Hospitality business kept Eesha away from Bollywood
August 23rd, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) Actress Eesha Koppikhar, last seen in 2011 film "Shabri" is giving most of her time and concentration to her new hospitality company."I was busy launching ... Read more...
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AIUDF protests over July 9 molestation, lawlessness
July 18th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 18 (IANS) Opposition AIUDF legislators Wednesday staged a protest in front of Raj Bhavan over the July 9 public molestation of a girl on a main road here ... Read more...
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‘Molestation played out to shake Tarun Gogoi government’
July 17th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 17 (IANS) Assam farmers' leader Akhil Gogoi Tuesday claimed the molestation case here last week which shocked the nation was an "orchestrated game plan to destabilise" the Tarun ... Read more...
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India’s mining scenario chaotic: Rights group
June 14th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 14 (IANS) India's government has systematically failed to ensure that the country's multi-billion-dollar mining industry adheres to key human rights and environmental laws, an international rights watchdog said ... Read more...
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Traders go on strike against Karachi violence
June 13th, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 13 (IANS) A shutters-down strike is being observed in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Wednesday against the prevailing lawlessness, as eight more people have died in the ongoing ... Read more...
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Akhilesh has no control over officials, party workers: BJP
May 17th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) Launching its first offensive against the two-month-old Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday alleged that Chief Minister Akhilesh ... Read more...
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Congress moves state election panel against Trinamool threats
May 8th, 2012 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) In an apparent sign of strain, the West Bengal state Congress Tuesday shot off a letter to the state election commissioner complaining against the threats ... Read more...
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Singhvi blames organised gang as CD goes viral on internet (Second Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) With a controversial CD allegedly featuring him in sexual acts going viral on internet, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi Saturday accused "motivated interests" of fielding ... Read more...
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Singhvi blames ‘organised gang’ as CD goes viral on web (Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) With a controversial CD allegedly featuring him going viral on internet, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi Saturday accused "motivated interests" of fielding "an organised gang" ... Read more...
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Sensationalism, says Singhvi as CD goes viral on web
April 21st, 2012 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) With a controversial CD featuring Abhishek Manu Singhvi going viral on internet, the senior Congress leader has lashed out at social networking sites, saying they ... Read more...
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BSP slams Akhilesh’s first month in office
April 20th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 20 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Friday attacked the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh, accusing it of protecting lumpen elements and of ... Read more...
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Are we living in Stone age, asks Pakistan court
March 28th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 28 (IANS) While hearing a petition to declare 'Jirga' or tribal system illegal, the Supreme Court observed that Pakistanis appeared to be "living in the Stone age".Jirga ... Read more...
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Lawlessness on rise in Madhya Pradesh (Madhya Pradesh Newsletter)
March 10th, 2012 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 10 (IANS) The killing of a young Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, crimes against women and the murder of a journalist and his family have spotlighted the ... Read more...
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Bad roads hampering Bihar’s tourism potential
January 17th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 17 (IANS) Good road building was said to have helped Nitish Kumar win a second term in office in the 2010 Bihar assembly elections. Bad roads connecting ... Read more...
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BJP resolution against Mayawati government
October 29th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 29 (IANS) With an eye to the 2012 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday passed a resolution to free the state from the ... Read more...
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Pakistani court asks parties to expel criminals
October 6th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court Thursday asked all political parties to expel criminals from their ranks in a verdict over the lawlessness in the port city of Karachi, ... Read more...
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Congress seeks president’s intervention in alleged Orissa scams
September 8th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 8 (IANS) The opposition Congress in Orissa Thursday demanded probes by independent central agencies in allegations of large-scale corruption and scams in the state and sought President ... Read more...
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Police shouldn’t have licence to flout laws: Pakistani daily
August 19th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 19 (IANS) The police should not have a licence to flout the very laws they are there to uphold, said a Pakistani daily.An editorial in the News International ... Read more...
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BlackBerry helped spread riots in London
August 9th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) There were calls Tuesday to shut down the BlackBerry Messenger service which is thought to have helped mobilise looters in the riots here, a media ... Read more...
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Unite like farmers to topple government, Rahul tells Uttar Pradesh youth (Lead)
July 22nd, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), July 22 (IANS) Continuing his political campaign through Uttar Pradesh's hinterland, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday called on the youth of the state to unite ... Read more...
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Unite and fight for your rights, Rahul tells youth
July 22nd, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), July 22 (IANS) Join hands and fight for your rights like the Bhatta-Parsaul farmers for the development of Uttar Pradesh, is the message Congress general secretary ... Read more...
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BJP delegation meets president on ‘lawlessness’ in Uttar Pradesh
July 13th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) A delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members led by party president Nitin Gadkari met President Partibha Patil Wednesday to demand an inquiry into ... Read more...
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Congress to move court for CBI probe in Uttar Pradesh crimes
July 1st, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 1 (IANS) The Congress party is all set to approach the Allahabad High Court to seek a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged murder ... Read more...
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Nearly 60,000, including MPs and MLAs, convicted in Bihar in 5 years
April 11th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 11 (IANS) Nearly 60,000 criminals, including politicians and lawmakers, have been convicted and punished in Bihar - a state that had become a byword for lawlessness - in ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan must sever all links with terror groups’
April 6th, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) The Pakistani establishment "must sever all remaining links and give up any lingering support" for terror groups, a Pakistani daily said Wednesday, warning that terrorists ... Read more...
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UK report paints dismal picture of Pak in critical areas in 2010
April 1st, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 1(ANI): British Foreign Secretary William Hague has launched the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office's 2010 Human Rights and Democracy report, which shows that Pakistan made little progress in key areas ... Read more...
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Malik for targeted action against Karachi criminals
March 29th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Mar 29(ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has announced that law enforcement agencies will take targeted action against criminals to end killings and lawlessness in Karachi."Action will be taken without any ... Read more...
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Mayawati defends forcible removal of opposition legislators
February 22nd, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 22 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Tuesday sought to justify Speaker Sukhdeo Rajhbhar's action to get protesting opposition legislators bodily lifted and removed from the state assembly late Monday ... Read more...
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It is ‘rule of thugs’ in Uttar Pradesh: Krishna Tirath
February 7th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Union Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Monday lashed out at the Uttar Pradesh administration, terming it as "goonda-raj (rule of thugs)".The minister said that she ... Read more...
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BJP to undertake statewide march in West bengal
January 29th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said it will take out a "rath yarta" (march) in West Bengal from Sunday to highlight the lawlessness, "the politics ... Read more...
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Pro-Trinamool intellectuals to meet president, PM
January 14th, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) Carrying their battle against West Bengal's ruling Left Front to Delhi, a group of painters, theatre activists and economists associated with the Trinamool Congress will meet President ... Read more...
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Pakistan - a rogue state with a rogue army (Comment)
December 4th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Amulya Ganguli
Perhaps the most disturbing piece of information available from the latest Wikileaks disclosures is the United States' realisation about the durability of the links between the Pakistan Army and terrorists. ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar seeks votes for jailed JD-U candidate
November 16th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, Nov 16 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar never tires of speaking out against lawlessness. But having campaigned for some candidates with criminal record, he is now seeking ... Read more...
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20-Year-Old Marisol Valles Garcia Hired As Police Chief Of Mexican Municipality
October 21st, 2010 - 9:15 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Praxedis Guadalupe Guerrero, Oct 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Marisol Valles Garcia is a young Mexican girl, all of 20 years of age who is a student of criminology. However, there is ... Read more...
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Ex-Pakistan president Farooq Leghari dead
October 20th, 2010 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 20 (IANS) Former Pakistan president Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari, who dismissed Benazir Bhutto's government in 1996, is dead. He was 70.Leghari died in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city early Wednesday, ... Read more...
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