Terror suspects families cry foul over arrests
August 31st, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 31 (IANS) The families of 11 terror suspects apprehended in Karnataka Friday expressed shock and disbelief over their arrests on charges of links with banned terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba ... Read more...
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‘Challenge’ engaging, entertaining (Kannada Movie Review)
August 19th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Challenge"; Cast: Harish Raj, Dilip Raj, Neenasam, Achyuth Kumar, Dharma, Riyaz Khan, Sanjana Singh, Nihal; Director: Ganesh Kamaraj; Producer: Sridharan; Composer: Kannan; Camera: Magesh Dev; Rating: ** 1/2Ganesh Kamaraj's "Challenge" ... Read more...
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Poetry on stone: Timeless genre in revival across India (Feature, With image)
June 11th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) It is 6.30 in the morning as a group of 12 poets assemble at the Purana Gumbad in Lodi Gardens Sunday under the banner ... Read more...
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Poetry at the monument in Delhi
June 9th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Against the backdrop of quiet monuments that stand mute witnesses to history, a unique poetry recitation programme will be held in the sylvan surroundings ... Read more...
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UP government transfers 109 officials
April 7th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 7 (IANS) The new Akhilesh Yadav-led Uttar Pradesh government Saturday transferred 109 provincial civil service (PCS) officials and posted new ones in many important places.Among those transferred are ... Read more...
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Pakistan judicial commission leaves for New Delhi
March 19th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) An eight-member Pakistani judicial commission, that was in Mumbai to investigate the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, has completed its probe and has left for New Delhi, ... Read more...
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26/11: Pakistani judicial panel begins visit to India (Lead)
March 15th, 2012 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) A Pakistani judicial commission arrived here Wednesday and will record the statements of key officials related to the 26/11 Mumbai carnage probe, an important step ... Read more...
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Strike takes autos off Delhi roads, commuters hit (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Thousands of Delhi residents used to travelling by auto-rickshaws for their regular commute were hit Tuesday as many drivers of these ubiquitous three-wheelers joined a ... Read more...
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Strike takes autos off Delhi roads, commuters hit
February 28th, 2012 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Thousands of Delhi residents used to travelling by auto-rickshaws for their regular commute were hit Tuesday as many drivers of these ubiquitous three-wheelers joined a ... Read more...
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Cop killed by catering staff at New Delhi railway station
January 23rd, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) A Delhi Police constable was beaten to death by a catering in-charge early Monday at New Delhi Railway Station when he objected to caterers taking ... Read more...
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Father, son arrested for four murders
January 17th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 17 (IANS) A man and his son have been arrested for murdering four members of a family -- three women and an infant -- here early January over ... Read more...
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Classical singer Savita Devi to get Tansen Award
November 23rd, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 22 (IANS) Classical music singer Savita Devi will be conferred the Madhya Pradesh government's National Tansen Award, a minister said Tuesday.Culture and Public Relations Minister Laxmikant Sharma said ... Read more...
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Musician siblings torn between riyaz and clothes shop
November 14th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Giridih (Jharkhand), Nov 14 (IANS) They are the disciples of Hindustani classical maestros Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Annapurna Devi, but the Kedia brothers, Mormukut and Manoj, known for their ... Read more...
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Top Lashkar militant, involved in cleric’s murder, gunned down
September 13th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 13 (IANS) Abdullah Uni, the most wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba militant in the Kashmir Valley and responsible for a spate of killings including that of a senior cleric, was gunned ... Read more...
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Singer Amrita credits Salman for her success
June 20th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Actress Beena Kak's daughter Amrita, who is riding high on success with chartbusters like "Character Dheela" from "Ready", gives credit to Salman Khan for ... Read more...
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Kashmiris worried over Karachi terror attack
May 23rd, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) The Karachi naval base terror attack has caused concern in Jammu and Kashmir, with many residents monitoring television closely Monday and saying any instability in Pakistan ... Read more...
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Two Madhya Pradesh officials fired for releasing SIMI members (Lead)
February 4th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 4 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government Friday removed the principal secretary for jails and suspended the deputy jailer of Khachrod sub-jail in Ujjain over the release of five activists of ... Read more...
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1993 Mumbai blasts case: Supreme Court’s final hearing on March 29
January 11th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court will conduct a final hearing of the 1993 Mumbai blasts case on March 29.A decision to this effect was taken on Tuesday ... Read more...
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Bhatkal brothers behind Varansi blast: Police (Lead)
December 8th, 2010 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IANS) Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal of terror group Indian Mujahideen are responsible for Tuesday's blast in Varanasi that claimed a small girl's life, Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjeev Dayal said ... Read more...
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Child dies in roof collapse
November 28th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) A child was killed and another injured when the ceiling of their house collapsed in a west Delhi slum Sunday, officials said.The incident occurred around 1 ... Read more...
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Two, including woman, arrested for selling arms
November 13th, 2010 - 1:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Two people, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly selling semi-automatic weapons and ammunition to criminals in Delhi and the National Capital Region, police said Friday.Zainab Nisha, ... Read more...
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Kashmir interlocutors have a busy day (Lead)
October 24th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 24 (IANS) The central govenment interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir Sunday had a busy day, interacting with some newspaper editors, delegations of local Gujjars and visiting the central jail in ... Read more...
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Lata at leisure loves watching ‘KBC’, ‘CID’
October 22nd, 2010 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher and Dibyojyoti Baksi
Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) She has stopped her riyaz and spends time catching up on her favourite TV programmes, including Amitabh Bachchan's "Kaun Banega Crorepati" and ... Read more...
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‘Aakhri Gabbar’ - ‘little’ version of ‘Sholay’ this Diwali
October 4th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) Bollywood's legendary dacoit Gabbar Singh, his sidekicks Kaalia and Sambha will once again battle Jay and Veeru in a new movie "Aakhri Gabbar", ... Read more...
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Three die in Kashmir violence, toll now 73 (Second Lead)
September 13th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 13 (IANS) Protests and violence continued in the Kashmir Valley Monday as a protester and a policeman were killed in central Badgam district while a youth died in firing by ... Read more...
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More protests erupt in Kashmir, another youth killed (Lead)
September 13th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 13 (IANS) A young man was killed as security forces fired at a mob of protesters in north Kashmir Bandipora district Monday, taking to 71 the toll in the ... Read more...
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Another youth killed in Kashmir, toll now 71
September 13th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 13 (IANS) A young man was killed and another critically injured when security forces opened fire on a mob of protesters in north Kashmir Bandipora district Monday, taking to ... Read more...
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Curfew lifted from most parts of Kashmir Valley
August 29th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 29 (IANS) Curfew and restrictions were Sunday lifted from most parts of the Kashmir Valley except for some areas here even as separatists have called for a shutdown.
"Except for areas ... Read more...
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Commonwealth Games: Queen’s Baton reaches Chennai
August 21st, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Aug 21 (ANI): Amidst allegations of corruption in several Commonwealth Games-related projects, the Queen's Baton reached Tamil Nadu's Chennai city on Friday.State Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin formally flagged off ... Read more...
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Omar cancels unified command meet to protest civilian deaths in J-K
August 13th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar/Kupwara/ Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 13 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah cancelled the unified command meeting to protest against the civilian deaths in the valley on Friday.There ... Read more...
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Two killed in police firing in Kashmir Valley
August 13th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
Kupwara/ Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 13 (ANI): At least two persons were killed and several others injured in firing by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara and Baramulla Districts on ... Read more...
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Woman set to become senior Muslim cop in Gujarat
August 13th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
By DharmeshSurat, Aug 13 (ANI): Yasmin Sajid Sheikh, is all set to become the first senior policewoman from her community in Hindu dominant Gujarat.The 32-year-old schoolteacher cleared the Gujarat State Public Commission ... Read more...
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Army not to hand over men accused of killings
July 25th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 25 (IANS) The Indian Army has refused to hand over five soldiers, including a colonel and a major, charged with the killing of three villagers in Kupwara in April to ... Read more...
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Man held for chopping wife into three pieces
June 30th, 2010 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 30 (IANS) A man who murdered his wife, hired an accomplice to chop the body into three pieces, placed them in two bags and dumped them in a drain ... Read more...
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Srinagar police chief removed
June 20th, 2010 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 20 (IANS) Riyaz Bedar was Sunday removed as the police chief of this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital after the death of a young man in firing by security ... Read more...
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