Stunned over Pallavi’s death: Excel Entertainment officials
August 11th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Murdered woman lawyer Pallavi Purkyashtha, who worked as a legal adviser at Farhan Akhtar's production company Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., was a "friend" and an ... Read more...
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Lawyer murder: Watchman sent to police custody
August 11th, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) A Mumbai magistrate court Saturday remanded Sajjad Ahmed Mughal, the watchman accused in the murder of 25-year-old woman lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha to police custody till Aug ... Read more...
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Guard confesses to murdering Mumbai lawyer, act premediated: Police (Lead)
August 10th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) The watchman of an apartment block in central Mumbai has confessed to murdering 25-year-old lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha by slitting her throat because she had rebuked him, ... Read more...
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Guard confesses to murdering Mumbai lawyer
August 10th, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) The watchman of an apartment block in central Mumbai has confessed to murdering 25-year-old lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha by slitting her throat because she had rebuked him, ... Read more...
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Woman lawyer found murdered in Mumbai home
August 9th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) A woman lawyer and daughter of a serving Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official was Thursday found murdered in her flat in Mumbai, police said here."Pallavi Atanu ... Read more...
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Teachers rent out Pakistani school during vacation
July 30th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 30 (IANS) Teachers of a government school in Pakistan's Sindh province gave the institute premises on lease to tailors, mat-weavers and vegetable vendors, and permitted paid parking for ... Read more...
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Policeman booked for rape in UP
July 23rd, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 23 (IANS) Two people, including a police officer, were booked Monday in Uttar Pradesh after a woman accused them of raping her, police said.The 35-year-old woman had filed ... Read more...
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Laila Khan murder: Tak’s police custody extended (Lead)
July 19th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) A Mumbai metropolitan court Thursday extended till July 23 the police remand of Parvez Tak, a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba extremist and step-father of murdered Bollywood starlet Laila ... Read more...
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Murder saga resolved with discovery of six skeletons (Third Lead)
July 11th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) The mystery of the missing Bollywood startlet Laila Khan and her family was resolved Wednesday with police announcing the discovery of six skeletons and arresting her ... Read more...
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Murder saga resolved, six skeletons found (Second Lead)
July 11th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) The mystery of the missing Bollywood startlet Laila Khan and her family was resolved Wednesday with police announcing the discovery of six skeletons and arresting her ... Read more...
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Five killed in Pakistan clash
June 22nd, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) At least five people were killed and nine others injured Friday in a clash over the ongoing power crisis in Pakistan's Sindh province, police said.The clash ... Read more...
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Allahabad High Court ex-judge commits suicide (Lead)
June 14th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 14 (IANS) Former Allahabad High Court judge M.A. Khan committed suicide early Thursday by jumping from his fourth-floor flat in the posh Gomtinagar area of Lucknow.Police said ... Read more...
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Rs.14 lakh stolen from Ghaziabad district office
May 31st, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 31 (IANS) Cash amounting to Rs.14.25 lakh was found stolen from the district office here Thursday morning, police said.The money was kept in a cash box in the ... Read more...
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Blast at Congress MP’s resort near Hyderabad
May 29th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 29 (IANS) Congress MP L. Rajagopal's resort on the city's outskirts was damaged in a bomb blast, police said Tuesday.The incident took place Friday night but police ... Read more...
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Builder’s guard held for firing on parking issue
January 22nd, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) An argument over parking space turned violent and a builder's personal security guard shot at and injured a watchman in west Delhi, police said Sunday. ... Read more...
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Police register case against Tamil magazine
January 9th, 2012 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Police Sunday registered cases against Nakkheeran Tamil magazine and its editor R. Gopal on a complaint from an AIADMK functionary against an article on party chief ... Read more...
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AIADMK men attack Tamil magazine office (Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) Cadres of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK Saturday attacked weekly magazine Nakkheeran's office here, while partymen in other parts of the state burnt copies of the publication ... Read more...
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Chilly day in Delhi, dense fog hits train traffic (Second Lead)
December 23rd, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) With chilly winds gusting through the day and temperatures dipping below average, it was a cold Friday in Delhi as dense fog continued to hit ... Read more...
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Man arrested for killing woman in Delhi
November 4th, 2011 - 2:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) A 37-year-old man has been arrested for killing a married woman
who started ignoring him after being in an illicit relationship with him, said police.Mintu ... Read more...
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It’s curtains for one of Mumbai’s most sensational crimes
June 30th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) The curtains finally came down Thursday on one of the most sensational crimes of passion that hit trhe city in recent times involving a former naval ... Read more...
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Couple held for scientist’s son’s murder (Lead)
June 18th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 18 (IANS) Police Saturday arrested a couple from Uttar Pradesh on charges of murdering a defence scientist's son they had abducted for ransom.C. Pranav, a Class V student, ... Read more...
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Couple held for killing defence scientist’s son
June 18th, 2011 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 18 (IANS) Facing financial problems, Ranjan and Shalini abducted an 11-year-old for ransom. However, the amateur kidnappers lost their nerve when the boy's father complained to the police. ... Read more...
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Haryana officials prevent minor’s marriage
June 15th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 15 (IANS) Officials and police made a timely intervention Wednesday and prevented the marriage of a minor boy in a Haryana village.Child Marriage Prohibition Officer and ... Read more...
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Militants now target state departments and officials in Manipur
April 22nd, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Apr 22 (ANI): After targeting employees in the banking and hospitality sectors, militants in Manipur are now targeted various state departments and officials.Recently, suspected cadres of the proscribed NSCN (IM) ... Read more...
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Two held for murder in capital
December 31st, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Two people in their twenties have been arrested here for murdering the security guard of a shop they tried to rob some days back, police said Friday.Ali ... Read more...
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Maoists torch 14 vehicles in Orissa
December 23rd, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by ANI
By Sarada LahangirMohana, (Orissa), Dec.23 (ANI): A group of unidentified Maoists set ablaze, 14 vehicles and damaged a mobile communication tower near Mohana village in Orissa's Gajapati District.On Wednesday, the Maoists targeted ... Read more...
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Hrithik Roshan Does Not Believe In Throwing Starry Tantrums!
November 20th, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The actor, whose film Guzaarish is releasing today, is very down-to-earth and does not believe in throwing starry tantrums. He considers himself like a daily laborer who works hard to earn ... Read more...
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Actor mistaken for gunman, shot dead
November 2nd, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 2 (IANS) An actor starring in a British movie was shot dead while filming in the Philippines after being mistaken for a gunman by a watchman, it was reported here.Kirk ... Read more...
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Chicago School Teacher Megan Duskey Dies At Halloween Party
November 1st, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Nov 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Chicago Police launched an investigation after Megan Duskey, a Chicago school teacher fell to her death after attempting to slide down the staircase banister. The ... Read more...
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Mohali Test: India 191 for 3 wickets at lunch
October 3rd, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), Oct 3 (IANS) India scored 191 runs for the loss of three wickets at lunch on the third day of the first Test match against Australia at the Punjab ... Read more...
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Udit Narayan Hits His Driver Of 25 Years!
September 21st, 2010 - 12:04 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Veteran Bollywood playback singer Udit Narayan, who has been the voice behind many popular sweet songs, is in the news for all the wrong reasons again. ... Read more...
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Girl’s father, two brothers held for ‘honour killing’
September 16th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Sep 16 (IANS) In a suspected case of honour killing, a 17-year-old girl was poisoned and strangled by her father and two brothers for having a love affair in Uttar ... Read more...
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Indian film ‘Soul of Sand’ creates buzz at Toronto fest (With Images)
September 16th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Sep 16 (IANS) Indian film "Soul of Sand" is creating a buzz at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival and director Sidharth Srinivasan says his film exposes in ... Read more...
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Short-staffed Argentine jail dresses up doll as guard
July 21st, 2010 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Jul 21 (IANS/EFE) Two men serving time for armed robbery escaped from a jail in the southern Argentine province of Neuquen where a personnel shortage prompted administrators to dress up ... Read more...
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Gujarat robbery cracked in Nepal
June 9th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 9 (IANS) The robbery at the house of an Indian businessman based in Gujarat has been finally cracked by the Nepal Police with the arrest of three Nepali domestic helps ... Read more...
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