Thirty-six teams in fray for hockey nationals
September 21st, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 21 (IANS) In all 36 teams, including defending champions Haryana, have confirmed their participation in the second men's senior National hockey championship commencing here Sunday under the aegis ... Read more...
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Extortion threats force Bihar doctor couple to leave government service
September 6th, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 6 (IANS) A doctor couple in Bihar's East Champaran district have resigned from their jobs at a government hospital after repeated extortion demands and threats by a gangster. ... Read more...
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Shashi Kapoor undergoes cataract surgery
July 20th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor has undergone cataract surgery and is doing fine, a doctor said here Friday."He underwent cataract surgery. It was done at the Kokilaben ... 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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‘Delhi Belly 2′ not on the cards: Abhinay Deo
July 5th, 2012 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Making a sequel to the successful adult comedy "Delhi Belly" is not on the radar of filmmaker Abhinay Deo now, but he says that he has ... Read more...
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Court rejects plea for plagiarism case against Bhandarkar
June 27th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday rejected an author's plea for lodging a case against Bollywood filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar for copying from her book the plot of ... Read more...
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Delhi Police aspirant goes missing
June 8th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) A 22-year old man who had threatened to commit suicide after failing an exam to get into Delhi Police has gone missing in the capital, ... Read more...
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One killed, four injured in Bihar as SSB opens fire
May 26th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 26 (IANS) A man was killed and four others were injured critically in Bihar's Sitamarhi district early Saturday when Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) troopers opened fire on a ... Read more...
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BJP raps government on Amarnath Yatra decision
May 16th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said the Jammu and Kashmir government's decision to stop Hindu religious groups from starting the annual Amarnath pilgrimage from ... Read more...
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Alarm after 40 held on Indo-Nepal border
May 1st, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 1 (IANS) The detention Monday of 40 people for trying to enter India from Nepal without valid identity papers through the border in Maharajganj has put the Uttar ... Read more...
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14-year-old girl foils marriage attempt in Bengal
May 1st, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) She is 14 years old and a school dropout, but West Bengal resident Seema still mustered up the courage to stand up to her family and ... Read more...
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Empowering rural women to fight for their rights (Feature)
April 27th, 2012 - 10:39 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) Seema Saroj, a resident of Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh, was denied payment under the rural jobs scheme for months. She then joined Nari Sangh, a ... Read more...
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Dogs maul girl to death in Haryana
April 27th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Sirsa (Haryana), April 26 (IANS) Stray dogs mauled a minor girl to death in a village in Haryana's Sirsa district Thursday, police said.The victim, Seema, was mauled by the dogs ... Read more...
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Outrage in Rajya Sabha over fairness cream for private parts
April 24th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) An advertisement for a fairness cream for women's private parts sparked outrage in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday with a CPI-M member raising the issue and ... Read more...
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Orchha BJP executive meet marred by intra-party mudslinging
April 8th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 8 (IANS) The two-day working committee meeting of the Madhya Pradesh unit of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) ended Sunday in Orchha but allegations by a woman councilor ... Read more...
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A judge couple gets divorced
April 2nd, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) A Delhi court has granted divorce to a former civil judge of Haryana from his wife, who is a metropolitan magistrate in a south Delhi ... Read more...
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Achuthanandan faces flak for remarks on ex-CPI-M woman leader
March 11th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, March 11 (IANS) Kerala's Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan Sunday landed in controversy with politicians from across the spectrum condemning his remarks against a former CPI-M leader Sindhu Joy, ... Read more...
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Jaipur court denies bail to disabled girl
March 3rd, 2012 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 2 (IANS) A court here Friday rejected the bail application of a 21-year-old disabled woman who was arrested by police on charges of kidnapping and forcing her ... Read more...
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BSF camel band to enthral R-Day parade
January 24th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Playing bugles and trumpets in tune with the tinkling bells of their camels, the big moustachioed and royally dressed Border Security Force (BSF) troopers ... Read more...
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633 security personnel killed in one year
October 21st, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) A total of 633 police and paramilitary personnel were killed from Sep 1, 2010, to Aug 31 this year.
According to a statement from Delhi Police ... Read more...
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Three troopers killed in Chhattisgarh blast
October 7th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 7 (IANS) Three troopers of paramilitary force Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) were killed while another was injured in a powerful landmine blast triggered by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada ... Read more...
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Nepali women held with Rs.20 lakh drugs
September 29th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 29 (IANS) Two Nepali women in their mid-30s were arrested with drugs worth Rs.20 lakh in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, police said Thursday.Vimla Giri and Pyarisa were nabbed ... Read more...
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Three Nepali women held with cannabis
September 13th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 13 (IANS) Three Nepali women were arrested in Uttar Pradesh for carrying cannabis worth around Rs.20 lakh, police said Tuesday.The women -- in their mid-40s -- were nabbed ... Read more...
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Two drug peddlers held in Uttar Pradesh
September 9th, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 8 (IANS) Two drug peddlers working for a Nepal-based racket involved in supplying narcotics to various Indian states have been arrested with cannabis worth around Rs.20 lakh ... Read more...
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Deepika wins gold in world youth archery
August 28th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) India's Deepika Kumari won the gold in the junior women's recurve event of the world youth championship at Legnica in Poland Sunday.Deepika, seeded third, defeated top ... Read more...
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Anna show at Janmashtami celebrations in Agra
August 22nd, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 22 (IANS) Anna Hazare agitation coloured even Janmashtami celebrations here, keeping them on a lower key this year as support for the anti-corruption crusader increased Monday.The Janmashtami ... Read more...
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Lawyers’ strike to back Anna hits litigants (Lead)
August 17th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Litigants suffered and work in Delhi courts was hit Wednesday as lawyers in all the six district court complexes struck work to protest the ... Read more...
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Tests on energy drinks soon, BJP activists told
July 25th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) The Maharashtra government plans to carry out tests to verify claims made by major energy drinks manufacturers about the caffeine content in their beverages, an ... Read more...
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Cop killed over cooking row
July 25th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 25 (IANS) A heated row over cooking led a paramilitary trooper to kill a colleague in Bihar, police said Monday. The killer is on the run.
Police said they ... Read more...
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17 killed in Sikkim landslides (Second Lead)
June 24th, 2011 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Gangtok, June 24 (IANS) Landslides triggered by rains have killed at least 17 people in Sikkim since Thursday night, police said Friday.The landslides occurred around 11.30 p.m. at three places ... Read more...
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16 killed in Sikkim landslides (Lead)
June 24th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Gangtok, June 24 (IANS) At least 16 people have been killed in Sikkim in landslides at several places triggered by heavy rains since Thursday night, police said Friday.The landslides occurred ... Read more...
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Twin murder: Couple held for hiring contract killers
June 19th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Sonepat (Haryana), June 19 (IANS) A couple was arrested in a twin murder case for hiring contract killers who murdered two of their neighbours in Haryana, police said Sunday."We arrested ... Read more...
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South Korean couple get three months jail for illegal entry
May 30th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), May 30 (IANS) A court in this Uttar Pradesh town Monday sentenced a South Korean couple to three months imprisonment for entering India illegally last year, ... Read more...
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Silver for Ram, Seema gets bronze in Asian Grand Prix
May 23rd, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) India's middle distance runner Ghamanda Ram and discus thrower Seema Antil won silver and bronze medals in the first leg of the Asian Grand Prix ... Read more...
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10 Delhi residents killed in Himachal accident (Lead)
May 16th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 16 (IANS) Ten residents of Delhi, who were on a trip to Himachal Pradesh, were killed when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a 250-foot ... Read more...
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