Goa Police seek counselling for contract killer
January 28th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 28 (IANS) Goa Police are in the process of roping in a counsellor for an alleged supari killer who in 2010 had confessed to have been offered a ... Read more...
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Odisha denies Bonda tribe’s exploitation (Lead)
January 25th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 25 (IANS) The authorities in Odisha Wednesday denied that the primitive Bonda tribe in the state was in any way being exploited by tourists but ordered an inquiry ... Read more...
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Police complaint against ‘The Satanic Verses’ reading
January 22nd, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) A complaint has been lodged with the police here against the four authors who read out excerpts from Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses" in an unscheduled ... Read more...
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Jaipur fest: Protest over ‘The Satanic Verses’ reading
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:08 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) Rajasthan Police Saturday stepped up security at the Diggi Palace, the venue of the Jaipur Literature Festival, after some authors allegedly read out excerpts from Salman ... Read more...
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Night trains on key Jharkhand section resume after 19 months
January 13th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 13 (IANS) Night train services on the key Tata-Kharagpur section have resumed 19 months after a horrific rail crash in Jharkhand left 148 people dead, an official said.The ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh to visit Patna Dec 22?
December 19th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) Shah Rukh Khan, who had to cancel his "Don 2 - The King Is Back" promotional trip to Patna for security reasons, will reportedly visit ... Read more...
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Zardari’s health improving: Gilani
December 11th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 11 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said President Asif Ali Zardari's health is improving as he is feeling comfortable and resting in a Dubai ... Read more...
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Indo-Bangla trade route changed for security
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) In order to step up coastal security of India, the Indo-Bangladesh Trade Protocol Route through West Bengal has recently been changed so that it does not ... Read more...
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2G trial shifted to Tihar Jail (Lead)
November 22nd, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) A special CBI court hearing the 2G case Tuesday shifted the trial to the Tihar Jail complex following a Delhi High Court order.The court ... Read more...
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Ex-official sent to CBI custody in illegal mining case
November 14th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 14 (IANS) A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court Monday sent a former official of Andhra Pradesh government to CBI custody till Nov 21 in illegal mining ... Read more...
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DDCA rubbishes reports of black market in tickets
November 8th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Officials of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) Tuesday rubbished reports of tickets for the first Test between India and the West Indies at ... Read more...
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Nawaz Sharif returns home after Turkey, London visit
November 7th, 2011 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 6 (IANS) Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif returned home Sunday after undertaking a visit to Turkey, apart from a sojourn in London said to be for ... Read more...
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Family of KBC Rs.5 crore winner fears his abduction
October 30th, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 30 (IANS) The family and friends of Sushil Kumar, who became the first contestant to win Rs.5 crore on "Kaun Banega Crorepati", are fearing his abduction. But ... Read more...
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Passengers stranded; Trinamool, CPI-M blame each other
October 1st, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Howrah, Oct 1 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday blamed each other as passengers were stranded at various places en route to the Howrah ... Read more...
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Belgian wins 15 mn euros in lottery
September 17th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Sep 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Belgium resident has won a 15 million euro jackpot in EuroMillions lottery, a media report said Saturday.The name of the winner has not been ... Read more...
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Man held in Kenya for Briton’s murder
September 13th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 13 (IANS) A man has been arrested in Kenya on suspicion of being involved in the murder of a British tourist and the kidnapping of his wife at ... Read more...
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Musharraf’s palatial farmhouse may be partially demolished
September 13th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 13 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf's sprawling Rs.250 million farmhouse, which has five massive bedrooms and a swimming pool, may be partially demolished for violating building ... Read more...
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Third email on Delhi blast traced to Moscow
September 9th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) An email Friday claiming responsibility for the Delhi High Court bombing has been traced to Moscow, but there is a possibility it could have been ... Read more...
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Buddhist monks to get ID cards in Bodh Gaya
September 2nd, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 2 (IANS) Authorities have decided to issue special identity cards to all Buddhist monks in Bodh Gaya in Bihar for security reasons, an official said Friday.?All monks ... Read more...
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Salt Lake stadium hawkers angry over order to vacate
August 31st, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IANS) While excitement builds up in the soccer mad city over the Set 2 tie involving Argentina and Venezuela at Salt Lake stadium, the long-established hawkers at ... Read more...
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Three Metro stations shut for three hours
August 27th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Three Delhi Metro stations close to the Parliament House were shut from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday on the directions of the police, ... Read more...
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Bangladeshis to be evacuated from Libya
August 27th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 27 (IANS) Bangladeshi nationals living in the Libyan capital Tripoli are to be evacuated from the troubled country by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).A group of Bangladeshis ... Read more...
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Khan Market Metro station opens, three others still shut (Lead)
August 25th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) After a four-and-half-hour shutdown, Delhi Metro Thursday opened its Khan Market station, one of the four stations in the vicinity of the prime minister's residence ... Read more...
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50 pro-Anna protesters detained outside PM’s house
August 25th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Responding to Anna Hazare's call, dozens of his supporters gathered outside Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence here Thursday and 50 of them were detained, police ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro shuts four stations
August 25th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Four Delhi Metro stations in the vicinity of the prime minister's residence here were shut from 3 p.m. Thursday on the orders of the Delhi ... Read more...
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Security beefed up at Anna’s fast venue
August 14th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) All five gates of the Jai Prakash Narayan Park in central Delhi were blocked and manned by Delhi Police Sunday, the eve of the Independence ... Read more...
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Parking lots to be shut, Metro will run (Lead)
August 12th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Parking lots at Delhi Metro stations will be shut for 24 hours from Sunday afternoon for security reasons related to Independence Day but Metro services ... Read more...
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Noida farmers seek higher compensation, jobs
August 9th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Aug 9 (IANS) Farmers from about 20 villages here submitted a list of demands, including higher compensation for acquired land and reservation in government jobs, to authorities Tuesday, a ... Read more...
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CBI exempt from RTI for ’security’ reasons
August 4th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has exempted from the Right To Information (RTI) Act "in the interest of the security of the state", parliament ... Read more...
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Mubarak trial venue changed due to security concerns
July 31st, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, July 31 (IANS) The venue for the trial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak will be moved from a Cairo convention centre due to security reasons, BBC reported.The trial ... Read more...
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Pakistan foreign minister prays at Ajmer shrine (Lead)
July 28th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 28 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar offered a 'chaddar' at the revered Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Rajasthan's Ajmer town Thursday and prayed for ... Read more...
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Pakistan foreign minister leaves for Ajmer
July 28th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 28 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar arrived at the Jaipur International Airport from Delhi Thursday and after a brief halt due to bad weather proceeded to ... Read more...
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Khar heads to Ajmer for prayers Thursday (Lead)
July 28th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar will offer prayers at the revered Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer Thursday before flying back home, ... Read more...
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Tight security at KEM hospital where injured are admitted
July 14th, 2011 - 3:24 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) The city's King Edward Memorial Hospital, which is treating eight people who were injured in the serial blasts Wednesday evening, was under tight security. Media persons ... Read more...
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Ban on night trains in Maoist areas continues
July 7th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) Restrictions on movement of passenger trains at night in Maoist-affected areas of West Bengal, Orissa and Jharkhand will continue till July 14, a railway statement said ... Read more...
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