US sleuth links gurdwara shooting with Sikh murders
August 18th, 2012 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) A detective in California is raising the possibility that the murders of two Sikh men there last year may be connected to the tragic shooting at ... Read more...
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Probe lapses not fatal to case if guilt proved: SC
August 2nd, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said lapses in investigation cannot be exploited by an accused to his advantage if there is sufficient evidence to nail him ... Read more...
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Give copies of remand application to Kazmi: Court
May 25th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday allowed the plea of journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, held for his alleged role in the Feb 13 blast in an ... Read more...
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Israeli embassy car blast: ‘Missing’ documents traced
May 24th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Documents reported "missing" from a Delhi court in a case against journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, held for his alleged role in the Feb 13 ... Read more...
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Apex court to hear Krishna’s plea Friday
January 26th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court will Friday hear a petition by External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna challenging the registration of an FIR by the Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) ... Read more...
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Four attacks injure four in Kashmir
October 25th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 25 (IANS) Four security personnel were injured Tuesday in four attacks by separatist guerrillas in a sudden spurt in violence in Jammu and Kashmir.
Militants targeted the state ... Read more...
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Just 66 drug inspectors for 1.2 billion people in India
August 24th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) India has only 66 inspectors to monitor the quality of pharmaceutical products in the country of over 1.2 billion people - raising questions about the ... Read more...
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Don’t disclose rape victim’s identity, says Himachal court
July 18th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 18 (IANS) Taking serious note of disclosure of a rape victim's identity by a subordinate court, the Himachal Pradesh High Court Monday directed the trial courts not to ... Read more...
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Take care of mentally challenged, court tells Himachal government
July 8th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 8 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to take the mentally ill, "wandering in inhuman conditions in the street", into its protection.Issuing the ... Read more...
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Reward offered in killing of two Sikhs in US
April 16th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 16 (IANS) Police in California and Indian-American groups have offered a reward in the case of an attack on two elderly Sikh men as the second victim of ... Read more...
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Elderly Sikh man succumbs to gun injuries following ‘hate attack’ in N. California
April 16th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): A 78-year-old Sikh man has succumbed to injuries over a month after he was shot in the Sacramento suburb of Elk Grove, which investigating officials in Northern California ... Read more...
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Teacher sends legal notice to students over complaint
April 10th, 2011 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 10 (IANS) A Panjab University (PU) history teacher has issued a legal notice to 17 students of his department asking them to take back their complaint filed against ... Read more...
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US Muslim group offers reward in shooting of two Sikhs
March 7th, 2011 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 7 (IANS) A Muslim civil rights group has announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who shot two elderly Sikh men, killing ... Read more...
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Nithari killings: SC upholds death sentence for Surinder Koli
February 15th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death penalty awarded to Surinder Singh Koli in the Nithari killings case.Upholding Koli's death sentence, the court said, "Killings ... Read more...
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Indian-origin Sikh priest charged for sexually assaulting girl in Glasgow temple
January 18th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Glasgow, Jan 18 (ANI): An Indian-origin priest has been charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple in Glasgow, Scotland.Surinder Singh had allegedly touched, tried to ... Read more...
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Kachru ragging death: Convict moves high court
December 1st, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 1 (IANS) Three weeks after a Dharamsala court held four senior medical students guilty and sentenced them to four years' rigorous imprisonment in the Aman Kachru ragging-to-death case, one of ... Read more...
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Move over mithai, cookies are here to sweeten Diwali
November 3rd, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Priyanka Sharma
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Choco chip cookies, honey biscotti, orange drops, coconut crunch, sugarless raisin...The Diwali gift platter has been sweetened this time by a mind-boggling array of cookies, ... Read more...
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Games’ shopping festival to kick off Sep 25 in Delhi
September 10th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games Shopping Festival will commence Sep 25 across all main markets in Delhi.
An initiative of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2010 Organising Committee and the Delhi ... Read more...
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18 hand-grenades found in Punjab fields
August 31st, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ferozepur, Aug 31 (IANS) The troopers of the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered 18 hand-grenades from the fields of Rampur village in Punjab's Ferozepur district, bordering Pakistan, officials said here Tuesday.
"We received ... Read more...
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Apex court questions Chhattisgarh on Salwa Judum (Lead)
August 11th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Chhattisgarh government to respond to a plea seeking the disbanding of state-sponsored vigilante group Salwa Judum set up to counter Maoist ... Read more...
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Two-month turmoil cost State exchequer heavily in Jammu and Kashmir
August 9th, 2010 - 10:54 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Aug 9 (ANI): Recurring shutdowns and curfews in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir cost the State exchequer millions of rupees due to the absence of regular market transactions and tax ... Read more...
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Natwar Singh’s plea opposed in apex court
July 29th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement Thursday opposed in Supreme Court former external affairs minister Natwar Singh's plea seeking access to documents on a scam linked to the UN's ... Read more...
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Natwar Singh seeks papers linked to his clean chit in scam
July 28th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Former external affairs minister Natwar Singh Wednesday claimed in the Supreme Court that he was entitled to inspect documents placed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) before ... Read more...
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More arrests likely in Punjab honour killing
July 25th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Hoshiarpur (Punjab), July 25 (IANS) More arrests are likely to take place in the honour killing of a young woman by her father in Punjab while a man who killed his sister ... Read more...
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1984 anti-Sikh riots: CBI seeks dismissal of case against Tytler
July 24th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 24 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday told a Karkardooma court that there was no sufficient evidence against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in connection with the ... Read more...
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Delhi recovers after Wednesday’s monsoon fury (Second Lead)
July 8th, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Thanks in part to the morning sun, the Indian capital recovered Thursday after heavy monsoon rains the previous evening flooded streets in many areas causing virtual chaos.
The ... Read more...
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Protesting family blocks Jalandhar-Jammu highway
June 18th, 2010 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Mukerian (Punjab), June 17 (IANS) Family members of a man who died, allegedly due to a beating by a policeman, took the body to the busy Jalandhar-Jammu highway in this Punjab town ... Read more...
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India falter against Philippines in Five Nations Rugby
June 6th, 2010 - 1:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) India went down 12-34 to the Philippines in the HSBC Five Nations Rugby Tournament (Division II) at the Delhi University grounds here Saturday.
As a result, Division II ... Read more...
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Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrimage to Tibet begins
June 1st, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): The first batch of Hindu devotees left New Delhi on Tuesday for the annual Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage.The batch of pilgrims comprised of 50 devotees."According to our holy ... Read more...
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Supreme Court rejects plea for Karkare killing probe
May 12th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed a petition for a probe into the killing of Hemant Karkare, head of Maharashtra Police's anti-terrorist squad (ATS), during the ... Read more...
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Jayalalitha’s petition in graft case dismissed (Lead)
May 11th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed as withdrawn a petition by former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa in a disproportionate assets case against her which is being ... Read more...
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Sikhs demand death sentence for Sajjan Kumar, Jagdish Tytler
May 5th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by ANI
Ludhiana (Punjab), May 5 (ANI): Scores of Sikhs brought the National Highway to halt in Ludhiana here on Wednesday to demand death penalty for Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha adjourned over Tytler acquittal
April 29th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. Thursday with angry Akali Dal members protesting against the acquittal of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anti-Sikh ... Read more...
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Joint operation to search militants ends in Punjab
April 28th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Gurdaspur (Punjab), April 28 (IANS) A joint search operation, launched by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police in the Bhamial sector of this border district to look for militants after ... Read more...
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Jagdish Tytler gets clean chit in 1984 riots case
April 27th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) A city court Tuesday gave a clean chit to former union minister and Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case and accepted the Central ... Read more...
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