Pradesh assembly Wednesday over alleged lapses in distribution ... Read more...
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Court reserves order on probe against children’s homes
March 12th, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday reserved its verdict on three pleas challenging the government's decision to set up a panel to probe allegations of lapses ... Read more...
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