Badal wants conspiracy behind SGPC poll muddle probed
September 2nd, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 2 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Friday sought unearthing of the "conspiracy" to mislead the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the voting rights of Sehajdhari ... Read more...
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Uphaar victims seek sanction to prosecute Amodh Kanth
August 26th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The families of those killed in the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the government to grant ... Read more...
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West Bengal is now Paschim Banga (Second Lead)
August 19th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) The West Bengal government, along with the opposition parties of the state, Friday unanimously decided to rename West Bengal as Paschim Banga, Chief Minister Mamata ... Read more...
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India severely impacted by terrorism: US report
August 19th, 2011 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) India continued to be severely impacted by terrorism in 2010 with sustained violence in Kashmir and attempted infiltrations from Pakistan remaining serious concerns for government, according ... Read more...
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Government wants to monitor Facebook, Twitter accounts
August 14th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) It is not just your BlackBerry and mobile phones, the government also wants to snoop in on your Twitter and Facebook accounts.In a written ... Read more...
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Kalmadi wants medical reports under wraps
August 5th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Sacked Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi Friday asked a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court to direct the Tihar jail and hospital ... Read more...
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Kalmadi drops plea to attend parliament
July 28th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, who is in judicial custody in a corruption case, Thursday withdrew his application seeking permission from ... Read more...
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Shobhit murder: Court notice to home ministry, cops (Lead)
July 20th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the city police to explain why it has failed to solve the murder of 20-year-old IT student Shobhit Modi, ... Read more...
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Meghalaya seeks central assistance to nab rebel leader
July 19th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 19 (IANS) Meghalaya Tuesday asked the central government to persuade Bangladesh to nab Champion R. Sangma, a rogue Indian policeman turned secessionist rebel leader hiding in that ... Read more...
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Three bomb blasts rock Mumbai, at least 8 killed
July 13th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by BNO News
MUMBAI (BNO NEWS) -- Three bomb blasts in rapid succession hit three crowded locations in India's financial capital of Mumbai on Wednesday evening, officials said, killing at least eight people and injuring ... Read more...
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Delhi staged shootout: Rs.15 lakh each for two victims’ kin
July 4th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday asked the union home ministry to pay compensation of Rs.15 lakh each to the families of two businessmen over 14 ... Read more...
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Action against four Tihar officials for lapses (Lead)
July 4th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Three Tihar Jail officials have been suspended and disciplinary action has been recommended against another for extending extra liberties to sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee ... Read more...
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R.K. Singh named home secretary (Second Lead)
June 24th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) R.K. Singh, currently secretary (defence production), was Friday named the new home secretary, succeeding G.K. Pillai who retires at the end of the ... Read more...
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R.K. Singh to succeed Pillai as home secretary (Lead)
June 24th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) R.K .Singh, a Bihar cadre senior civil service officer posted in the defence ministry, was Friday named the new union home secretary, succeeding ... Read more...
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R.K. Singh is new home secretary
June 24th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) R.K .Singh, a Bihar cadre senior civil service (IAS) officer who was secretary, defence production, was Friday named as the new union home secretary ... Read more...
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Krishna pays homage at Bahadur Shah Zafar tomb (Lead)
June 21st, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, June 21 (IANS) On a three-day visit to Myanmar to interact with the new civilian government, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna paid homage Monday at the mausoleum of Bahadur ... Read more...
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Google told to get clearance for Bangalore street view
June 21st, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 21 (IANS) The Bangalore police has directed global Internet search engine Google to get permission from the central government to film this tech hub for its Street View ... Read more...
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Bitta’s plea for NSG security cover rejected
May 27th, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday rejected the request of M.S. Bitta, chairman of All India Anti-Terrorist Front, seeking a direction to the central government to ... Read more...
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Chandigarh’s proposed Metro to link three cities
May 26th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 26 (IANS) As major roads in Chandigarh get clogged with ever-increasing traffic, a proposal is gaining ground for a Metro rail here. The Punjab and Haryana governments are ... Read more...
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Terror list errors embarrassed home ministry: Chidambaram
May 21st, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Home minister P. Chidambaram Saturday admitted that multiple errors in the list of terrorists hiding in Pakistan was "embarrassing" for the home ministry but ... Read more...
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Kanimozhi’s bail rejection: Key points from court’s order
May 20th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delh, May 20 (IANS) DMK chief M.Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV chief Sharad Kumar were taken into custody Friday after their bail applications were dismissed by a ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan football friendlies in England
May 20th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Even as the Indian and Pakistani cricket boards and hockey federations are desperately trying to resume bilateral ties, the football outfits of the two ... Read more...
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India rules out withdrawing ‘most wanted’ list after errors (Lead)
May 20th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Indian government Friday ruled out any possibility of withdrawing its list of most wanted terrorists allegedly hiding in Pakistan even as authorities are reviewing ... Read more...
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India will not withdraw most wanted list: Official
May 20th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) There was "no possibility" of India withdrawing the list of its most wanted terrorists in Pakistan, a senior official said Friday, a day after a ... Read more...
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Congress shuns comment on ‘most wanted’ fugitive goof-up
May 17th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday did not comment on the goof-up of the government on a "fugitive" who was on the most-wanted list given to Pakistan, saying ... Read more...
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This Iranian woman wants her Indian nationality!
May 14th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 14 (IANS) Carrying a birth certificate in her hand and a hassled look on her face, 30-year-old Iranian woman Fatimah Begum is on her third visit to the ... Read more...
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Few takers for IGNOU’s anti-human trafficking course
May 12th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) A year after it was launched, an anti-human trafficking certificate course started by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and the home ministry has ... Read more...
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New units to tackle human trafficking
May 12th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Strengthening its machinery to tackle human trafficking, the union home ministry has decided to establish about 330 more anti-human trafficking (AHT) units across the country ... Read more...
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Chandigarh wakes up to save lost heritage (With Images)
May 9th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) Authorities in Chandigarh have finally woken up to the value of the "precious" junk lying in their backyard.Items originally designed by the team of architects associated ... Read more...
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CBI points out Kanimozhi’s Raja links; bail reserved till May 14 (Second Lead)
May 7th, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Kanimozhi was "definitely close" to former communications minister A. Raja, the CBI Saturday told the special court which reserved for a week its decision on ... Read more...
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Home Ministry issues advisory on crime against SC/ST
May 2nd, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an advisory to the Chief Secretaries, Home Secretaries, Principal Secretaries of all State Governments and UT Administrations for curbing crime ... Read more...
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Chidambaram hails CAPFs for helping conducting peaceful state assembly elections
April 29th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 29(ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday hailed the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) for helping to conduct peaceful assembly elections in many states."The highlight of ... Read more...
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Regularise services of officials on ad hoc basis: Tribunal
April 22nd, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has asked the home ministry and the Delhi government to regularise the services of two officials, promoted to assistant commissioners ... Read more...
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Incomplete map of India removed from government website
April 22nd, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The authorities have removed a controversial map of India from a government website that didn't have parts of Jammu and Kashmir which New Delhi ... Read more...
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Government site has distorted map of India (Lead) (With Images)
April 20th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A government website in one of its pages mapping the country's police wireless communication network, shows a distorted map of India, cutting off parts ... Read more...
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