Shuttler Sindhu breaks into top 20
September 20th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) P.V. Sindhu broke into the top 20 of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) women's singles rankings released Thursday.Sindhu jumped four places for a career-best 20th ... Read more...
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Shuttler Sai Praneeth qualifies from main draw in Japan
September 18th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 18 (IANS) India's B. Sai Praneeth qualified for the main draw of the men's singles at the Japan Open Superseries here Tuesday.The 20-year-old won both his qualification rounds ... Read more...
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Double for Ballal at Autocross Championship
July 15th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Coimbatore, July 15 (IANS) Bangalore's Ranjith Ballal achieved a double in the second round of the National Autocross Championship here Sunday when he won the top honours in the Gypsy ... Read more...
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Jilted lover kills girl
July 7th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) Enraged by a 15-year-old girl's repeated marriage refusals, a jilted teenager stabbed her to death in West Bengal's Bankura district Saturday.Partha Mandal, around 17 years of ... Read more...
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Motorsports: Close win for Arya Gandhi
May 20th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 20 (IANS) Mumbai lad Arya Gandhi of RayoRacing (206 points) pipped Chennai's Surya Raguram of Meco Racing by one point (205) to emerge the Junior Max champion in ... Read more...
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Government gets Delhi High Court contempt notice
May 9th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued a contempt notice to the government on a petition filed by an RTI activist alleging failure to fill up ... Read more...
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Mhamal, Akshaya share chess lead
April 30th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore, April 30 (IANS) Second seed Anurag Mhamal of Goa and Chennai girl A Akshaya shared the lead with 5.0 points after the fifth round of the 1st UKCA Cup ... Read more...
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Akash among leaders in All India Open chess
April 29th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mangalore, April 29 (IANS) Top seed Akash Thakur of Railways defeated Andhra Pradesh's C.H.Meghana to shared the lead with 3.0 points after the third round of the 1st UKCA Cup ... Read more...
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Indian Open: Jayaram, Parupalli advance to second round
April 25th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) India's top men's badminton player Ajay Jayaram and Kashyap Parupalli advanced to the second round of the Yonex India Open 2012 at the Siri Fort ... Read more...
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Asian badminton: Ajay Jayaram goes down fighting
April 18th, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Qingdao (China), April 18 (IANS) India's top shuttler Ajay Jayaram went down fighting to Wei Nan of Hong Kong over three games in the second round of the men's singles ... Read more...
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Another rape in Bengal, victim deaf and mute (Lead)
February 29th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bankura (West Bengal), Feb 29 (IANS) In another incident of rape in West Bengal, a physically challenged woman was allegedly raped by a junior doctor in a government hospital ... Read more...
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Another rape in Bengal, victim deaf and mute
February 29th, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bankura (West Bengal), Feb 29 (IANS) In another incident of rape in West Bengal, a physically challenged woman was allegedly raped by a junior doctor in a government hospital ... Read more...
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Government gets notice on information panel vacancies (Lead)
December 14th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government and the Central Information Commission (CIC) on a petition seeking filling up of vacancies ... Read more...
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Junglemahal peacful, shutdown call partial
October 22nd, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IANS) There was only partial response to the daylong shutdown called by the rebels Saturday in West Bengal's Junglemahal, the Maoist-dominated areas, to protest alleged atrocities ... Read more...
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Dutta, Adik bow out in Indian Open squash
September 6th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 6 (IANS) India suffered some casualties on the opening day of the Indian Open junior squash championship as Manik Dutta of Madhya Pradesh (Boys-17) and Aryaman Adik (Boys ... Read more...
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2G scam: CBI to file third charge sheet by Sep 15
August 24th, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesaday told the Supreme court that though it has completed the investigation in 2G scam, it would require some ... Read more...
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Trip to CBI leaves school kids fascinated
July 29th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) It was a dream come true for 17-year-old Pranav Aggarwal, an ardent fan of crime novels and television shows, as he got a rare opportunity ... Read more...
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Slender win for Irfan in sub-junior billiards
July 18th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 18 (IANS) Mohd Irfan of Tamil Nadu provided much of the thrills on the opening day as he beat the clock and Anmal Jalota of Punjab by one ... Read more...
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12 dead, 50 injured as bus overturns in Bengal (Lead)
May 16th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) As many as 12 people were killed and 50 others injured when an overloaded private bus overturned in West Bengal's Bankura district Monday, police said.According ... Read more...
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Jailed Maoist leader not allowed to vote
May 10th, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Chhatradhar Mahato, the jailed convenor of a pro-Maoist tribal group in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, was perhaps the only candidate in the state assembly elections ... Read more...
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Chandigarh brothers become youngest sea-divers
April 22nd, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Always fascinated by the sea and marine life and inspired by their naval officer father and sky-diver mother, two boys from Chandigarh have become the ... Read more...
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Indian-origin scientist’s software transfers files by just touching screens
April 1st, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 01 (ANI): Transferring files from one computer to another is a major pain.Now, you can just pick up stuff from one machine and put in the other - thanks to ... Read more...
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Two Maoists held in Bengal
March 15th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) Two Maoists, including a woman squad member, were arrested in West Bengal Tuesday, police said. They were presented before a local court and remanded to ... Read more...
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Two Maoists held in Bengal raids
February 15th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 15 (IANS) Two Maoist squad members were arrested in police raids from two western districts of West Bengal, police said Tuesday."Uttam Mahato, an active member of the Maoist squad led ... Read more...
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Teenaged Kuhar shares lead in Haryana Open golf
February 9th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 9 (IANS) Fourteen-year-old Abhishek Kuhar dropped four bogeys in a row on the back nine, but still managed to come back with the day's best card of even par 72 ... Read more...
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Suspected Maoists kill villager
January 31st, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bankura (West Bengal), Jan 31 (IANS) Suspected Maoists shot dead one person while three rebels surrendered in West Bengal's Bankura district Monday, police said. "The body of a villager earlier abducted by ... Read more...
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Pro-Maoist shutdown hits life of three Bengal districts
January 11th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) The second day of the 72-hour shut down called by the pro-Maoist group - Peoples' Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) - evoked partial response in parts of three ... Read more...
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Pro-Maoist shutdown hits parts of three Bengal districts (Lead)
December 29th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) Normal life was thrown out of gear in parts of three Maoist-affected West Bengal districts Wednesday, the second day of the 48-hour shutdown called by the pro-rebel ... Read more...
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Pro-Maoist shutdown cripples life in three Bengal districts
December 29th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) Normal life was thrown out of gear in portions of three Maoist affected districts of West Bengal Wednesday, the second day of the 48-hour shutdown enforced by the ... Read more...
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Partial response to shutdown call in West Bengal
December 28th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) The first day of a 48-hour shutdown called by the pro-Maoist People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) in West Bengal's three western districts Tuesday evoked partial impact, police ... Read more...
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Rehabilitation of minor female Maoist cadre promised
November 23rd, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 23 (IANS) The police Tuesday said it will make arrangements for the rehabilitation and education of Sukurmani Soren alias Lakshmi, who was recently rescued after being recruited in the Communist ... Read more...
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Second day of pro-Maoist group’s shutdown peaceful
November 17th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) No untoward incident was reported Wednesday on the second day of the 48-hour shutdown called by a pro-Maoist tribal group in West Bengal's three districts protesting against alleged ... Read more...
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Woman Maoist surrenders in West Bengal
November 16th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) A woman squad member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Tuesday surrendered in West Bengal's Bankura district, the second woman rebel to do so, police said.Rumpa Mahato ... Read more...
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Maoist and close aide arrested in West Bengal
November 4th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 4 (IANS) A Maoist and his close aide were Thursday arrested from West Bengal's Bankura district, police said."Roben Tudu, a member of Ranibandh squad (of Maoists), and his close aide ... Read more...
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Four Maoist cadres held in West Bengal
September 21st, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) Four Maoist activists were arrested Tuesday in West Bengal's Burdwan district, police said.
They were arrested by policemen from Bankura district. Superintendent of Police Pranav Kumar said: "Four ... Read more...
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