Olympics: Sushil secures silver on concluding day (India Roundup)
August 12th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Wrestler Sushil Kumar's silver Sunday made him the first individual athlete from India to win back-to-back medals at the Olympics and ensured the country's sixth ... Read more...
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Olympics: Ram Singh finishes 78th in men’s marathon
August 12th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) Armyman Ram Singh Yadav finished 78th with a time of 2:30.06 hours in the Olympic men's marathon here at The Mall Sunday, marking the end of ... Read more...
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Punjab transfers 30 senior police officers
August 5th, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 5 (IANS) At least 30 senior police officers, including 11 district police chiefs, were transferred by the Punjab government Sunday, a spokesman of the chief minister's office said ... Read more...
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I will be happy if athletes improve their records: Bahadur singh
July 31st, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) India athletics coach Bahadur Singh says he will be happy if his 14 wards better their career best performance at the London Olympics.The Indian squad includes ... Read more...
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List of Indian athletes at London
July 26th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) The list of Indian athletes participating at the London Olympic Games - 81 athletes, the highest ever Indian contingent to Olympics, will take part in ... Read more...
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Ethiopians start favourite in 10K race
May 26th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 26 (IANS) Former winner Ethiopia's Deriba Merga will be seeking to re-establish himself as the most feared front-runner in Road Racing when the TCS World 10K Bangalore race ... Read more...
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10K run augurs well for India: Linford Christie
May 24th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 24 (IANS) Endorsing the TCS World 10K run to be held here Sunday, former World sprint champion Linford Christie Thursday hoped that the event would inspire a new ... Read more...
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Story of an unsung hero from Uttarakhand (IANS Book Review)
April 25th, 2012 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Book: "Johaar Kinkar: Babu Ram Singh"; Author: Gajendra Singh Pangti; Publisher: Dolka Innovations, New Delhi; Pages: 128; Price: Rs.150Nestled in the higher Himalayas, near the Milam glacier, is Johaar valley -- ... Read more...
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Nurse case: Bishnois allege CBI harassment
February 12th, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Feb 12 (IANS) Hundreds of people from the Bishnoi community took out a massive rally here Sunday in protest against the alleged harassment of a Rajasthan Congress legislator's 80-year-old ... Read more...
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Bhanwari case: CBI gets notice for quizzing suspect’s mother
February 6th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Feb 6 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court Monday issued show-cause notices to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director and other officials involved in missing nurse Bhanwari Devi's case for ... Read more...
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Nurse case: CBI custody of accused extended till Feb 6 (Lead)
February 4th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Feb 4 (IANS) A court here Saturday remanded two accused arrested in connection with the disappearance of nurse Bhanwari Devi to judicial custody for 14 days, while the CBI ... Read more...
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Protests against ‘harassment’ of Congress legislator’s mother
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Feb 3 (IANS) Hundreds of people from the Bishnoi community took out a rally here Friday in protest against the alleged harassment of a Congress legislator's 80-year-old mother by ... Read more...
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Missing nurse case: CBI quizzes arrested legislator’s mother
January 31st, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 31 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday quizzed a Congress legislator's mother and some of his other relatives in the disappearance of Rajasthan government nurse Bhanwari ... Read more...
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Mumbai Marathon: A carnival on the streets of Bollywood country (Roundup)
January 15th, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) It was like a huge party on the streets. From Bollywood personalities, top business honchos, people on wheelchairs and even Subhas Chandra Bose and Manmohan ... Read more...
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Mumbai Marathon: Kenya’s Moiben, Ethiopia’s Abeyo win (Second Lead)
January 15th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) Kenya's Laban Moiben Sunday won the men's 42 km Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2012 in a photo finish while Ethiopia's Netsanet Abeyo emerged on top in ... Read more...
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Mumbai Marathon: Kenya’s Moiben, Ethiopia’s Abeyo win (Lead)
January 15th, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) Kenya's Laban Moiben Sunday bagged the winner's title in the 42 km men's category at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2012 while Ethiopia's Netsanet Abeyo ... Read more...
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Ashram owner held in Rajasthan, charged with sexual exploitation
January 4th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 4 (IANS) Rajasthan police have arrested the owner of an 'ashram' on charges of sexually exploiting children belonging to poor families, police said Wednesday.Ram Singh, 35, the owner ... Read more...
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Two killed in fire at Andhra pharma factory
December 19th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 19 (IANS) Two employees were killed in a huge fire at a pharmaceutical company at Patancheru near here, police said.The fire broke out Sunday at the chemical ... Read more...
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Aslam Sher Khan elected president of Olympian Association
December 13th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Olympian Association of India has been formed here with hockey Olympian Aslam Sher Khan elected as president while Randhir Singh, secretary general of ... Read more...
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Haryana bypolls: HJC-BJP wins Adampur, Congress wrests Ratia
December 4th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 4 (IANS) The Haryana Janhit Congress-Bharatiya Janata Party (HJC-BJP) combine and the ruling Congress Sunday shared the honours in the results of the two assembly seats where ... Read more...
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Punjab gets country’s tallest religious tower
November 30th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 30 (IANS) Standing taller than Delhi's Qutub Minar, the Fateh Burj (Victory Tower) at Chappar Chiri village in Punjab's Mohali district became the tallest religious tower in ... Read more...
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Gilani condemns murder of three Hindu doctors
November 9th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 9 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has strongly condemned the killing of three doctor brothers belonging to the Hindu community and directed that the culprits ... Read more...
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Zardari seeks report on killing of Hindu doctors
November 8th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 8 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari has sought a report on the killing of three Hindu brothers, who were doctors, in Pakistan's Sindh province.Ajit Kumar and his two ... Read more...
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12 run over by train in Chhattisgarh
October 23rd, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 22 (IANS) At least 12 jaywalkers were mowed to death Saturday by a speeding train at a manned crossing near Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur town, railway officials said. Agitated locals ... Read more...
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Pataudi’s funeral at family burial ground
September 23rd, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Sep 22 (IANS) The funeral of former Indian cricket captain and the last Nawab of Pataudi state, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, will be held at the family's burial ground ... Read more...
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Harish Rawat in Uttarakhand Congress election panel
September 19th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Union Minister Harish Rawat and party MPs Vijay Bahuguna and Satpal Maharaj figure in the pradesh election committee constituted by the Congress Monday for ... Read more...
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Arms smuggler held in Uttar Pradesh
September 10th, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 10 (IANS) An inter-state arms smuggler was arrested after a brief shootout with police in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district Saturday with 10 pistols.Police said Aftab alias Guddu (30) ... Read more...
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Muthoot security guard opens fire, kills two and himself
September 2nd, 2011 - 10:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) A private security guard with a Muthoot finance outlet in south Delhi's Govindpuri area opened fire with his revolver, killing two employees of the unit ... Read more...
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No headway in talks between Greater Noida officials, farmers
August 1st, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Aug 1 (IANS) Talks between the farmers and the Greater Noida officials, as directed by the Allahabad High Court for an amicable resolution to the land acquisition row, ... Read more...
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Kirti Nagar-Ashok Park Metro trial run started
July 14th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Thursday started trial runs on the 3.3-km Kirti Nagar-Ashok Park link which is expected to be opened to the ... Read more...
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Delhi safe, but avoid late nights: Police chief (Lead)
July 9th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Delhi is as safe as any other city but to avoid any untoward incident one must avoid venturing out late at night, Delhi Police Commissioner ... Read more...
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Family of murdered Jalandhar hotelier demands justice
April 22nd, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
Jalandhar, Apr 22 (ANI): Family members of murdered Jalandhar hotelier Gur Kerat Singh on Friday demanding justice said the arrests must be made immediately in connection with the case.As per reports, 32-year-old ... Read more...
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Jalandhar hotelier’s son shot dead by nephew of Akali Dal MLA
April 21st, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Jalandhar, Apr 21 (ANI): Gur Kerat Singh, the son of hotelier Rajbir Singh, was allegedly shot dead by the nephew of a Shiromani Akali Dal MLA here this morning.According to the police, ... Read more...
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CBI arrests income tax official for taking bribe
April 6th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested an income tax officer for taking a bribe of Rs.1 lakh in Warangal in Andhra Pradesh, the CBI ... Read more...
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Girl kills herself after gangrape, police in denial mode
March 22nd, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 22 (IANS) A Class 9 student Tuesday committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh after she was abducted and gangraped by three men, the girl's family said. However, police say ... Read more...
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