Crime against children rising in the country
August 8th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Crimes against children, including murder, rape and kidnapping, have risen across the country over the last three years, the Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday.Replying to ... Read more...
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Pleasant, wet day in Delhi, more rains likely Thursday (Lead)
August 8th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The capital continued to have pleasant weather Wednesday as the skies opened up yet again and parts of the city received heavy showers accompanied by ... Read more...
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Three-day meditation in Gujarat before Delhi agitation: Ramdev
August 5th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Ahead of his agitation in Delhi starting Aug 9, yoga guru Baba Ramdev Sunday said he will visit the memorial of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ... Read more...
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Ex-flight attendant kills self, blames Haryana minister (Lead)
August 5th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A 23-year-old former flight attendant killed herself Sunday and in her suicide note blamed her former employer and Haryana Minister of State for Home Gopal ... Read more...
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Protest outside PM’s house due to people’s anger: Hazare
July 29th, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Anna Hazare Sunday said the protest by his supporters outside Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's official residence was a reaction by the people who were ... Read more...
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Heavy rains lash parts of Delhi, more expected Friday (Lead)
July 12th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Parts of Delhi were lashed by heavy rainfall Thursday afternoon, bringing the maximum temperature three notches below average to 32.8 degrees Celsius. The met office ... Read more...
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Jindal taken to hospital for medical test
July 5th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Abu Jindal, a key suspect in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, was Thursday taken to the Safdarjung Hospital for a medical examination before being presented ... Read more...
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Tihar undertrial alleges assault, sexual abuse
June 17th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) A Tihar undertrial has accused a jail official and two wardens of assault and two fellow inmates of sexual abuse, a police officer said Sunday. ... Read more...
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Man held for Rs.35,000 theft at Delhi airport
June 17th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) A man was arrested for stealing Rs.35,000 from the bag of a fellow passenger at the Indira Gandhi International airport here, police said Sunday.Krishan Mohan ... Read more...
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Wait for formal announcement on presidential candidate: Mukherjee
June 15th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Amid strong media speculation about the presidential candidates, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, considered a front runner for the top post, Friday said that "a ... Read more...
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Hot, sunny day in Delhi (Lead)
April 17th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Despite below average temperatures, it was a hot and sunny day in the capital Tuesday with the maximum temperature recorded at 34.1 degrees Celsius. The ... Read more...
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BSP, SP gain, BSP set to be routed in UP
March 6th, 2012 - 10:20 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 6 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) seemed headed for a rout as early voting trends showed dramatic gains for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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Hot day in Delhi, pleasant weekend in store (Lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) It was yet another hot day in the capital Thursday with the maximum temperature settling three notches above average at 28 degrees.The day's minimum temperature ... Read more...
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Delhi Traffic Police Facebook page has over a lakh followers
February 21st, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Pivotal in providing traffic information and redressing related complaints, the Delhi Traffic Police's page on social networking site Facebook Tuesday crossed the one lakh ... Read more...
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Pleasant Tuesday morning in Delhi
February 21st, 2012 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) It was a sunny and pleasant morning in the capital Tuesday as the minimum temperature settled at 11.1 degrees Celsius, average for this time ... Read more...
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ITBP recover 60 kg explosives in Chhattisgarh
February 12th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has recovered 60 kg of explosives from Rajanandgaon district of Chhattisgarh, an official said here Sunday.The explosives were found Saturday ... Read more...
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‘Depressed’ CA commits suicide
January 28th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) A 40-year-old chartered accountant, allegedly depressed over bitter relations with his wife and in-laws, committed suicide in his north Delhi home, police said Saturday.Bharat Bhushan ... Read more...
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Battered baby continues to be critical
January 28th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The two-year-old abandoned and battered baby Falak continues to be critical, doctors said Saturday."Her condition is same as yesterday. She is stable but critical," Deepak ... Read more...
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Temperature dips in Delhi
January 28th, 2012 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) With the minimum temperature Saturday dipping to 5.1 degrees Celsius -- four notches below average, it was the second coldest Jan 28 in Delhi in ... Read more...
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Sunny morning in Delhi on Republic Day
January 26th, 2012 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Mellow winter sunshine provided warmth to Delhiites from the nippy breeze Thursday morning as the country celebrated its 63rd Republic Day.The minimum temperature was recorded ... Read more...
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Man arrested for killing lover
January 9th, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) A 35-year-old man, on the run for almost six months after murdering his girlfriend and dumping her body in a forest in Jharkhand, has been ... Read more...
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South African, woman arrested for drug peddling
January 8th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) A South African and a mother of three were arrested in two separate cases of drug peddling and drugs worth around Rs. 50 lakh recovered, ... Read more...
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Want Lokpal in this session, Sushma tweets
December 15th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj said Wednesday her party wants the Lokpal bill to be passed in the winter session of parliament.After ... Read more...
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Hazare again attacks Rahul Gandhi
December 11th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Anna Hazare Sunday once again attacked Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of pressurising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to go back on an ... Read more...
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A protest against Team Anna goes unheeded
December 11th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) As thousands joined Anna Hazare's day-long fast at Jantar Mantar Sunday, a group protesting against his team and their version of the Lokpal bill ... Read more...
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1,681 cases disposed of, 165 officers booked by CVC
September 19th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) disposed of 1,681 cases and recommended major penalties against 165 officers in July, an official statement said Monday.
"Of the ... Read more...
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10 bodies recovered from Teesta project: ITBP
September 19th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The bodies of 10 people, all of them believed to be workers at the Teesta hydel power project in quake-hit Sikkim, have been recovered by ... Read more...
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Minor boy dies in ceiling collapse
September 19th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) A 15-year-old boy was crushed to death and seven others were injured when the ceiling of a house under construction in north Delhi collapsed Sunday, ... Read more...
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Delhi University election results announced
September 10th, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has won the presidentship of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) while its main rival the Akhil Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Wet day in Delhi, more rains likely Sunday (Lead)
July 9th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) It was a cool and pleasant Saturday for Delhiites, with sporadic drizzle and cloudy skies for a major part of the day. The Met Office ... Read more...
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Don’t venture out late night: Police chief tells Delhiites
July 9th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Delhiites cannot expect to be safe if they venture outside late night, Delhi Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta said Saturday."You can't go out at 2 in ... Read more...
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Two Assamese women rescued from west Delhi
June 17th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Two young women from Assam were rescued from the clutches of a 30-year-old man who ran a placement agency in west Delhi and had locked ... 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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Explain opposition to Lokpal panel’s live telecast: Bhushan
June 7th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Stressing their demand for live telecast of the Lokpal Bill drafting committee's meetings, panel co-chairperson Shanti Bhushan Tuesday asked his co-chair and Finance Minister ... Read more...
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Hot weekend in Delhi (Lead)
May 29th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The weekend concluded on a hot note for Delhiites as the maximum temperature Sunday crossed the 40 degree Celsius mark. The met office has predicted ... Read more...
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