Newly-wed Pakistani couple dies of suffocation
February 8th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) A newly-wed couple in a rural area of Pakistan's Islamabad city died of suffocation caused by gas leakage from a room heater, said police. They were ... Read more...
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George Cross theft: Winner’s widow moves Himachal court
February 7th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 7 (IANS) Perturbed over the failure of the Himachal Pradesh Police in solving the theft of the George Cross awarded to her martyred husband by the British for ... Read more...
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India fails to check human rights violations: Human Rights Watch
January 24th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Custodial killings, police abuse including torture, and failure to implement policies aimed at protecting vulnerable communities marred India's record in 2011, according to the ... Read more...
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Anuj’s parents plead for justice, to return with body Saturday
January 6th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 6 (IANS) The distraught parents of murdered Indian student Anuj Bidve have met with the authorities here and pleaded for justice for their son who was shot dead ... Read more...
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Gurgaon firm’s Rs.50 lakh mysteriously lands in vendor’s account
January 5th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 5 (IANS) The bank account of a vegetable vendor in Kolkata was frozen after the mysterious transfer of nearly Rs.50 lakh from a Gurgaon-based firm, police said Thursday.The ... Read more...
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RPI youth wing president murdered
December 30th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), Dec 28 (IANS) A Republican Party of India (RPI) leader was killed early Friday after a spat in Bhayander town of Thane district, police said."Dilip Ingale was the ... Read more...
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Mystery surrounds Chandigarh doctor’s death
December 22nd, 2011 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 21 (IANS) A leading private cardiologist, who was last year convicted by a court for abetting the suicide of his doctor wife in 2005, was found dead under ... Read more...
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Christmas tree thief caught by trail of pine needles
December 20th, 2011 - 1:23 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Christmas tree thief left vital trace behind as he left with his booty. The 17-year-old never suspected that the Christmas tree that he was dragging away ... Read more...
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Roebuck has committed suicide: South African police
November 13th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Nov 13 (IANS) Former Somerset captain and well-known commentator and journalist Peter Roebuck has committed suicide, the South African police said.
Roebuck, aged 55, died at his hotel in ... Read more...
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Fake Chinese scribes get seven years in jail
October 15th, 2011 - 6:31 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 15 (IANS) A court in north China has sentenced two men to seven years in prison for posing as journalists and blackmailing a coal company, Xinhua ... Read more...
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U.S. Capitol Police investigates fake news reports from The Onion
September 30th, 2011 - 2:09 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- A series of tweets and a fake news story from The Onion reporting a shooting and hostage situation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Thursday ... Read more...
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Apply Chhattisgarh’s special security law to Essar, says Congress
September 23rd, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 23 (IANS) The opposition Congress here has asked Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to proceed under the state's stringent public security law against the Essar group, ... Read more...
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Rajasthan cops offer reward for clues to missing nurse
September 17th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Sep 17 (IANS) Rajasthan Police have announced a cash reward of Rs.2,000 for anyone who gives clues on the disappearance of a nurse who allegedly features in a ... Read more...
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Special cell to monitor terror funding
August 30th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) A Terror Funding and Fake Currency (TFFC) cell has been set up in the National Investigation Agency (NIA), parliament was told Tuesday.This has been done ... Read more...
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UAE envoy visits Houston over UAE national’s death
August 19th, 2011 - 1:46 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS/WAM) UAE Ambassador to the US Yousef Al Otaiba visited Houston Thursday to discuss the death of UAE national Salem Al Mazroui.During a meeting with Houston Mayor ... Read more...
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Winehouse drank herself to death?
July 25th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) Singer Amy Winehouse, who had been struggling with an addiction problem, is believed to have drank herself to death after meeting her mother for lunch.The ... Read more...
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Phone hacking probe will be widened: Cameron (Lead)
July 20th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS) Prime Minister David Cameron Wednesday told members of the Commons that his government will widen its probe into the phone hacking scandal.He told MPs that ... Read more...
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News International deliberately blocked probe: MPs’ panel (Lead)
July 20th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS) Rupert Murdoch's News International company "deliberately" tried to block a police probe into phone hacking by the News of the World, a British parliamentary ... 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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London police accused of bungling phone-hacking probe
July 20th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS) London police have been accused of a "catalogue of failures" in the News of the World phone-hacking inquiry in a damning report by MPs, ... Read more...
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Mumbai blasts coordinated terror attack: Chidambaram (Lead)
July 13th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The blasts that rocked Mumbai were a "coordinated attack by terrorists", Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday of the three explosions that left 13 ... Read more...
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Azad to decide on sacked AIIMS doctor’s reinstatement (Lead)
July 12th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is the president of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), will decide on the future of a ... Read more...
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AIIMS docs on hunger protest for physician’s comeback
July 12th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here Tuesday continued their indefinite hunger protest demanding reinstatement of a former resident brain surgeon ... Read more...
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News of the World ex-editor arrested over phone hacking (Lead)
July 8th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 8 (IANS) Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson was arrested Friday over allegations of phone hacking and corruption, BBC reported.The arrest came at a time ... Read more...
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It’s curtains for one of Mumbai’s most sensational crimes
June 30th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) The curtains finally came down Thursday on one of the most sensational crimes of passion that hit trhe city in recent times involving a former naval ... Read more...
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Rahul for CBI probe into girl’s murder in police station (Second Lead)
June 30th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), June 29 (IANS) Expressing dissatisfaction with the police investigation into the alleged rape and killing of a girl in a police station here, Congress general ... Read more...
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U.S. self-help author James Arthur Ray found guilty of negligent homicide
June 23rd, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Yavapai County, June 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A motivational speaker in the United States could be jailed up to 11 years after he was found guilty on three counts of negligent homicide. 53-year-old ... Read more...
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Haryana cop arrested in gangrape case
June 21st, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jhajjar (Haryana), June 21 (IANS) A Haryana Police head constable has been arrested for his involvement in the gangrape of a teenaged girl here last week, police said Tuesday.Mahender Singh, ... Read more...
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Haryana cop, four youths arrested in gang rape case
June 18th, 2011 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Jhajjar (Haryana), June 17 (IANS) Haryana Police Friday arrested a constable and suspended another for their alleged involvement in gangrape of a teenaged girl here June 15, said the police.Police ... Read more...
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Rights panel meets Delhi Police on Ramdev crackdown
June 8th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday held an interactive session with a group of Delhi Police officers to discuss the post-midnight crackdown on Baba ... Read more...
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Extradition process on for runaway Israeli drug dealer: Police
May 10th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 10 (IANS) The extradition process to bring back bail-jumping Israeli drug dealer Yaniv Benaim alias Atala from Peru to Goa is on, state police chief Bhimsain Bassi said ... Read more...
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Cyber crime to climate change: India trains African officials (Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Be it probing economic and cyber crime or learning about food processing and climate change, India is imparting crucial lessons in capacity building and skill ... Read more...
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From cyber crime to climate change: India trains African officials
May 10th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Be it probing economic and cyber crime or new methods of drug law enforcement to food processing and climate change, India is imparting crucial lessons ... Read more...
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Kaneria wants justice from PCB
May 4th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 4 (IANS) Pakistan's discarded Test leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has sought the help of top authorities to get "justice" after being snubbed by the country's cricket chiefs "without any ... Read more...
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Protests erupt in Agra as botched abortion victim dies
April 29th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, April 29 (IANS) As activists continued protests against quacks and the administration kept up raids on illegally-running nursing homes with unqualified personnel, a 29-year-old woman died here Friday - ... Read more...
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