Woman dumps new-born girl from moving vehicle
February 9th, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Dungarpur (Rajasthan), Feb 9 (IANS) Upset over the birth of a girl, a woman flung the baby out of an ambulance in Rajasthan when she was being taken to her ... Read more...
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Two double murders leave Ludhiana shocked
February 3rd, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, Feb 3 (IANS) Two double murders, all within a span of 36 hours, have left residents of this industrial and commercial hub of Punjab shocked.The recovery of the body ... Read more...
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Metro technical snag leads to crowds at Rajiv Chowk
February 1st, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Metro services on the Jahangirpuri-Huda City Centre line were interrupted Wednesday evening due to a technical snag leading to large crowds of commuters at the ... Read more...
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Ex-IITian nabbed for friend’s murder
January 26th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 26 (IANS) An IIT-Kanpur graduate, currently pursuing an MBA from IIM-Lucknow, has been taken into custody by the CBI as a key suspect in the killing of his ... Read more...
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Snowfall again closes Srinagar-Jammu highway (With Images)
January 19th, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 19 (IANS) Snowfall Thursday again halted commuting on the Srinagar-Jammu highway but one-way traffic is likely to be restored during the day."Snow has accumulated on the highway in ... Read more...
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Jammu-Srinagar highway re-opens for one-way traffic
January 19th, 2012 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) The over 300-km long Jammu-Srinagar national highway was thrown open for one-way traffic towards Srinagar even as the Kashmir Valley received fresh snowfall Wednesday evening, the ... Read more...
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Jammu-Srinagar highway re-opens for one-way traffic (With Images)
January 19th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) The over 300-km long Jammu-Srinagar national highway was thrown open for one-way traffic towards Srinagar even as the Kashmir Valley received fresh snowfall Wednesday evening, the ... Read more...
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Rat attack on patient: Action against two hospital employees
January 12th, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Jan 12 (IANS) Authorities at a Rajasthan government hospital removed from duty two employees for negligence over an incident in which rats allegedly nibbled on the ears, nose, lips ... Read more...
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Shimla gets more snow
January 11th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 11 (IANS) Fresh snowfall Wednesday evening turned Shimla hill station more picturesque."Only Shimla and its nearby areas experienced snowfall. But it was a light one and was ... Read more...
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Manali wrapped in white again
January 5th, 2012 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 5 (IANS) The picturesque tourist resort of Manali in Himachal Pradesh Thursday witnessed moderate snowfall, cheering up the hospitality sector with tourists beginning to pour in.The hills overlooking ... Read more...
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Tourists rescued from Himachal hills
January 5th, 2012 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 5 (IANS) All 300 tourists stranded in the hills overlooking the tourist resort of Manali due to heavy snow have been rescued, a Himachal Pradesh official said Thursday."All ... Read more...
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16 killed in China accident
January 5th, 2012 - 6:08 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed when a bus carrying more than 50 people fell from a highway bridge in icy conditions into a a 10-metre-deep ... Read more...
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Moderate intensity quake jolts Kashmir Valley
January 5th, 2012 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 4 (IANS) A moderate intensity quake jolted Kashmir Valley Wednesday evening, but no damage to life or property was reported from anywhere, officials said."A quake measuring 4.0 on ... Read more...
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Shimla gets season’s first snowfall
January 4th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla witnessed the season's first snowfall Wednesday evening, pushing down the mercury by several notches."Shimla and its nearby areas received snowfall that ... Read more...
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Over 200 tourists rescued in Himachal
January 4th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 4 (IANS) More than 200 tourists who were stranded in hills overlooking the tourist resort Manali in Himachal Pradesh due to snow were rescued Wednesday evening.Efforts are still ... Read more...
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Joined BJP to protect backward castes: Kushwaha
January 4th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Professing his innocence of any financial wrongdoing in the Uttar Pradesh rural health scam, newly-joined BJP member and backward caste leader Babu Singh Kushwaha ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill fate uncertain, hectic parleys on (Lead)
December 29th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Uncertainty continued over the fate of the contentious Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday evening even as government managers held hectic parleys ... Read more...
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Disabled man rescues girl from well
December 29th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Udaipur, Dec 29 (IANS) A physically challenged man became an unlikely hero in a Rajasthan village when he jumped into a 30-feet-deep well to save a 15-year-old girl, lifted her ... Read more...
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Anna ends fast, vows to continue fight against graft (Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Anna Hazare, who is down with viral fever, broke his three-day fast here a day earlier at the urging of doctors as his health was ... Read more...
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Anna Hazare ends fast
December 28th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Anna Hazare, who is down with viral fever, broke his fast by sipping a drink at the MMRDA ground here Wednesday evening.Hazare, who announced earlier ... Read more...
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Vaishno Devi shrine has record 10 million pilgrims
December 28th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 28 (IANS) The popular pilgrimage to the Vaishnodevi shrine set a new record on Wednesday when it crossed the 10 million mark of visitors, a first in ... Read more...
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Japanese PM arrives, talks with Manmohan Wednesday
December 27th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda touched down here Tuesday evening on a two-day visit during which the two sides are expected to discuss the ... Read more...
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Delhi man fired at, wounded over petty issue
December 22nd, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) A 26-year-old man was fired at and injured by an unidentified neighbour after a dispute over a petty issue in east Delhi, police said Thursday.
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What’s impeding investment? Indonesian MPs cite Nandigram (Lead)
December 22nd, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The violent movement against a special economic zone (SEZ) in Nandigram in West Bengal in 2007 and subsequent scrapping of the project were cited by ... Read more...
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11 drown in Meghalaya
December 22nd, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 22 (IANS) Eleven coal miners were drowned and five others critically injured when a truck in which they were travelling fell into a river in Meghalaya, police said ... Read more...
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Srinagar markets closed to protest shopkeeper’s murder
December 15th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 15 (IANS) Shops in some old city areas of Srinagar remained shut Thursday in protest against the murder of a local shopkeeper who was beaten by hooligans here ... Read more...
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Australian tourist found dead in Jaipur hotel
December 15th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 15 (IANS) The body of a 22-year-old Australian girl was found in a heritage hotel here early Thursday morning, police said.The cause of death is yet to be ... Read more...
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Russia may aid in European debt relief efforts
December 15th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Dec 15 (IANS) Russia might be willing to contribute up to 10 billion euros ($13 billion) to the eurozone's bailout fund, a European Union (EU) official said."Eurozone assistance will ... Read more...
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At least 60 die after drinking illicit alcohol in eastern India
December 15th, 2011 - 3:25 am ICT by BNO News
KOLKATA, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- More than 60 people have died after consuming illegal liquor in India's eastern state of West Bengal, police said on Wednesday. Dozens more are seriously ill.
The victims ... Read more...
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No consensus at all-party meet on Lokpal bill
December 14th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Consensus on some key provisions of the Lokpal bill eluded an all-party meet that debated the contentious issue for three hours Wednesday evening.The all-party ... Read more...
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Civic polls: Hazare stir has few takers in home district
December 14th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 14 (IANS) Anna Hazare's nationwide anti-corruption campaign notwithstanding, people from his home district have voted largely in favour of the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party in the ... Read more...
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Hoping for political consensus on Lokpal: Pranab
December 14th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday expressed "hope" for a political consensus on the Lokpal bill.Shortly before going for the all-party ... Read more...
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Youth beaten by miscreants dies in Srinagar
December 14th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, December 14 (IANS) High tension gripped the old city areas of Srinagar Wednesday evening as the news spread about the death of a local young man beaten by some ... Read more...
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Dev Anand’s ashes immersed in Godavari
December 14th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik (Maharashtra), Dec 14 (IANS) Evergreen star Dev Anand's ashes were immersed in the Godavari river in Nashik Wednesday evening by his son Suneil, a family friend said."Suniel just finished ... Read more...
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AIADMK labour wing to start union in Hyundai Motor
December 13th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 13 (IANS) With the AIADMK storming to power in Tamil Nadu, its trade union wing Anna Thozhir Sangam Peravai (ATSP) is now entering multi-national companies like Hyundai Motor ... Read more...
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