Sikh body wants action against Ajay Devgn
August 29th, 2012 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 29 (IANS) Claiming that Sikhs were being shown in a bad light in the film "Son of Sardar", the All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) has urged the ... Read more...
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Woman raped in Bengal, minister says law and order best
August 22nd, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) Even as reports of rape of a mentally challenged woman surfaced Tuesday, senior Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra claimed the state ... Read more...
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Police case in Goa over video clip on northeast people
August 18th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 18 (IANS) While continuing interactions with the northeastern community settled in Goa, police Saturday filed a first information report (FIR) against unknown people for circulation of a violent ... Read more...
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Had Kanda sexually exploited Geetika?
August 18th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Delhi Police are planning to match the vaginal swab taken from Geetika Sharma, a former flight attendant who committed suicide, with the semen ... Read more...
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Media persons manhandled at Hazare protest venue
July 31st, 2012 - 2:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Around 150-200 people present at Jantar Mantar, the venue of the protest by Anna Hazare, allegedly broke down barricades and manhandled media persons late ... Read more...
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Rajasthan girl seeks annulment of her child marriage
June 18th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, June 18 (IANS) A 20-year-old girl has sought protection by the Rajasthan authorities from members of a village community council who, she says, are threatening her with serious consequences ... Read more...
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9 years old girl gets auto-injected in a hotel bed
June 7th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Aberdeen, June 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Puyallup family is in shock when they discovered that their 9-years-old daughter Emily was struck by a needle on a hotel bed. The Puyallup family had ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro registers fraud case with police
May 9th, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has registered a case of fraud with the Delhi Police related to the award of a contract for construction ... Read more...
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Stuntman’s death: Police case registered, no arrest
April 8th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, April 8 (IANS) A criminal case was registered against unidentified people Sunday, a day after a stuntman plunged to his death while rappelling down a 60-foot building during ... Read more...
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Militant who flogged Pakistani woman arrested
March 20th, 2012 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) A Taliban militant who ruthlessly whipped a young woman in Pakistan's northwest three years ago has been arrested. A video of the incident had ... Read more...
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Youth’s hands chopped off for not repaying loan
March 2nd, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 2 (IANS) A young man whose hands were chopped off after he failed to repay a loan languishes on the floor of a government hospital here, frightened ... Read more...
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Battered Rajasthan boy given security
February 26th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Feb 26 (IANS) Hospital authorities here have provided security to a three-year-old boy who is battling for life after his alcoholic step father beat him up brutally, hospital sources ... Read more...
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Sit-in against Pakistan drone strikes
February 26th, 2012 - 6:13 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Hundreds of Pakistanis who live near the Afghan border have launched a two-day sit-in here against US drone strikes in the country's tribal areas.The protesters ... Read more...
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Step-father arrested for torturing three-year-old
February 25th, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Feb 25 (IANS) The step-father of a three-year-old boy has been arrested for brutally torturing the child, who is now in a hospital with a critical condition, his limbs ... Read more...
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Saif apologises, says brawl no publicity stunt
February 23rd, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) A day after being embroiled in a police case following a scuffle with an NRI businessman from South Africa, actor Saif Ali Khan has publicly said ... Read more...
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Prison authorities told to compensate ill-treated prisoners
January 31st, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission recommended that the Uttar Pradesh government should pay Rs.25,000 each to three prisoners who were ill-treated by the prison authorities ... Read more...
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Plea for CBI probe into corporate ministry theft (Lead)
January 25th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) A finance company has moved the Delhi High Court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the theft from the ministry of ... Read more...
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Plea for CBI probe into corporate ministry theft
January 24th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) A finance company has moved the Delhi High Court seeking a CBI probe into the theft from the ministry of corporate affairs of documents ... Read more...
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Six get life term for Bangalore terror attack (Second Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 19 (IANS) Six suspected members of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), arrested for the terror attack at the prestigious Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here in 2005, were Monday ... Read more...
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Nun’s killing: Maoists, villagers blamed; seven held
November 20th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Maoists and villagers together killed nun-cum-activist Valsha John Nov 15 in Jharkhand's Pakur district and seven people have been arrested for the murder, police said ... Read more...
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Three Pakistani sisters drown
October 16th, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 16 (IANS) Three sisters drowned in a water tank in Pakistan's Karachi city, a media report said Sunday.A police case was filed after the bodies of the three ... Read more...
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Police deny blame for Ramdev supporter’s death
September 26th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Delhi Police Monday refuted allegations by the family of Raj Bala, the Baba Ramdev supporter who died here Monday, that her death was caused ... Read more...
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Police case against 16 for ragging
September 26th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Sep 26 (IANS) Criminal cases have been slapped against 16 students of Jai Narain Vyas University here after a first year engineering student went into depression following ragging, police ... Read more...
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Five of a family killed in road accident
September 5th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 5 (IANS) Five members of a family were killed Monday when a speeding truck rammed into their car in Chhattisgarh's Raipur district, police said.The accident occurred in Lawan ... Read more...
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Court dismisses plea to make Tata, Ambani co-accused
July 13th, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to hear a plea seeking direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to make industrialists Ratan Tata and ... Read more...
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Tewatia sent to judicial custody over land stir (Lead)
July 10th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, July 10 (IANS) Farmer leader Manveer Singh Tewatia, arrested from New Delhi for allegedly instigating violence in Bhatta-Parsaul in May, was Sunday sent to judicial custody by a court ... Read more...
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Court rejects pleas to make Anil Ambani, Ratan Tata 2G co-accused
June 2nd, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) A special trial court Thursday rejected a petition to include industrialists Anil Ambani and Ratan Tata as co-accused in the second generation (2G) spectrum case ... Read more...
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Lokpal Bill co-chair caught in CD controversy (Lead)
April 15th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) A day ahead of the first meeting of the Lokpal Bill drafting committee, a controversy erupted Friday over a CD allegedly containing a conversation ... Read more...
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Cop, family in CBI net for accepting bribe
March 28th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 28 (IANS) A Chandigarh Police officer and his wife and son were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here Monday for accepting a bribe of Rs.15,000, ... Read more...
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File FIR against Satish Sharma, Kapur, says CPI-M
March 17th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said Thursday that a police case should be filed against Congress leader Satish Sharma and his aide Nachiketa ... Read more...
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Pakistani actress gets death threats
March 11th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 11 (IANS) Television actress Mumtaz Kanwal and her husband had fled their home in Pakistan's Hyderabad city after she received death threats.Kanwal, who is also a radio artist, ... Read more...
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Principal suspended for molesting girl students
March 5th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hamirpur (Uttar Pradesh), March 5 (IANS) The principal of a government school here was suspended Saturday on charges of molesting girl students, an official said.S.R. Verma, principal of Chandpurwa Madhyamik ... Read more...
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Case against daughter-in-law unfair, says Binayak Sen’s mother
January 25th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) Jailed rights activist Binayak Sen's mother Tuesday termed as "unfair" the police case against his wife Ilina for allegedly not informing the security forces about the participation of ... Read more...
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Lucknow court summons Jaya Bachchan
January 24th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 24 (IANS) Actress-turned-Rajya Sabha member Jaya Bachchan is in the dock for allegedly giving a false affidavit about the properties she and her megastar husband Amitabh Bachchan owned. A ... Read more...
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Kaneria may take legal action against PCB for not clearing him of spot-fixing suspicions
January 9th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 9 (ANI): Pakistani leg-spinner Danish Kaneria may take legal action against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) if it does not clear him of spot-fixing suspicions, a lawyer for the player ... Read more...
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