JKLF members clash with police in Srinagar
February 10th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 10 (IANS) Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) activists clashed with the police here Friday after they were prevented from taking out a protest march.Dozens of JKLF protestors assembled ... Read more...
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RTE Act: Assam child rights body to survey schools
February 7th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 7 (IANS) After receiving several complaints, the Assam child rights panel has decided to conduct a survey in all schools in the state to find out if provisions ... Read more...
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Police hunt for Chinese teens who killed cats
February 5th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 5 (IANS) Police in China's Shanghai city is on the lookout for three notorious teenagers suspected of having brutally killed 10 stray cats during the weeklong Spring Festival ... Read more...
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Another Kolkata man dies near burnt laptop
February 5th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) Three months after a laptop snag killed an MNC employee, another man in Kolkata was found dead close to his burnt laptop in his bedroom, police ... Read more...
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Jor Bagh residents move court for eviction of encroachers (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Over two weeks after clashes near a shrine in a south Delhi neighbourhood in Jor Bagh area left at least 25 people injured, some residents ... Read more...
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Residents move court for eviction of encroachers
January 31st, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Over two weeks after clashes near a shrine in a south Delhi neighbourhood left at least 25 people injured, some area residents Tuesday approached the ... Read more...
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Maps now tell Britons how safe their area is
January 31st, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 31 (IANS) The British home office has now launched a new series of maps that would inform people about the safety of their neighbourhood and how many crimes ... Read more...
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Abducted Mexican ambassador freed in Venezuela
January 31st, 2012 - 9:18 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Jan 31 (IANS) The Mexican ambassador to Venezuela, Carlos Pujalte, and his wife were freed early Monday, hours after being kidnapped in the capital city of Caracas, said a ... Read more...
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Nationalists plan 50,000-strong rally in Moscow
January 21st, 2012 - 2:13 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Moscow authorities have received a request from Russian nationalist movements to authorise a rally for 50,000 people in the capital Feb 4, a deputy mayor ... Read more...
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Girl murdered by brothers for having affair
January 17th, 2012 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Noida, Jan 16 (IANS) A 16-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her three brothers after they came to know about her relationship with a boy in the neighbourhood here, police ... Read more...
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Violence in south Delhi area as police, locals clash (Lead)
January 16th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Violence erupted on Sunday evening in a south Delhi neighbourhood as local residents clashed with police on the issue of closing the gate of a ... Read more...
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Violence in south Delhi area after police, locals clash
January 15th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Violence erupted on Sunday evening in a south Delhi neighbourhood after locals clashed with police on the issue of closing the gate of a religious ... Read more...
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Seven family members commit suicide in Mexico
January 13th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Guadalajara (Mexico), Jan 13 (IANS/EFE) Seven members of a family, including five children, were found dead from gas poisoning in an apparent mass suicide in the western Mexican state of ... Read more...
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Kudankulam protesters to reiterate demand in talks
January 12th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 12 (IANS) On the 150th day of the anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) protests Thursday, the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) said it will reiterate its demand ... Read more...
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Tiger on prowl in Lucknow’s neighbourhood
January 10th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 10 (IANS) A fully-grown tiger on the prowl for the last five days near Rehman-Khera village, about 18 km from Lucknow, has caused panic in the area. Authorities ... Read more...
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Chinese man, baby shot dead in Italy
January 6th, 2012 - 6:09 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 6 (IANS/AKI) A 31-year-old Chinese man and his nine-month-old baby daughter, who was in his arms, were shot dead by two men during a night-time robbery in Rome. ... Read more...
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10 killed in Baghdad bombings
January 5th, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 5 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed in bombings in the Iraqi capital Thursday, the interior ministry said.The first explosion took place among a crowd of construction ... Read more...
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Colombian city gets outdoor escalators
December 28th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Dec 28 (IANS/EFE) A poor neighbourhood on the western mountainside of the Colombian city of Medellin has been installed with outdoor escalators to solve the problem of people getting ... Read more...
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Hazare supporters observe fast in Chennai (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 27 (IANS) Three-year-old Rasika is the star attraction at Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam marriage hall here, venue for the protest fast being organised by the Chennai chapter of ... Read more...
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Severe cold persists in Himachal towns and cities
December 27th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 27 (IANS) Severe cold conditions Tuesday continued to prevail in the hills of Himachal Pradesh despite dry weather, the weather bureau here said.The minimum temperature at many places ... Read more...
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25 people fast in Chennai for Hazare
December 27th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 27 (IANS) Three-year-old Rasika is the star attraction at Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam here, venue for the protest fast being organised from Tuesday by the Chennai chapter of ... Read more...
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Residents drag wakf board to court over prayers
December 22nd, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Residents of south Delhi's Jangpura neighbourhood Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the Delhi Wakf Board and a charitable society failed to comply with ... Read more...
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School kids move court against sale of junk food
December 21st, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought the central government's response on a petition filed by students of a private school in south Delhi seeking a ... Read more...
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Let the music play: 136 years for Jalandhar fest
December 20th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar (Punjab), Dec 20 (IANS) This town has kept a musical tradition alive for 136 years. As the famous Shree Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Samelan gets under way Friday, musical ... Read more...
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McCain has blood of peaceful civilians on his hands: Putin
December 15th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Vladimir Putin Thursday responded to a comment from US senator John McCain, who warned the Russian prime minister of an "Arab Spring" approaching Russia, saying ... Read more...
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Youth beaten by miscreants dies in Srinagar
December 14th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, December 14 (IANS) High tension gripped the old city areas of Srinagar Wednesday evening as the news spread about the death of a local young man beaten by some ... Read more...
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Woman killed for asking for lowering music
December 12th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 12 (IANS) A woman in Britain has been allegedly stabbed to death for urging that the volume of the music being played at a party be turned down.Emma ... Read more...
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Pattinson leaves Los Angeles home
December 7th, 2011 - 4:52 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 7 (IANS) Actor Robert Pattinson and girlfriend Kristen Stewart have moved out of their Los Angeles house.The "Twilight" star couple had been renting a 240-square-metre property in the ... Read more...
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Two held for bid to rape woman in moving car
December 7th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 6 (IANS) Two men who kidnapped a sales executive and tried to rape her in a moving car were arrested in Ghaziabad, police said Tuesday.Annu Verma and Anil ... Read more...
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Not many Britons care for their neighbours
November 30th, 2011 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 30 (IANS) Britain is today witnessing a major change with fewer people willing to look out for their neighbours or ask them for help, a study has revealed.The ... Read more...
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Mother, daughter found dead near rail track
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Nov 22 (IANS) The bodies of a mother and her two-and-a-half- year-old daughter were found near a railway track in the Sikandra area along the Agra-Delhi highway Tuesday, police ... Read more...
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Minor child killed, five injured in accident
November 21st, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 21 (IANS) A six-month-old child was killed and an MNC executive and his newly-wedded wife and three other occupants of a car were injured when a speeding truck ... Read more...
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Man-eater leopard trapped alive by wildlife enthusiast
November 18th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 18 (IANS) A full-grown man-eater leopard, who had reportedly devoured three children and attacked at least half a dozen people, was trapped alive by a wildlife enthusiast near ... Read more...
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Indian Army chief to visit Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan
November 15th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Looking to further India's military relations, Army chief General Vijay Kumar Singh will go on a six-day visit to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan beginning Wednesday, an ... Read more...
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Seven die in China blast
November 14th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 14 (IANS) Seven people were killed and 31 injured Monday when a massive explosion rocked a fast food restaurant in northwest China, authorities said.The deafening blast took ... Read more...
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