Andhra court asks CBI official to explain calls
July 2nd, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 2 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) joint director, heading the probe into the alleged illegal assets of YSR Congress ... Read more...
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Court adjourns hearing on ED’s plea in Jagan, OMC cases
June 7th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 7 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Thursday adjourned hearing on a petition of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), seeking permission to question the accused in ... Read more...
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FIFA moves to prevent on-pitch cardiac arrests
May 26th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Budapest, May 26 (IANS) World football governing body FIFA 's medical experts said they wanted a defibrillator at every game at FIFA tournaments as well as players to undergo medical ... Read more...
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British police to be trained to spot sorcery
April 28th, 2012 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
London, April 28 (IANS) British policemen are all set to receive special training following a rise in witchcraft murders and attacks on children by their families and loved-ones across the ... Read more...
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You can now destroy lost memory stick
April 17th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 17 (IANS) If your have lost your memory stick, holding vital or sensitive information, you can easily destroy it by remote control after tracking it by GPS.The memory ... Read more...
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Security for CBI official probing Jagan case
April 2nd, 2012 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 2 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh has provided 'Y' category security to CBI Joint Director V.V. Laxminarayana, who is heading investigations into high profile cases, including an illegal assets case ... Read more...
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Karnataka governor calls for probity on R-Day (Second Lead)
January 26th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 26 (IANS) Karnataka Governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj Thursday urged people of the state to restore probity in public life by eliminating corruption in society."There is an urgent ... Read more...
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Trial starts in high-profile telecom airwaves case (Roundup)
November 11th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Over seven months after the first set of charges were framed in the second generation (2G) spectrum case, the trial began Friday despite the ... Read more...
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Justice Ajit Bharihoke retires
October 15th, 2011 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday bade farewell to Justice Ajit Bharihoke who rejected the bail application to all the accused except former communications minister A. ... Read more...
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Attention, your honour: Delhi court complex in shambles
September 23rd, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Withered walls, cracked roofs, non-functioning lifts, defunct water coolers and damaged furniture. Aftermath of an earthquake? Actually, it's the Tis Hazari district court complex in ... Read more...
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Governor laments Goa’s degradation
August 14th, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 14 (IANS) Goa Governor S.S. Sidhu has expressed serious concern over increasing drug trafficking and environmental degradation in the state."I would also like to draw your attention to ... Read more...
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CBI to set up special court in Goa
July 9th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 9 (IANS) Goa will soon have a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court for speedy trial of the several drug and corruption related cases booked by the ... Read more...
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Kalmadi falls in line - for food at Tihar Jail
May 5th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) He slept in a separate cell, attended a roll call at 6 a.m., stood in queue for breakfast, watched some TV and at times conversed ... Read more...
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Bring to book quickly all those guilty, Manmohan Singh to CBI (Lead)
April 30th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said handling of the "high profile cases of corruption" that have attracted huge public attention were a "litmus test" ... Read more...
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PM asks CBI to probe cases without fear
April 30th, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 30 (ANI): Asserting that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) should set higher standards for probing cases and bring guilty to book irrespective of their positions, Prime Minister ... Read more...
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EU rights rulings having a ‘chilling effect’ on public safety, warns peer
April 21st, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 21 (ANI): Liberal Democrat peer Lord Carlile has said decisions made under the European Convention on Human Rights have hampered the deportation of people who put the public at risk. ... Read more...
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Pak judge hearing 26/11, Benazir murder case complains against his security withdrawal
March 27th, 2011 - 11:16 am ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Mar 27(ANI): An Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) judge in Pakistan, who has been hearing two high profile cases- the Benazir Bhutto assassination case and the 2008 Mumbai terror attack case- has ... Read more...
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Gaddafi’s fall might allow al-Qaeda affiliates take over southern Libya: Analysts
March 26th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): The fall of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi might see the al-Qaeda affiliated Islamic terrorist groups filling up the void, US analysts have said.Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ... Read more...
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Obama was taunted for his ‘big ears’ as a child
March 11th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. 11 (ANI): U.S. President Barack Obama has confessed that he was taunted as a kid over his "big ears" and his unusual name.Participating in a White House summit on ... Read more...
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Probe into Bhatti’s assassination turning away from Taliban to personal enmity
March 10th, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 10(ANI): Pakistan Police have been attempting to change the course of their investigation into the assassination of Minorities Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti after having failed to find links with ... Read more...
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Carbon monoxide can kill in minutes
February 14th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 14 (IANS) Beware -- carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning can kill in minutes without warning, as the gas happens to be colourless and odourless.
The gas binds to red blood cells, ... Read more...
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ICCs anti-corruption tribunal against 3 Pak cricketers ends ‘without decision’
January 12th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 12 (ANI): Some of the former Pakistan cricketers and fans appeared frustrated as they heard that an anti-corruption tribunal against three cricketers ended in Doha without a decision.The tribunal hearing ... Read more...
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Freed militant commander wanted to target Pak nukes
December 30th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec 30 (ANI): Qari Saifullah Akhtar, the al-Qaeda-linked ameer of the Harkatul Jehadul Islami (HUJI), has been freed by Pakistan's Punjab government under mysterious circumstances despite the fact that he ... Read more...
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Govt. not interfering into high profile cases: Moily
December 9th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 9 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister M. Veerappa Moily on Thursday said the government does not interfere into high profile cases, which are being investigated by the Central ... Read more...
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Brit actors’ union campaign against ‘malign sexism and ageism’
November 29th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 29 (ANI): The actors' union Equity, in Britain, is calling for compulsory audits to ensure that TV, film and theatre companies that receive public funds provide enough roles for older ... Read more...
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Elena Kagan Recuses Self from 21 Pending Supreme Court Cases
October 2nd, 2010 - 2:59 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As Elena Kagan was sworn in as the Supreme Court’s newest member, it was suspected that she would need to recuse herself from a few cases, since she ... Read more...
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Malaysian Home Ministry unit to vet net postings soon
September 3rd, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Sep.3 (ANI): The Malaysian Home Ministry has plans to set up a special unit to monitor sensitive postings on the Internet, including Facebook, the social networking site.The New Strait ... Read more...
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International terrorist attack frequency on the wane: US report
August 6th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug.6 (ANI): The US State Department's annual terror report says that the frequency of international terrorist attacks has dropped in recent years, but adds that Al Qaeda and Islamist extremism ... Read more...
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1,375 murders unsolved in Delhi
July 10th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) At least 1,375 murder cases here are yet to be solved by Delhi Police, and almost half of them are over five years old, a right to ... Read more...
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Curbing drug smuggling top priority: Himachal police chief
July 1st, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 1 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's new Director General of Police D.S. Manhas Thursday said curbing drug smuggling in the state would be among his top priorities.
"Special drives would be launched ... Read more...
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Manhas is new Himachal police chief (Second Lead)
June 30th, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 30 (IANS) D.S. Manhas was Wednesday appointed as the new director general of police of Himachal Pradesh, an official said here.
Manhas, a 1977-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, replaces ... Read more...
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Dr Phil Mcgraw Talks On Cyberbullying Issue
June 25th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 25, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Cyberbullying has been a serious concern these days; especially the children are the soft target of this cyberbullying problem. On Thursday, Dr. Phil ... Read more...
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Supreme Court declares narco-analysis, brain-mapping illegal
May 5th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that brain mapping, narco-analysis or lie detector tests is unconstitutional because it is an unwarranted intrusion on the individual's rights.A bench ... Read more...
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Marriage with Ayesha not valid: Shoaib’s brother-in-law (Lead)
April 6th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik's brother-in-law Imran Zafar Malik Tuesday claimed that Shoaib's "nikah" (marriage) to Ayesha Siddiqui was never registered legally and it is not valid.
"Their marriage ... Read more...
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Shoaib Malik’s brother-in-law arrives in Delhi
April 6th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Shoaib Malik's brother-in-law Imran Zafar Tuesday arrived in Delhi to meet the Pakistani cricketer's lawyer and decide the further course of action in fighting the charges slapped ... Read more...
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