No way other than fasting: Anna Hazare
June 21st, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) After the last meeting of the Lokpal bill drafting committee ended on a sour note Tuesday, Gandhian Anna Hazare said the fast he had announced ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro records highest ridership June 13
June 17th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The Delhi Metro recorded its highest ever ridership June 13 when about 17 lakh people commuted during the day, an official said.The figure of 16,93,488 ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi to oversee Congress affairs in Uttar Pradesh
June 7th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 7 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's three hour meeting Tuesday with top Uttar Pradesh partymen at the state headquarters of the party here has sent the ... Read more...
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Youth commits suicide in Delhi
May 29th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A 28-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his rented south Delhi house, police said Sunday.Kostu, hailing from Maharashtra, ... Read more...
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Clash in capital, 15 arrested
May 17th, 2011 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) A minor scuffle between two groups turned into a violent clash between two communities that left dozens injured in the national capital, police said Monday, ... Read more...
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Tight security for Bengal vote counting
May 11th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) The counting process for the West Bengal assembly polls will be a time consuming affair because of elaborate security arrangements and the need to ensure transparency, ... Read more...
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Striking Jamia students allege police attack
May 8th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Seventeen students of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) Sunday alleged that they were beaten up and six of them were detained by police while protesting against ... Read more...
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Online prostitution racket busted, owner arrested
May 8th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) A management graduate was arrested in the national capital for operating an online prostitution racket with a well-heeled pan India clientele, police said Sauturday.Sudhanshu Gupta, ... Read more...
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Akali Dal leader resigns after conviction for graft (Lead)
May 4th, 2011 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 3 (IANS) Punjab's Chief Parliamentary Secretary (CPS) for agriculture Sohan Singh Thandal Tuesday submitted his resignation from the post to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal following his ... Read more...
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Nigerian held with Rs.40 lakh cocaine
May 3rd, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A Nigerian national was arrested here allegedly for drug trafficking and 40 grams of cocaine costing around Rs.40 lakh was recovered from him, police said Monday.Kingsley ... Read more...
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Sunday rally to seek support for Lokpal Bill
April 30th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) A nation-wide rally will be held Sunday to express support for the passage of the Lokpal Bill ahead of the May 2 meeting of the ... Read more...
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PGIMER performs its first liver transplant surgery
April 20th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here, one of the leading medical institutes of northern India, successfully performed its first liver transplant surgery, ... Read more...
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Afridi’s comments won’t impact India-Pakistan talks: Abdullah
April 6th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 6 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday dismissed the anti-India comments of Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi, saying that would have no impact on the dialogue ... Read more...
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24 people hit by food poisoning in Himachal
April 6th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 6 (IANS) At least 24 people were admitted to a hospital in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh Wednesday with symptoms of food poisoning after they ate food prepared ... Read more...
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Boat with Singapore SIM voucher found on Gujarat coast
March 28th, 2011 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 28 (IANS) An unmanned boat found near Gujarat's Bharuch coast Monday put the police on high alert in view of Wednesday's India-Pakistan cricket World Cup semifinal match in ... Read more...
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Sunderbans was the biggest challenge for tiger census: Ramesh
March 28th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) It was a big challenge for forest officials to count tigers in the Sunderbans mangroves, which has reported 70 out of a total of 1,706 ... Read more...
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Mamata names 228 candidates, leaves 64 seats for Congress
March 18th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Friday announced a list of her party's candidates for 228 seats for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, leaving 64 ... Read more...
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CBI raids ex-legislator’s houses in Madhya Pradesh
March 16th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 16 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday conducted searches at houses of former Madhya Pradesh legislator Kishore Samrite in connection with the fake ... Read more...
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Jodhpur pregnancy death toll reaches 17
March 14th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, March 14 (IANS) One more woman who had delivered a child at the government-run Umaid Hospital here died of excessive bleeding Monday, taking the pregnancy related deaths in the ... Read more...
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Railways plans massive development of vacant land
March 11th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The railways plans to utilise some of its 1.13 lakh acres of vacant land to set up factories, cold storages and perishable cargo centres, Minister ... Read more...
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Two players suspended after netball clash (Lead)
February 22nd, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 22 (IANS) Two players were suspended after Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh teams exchanged fisticuffs during a netball match of the 34th National Games on Tuesday, said an official."Two Jharkhand ... Read more...
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After 40 years, Pakistani Hindus’ ashes immersed in Ganga
February 18th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Feb 18 (IANS) Finally, their ashes reached the ultimate destination - the holy river of Ganga - some 1,400 km away and 40 years later. The ashes of 135 Pakistan-based Hindus ... Read more...
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Army gunner challenges dismissal for marrying twice
February 6th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 6 (IANS) An Indian Army soldier, who was fired from service for marrying twice, has moved the Armed Forces Tribunal against the termination saying that Muslim law permitted him to ... Read more...
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50 lifers in Jharkhand on fast-unto-death
February 2nd, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 2 (IANS) More than 50 prisoners serving life sentences in Jharkhand's Birsa Munda Central Jail here have launched a fast-unto-death saying they had completed over 14 years in jail and ... Read more...
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Kolkata firm to begin Vietnam plant work in March
January 31st, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) Kolkata-based Phillips Carbon Black (PCBL) wil launch work on its 55,000 metric tonnes plant in Vietnam in March this year, RPG Group chairman Sanjiv Goenka said Monday.RPG Group ... Read more...
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Woman dies of burns, father alleges dowry death
January 28th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Parents of a 22-year-old woman who died after burn injuries in Nand Nagri area of east Delhi has alleged that their daughter was killed by her husband's ... Read more...
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Fake currency racket busted in Delhi, one held (Lead)
January 14th, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) A fake currency racket that extended to Punjab has been busted with the arrest of a man in west Delhi, police said Friday.Jagmohan, 42, was caught by ... Read more...
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6 kids, guard injured in Delhi as drum explodes in bonfire
January 10th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Six children and a security guard Monday suffered burn injuries in South Delhi's Okhla industrial area after an empty chemical drum exploded in the bonfire around which ... Read more...
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Pragya associate attempts suicide, claims torture
January 5th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Anant Singh, an associate of Sadhvi Pragya Singh, a key suspect in the 2008 Malegaon bombing, took poison Wednesday alleging torture, police and family sources said. He ... Read more...
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Two Nepali women nabbed with cannabis
December 25th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 25 (IANS) Two Nepali women were arrested Saturday carrying cannabis worth around Rs.20 lakh in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj, police said.The two women, aged around 40 years, were held from the ... Read more...
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Orissa shivers through coldest day of season
December 21st, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 21 (IANS) A cold wave continued to sweep many parts of Orissa Tuesday, affecting normal life, and the Met Office said severe cold will prevail in the state over the ... Read more...
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Raid yields Rs.3 crore worth assets from engineer’s house
December 21st, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec. 21 (IANS) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Madhya Pradesh police Tuesday raided the house of an assisant engineer in the electricity department here and recovered assets worth Rs.3 crore.The ... Read more...
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