Saturday 28th January, 2012
Polling begins in Manipur
Voting to elect a new 60-member assembly began Saturday morning amid tight security across Manipur. Polling began at 7 a.m. and will be held till 3 p.m. Despite serial bomb blasts during the last ...
I have tasted blood, now don't know what next: Karan Johar
Mumbai Jan 28 (IANS) The beginning of the year saw the biggest opening ever. Karan Johar's 'Agneepath' has set a new record on its opening day and promises to pick up in the weekend like never ...
Man commits suicide after wife's death
A 28-year old man allegedly committed suicide hours after his wife's death in the capital, said police. Police said Satya Narayan Gupta allegedly committed suicide by consuming poisonous substance ...
Half of MCD wards go to women, male politicians jittery
Calcutta News.NetWith the Delhi Election Commission declaring the list of Municipal Council of Delhi wards reserved for women and Scheduled Caste candidates, many political bigwigs found they will not be able to ...
Married woman commits suicide, in-laws booked
Calcutta News.NetThe family of a 23-year-old married woman, who committed suicide, alleged Friday that she killed herself following dowry harassment by her in-laws, said police, adding cases have been filed against ...
Two more AMRI directors arrested, sent to police custody
Calcutta News.NetTwo more AMRI Hospital directors, who are also renowned doctors, were Friday arrested for the fire that killed 94 patients and staffers last month. A court sent them to police custody, but one of ...
Fierce gunfight between Garo rebels, commandos
Calcutta News.NetA fierce gunfight lasting an hour broke out between Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) commandos in the jungles of Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills ...
IGNOU bags best teaching practices award
Calcutta News.NetThe Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) here, one of the world's largest, Friday received an award for the best teaching practices at the India Today Aspire Education Summit 2012. "It ...
Couple found dead at home
Calcutta News.NetA couple was found dead at their residence in west Delhi having apparently committed suicide, said police Friday. The two were identified as Shalini Pandey, 29, and her husband Ravi Pandey, 32, an ...
BJP promises to remodel Mayawati monuments, oppose minority quota
Calcutta News.NetThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) promised Friday that if voted to power in Uttar Pradesh it would remodel the multi-billion rupee monuments and parks erected by Chief Minister Mayawati and oppose ...
Congress accuses Trinamool of violence on party workers
Calcutta News.NetThe Congress' West Bengal unit Friday shot off a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urging her to take proper steps to stop the violence allegedly perpetuated by Trinamool Congress supporters ...
Cabinet clears UIDAI to issue 40 crore more UID cards
Calcutta News.NetCabinet committee today cleared the Unique Identification Authority of India's (UIDAI) proposal to enroll an extra 40 crore people in 16 states. The biometrics in other states will be collected ...
Boy's headless body found in rail compartment
Calcutta News.NetThe headless body of a boy was found stuffed in a bag under a passenger seat on a train in Rajasthan Friday, police said. The body was recovered from the Sikandrabad (Uttar Pradesh)-Bikaner Express ...
Ex Jharkhand minister has assets 579 percent of income!
Calcutta News.NetFormer Jharkhand minister Enos Ekka, in jail for more than 29 months in a corruption case, had amassed assets of 579 percent beyond his known source of income, according to a Central Bureau of ...
Bhanwari Devi case: Arrested teacher sent to CBI custody
Calcutta News.NetA court here Friday remanded a government teacher to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody till Jan 30, a day after he was arrested for his alleged role in the disappearance of nurse ...
'Educated girls entering flesh trade for money'
Calcutta News.NetObserving that even educated girls from well-off families were entering the flesh trade to fund their lifestyles, the Supreme Court Friday said rescue and rehabilitation of sex workers was a complex ...
Battered baby remains critical, police hunt for parents
Calcutta News.NetDoctors Friday did not hold out much hope of recovery of a two-year-old abandoned and battered baby girl who was admitted to a hospital here last week with a fractured skull and human bite marks on ...
100 crib deaths in Bengal since Jan 1
Calcutta News.NetFive more crib deaths were reported in West Bengal's Malda district Friday, taking the total number of such deaths to nearly 100 since Jan 1, a senior health official said. The babies were aged ...
Back on screen soon: Rajnikanth
Calcutta News.NetTamil movie superstar Rajnikanth Friday said he will soon be back on the silverscreen in a movie directed by his daughter Soundarya. Speaking to reporters here after handing over a cheque of Rs.10 ...
Car thief's police custody extended
Calcutta News.NetA local court Friday extended the police custody of a man wanted for over 300 vehicle thefts. Manoj Bakkarwala, wanted for over 300 vehicle thefts during a 14-year career, was arrested in ...
Congress promises jobs, citizens charter in UP vision document
Calcutta News.NetThe Congress Friday released its vision document for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, promising to create 20 lakh jobs in the state in the next five years, rationalise quota provisions for ...
Advani retains billiards crown
Calcutta News.NetPankaj Advani of PSPB scored a 5-0 win over Balachandra Bhaskar of Karnataka to retain the men's billiards title in the Manisha National Billiards and Snooker Championship here on Friday. Advani, a ...
Ecological balanced to be preserved in Lafarge Mining case: Jayanti Natarajan
Calcutta News.NetMinister of Environment and Forests, Jayanthi Natarajan here today reiterated Government of India's commitment to preserve ecological balance vis-a-vis the limestone mining project proposed by ...
Supreme Court stays Kobad Ghandy's bail
Calcutta News.NetThe Supreme Court Friday suspended the Andhra Pradesh High Court order granting bail to Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy, accused of being involved in the Aug 15, 2005 bomb attack that killed the then ...
Five more crib deaths in Bengal
Calcutta News.NetFive more crib deaths were reported in West Bengal's Malda district Wednesday, a health official said. The babies, aged between three hours to three months, have died in the last 24 hours in a ...
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