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Ibisevic puts Stuttgart past Dynamo


August 29th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Vedad Ibisevic made the difference again with a goal as VfB Stuttgart reached the Europa League group stage with a 3-1 aggregate win over Dynamo ... Read more...

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‘Psycho’ guilty of murdering Indian student Bidve


July 27th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) A killer who called himself "Psycho" has been found guilty of murdering Indian student Anuj Bidve at random on a British street, The Independent reported Thursday.Kiaran ... Read more...

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Rooney ‘delighted’ to score winner against Ukraine


June 20th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Donetsk (Ukraine), June 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) England striker Wayne Rooney was delighted to score the winning goal in his team's 1-0 win against Ukraine in the Euro 2012 Championship.Rooney's header ... Read more...

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Euro 2012: England win over Ukraine


June 20th, 2012 - 3:59 am ICT by IANS
Donetsk (Ukraine), June 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) England scraped through to the Euro 2012 quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over co-hosts Ukraine courtesy of a Wayne Rooney header and a questionable ... Read more...

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Soldier rapes, kills girl (Lead, correcting headline)


June 8th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur, June 8 (IANS) A soldier raped a high school student in an Uttar Pradesh village and then shot her dead when she was about to expose him, police said ... Read more...

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Soldier rapes, shot dead


June 8th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur, June 8 (IANS) A soldier raped a high school student in an Uttar Pradesh village and then shot her dead when she was about to expose him, police said ... Read more...

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Soldier rapes, shot dead


June 8th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur, June 8 (IANS) A soldier raped a high school student in an Uttar Pradesh village and then shot her dead when she was about to expose him, police said ... Read more...

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Assam ‘Maoists’ were murdered: PUDR


May 15th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) Tuesday accused security forces of killing four young men in Assam in cold blood and branding them Maoists.A ... Read more...

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Man kills wife for not feeding daughter


May 11th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 11 (IANS) In a bizarre and heart-rending incident, a young man here shot his wife dead early Friday because she was not feeding their one-year-old daughter.The incident took ... Read more...

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Teacher shot dead in Uttar Pradesh


May 7th, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) In a sensational daylight killing in Uttar Pradesh, a teacher was shot dead in Basti district Monday when he was going to an education centre to ... Read more...

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Mahatma Gandhi’s glasses, prayer book up for auction


April 2nd, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 2 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi's round-lensed spectacles, a personal prayer book and the soil upon which he fell when he was assassinated are among an incredible lot of items ... Read more...

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Girl shot dead by father for ‘honour’


February 29th, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 28 (IANS) A 16-year-old girl in Haryana was killed and then hastily cremated Monday night by her father, police said and added they suspect it to be a ... Read more...

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Pune bids tearful adieu to Anuj Bidve (Lead, changing dateline)


January 7th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 7 (IANS) Thousands of Pune citizens braved the cold to join the family and relatives of Anuj Bidve, an Indian student slain in Britain, at his last ... Read more...

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50,000-pound reward to find Indian student’s killer


December 31st, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 31 (IANS) Police in Britain have offered a reward of 50,000 pounds to anyone who tracks down the killers of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve who was ... Read more...

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One held as Indian’s killing sparks outrage on Facebook (Second Lead)


December 27th, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) A 17-year-old British youth has been arrested over the fatal shooting of Indian student Anuj Bidve in Manchester. The killing triggered condemnation on social networking ... Read more...

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One held as Indian’s killing sparks outrage on Facebook (Lead)


December 27th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) A 17-year-old British youth has been arrested over the fatal shooting of Indian student Anuj Bidve in Manchester, triggering condemnation on social networking website Facebook.Bidve, ... Read more...

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British teen held over Indian student’s killing


December 27th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) A British teenager has been arrested over the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve in Manchester Monday, a media report said Tuesday.Bidve was ... Read more...

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Indian-origin duo killed over parking dispute


December 13th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 13 (IANS) An Indian-origin uncle-nephew duo was gunned down by a 20-year-old Bangladeshi national following an argument over his car being blocked by a van parked outside the ... Read more...

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California cops on leave after pepper-spraying sparks outrage


November 21st, 2011 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) After a video of two police officers pepper-spraying non-violent protesters at point-blank range sparked nationwide outrage, the University of California at Davis has placed them on ... Read more...

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Gujarat to challenge Pandya case accquittals


September 13th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Sep 13 (IANS) The Gujarat government has decided to challenge in the Supreme Court the state high court's acquittal of the 12 people accused of murdering former ... Read more...

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Pakistani soldier sentenced to death for killing unarmed young man


August 13th, 2011 - 1:35 am ICT by BNO News
KARACHI (BNO NEWS) -- A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Friday sentenced to death a soldier who shot dead an unarmed teenager in the southern city of Karachi in early June, the Express ... Read more...

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Cop shoots colleague dead inside police station


July 21st, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) A probationary sub-inspector shot dead a 41-year-old sub-inspector from point blank range within the premises of a police station here Thursday, police said.Amarjeet Singh, 25, ... Read more...

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Srinagar murder case solved: Police


June 10th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 10 (IANS) A dispute over a loan was the reason for the daylight murder of a man here Sunday, police said Friday. Three people including a militant have ... Read more...

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Blast at Kashmir scrap dealer’s home, one killed


June 7th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 7 (IANS) One person was killed and two injured in a powerful explosion at the home of a scrap dealer in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday afternoon, police said.The ... Read more...

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Sports Complex in-charge shot dead (Second Lead)


June 3rd, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The in-charge of the Baba Gang Nath Sports Complex in south Delhi was shot dead at point-blank range here after a heated argument with two ... Read more...

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Youth shot dead near new house


May 31st, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) A 22-year-old youth was found murdered Monday morning, a few metres away from his newly-constructed house in east Delhi, police said.Rajesh used to live with ... Read more...

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Osama killed by own guard in line with his will to avert capture?


May 3rd, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by ANI
Peshawar, May 3(ANI): While reports suggest that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was shot dead with a single bullet to his head when he resisted capture by US troops, an official ... Read more...

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Facebook, candlelight vigil: Punjab city wakes up to a murder


April 26th, 2011 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, April 26 (IANS) The killing of a millionaire businessman by his gun-toting childhood friends in this Punjab city last week has prompted thousands of residents to come together ... Read more...

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Jeweller shot dead in hold-up


April 22nd, 2011 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) A jeweller was shot at and seriously injured when he tried to resist a robbery attempt in east Delhi Thursday, police said. He later succumbed ... Read more...

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Brit troops to get stunglasses to resist shotgun blast at point-blank range


April 10th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Baghdad, Apr 10 (ANI): Stunglasses, fitted with special lenses that can resist a shotgun blast at almost point-blank range, would be issued to British troops in Afghanistan.The Sawfly glasses and Bullet ... Read more...

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Top NSCN (K) militant killed in Nagaland


March 19th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
Itanagar, Mar 19 (ANI): J. Khonwang Thomas alias Chipu Menon, a "Brigadier" in the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang or NSCN (K), was killed in Nagaland's Mon District, according to Arunachal Pradesh ... Read more...

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BSP leader shot dead, two detained


March 14th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) A leader of Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was shot dead by unidentified assailants while he was sleeping at his home in a ... Read more...

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Maoists call for shutdown in four states


March 12th, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a 48-hour shutdown in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa from Sunday to protest the "killing" of ... Read more...

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Loughner pleads ‘not guilty’ of shooting US Senator Giffords


March 10th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Tucson (Arizona), Mar.10 (ANI): Jared Loughner, who is accused of attempting to assassinate US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and killing six people in Tucson including a federal judge, has pleaded not guilty to ... Read more...

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Shot Congresswoman now singing, enjoying matzo ball soup


March 4th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
Phoenix (Arizona, US), Mar. 4 (ANI): Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot at point blank range in Tucson in January this year, has been showing emotion and an impressive grasp of ... Read more...

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