One held for killing woman in front of her son
September 12th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) A 30-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for killing a woman in front of her son here Tuesday morning. The killing was allegedly to take revenge ... Read more...
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Woman in rickshaw shot dead in Delhi (Lead)
September 11th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) A 31-year-old woman was shot dead Tuesday by two men on a motorcycle while she was going to drop her four-year-old son to school in ... Read more...
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Delhi gets first woman e-rickshaw driver (With Image)
September 6th, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) A single mother of two Thursday become the national capital's first woman electric rickshaw driver."I couldn't have been happier," 33-year-old Kohinoor said after receiving the ... Read more...
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54 policemen killed in Karachi in 2012
September 2nd, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Sep 2 (IANS) A total of 54 policemen have become victims of "target killings" here in the Pakistani port city this year, Dawn reported Sunday.In the latest incident ... Read more...
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Karachi traders to stage sit-in
June 25th, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 25 (IANS) Traders' associations in Karachi will stage a sit-in Tuesday to protest against the city's deteriorating security situation.The sit-in will be held at 5.00 p.m. in front ... Read more...
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Four killed, over 50 wounded in Pakistan bombing (Second Lead)
June 18th, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) At least four university pupils were killed and more than 50 other people injured Monday when a bomb fixed to a car exploded and hit ... Read more...
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Four killed, over 50 wounded in Pakistan bombing (Lead)
June 18th, 2012 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) At least four people were killed and more than 50 injured Monday when a bomb fixed to a car exploded and hit a bus carrying university ... Read more...
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Three dead, 35 wounded in Pakistan bombing
June 18th, 2012 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 35 injured Monday when a bomb fixed to a car exploded and hit a bus carrying university students in ... Read more...
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Animal rights groups step up campaign against horse carriages
June 14th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), June 14 (IANS) Strongly pitching for banning horse-drawn carriages, citing cruelty to the animal, rights groups Thursday asked the civic authorities here to issue motorised rickshaw licences to ... Read more...
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Two Pakistanis killed four women, sliced their bodies (Lead)
April 24th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 24 (IANS) A rickshaw driver in Pakistan's Karachi city and his aide have been arrested for killing four women and a six-year-old child and then slicing their bodies ... Read more...
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Auto strike hits hard Mumbai suburban commuters
April 16th, 2012 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Lakhs of commuters and students were inconvenienced Monday as one of Mumbai's biggest autorickshaw unions went on a day's strike in the suburbs here Monday.The action ... Read more...
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Mumbai autorickshaw drivers divided on strike
April 15th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Commuters may hope for some respite as a section of Mumbai's autorickshaw drivers, belonging to unions backed by the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, ... Read more...
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Need to improve dignity of labour: Ramesh
April 4th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday gave away awards to the winners of the "innovation challenge" of the National Innovation Council (NIC) and said there ... Read more...
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‘Ra.One’ animator critical after accident
March 26th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) The animator of Shah Rukh Khan's "Ra.One" was Monday battling for life after a speeding car, with an allegedly drunk driver at the wheel, rammed ... Read more...
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Driver rams bus into park to avoid collision
March 7th, 2012 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) An alert Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus driver Tuesday saved lives of several people by crashing his vehicle into a park wall to avoid a ... Read more...
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‘Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya’ entertaining, earnest and enjoyable (IANS Movie Review)
February 24th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya": Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia D'Souza, Om Puri, Tinnu Anand, Smita Jaykar; Director: Mandeep Kumar; Rating: ** 1/2Some love stories are just so sweet, more so, ... Read more...
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Pune stunned as rogue bus driver crushes eight (Second Intro Roundup)
January 25th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 25 (IANS) Eight people were crushed to death and 29 injured when a rogue bus driver sped through busy streets here Wednesday, knocking down motorists, pedestrians and vehicles ... Read more...
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Pune stunned as rogue bus driver crushes nine (Intro Roundup)
January 25th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 25 (IANS) Nine people were crushed to death and two dozen injured when a rogue bus driver sped through busy streets here Wednesday, knocking down motorists, pedestrians and ... Read more...
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Nine die as bus driver goes berserk in busy Pune (Roundup)
January 25th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Jan 25 (IANS) Nine people were killed and two dozen were injured when a rogue bus driver sped through busy streets here Wednesday, crushing motorists, pedestrians and vehicles and ... Read more...
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Rooting for the underdog! (Feature)
September 25th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) "Whoever said you can't buy happiness for little puppies." When author Gene Hill said this, he probably forgot street dogs and the fact they come ... Read more...
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Abhishek injured, gets six stitches
September 15th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) Abhishek Bachchan was injured on the sets of Rohit Shetty's "Bol Bachchan" in Jaipur and has received six stitches above his right eye. He is ... Read more...
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25 killed, 55 injured in Pakistan bombings
September 7th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) Twenty-five people were killed and 55 injured in Pakistan's Quetta city Wednesday when a bomb went off and then a suicide bomber blew himself up, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Dhaka - a city with 400,000 rickshaws!
September 6th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 6 (IANS) They weave in and out of the traffic, as much a part of the streetscape as the people and the vehicles. With 400,000 rickshaws plying ... Read more...
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Myanmarese refugees battle bias, poverty in Delhi (June 20 is World Refugee Day)
June 17th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Lodged in a matchbox-sized room with her parents and three siblings, 17-year-old Lalpek Sung constantly looks at the stained bathroom where her mother is chopping ... Read more...
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Tyeb Mehta, Souza lead auction stakes at Christie’s
May 26th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The early masters of Indian contemporary art and the progressive group of artists like Tyeb Mehta, F.N. Souza and Akbar Padamsee are high on the ... Read more...
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Former Tory MP’s son died in India after eating opium
April 29th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 29 (ANI): The son of a millionaire former Tory MP, who had come to India with one of his friends, died after eating some opium during the trip, an ... Read more...
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Delhi Police yet to identify murdered and parcelled woman
April 11th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A young woman's disfigured and half-decomposed body, packed in an old metal trunk by her killer and parcelled from Delhi to Kishangarh area of Ajmer ... Read more...
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Four school girls abducted
March 25th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Four minor school girls were allegedly abducted after they had attended their school in east Delhi, police said Friday.Shweta, 13, Anjali, 14, Kajal, 13, and ... Read more...
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Yuvika Chaudhury to be showstopper for Sabah Khan at LFW
March 10th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Actress Yuvika Chaudhury, who featured in the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "Om Shanti Om", will walk the ramp at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW), starting Friday, ... Read more...
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Jewellery stolen from Hindu temples recovered in Bangladesh
February 19th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 19 (IANS) Bangladesh authorities have arrested eight people and recovered gold and silver jewellery stolen from Hindu temples in and around the national capital. The suspects, members of a ... Read more...
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Pulling people, and the crowds - rickshaws adorn match venue (World Cup Diary)
February 17th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Sirshendu Panth
Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) The humble mode of transport, the rickshaw, is clearly a crowd puller in more ways than one with the road leading to the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, ... Read more...
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Cricket captains to ride rickshaws to World Cup opening
February 16th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 16 (IANS) The rickshaw, the common man's traditional transport in Bangladesh, will occupy the centre stage in Thursday's Cricket World Cup opening ceremony here. The captains of all participating teams ... Read more...
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Lahore shooting: US asks Pakistan to intervene
January 29th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) The US has asked Pakistan to intervene in the Lahore shooting case in which a US consulate official fatally shot two men who allegedly tried to rob him. ... Read more...
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Three die as welcome arch collapses on rickshaw
January 18th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik (Maharashtra), Jan 18 (IANS) In a freak accident, at least three people, including a six-year-old boy, were killed Tuesday when a welcome arch set up by civic authorities collapsed on a ... Read more...
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Unidentified bodies to be treated decently in Agra
January 14th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 14 (IANS) The Agra police have announced measures to ensure that unidentified bodies, earlier allegedly thrown into the Yamuna river, are not callously disposed of without any records.Deputy Inspector General ... Read more...
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