Engineering graduate held in credit card fraud
August 6th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 6 (IANS) An engineering graduate was arrested for defrauding a woman of nearly Rs.1.25 lakh in Odisha by hacking her credit card, police said Monday.Saroj Kumar Tripathy, 26, ... Read more...
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Man kills wife, two daughters
July 6th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 6 (IANS) An alcoholic was arrested for setting his wife and two teenaged daughters on fire in Rajasthan's Nagaur district Friday, police said.The man was unemployed and used ... Read more...
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Dropping terror charges against Ghandy hailed
March 28th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) Maoist sympathisers and activists Wednesday hailed a Delhi court decision to drop terror charges against Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy and demanded the release of all political ... Read more...
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Gold Sukh fraud: Rajasthan police team to leave for Hanoi
February 15th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 15 (IANS) A Rajasthan Police team is being rushed to Hanoi (Vietnam) to arrest the five accused of a multi-million fraud detained by Interpol there, police said here ... Read more...
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56 Uttar Pradesh assembly seats to go to polls Wednesday
February 14th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 14 (IANS) Fifty-six seats spread across 10 districts will Wednesday go to polls in the third leg of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.The most high-profile of ... Read more...
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Translations, young India & health on book shelf (IANS Books This Week)
February 11th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) This weekend, the bookcart wheels a medley of thoughtful titles on a diverse range of subjects. Browse with IANS.1. "A Life Incomplete"; Written by Nanak ... Read more...
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Malayalam actor denies his film mocks superstar Mohanlal
January 22nd, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) Malayalam actor-cum-script writer Sreenivasan has refuted media reports that his latest film "Padmasree Bharath Dr Saroj Kumar" shows superstar Mohanlal in poor light.Sreenivasan plays the lead ... Read more...
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Bollywood choreographers and their weighty issues (With Images)
January 22nd, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) They have made several Bollywood stars lose inches with their dance moves. But ever wondered why the industry's top-notch choreographers - be it Saroj ... Read more...
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Women entrepreneurs shine at Dalit trade fair
December 18th, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 18 (IANS) Kalpana Saroj, 50, is the daughter of a Dalit police constable in Akola district of Maharashtra. Today she heads a Rs.3,000 crore business enterprise.Saroj was one ... Read more...
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Sex racket busted; two pimps, three prostitutes held
November 13th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Three prostitutes and two pimps were arrested as a sex racket operating in north Delhi was busted, police said Saturday.The pimps -- Pradeep Kumar Gupta, ... Read more...
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Man kills wife over infidelity
November 10th, 2011 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) A marriage of over 20 years ended with a man murdering his wife over her suspected extra-marital affair in west Delhi, police said Wednesday. He ... Read more...
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Maoist sympathisers doubt Mamata’s commitment to peace talks
October 15th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 15 (IANS) Maoist sympathisers and pro-ultra activists Saturday scoffed at the seven-day ultimatum West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has given to the Left-wing extremists to choose ... Read more...
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Three bodies found near Uttar Pradesh town
September 22nd, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 22 (IANS) The bodies of three unidentified people, including a woman, were found near a town in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district Thursday, triggering panic among the locals. According ... Read more...
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BJP leader shot dead in Kanpur
July 16th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), July 16 (IANS) A local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was shot dead by unidentified assailants here Saturday night, police said.Yogendra Singh, a member of the ... Read more...
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Three poachers held in Uttar Pradesh
June 6th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), June 6 (IANS) Three poachers were arrested here with around 30 tortoises meant for smuggling, police said Monday.The three men were nabbed Sunday night from Baradari area ... Read more...
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Five pilgrims killed in Uttar Pradesh road accident
May 13th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), May 13 (IANS) At least five pilgrims, including two women, were killed and 29 injured when a speeding truck Friday rammed into the tractor trolley carrying them, ... Read more...
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Man held with antique idol worth Rs.3 cr
April 1st, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) A man has been arrested in Mau area of Uttar Pradesh with an antique Buddha idol worth around Rs.3 crore that was stolen from Bihar a ... Read more...
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Market blaze destroys goods worth lakhs of rupees
March 14th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), March 14 (IANS) Goods worth lakhs of rupees were gutted in a major fire that destroyed at least 15 shops here early Monday, police said. Three people ... Read more...
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PM condoles Arjun Singh’s death
March 5th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar. 5 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has condoled the demise of veteran Congress leader Arjun Singh.In a condolence message to Singh's wife, Saroj Kumari, the ... Read more...
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Woman gives birth outside hospital, baby dies
March 2nd, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 2 (IANS) A female labourer gave birth under a tree in this Uttar Pradesh city after a hospital refused to admit her. The baby died immediately after birth ... Read more...
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Girl who fought attackers dies in pain
February 25th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 25 (IANS) Just as fiercely as she fought with her attackers to thwart their rape bid, 16-year-old Poonam battled with her wounds for 17 days before succumbing to the trauma ... Read more...
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Jeweller shot at, looted
February 8th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Thieves targeted a jewellery shop owner in north Delhi as he was closing for the day and shot him and his servant when he tried to resist, ... Read more...
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UP police arrests Samajwadi Party deputy in Allahabad
December 19th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
By Virendra PathakAllahabad, Dec.19 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police arrested a Samajwadi Party deputy Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, here over the weekend.Singh, representing Kunda constituency in the state assembly, has ... Read more...
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Raja Bhaiya, Samajwadi Party MP arrested for bid on candidate
December 19th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 19 (IANS) Controversial Independent legislator Raghuraj Pratap Singh, better known as Raja Bhaiya, and a Samajwadi Party MP and two legislators, were Sunday arrested for the attempted ... Read more...
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Diwali Special With Saroj And Terrance On Nachle Ve
November 4th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 4, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): With Diwali round the corner, as the whole nation is gearing up for the festival of lights, Saroj Khan & Terence Lewis too, have their share ... Read more...
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Students injured after crackers explode inside classroom
November 2nd, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 2 (IANS) Seven students of a convent school in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh were injured Tuesday when crackers hidden inside the switchboard of their classroom exploded, police said."Preliminary investigations ... Read more...
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Texmaco against too many wagon-making units
August 12th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's decision to set up four wagon making units announced in the Railway Budget for 2010-11 may not be favourable for Texmaco, an official ... Read more...
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A reformed convict’s poems give birth to play (With Image)
May 30th, 2010 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, May 30 (IANS) Put behind bars for nine years for rape, Sudhir Sharma underwent the agony of prison life - an emotional journey that found vent in 153 poems. ... Read more...
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‘Government to bear 50% Capex for e-waste recycling facilities on PPP mode’
May 27th, 2010 - 12:51 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): The Government will bear 50 per cent of Capex for e-waste recycling facilities on public private parternship (PPP) mode, said Rajiv Gauba, Joint Secretary with the Ministry ... Read more...
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Bhatkhande varsity officials charged for student’s death
May 27th, 2010 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 26 (IANS) A criminal case was wednesday filed against the vice-chancellor and three other staff of the Bhatkhande Music University here for the death a female student, who had allegedly ... Read more...
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JVM-P not averse to forming government with Congress
May 26th, 2010 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 26 (IANS) The Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) Wednesday said it was not averse to forming a government in alliance with the Congress after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and ... Read more...
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PM condoles Samajwadi Party MP Virendra Bhatia’s death
May 24th, 2010 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday condoled the death of Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha member Virendra Bhatia, describing him as a "leading lawyer" and a ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh coalmine toll rises to 11
May 12th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 12 (IANS) The toll in a blast-hit coalmine in Chhattisgarh rose to 11 Wednesday with the recovery of the bodies of two trapped miners, a senior official said.
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Miners in blast-hit Chhattisgarh coal mine untraced
May 12th, 2010 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 11 (IANS) Rescuers at a blast-hit underground coal mine in Chhattisgarh have failed to make contact with two missing miners despite their best efforts for the past one week, ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha adjourned again over women’s bill protests (Lead)
March 9th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Noisy protests against quotas for women in legislative bodies again forced adjournments of the Lok Sabha Tuesday with MPs of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Samajwadi Party ... Read more...
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