PVR sets foot in eastern India, opens multiplex in Howrah
February 9th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Howrah, Feb 9 (IANS) Priya Village Roadshow (PVR) Cinemas, which is now eyeing eastern India, Thursday launched its first multiplex here and Sanjeev Bijli said that the company planned to ... Read more...
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Yuvraj will resume training in 10 weeks: Doctor (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Yuvraj Singh's doctor Nitish Rohatgi Monday said the cricketer is not suffering from lung cancer but has a malignant tumour between the lungs and it ... Read more...
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Man involved in 300 car thefts held — again (Lead)
January 16th, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) A notorious thief wanted for over 300 vehicle thefts during a 14-year career and who escaped from police custody in 2009 in Bollywood style was ... Read more...
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Delhi lawyers to strike work Thursday
January 11th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The lawyers of Delhi district courts will observe a day-long strike Thursday to press their demand for transfer of property cases from the Delhi High ... Read more...
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Special Lok Adalat for power cases Jan 14-15
January 9th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Delhi Legal Services Authority (DLSA) will organise a special Lok Adalat Jan 14-15 to settle power theft cases, it was announced Sunday."The two-day Lok ... Read more...
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Ex-official held for fraud
January 7th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A 58-year-old former official of the ministry of communications and Information technology has been nabbed for forging documents and posing as a lawyer, police said ... Read more...
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‘Dance India Dance’ team conducts flash mobs in capital
December 24th, 2011 - 2:36 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) What better than a flash mob to create a buzz for a dance reality show? That's just what the marketing team of Zee TV "Dance ... Read more...
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Nigerian held for duping engineer of Rs.15 lakh
November 16th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) A Nigerian national was arrested from Delhi airport for duping an engineer of Rs.15 lakh on the pretext that he had won Rs.12 crore in ... Read more...
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Get trade fair tickets at Metro stations
November 12th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Tickets for India International Trade Fair's (IITF) business visitors will be available at 26 Metro stations in the capital from Monday while the general public ... Read more...
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Hip hop dancers from slum find French connection
November 7th, 2011 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Contemporary dance guru Brahim Bouchelaghem from France and a bunch of teenaged boys from the Khirkee Extension slum near Saket in the capital have something ... Read more...
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40 artists donate to South Asian art platform
November 5th, 2011 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Forty leading Indian contemporary artists have donated their art works to resuscitate and expand the Khoj International Artist's Association - one of South Asia's leading ... Read more...
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Two arrested for cheating
November 2nd, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) An advocate from Chennai was arrested along with a friend for operating a fake employment racket, police said Wednesday.Tanuja G., 29, was held at her ... Read more...
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Opportunities to Tihar inmates incomparable: Minister
October 18th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Lauding the Tihar Jail's administration, Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitendra Singh said Monday the environment and opportunities provided to its inmates are incomparable.Inaugurating ... Read more...
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Delhi to get three new hospitals
October 14th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Delhi is set to have three new hospitals with the state government Thursday announcing it would initiate their construction.Heath Minister A.K. Walia said: "The ... Read more...
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Women’s car rally to focus on breast cancer, tigers
September 23rd, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) More than 50 women will drive down from Delhi to Jaipur Saturday in bid to create awareness about women empowerment, breast cancer and the dwindling ... Read more...
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Scattered rain, traffic jams in Delhi (Lead)
September 9th, 2011 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Delhi Thursday received scattered showers hitting vehicular movement in some parts. The weather office has forecast more rain Friday.The maximum temperature Thursday 34.2 degree Celsius, ... Read more...
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Suspended cop held for plot to kill wife
September 6th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) A suspended constable was arrested from north Delhi for conspiring to murder his wife over marital discord, police said Tuesday. Six others involved in an ... Read more...
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Yasin, Pankaj romp to last 16 of Senior National Snooker
August 7th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 7 (IANS) Mumbai's Yasin Merchant rolled back the years while drubbing Devendra Joshi 4-0 en route to the pre-quarterfinals of the 78th Senior National Snooker championship here Sunday.Merchant, ... Read more...
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National Snooker: All qualifiers make knock-out stage (Lead)
August 6th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) All the five qualifiers made it to the knock-out stage of the 78th Senior National Snooker championship here Saturday as defending champion Pankaj Advani led the ... Read more...
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A window to Nigerian delicacies in Indian capital (With Images)
August 5th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) If you're game for some okro soup and jellof rice, step right in. A restaurant in the capital rustles up many non-spicy Nigerian delights, cooked ... Read more...
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Delhi government to take on private hospitals
July 6th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Delhi government has decided to issue notices to private hospitals which do not provide free treatment to the poor despite being allotted land on ... Read more...
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Now simpler surgery for fistula patients
June 25th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Patients suffering from fistula, which affects seven per 1,000 men in India, do not have to undergo the traditional surgery any longer with the minimally ... Read more...
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Channel launches its first cafe-cum-bar in the capital (With Images)
May 25th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Music, style, food, technology and entertainment - all this under one roof called V Spot Cafe and Bar, which was launched here Wednesday. It targets ... Read more...
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Fake pilot scam: One more held
May 12th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Another pilot was arrested for submitting forged documents to obtain his commercial pilots licence, police said Thursday."The 22-year-old pilot -- Rohit Kapoor -- was arrested ... Read more...
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Pamper yourselves at the Good Housekeeping weekend!
April 7th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Free beauty experiences, health consultations, celebrity expert advice and food samplings - there's going to be all this and more to pamper women at the ... Read more...
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Man promising pilot’s jobs for money arrested
April 5th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) A sacked airline employee has been arrested for duping a man by promising him a pilot's job in a leading private carrier, police said Tuesday."Sagar ... Read more...
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Sex racket kingpin, five call girls held
April 2nd, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) A woman, who provided call girls to high-profile clients at farm houses and five-star hotels, was arrested here along with five women and four pimps, ... Read more...
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Two Nigerians held for running drug racket
March 30th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Two Nigerian nationals were arrested in the capital for running a contraband racket and 120 grams of cocaine were seized from them, police said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Lawyers strike work in Delhi courts
March 24th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Mar 24 (IANS) Work in the capital's six district courts and the Delhi High Court was paralysed Thursday as lawyers went on a strike to protest the Finance ... Read more...
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Couple, driver held for three murders
March 14th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The owner of a travel company and his wife who ran a marriage bureau have been arrested on charges of murdering three men -- using ... Read more...
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Bikes in cinema fest to start Thursday
March 2nd, 2011 - 1:57 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) If you enjoy watching motorbike-based movies, here is some good news. India's first film festival on such movies is startingThursday and films like "Wild Hogs" and ... Read more...
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Commando held with contraband in Delhi
February 25th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) A National Security Guard (NSG) commando and his associate were arrested here allegedly with around 26 kg of a banned hypnotic drug worth Rs.1 crore, police said ... Read more...
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Man involved in 250 CNG car kit thefts held
February 21st, 2011 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) A thief who, along with his accomplices, stole around 250 cars and removed their compressed natural gas (CNG) kits and music systems before dumping the vehicles has ... Read more...
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‘Need to upgrade diagnostic facilities in health sector’
February 13th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Diagnostic facilities and infrastructure need to be upgraded to meet the growing demands of the public health sector, a diagnostic expert said here Sunday."Demand for better facilities ... Read more...
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Six robbers planning V-Day celebrations held
February 11th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) They had planned to gift diamonds to their girlfriends on Valentines Day Feb 14 but as luck would have it, six members of a gang which committed ... Read more...
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