Nearly 150 Vietnamese migrants held in Russia
August 30th, 2012 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Police in Russia have discovered at least 142 undocumented migrant workers from Vietnam who were making clothes in the Moscow region, the interior ministry said.None ... Read more...
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One injured, two missing in fresh attack in Assam
August 22nd, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 22 (IANS) A fresh incident of violence left one injured and two missing in Dhubri district of Assam Wednesday, police said.The incident took place at Bongaldoba area under ... Read more...
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Baby girl found murdered in Ghaziabad drain
July 28th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 28 (IANS) An 18-day-old girl was found murdered in a drain in Ghaziabad, police said Saturday.The body of Saumya Lodi, daughter of Virendra Lodi, a worker of a ... Read more...
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Three Hindu traders abducted in Pakistan
July 14th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) At least three Hindu traders, including president of a local Hindu council, have been kidnapped by unidentified people in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, Online news ... Read more...
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Alleged rapist survives deadly attack in Moscow
July 12th, 2012 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Unidentified people including a woman shot at an alleged rapist in Moscow, but the man miraculously survived the attack as the bullets did not damage ... Read more...
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Russian ex-servicemen sentenced for stealing MiG parts
June 20th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two former servicemen from a Russian city of Rostov-on-Don have been sentenced to three years in a penal colony for stealing navigation gears from MiG-29 ... Read more...
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Three killed in Karachi violence
June 15th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 15 (IANS) At least three people were killed and four injured in separate violent incidents in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Friday, Geo News reported.A 30-year-old man was ... Read more...
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Rs.7 lakh looted from bank in Jharkhand
June 14th, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 14 (IANS) Five unidentified people Thursday looted Rs.seven lakh from a Union Bank of India branch in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, 60 km from here, Thursday, police said.The ... Read more...
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Six of family killed in UP
May 28th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 28 (IANS) Six members of a family were hacked to death Monday by unidentified people allegedly over a property dispute in Uttar Pradesh, police said.The assailants attacked Suresh ... Read more...
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Security further tightened in Hyderabad
May 26th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 26 (IANS) Police here Saturday further stepped up security following the arrest of three workers of YSR Congress Party who allegedly hatched a conspiracy to set afire 100 ... Read more...
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UN observers pelted with stones in Syria
May 12th, 2012 - 8:07 am ICT by IANS
Damascus, May 12 (IANS) Unidentified people pelted a UN observers' convoy with stones Friday near a suburban area of Syrian capital city of Damascus, Xinhua reported.According to witnesses, the convoy ... Read more...
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12 injured in Pakistan blast
May 10th, 2012 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) At least 12 people have been injured in a blast in Noshera district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, reported Xinhua.According to local media reports, the blast ... Read more...
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Rifles stolen as cops pray
May 4th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 4 (IANS) Unidentified people looted two Self-Loading Rifles (SLRs) from a police picket in Jammu and Kashmir when the policemen were away offering Friday prayers.Police said the miscreants ... Read more...
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Russian journalists assaulted
May 4th, 2012 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three newspaper journalists were attacked by several unidentified people in a drunken brawl in a central Russian city.Police started an investigation Thursday into the attack ... Read more...
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Activist’s killing: Eight cops to undergo polygraph test
May 2nd, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, May 2 (IANS) A Maharashtra court here Wednesday granted permission to the CBI to conduct polygraph test on at least nine accused, who include eight policemen, in the 2010 ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi editor gets death threat
April 24th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 24 (IANS) The editor of a Bangladeshi daily has received death threats from unidentified people for publishing reports on a missing leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena candidate in MCD polls attacked
April 12th, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) A 25-year-old Shiv Sena candidate in Sunday's Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls was stabbed by two unidentified people Thursday, police said adding that ... Read more...
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Curfew relaxed in riot-hit old Hyderabad
April 11th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 11 (IANS) The situation remained peaceful in the riot-hit areas of old city of Hyderabad Wednesday as police relaxed curfew for the first time in four days.No untoward ... Read more...
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Stuntman’s death: Police case registered, no arrest
April 8th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, April 8 (IANS) A criminal case was registered against unidentified people Sunday, a day after a stuntman plunged to his death while rappelling down a 60-foot building during ... Read more...
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Firing at Pakistani judge’s house, one killed
March 28th, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 28 (IANS) At least one policeman was killed when unidentified people Wednesday opened fire at the home of a Shariat court judge in Pakistan's Punjab province, Geo News ... Read more...
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Woman nabbed for killing mother-in-law
March 17th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, March 17 (IANS) A woman was arrested here for killing her mother-in-law five days ago for objecting to her working as an insurance agent, police said Saturday.Shweta Shelarka, 32, ... Read more...
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Youth murdered by ex-lover’s father
January 26th, 2012 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 25 (IANS) In a suspected case of honour killing, a 25-year-old ice-cube trader was shot dead in broad daylight by half a dozen assailants in Ghaziabad Wednesday, police ... Read more...
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Pakistani lawyers protest senior advocate’s killing
January 10th, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS) Lawyers in Pakistan observed a day-long strike Tuesday to protest the killing of a senior lawyer in Lahore city of Punjab province, Geo News reported.Nasrullah Waraich, ... Read more...
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Kidnappers drop minor boy near house
December 11th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) A six-and-half years old boy who was allegedly abducted two days ago from his south Delhi house has returned safely, police said Saturday. His aunt ... Read more...
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30 NATO oil tankers torched in Pakistan (Lead)
December 9th, 2011 - 6:37 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 9 (IANS) At least 30 NATO oil tankers and containers were torched in a rocket attack at a terminal in Pakistan Thursday night, state-run television network PTV reported. ... Read more...
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Slain Afghan student’s body flown back home
December 7th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut, Dec 7 (IANS) The body of an Afghan student who was murdered here two days ago was flown back to his home by his father Wednesday, police said.Hamid, 25, ... Read more...
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Pedestrian stabbed for shouting at rash driver
November 26th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) In a road rage incident, a 32-year-old pedestrian was stabbed by unidentified attackers in east Delhi moments after he shouted at a vehicle owner driving ... Read more...
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Women rights activist held for attacking cops
November 22nd, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 22 (IANS) Women rights activist Sampat Pal, who is a Congress candidate for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, has been arrested with her nine aides for assaulting ... Read more...
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Pakistani teenager kills eight family members
October 23rd, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 23 (IANS) Fed up with unending domestic bickering, a Pakistani teenager shot dead his parents, four brothers and two sisters in Punjab's Guaranwal town, Geo News reported Sunday.According ... Read more...
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Four of family bludgeoned to death in Uttar Pradesh
October 13th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 13 (IANS) A couple and their two minor children were bludgeoned to death by unidentified people in Uttar Pradesh's Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar district, police said Thursday.Businessman Ajay ... Read more...
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95-year-old duped of over Rs.22 lakh
October 8th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Unidentified people duped a 95-year-old retired director of Punjab and Sind Bank by withdrawing over Rs.22 lakh from his account on forged cheques, police said ... Read more...
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Worker killed in south Delhi
October 3rd, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) A 25-year-old worker was killed Monday while another sustained injuries after they came in contact with a high-tension electric wire while installing a hoarding in ... Read more...
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Telangana protesters torch buses, railway counter
September 28th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 28 (IANS) The ongoing movement for a separate Telangana state appears to be taking a violent turn with suspected protesters allegedly setting afire two private buses and ... Read more...
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Three bodies found near Uttar Pradesh town
September 22nd, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 22 (IANS) The bodies of three unidentified people, including a woman, were found near a town in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district Thursday, triggering panic among the locals. According ... Read more...
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Three TDP workers hacked to death in Anantapur
September 15th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 15 (IANS) Three Telugu Desam Party (TDP) workers, all from the same family, were murdered Thursday in what appears to be another incident of factional violence in Andhra ... Read more...
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