Two Ghaziabad policemen in serious condition
September 19th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Sep 19 (IANS) Two policemen viciously attacked by a frenzied mob after the desecration of the Koran remain in serious condition, police sources said Wednesday.Head constable Roop Chand and ... Read more...
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1932 Olympics: Despite groupism India won their second gold (Sports Special)
July 7th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
(With India back in Olympic hockey, IANS takes a look at the country's glorious past in the Games. The second of a series of articles recalling the country's performance from the ... Read more...
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We taught the world how to play hockey: Leslie Claudius (Lead, Interview)
April 14th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) The renaming of a London underground (metro) station after him in the lead up to the London Olympics has overwhelmed Indian hockey legend Leslie Claudius, ... Read more...
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We taught the world how to play hockey: Leslie Claudius (Interview)
April 14th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Indian hockey legend Leslie Claudius is overwhelmed at being only one of three Indians - after fellow greats Dhyan Chand and Roop Singh - among ... Read more...
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Headless body mystery solved, one held
July 1st, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The mystery behind the headless body found near a park in central Delhi last week has been solved with the arrest of one of ... Read more...
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Bob Christo played the quintessential Bollywood baddy (Obituary)
March 21st, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) You "hated" him but couldn't ignore him. Henchman, goon, fighter, gambler, bandit, hitman, gangster: Australian-born Bob Christo, who died Sunday, played all this and ... Read more...
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Supreme Court reserves judgment on Aruna Shanbaug euthanasia plea
March 2nd, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Mumbai, Mar 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on the euthanasia plea of comatose nurse Aruna Shanbaug, confined to a bed in Mumbai's King Edward Memorial Hospital ... Read more...
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Maoists kill ITBP personnel in Chhattisgarh
January 29th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh), Jan 29 (ANI): Maoists have killed an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon District.Raipur Superintendent of Police (SP) Vikas Thakur said Roop Singh was shot in the neck ... Read more...
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Gujjars start returning home from rail tracks
January 6th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 6 (IANS) Hundreds of Gujjars, squatting on railway tracks near Bayana in Bharatpur district for the past 17 days to press their demand for job quotas, have started packing ... Read more...
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Gujjars end agitation, assured job quota (Second Lead)
January 6th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 5 (IANS) The Gujjar community in Rajasthan late Wednesday called off their 17-day-old agitation for reservation in government jobs and said they had been assured five percent quota in government ... Read more...
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Gujjars end quota agitation (Lead)
January 5th, 2011 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 5 (IANS) The Gujjar community in Rajasthan late Wednesday called off their 17-day-old agitation for reservation in government jobs and said they had reached an agreement with the state government ... Read more...
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Gujjars call off quota stir
January 5th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 5 (IANS) The Gujjar community in Rajasthan late Wednesday called off their 17-day-old agitation for reservation in government jobs and said they had reached an agreement with the state government."We ... Read more...
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Gujjar talks drag, to continue Wednesday (Lead)
January 4th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 4 (IANS) The meeting between Gujjar leader Colonel (retd) K.S. Bainsla and Rajasthan government representatives Tuesday once again remained inconclusive. However, both the parties have agreed to meet again Wednesday ... Read more...
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Jhansi farmers protest against government’s land acquisition
January 4th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by ANI
Jhansi, Jan 4 (ANI): Scores of farmers staged a protest in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi city on Tuesday to protest against the government's acquisition of their lands.The agitating farmers also demanded proper compensation ... Read more...
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Gujjar leader Bainsla to meet Ashok Gehlot
January 4th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 4 (IANS) Colonel (retd) K.S. Bainsla, leader of Rajasthan's agitating Gujjar community, will Tuesday hold talks with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, even as the community's stir for five percent reservation ... Read more...
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Talks between Gujjars, government to continue
January 3rd, 2011 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 3 (IANS) Talks are set to continue between the agitating Gujjar community and the Rajasthan government Monday after they remained inconclusive Sunday night even as the community's protests for five ... Read more...
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Two Indians killed in Afghan missile attack (Lead)
October 11th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Two Indians were killed in a missile attack launched by the Taliban on an Indian NGO's office situated near a US airbase in Afghanistan's Kunar province, a ... Read more...
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Man kills brother, sister-in-law over property dispute
July 13th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), July 13 (IANS) A man shot dead his elder brother, the additional advocate general of Haryana, and sister-in-law over a property dispute, police here said Tuesday.
Ankur Sura killed Sanjiv Sura, ... Read more...
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Gang that stole from containers busted
May 19th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) A gang that specialized in breaking into container trucks to steal motor parts has been busted here following the arrest of a man, police said Wednesday.
The man, ... Read more...
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Deconstruct stereotypes: Let men and women be good human beings
May 8th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by admin
By Alka Pande – CNSGive me a handful of energetic youth and I will transform India, had said Vivekanand, who recognised the potential of youth power and had said this long ... Read more...
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Haryana cop, revenue official held for arson attack
May 2nd, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), May 2 (IANS) A policeman and a revenue official were arrested Sunday in Haryana's Hisar district for the arson attack on Dalit houses in Mirchpur village last month, in ... Read more...
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Women’s reservation will provoke young men to whistle in parliament : Mulayam
March 24th, 2010 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 24 (IANS) Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav has said the women's reservation bill, if passed, would "provoke young men to whistle" in parliament.
Asked to comment on the women's reservation ... Read more...
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Security beefed up ahead of second ODI in Gwalior
February 20th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Gwalior, Feb. 20 (ANI): Ahead of the second ODI match between India and South Africa on February 24, security has been strengthened in Gwalior in the wake of recent terror threats.Around ... Read more...
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Life imprisonment to two for murder
February 3rd, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A city court Wednesday sentenced two men, a Nepali included, to rigorous life imprisonment for killing a retired lieutenant general and his wife while committing robbery at ... Read more...
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Why is Radio Pakistan mute over sale of Gurudwara land in Pakistan?, ask Sikhs
January 6th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by ANI
Gurdaspur, Jan.6 (ANI): The confiscation of the land belonging to Sikh Gurudwaras in Pakistan for allotment to the Defence forces to build colonies has caused concern to the Sikh minority. The step ... Read more...
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Woman walks 110 km in 15 days for medical help in Chhattisgarh
November 20th, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujeet Kumar
Raigarh (Chhattisgarh), Nov 20 (IANS) Such is the state of medical care in Chhattisgarh that a woman had to walk 110 km for 15 days to reach a government-run hospital ... Read more...
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Indian embassy members safe: foreign secretary
October 8th, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) All staffers at the Indian embassy that was attacked by a suicide bomber in the Afghan capital Thursday morning were safe, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said ... Read more...
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Some Indians hurt in Kabul bombing outside embassy: Indian envoy
October 8th, 2009 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 8 (IANS) No Indians had been killed in the suicide blast outside the Indian embassy here Thursday morning but some had been injured, Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan Jayant Prasad ... Read more...
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Wrestling coach Chand Roop, 80, awaits recognition (With Images)
September 10th, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Nabeel A. Khan
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) He looks frail and can barely stand, but every morning he is at his akhara in Azadpur Mandi here to pack power into ... Read more...
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Lord Ganesha comes for Shree’s salvation
September 1st, 2009 - 9:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
There is an interesting twist soon coming in the show Shree, where you will see a cute little boy named Neel, help Shree (Wasna) from Kangana. Currently, the Raghuvanshi house is celebrating ... Read more...
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No Choti Bahu for Vishal Singh
July 29th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
One of the most loved son, hubby and son-in-law of small screen, google is out of the limelight for quite some time. The actor was last seen in Balaji's Kasam Se, ... Read more...
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Two swine flu patients discharged from Punjab hospital
June 22nd, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar (Punjab), June 22 (IANS) Two students who tested positive for influenza A (H1N1) and were admitted to a hospital in this Punjab city last week were discharged Monday after complete recovery, ... Read more...
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Five more students with swine flu symptoms in Punjab
June 16th, 2009 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, June 16 (IANS) Five more students with swine flu symptoms were hospitalised in this Punjab city Tuesday and their blood samples sent to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) in ... Read more...
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Gwalior kids skate to motivate people to save water
June 1st, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Gwalior, June 1 (ANI): In a bid to motivate people to save water, children skated down the streets of Gwalior city on Sunday as part of an awareness rally on the water ... Read more...
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Give us development, not freebies, say Delhi’s slum voters
May 6th, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Slum-dwellers do not want to be taken for granted. A day before the election inhabitants of Delhi's shantytowns say they are fed up of being wooed ... Read more...
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