Four arrested in connection with suicide of 17-year-old girl
September 14th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Four men were arrested and remanded to judicial custody in a case relating to the suicide of a 17-year-old girl in Krishna Nagar in South ... Read more...
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Relief soon from unusual heat in Kashmir Valley
August 23rd, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 23 (IANS) With temperatures soaring to over 33 degrees Celsius during the last six days in the Kashmir Valley, people have been complaining of an unusual August heat."Yes, ... Read more...
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Cops mugged, robbed by villagers in Siberia
August 20th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Local residents angry at an inspection beat up and mugged and shot at drug control policemen in Russia's Siberia region, officials said Monday.Three officers of ... Read more...
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Thousands of fleeing northeastern people reach Guwahati
August 18th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 18 (IANS) Frustration and despair etched on their faces at leaving their jobs, thousands of people from the northeast, mostly youth, arrived in Guwahati Saturday on the three ... Read more...
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Meghalaya I-Day celebrations marred by shutdown
August 15th, 2012 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 15 (IANS) The Independence Day celebrations in Meghalaya were marred by a shutdown called by a militant group, which affected life in the state.The shutdown was called by ... Read more...
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Woman attacked with acid after refusing to have sex
August 13th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 13 (IANS) A woman suffered acid attack after she spurned two young men's advances in Jharkhand's Jamtara district, say local media reports.The 24-year-old married woman (name withheld) suffered ... Read more...
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Tamil meet to go ahead Sunday: Karunanidhi
August 12th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) With police denying permission to hold the Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation's (TESO) public meeting and the judicial ruling expected Sunday afternoon, DMK president M.Karunanidhi Saturday said ... Read more...
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Girls thrashed at Karnataka’s Mangalore for partying
July 28th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 28 (IANS) In shocking incident of moral policing, young women attending a party at a resort in Karnataka's coastal city of Mangalore were Saturday slapped, pulled by their ... Read more...
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Short skirts cause women harassment: Trinamool lawmaker
July 28th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) Bengali actor and Trinamool Congress legislator Chiranjeet aka Dipak Chakraborty Saturday contended that short dresses worn by women were one of the main reasons behind the ... Read more...
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Ecstasy pills more harmful than earlier thought
July 26th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) Taking ecstasy pills even in small amounts can damage memory, scientists have warned.Worryingly, the memory lapses are similar to those that occur in the early onset ... Read more...
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Muslims in Kerala observe Ramadan fast
July 21st, 2012 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 21 (IANS) Muslims in Kerala began their Ramadan fast Saturday."We went go to the mosque for the first prayer session, which took place at 5.30 a.m.," said Sabry ... Read more...
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Muthalik will be arrested if he enters Goa: Parrikar (Lead)
July 18th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's Goa government will arrest Sri Ram Sene supremo Pramod Muthalik if he comes to Goa, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Wednesday.Parrikar ... Read more...
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Manipur’s ‘Great Uprising’ to come alive on screen
June 20th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 20 (IANS) The bloody protest in Manipur that resulted in the infamous June 18 massacre in 2001, also known as the Great June Uprising, will soon come ... Read more...
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Pakistani girls killed for dancing reported alive
June 18th, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) Five Pakistani girls who were reportedly killed on the orders of a tribal council for dancing and clapping with two young men in the northwest tribal ... Read more...
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Kidney-transplant ring exposed in China
May 30th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 30 (IANS) A kidney-trafficking gang has been busted in a Chinese city and its ringleader, who was housing kidney-sellers in a residential complex, has been arrested.Police rescued all ... Read more...
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Robbers kill soldier, relative
May 24th, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) Armed robbers in Uttar Pradesh Thursday killed a soldier and a relative who resisted them after they barged into their house, police said.The incident took place ... Read more...
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Attack on judges: Lawyers threaten strike Friday
May 17th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) To protest an attack on three Delhi judges by four bikers in a road rage incident in south Delhi, lawyers at the Saket district courts ... Read more...
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Gel soon to perk up male fertility
April 15th, 2012 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 15 (IANS) Scientists have discovered chemical compounds that boost the swimming ability of sperm cells, opening the way for a new gel to help couples conceive naturally.
Male ... Read more...
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Indian army eyes youth in Uttarakhand
March 23rd, 2012 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Dehradun, March 23 (IANS) With the youth showing little interest in joining the Indian Army, the force is devising new ways to lure young men and women to sign up.The ... Read more...
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Celebrations break out as India beat Pakistan
March 19th, 2012 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) People came out on the streets and burst firecrackers to celebrate India's victory over arch rivals Pakistan in the fifth match of the Asia ... Read more...
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Two women help arrest four criminals in Lucknow
March 1st, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 1 (IANS) Thursday was a day of women bravehearts here, as a robbery and a snatching were foiled in two separate incidents by two courageous women who also ... Read more...
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Voters in Gorakhpur seek ‘right to reject’
February 11th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 11 (IANS) In a unique case, some voters sought to exercise their right to reject during polling in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections second phase here Saturday. ... Read more...
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AMRI fire heroes to be rewarded
January 25th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) The S.K. Birla Group and the Bharat Sevashram Sangha has joined hands to reward some of the local youngsters who risked their lives to save a ... Read more...
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Transit deal can help India, others: Sibal
January 12th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 12 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said Thursday connectivity between India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal can promote cross-border trade."New Delhi and Dhaka's joint decision to ... Read more...
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Man kills one for ogling his car romp
December 23rd, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 23 (IANS) A driver in China has been arrested for killing a worker and wounding three others who watched him having sex with two prostitutes in a car.The ... Read more...
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Russian teacher faces jail over sex with teenagers
December 23rd, 2011 - 7:46 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A woman school teacher in Russia's European exclave of Kaliningrad faces up to four years behind bars for allegedly seducing three male teenaged students during ... Read more...
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Man’s scent can reveal if he has STD
December 11th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 11 (IANS) Feeling indecisive whether to marry a man with body odour? You may benefit from a Russian scientist, who can tell from man's body smell if he ... Read more...
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Never thought of myself as sex symbol: Fonda
December 10th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 10 (IANS) Veteran actress Jane Fonda has never considered herself a sex symbol, insisting she has worked hard to be taken seriously as an actress.Fonda became a ... Read more...
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Premji meets Mamata, promises Rs.800-crore second campus
December 7th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IANS) IT major Wipro Technologies chairman Azim Premji Wednesday indicated to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that the company would pump in Rs.700 crore-Rs.800 crore ... Read more...
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Police to question male students in Roebuck’s suicide investigation
November 21st, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 21 (IANS) South African police have decided to question 16 male students, who lived with renowned sports commentator and writer Peter Roebuck in an eight-room house.The young men ... Read more...
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Russian military has no one left to recruit
November 18th, 2011 - 5:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has no young men of proper age left to recruit for the one-year compulsory service in its armed forces, the chief of the Russia's ... Read more...
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Woman rewarded for foiling snatching bid
November 15th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Delhi Police Tuesday rewarded a woman who chased two teenagers who had snatched her purse and had them arrested too.Nikhil and Jeetpal Singh, both 19 ... Read more...
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KBC winner will be rural job scheme brand ambassador
November 14th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Sushil Kumar, who won Rs.5 crore on the Amitabh Bachchan-hosted Kaun Banega Crorepati game show, will be the next brand ambassador of United Progressive ... Read more...
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Mumbai’s molestor-killers sent to judicial custody
November 4th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) A Mumbai court Friday remanded four youths, charged with the killing of two young men who protested their attempts to harass their women friends, in judicial ... Read more...
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Anna may end vow of silence in three, four days
October 31st, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Anna Hazare Monday said he plans to end his vow of silence in three to four days and would undertake a tour of ... Read more...
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