‘Aladdin’ flopped as I failed to tell a story: Sujoy Ghosh
February 10th, 2012 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 10 (IANS) It's not easy to take the responsibility of failures, but Sujoy Ghosh does it and says his "Aladdin" bombed because he failed to narrate an ... 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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Couple found dead at home
January 27th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A couple was found dead at their residence in west Delhi having apparently committed suicide, said police Friday.The two were identified as Shalini Pandey, 29, ... Read more...
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Three police officials suspended for dereliction of duty
January 26th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Three Delhi Police officials were suspended for leaving a body unattended in a morgue for six months and not bothering to inform the dead person's ... Read more...
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Bengal hospital gets clean chit in patient denial case
January 15th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) The West Bengal government Sunday gave a clean chit to a state-run city hospital following allegations that a pregnant woman died allegedly after she was denied ... Read more...
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Minor raped and killed in Ghaziabad
January 15th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 14 (IANS) The body of a missing six-year-old girl, allegedly raped and murdered, was found in the fields in the Loni area of Ghaziabad Saturday, police said.According to ... Read more...
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Not murder, says Oxford don’s widow; Indian-origin academic gets bail (Lead)
January 14th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 14 (IANS) Indian-origin Oxford mathematician Devinder Sivia, who was arrested after an eminent professor was found dead at his home, has been released on bail. The professor's widow ... Read more...
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Oxford don’s death: Exact cause not known
January 14th, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 14 (IANS) British police are now looking at "underlying health issues" after a post-mortem examination of Oxford professor Steven Rawlings failed to pinpoint the exact cause of his ... Read more...
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Three oil plant workers suffocate to death
January 9th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 8 (IANS) Three workers at an oil refining plant here died of suffocation when they climbed into a oil tank to clean it Sunday, police said.Police have arrested ... Read more...
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Woman arrested for killing daughter
January 7th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 7 (IANS) A woman was arrested in Rajasthan on the charge of killing her one-year-old daughter by throwing her into a well, police said Saturday.The incident took place ... Read more...
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UK police suspect murder after woman found dead at Queen’s estate
January 3rd, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by BNO News
NORFOLK, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- British police have launched a murder investigation after human remains were found on the Queen's Sandringham estate in eastern England, officials said on Tuesday morning.The remains were ... Read more...
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Briton found dead in Goa room
January 3rd, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 3 (IANS) A British national was found dead in mysterious circumstances in his rented room in a Goa village, police said Tuesday.John David Tagg, who was living with ... Read more...
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British cops meet slain Indian student’s kin (Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 2 (IANS) British police officers Monday evening visited the grief-stricken family of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve, who was shot dead in Manchester a day after Christmas. 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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Babysitter stabbed to death
December 29th, 2011 - 7:21 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 29 (IANS) A 19-year-old woman in Britain was stabbed to death while looking after her young niece and nephew at a house, a media report said.Chatherine Wynter's body ... Read more...
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Woman found dead in house, husband missing
December 22nd, 2011 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The decomposed body of a placement agency owner's 25-year-old wife was found at their north Delhi house Wednesday afternoon, police said. The victim's husband and ... Read more...
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Woman found dead in house, husband missing
December 22nd, 2011 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The decomposed body of a placement agency owner's 25-year-old wife was found at their north Delhi house Wednesday afternoon, police said. The victim's husband and ... Read more...
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Facing opposition to marriage, couple commits suicide
December 18th, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 18 (IANS) A couple, in love for years but facing opposition from their families to marriage, committed suicide by hanging themselves in this Uttar Pradesh city bordering the ... Read more...
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Australian tourist found dead in Jaipur hotel
December 15th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 15 (IANS) The body of a 22-year-old Australian girl was found in a heritage hotel here early Thursday morning, police said.The cause of death is yet to be ... Read more...
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Depressed businessman commits suicide
December 15th, 2011 - 1:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) A 28-year-old businessman distressed over financial loss committed suicide in south Delhi, police said Wednesday.Sabir Ali, a resident of Jasola Vihar in south Delhi, had ... Read more...
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Bihar ordered to pay Rs.3 lakh to undertrial’s kin
December 14th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday directed the Bihar government to pay Rs.3 lakh to the family of an undertrial prisoner who died because ... Read more...
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Mamata pays homage at AMRI victims’ memorial column
December 12th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) In a subtle message to the police and administration, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday called for ensuring there was no recurrence of the ... Read more...
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Nine peacocks found dead in Rajasthan
December 10th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 10 (IANS) At least nine peacocks were found dead in Rajasthan Saturday, police said. A man was arrested after he was seen collecting the bird caracasses.The man claimed ... Read more...
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Decomposed body of woman found
December 10th, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The decomposed body of a 24-year-old woman was found in a house in the capital, police said Friday.The body was detected Thursday morning in Delhi's ... Read more...
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Mamata takes charge
December 10th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) From supervising rescue work to consoling the grieving, from taking administrative action against the guilty to assisting the officials in completing procedural formalities, West Bengal ... Read more...
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Left Front demands high-level probe into hospital fire
December 10th, 2011 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) Expressing shock and grief over the AMRI Hospital fire which claimed 88 lives, West Bengal's Left Front Friday demanded a high-level probe into the incident and ... Read more...
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Staff flee, leave patients unattended after fire
December 9th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) As bodies of AMRI Hospital fire victims are brought out of the annexe, it is the patients in the adjacent old building who are facing severe ... Read more...
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Mamata offers Rs.10,000 for fire victims’ last rites
December 9th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday announced grant of Rs.10,000 for the last rites to each of the families of those killed in the ... Read more...
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He came from Bangladesh for better health, lost life
December 9th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) Gauranga Mandal had come all the way from Bangladesh in the hope of getting back his healthy life. On Friday, this hope was extinguished with ... Read more...
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AMRI hospital fire: Relatives fight tears, anger at morgue
December 9th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) "I know this is not him," murmured a young wife each time she removed the white satin covering the face of those killed in Kolkata's ... Read more...
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Two Maoists among six killed in Jharkhand
December 8th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 8 (IANS) Six people, including two Maoist guerrillas, were killed in three separate incidents in Jharkhand's Gumla district, police said Thursday.Jitan Sahu, 24, axed his grandfather and grandmother ... Read more...
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US caught by surprise by India’s 1974 nuke test
December 6th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 6 (IANS) India's "peaceful nuclear explosion" on May 18, 1974, caught the US by surprise in part because the intelligence community had not been looking for signs that ... Read more...
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Man hangs children, commits suicide
December 6th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Dec 6 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a father of four hanged his children before committing suicide Tuesday following a tiff with his wife here, police said. One child ... Read more...
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Roebuck’s family calls for second probe
December 5th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 5 (IANS) Peter Roebuck's family has asked for a second post-mortem examination, claiming that the cricketer-turned-commentator would not have committed suicide.They have already hired a British criminal lawyer ... Read more...
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Security guard commits suicide in Delhi
December 3rd, 2011 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) A 50-year-old security guard at North Delhi Power Limited (NDPL) office here committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan, police said Friday.Suresh Kumar, ... Read more...
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