Spanish foreign minister visits Mali for hostage release
March 4th, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, March 4 (IANS) Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo has paid a visit to Mali for releasing two Spanish aid workers kidnapped by groups linked to Al Qaeda ... Read more...
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Bigelow’s Osama film shooting gets hostile ride in Chandigarh
March 2nd, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 2 (IANS) Anti-Pakistan and anti-Osama bin Laden slogans, a Hollywood film crew running for cover, police reinforcements rushing in... this is not exactly what Oscar-winning Hollywood director Kathryn ... Read more...
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Jobless Greek takes two hostage
March 2nd, 2012 - 2:51 am ICT by IANS
Athens, March 2 (IANS) An elderly unemployed Greek took two people hostage while injuring three others inside a plastic factory in a northern Greek city Thursday, media reported.The man wounded ... 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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For being a topper, engineering student pays with life
February 27th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), Feb 27 (IANS) A second year mechanical engineering student of a private college here was killed Monday allegedely by two of his batchmates who had developed an animosity ... Read more...
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School girl shot dead by suitors in Jharkhand
February 24th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 24 (IANS) A school girl who was taking the ongoing class ten board examinations in Jharkhand was allegedly shot dead Friday by two boys believed to be infatuated ... Read more...
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Ulfa cadres heading for Bangladesh nabbed
February 23rd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 23 (IANS) The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) may still have some bases in Bangladesh, Assam Police said Thursday after arresting three new recruits.Police have also ... Read more...
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Missing businessman’s body found, murder suspected
February 22nd, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The body of a missing businessman was found Tuesday in a park in south Delhi, police said, adding it seemed he had been murdered.
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Delhi policemen suspended
February 16th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) A Delhi Police team of eight men has been suspended for raiding Jamia Nagar here in search of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, police said Thursday.Police ... Read more...
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Spurned lover attacks girl with blade on Valentine’s Day
February 14th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) A spurned lover here tried to permanently scar his former girlfriend's face with a blade on Valentine's Day Tuesday but the victim escaped with a slashed ... Read more...
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One dead, one injured in goods train accident in Goa
February 11th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 10 (IANS) One person was killed and another was injured when they leapt off a truck being ferried on a goods train near Pernem railway station in ... Read more...
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Saudi held in Malaysia for insulting Islam
February 10th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 10 (IANS) A Saudi Arabian newspaper columnist who fled his country after being accused of insulting Islam has been arrested in Malaysia, said police sources Friday.Just as ... Read more...
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Five women killed in coal mine accident
February 7th, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 7 (IANS) Five women extracting coal from a closed down colliery were killed when the roof of the mine collapsed in Jharkhand's Bokaro district Tuesday, police sources said.According ... Read more...
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Was being forced into prostitution, claims Falak’s ‘mother’
February 6th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A 22-year-old woman who may be the mother of Falak - the battered baby who is fighting for survival at AIIMS - has claimed that ... Read more...
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Toxic food kills four in Pakistan
February 6th, 2012 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) Four people in Pakistan's port city of Karachi died after consuming poisonous food, Geo News reported.The four, including a woman, were residents of Sohrab Goth area ... Read more...
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IM operative linked to Jama Masjid blast nabbed: Police
February 3rd, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist believed to be involved in the Jama Masjid blast was arrested in Bihar, police said Friday."The suspected terrorist is identified ... Read more...
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‘Baby Falak’s chances of survival less than 50 percent’
January 31st, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Battered two-year-old baby Falak, who was admitted to AIIMS with multiple injuries two weeks ago, continues to be critical with a doctor at the hospital ... Read more...
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Six killed in Manipur, poll turnout over 70 percent (Fourth Lead)
January 28th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Jan 28 (IANS) At least six people, including a suspected Naga militant and a paramilitary trooper, were killed in violence during elections to the Manipur assembly Saturday. The state ... Read more...
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Four explosives recovered, two held in Assam
January 25th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 25 (IANS) Police and security forces in Assam have recovered at least three crude bombs and one Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and arrested two people from ... Read more...
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Maoists shot policemen in head, burnt two
January 22nd, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 22 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas killed the 13 policemen in Jharkhand by shooting most of the wounded men in their head and also threw two of them into a ... Read more...
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Rights panel asks Chhattisgarh for report on custodial death
January 20th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 20 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Chhattisgarh and central governments over a suspected Maoist's alleged suicide in police custody in ... Read more...
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Room of 13/7 terrorists sealed
January 17th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Tuesday sealed a room in south-central Mumbai where the planters of the bombs that exploded here July 13 last year allegedly ... Read more...
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Bus accident in northern Pakistan kills 6, injures 23
January 17th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by BNO News
SWAT, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least six people were killed on Monday when a speeding minibus overturned in northern Pakistan, police said on Tuesday. More than 20 others were injured.The accident ... Read more...
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Maoist dies hours after arrest in Jharkhand
January 15th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jamshedpur, Jan 15 (IANS) Gulat Munda, described as a Maoist commander, died in a Jamshedpur hospital a few hours after his arrest, police sources said Sunday.According to police, Gulat Munda ... Read more...
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Police scale down seized fake money haul, say notes good quality
January 14th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Counterfeit currency, seized in Delhi Thursday, has been now found to have a face value of Rs.2.24 crore, not Rs.6 crore as announced earlier, Delhi ... Read more...
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Chandigarh’s elderly bank on 100 in times of trouble
January 6th, 2012 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 6 (IANS) When in trouble, dial 100. That's how it has been for Chandigarh's elderly and that's clearly how they want it to be with police saying their ... Read more...
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15 killed in Pakistan’s Quetta city blast
December 31st, 2011 - 4:22 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and over 20 wounded after a blast hit Pakistan's Quetta city Friday, said police sources and media reports.The toll ... Read more...
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Robbers walk out of Argentine bank with sacks of mail
December 30th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Dec 30 (IANS/EFE) Seven armed assailants wearing masks stormed a bank in the Argentine capital Thursday but walked out only with two sacks of letters.The Hollywood-style heist took ... Read more...
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Fire in Kolkata factory
December 20th, 2011 - 2:34 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) A big fire broke out in a rubber factory at Tiljala area in east Kolkata Monday night, said fire brigade sources.There are no reports of any ... Read more...
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Roof of room collapses in Jammu hospital (Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 17 (IANS) A portion of the roof of the nurses' ward in the gynaecology and children's wing of a government hospital here collapsed Saturday afternoon. Police sources said ... Read more...
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Stones pelted at Mirwaiz Umer in Sopore
December 16th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 16 (IANS) Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, was Friday attacked with stones by some assailants in north Kashmir's Sopore town, police sources said here.Mirwaiz ... Read more...
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Indian police arrest two alleged Pakistani spies
December 14th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI (BNO NEWS) -- Indian police arrested two Pakistani nationals earlier this month on suspicion of spying for the Pakistani intelligence services, local media reported on Wednesday.The two Pakistanis, one man ... Read more...
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Cricketer Harbhajan Singh robbed in Haryana
December 12th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Karnal (Haryana), Dec 12 (IANS) Thieves broke into cricketer Harbhajan Singh's car while he had stopped by at a popular cafe near Karnal town Monday evening and took away ... Read more...
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52 dead, 130 injured in triple Afghanistan bombings
December 6th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 6 (IANS) Fiftytwo people were killed and at least 130 injured in massive blasts that tore through Kabul, Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan Tuesday, a day after ... Read more...
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Six months on, 12 charge sheeted for Dey’s murder
December 3rd, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) The Mumbai police Saturday filed a charge sheet against 12 accused in the murder case of journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. The name of woman journalist Jigna ... Read more...
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