Uttar Pradesh in quarters of national junior hockey
September 3rd, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 3 (IANS) Hosts Uttar Pradesh stormed into the quarterfinals of the Junior National Men's Hockey Championship defeating Jharkhand 6-0 in their last Pool D league match at the ... Read more...
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Three pro-talk ULFA members held for robbery, murders
August 20th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 20 (IANS) Four people, including three members of ULFA's pro-talk faction led by Arabinda Rajkhowa, were Monday arrested for their involvement in cases of robbery, abduction and subsequent ... Read more...
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Class four student run over in Delhi
July 27th, 2012 - 1:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) A class four student was crushed to death by a speeding school van here Thursday, police said.The nine-year-old student, Mohammad Sarfaraz, who lived with his ... Read more...
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Horse trading: Premises of 14 Jharkhand MLAs raided
May 18th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday conducted raids at the premises of 14 Jharkhand legislators, including Labour Minister Chandra Prakash Chaudhary, as part of its ... Read more...
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Bail denied to suspended cop in Dara Singh killing
March 2nd, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 2 (IANS) A court here Friday rejected the interim bail application of suspended additional director general of police (ADGP) A.K. Jain, who surrendered three days ago in connection ... Read more...
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Suspended IPS officer’s judicial custody extended
February 29th, 2012 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 28 (IANS) A court here Tuesday extended by a day the judicial custody of suspended Indian Police Service (IPS) officer A.K. Jain, arrested for his alleged role in ... Read more...
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Rajasthan IPS officer surrenders in Dara Singh case
February 28th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 27 (IANS) Suspended Indian Police Service (IPS) officer A.K. Jain surrendered before a court in Rajasthan Monday, nine months after he disappeared fearing arrest for his alleged role ... Read more...
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Three held for kidnapping minor
October 23rd, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Three brothers have been arrested for abducting a four-year-old boy, police said Sunday. The child has been rescued.Sarfraj Ali, 26, a carpenter, Sartaz Ali, 23, ... Read more...
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Stand by Pakistan’s security forces: Malik tells countrymen
June 17th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 17 (IANS) Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has urged the people not to criticise the military, and to stand by the country's security forces."Blaming the security agencies without ... Read more...
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Karachi killing: Top Pakistani officer removed
June 14th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 14 (IANS) The chief of a Pakistani paramilitary force was removed Tuesday on the orders of the Supreme Court in connection with the killing of an unarmed youth ... Read more...
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Karachi killing: Four Rangers to be presented in court
June 13th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 13 (IANS) Four Pakistani paramilitary personnel would be presented Monday in an anti-terrorism court in Karachi for their involvement in the killing of an unarmed man allegedly caught ... Read more...
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Karachi killing: Apex court orders removal of top officials (Lead)
June 10th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court Friday ordered the removal of two top officials for the gunning down of an unarmed young man, allegedly robbing visitors to ... Read more...
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Karachi park killing case taken up by Pakistan apex court
June 10th, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) The gunning down of an unarmed young man, allegedly robbing visitors to a Karachi park, by paramilitary forces was taken up for hearing by the ... Read more...
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Pakistani man shot dead for stealing
June 9th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 9 (IANS) A man was shot dead by Pakistani security personnel after he was allegedly caught snatching cash and valuables from visitors to a park in Karachi, a ... Read more...
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30,000 pirated CDs seized, two held
December 29th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) A staggering 30,000 pirated VCDs and DVDs of latest English and Hindi movies, including the just released "Tees Mar Khan" and "Toonpur Ka Super Hero", have been ... Read more...
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Eight coaches of passenger train derails in Uttarakhand
October 23rd, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
By Sarfaraz KhanLaksar (Uttarakhand), Oct.23 (ANI): Eight coaches of a passenger train were derailed near Uttarakhand's Laksar town. No casualties were reported.The train was running from Moradabad to Saharanpur.Police and railway officials ... Read more...
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Killing of Pak doctor part of Taliban war on educated
October 9th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
Mardan (Pakistan), Oct 9(ANI): The assassination of a Pakistan doctor is being seen as part of the Taliban campaign to wipe out educated Muslims in the country who speak out against ... Read more...
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Veteran Actor Kader Khan Gets Hospitalized
September 2nd, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 2, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Veteran Bollywood actor Kader Khan has been hospitalized in Andheri in an Intensive Care Unit. The actor was reportedly not keeping well for last many days.A source ... Read more...
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Kader Khan recuperating in hospital after knee surgery
September 2nd, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) Yesteryear Bollywood actor Kader Khan is recuperating in Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital here after a knee surgery, says his son.
"He was admitted to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai ... Read more...
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Flood continues to wreck havoc in Karnal, Muzaffarnagar
August 27th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
By Sarfaraz Khan/ Kanwarjeet Singh VirkKarnal (Haryana)/ Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 27 (ANI): Waters of the swollen River Yamuna flowing through Haryana's Karnal district and the Rivers Ganga and Sonali in Uttar ... Read more...
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Floodwater inundates large swathes of land in Bijnor
August 1st, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by ANI
By Sarfaraz KhanBijnor (Uttar Pradesh), Aug.1 (ANI): As different parts of the country are witnessing a heavy downpour during the ongoing Monsoon season, incessant rains have led to overflowing rivers at many ... Read more...
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Police baton charge contractual teachers in Muzaffarnagar
July 28th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
By SarfarazMuzaffarnagar, July 28 (ANI): Police personnel baton charged hundreds of protesting Shiksha Mitra (contractual teacher) at Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.The teachers were demanding training, permanent jobs and better salaries on Tuesday.As ... Read more...
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Abu Salem gang sharpshooter held in Delhi
July 1st, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS)A sharpshooter of the Abu Salem criminal gang, who was on the run for the past few years, was arrested from South Delhi area of Mehrauli, police said ... Read more...
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12 get jail for trading in tiger parts
May 25th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, May 25 (IANS) A city court here Tuesday sentenced 10 women and two men to three years in jail and fine of Rs. 10,000 each for their involvement in ... Read more...
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Nankana Sahib residents demand action against criminals by Pak Punjab govt
May 19th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, May 19 (ANI): Hundreds of protesters in Nankana Sahib demonstrated outside the Punjab Governor's residence demanding immediate action against a criminal gang, which has killed about a dozen people in the ... Read more...
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From Afghanistan to Arakans, militants converge on Dhaka
March 30th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 30 (IANS) At least 15 foreign militant organisations were active or are still operating in Bangladesh since 1991 using the country as a safe haven or transit point to infiltrate ... Read more...
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Violence leads to closure of Tamil Nadu’s Annamalai University
March 5th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Chidambaram (Tamil Nadu), Mar 5 (ANI): The Annamalai University at Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu has been closed indefinitely due to violence on the campus following the death of some students."There was ... Read more...
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Bodies of two agitation victims arrive in Patna
March 4th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 4 (IANS) The bodies of two Bihar students, who were found dead at Tamil Nadu's Annamalai University during a student agitation, arrived here Thursday and were received by their family ... Read more...
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Voting begins for second phase of Jharkhand assembly polls
December 2nd, 2009 - 11:16 am ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Dec 2 (ANI): Polling for the second phase of the five-phased Jharkhand assembly elections began amidst tight security on Wednesday morning.A total of 259 candidates are in the fray with more ... Read more...
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26/11 martyr’s widow ready to send her sons to join armed forces
November 25th, 2009 - 10:00 pm ICT by ANI
Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Nov 25(ANI): A year after the tragedy of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Vinita Bisht, widow of a martyred commando residing in Uttarakhand asserts that she does have any fears in ... Read more...
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Younis should retire from international cricket: Sarfaraz
August 22nd, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Omar Khalid
Karachi, Aug 22 (IANS) Pakistan's former fast bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz feels that team captain Younis Khan should retire from international cricket and hand over the mantle to Shahid Afridi.Sarfaraz, 60, ... Read more...
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PCB unlikely to take action against fixing accusers
August 8th, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug 8 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board is unlikely to take any legal action against former players who have voiced fears of players being involved in match-fixing during the ongoing tour ... Read more...
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Robber targeting bank customers arrested
July 19th, 2009 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Delhi Police have arrested a 31-year-old man who allegedly led a gang involved in robbing people withdrawing money from banks in south Delhi area in 2005 ... Read more...
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Pak military’s ‘Get Baitullah’ strategy
June 16th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, June 16 (ANI): Last week, when Pak Air Force decided to strike Makeen - a key trade centre of Mehsud tribe in South Waziristan - it was the result of ... Read more...
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Orakzai Taliban claims responsibility for recent Pak suicide attacks
June 15th, 2009 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, June 15 (ANI): The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) Orakzai Agency chapter has claimed responsibility for the series of suicide attacks that have rocked the country in the recent past.Taking responsibility for ... Read more...
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