Court denies anticipatory bail to Kanda (Second lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Haryana's former minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, accused of abetting the suicide of former flight ... Read more...
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Indian missions in US outsource passport services
April 6th, 2012 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 6 (IANS) The Indian embassy and its consulates in other parts of the country have, like many missions in other parts of the world, outsourced passport related services.Outsourcing ... Read more...
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CWG village flats: Pay dues to DDA, court tells Emaar MGF
March 19th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday directed Emaar MGF, which has built the flats in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) Village, to pay over Rs.16 crore dues ... Read more...
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CBI questions ex-CEO of Emaar MGF
March 5th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) Former Emaar MGF CEO Srikanth Joshi, an accused in the APIIC-Emaar Properties case related to irregularities in the development of a township, Monday appeared ... Read more...
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NTR’s widow evicted from house
December 2nd, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 2 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party founder president N.T. Rama Rao's widow Lakshmi Parvathi was Friday evicted from the house she was living in since the former Andhra Pradesh ... Read more...
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Vikas Yadav gets one day’s leave from jail (Lead)
November 22nd, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Rejecting a four-day leave plea by Vikas Yadav, undergoing life imprisonment in the Nitish Katara murder case of 2002, the Delhi High Court Tuesday granted ... Read more...
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Vikas Yadav wants four days leave from jail
November 9th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to Delhi Police and Uttar Pradesh police on a plea by Vikas Yadav, undergoing life imprisonment for the ... Read more...
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Delhi property circle rates rise 15-250 percent
October 31st, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday hiked the circle rates -- minimum prices for sale or purchase of real estate -- by 15-250 percent, with experts welcoming ... Read more...
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Goa PAC report could hit officials, mining companies
October 3rd, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 3 (IANS) The Goa assembly's public accounts committee (PAC) would crack down on not just errant government officials but also mining companies operating illegally, panel chief Manohar Parrikar ... Read more...
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Jailed Goenka says he is innocent (Lead)
August 3rd, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Denying any role in the 2G spectrum scam, Swan Telecom director Vinod Goenka said Wednesday it was his company's promoter Shahid Usman Balwa who looked ... Read more...
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Jailed Goenka says he is innocent
August 3rd, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Denying any role in the 2G spectrum scam, Swan Telecom director Vinod Goenka said Wednesday it was his company's promoter Shahid Usman Balwa who looked ... Read more...
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Power of attorney no licence to argue case: Apex court
July 13th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that a person holding a power of attorney but not enrolled as an advocate cannot appear in a case on ... Read more...
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Punjab legislators withdraw from Tata Camelot project
June 16th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 16 (IANS) The multi-million multi-storey Tata Camelot project, which is coming up at Kansal village in the vicinity of Sukhna Lake here, has landed in another controversy -- ... Read more...
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Man held for land grab in Delhi
December 18th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) A man has been arrested for his involvement in grabbing a plot of land in west Delhi using forged documents, police said Saturday.According to police, Surender Gahlot ... Read more...
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Punjab simplifies procedures to help industrialists
August 25th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 25 (IANS) The Punjab government Wednesday simplified the procedures for getting clearances needed by holders of industrial plots allotted by the Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation Limited (PSIEC).
"We have ... Read more...
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School manager shot dead over property dispute
August 7th, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 7 (IANS) A school manager was shot dead over a property dispute in the Loni area of Uttar Pradesh' Ghaziabad district, police said Saturday. Five people have been arrested.
According ... Read more...
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Land grab twist to Art of Living extortion calls
June 30th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 30 (IANS) The reported extortion calls to Art of Living of spiritual teacher Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Wednesday turned into a land grab issue with a don-turned-journalist and film maker ... Read more...
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Amitabh again buys agricultural land in Uttar Pradesh
June 27th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 27 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has purchased a plot of agricultural land in Kakori area on the outskirts of Lucknow, an official confirmed Sunday.
While the deal was kept under ... Read more...
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Mark Twain’s link with ‘filthy-minded, salacious’ secy revealed in memoirs
June 12th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 12 (ANI): Late American author and humorist Mark Twain has in his memoirs revealed about his obsession with his secretary, who he called as a "filthy-minded and salacious slut".The memoirs ... Read more...
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Bar boycotts court in Gandhinagar
June 4th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, June 4 (IANS) The Gandhinagar Bar Association has announced an indefinite boycott of court proceedings following the arrest of a lawyer three days ago, its president said here Friday.
Ajitsinh ... Read more...
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Sir Norman Wisdom’s treasures auctioned off for ‘peanuts’
May 30th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 30 (ANI): English comedian Sir Norman Wisdom's treasured belongings have been sold off at a provincial auction house for amounts far lesser than their true value.Wisdom, 95, had given power ... Read more...
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Mark Twain to tell all - 100 years after death
May 24th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 24 (IANS) Mark Twain's autobiography is finally to be published later this year, and a section is on his scandalous relationship with a woman who became his secretary after his ... Read more...
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Fees for registering property in Delhi hiked
May 17th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Delhi residents will have to pay more for registering property with the state cabinet approving a proposal to revise registration fee of properties in the capital, a ... Read more...
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No bail to maid servant who defrauded employers
May 13th, 2010 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday rejected the bail application of a maid servant who allegedly transferred the property of her employers to her name as well as ... Read more...
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Gujarat tribals demand ownership of forestland
March 7th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Ahmedabad, Mar 7 (ANI): Tribals living in Gujarat has staged a protest here, demanding ownership of forestland, which they are cultivating.Over 1,000 tribals took part in a rally organised by the ... Read more...
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Virginia man stole more than $1.6 million from elderly stepparents
February 20th, 2010 - 5:23 am ICT by BNO News
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – A man from Virginia stole more than $1.6 million from his elderly stepmother and father, prosecutors said Friday.Peter Wilde, 61, was born in Colombia but came ... Read more...
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Amitabh in fresh trouble over Uttar Pradesh farmland
October 24th, 2009 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 23 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan seems headed for fresh trouble over a controversial plot of farmland in Daulatpur village of Barabanki district that he purchased last year.
The ... Read more...
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Chandigarh to introduce e-stamping of documents
October 14th, 2009 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 14 (IANS) The Chandigargh administration Wednesday announced that it will introduce e-stamping of the documents in the union territory.
"Chandigarh will soon adopt this practice under India Stamp Act and send ... Read more...
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MJ’s admission of painkiller addiction caught on tape
September 15th, 2009 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 15 (ANI): A video showing Michael Jackson talking about his addiction to prescription drugs has surfaced.The recording apparently shows the King of Pop being quizzed by an attorney ... Read more...
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Gay couples want legal rights, regardless of marriage
June 2nd, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 2 (ANI): Despite the absence of right to marry, gay and lesbian couples are forming long-term and committed relationships, suggests a new US study.However, they would get married if they ... Read more...
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CJP Chaudhry to set-up commission to probe loot sale
May 15th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, May 15 (ANI): Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry is considering to set up a commission to investigate a "loot sale" of public property worth millions at throwaway prices."In my ... Read more...
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Senior police officer arrested in Himachal Pradesh
April 4th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 4 (IANS) A senior police officer of Himachal Pradesh was arrested here Saturday on charges of cheating, conspiracy and intimidation, police said.
"Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) B.S. Thind was ... Read more...
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Malayalam star Suresh Gopi sells lottery tickets!
February 3rd, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 3 (IANS) People walking down a busy road here were in for a surprise when they spotted Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi selling lottery tickets.Suresh Gopi, along with director K. Madhu ... Read more...
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Himachal Pradesh senior police officer suspended
January 23rd, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 23 (IANS) A senior police officer of Himachal Pradesh has been suspended after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) framed charges against him, an official said Friday.Additional Director General of ... Read more...
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Three held in Bharuch for aiding SIMI activist
August 19th, 2008 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Aug 18(IANS) Three people have been arrested in Bharuch for renting a house to SIMI activist Sajid Mansuri, who allegedly played a key role in the Jul 26 Ahmedabad serial bombings, ... Read more...
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