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Man kills wife, attempts suicide
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 6:59pm EST
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A centring worker allegedly throttled his wife to death and later attempted suicide by hanging himself at Phase III, NTR Nagar, at LB Nagar on Tuesday. The man slipped into coma after being admitted to hospital. -
Sassoon doctors remove 28-kg tumour from woman's body
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 6:56pm EST
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"The woman suffered from rare benign tumour called 'diffused lipomatosis'.Till date, medical literature has not recorded the infiltrative spread of this kind of tumour into such an enormous size.
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FM channel CEO held for molestation in Delhi
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 6:15pm EST
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The chief executive officer of a radio FM channel was arrested on Monday on charges of molesting a colleague, police said. “The incident took place during a company trip to Rajasthan last December,” revealed a source.
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Hospital executive thrashed by two doctors ‘at gunpoint’ in Gurgaon
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 5:50pm EST
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A marketing executive of a private hospital was allegedly beaten up at gunpoint by two doctors after he reached the hospital to claim his past dues.
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Norway blinks, but grandparents sceptic
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 4:58pm EST
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Grandparents of the Indian children kept in foster care by Norwegian authorities appeared relieved on Tuesday after receiving news of a likely settlement. But they held back their joy, waiting for an official confirmation to arrive with special envoy M Ganapathi from Oslo.
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Bhushan writes to CJI against judge
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 4:52pm EST
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The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) has complained to the Chief Justice of India against a sitting additional judge of the Delhi high court who sent a businessman to a mental asylum for recording court proceedings.
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Couple strangle landlady, chop her in Delhi
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 4:47pm EST
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Annoyed with their 60-year-old landlady for using abusive language, a couple strangled her to death. A week later the couple chopped her body into pieces before disposing of it in an open field.
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Pawar's attacker is undeterred by threats
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 3:48pm EST
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Harvinder Singh, the man who slapped Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar in November, has himself fallen victim to goons. After being attacked by five people on January 15, Singh was visited by another group of men in February.
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Ghost staff strike rich at MCD schools, 7 held
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 3:44pm EST
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After ghost employees, now fake teachers at MCD schools are making a fortune. The police have unearthed a racket led by a 28-year-old teacher who allegedly helped youths from Haryana get jobs in MCD schools through fake appointment letters. Seven people have been arrested.
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Pakistani held in Delhi, cops suspect he helped spy
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 3:40pm EST
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A suspected Pakistani spy was detained in a joint operation by the Kolkata and Delhi Police on Tuesday. The arrest comes days after another spy was nabbed near New Delhi Railway Station hours before he was to board a Kolkata-bound train.
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Noida rape victim alleges threat at night
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 3:31pm EST
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A day after Uttar Pradesh police launched an investigation into the allegations that Noida police officials had disclosed the identity of the Class X girl who was allegedly gang-raped on February 24, the victim has alleged that some unknown people are threatening her and her family.
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Honour killing: Fathers kills daughter
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 12:33pm EST
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A 16-year-old girl in Haryana was killed and then hastily cremated Monday night by her father, police said and added they suspect it to be a case of "honour killing".
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Teenager raped in govt hospital
Posted: February 28th, 2012, 9:25am EST
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A teenage patient was allegedly raped by a junior doctor at a government hospital in West Bengal's Bankura district, prompting hospital authorities to order a probe. The 19-year-old girl was found lying naked in an unconscious state in the medicine department of Bankura Sammilani Medical College where she was admitted for chest pain last night, her mother said in a complaint to the hospital authorities.
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Burglar in Pune stabs cop in thigh , flees
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 9:03pm EST
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A police constable was injured when a burglar he had nabbed after a hot chase stabbed him in the left thigh with a sharp weapon at Vishalnagar in Pimple Nilakh on Monday. The burglar escaped after attacking the constable.
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3 acquitted in Mumbai serial rape case
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 8:54pm EST
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Three people accused in the serial rape case that led to tainted ex-police officer Arun Borude sensationally committing suicide in Ahmednagar district on December 29, 2010 were on Monday acquitted by the sessions court.
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3 Borude rape case accused acquitted
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 8:54pm EST
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Three people accused in the serial rape case that led to tainted ex-police officer Arun Borude sensationally committing suicide in Ahmednagar district on December 29, 2010 were on Monday acquitted by the sessions court.
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Baby in a baby: A miracle is born in hospital
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 8:49pm EST
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In a medical miracle, an infant was born with a foetus inside his abdomen in a Kengeri hospital. In normal circumstances, the foetus would have been his twin — in medical parlance, it is called ‘foetus in fetu or baby within a baby’.
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Baby in a baby: A miracle is born in city hospital
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 8:49pm EST
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In a medical miracle, an infant was born with a foetus inside his abdomen in a Kengeri hospital. In normal circumstances, the foetus would have been his twin — in medical parlance, it is called ‘foetus in fetu or baby within a baby’.
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Three rapes in Delhi in 48 hours
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 8:26pm EST
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Three separate incidents of rape occurred in the capital in the last 48 hours.
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Cops go berserk in Hathras after ‘slapgate’
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 7:13pm EST
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Five journalists and three policemen were injured in Hathras on Monday when scores of police constables went berserk targeting their seniors, media and public property.
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Cops go berserk in Hathras after ‘slapgate’
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 7:13pm EST
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Five journalists and three policemen were injured in Hathras on Monday when scores of police constables went berserk targeting their seniors, media and public property.
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Bill Gates lauds Bihar’s success on polio front
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 6:50pm EST
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation headed by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has lauded chief minister Nitish Kumar for no new cases of polio being reported from the state in the last 16 months.
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Bill Gates lauds Bihar’s success on polio front
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 6:50pm EST
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation headed by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has lauded chief minister Nitish Kumar for no new cases of polio being reported from the state in the last 16 months.
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Gujarat repeals controversial trusts law
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 6:18pm EST
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Eleven months after it was passed, the Gujarat state assembly on Monday unanimously repealed the controversial public trusts law.
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Man sets wife on fire, arrested
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 6:11pm EST
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A man set his 35-year-old wife ablaze at their residence in Khokhra late on Sunday night.
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Every Gujarati has a debt of Rs 19K
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 6:04pm EST
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The six crore Gujaratis have to contend with an individual debt of Rs 19,618. According to the state government, Gujarat’s debt as on December 31, 2011, has reached Rs 1,18,299 crore.
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Now take online appointment to get learner’s licence
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 5:53pm EST
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Getting a driving license just got easier. The state government has launched an online appointment for getting a learners driving license at several office of the Road Transport Offices.
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Placement process at IIM-A concludes
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 5:51pm EST
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Around 370 students participated in this year’s IIM-A placement. Around five students had opted out of the placements to become entrepreneurs this year. Last year, there were around six students who had opted out of the placement.
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Kid slips and plunges to death from building
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 5:18pm EST
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A three-year-old girl slipped and plunged to her death from the second floor of a building in Kothavalchavadi on Monday even as some neighbours watched helplessly.
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Tribal woman raped, two held
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 5:05pm EST
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A 38-year-old tribal woman was allegedly robbed of her ornaments and raped by a gang of miscreants at Salkhana, 3 km from Suri, on Sunday night.
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Kids skip school to pick chilli for money in Guntur
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 4:29pm EST
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For a period of 35-40 days, Tirupathamma, along with thousands of children from Kurnool, Anantapur, Prakasam and Chittoor districts, do back-breaking work in the chilli fields in the blistering heat.
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Hyderabad: Look out notice against techie
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 4:21pm EST
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Police have issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) against absconding techie T Umeshwar Rao, who tried to dupe a woman by concealing facts about his first marriage.
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'Flesh trade thriving at Secunderabad railway station'
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 4:14pm EST
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According to a survey conducted by the Government Railway Police (GRP), 300 persons survive on flesh trade in and around the busy railway station.
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Woman sets her husband on fire, attempts suicide
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 6:32pm EST
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The woman has been identified as Varsharani and her husband as Rajendra Baban Jagtap (27).The couple has lodged complaints against each other.
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Woman sets her husband on fire, attempts suicide
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 6:32pm EST
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The woman has been identified as Varsharani and her husband as Rajendra Baban Jagtap (27).The couple has lodged complaints against each other. -
Faculty shortage: IIM-A turns to its alumni
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 6:17pm EST
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Until 2010, when Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad celebrated its golden jubilee, only about 13 alumni had taught electives at their alma mater. In the last one year, the number has doubled. IIM-A is turning to its alumni to teach a full course or module. And, the results are showing.
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Faculty shortage: IIM-A turns to its alumni
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 6:17pm EST
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Until 2010, when Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad celebrated its golden jubilee, only about 13 alumni had taught electives at their alma mater. In the last one year, the number has doubled. IIM-A is turning to its alumni to teach a full course or module. And, the results are showing. -
Free surgery for children born with cleft lips
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 6:12pm EST
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At least 35,000 children in India are born with cleft lips every year.A cleft lip occurs when there is a gap in the upper lip and/or palate.There are over 10 lakh cases of untreated clefts in India.
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Free surgery for children born with cleft lips
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 6:12pm EST
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At least 35,000 children in India are born with cleft lips every year.A cleft lip occurs when there is a gap in the upper lip and/or palate.There are over 10 lakh cases of untreated clefts in India. -
Girl ends life after father rebukes her
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 6:03pm EST
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A Class VIII student allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well at a village in Banswara district on Wednesday evening after her father scolded her for not studying properly.
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Girl ends life after father rebukes her
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 6:03pm EST
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A Class VIII student allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well at a village in Banswara district on Wednesday evening after her father scolded her for not studying properly. -
Traditional Kosi flavours fall from favour
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 5:27pm EST
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Machh (fish), maruwa and makhana, which were once the traditional flavour of the sprawling Kosi division, or rather almost a synonym for the region, are virtually losing out to other delicacies.
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Traditional Kosi flavours fall from favour
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 5:27pm EST
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Machh (fish), maruwa and makhana, which were once the traditional flavour of the sprawling Kosi division, or rather almost a synonym for the region, are virtually losing out to other delicacies. -
Sanskrit makes a comeback, thanks to Wiki community
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 5:17pm EST
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If the analogy holds, then Sanskrit, one of the most ancient of tongues which originated in India, seems to be living the last of its grizzled and decrepit years.
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Sanskrit makes a comeback, thanks to Wiki community
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 5:17pm EST
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If the analogy holds, then Sanskrit, one of the most ancient of tongues which originated in India, seems to be living the last of its grizzled and decrepit years. -
Boy held for 'rape' of girlfriend in Patna
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 5:11pm EST
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In yet another love story going awry, police on Thursday arrested a BCom student who allegedly sexually exploited his girlfriend for over a year after promising to marry her.
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Boy held for 'rape' of girlfriend in Patna
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 5:11pm EST
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In yet another love story going awry, police on Thursday arrested a BCom student who allegedly sexually exploited his girlfriend for over a year after promising to marry her. -
Sting operation busts sex racket in Bihar
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:57pm EST
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A young girl, Soumya Pratheek, did a brave job when she along with two other social activists, Rachel Morgan and Manish Swarnkar, did a sting operation on some of the girls forced into prostitution at Forbesganj in Araria district last fortnight.
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Sting operation busts sex racket in Bihar
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:57pm EST
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A young girl, Soumya Pratheek, did a brave job when she along with two other social activists, Rachel Morgan and Manish Swarnkar, did a sting operation on some of the girls forced into prostitution at Forbesganj in Araria district last fortnight. -
Big B discharged from hospital
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:49pm EST
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After 13 days of hospital stay, actor Amitabh Bachchan went home on Thursday late evening.He was recuperating at SevenHills Hospital in Marol after being operated upon for hernia.
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Big B discharged from hospital
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:49pm EST
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After 13 days of hospital stay, actor Amitabh Bachchan went home on Thursday late evening.He was recuperating at SevenHills Hospital in Marol after being operated upon for hernia. -
Netizens berate Patna SP Kim's 'conduct'
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:46pm EST
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Chief minister Nitish Kumar is a gentleman who not only spared Patna SP (city) Kim but also apologised for her public display of muscle power.
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Netizens berate Patna SP Kim's 'conduct'
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:46pm EST
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Chief minister Nitish Kumar is a gentleman who not only spared Patna SP (city) Kim but also apologised for her public display of muscle power. -
Bihar court awards death to kidnappers, pats cops
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:44pm EST
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In probably a first in recent years in Bihar, a Bettiah court has awarded death to two and life term to five for kidnapping two technocrats-turned-traders for ransom after their speedy trial that involved just 25 days of hearing.
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Bihar court awards death to kidnappers, pats cops
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:44pm EST
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In probably a first in recent years in Bihar, a Bettiah court has awarded death to two and life term to five for kidnapping two technocrats-turned-traders for ransom after their speedy trial that involved just 25 days of hearing. -
Graduate arrested for online fraud
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:40pm EST
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A B.Pharmacy graduate was on Thursday arrested on charges of having committed an online shopping fraud. Police seized Rs 2.07 lakh in cash, mobile phones and garments from his possession.
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Graduate arrested for online fraud
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:40pm EST
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A B.Pharmacy graduate was on Thursday arrested on charges of having committed an online shopping fraud. Police seized Rs 2.07 lakh in cash, mobile phones and garments from his possession. -
Delhi govt's housing plan for poor hits roadblock
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:27pm EST
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Delhi Government’s plan to make way for transit accommodation for slum-dwellers, who may not be eligible for flats for economically weaker sections, has hit a roadblock.
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Delhi govt's housing plan for poor hits roadblock
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:27pm EST
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Delhi Government’s plan to make way for transit accommodation for slum-dwellers, who may not be eligible for flats for economically weaker sections, has hit a roadblock. -
Rare black eagle spotted after 90 years
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:10pm EST
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Amitava Misra and his friends, birding in the dense Aravali Biodiversity Park foliage earlier this month, saw a highly rare visitor to Delhi — the Indian Black Eagle.
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Rare black eagle spotted after 90 years
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:10pm EST
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Amitava Misra and his friends, birding in the dense Aravali Biodiversity Park foliage earlier this month, saw a highly rare visitor to Delhi — the Indian Black Eagle. -
Man set ablaze runs 100 metres to save life
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:05pm EST
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A man who was set ablaze by his creditor ran in full public view for around 100 metres to his home.
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Man set ablaze runs 100 metres to save life
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 4:05pm EST
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A man who was set ablaze by his creditor ran in full public view for around 100 metres to his home. -
Old City libraries in Hyderabad cry for attention
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 3:49pm EST
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Housed in dilapidated buildings with infrequent supply of electricity, shortage of staff and facing space crunch due to increasing number of old books, the government libraries in the Old City are crying for urgent attention.
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Old City libraries in Hyderabad cry for attention
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 3:49pm EST
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Housed in dilapidated buildings with infrequent supply of electricity, shortage of staff and facing space crunch due to increasing number of old books, the government libraries in the Old City are crying for urgent attention. -
Adoption emails for AIIMS baby
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 3:38pm EST
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Over 50 people, including some foreigners, have written to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences expressing their desire to adopt the battered two-year-old baby being treated at the hospital’s trauma centre.
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Adoption emails for AIIMS baby
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 3:38pm EST
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Over 50 people, including some foreigners, have written to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences expressing their desire to adopt the battered two-year-old baby being treated at the hospital’s trauma centre. -
DU college president dies mysteriously
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 3:32pm EST
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A third-year Delhi University student — the elected president of the college union — died mysteriously on Thursday, raising suspicions of foul play.
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DU college president dies mysteriously
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 3:32pm EST
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A third-year Delhi University student — the elected president of the college union — died mysteriously on Thursday, raising suspicions of foul play. -
Jealousy prompted youth to kill friend
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 3:27pm EST
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Youth who was found dead in Scheme 140 recently had become a victim of jealousy of his friend who claimed to have proximity with latter's girl-friend.Police arrested two persons in this connection on Thursday.
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Jealousy prompted youth to kill friend
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 3:27pm EST
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Youth who was found dead in Scheme 140 recently had become a victim of jealousy of his friend who claimed to have proximity with latter's girl-friend.Police arrested two persons in this connection on Thursday. -
Tollywood film lands in title trouble
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 3:24pm EST
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'The film 'Mr Nokia’ ran into trouble with Nokia company over the title and the film’s name had to be changed hurriedly to prevent it from getting entangled in legal problems.
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ASI poses as labourer, foils attempt to rob CNG pump
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 3:23pm EST
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An assistant sub-inspector posed as a labourer as cops laid a trap in the Delhi Cantt area after receiving a tip-off about a robbery plan in the locality.
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Excise clerk in Andhra Pradesh has illegal assets over Rs 50cr
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 3:19pm EST
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The ongoing raids against the liquor syndicates by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) netted a big shark on Thursday.
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2 Metro stations get equipment to handle cardiac arrests
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 2:53pm EST
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Delhi Metro installed advanced medical equipment at two stations to provide emergency treatment if a passenger suffers a cardiac arrest.
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Slaughtering a man: Family gets life term
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 2:48pm EST
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Eight members of a family, including a woman, were sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court on Thursday for rioting and killing a man with swords.
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Man sets wife on fire, in custody
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 2:33pm EST
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Angry over her refusal to stay with him, a man set ablaze his wife in Ekata Nagar under Sukhi Sewenia police station here late on Tuesday.
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Judge booked for attempt to rape
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 2:26am EST
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A junior civil judge from Khammam district was booked for allegedly trying to outrage the modesty of his domestic help here on Wednesday. Following a complaint by the 24-year-old woman, a case under Section 354 (attempt to rape) of IPC was registered against additional first class judicial magistrate Kuravath Balachander.
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Treasure hunt may shake Birla Mandir's foundation
Posted: February 23rd, 2012, 1:12am EST
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After four days of a much enthused excavation and geophysical survey in search of a rather elusive treasure, Birla Temple now fears that it’s standing on shaky ground. Located atop Naubat Pahad which holds the foundation of the temple, the digging has now irked the temple authorities who on Wednesday expressed their concern to state archaeology department officials asking them to give an assurance that the rock formation on which the temple stands will not be affected by any activity including a sanctioned excavation.
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Chandni Chowk at war with vendors
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 6:37pm EST
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After the MCD and police failed to make the Chandni Chowk pavements encroachment-free , the traders took up the task themselves and carried out a drive from February 2.
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'Runaway bride' caught during 7th marriage attempt
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 4:29pm EST
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The accused included a 29-year-old 'runaway bride' who married six men and ran away each time along with the cash and jewellery given by her in-laws post marriage.
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'Runway bride' caught during 7th marriage attempt
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 4:29pm EST
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The accused included a 29-year-old 'runaway bride' who married six men and ran away each time along with the cash and jewellery given by her in-laws post marriage.
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Kingfisher resumes flights from Jaipur
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 4:20pm EST
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The cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines has managed to resume its operations from Jaipur on Wednesday.They had to cancel over 30 flights on different routes in the country during the day following the crisis.
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Bhanwari case: Hearing on Maderna's bail today
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 4:16pm EST
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Sacked minister Mahipal Maderna, who is in jail in connection with the Bhanwari case, on Wednesday moved an application to the CBI court seeking interim bail.
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Delhi cops arrest Darbhanga man
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 4:01pm EST
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Darbhanga IG R K Mishra confirmed Kafil's arrest but did not say anything about his links with any terror group, including the Indian Mujahideen.
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BPO employee fails engineering exam, slashes throat
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 4:00pm EST
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A 23-year-old call centre employee tried to commit suicide by slitting his throat with a knife on Wednesday. A resident of RK Puram in south Delhi, the youth claimed he was taking the extreme step after failing to clear his second semester engineering exam. However, cops haven’t ruled out the possibility of it being induced by a failed love affair.
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AIIMS surgeons rid baby of 8kg brain bulge
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 2:29pm EST
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A two-month-old baby born with an exceptionally large head protrusion underwent a successful operation at AIIMS recently.
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Baby with head protrusion operated
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 2:29pm EST
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A two-month-old baby born with an exceptionally large head protrusion underwent a successful operation at AIIMS recently.
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Baby with head protrusion operated
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 2:29pm EST
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A two-month-old baby born with an exceptionally large head protrusion underwent a successful operation at AIIMS recently.
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Four arrested for honour killing
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 11:51am EST
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Four members of a family were today arrested in case of honour killing of a couple in Khargupur area, a senior police officer said here today.
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Woman in debt kills self
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 10:59am EST
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A married woman in her mid 30s allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan as she could not pay off her debts, police said Wednesday.
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Battlelines drawn for JNU polls
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 10:57am EST
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Battlelines were drawn today as over 120 candidates entered the fray for JNU's first student election in four years, with 10 nominees from different groups vying for the prestigious post of president.
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4 girls suspended for uploading college pics on FB
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 9:26am EST
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A local college here today suspended four girl students for allegedly uploading pictures of a classroom, clicked through mobile phones, on their facebook accounts.
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Nigerian, Indian arrested on drug peddling charges
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 8:06am EST
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Two persons, including a Nigerian, were arrested in separate cases of drug peddling here with police today claiming to have seized 45 grams of cocaine and 4.5 kg of charas worth around Rs 49.5 lakh.
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Newborn girl survives pig attack
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 7:32am EST
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A newborn girl had a miraculous escape when she was dragged by a swine outside a government hospital at Kumbhraj tehsil in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, sources said today.
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Baby Falak has shown no sign of recovery: Doctors
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 4:25am EST
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Even after undergoing five life saving surgeries in the past 36 days of stay in a hospital here, two-year-old battered Falak has shown no sign of recovery even today.
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2 IIM-I students taking drugs expelled
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 2:06am EST
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Two students of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Indore have been expelled for allegedly taking drugs inside the institute premises, an official said Wednesday.
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Cab driver injures three in Pune
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 11:57pm EST
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A cab driver, who drove his vehicle into a "no entry" zone in the Cantonment area here, collided with four cars and some two wheelers, injuring three persons last night, police said.
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Car driver injures three in Pune
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 11:57pm EST
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A car driver, who drove his vehicle into a "no entry" zone in the Cantonment area here, collided with four cars and some two wheelers, injuring three persons last night, police said.
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Two IIM-Indore students rusticated for taking drugs in hostel
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 7:10pm EST
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After the chairman of the board of Indian Institute of Management-Indore (IIM-I) on Tuesday directed the director of the institute to take action against the two students who were allegedly caught taking drugs, the duo was rusticated from the institute.
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Rs 200cr helicopter unit likely in Kochi
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 6:33pm EST
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Former Asianet bossman Dr Reji Menon, who is currently based in Ukraine, is planning to bring in expertise and funding from that country to build a helicopter assembly unit in Kerala.
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Boy attacked by classmate, may lose eyes
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 6:04pm EST
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A 14-year-old student of a government school at Timarpur in north Delhi is on the verge of losing his vision after being assaulted by his classmate for refusing to lend him his bicycle.
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Municipal polls: Low voter turnout in Mumbai
Posted: February 16th, 2012, 3:19am EST
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Marked by a poor turnout, polling is in progress today in 10 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, with no untoward incident reported so far.
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Woman gives birth to stillborn baby at Chennai airport
Posted: February 16th, 2012, 2:09am EST
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In a tragic incident, a 36 year-old Malaysia-bound woman gave birth to a stillborn baby boy at the airport on Thursday, minutes after she was denied permission to fly a private airliner on fitness grounds.
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Two sisters kill ‘unruly’ brother
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 8:04pm EST
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A 27-year-old DCM van driver was bludgeoned to death allegedly by his two sisters following his ‘inappropriate’ behaviour with them at Meerpet on Monday night.
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Deepika told to resolve date issue with producer
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 7:39pm EST
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Actor Deepika Padukone and producer Ramesh Taurani have been asked to sort out their differences over the actor’s date issues by Cine And Television Actors Association (CINTAA).
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Airline told to pay for booking goof-up
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 7:24pm EST
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The Mumbai Suburban District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum on Tuesday ordered Jet Airways to pay Rs 30,000 to a 75-year-old man for a booking goof-up .
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Ex-staffer steals goods worth Rs 13L from shop
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 7:21pm EST
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The police arrested a man on Wednesday in connection with the theft of goods worth Rs 13 lakh from a sanitary fittings shop in Vile Parle (E) recently.
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Mumbai airport ranked world's third best
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 7:18pm EST
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A survey has ranked the city’s international airport as the third best terminal globally in 2011.
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90-year-old woman murdered at home
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 7:02pm EST
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In the first fatal attack on a senior citizen this year, a 90-year-old woman was found murdered in the bedroom of her third-floor flat in Masjid Bunder on Tuesday evening.
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Big effort, but no ripples from quake drill
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 6:50pm EST
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On a day when disaster struck with Metro pillars falling apart, flames leaping out of petrol pumps and walls collapsing in schools and shopping malls, Delhiites were unmoved .
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Teacher suspended for molesting girl student
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 6:05pm EST
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A 46-year-old school teacher was suspended on Tuesday for allegedly molesting a class 5 student at an elementary school in Manivizhundan colony in Attur taluk.
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Woman commits suicide after killing daughters
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 6:01pm EST
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A 34-year-old woman killed her two daughters on Tuesday night by giving them the banned chemical Auramine Dye, locally known as cow dung powder, and killed herself after, by consuming the same poison.
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Threatened by economics teacher, boy kills self
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 5:59pm EST
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A 16-year-old schoolboy committed suicide by hanging at his school campus in Udumalpet in Tirupur district on Wednesday. He left behind three suicide notes saying that his economics teacher was the reason for the suicide.
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Heightened vigil at Jangalmahal exam centres
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 5:09pm EST
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The state government has planned to make special security arrangements for students appearing for their Madhyamik and Higher Secondary examinations in Jangalmahal.
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Ruffians muscle into nightclub crowd
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 5:07pm EST
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It’s a quarter past one in the dead of night and the streets are deserted outside a well-known nightclub in the city.
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Railway move to assign RPF policing task
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 4:37pm EST
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The railways is all set to move a Bill seeking to make the Railway Protection Force (RPF), the sole body responsible for passengers' security on running trains as well as on the railways premises across the country.
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Bangalore to Mysore in 30 minutes flat
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 4:15pm EST
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Travelling to Namma Mysore will be a pleasure, a far cry from the painful gridlock that motorists battle to just about exit city limits.
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Now Kerala's Richie Rich go for sports
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 3:54pm EST
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Move over private jets and sports cars, the state's well-heeled have set their eyes on luxury pleasure boats ranging from sports cruisers to yachts.
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68-yr-old teacher held for raping 12-yr-old student
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 3:40pm EST
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Police took into custody on Wednesday a 68-year-old teacher of a school run by the Karnataka Nair Service Society (KNSS) in Dooravaninagar after he was accused of raping his 12-year-old student.
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19-yr-old shot by friend
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 2:58pm EST
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Ashok Sautkar (19) was shot dead by his colleagues near Belkhed Kamtha in Karanja Lad taluka of Washim district in the intervening night of February 12 and February 13, the police said.
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3 dead as drunk driver goes berserk
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 2:18pm EST
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Three persons were killed and at least four injured when a drunk driver of a pick-up vehicle drove his vehicle on the wrong side and hit four two-wheelers and two pedestrians on the busy Mecosabagh flyover on Wednesday evening.
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3 dead as drunk driver goes berserk
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 2:18pm EST
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Three persons were killed and at least four injured when a drunk driver of a pick-up vehicle drove his vehicle on the wrong side and hit four two-wheelers and two pedestrians on the busy Mecosabagh flyover on Wednesday evening.
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Body falls out of van, creates panic
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 2:17pm EST
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An unidentified male body on a stretcher that rolled down from a van onto a road near the Ambattur Industrial Estate on Wednesday created a flutter among road-users.
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Body falls out of van, creates panic
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 2:17pm EST
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An unidentified male body on a stretcher that rolled down from a van onto a road near the Ambattur Industrial Estate on Wednesday created a flutter among road-users.
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Coast Guard commissions first inshore patrol vehicle
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 2:14pm EST
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The Indian Coast Guard on Wednesday commissioned ‘Rajshree’, the first in a series of eight inshore patrol vessels. The vessel is custom made for close coast guard missions.
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Coast Guard commissions first inshore patrol vehicle
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 2:14pm EST
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The Indian Coast Guard on Wednesday commissioned ‘Rajshree’, the first in a series of eight inshore patrol vessels. The vessel is custom made for close coast guard missions.
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Contestant named ‘dead’ in voters’list has his nomination cancelled
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 8:52pm EST
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Mark Twain had once said rumours of his death were greatly exaggerated. Sunil Padole, a candidate from Ward No 32B in Lakadganj, must have had similar thoughts when he learnt his candidature was cancelled as he was pronounced “dead” in NMC poll voters’ list.
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Senior citizen held for duping jeweller
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 8:37pm EST
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A 62-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly trying to dupe a jeweller by mortgaging with him a gold-plated ring for Rs 16,000, a rate usually offered for a gold ornament.
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Senior citizen held for duping jeweller
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 8:37pm EST
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A 62-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly trying to dupe a jeweller by mortgaging with him a gold-plated ring for Rs 16,000, a rate usually offered for a gold ornament.
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'Stolen' Goya painting safe in Madrid
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 8:19pm EST
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When over the weekend the Mumbai police announced that they had recovered Franciso Goya's 'Saturn Devouring His Son' (1819-1823) from the residence of real estate agent Majeed Sultan Khan.
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Spl squad, local police in prostitution bust dispute
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 8:18pm EST
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The special squad of the west region police and the Vakola police have come out with conflicting claims regarding a prostitution racket they busted in a joint operation on Monday.
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Speciall squad, local police in prostitution bust dispute
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 8:18pm EST
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The special squad of the west region police and the Vakola police have come out with conflicting claims regarding a prostitution racket they busted in a joint operation on Monday.
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Cockpit shocker: Trainee lands jet aircraft
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 8:10pm EST
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In a major breach of flight safety rules that put the lives of passengers at risk, a commander of a Jet Airways flight ordered the co-pilot to vacate his seat and asked a trainee pilot with no experience of flying a jet plane to take over the controls and land the aircraft.
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Sisters kill ‘unruly’ brother
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 8:00pm EST
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A 27-year-old DCM van driver was bludgeoned to death allegedly by his two sisters following his ‘inappropriate’ behaviour with them.
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50-year-old guard hangs self in Malad
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 7:49pm EST
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A 50-year-old security guard committed suicide on the terrace of a housing society in Malad (W) on Tuesday. The deceased, Saju Murutappa, had problems with his vision and also had a heart ailment, said cops.
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Failed affair drives teen to end life in Jamshedpur
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 6:36pm EST
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A day when the love birds across the world were celebrating Valentine's Day, a teenager committed suicide allegedly because of a failed affair.
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Suicide, knife attack mar Valentine's Day
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 6:10pm EST
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Valentine’s Day was smeared in blood in Kolkata as a woman jumped to her death at Howrah station, in front of hundreds of passengers, and a spurned lover slashed a girl in the middle of rush-hour.
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Duped man attempts suicide in Mysore
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 6:03pm EST
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A 25-year-old employee who was duped of his money, by a woman and his relatives on the pretext of getting him a government job, attempted suicide and was admitted to Krishna Rajendra Hospital here on Tuesday.
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Spurned trio killed BPO worker in Delhi
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 5:14pm EST
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The 18-year-old girl - whose body was recovered from a village in Rewari on Monday - was murdered by two brothers and their accomplice after she refused to strike a friendship with them before Valentine’s Day.
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Man pays with his life over wife's affair
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 4:07pm EST
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A 30-year-old Dahisar resident had to pay with his life when he decided to confront his wife's paramour about their extra-marital affair. The police have arrested three men in the case.
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Father leaves 9-month-old near railway track
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 3:05pm EST
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Train passengers on Tuesday rescued a nine-month old girl who they found lying near the railway track at Korukkupet Railway Station.
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Student held in date rape case
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 2:37pm EST
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An engineering college student, accused in the rape of a 19-year-old woman near Tambaram on February 5, has been arrested.
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Blind man held for second prank call in 2 months
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 2:16pm EST
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A 38-year-old blind man was arrested on Tuesday for making prank calls to the police control room for the second time in the past two months.
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DMRC has Rs 15,000 crore debt
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 9:32am EST
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Delhi Metro has a debt of Rs 15,000 crore owing to the development of the two phases of the modern transport system and they would be settled in the next 20 years, Delhi Metro chief Mangu Singh said today
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Three killed, five injured in accident
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 9:30am EST
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Three persons including two children were killed and five injured when the car they were travelling in fell into a pit between Vazhoor-Changanacherry road today.
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Girl rejects love proposal, murdered
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 8:46am EST
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Irked over his love proposal being rejected, a 21-year-old youth along with his brother and associate allegedly abducted a teenaged girl from near her house here and murdered her.
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Lover attacks girl with blade on V-Day
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 7:35am EST
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A spurned lover here tried to permanently scar his former girlfriend's face with a blade on Valentine's Day Tuesday but the victim escaped with a slashed arm.
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Israeli couple's deportation: High court stays order
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 2:54am EST
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Deportation of a Jewish couple from Israel, who were served with ‘Quit India’ notices by the district administration was stayed by the Kerala high court today.
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Refused way, furious driver fires at teen
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 9:49pm EST
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Furious that a fourwheeler driver didn’t give way for him, an unidentified driver of a white Honda Civic allegedly shot four rounds from his air revolver at the vehicle and injured a 14-year-old boy travelling in it near Bashyam Circle in Sadashivnagar past Sunday midnight.
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Hundreds of crorepatis take guard for BMC poll battle
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 9:06pm EST
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Muscle and money power have always been constants in Mumbai civic polls. This time they are more so. A study of candidates ' affidavits by NGOs Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) and AGNI shows that 15% of them are crorepatis while 13% have criminal cases pending against them.
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Former sex workers serve sweet delights
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 8:44pm EST
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A group of 80-odd former commercial sex workers has found a new-and sweet-calling . The women are designing special heart-shaped chocolates for Valentine's Day.
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Man run over while crossing tracks near Kalyan
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 8:40pm EST
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A man, who was returning home from a hospital, was run over by a local while crossing the tracks near Kalyan around 6.30pm on Monday.
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Financial loss pushes doctor to suicide
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 8:25pm EST
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doctor committed suicide by hanging himself late on Sunday night at his residence in Chetana colony in Hubli.
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Noted poet Shahryar passes away
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 8:08pm EST
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Renowned Urdu poet Akhlaq Mohammad Khan, who wrote under the pen name ‘Shahryar’ and immortalized himself as the lyricist of ‘Umrao Jaan’, passed away in Aligarh on Monday fter battling lung cancer.
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Man arrested for killing sister’s pet
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 7:29pm EST
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A 40-year-old man was arrested on Monday morning for stamping his sister's puppy to death at Tambaram in a fit of rage.
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After tiff with hubby, techie hangs self
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 7:18pm EST
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A 27-year old software engineer hailing from West Bengal committed suicide by hanging in her house in Pazhavanthangal in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.
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Posing as a cop, man kidnaps 19-year-old girl
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 7:14pm EST
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Pretending to be a cop, a man kidnapped a 19-year-old girl from a temple in Palladam on the outskirts of the city on Sunday.
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Bank adopts 45 girl students in Mangalore
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 6:44pm EST
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State Bank of India has adopted 45 girl students in the city and will take care of their educational expenses under its community services banking activity. Under the scheme
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Starry kick-off to traffic drive in Delhi
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 6:12pm EST
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Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi inaugurated the Delhi Traffic Police campaign, ‘Respect The Pedestrian’ on Monday at Rajpath at India Gate.
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US diplomats walk to drive away poverty
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 5:18pm EST
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A team of four American diplomats from the US consulate in Mumbai grabbed the 12th position in a 100km walkathon event that started on Friday from Bangalore and concluded in Bidadi.
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Man pretends to take poison to avoid lockup
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 5:13pm EST
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To evade police custody, an accused in a robbery case claimed to have consumed poison in the Bandra police lockup.
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History-sheeter caught setting bike ablaze
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 5:07pm EST
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Last week, the accused had learnt that members of the chaddi-banian gang members were active in the locality.
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Youth held for sodomy at Odhav
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 3:57pm EST
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A 22-year-old youth was nabbed by Odhav police on Monday for sodomizing a 13-year-old boy, his neighbour, on Sunday afternoon.
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Parks raided to prevent public display of affection
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 3:51pm EST
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In order to prevent couples from cozying up in city parks, the Kamrup (Metro) district administration on Monday carried out surprise checks in various parks across Guwahati till late evening, ahead of Valentine's Day on Tuesday.
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Parks raided to prevent public display of affection
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 3:51pm EST
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Checks were carried out at Prashanti Udyan on the banks of Dighalipukhuri, Sati Radhika Park in Uzanbazar and Shankardev Udyan in Bharalumukh. Couples displaying affection in public were warned off.
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International recruiters throng IIM-A
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 3:27pm EST
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Despite looming economic gloom, major international recruiters returned at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) campus to take part in the final recruitment process which began on Monday.
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Man hacks wife to death, lynched by mob
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 3:06pm EST
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In yet another case of domestic violence in the state, a 30-year-old man murdered his wife with a machete on Sunday and was later lynched by an irate mob in Tlungvel village, about 60 km south of Aizawl.
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Quack arrested while aborting a maiden
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 2:27pm EST
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In a joint operation, the special squad of Gondia Police and Amgaon police nabbed a quack red-handed while he was aborting a maiden in a field near Banjaritola village in Amgaon on Saturday.
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Red roses in short supply this Valentine's
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 1:45pm EST
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It will be difficult to gift a red rose this Valentine's Day.The low production of red roses in the region and the whole of northern India has caused an acute shortage of red roses in Varanasi.
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Nun's 'rape': Apex court stays trial
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 11:51am EST
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The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the trial in the alleged rape of a nun during the 2008 communal violence in Odisha.
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Nun's 'rape': Apex court stays trial
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 11:51am EST
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The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the trial in the alleged rape of a nun during the 2008 communal violence in Odisha.
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Doctors continue with their strike in AP
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 11:48am EST
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The striking medicos in Andhra Pradesh today continued their agitation for various demands including hike in stipend even as the state government maintained that it has accepted most of their demands.
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Doctors continue with their strike in AP
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 11:48am EST
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The striking medicos in Andhra Pradesh today continued their agitation for various demands including hike in stipend even as the state government maintained that it has accepted most of their demands.
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5 of a family attempt suicide, 3 succumb
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 10:14am EST
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In a alleged suicide pact, three of a five-strong family died after reportedly consuming poison while the others have been admitted to hospital, police said today.
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Newsreader commits suicide in Hyderabad
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 8:34pm EST
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A news reader of a private Oriya channel committed suicide by hanging at his house in Vanasthalipuram on Saturday.
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News reader commits suicide in Hyderabad
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 8:34pm EST
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A news reader of a private Oriya channel committed suicide by hanging at his house in Vanasthalipuram on Saturday.
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Man kills sister's pet dog to settle scores
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 8:21pm EST
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A seven-month-old pet dog became the victim of a long-standing quarrel between members of a family living in the same street on GST Road in Tambaram Sanatorium area on Sunday.
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Pregnant woman raped, 2 held
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 8:08pm EST
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Two accomplices of a rape accused were arrested on Sunday . The accused, one Sanjay , raped a seven months pregnant woman in west Delhi last Friday . He is on the run.
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Ghaziabad's miracle girl lured with peanuts and Rs 30, rapist held
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 7:56pm EST
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The girl who was raped and left to die on railway tracks in Ghaziabad last week was targeted by a man who knew her and was from the same village.
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Ghaziabad's miracle girl lured with peanuts & 30, rapist held
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 7:56pm EST
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The girl who was raped and left to die on railway tracks in Ghaziabad last week was targeted by a man who knew her and was from the same village.
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This V-Day roses to be a thorn in your wallet
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 7:47pm EST
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With only a day left for Valentine's Day, florists are pulling out all the stops. However, there is nothing romantic about the prices. With orders pouring in every few minutes, the prices of roses have skyrocketed in the city.
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Wedding party burns down hotel in Hyderabad
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 7:38pm EST
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In a major incident of fire, three floors of a four-storied hotel, Sitara Grand, in LB Nagar got gutted. The fire also engulfed three two-wheelers which were parked near the hotel.
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Man burnt to death over loan dues in Guntur?
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 7:10pm EST
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Tension prevailed in Annaram village of Rompicherla mandal on Sunday after a man was torched over a dispute on repayment of loan. With all the suspects in the murder case on the run, police have set up three special teams to nab the offenders.
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Mohali is now Ajitgarh
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 5:11pm EST
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Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (SAS Nagar) or Mohali, has been rechristened as Ajitgarh, following approval of Union home ministry on Sunday.
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Hindus at home in Muslim-built abodes
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 4:20pm EST
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Today, 70-odd Hindu families live in the Patia in homes rebuilt by the Islamic Relief Committee (IRC) in 2003. Many Muslims left the place, but all Hindus returned to live beside their old neighbours.
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Sabarmati jail to produce petrol pump attendants
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 4:12pm EST
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If all goes well, the state prison authorities are planning to start a petrol pump exclusively run by Sabarmati jail inmates by second half of the year.
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Man 'accidentally' visits ladies washroom
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 3:53pm EST
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A 23-year-old man was caught by women at Acropolis Mall on Saturday night from women's washroom.While the youth claimed it to be a mistake, a woman accused him of playing peeping tom.
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V-Day: Special offers for lovebirds
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 3:51pm EST
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Those struck by Cupid aren’t annoyed that their day of love, Valentine’s Day, is falling on a working day.
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V-Day: Special offers for lovebirds
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 3:51pm EST
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Those struck by Cupid aren’t annoyed that their day of love, Valentine’s Day, is falling on a working day.
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Patel families welcome tribal bahus
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 3:34pm EST
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Seventy nine couples tied the knot in a rather unique mass marriage ceremony organized by Nana Baar Gaam Kadva Patidar Samaj at Thaltej on Sunday.
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Delhi metro zones face extra property tax
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 3:20pm EST
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In a move that may further push up property prices along Metro corridors, the Centre has asked the Delhi government to impose a dedicated tax or levies on real estate transactions in those areas.
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Peak hour speed checks in Delhi, challans in mail
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 3:12pm EST
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If you think it is easy to get away with speeding on Delhi roads, a new traffic drive may make you think again.
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63-yr-old woman falls to death in Andheri
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 2:38pm EST
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A 63-year-old woman died after she fell off from the seventh floor of her apartment in Sagar Sanjog at Four Bungalows in Andheri on Sunday afternoon.
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NCP flag touches power line, 4 killed
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 2:20pm EST
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An NCP street rally for the Kalwa municipal corporation polls turned tragic on Sunday as four youths were electrocuted and 11 others injured after an iron flag-pole held by one of the victims accidentally came in contact with a high-voltage overhead wire.
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2 killed as neighbours clash turns violent
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 11:25am EST
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Two members of a family were killed and four others injured in a north Delhi locality after an argument between neighbours turned violent, police said today.
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Four run over by train in Jabalpur
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 11:15am EST
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Four railway employees were run over today by a speeding train between Bhedaghat and Bhitouni stations here, sources said.
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Friends stab each other over Rs 50
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 11:06am EST
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Two friends allegedly stabbed each other following a quarrel over Rs 50 leading to the death of one of them, police said today.
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Five children of a family killed in fire
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 9:52am EST
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Five siblings, including an infant, were charred to death in a fire at their hutment in a slum in Bhiwandi area here, police said today.
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Delhi: No fear of moral policing on V-Day
Posted: February 12th, 2012, 7:44am EST
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Come Valentine's Day, love birds in the capital can express their affection without any fear of moral policing from several right wing organisations, who have decided not to play spoilsport this time.
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Bangalore: Minor girl raped and murdered
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 8:52pm EST
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A six-year old girl was raped and murdered in a temple auditorium under construction in KG Halli in Bangalore East on Friday evening. Her parents, migrant construction workers, are in shock as this happened just a few days after they came to Bangalore.
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Rajkumar, missing link in Falak case, arrested
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 8:40pm EST
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Rajkumar has been charged with the rape of the 14-year-old (case at Sangam Vihar police station) and also under section 317 of IPC which relates to abandoning of a child under 12 years of age (case at Vasant Kunj North police station). Rajkumar was the link who tried to illegally adopt the baby and then left her in the care of a 14-year-old girl with whom he was living in.
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Engineering student found dead in pit
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 6:37pm EST
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While his parents claim it to be a murder as Manav was thrashed by some of his classmates five days ago, police claim that he died due to drowning.
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Two college students climb water tank for demands
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 6:34pm EST
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Two student leaders of Government College here on Saturday afternoon climbed on the water tank at Beawer Road in 'Veeru style' and threatened suicide if their demands were not met.
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Mentally challenged man sterilized in MP
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 5:45pm EST
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A 35-year-old mentally retarded and childless man was allegedly taken away and vasectomised in the district hospital in Rewa, under the government’s sterilisation drive.
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Man stones wife stalker to death, held
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 5:16pm EST
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Angry over harassment of his wife by an alleged rowdy, a labourer allegedly stoned him to death in Chhatripura area in the city on Friday night. The police have arrested the accused.
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Man stones wife stalker to death, held
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 5:16pm EST
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Angry over harassment of his wife by an alleged rowdy, a labourer allegedly stoned him to death in Chhatripura area in the city on Friday night. The police have arrested the accused.
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Techie in woman's dress found dead
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 4:42pm EST
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In a bizarre case of suspected suicide, a 25-year-old man wearing a ‘salwar’ suit and sporting ‘alta’ on his feet and forehead, was found dead in a room of a hotel on Station Road in Patna on Saturday morning.
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Woman burnt, abandoned by husband, his partner
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 4:35pm EST
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severely burnt woman, who lay unattended on a platform at the Chetpet railway station for nearly two weeks, was taken to hospital on Saturday morning after an engineer noticed her and alerted the 108 ambulance service.
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Man kills self after wife found hanging
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 4:33pm EST
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A 24-year-old woman and her husband committed suicide by hanging at their residence in Selaiyur, reportedly within hours of each other. The couple's two-year-old son was found weeping near the bodies on Saturday morning by the family members of the deceased woman, Vijaya.
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Fake cops dupe senior citizen
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 4:12pm EST
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A senior citizen was duped of gold bangles worth Rs 1 lakh by a duo posing as cops near Memnagar on Saturday morning.
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Rape case slapped against boyfriend
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 4:04pm EST
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With medical examination revealing that there is evidence of vaginal penetration, a rape case has been registered against the boyfriend of a minor girl who had gone missing from her home in Panaji.
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Woman stabbed to death in Palghar
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 2:59pm EST
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The 33-year-old daughter-in-law of a dairy farm owner in Palghar was found murdered in her home on Friday.
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Fashion designer robbed
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 2:28pm EST
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Fashion designer Kanwaljeet Singh has lodged a complaint of theft with the Amboli police after his office boy allegedly ran away with his diamond ring, cash and mobile, collectively worth Rs 1.05 lakh.
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This Valentine Day, hubbies play spy games
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 1:56pm EST
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This year on Valentine's Day detective agencies across Mumbai are being inundated with calls from spouses asking them to spy on their ‘better halves’.
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Engineering student found dead in hotel
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 9:25am EST
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Hari Om alias Ravishankar Prasad, 21, a resident of Bihariganj in Madhepura district, died apparently after consuming poison.
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Five killed in road accident
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 8:52am EST
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The accident took place on Bulandshahr-Syana road near Kudena village when a car collided with an SUV, police said.
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Constable booked for raping minor
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 8:33am EST
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A case has been registered against constable Ravinder, who is absconding, after the victims' parents placed the matter before a meeting of the district child welfare committee.
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Man gets death for killing 6-yr-old girl after rape
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 7:05am EST
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The court ruled that the accused was a "menace" to the society, having committed the "brutal and grotesque" offence.
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CMO, two nurses killed in accidents
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 3:04am EST
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A double tragedy struck the medical community here when a deputy chief medical officer and two nurses were killed in separate road mishaps on the Varanasi-Jaunpur highway.
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Two people arrested in Falak case
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 2:50am EST
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Rajkumar, the man alleged to have handed over two-year-old baby Falak to his teen girlfriend, has been arrested, police said Saturday. Another woman has also been arrested in the case that exposed a human trafficking racket in the capital.
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La Mart top-ranker found dead in lake
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 8:06pm EST
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A 17-year-old boy, who was among the top-rankers in class and aimed to crack the civil services exams, was found dead in Rabindra Sarovar on Friday morning.
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Bangalore: Bus driver flees after mowing down techie
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 8:02pm EST
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A 44-year-old software engineer riding pillion on a motorcycle was killed on the spot after a speeding BMTC Volvo bus rammed the two-wheeler. The bus had earlier hit three cars on Bannerghatta Road in front of Shilpa Kalyana Mantap around 12.15pm Friday.
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Prone to quake, Chandigarh may shake again
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 7:28pm EST
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With six tremors shaking the region in the last four months, the city is realizing the implication of being under the 'second most prone to quakes' region.Seismologists cite recurrence of such tremors in the region.
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Man stabs wife, daughter, takes cowdung powder
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 7:02pm EST
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A 52-year-old man stabbed his wife and daughter before consuming poison on Friday. He is receiving treatment at Coimbatore Medical College Hospital. Police said he will be arrested upon recovery.
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Paravur sex case victim wants to be a fashion designer
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 6:57pm EST
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Burying her painful memories, the Paravur sex scandal victim is charting a new life.She has one goal, to continue her education and become a fashion designer.
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Mob beats up father, minor son after duo caught stealing
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 6:40pm EST
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Caught red-handed while stealing cash, a minor boy and his father were thrashed black and blue by an angry mob at Medical Square on Thursday morning.
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Cousin’s suicide prompts youth to end life
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 6:27pm EST
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Overcome with guilt, a student committed suicide on Friday, blaming himself for his cousin sister’s suicide after he mistakenly told her that she had failed in her exam.
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Girl saves brother at the cost of her own life
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 5:52pm EST
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A schoolgirl was killed trying to save her brother from being hit by a reversing pick-up truck in Madh, on Friday.
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Leopard kills minor in Junagadh
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 5:42pm EST
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A leopard mauled a 12-year-old girl to death in Ghantiya village of Junagadh district on Thursday.
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Bellary teacher held for raping Class VII student
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 5:42pm EST
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A mathematics teacher was arrested and sent to judicial custody on Thursday on charges of sexually assaulting a Class VII student for the past six months.
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16-yr-old boy stabs drunk father to death
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 5:38pm EST
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A day after a school student murdered his teacher in Chennai, a 16-year-old boy was arrested by the police for stabbing to death his father, at Usilampatti in Madurai district.
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Actor hangs self in Mumbai flat
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 5:35pm EST
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Ruby Singh left behind a suicide note in which she said that nobody should be held responsible for her death. According to the police, Ruby was depressed and had attempted suicide in Bihar a year ago by consuming sleeping pills.
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Actor hangs self in Mumbai flat
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 5:35pm EST
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Ruby Singh left behind a suicide note in which she said that nobody should be held responsible for her death. According to the police, Ruby was depressed and had attempted suicide in Bihar a year ago by consuming sleeping pills.
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Tug of war over organs leaves 2 patients dead
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 5:34pm EST
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t least two end-stage liver patients in a city hospital died after another hospital refused to part with donor livers though the patients were flagged off with the state organ registry as emergencies.
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Worker dies while cleaning sewage tank
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 5:21pm EST
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The death of a 34-year-old sanitary worker on Thursday, first registered as a case of unnatural death, was altered on Friday into a case of death due to negligence and recorded under the Employment of Manual Scavenging and Construction of Dry Latrine (Prohibition) Act, 1993 following a complaint from the family.
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4 held for kidnap bid on 10-year-old
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 4:50pm EST
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Four persons-including a father-son duo-from Thane have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 10-year-old schoolgirl on Friday.
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World record for singing national anthem
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 4:48pm EST
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A world record was set in Aurangabad on the eve of Republic Day when more than 15,000 citizens gathered to sing the national anthem.
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Man calls wife to say he killed son, ends life
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 4:11pm EST
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A 35-year-old car mechanic allegedly strangled his three-and-a-half-year-old son to death and later committed suicide by slitting his throat with a sharp weapon on Thursday night.
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Gulabo to perform at Windsor Castle
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 3:51pm EST
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Rajasthani folk dancer Gulabo has been invited to perform at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom in May during celebrations to mark 60 years of Queen Elizabeth's reign.The Queen came to the throne on 6 February 1952.
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Domestic help, three others held for robbery
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 3:43pm EST
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The Noida police have arrested three persons, including a maid, for robbing a city-based businessman of jewellery worth nearly Rs 1.5 crore from his house.
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CISF jawan shot at senior, held
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 3:33pm EST
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The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Friday handed over its assistant-sub inspector who allegedly shot at his senior to the Amber police.
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Ex-cop held for harassing Class 11 girl
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 3:27pm EST
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An ex-cop, who had allegedly been stalking a girl for last three months, was arrested at Bangali Chauraha, here on Friday.
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Dowry case: Mother, son get life term
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 2:36am EST
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Taking letters written by a dowry victim complaining of harassment before her death as evidence, a local court here has sentenced the husband and mother-in-law to life imprisonment.
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Delhi: Man accused of raping girl for 7yrs, let off
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 1:57am EST
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A man accused of raping a girl for seven years on false promise of marriage has been let off by a Delhi court as there was no evidence to suggest that the "victim" was not a consenting party to it.
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Chilly morning in Delhi, mercury settles at 6.4°C
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 1:03am EST
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Delhi braved icy winds Friday morning but the weather office forecast a warm and sunny day.
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Honour killing case: Father arrested
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 12:56am EST
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Days after an 18-year-old girl was killed for honour, police have arrested her father and a relative in connection with the murder.
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Flash mob spirit: Kolaveri Di against inequality
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 5:41pm EST
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Students from colleges across Bangalore joined the Kolaveri Di party. On Thursday evening, a flash mob of 35 students raised their voice against poverty and inequality in the country.
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Taps to go dry on Friday, Saturday in Bangalore
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 5:36pm EST
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Better store the water you get because there will be no supply in many areas on Friday and Saturday.
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BTech student commits suicide
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 5:27pm EST
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Depressed over poor performance in the examinations, a 24-year-old BTech student committed suicide by hanging himself at his house in Bajaria on Wednesday night.
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International flights from Indore by mid-2012
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 5:09pm EST
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As the dust over making the new terminal operational from February 14 settles, hope for international flights taking to the skies from Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport in Indore has brightened.
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Man booked for girl's murder at veg market
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 5:04pm EST
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Police claimed that the accused has been identified as Sukhram, who allegedly had threatened to kill the girl, Neha, during a quarrel with her father, Bablu.They are neighbours.
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One nabbed for 36 Hyundai Verna thefts in city
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 5:04pm EST
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A team of city crime branch officials arrested a 26-year-old youth wanted in car theft cases on Wednesday.Police have started search for his partners in crime and 21 stolen cars which are not recovered yet.
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Couple commits suicide in Naroda
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 4:59pm EST
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A married couple committed suicide on Wednesday.The woman consumed poison at her parents' residence in Meghaninagar.On receiving the news of his wife's death, the husband too consumed poison.
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16-yr-old girl promised film roles, raped
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 4:55pm EST
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Betul police are looking into a complaint of a minor Dalit girl, who alleged that a man took her to Mumbai by a man on promise of getting her a lead role in Bollywood films and was raped for a month.
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SC rejects MNS plea to hold rally at Shivaji Park
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 4:39pm EST
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A division bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the special leave petition filed by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena appealing against the Bombay high court’s order disallowing public rallies at the venue.
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New born girl thrown out of ambulance by mother
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 4:28pm EST
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The girl miraculously survived and was rushed to the health centre by the same ambulance which had dropped the mother home.
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Pali MP 'quizzed' in Bhanwari case
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 4:25pm EST
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Member of Parliament from Pali, Badri Ram Jakhar, on Thursday appeared before the Central Bureau of investigation (CBI) in connection with the Bhanwari Devi case.
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Engineering student, a rape accused, attempts to end life
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 4:23pm EST
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An engineering student, on the run and apprehending arrest by the police after being accused in the gang-rape of a 19-year-old woman, attempted suicide by consuming poison.
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Pistol ‘stolen’ from NSG’s arms store in Manesar
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 3:27pm EST
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There was a dent in the safety inside the NSG camp in Manesar when a pistol was found missing from the arms store. Police have lodged an FIR and are investigating the case.
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55-year-old woman sets herself on fire in Sector 4
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 3:26pm EST
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A 55-year-old woman set herself on fire after pouring kerosene on her body at her home in Sector-4 on Thursday afternoon. She was rushed to a private hospital where she was declares brought dead.
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Thusday was third coldest day ever in Mumbai
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 3:12pm EST
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Wednesday was one of those rare nights when all fans had to be switched off and people living on the streets gathered around small fires.
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At 8.8°C, Thursday was third coldest day in Mumbai
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 3:12pm EST
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Wednesday was one of those rare nights when all fans had to be switched off and people living on the streets gathered around small fires.
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With 'nephew' in bathroom, woman refuses to open door for 'hubby'
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 2:58pm EST
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A 30-year-old woman was booked for trying to end her life at Ganeshpeth in the wee hours of Thursday after a tiff with her husband.
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Delhi shivers at 4°C, lowest in 2012
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 2:51pm EST
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After heavy snowfall in the hills, Delhi caught the chill on Thursday. Icy northerlies blew through the day while the minimum recorded at the city’s main weather station was 4 degrees Celsius.
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7-year-old boy dies after being hit by speeding car
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 2:48pm EST
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A seven-year-old boy was killed after being hit by a speeding car while crossing a road in the Geeta Colony area of east Delhi on Wednesday. The victim, identified as Hemant Kashyap, was returning home with his family after attending a wedding.
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SpeakAsia plea to pay only 115 opposed
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 2:23pm EST
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SpeakAsia, the investment firm that duped thousands of people of crores of rupees, has appealed to the Supreme Court that it will return Rs 50 crore to 115 petitioners who had invested in it.
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Baby saga: Sex racket spread across north India
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 2:19pm EST
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The AIIMS baby saga has blown the lid off a massive sex racket across north India, police said on Thursday.
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TV suicide: Boy dies imitating act
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 2:02pm EST
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A 12-year-old boy committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence in Jafrabad area of northeast Delhi.
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Norwegian tourist found dead
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 12:00pm EST
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Oystain Hodne was staying in a hotel on Sikar Road along with his Indian wife Jasvindar and three children.
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Jamia to build hostel for Kashmiri students
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 8:55am EST
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The Jamia Millia university is building a hostel for students from Jammu and Kashmir as part of confidence building measures for the people from the troubled-state.
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Man attacks women passengers in train
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 8:12am EST
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The man, who seemed to be mentally unstable, boarded the Ernakulam-Kottayam passenger train at Ernakulam and began attacking the women, said eyewitnesses.
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Man attacks women passengers in train
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 8:12am EST
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IIT Delhi student held for blackmailing IIT Kanpur girl
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 6:51am EST
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An student from IIT Delhi was arrested from the college's campus and brought here today for allegedly blackmailing an IIT Kanpur girl, police said.
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IIT Delhi student held for blackmailing IIT Kanpur girl
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 6:51am EST
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Cyber criminals eye Olympics as opportunity to con people
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 5:22am EST
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Researchers at internet and software security firm Websense have unearthed a number of Olympic ticket scam sites.
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Cyber criminals eye Olympics as opportunity to con people
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Cold winds leave Delhiites shivering
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 12:44am EST
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Mercury plunged five degrees below normal on Thursday morning bringing back cold conditions in the city which was experiencing a spell of relatively pleasant weather over the last few days.
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Boyfriend, 4 others rape 19-yr-old after spiking drink
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 7:50pm EST
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Police have arrested four college students and launched a hunt for another student for allegedly raping a 19-year-old woman after spiking her drinks at a party. The arrested include the woman’s boyfriend K Sivanandan (19) of Anakaputhur.
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Mumbai shivers on coldest Feb day in four years
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 7:23pm EST
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The city on Wednesday experienced its coldest February day in the last four years with Santa Cruz recording a minimum temperature of 14.2 degrees Celsius.
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Jilted lover stabs partially blind woman
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 7:20pm EST
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A partially blind Nalasopara (E) woman was stabbed by her exboyfriend on Tuesday. Passersby caught the accused and handed him over to the cops.
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Jilted lover stabs partially blind woman
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 7:20pm EST
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A partially blind Nalasopara (E) woman was stabbed by her exboyfriend on Tuesday. Passersby caught the accused and handed him over to the cops.
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Neighbour dupes woman, relatives of Rs 35L
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 6:50pm EST
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A Naranpura-resident has filed a cheating complaint against her neighbour.Sonal Shah, a resident of Arya Society, has alleged that Mitesh Shah had cheated her friends and relatives of Rs 35 lakh.
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Runaway bride racket busted
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 6:44pm EST
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City crime branch arrested four women in the city who were part of a marriage racket where they would target bachelors unable to find brides, offer them a girl for marriage, charging them a hefty fee.
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Woman accuses of being tricked into marriage
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 6:37pm EST
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The woman lodged a complaint with the Hanumanganj police on Wednesday against one Manish Baghel, said to be working in the Army.
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64-year-old prisoner attempts suicide
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 6:00pm EST
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A 64-year-old prisoner attempted suicide by cutting his private parts in the toilet of Coimbatore Central Prison on Tuesday. He is presently recovering at Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH).
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Bombay HC upholds dismissal of adulterous cop
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 5:52pm EST
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An extra-marital affair can cost you your job, as a constable has bitterly learnt. Twenty-five years after he was sacked, the Bombay high court, in an unusual order, has upheld his dismissal.
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Drunk cab driver ploughs into parked vehicles
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 5:27pm EST
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An inebriated cab driver damaged seven vehicles after driving into them at Sundarnagar colony in Thergaon around midnight on Tuesday.
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No AFMC entrance exam from 2013
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 5:02pm EST
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The all-India entrance test for admissions to the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, will be a thing of the past from the academic year 2013-14.
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Netizens aim tweet barbs at netas
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 4:41pm EST
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The netizens lashed out at the politicians soon after the controversy broke.
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Branded terrorist, he lost his youth in jail
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 4:24pm EST
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As 18-year-old Mohammad Amir Khan walked to see a hakeem in Bahadurgarh on the night of February 20, 1998, his biggest worry was the kidney stones he had developed.
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Woman sets self ablaze after fight
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 4:19pm EST
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A 35-year-old woman, Noorjehan Gilani, set herself ablaze after an argument with her husband, Gaus, in the Simla Nagar slums in Malabar Hill on Wednesday.
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Women auto drivers in Mumbai soon?
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 4:12pm EST
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The operators of fleet taxis run exclusively by women are now keen that women be allowed to drive autos in Mumbai.
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4 in hospital after Navi Mumbai gas leak
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 4:08pm EST
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Four men, including two CWC workers, were taken to a municipal hospital in Vashi after they complained of nausea, eye and throat irritation.
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Sena has the most Rabri Devis in fray
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 3:52pm EST
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They will be known as the quintessential Rabri Devis, looking upon their husbands for guidance if they get elected as corporators in the February 16 civic elections.
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High demand for Karnataka ministers' MMS
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 3:50pm EST
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It's the most sought after porn clip in the market.But the video that reduced three BJP ministers into legislators is not available with any porn DVD /film dealer in the city.
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High demand for Karnataka ministers' MMS
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 3:50pm EST
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It's the most sought after porn clip in the market.But the video that reduced three BJP ministers into legislators is not available with any porn DVD /film dealer in the city.
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ATC stops take-off, averts mishap at Mumbai airport
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 3:38pm EST
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A Jet Airways flight had to abort take-off on Wednesday afternoon after an ATC official noticed an IndiGo aircraft on the approach path coming in to land.
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ID card must for rail journey from Feb 15
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 3:37pm EST
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The passengers will now have to carry a proof of identity while travelling in trains from next week.
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Fashion designer’s store in Juhu burgled of Rs 8 lakh
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 3:30pm EST
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Fashion designer Archana Kochhar’s store in Juhu has been burgled of Rs 8 lakh in cash.
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6 of marriage party killed as truck falls into river
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 3:27pm EST
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Six persons, including three children and a teenager, were killed and 12 injured when a truck carrying a marriage party plunged 30ft into a river while crossing a bridge in Manor early on Wednesday.
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Jail inmate cuts off his body part
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 3:24pm EST
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In a bizarre incident, an inmate of Sikar jail reported to be mentally unstable allegedly removed a portion of his private part.The incident happened late on Tuesday.
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French woman found murdered
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 12:18pm EST
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Allene Amudha alias Jayamani, 55, was staying alone at the residence. All her children and relatives were in France, police said.
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Falak case: Court wants guidelines for media
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 9:43am EST
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The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the government to constitute a committee on a plea that sought guidelines to regulate media reporting and disclosure of details about children in cases like that of baby Falak.
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Cop jailed in molestation case
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 8:28am EST
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A Delhi Traffic Police constable has been jailed for 2 years for molesting a woman in 2010 by a court here which said that the cop was expected to enforce the law and not flout it.
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Bakery owner cheated by woman
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 8:10am EST
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She got close to the owner of a bakery shop by introducing herself as Personal Assistant of railway minister and allegedly cheated him of Rs 8.25 lakh.
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NRHM scam: CBI raid in Ghazipur hospital
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 6:50am EST
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A CBI team today conducted searches at the district hospital here in connection with the National Rural Health Mission scam.
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Mumbai: Boy hangs self after tiff with dad
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 6:59pm EST
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A 15-year-old boy was found hanging from a railway pole at Bhayander on Monday.
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From Friday, pay Rs 25 on return from BIA
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 6:52pm EST
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Get ready to pay a toll from Friday if you are visiting Bengaluru International Airport (BIA). The money - Rs 25 - will be collected on your return from the airport.
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Astrologer robs film producer of his car
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 6:13pm EST
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Miffed with a Tollywood producer not repaying a loan of Rs 5 lakh, a self-proclaimed astrologer and two of his associates forcibly pushed the producer and his wife out of their Honda Civic car at Begumpet on Monday evening and sped away with the vehicle.
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Woman seeks police help to get back much-married hubby
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 6:05pm EST
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A 37-year-old woman on Tuesday sought police help to reunite with her husband who she said had ‘married’ two other women and wanted to marry another.
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International flights from Vizag in March
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 5:41pm EST
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International flights from Vizag will become a reality with the first flight to Dubai taking off on March 26.
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UK MP Keith Vaz to meet Bidve family in Mumbai
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 4:31pm EST
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British member of parliament Keith Vaz is to meet the family members of Anuj Bidve, the engineering student from Pune who was killed in Manchester city last December.The meeting will take place on February 11.
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Mumbai cop caught taking bribe
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 3:32pm EST
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Inspector Ratnakar Kashinath Mahatre of the state security board was caught by the anti-corruption bureau while accepting a bribe of Rs 12,000 from a private security company on Tuesday morning.
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Woman dragged by moving train, dies
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 3:20pm EST
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The rush to secure a seat in a moving train cost a 29-year-old woman her life after she slipped and fell into the gap between the platform and the train.The woman was crushed after being dragged for 10-15 metres.
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Jobless man batters father to death
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 2:55pm EST
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Mourning relatives of property dealer Harnam Singh, who was allegedly killed by his son on Tuesday, did not seem shocked by the crime.They said accused Chandra Mohan Dhingra had always betrayed a wild and wayward streak.
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Vijay Mallya, KF apologizes to Ayesha Takia's sister
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 2:48pm EST
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Bollywood actress Ayesha Takia took to Twitter to express her displeasure with a Kingfisher Airlines (IT) staffer who allegedly misbehaved with her younger sister Natasha at Delhi's IGI Airport on Monday.
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Boy stabs juniors over girlfriend
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 2:44pm EST
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Four students of a private school on Sohna Bypass Road near Ballabgarh were stabbed on Tuesday by a senior student, who was "angry" that his girlfriend was being "humiliated'' regularly by the victims.
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Thane: Mom, sons held with Rs 37L jewels
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 2:19pm EST
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The Vikhroli police recently seized 62.88 kg silver and 100 gm gold jewellery worth over Rs 37 lakh from an interstate gang of robbers in Thane.
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This RAW will help Gujarat Inc
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 2:07pm EST
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Gujarat Chamber Of Commerce & Industry has started its own Research and Analysis Wingto gather business intelligence. The wing will prepare reports on various business sectors.
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Man masks signal, robs train guard
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 2:04pm EST
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An unidentified man robbed the guard of a Churchgate local between Bandra and Mahim stations early on Tuesday after forcing the motorman to stop the train by covering a signal with a piece of paper.
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Brothers kill sis-in-law over railway job
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 1:55pm EST
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The Nehru Nagar police on Tuesday arrested two brothers for strangling their brother's wife in their Kurla home on Monday, two days after his death.
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Brothers kill sister-in-law over railway job
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 1:55pm EST
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The Nehru Nagar police on Tuesday arrested two brothers for strangling their brother's wife in their Kurla home on Monday, two days after his death.
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85-year-old priest battered to death
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 12:21pm EST
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Bhavanbhai Boliya was found in a pool of blood near the temple where he lived at Magharvada village.
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Mughal Gardens opened to public
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 11:32am EST
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The splendour and magnificence of the Muhgal Gardens at Rahstrapati Bhavan will be unveiled for the lay Friday as it will be opened to public for over a month, an official statement said here Tuesday.
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Mentally unstable youth kills father, injures mother
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 11:31am EST
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Harnam Lal Dhingra's wife Kailash Rani was injured when she tried to prevent their son Chandra Mohan (33), undergoing treatment for mental problems for the past 15 years, from attacking him with the iron rod used to grind spices.
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Witchcraft: Man axed to death
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 11:25am EST
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An elderly man was axed to death after being branded as a practitioner of witchcraft at Bagsera-Morcha in Gumla district.
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Woman gang-raped in Faridabad
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 11:22am EST
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The victim used to live alone after being abandoned by her husband and one Kaish had befriended her and promised to marry her.
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Five women killed in coal mine accident
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 7:47am EST
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Five women extracting coal from a closed down colliery were killed when the roof of the mine collapsed in Jharkhand's Bokaro district.
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Dehradun student commits suicide
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 5:09am EST
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Unhappy with his preparations for the upcoming board examinations, a tenth standard student allegedly committed suicide at Saraswati Vihar locality here, police said today.
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IIM-Bangalore executives to learn from sports
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 8:09pm EST
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IIM-Ranchi wanted to map MS Dhoni’s brain, and he became a case study in IFIM. Sports and management have never been disconnected. Now, it’s IIM-B which is coming up with a sports-based education programme.
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Ex-zila parishad member nabbed for supplying opium
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 8:02pm EST
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Police have nabbed two drug peddlers who were carrying opium in a car with a red beacon and flying an INLD flag near Jatola village in Sonipat district on Monday evening.
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Transgender in a fix over spiritual path
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:55pm EST
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A progressive move by the Evangelical Church of India to enlist a transgender pastor has prompted other churches to open their doors to her. The Church of South India is among the first to extend an invitation to Bharathi to preach to its congregation.
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Woman poses as ex-PM's kin to cheat
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:49pm EST
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A woman who pretended to be former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao's granddaughter and cheated a man was arrested in Assam on Saturday.
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Man sets wife afire after spat
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:40pm EST
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Infuriated over a minor argument, a man lost his temper and set his 28-year-old wife on fire in Mauli Jagran village on Monday morning.
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Teacher booked on molestation charges in Indore
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:58pm EST
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Madhav Nagar police have booked a coaching institute teacher on charges of attempting to outrage the modesty of a girl student.
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Cops tear off dalit boy’s ear in MP
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:53pm EST
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A poor dalit boy’s ears were pulled with such force by a couple of policemen that a big, bloody chunk came out, which surgeons could not stitch back.
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Tourist from Portugal loses handbag at church
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:45pm EST
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Adilia Martins Afonso came from Portugal to India for a holiday but little did she know that shutting her eyes for prayers at a church in the capital will give miscreants enough time to decamp with not only her valuables but also glasses.
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Cabbies get crash course in etiquette
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:35pm EST
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Cab drivers at IGI Airport will soon be a better behaved lot. The airport management is conducting special workshops for drivers of both radio cabs and regular taxis by giving them lessons in safety, security, personal grooming and politeness.
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Cameras go missing from bags, two in AI crosshairs
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:34pm EST
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Air India has lodged an FIR against two employees for stealing from checked-in baggage on at least two occasions. The accused have been identified as Dalbir Singh and Naresh Kumar, both employees of AISATS.
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Man tries to kill self, wife; drowns in bid
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:26pm EST
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A man who tried to commit suicide along with his wife ended up killing himself at Mannanthala here on Monday. The dead has been identified as A K Rajesh (34).
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Woman pleads for mercy killing of son
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:14pm EST
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The Chittoor district court on Monday admitted a petition filed by a 61-year-old woman for euthanasia (mercy killing) of her 36-year-old son C Janardhan, who has been lying in a vegetative state for the last 15 years.
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Gurgaon fails to emulate Panchkula's success story
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 5:39pm EST
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Despite being the IT hub of the state, Gurgaon has failed to make it big, especially when it comes to infrastructure and good governance.
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Over 2L tourists from Pune visited J&K in 2011
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 4:08pm EST
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In the last one year, Pune accounted for almost 40% of six lakh tourists from the state visiting Jammu & Kashmir.
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70% cancer cases diagnosed late: Experts
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 4:02pm EST
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Over 70% of cancer cases in India are diagnosed late, leading to poor survival and high mortality rates, say experts.
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Debt-stricken auto driver dies, suicide suspected
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:45pm EST
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Succumbing to the pressure of repaying a debt of Rs five lakh, Sharad Aher, a 32 -year-old rickshaw driver, is suspected to have committed suicide near Gorewadi in Nashik Road.
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Spurious liquor worth 6 lakh seized in Nashik
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:39pm EST
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In a special drive, the excise department seized spurious liquor worth over Rs 6 lakh that were been ferried in vehicles from Daman, Madhya Pradesh and Chandigarh.
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Bride dumps husband, flees with lover
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:48pm EST
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A newly-wed journalist was in for a rude shock when his bride dumped him and ran off with her 'husband' - a neighbour from Panipat - just nine days after the marriage.What's worse, the bride, Reena, did not leave alone.
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‘Baba’ steals 3.5L jewellery, held in Mumbai
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:40pm EST
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The Manpada police arrested a fake baba who had promised a cure for blindness but instead escaped with gold ornaments worth Rs 3.5 lakh from a businessman’s house in Dombivli.
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Human trafficking a thriving business in Rajasthan
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:38pm EST
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The gang members marry the girls, rape them and then after some time sell them off to a buyer at a higher price.
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Mumbai: Stabber wanted to be a film star
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:28pm EST
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The 20-year-old domestic help who attempted to kill his employers in Goregaon on Sunday had come to the city to make it big in the movies.
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Biker arrested for roughing up BEST driver
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:14pm EST
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The Vikhroli police on Sunday arrested a motorcyclist for assaulting a BEST bus driver.
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Government engineer commits suicide
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 11:07am EST
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An assistant engineer of water resources department (WRD), Thakur Sahi (39), committed suicide at his Kusumpur residence under Rupuspur police station in Patna.
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Being in love is not an offence: Bombay HC
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 8:35am EST
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The Bombay high court observed that "being in love is not an offence," while hearing a petition filed by a 23-year-old youth seeking to quash rape case registered against him for sexually assaulting the minor victim under the pretext of marriage.
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Irritated by wailing, father kills baby girl
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:11am EST
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Enraged by the continuous bawling of his infant daughter, a man allegedly flung the two-month-old baby down a drain resulting in her death in West Bengal's Murshidabad district.
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Train block, traffic chaos mars Sunday in Mumbai
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 4:41am EST
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Train block, traffic chaos mars Sunday in Mumbai
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 4:41am EST
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Name the corrupt, mantris to babus
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 8:25pm EST
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A day after the IAS officers launched a tirade against them, ministers in Kiran Kumar Reddy cabinet went on the offensive against top bureaucrats on Sunday challenging them to name the ‘corrupt’ ministers.
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Google’s growth engine
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 8:16pm EST
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Guess who’s helping Google fight the battle against pesky spam and help the world’s most popular search engine get a foothold in the world of social networking sites.
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Rape attempt charge on Nada Sahib manager
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 8:03pm EST
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A 35-year-old woman alleged an attempt to rape by the manager of the Nada Sahib gurdwara late Sunday evening.
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Consignment worth crores replaced with 'sand'
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 7:41pm EST
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Imagine receiving containers full of sand in place of chemical powder worth several crores for an off-shore consignment.
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Footprints X2 to begin from Feb 24
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 7:26pm EST
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Footprints X2 - the forthcoming national-level technical festival which will be organized by students of M S University's Faculty of Technology and Engineering- will also make a social impact.
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Int'l passenger gets domestic security clearance
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 7:04pm EST
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In a major goof up at Cochin International Airport, a passenger who was to board an Air India international flight to Kozhikode entered the domestic terminal after clearing the security check at the domestic terminal on Sunday afternoon.
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In Fort Kochi, autos give free rides to tourists
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 6:50pm EST
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Believe it or not, if you are a foreigner and in Fort Kochi, chances are that you could get a free ride in an auto! There are around 80 autorickshaws that hover around the area offering free rides to only foreign tourists.
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The businessman whose bike is his best companion
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 6:35pm EST
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For Bhuvan Singh it was love at first trip. He was all of sixteen and the year was 1987. He and his friends in Jaipur were on a mission to fetch ice cream, and their destination was the far away Nirula's in Delhi.
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IT employee suffocates to death in sleep
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 6:07pm EST
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A youth was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his Haridevpur residence on the southern fringes of the city on Sunday morning.
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Six differently-abled couples tie knot in city
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 5:59pm EST
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A community marriage for the differently-abled was held under the patronage of the the Lioness Board District 324 E1 here on Sunday. In all six couples tied the nuptial knot at Malarvadi auditorium.
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Man held for abusing cops in Mumbai
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 5:51pm EST
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A 32-year-old businessman was arrested by the Meghwadi police for allegedly abusing cops in the Sher- E-Punjab area of Andheri early on Sunday.
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Man stages robbery in own home
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 5:50pm EST
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A 22-year-old man was arrested on Saturday in connection with a burglary at his house in which 55 sovereigns of gold jewellery worth over Rs 12 lakh and Rs 20 lakh in cash were looted.
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Actress held for prostitution in Pune
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 5:45pm EST
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The crime branch here busted a sex racket on Saturday night, arresting a 22-year-old actress from the Tamil film industry on charges of prostitution. The actress was nabbed at a five-star hotel in the city.
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Tragedies push woman to hang herself
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 5:44pm EST
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A 50-year-old woman was found hanging from a tree on the court premises here on Sunday.
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Not paid for 2 months, help stabs employers
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 5:33pm EST
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A 20-year-old domestic help was arrested on Sunday for allegedly attempting to kill his employers, a couple from Goregaon.
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Molested tourist comes back to Puri for marriage
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 4:27pm EST
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Notwithstanding a nightmarish experience of being molested during Rath Yatra celebrations in July 2008, a 22-year-old Japanese tourist has again arrived in Puri and is getting ready to marry in Hindu style next week.
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Man who beheaded wife set to walk out of jail
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 3:57pm EST
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Das was granted bail on January 7 but is still in Guwahati Jail as he has not been able to submit the surety bonds.
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Widow 'bumps off' daughter, held
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 3:47pm EST
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Blinded by love for her paramour, a 47-year-old widow tried to kill her teenaged daughter with his help.The Kasara police have arrested Smita Pednekar, while her boyfriend, Sanjay Kumar, an ayurveda doctor, is on the run.
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IT cos make a beeline to UL Cyber Park
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 3:39pm EST
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The first group of companies in the UL Cyber Park is all set to start functioning by the end of February.
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Now, get your voting booth details via SMS
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 3:36pm EST
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Voters in the district can now get information about their polling booths by just sending an SMS. To avail this facility, voters will need to send their voter ID card number to 9212357123 and within minutes they will receive an SMS containing the details.
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Cops track down ‘mom’ of battered baby in Rajasthan
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 3:08pm EST
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Investigators probing certain cases that had hit national headlines a few years ago are struggling to piece together evidence that can provide them with a breakthrough even as people remain riveted by the Aarushi murder case.
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Tamil actress held for prostitution in Pune
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 10:58am EST
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A Tamil actress was arrested from a five-star hotel in this Maharashtra city for her involvement in prostitution, police said here Sunday.
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Mumbai celebrates Eid-e-Milad
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 7:44am EST
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Homes, mosques, dargahs and madrassas were decked with flags and banners as Muslims across the city Sunday celebrated Eid-e-Milad, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed, with prayers and enthusiasm.
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CPM to give Susanta a hero's welcome
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 8:40pm EST
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None of the CPM top brass bothered to pay Susanta Ghosh a visit while he was in Alipore jail.
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Headmaster's sons hurl bombs in school
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 8:25pm EST
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The two sons of a school headmaster in Khargram allegedly opened fire and hurled bombs at a crowd of villagers that had gheraoed him to protest against the poor quality of mid-day meal.
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Mumbai: High-end fleet cabs to cost more
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 7:56pm EST
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With high-end car models being introduced as fleet taxis, the RTO now plans to introduce a new fare structure in the near future depending on the make of the car.
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Hubby too dies as woman sets self afire
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 6:36pm EST
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A woman who set herself ablaze at her house near Secretariat Colony on Wednesday and her husband who suffered burns while trying to rescue her died on Saturday at the Kilpauk Medical College Hospital (KMCH).
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Minor raped by two in Gurgaon
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 5:39pm EST
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A teenager was allegedly raped by two men on Tuesday who abducted her in a two-wheeler from Gairatpur Bass village. The victim's kin lodged a complaint against the accused, who are on the run.
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'Small town audience lacks exposure'
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 5:20pm EST
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The music maestro was in the city to perform at Gunajan Sangeet Samaroha organized by Pancham Nishad Sangeet Sansthan.
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Man sets 'live-in partner' on fire in Bhubaneswar
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 5:09pm EST
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A man allegedly set his "live-in partner" on fire in Kharavela Nagar police station area in the city on Friday.
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Chhattisgarh starts police build up ahead of Maoists' meet
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 5:07pm EST
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The Chhattisgarh government has started a police build-up at the entry points of the vast forested area called the Abujhmad amid unconfirmed reports that the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is planning to hold its convention there in the coming months.
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Arrested for cheating camera store in Delhi
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 4:35pm EST
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A noted cinematographer residing in Lajpat Nagar was arrested in an alleged case of cheating.
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Cop arrested in Arunachal MMS scandal
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 4:33pm EST
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The Special Investigating Team (SIT) of Arunachal Pradesh Police has arrested a police officer in connection with an MMS sex scandal involving two minors.
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'Gang sold babies to couples in Haryana'
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 4:25pm EST
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Cops have been forced to cast their nets wider after the abused teenager shed light on a baby boy, who was also probably sold off in the name of adoption. In this regard, a new name has cropped up, Nikki.
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Delhi scrap dealer held by Naga 'extremists' rescued
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 4:19pm EST
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A 33-year-old scrap dealer, who went to Nagaland on a business trip and was allegedly abducted by a splinter group of northeastern extremists, has finally been rescued. So far, one person has been arrested, said sources.
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Court adjourns Aarushi case till Feb 29
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 4:12pm EST
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A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Saturday adjourned the hearing in the Aarushi Talwar murder till Feb 29.
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'Garbage keeps Germans away from Goa'
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 4:06pm EST
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Speaking to STOI, Heldman also said that Goa should undertake measures to discourage "drug tourism" if it wanted to sustain itself and take on international competitors.
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Delhi double murder: ‘Lover’ questioned
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 4:00pm EST
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A day after a paralyzed interior designer allegedly murdered his wife and son in Rohini in northwest Delhi, police have detained a person, who the accused, Nitin Maini, claimed had an affair with his wife.
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Youths turn traffic cops for a day in Noida
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 3:49pm EST
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A group of volunteers, who had set up a Facebook group to facilitate better communication between commuters and traffic cops, conducted a traffic awareness drive at the city centre on Saturday.
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27 yrs on, fraud accused gets 3 yrs in jail
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 3:44pm EST
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An accused who had been on the run since 1985 was finally convicted on Saturday in a fraud case registered against him by Bank of Baroda, Dadar.
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UK varsity to launch Anuj Bidve scholorship
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 3:05pm EST
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A British university has said that it would set up a scholarship in memory of an Indian student shot dead while studying in England.
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Pune: Man held for raping sister
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 3:00pm EST
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The Yerawada police on Friday night arrested a criminal on police record, Deepak Papal (26), for allegedly raping his 23-year-old handicap sister at his residence in Yerawada.
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Man rapes mother of boy who eloped with daughter
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 1:50pm EST
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Enraged after his daughter eloped with a boy, a man allegedly kidnapped and raped the boy’s mother and aunt and subjected them to physical torture.
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Youth shot at Delhi metro station
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 9:40am EST
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A young man was shot at outside a metro station in East Delhi today, police said.
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Minor girl raped by father
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 8:47am EST
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An 11-year old girl was raped by her own father at their residence here, police said on Saturday.
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Cloudy day for Delhi, rain likely
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 8:34am EST
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Delhi had a gloomy and cloudy Saturday with the met department forecasting rain soon. The maximum temperature recorded was 24 degrees Celsius, two notches above the average for the season.
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Baby Falak stable for now, but still critical: Doctors
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 7:34am EST
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Abandoned at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, two-year-old baby Falak is in stable condition after being taken off the ventilator but continues to be critical, doctors said on Saturday.
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Sleaze racket busted, 2 minors rescued
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 7:04am EST
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Two minor girls forced into prostitution were rescued by the Nalasopara police. Two pimps including a woman have been arrested.
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Two minor girls rescued from flesh trade
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 7:04am EST
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Two minor girls forced into prostitution were rescued by the Nalasopara police. Two pimps including a woman have been arrested.
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Delayed payments miffed maid who kidnapped toddler
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 5:57am EST
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The full-time domestic help who kidnapped an 18-months-old Nalasopara toddler on January 23 told investigators that she was upset with her employers for delaying her salary.
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Upset maid kidnaps toddler in Mumbai
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 5:57am EST
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The full-time domestic help who kidnapped an 18-months-old Nalasopara toddler on January 23 told investigators that she was upset with her employers for delaying her salary.
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Techie held for posting lewd snaps
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 8:50pm EST
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A software engineer of a multi-national company (MNC) in Bangalore was arrested on Friday by Crime Investigation Department (CID) officials for allegedly uploading his ex-colleague’s obscene photographs, which he forcibly took, in social networking sites.
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Lovers get life sentence for killing 6-yr-old boy
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 8:15pm EST
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Initially, police termed it a blind murder case as Sunita and Jagjit had misguided the investigations by placing some material related to black magic.
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Woman held for theft at marriage hall in Nagpur
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 6:47pm EST
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A 39-year-old woman from Khaperkheda was arrested by Sakkardara police for allegedly stealing valuables from marriage hall.Cops recovered a purse having valuables, cash and mobile worth 1.55 lakh from her.
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Nagpur dealer attacks Ajanta Clocks owner
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 6:44pm EST
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A Nagpur distributor was arrested after he allegedly attacked the owner of Ajanta Clocks with a paper cutter in Mumbai's Worli area on Friday evening.
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Leopard kills 4-year-old boy near Valparai
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 6:26pm EST
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A four-year-old boy was killed by a leopard in a tea estate bordering the Anamalai Tiger Reserve near Valparai, on Friday evening. The victim, J Jerin, a nursery student at St Antony Primary School here, was with his father Jayakumar, a medical representative in Coimbatore, and his older brother, Kevin, 8, when the leopard attacked them.
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Friends stab security guard to death
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 6:12pm EST
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Security guard Ananth Kumar, 25, was stabbed to death over a trivial issue allegedly by his colleagues at his home in Wilson Garden late Thursday night.He was a resident of Vinayaknagar and had come Orissa.
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I-T sold his Ferrari, made him monk
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 6:06pm EST
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On Thursday, when the I-T department auctioned Laxminarayan Tulsidas Thakkar's mansion for Rs 3.55 crore, he was meditating miles away in Maharashtra.
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Police books criminals using Facebook
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 6:01pm EST
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Sanjay Patel (name changed), 21, was recently brought to the city crime branch office for allegedly creating a fake Facebook account in the name of his former girlfriend.
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SC grants Susanta bail, CPM slams govt
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 5:47pm EST
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The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to former CPM minister Susanta Ghosh who has been in custody for nearly six months in the Garbeta mass murder case.
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‘Tortured’ student tries to kill self
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 5:35pm EST
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A Class VI student attempted suicide in Agra, leaving behind a note in which he accused his teacher of torturing him and asking his father not to spare her, police said Friday.
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25% in science, math in internal tests to clear SSC
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 3:51pm EST
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Students appearing for the secondary school certificate (SSC) examination will have to secure a minimum score of 25% in the maths and science written exams this year.
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Tabla player held for stealing from shrines
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 3:50pm EST
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Meet Charanjit Singh, a tabla player who carries out burglaries at temples and gurudwaras in south and east Delhi.
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Ramjas scam: 3 from another gang arrested
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 3:36pm EST
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Over two months after the fake admission racket was unearthed at Ramjas College, Delhi Police have arrested the mastermind of another gang involved in the scam.
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SMS will now be treated as train ticket
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 3:28pm EST
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Booking an outstation train ticket is much easier now.All it requires is a few keystrokes on your cellphone.The ticket comes in the form of an SMS, which can be shown to the ticket checker instead of a paper ticket.
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Item song leads to another fracas in Mumbai
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 3:20pm EST
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Eight persons have been arrested by the Dahisar police, seven of whom are minors, on charges of rioting.
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Paraplegic held for ‘killing’ wife, son
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 3:17pm EST
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A paraplegic interior designer claimed to have murdered his wife and four-year-old son, and was found lying next to the bodies when the police broke into their bedroom in Rohini, northwest Delhi, in the early hours of Friday.
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'Paralysed' man claims he killed wife
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 9:41am EST
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A young woman and her son were found strangled to death in their residence in Outer Delhi on her marriage anniversary early this morning but what has baffled the police is that her "paralysed" husband is claiming that he murdered them.
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Winter chill to continue till mid-March
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 9:34am EST
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Weathermen ascribe the prolonged winter conditions to La Nina - a phenomenon when surface temperatures in the South Pacific Ocean fall below normal.
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Man held with heroine worth Rs 30 lakh
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 9:18am EST
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A 27-year-old man was arrested here allegedly with 300 grams of heroin worth around Rs 30 lakh, police said today.
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Businessman shot in Ghaziabad
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 7:52am EST
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Some unidentified assailants shot at businessman Sanjay Madan around 11.00 pm on Thursday when he was returning home with his wife.
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Robbing Rs 270 and a mobile gets youth 7 yrs in jail
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 7:44am EST
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Robbing an auto driver of Rs 270 and a cell phone has cost a youth dearly with a Delhi court sentencing him to seven years in jail, besides imposing a fine of Rs 60,000 on him.
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Man declared "dead" on son's plea
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 6:14am EST
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A man has been declared "presumed dead" by a Delhi court on his son's plea to do so as he has been missing for last 11 years.
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Unable to repay loan, farmer ends life
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 2:16am EST
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Unable to repay a loan due to crop failure, a 52-year-old farmer from Vikramgadh taluka allegedly committed suicide.
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Prisoners roll out chapaties & chicken curries
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 1:13am EST
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Pampering the taste buds of Keralites are some unusual chefs -- prisoners, who are rolling out chapaties and preparing chicken and vegetarian curries for those outside the four walls of the jails.
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Varanasi: Girl found with lips sealed with glue
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 7:32pm EST
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A minor girl was allegedly gangraped by unidentified persons after they sealed her lips with glue so that she could not raise a cry.She was found in a semi-conscious state in Chandpur, Manduadih.
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6 students hurt during tourney clash
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 7:31pm EST
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About six students were injured during Panchayati Raj sports tournament at Sports Complex, Sector 3, after a scuffle broke out among participants and hostel boys on Thursday.
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10-month-old sold twice
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 6:21pm EST
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As the country prays for two-year-old Falak, who is fighting for her life at AIIMS, a one-year-and-three-month-old boy from Panchkula, Nishant, was sold twice over after being kidnapped from the Mansa Devi shrine here during Navaratra last year by a couple.
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Principal in the dock for vulgar poetry
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 6:02pm EST
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A two-member team of education department raided the CC Shah School at Athwa lines and questioned principal Hiren Desai at campus and searched his office, library and staff room.
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Building collapse: Grieving kin face red tape and uncertain future
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 5:28pm EST
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After a long wait between hope and despair, the grieving kin of the victims of the Kalamna warehouse collapse tragedy are now looking for answers of a different kind.
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Dy collector's son held for chain snatching
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 5:25pm EST
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Acting on a tip-off, police laid a trap in Kadamkuan locality and arrested the trio moving on a motorcycle.
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Daughter rapist caged for 10 years
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 5:04pm EST
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He has been found guilty of child rape, criminal intimidation, voluntarily causing hurt and sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment by R Sethumadhavan, sessions judge, Mahalir Court.
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Couple ends life over family feud
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 5:04pm EST
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A couple hanged itself to death in Shivaji Square locality here over household dispute on Wednesday night.
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Two actors rescued from brothel in Chennai
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 4:50pm EST
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Two supporting actresses were rescued from a brothel during a raid by anti-vice squad (AVS) sleuths in Vadapalani on Wednesday.
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Pimp held for auctioning off teen in Malad
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 4:47pm EST
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The police recently arrested a pimp who was auctioning off a 16-year-old girl for Rs 1.5 lakh in Malad.
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MBA graduate turns hi-tech thief, arrested
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 4:46pm EST
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An MBA graduate, Cherukupalli Koteswar Rao took to breaking into houses as a full-time profession and ‘earned’ lakhs of rupees till cops finally caught up with him.
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Man gets 1-yr jail for defaming ex-wife
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 4:34pm EST
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A computer instructor, who reportedly posted objectionable images of his former wife on the internet, was awarded one-year imprisonment by the VIth additional chief metropolitan magistrate, Nampally court, on Thursday.
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Baby saga blows the lid on flesh trade
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 3:48pm EST
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Sources clarified that several others — part of a pan-north Indian sex racket — are under scanner for forcing the teenager into prostitution.
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Baby saga blows the lid off flesh trade
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 3:48pm EST
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Sources clarified that several others — part of a pan-north Indian sex racket — are under scanner for forcing the teenager into prostitution.
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Ghost colonies to boomerang on Delhi govt
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 3:36pm EST
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The illegal colonies scam is set to blow up in the government’s face with DDA submitting a fact-finding report on the ground situation to the Lokayukta.
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He used baby in pram to shoplift from malls
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 3:29pm EST
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A 35-year-old man, who used to frequent malls in Delhi and NCR with his three-year-old baby and steal expensive items, has been arrested.
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Earphones on, man run over on track
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 3:10pm EST
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The victim, Suresh Singh, was apparently using earphones and didn’t realize that the train was right behind him, said cops.
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JNU admissions go online, forms from February 6
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 3:01pm EST
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Jahawarlal Nehru University announced its admission process for the 2012-13 academic session on Thursday.
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NH-24 repair begins, gear up for jams
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 2:58pm EST
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Traffic police is planning diversions for the commuters on this route, however, it is expected to cause jams on the Ring Road, Noida Link Road and NH-24, said traffic officials.
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Highway robbers' gang busted
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 2:57pm EST
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The Jaipur police busted a gang of highway robbers who used to drug and rob passengers, especially families in four-wheelers, sometimes by giving them lift and sometimes by taking lift.
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Terminator on green mission
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 2:53pm EST
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, in the city for a single day to speak at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, gave stiff competition even to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he arrived for the inaugural session on Thursday morning.
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Two girls held for jewellery theft at marriage garden
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 2:40pm EST
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Two homeless minor girls were taken into custody on Thursday for sneaking into a wedding function and stealing jewellery belonging to the bride in Bani Park area.The police have recovered most of the stolen valuables.
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Two minor girls held for jewellery theft at open-air wedding venue
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 2:40pm EST
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Two homeless minor girls were taken into custody on Thursday for sneaking into a wedding function and stealing jewellery belonging to the bride in Bani Park area.The police have recovered most of the stolen valuables.
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‘Pak’ national loiters without visa, held near North Block
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 2:35pm EST
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Police said Aftab Khan, who claimed to be a Pakistani national, told them he had lost his passport and visa near Ambala and wanted to meet the President in this regard.
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Delhiites to pay 5% more for power from Feb-Apr
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 2:02pm EST
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The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission announced on Thursday that the first fuel price adjustment (FPA) of 5% would kick in across the city from February 1 to April 30, 2012, after which the formula would change all over again.
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Court 'shocked' at rape victim's trauma
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 12:11pm EST
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The post-crime trauma suffered by a teenage rape victim and her family members and the state's apathy to their plight has shocked a Delhi court.
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Rape & murder of minor: DNA expert deposes in court
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 11:51am EST
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The DNA samples collected from the body of a minor girl, who was raped and murdered here in mid- 2010, have matched with those of the accused, the trial court was informed on Thursday.
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SC stays sealing of banks in Noida
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 10:51am EST
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In a breather to commercial banks facing imminent closure in residential areas of Noida, the Supreme Court today stayed for six weeks sealing of their premises by the NOIDA authority.
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Baby Falak case: Another arrest made
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 5:24am EST
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One more person has been arrested for allegedly forcing a teenaged girl, who got a battered two-year-old admitted in AIIMS, into prostitution, police said today.
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'Rape' victim enters poll fray
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 2:29am EST
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At a time when the alleged rape of a girl in Pipili area of Puri district has occupied media limelight, another alleged victim has created ripples in political circles by contesting the panchayat polls.
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Moga DSP found murdered in Ludhiana
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 12:01am EST
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Ludhiana, Feb 2 (PTI) A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and an unidentified young girl were found murdered in mysterious circumstances at a farmhouse on the outskirts of the town this morning.
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On Day 1, 8 banks sealed as part of Noida drive
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 10:44pm EST
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Two days after it had issued a “final notice” asking commercial units to stop operating from residential plots in the city, the Noida Authority cracked the whip on Wednesday and sealed 11 properties in sector 19, including eight branches of public and private banks.
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Adnan’s father to meet Nikam on plan of action
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 8:31pm EST
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Stunned by the acquittal of four men accused of killing his 16-year-old son Adnan in 2007, businessman Aslam Patrawala has decided to get in touch with special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam to decide on the course of action.
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Jobless & ill, man kills 2 kids, ends life
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 8:17pm EST
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Faced with twin problems of illness and joblessness , a 45-year-old resident of Chakala, Andheri (E), strangled his two children — a boy aged seven and girl aged six—and hanged himself from the ceiling fan on the mezzanine floor of his home on Wednesday.
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Jobless & ill, Mumbai man kills 2 kids, ends life
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 8:17pm EST
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Faced with twin problems of illness and joblessness , a 45-year-old resident of Chakala, Andheri (E), strangled his two children — a boy aged seven and girl aged six—and hanged himself from the ceiling fan on the mezzanine floor of his home on Wednesday.
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Third attack on girl in 3 months
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 8:09pm EST
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The 22-year-old woman who had acid thrown on her at Goregaon railway station on Tuesday evening had been attacked for the third time in three months.
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Watch out, they have pepper spray
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 6:56pm EST
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Here is some good news for women and girls prone to frequent sexual advances from the opposite sex, especially while travelling after dark.
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28-yr-old pregnant woman beaten to death by brothers
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 6:32pm EST
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A 28-year-old pregnant woman was beaten to death by iron rods and sticks by her two brothers here in Pink City in Para police station area on Wednesday morning.
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Kalpana Chawla Medical College sees no light
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 6:12pm EST
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It had been decided in August 2011 to relocate the police lines adjacent to the civil hospital for the Rs 250-crore project.
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Meekin arrested for giving false name, information
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 5:53pm EST
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Paul Meekin, the dismissed headmaster of Trio World School here, was arrested on Wednesday after being questioned by police and officials of Child Welfare Committee (CWC) on charges of furnishing false information.
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Lovestruck teens jump off terrace
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 5:46pm EST
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Police suspect that the duo attempted suicide after their parents objected to the affair.The incident took place around 6.30pm, when the residents of the apartment heard a loud thud and rushed to the spot, police said.
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Glitch in Kingfisher system delays check-in process
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 4:52pm EST
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Several flights across the country were delayed by 15-20 minutes due to a technical snag in the Kingfisher Airlines system on Tuesday evening.Passengers booking tickets also faced a problem.
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Three B Tech students held for vehicle-lifting
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 4:04pm EST
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Jaipur/ Three youths pursuing engineering in a private college in Jaipur were arrested by Bharatpur police for vehicle-lifting.They have also recovered four bikes from them.
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Three B Tech students held for vehicle-lifting
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 4:04pm EST
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Three youths pursuing engineering in a private college in Jaipur were arrested by Bharatpur police for vehicle-lifting.They have also recovered four bikes from them.
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Children outdo adults in digital savvy
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 4:02pm EST
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It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that even Hollywood relationships last longer than the average smartphone battery.
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3 held in battered baby case
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 3:33pm EST
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Police on Wednesday arrested the father of the 14-year-old girl who claimed to have been abused by him, forcing her to run away from home and land up in sex trade.
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No respite for techies from bumpy ride
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 3:26pm EST
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The road connecting Jubilee Hills to the IT hub of Madhapur has vehicle density on par with any other main road in the city.
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Couple attack woman, rob her of jewellery
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 3:11pm EST
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Posing as prospective tenants, a couple attacked an elderly woman with an iron rod and escaped with her 17 tolas gold jewellery in Vanasthalipuram on Wednesday.
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‘Stylish’ Ranga Rao gets bail
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 3:07pm EST
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Tummala Ranga Rao, the director of Stylish Homes, an accused entity in the Emaar case, was granted bail by the CBI court on Wednesday.
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Man attacks son-in-law’s father with sickle
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 2:55pm EST
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A retired panchayat assistant engineer assaulted his son-in-law’s father accusing him of having duped his family by concealing the groom’s marital status, at Lakdi-ka-pul on Wednesday.
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Tweaking names is cyber fraudsters’ new game
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 2:27pm EST
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Hoping to bring about a change in their lives, people often take to numerology and add or delete an alphabet from their names.
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BSP MLA attempts suicide after denied ticket
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 12:10pm EST
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Apparently upset over the denial of party ticket for Uttar Pradesh assembly election, a sitting BSP MLA today attempted suicide by swallowing some poisonous substance in Unnao district.
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Falak case: Father of teenage girl arrested
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 8:48am EST
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The 15-year-old girl was in news after she brought baby Falak, who was allegedly beaten up by her, to AIIMS for treatment claiming that she was her mother.
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Army orders inquiry into Pune clash |
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 4:21am EST
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Army has ordered a court of inquiry to probe an incident in Pune where the local police alleged its constables were assaulted by a group of soldiers after caught driving into a no-entry area.