Two Kashmir wrestlers to compete in Pakistan (Lead)
May 14th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 14 (IANS) Top wrestlers from Jammu and Kashmir will be part of the Indian team that will take part in the Pakistan Style Wrestling Association championship early July.Shiv ... Read more...
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Six more killed in cracker shop blast in Uttar Pradesh
April 24th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 24 (IANS) Barely 24 hours after five people were killed in two explosions of stockpiled crackers at two places in Uttar Pradesh, six more people were killed Tuesday ... Read more...
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Missing RTI activist traced (Lead)
March 3rd, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A 38-year-old RTI activist who went missing two days ago from here was brought back from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday.Shiv Kumar Tiwari, ... Read more...
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Missing RTI activist traced
March 3rd, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A 38-year-old RTI activist who went missing two days ago from here has been traced to Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday.Shiv Kumar Tiwari, ... Read more...
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Basketball nationals: Tamil Nadu assert their dominance
December 19th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) Hosts Tamil Nadu carried on their impressive run in the 62nd senior National basketball championship comfortably beating Andhra Pradesh 76-47 here Monday.The first quarter between the ... Read more...
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Three held with fake currency worth Rs.1 lakh
November 18th, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 18 (IANS) Three men linked to a fake currency racket in Uttar Pradesh and its adjoining states have been arrested with counterfeit Indian notes worth Rs.1 lakh here, ... Read more...
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Rebel Maruti union leaders resign, get hefty dues
November 5th, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Manesar, Nov 4 (IANS) Automobile major Maruti Suzuki (MSIL) has reached a settlement with the rebel worker leaders who had headed a three-phase labour agitation at the company's Manesar plant."The ... Read more...
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Bandit gunned down in Uttar Pradesh
September 30th, 2011 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 30 (IANS) A bandit wanted in over 15 cases, including murder and abduction, was gunned down by police in a forested area of Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district, an ... Read more...
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14 killed in two Himachal accidents
September 5th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 5 (IANS) Fourteen people were killed and four injured in two accidents in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district Monday, police said.
In both the accidents, the vehicles skidded off the ... Read more...
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Brief tools-down at Maruti’s plant, no production loss
July 28th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) An hour-long tools-down protest was held Thursday at automobile major Maruti Suzuki's manufacturing plant in Haryana's Manesar after six workers were suspended for manhandling a ... Read more...
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Police book education group’s chairman
July 13th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panchkula (Haryana), July 13 (IANS) The chairman and managing director of an education group was booked Wednesday on charges of abetting the suicide of a private builder, police said.The accused ... Read more...
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Mechanic killed in AC blast at Delhi hotel (Lead)
July 9th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) A mechanic was killed and another man injured when the compressor of an air-conditioner exploded in a hotel in south Delhi Saturday, officials said."The deceased ... Read more...
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Strike at India’s top carmaker ends after 13 days
June 17th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI (BNO NEWS) -- The 13-day strike at India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki in the northern state of Haryana was called off on late Thursday night after an agreement was reached ... Read more...
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Fake currency unit busted, three held
January 10th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Three people have been arrested from north Delhi for running a fake currency unit and circulating counterfeit notes, police said Monday. Omprakash, 40, Sunny, 22, ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh farmers end protest
December 21st, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 21 (IANS) The agitation by farmers, who laid the seige to Bhopal, ended Tuesday with the Madhya Pradesh government accepting 50 of their 183 demands.The accord came about at ... Read more...
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500 medical colleges needed in five years: Regulator (Lead)
September 18th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Projecting a need for 500 medical college in the next five years, the Medical Council of India (MCI) Saturday recommended that such institutions should each have at ... Read more...
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MCI gives recommendations to central government
September 18th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) A medical college should have at least 10 acres of land for a college and hospital and not more than 250 students, according to the recommendations given ... Read more...
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Couple sacrifices daughter to attain wealth
August 18th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 18 (IANS) A poverty-stricken couple in an Uttar Pradesh village allegedly killed their four-year-old daughter after a self-proclaimed godman assured them that the act would attain them affluence, police said ... Read more...
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PM nominates National Advisory Council members
June 2nd, 2010 - 12:14 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has nominated members of the National Advisory Council (NAC).The list of the nominated persons includes Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, MP, ... Read more...
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Three granted bail in ashram stampede
March 11th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 11 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh court Thursday granted bail to the secretary of spiritual guru Kripaluji Maharaj, the manager of his ashram in Pratapgarh and a food contractor in connection ... Read more...
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India to expand rail network along Bangladesh border
February 11th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 11 (IANS) India will extend its railway network to two more places along the India-Bangladesh border by 2014 to improve connectivity between the two countries, it was announced Thursday.
The two ... Read more...
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Teacher accused of watching obscene clips in classroom
September 8th, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 8 (IANS) A teacher in a government-run school in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district has been accused of allegedly watching obscene clippings on his mobile phone in class and showing pornographic ... Read more...
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Bail for men accused of attack on Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s house
August 31st, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 31 (IANS) A district court Monday gave bail to five men accused of ransacking and setting on fire Uttar Pradesh Congress president Rita Bahuguna Joshi's house in July as ... Read more...
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Five arrested for torching Joshi’s house: Police
July 17th, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 17 (IANS) Police say they have arrested five people for setting afire the house of Congress state president Rita Bahuguna Joshi late Wednesday night. However, family members of the ... Read more...
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Grooms wait, brides come riding
July 4th, 2009 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Jahangeerabad (Uttar Pradesh), July 4 (IANS) We're seriously not horsing around. In an Uttar Pradesh village, the groom sits and waits for his bride who, dressed in fine bridal wear ... Read more...
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Delhi Police officer dies in road accident (Lead)
May 27th, 2009 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A Delhi Police officer of the VIP security wing died and four constables were injured when the official SUV he was driving rammed into a tree near ... Read more...
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Delhi Police officer dies in road accident
May 27th, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A Delhi Police officer of the VIP security wing died and four constables got injured when the SUV he was driving rammed into a tree near Ashoka ... Read more...
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For Bangalore, it was a royal let down by the Challengers
May 25th, 2009 - 3:23 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 25 (IANS) A pall of gloom descended on India's tech hub late Sunday as the Royal Challengers failed by a whisker to lift the Indian Premier League (IPL) title ... Read more...
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10 killed in road accident in Punjab (Lead)
February 28th, 2009 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Barnala (Punjab), Feb 28 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and 25 were injured when two buses collided in Punjab, police said Saturday.
The accident occurred when a state transport bus travelling ... Read more...
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10 killed in Punjab road accident
February 28th, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Barnala (Punjab), Feb 28 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and 25 injured when two buses collided in Barnala district of Punjab, police said Saturday.
A state-run bus was going towards Faridkot ... Read more...
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India needs another green revolution, says President Patil
February 2nd, 2009 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
Tumkur (Karnataka), Feb 2 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil today stressed the need for food security for growing population and said that there was need for another green revolution.Speaking on the ... Read more...
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Delhi Police get 15 medals, three gallantry awards
January 26th, 2009 - 2:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Delhi Police have received 15 medals, including three President's Police Medals, for distinguished services as well as three gallantry awards.Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Amulya Kumar Patnaik, ... Read more...
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3rd ODI Ind Vs Eng Series 2008
November 20th, 2008 - 10:49 am ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
The 3rd ODI India vs England 2008 will be played at Green Park, Kanpur at 0900 IST.After having first two one day internationals in the ongoing seven match one day series ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh youth thrashed to death in Mumbai train
October 29th, 2008 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 29 (IANS) A young man from Uttar Pradesh was beaten to death after an altercation with commuters in a local train here, police said. Dharamdev Ramnarain Rai (25), a labourer ... Read more...
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Senior Punjab Police officer’s son, gunman behind Rs.40 mn heist (Lead)
October 12th, 2008 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, Oct 12 (IANS) The son of a senior Punjab Police officer has been arrested along with his official gunman for allegedly masterminding the theft of diamonds and jewellery worth Rs.40 million ... Read more...
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