When a tiger scares away 350 voters
February 19th, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Malihabad (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 19 (IANS) The overzealous state machinery might be sparing no effort to facilitate safe voting for a security-conscious Chief Minister Mayawati inside the premises of a ... Read more...
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Man held for killing neighbour while saving sister
July 16th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was arrested in north Delhi for killing his neighbour who was trying to drag away his sister, police said Friday."Rajesh was arrested ... Read more...
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CBI case against leading Chandigarh school
July 5th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 5 (IANS) The management of a highly sought after private school in Chandigarh is in trouble. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has slapped a case against it ... Read more...
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Molester told to organise feast as punishment
March 15th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), March 15 (IANS) Defying the law, a village panchayat here dealt in its own way with a molester -- it ordered him to organise a feast for ... Read more...
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Foreign observers arriving in Bilaspur for Binayak Sen hearing
January 24th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 24 (IANS) An-eight member delegation of the European Union (EU) is expected to arrive in Bilaspur town Monday to attend a bail plea of rights activist Binayak Sen that ... Read more...
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RSS similar to Hitler’s Nazi troops: Digvijay Singh
December 19th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
By Sitesh DwivediBurari (Delhi), Dec. 19 (ANI): Congress General Secretary, Digvijay Singh said on Sunday compared the right-wing Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh (RSS) to German dictator Adolf Hitler's Nazi troops.Speaking to ... Read more...
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Embarrassed Congress distances itself from Digvijay Singh’s remarks on Karkare
December 12th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.11/12 (ANI): An embarrassed Congress has chosen to distance itself from party general secretary Digvijay Singh's controversial comments that he had a conversation with former Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) chief ... Read more...
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FIR cannot be encyclopaedia of incident: Apex court
August 7th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that a first information report (FIR) was not an "encyclopaedia" that would contain the minutest details of an incident and it was ... Read more...
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Locals pay tribute to Indira Gandhi in her constituency
November 19th, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 19 (ANI): People paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 92nd birth anniversary in her constituency here.Indira Gandhi contested the Lok Sabha ... Read more...
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Cash-for-query scam: seven former MPs get bail
October 28th, 2009 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) A city court Wednesday granted bail to seven former MPs who have been formally charged with allegedly accepting money for asking questions in parliament in 2005.
Special Judge ... Read more...
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Birmingham bigwigs to file petition for direct flights from Punjab
October 23rd, 2009 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 23 (ANI): Leading figures from within Birmingham's business, government and ethnic communities will join together next week to launch a petition to the Indian government for the re-establishment of ... Read more...
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Cash-for-query scam: former MPs get non-bailable warrants
October 14th, 2009 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) A city court Wednesday issued non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against four former MPs for not appearing before it in a case relating to the cash-for-query scam of 2005.
The ... Read more...
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Advani’s meeting with RSS chief ends
August 29th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.29 (ANI): Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani's nearly two-hour-long meeting with Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat ended on Saturday a short while ago.Sources, however, did not ... Read more...
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Unusually tight security as Rahul files papers (Lead)
April 5th, 2009 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh), April 4 (IANS) An exceptionally tight security net was thrown around the collectorate here Saturday as Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived to file his nomination papers for ... Read more...
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CCEA approves computerization, networking of post offices
February 11th, 2009 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved a proposal of the Department of Posts for the computerization and networking of post offices, divisional offices, ... Read more...
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South Asian Post of Canada gets investigative reporting award
November 11th, 2008 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Vancouver, Nov 11 (IANS) The South Asian Post has been awarded the prestigious Jack Webster Award for community reporting, in recognition of its contribution to the very best in journalism in British ... Read more...
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Mystery disease forces mass exodus from Uttar Pradesh villages
September 1st, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur, Sep 1 (IANS) Villages around Kanpur, which have seen a mysterious fever claiming over 140 lives in the past four weeks, are now witnessing a mass exodus.In the worst affected Ghaar ... Read more...
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Gujarat government shuffles 41 IAS officers
March 26th, 2008 - 12:22 am ICT by admin
Gandhinagar (Gujarat), March 25 (IANS) The Gujarat government Tuesday transferred 41 IAS officers, including 11 district collectors and two municipal commissioners, besides promoting five to IAS cadre and appointing them as district ... Read more...
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Post Gujarat victory, BJP may reinduct Modi in party’s parliamentary panel
December 27th, 2007 - 6:00 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Dec.27 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi appears to be back in favour with the top BJP brass in the national capital. There are now reports floating around that the ... Read more...
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