Man held for kidnapping three kids
March 6th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) A 19-year-old man was arrested for kidnapping three minor children from south Delhi in January, police said Tuesday.Santosh was arrested Saturday from Lado Sarai, where ... Read more...
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CNG prices hiked in Delhi and neighbourhood
March 5th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Compressed natural gas (CNG) in Delhi will cost Rs.1.70 more per kg from midnight Monday.In the Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad neighbourhoods, the price of ... Read more...
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One killed, three injured in Jamshedpur fire
March 4th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 4 (IANS) One person died and three were injured when a major fire broke out in Jharkhand's steel city of Jamshedpur, Sunday, police said.According to police, fire broke ... Read more...
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Syria finds bodies of three slain foreign journalists
March 2nd, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, March 2 (IANS) Syrian authorities have found the bodies of the three slain foreign journalists, who were killed a week earlier in restive Baba Amr neighbourhood in Homs province, ... Read more...
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Syrian President al-Assad signs draft constitution
February 28th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Tuesday signed a draft constitution that was approved a day earlier by nearly 90 percent of voters, the state-run SANA news ... Read more...
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Indian shot dead in US
February 24th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) An Indian was gunned down in Atlanta city in the US when he was closing his store at the end of the day, a media report ... Read more...
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Five taxi drivers killed in Mexican city
February 22nd, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Monterrey (Mexico), Feb 22 (IANS/EFE) Gunmen shot dead five taxi drivers Tuesday in the streets of the northern Mexican industrial city of Monterrey, authorities said."The attack happened at around 10 ... Read more...
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Delhi court lets off three on probation
February 20th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) A Delhi court, giving benefit of probation to a 55-year-old and his two sons convicted for assaulting their neighbour, granted them a chance to reform ... Read more...
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Sports car driver killed in crash (Second Lead)
February 19th, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) A young realtor driving a Lamborghini was killed when his sports car hit a cyclist and crashed into a bus stop railing in south Delhi ... Read more...
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Sikhs protest outside Dikshit’s residence
February 16th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Over 200 people from the Sikh community gathered outside Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit's residence Thursday afternoon to protest the decision to commute the life ... Read more...
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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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