Child rights panel questions Bengal on infant deaths
February 7th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Taking cognizance of deaths of new-born babies in various hospitals of West Bengal, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Tuesday said it ... Read more...
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Gangjee, Kapur share lead at Kensville Challenge Golf
January 27th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Jan 27 (IANS) India's Rahil Gangjee (69) and Shiv Kapur (68), who are making their debut on the Challenge Tour, shared the lead at the midway stage of the ... Read more...
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Bus driver charges civic officers with negligence for pothole
January 11th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 11 (IANS) A government bus driver, booked for running over two students, has filed a case against municipal officers for negligence in repairing roads. He alleged that a ... Read more...
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Another land scam probe against Kumaraswamy
January 2nd, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 2 (IANS) The Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) special court here Monday ordered an inquiry into the allegedly illegal freeing of government land on the city's outskirts by former ... Read more...
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NCPCR orders probe into Kolkata hospital crib death
December 23rd, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has ordered an investigation into the reported death of a 21-day-old infant in the state-run Calcutta Medical ... Read more...
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Child rights panel slams facilities in Bengal hospital
November 26th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 26 (IANS) Slamming lack of infrastructure at West Bengal's Malda district hospital where a series of crib deaths occurred in October and November this year, India's apex ... Read more...
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Delhi government, DDA, MCD get contempt of court notice
November 24th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday issued contempt notices to the Delhi government, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for non-compliance ... Read more...
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Indian wrestlers win medals in international meet
November 11th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Indian wrestlers won four golds, a silver and a bronze at the Hargobind Singh International Wrestling Tournament held at Surrey, Vancouver.Most of the top wrestling ... Read more...
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2G case trial starts despite Raja no to cross-examination (Lead)
November 11th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Former telecom minister A. Raja, co-accused in the second generation (2G) spectrum case, Friday refused to cross-examine the prosecution witnesses till the probe was ... Read more...
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Newborn’s death: Rights panel seeks report in 15 days
November 3rd, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) A day after a newborn died in a sub-divisional hospital in this West Bengal district after the mother was allegedly swabbed with an acidic solution instead ... Read more...
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Policemen arrested for extortion
November 2nd, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 2 (IANS) Three of four policemen of the Special Operations Group (SOG) accused of extorting money from a businessman in Uttar Pradesh have been arrested, police said Wednesday.Constables ... Read more...
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Child rights panel tells Bengal schools to return students’ money
November 1st, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 1 (IANS) Days after India's apex child rights panel exposed rampant violations of the Right to Education Act in West Bengal's government schools, several of the schools have ... Read more...
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Israel pilot paragliding champion in Himachal event
October 22nd, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 22 (IANS) Foreign pilots hogged the limelight in a weeklong paragliding championship that concluded in Himachal Pradesh's Bir-Billing range in Kangra district, an event organiser said Saturday."In the ... Read more...
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Court quashes cases against Kumaraswamy, wife
October 21st, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 21 (IANS) In a major relief to the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S), the Karnataka High Court Friday quashed two cases against former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. His legislator-wife Anita ... Read more...
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Chopper case: Bail for suspected Dawood aide Romesh Sharma (Lead)
October 18th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday granted bail to don Dawood Ibrahim's alleged frontman Romesh Sharma in a case related to forcibly taking possession of a ... Read more...
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Kumaraswamy, wife get anticipatory bail in graft cases
September 8th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 8 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court Thursday granted anticipatory bail to former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and his wife H.D. Anita in a graft case involving mining ... Read more...
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Kumaraswamy’s anticipatory bail plea adjourned
September 6th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 6 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court Tuesday adjourned the anticipatory bail application of former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and his lawmaker wife H.D. Anita to Wednesday in a ... Read more...
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Kumaraswamy, wife told to appear in court Sep 7
September 5th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 5 (IANS) The Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) court Monday directed former state chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and his wife and lawmaker H.D. Anita to appear before it Sep ... Read more...
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Kumaraswamy asked to appear in trial court Sep 5
August 30th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 30 (IANS) The Lokayukta court here Tuesday ordered former Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and his wife and lawmaker H.D.Anita to appear before it Sep 5 in ... Read more...
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Hindu-Muslim unity in Anna’s support
August 28th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 28 (IANS) In a symbolic rejection of efforts to communalise the Anna Hazare movement, two prominent Muslim leaders here Sunday offered juice to five of his supporters ... Read more...
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Anna’s movement: Traffic cops’ call for support backfires
August 26th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Blaming Anna Hazare's supporters for inconveniencing Delhiites, the Delhi traffic police's bid to gather support on a social networking site backfired Friday as many ... Read more...
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‘Irregularity in rural health fund spending in Uttar Pradesh’
August 9th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A central team that reviewed fund management under the National Rural Health Mission in Uttar Pradesh found "irregularity" in award of contracts for procuring emergency ... Read more...
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Court summons ex-chief minister Kumaraswamy, wife
August 8th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 8 (IANS) Former Karnataka chief minister H. D. Kumaraswamy and his wife and legislator Anita were summoned by a court to appear before it Aug 30 over ... Read more...
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Viral? Take precautions, say doctors
August 2nd, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Cough, runny nose and fever. Delhi's hospitals are teeming with patients complaining of these symptoms. Doctors are telling them not to panic as the viral ... Read more...
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Teachers’ jobs scam: Court paves way for Chautala’s trial
July 28th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) A Delhi court has farmed charges against former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, his son Ajay and 59 others, and paved the way for ... Read more...
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Telangana leader slaps Andhra Bhavan official (Lead)
July 21st, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Hyderabad, July 21 (IANS) A day after a man committed suicide in New Delhi in support of a separate Telangana, a Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader Thursday ... Read more...
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TRS leader slaps Andhra Bhavan official in Delhi
July 21st, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) A day after a man committed suicide in the capital for Telangana, a Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader Thursday slapped and abused an employee ... Read more...
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Two Bihar legislators get extortion calls
July 4th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Patna, July 4 (IANS) Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators in Bihar have alleged that they received extortion calls from unidentified men, police said Monday.Vijay Kumar Sinha, a legislator ... Read more...
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Drunken driving: Chandigarh court sets a precedent
June 24th, 2011 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 24 (IANS) Getting drunk and then driving has resulted in a hard lesson for at least 10 motorists in Chandigarh with a traffic court not only imposing heavy ... Read more...
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Abducted builder found dead, three held
June 20th, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Two days after he was kidnapped from south Delhi, a 56-year-old builder was found dead Monday in Noida area, Delhi Police said. Three people have ... Read more...
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Builder kidnapped in Delhi
June 18th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A 56-year-old builder in the city is suspected to have been kidnapped after he left his home, police said Saturday.Vinod Kumar Gupta, a resident of ... Read more...
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Child labourers seek answers
June 11th, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Thirteen-year-old Ravi asked why policemen beat him up, doesn't he have a right to live with dignity? Like Ravi, there were many street children and ... Read more...
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CBI response sought on Bangaru Laxman’s plea against trial
June 8th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a petition by former BJP president Bangaru Laxman, who challenged ... Read more...
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Tata Communications to base global headquarters in Singapore
May 11th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Tata Communications Wednesday said it would base its international headquarters in Singapore and invest 440 million Singapore dollars towards scaling up its presence in that ... Read more...
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The fighter deal and US pique (Comment)
May 2nd, 2011 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
A. Vinod Kumar
It took ages for India to decide on its Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT). Though the British Aerospace (BAe) Hawk was a consistent frontrunner, the final run-up was enriched ... Read more...
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