Two arrested for cheating engineers
September 18th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Two people were arrested for cheating several serving and retired engineers on the pretext of providing them consultancy jobs in their fictitious projects, said police ... Read more...
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Chinese observe Japan invasion anniversary
September 18th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 18 (IANS) People stood in silence and cars pulled to roadside to honk in China's Shenyang city at 9.18 a.m. Tuesday as wailing air defence sirens kicked off ... Read more...
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Robbers pose as officials, rob doctor’s kin
September 18th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Posing as officials of a power company, a group of men Monday robbed a doctor's family of Rs.2 lakh and jewellery here while his elderly ... Read more...
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Greenpeace for halting any further coal blocks allocation
September 11th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Environment organisation Greenpeace Tuesday called for a halt on any further allocations and forest clearances for coal mining, until a transparent public consultation process is ... Read more...
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300,000 tourists flock to terror-hit Swat valley
September 11th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 11 (IANS) A staggering 300,000 tourists from across the country have visited the picturesque yet terror-ravaged Swat valley in northwest Pakistan since the beginning of Eid, a ... Read more...
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13-year-old Delhi girl rescued from human traffickers
September 5th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 5 (IANS) Police Wednesday rescued a 13-year-old girl in Rajasthan's Alwar district and arrested two men who had brought her from Delhi to sell her, officials said.The two ... Read more...
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Driver arrested for molesting French tourist
September 4th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 4 (IANS) A 30-year-old taxi driver was arrested Tuesday for allegedly molesting a French tourist in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district, police said.The 35-year-old woman, whose name is being withheld, ... Read more...
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French Company unveils ‘Gold PC’
September 3rd, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, Sept 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A French Company is appealing to an IT savvy royalty with a historically inspired gold computer. The gold plate was George Chirita from Paris as the ultimate ... Read more...
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Groom stranded as bride flees with money
September 3rd, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 3 (IANS) A bridegroom and about 50 of his marriage party were stranded in Rajasthan's Barmer town for a week as the would-be bride disappeared right before the ... Read more...
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Rapist leaves scar on woman’s chastity: Court
September 2nd, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sept 2 (IANS) Ruling that a rapist leaves a scar on a woman's chastity, a court here has awarded seven years' rigorous imprisonment to a 'tantrik' for raping ... Read more...
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UP policeman sent to jail for sodomy
August 29th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 29 (IANS) A sub-inspector of Uttar Pradesh Police was arrested Wednesday in Sitapur district, 88 km from here, for sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy, officials said.Sub-Inspector Dharmendra Pratap ... Read more...
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Russian state media denies swear words blacklist
August 28th, 2012 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 28 (IANS) The VGTRK, also known as the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, has denied that TV channels in the country have compiled a list of ... Read more...
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Mumbai woman alleges rape in Kolkata
August 24th, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) A 19-year-old woman who came to the city from Mumbai on a visit has lodged a police complaint that she was raped, police said Friday. No ... Read more...
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Minors rescued from Delhi brothel
August 18th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Four girls and women from Karnataka were Saturday rescued from a red light area here and a brothel owner was arrested, police said.The victims, aged ... Read more...
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Russia opposes no-fly zone over Syria
August 18th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 18 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Saturday said Moscow opposes the idea of setting up a no-fly zone over Syria as it would be a violation of ... Read more...
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Gurgaon college girl gangraped
August 8th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 8 (IANS) A college girl studying here was sexually assaulted by four people, including her colleagues, after taking her to Alwar in Rajasthan, police said Wednesday. One of ... Read more...
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Some countries are provoking China: daily
August 1st, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 1 (IANS) Neighbouring countries with territorial disputes were trying to infringe upon China's sovereignty, a commentary in a Chinese newspaper said Wednesday.These countries "are taking advantage of the ... Read more...
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Youths defy parents to support Team Anna’s stir
July 26th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Chanchal Sharma, a resident of Noida, was stopped by her parents from taking part in the indefinite fast held by Team Anna against corruption. ... Read more...
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Goa girl attempts suicide after molester gets bail
July 24th, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 24 (IANS) A 17-year-old victim of molestation attempted to commit suicide Tuesday by setting herself afire, police said.The girl has been admitted to the Goa Medical College (GMC) ... Read more...
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Youth arrested for cheating ex-labour ministry employee
July 19th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) A 27-year-old youth was arrested here for cheating a retired labour ministry employee of Rs.92,000 on the pretext of providing him a bank loan, police ... Read more...
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Travel firm owner, wife held for cheating
July 17th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) A 32-year-old commerce graduate was arrested along with his wife for cheating people of about Rs.60 lakh on the pretext of providing them international tour ... Read more...
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Jaipur auto driver arrested for rape
July 13th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 13 (IANS) An auto driver was arrested Friday for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl for almost a month after kidnapping her from bus stand in the city, police ... Read more...
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Two minors raped in Delhi
July 10th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Two minors, including a six-year-old girl, were raped in separate incidents here Tuesday, police said, adding that both the accused - a juvenile and a ... Read more...
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Kidnapped from Ludhiana, 6-year-old recovered in Ambala
July 9th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 9 (IANS) A six-year-old boy who was kidnapped from Ludhiana Saturday, was recovered by the Haryana Police from Ambala city, 45 km from here, police said Monday.The police ... Read more...
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Actress Laila Khan killed with family, says stepfather
July 5th, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 5 (IANS) Bollywood fringe actress Laila Khan, who has been missing since February 2011, has been killed along with four members of her family including her mother, her ... Read more...
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Dalit teenager gang-raped in Rajasthan
July 2nd, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bharatpur, July 2 (IANS) Four youths gang raped a 16-year-old Dalit girl in Rajasthan's Bharatpur town Monday, police said, adding one of them has been arrested.The girl was allegedly raped ... Read more...
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IITs agree to a compromise, but retain hold on test (Second Lead, correcting spelling)
June 28th, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Ending the impasse over the entrance to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), the IIT Council Wednesday struck a compromise with the human resource ... Read more...
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Russia urges Syria, Turkey against clash
June 27th, 2012 - 7:56 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The downing of a Turkish jet by Syrian forces should not be considered a provocation or allowed to further destabilise the situation in the region, ... Read more...
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Ten girls rescued from Delhi brothels
June 26th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Ten teenaged girls were rescued from Delhi's G.B. Road brothels, police said Tuesday.The girls, aged 15 to 18 years, were rescued Monday."They belong to poor ... Read more...
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Five arrested for duping people with ready maids
June 25th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) They offered ready maids who would work in households, and collected hefty amounts as advance. The maid would work for a couple of hours and ... Read more...
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Man held for killing minor in Delhi
June 24th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) A 19-year-old youth was arrested Saturday for murdering a minor boy whom he kidnapped for Rs.5,000 ransom, police said.Vinod Kumar, a labourer, was arrested ... Read more...
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Three held for conning people on mobile towers
June 22nd, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Three people were arrested here for duping several people on the pretext of installing mobile phone towers on the terraces of their homes, police said ... Read more...
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Conman dupes by posing as cop, held
June 19th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) A man who pretended to be a policewoman and extorting money from women after alleging that obscene calls were made from their phones has been ... Read more...
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Three held for Delhi woman’s trafficking
June 9th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Three people, including a woman, were arrested in connection with trafficking of a 42-year-old Delhi woman who was rescued from Ghaziabad, Delhi Police said Saturday.The ... Read more...
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Man held for cheating merchant navy aspirants
June 8th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) A 37-year-old man was arrested for cheating several people on the pretext of giving them jobs in merchant navy, police said here Friday.Gurusharan Singh of ... Read more...
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