15 child workers rescued in Delhi (Lead)
April 5th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Fifteen minors who were being taken to Ludhiana in Punjab as child labour were rescued Thursday from the Old Delhi Railway Station and five people, ... Read more...
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15 child workers rescued in Delhi
April 5th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Fifteen minors who were being taken to Ludhiana in Punjab as child labour were rescued Thursday from the Old Delhi Railway Station and five accused, ... Read more...
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Minor fire in Shatabdi Express
March 29th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 29 (IANS) Hundreds of passengers on board the Shatabdi Express had a close shave Thursday evening in Uttar Pradesh after a minor fire broke out under a coach, ... Read more...
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Metro rail? Start in Agra, say residents
March 28th, 2012 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 28 (IANS) With Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav suggesting a metro or mono rail in some cities, residents say the Taj city should be the first beneficiary.Long ... Read more...
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Arms seized in Assam, three arrested
March 27th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 27 (IANS) Security forces in Assam have seized arms and ammunition and arrested three people in two separate incidents in the state Tuesday, officials said.While the first incident ... Read more...
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Myanmarese nationals get jail for entering India illegally
March 24th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 24 (IANS) Two poverty-stricken Myanmar nationals were Saturday sentenced to two years in jail by a local court here for illegally entering India, a police official said.A sub-divisional ... Read more...
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Apex court recalls notice on Narendra Modi (Lead)
March 23rd, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday recalled its notice to the Gujarat government and the Nanavati Commission on a plea to summon Chief Minister Narendra Modi ... Read more...
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Passenger dies, mob blocks Amritsar railway station
March 20th, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, March 20 (IANS) A mob made up mostly of farmers Tuesday blocked train tracks at the Amritsar railway station after a passenger suffered a fatal heart attack, police said."One ... Read more...
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Bihar-bound ammunition consignment seized in Assam
March 19th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 19 (IANS) Police Monday seized a consignment of live bullets bound for Bihar from Hojai railway station in Assam's Nagaon district, an official said.The consignment was procured from ... Read more...
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Locals detain 75 suspected Bangladeshis in Assam
March 17th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 17 (IANS) The people of Jakhalabandha town in Nagaon district Saturday rounded up 75 suspected Bangladeshi nationals for illegally entering the Indian territory. The group included one female, ... Read more...
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Delhi Tourism sets up kiosks at two Airport Metro stations
March 15th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Delhi Tourism has set up kiosks at the New Delhi and Shivaji Stadium stations on the high-speed Airport Metro Metro Express Line (AMEL), led by ... Read more...
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New concourse for Harry Potter’s railway station
March 15th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 15 (IANS) When Harry Potter goes to Hogwarts next semester, he will probably have difficult finding the wall to ram into, after a new concourse was unveiled at ... Read more...
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Chennai’s elevated rail system will be completed in 2013
March 14th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, March 14 (IANS) The Indian Railways will complete the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) extension service - the elevated rail system here - this year and convert the ... Read more...
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Lucknow police station gets ISO-9001 certification
March 11th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 11 (IANS) In a first, a police station in this Uttar Pradesh capital was Sunday awarded an ISO-9001:2008 certification. The distinction was earned by Mahanagar police station here ... Read more...
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Nine illegal Bangladeshi migrants held in Assam
March 10th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 10 (IANS) Nine illegal Bangladeshi migrants, including a woman and two children, were held here Saturday, police said.The nine Bangladeshis were detained by the Government Railway Police (GRP) ... Read more...
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Men’s toilet ‘captured’ to mark International Women’s Day
March 7th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, March 7 (IANS) A group of plucky women marched and "captured" a men's public toilet on the eve of International Women's Day Wednesday to highlight the abysmal lack of ... Read more...
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Metro, airport line to open at 2 p.m. on Holi
March 6th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Delhi metro and the airport express line will start operations at 2 p.m. on Holi Thursday, an official said.Services on the six Metro lines that ... Read more...
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Delhi man arrested for murdering friend
March 2nd, 2012 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) A 22-year-old man was arrested for the brutal murder of a friend for his car and jewellery in 2011, police said Friday.Sanjay Bhattacharya, the mastermind ... Read more...
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Two women help arrest four criminals in Lucknow
March 1st, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 1 (IANS) Thursday was a day of women bravehearts here, as a robbery and a snatching were foiled in two separate incidents by two courageous women who also ... Read more...
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Explosion near Patna junction, train driver injured
March 1st, 2012 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Patna, March 1 (IANS) A train driver was injured Thursday when a crude bomb exploded near the Patna junction, police said.According to police, a crude bomb exploded near the running room ... Read more...
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Airport Metro starts cloak-room service
February 28th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The swanky high-speed Airport Metro Express Line (AMEL), led by Reliance Infrastructure, is going another step forward in customer comfort by providing cloak-room service at ... Read more...
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‘Hugo’ wins best visual effects Oscar
February 27th, 2012 - 10:23 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 27 (IANS) Martin Sorcerese's "Hugo" is on award-winning spree. The film pocketed the best visual effects trophy for Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann and Alex Henning ... Read more...
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‘Hugo’ wins best cinematography, art direction
February 27th, 2012 - 9:05 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 27 (IANS) Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" was among the early winners at the 84th Annual Academy Awards as the film walked away with trophies for best cinematography and ... Read more...
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Fire at Howrah station
February 26th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Howrah, Feb 26 (IANS) A fire broke out at the Howrah railway station - the second-oldest and the country's largest railway complex - Sunday but it was quickly doused. No ... Read more...
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Fire at Howrah station
February 26th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Howrah, Feb 26 (IANS) A fire broke out at the Howrah railway station - the second-oldest and the country's largest railway complex - Sunday but it was quickly doused. No ... Read more...
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Metro starts check-in for international flyers
February 23rd, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Delhi Metro's Airport Express Line Thursday began checking in baggage of passengers headed to the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport at two key stations.In a ... Read more...
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Hundreds of Falaks go unnoticed at Delhi’s shelter homes
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A dilapidated red-stone building in the bylanes of Kashmere Gate in old Delhi is home to hundreds of girls -- some lost, some abused by ... Read more...
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Pakistani spy held in Delhi with secret defence papers (Second Lead)
February 21st, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) A 39-year-old Pakistani working for spy agency ISI has been arrested here with "incriminating documents" on defence matters, police said Tuesday.The spy, identified as Kamran ... Read more...
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Two nabbed for assaulting minor girl
February 21st, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 21 (IANS) Police arrested two youths here Tuesday on charges of assaulting a minor girl who worked as a domestic help.Partha Pratim Hazarika and Joy Kumar Prasad were ... Read more...
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Metro to start international flight check-ins
February 21st, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The high-speed Airport Metro will start international check-in facility at two Metro stations from Thursday, an official said Tuesday."International fliers will be able to check ... Read more...
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Pakistani spy held in Delhi (Lead)
February 21st, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) A 39-year-old Pakistani spy who had lived in Kolkata since 1992 has been arrested here with "incriminating documents", police said Tuesday.Kamran Akbar alias Attar alias ... Read more...
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Over 17 crore kids get polio vaccine
February 19th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Seventeeen crore children aged under five were immunised Sunday in a natiowide polio vaccination campaign in India, which did not report even a single ... Read more...
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Two people could be involved in magnetic bomb blast
February 14th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Two people could have been involved in executing the blast on the Israeli embassy car, one to plant the bomb and the other to trigger ... Read more...
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Drunk man beaten up by police at railway station
February 14th, 2012 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 13 (IANS) A drunk man creating a ruckus was brutally thrashed by police at a railway station in Madhya Pradesh. A police official Monday assured action against the ... Read more...
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Bengal hooch tragedy: Charge sheet against 23 filed
February 11th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) The West Bengal Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Saturday filed a charge sheet against 23 accused in the December 2011 hooch tragedy case which claimed ... Read more...
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