Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Diamond heist: Thieves brought to Mumbai

Diamond heist: Thieves brought to Mumbai

Diamond heist: Thieves brought to Mumbai

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The four foreigners who were arrested in Dubai for stealing diamonds worth Rs 6.6 crore at the Indian International Jewellery show have been brought to Mumbai. They will be produced in court today.

Pregnant woman dies, family alleges husband killed her

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A 32-year-old pregnant woman died in mysterious circumstances in south-west Delhi with her family alleging that she was poisoned to death by her husband over dowry, police said on Wednesday.

Tagore's works being translated into Chinese

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Complete works of Rabindranath Tagore are being translated into Chinese, according to a city-based consortium which will participate in the Beijing international Book Fair beginning from August 30.

Delhi woman footballer to go for trial in US

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Denied to play among men in the DSA 'A' Division League, local girl Disha Malhotra is heading offshores in her bid to play professional football and she is going for trial in United States.

Mumbai's lost green spaces

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Mumbai is undoubtedly the most congested city in the country but it could have been very different. For a city already choking, boxed in with buildings and more on the way, things have possibly just got worse.

Traffic cop assaults student

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In an allegation on the Bangalore traffic police, a young college student has alleged that he was assaulted by the traffic cop who pushed him from his bike. The student who was not wearing a helmet while riding said he was about to stop but cop still pushed him down.

Delhi crawls as city gets waterlogged

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Delhiites crawled to their destinations as the capital got waterlogged in incessant rains with police diverting vehicles on busy roads and closing a key bridge for traffic after water level in the Yamuna River rose dangerously.

Expect traffic jams in Delhi as UP farmers protest tomorrow

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With farmers from Uttar Pradesh planning to gherao Parliament, police have warned about traffic jams in the heart of the national capital on Thursday. Farmers of UP's western region were planning to 'Gherao Parliament' to protest against acquisition of land for Yamuna Express Way, police firing on farmers and to demand amendment in Land Acquisition Act and adequate compensation for farmers.

Mumbai: Party drugs worth Rs 25 crore seized

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"Party drugs" worth 25 crores have been found in raids by the Narcotics Control Bureau in Mumbai. 20 kilos of mainly methamphetamine were found being manufactured in Asagaon, Thane, and in an apartment on Mira Road, just outside Mumbai.

Kolkata: Bomb scare at airport

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An empty box lying outside the domestic terminal of the NSCB International Airport in Kolkata on Wednesday triggered a bomb scare, airport sources said. CISF personnel rushed to the spot after sighting the thermocol box in front of the terminal at 9 am.

Bridge over Yamuna closes as water level continues to rise

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With the Yamuna flowing over one metre above danger level, the bridge over the river has been closed for road and rail traffic. Around 200 more people were evacuated from the banks of the river in the Capital today as the water level continued to rise.

Bangalore woman conned people of Rs 20 crore, arrested

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After two years of being on a wild goose chase, Bangalore cops have finally managed to nab a woman who had cheated several to the tune of Rs 20 crore Shalini Verma, a 51-year-old who cheated people across country for large sums, was absconding since 2008.

Rain in Delhi stops traffic all over city

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Rains continued to lash the national capital for the seventh consecutive day, causing widespread waterlogging and serpentine traffic jams in many areas.

Man flings knife at friend during argument, kills him

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At 3.30 pm on Tuesday, 22-year-old Deepak John Paul was killed unexpectedly by his own friend in Bangalore. According to investigating officials, the incident occurred when Deepak was with three of his other friends in a room at Banaswadi having a gala time.

Bangalore: Cop punches 18-year-old for talking on phone

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A student from Baldwin Boys College in Bangalore was in for an unpleasant surprise when a cop stepped up to him and punched him straight in the face after he was caught answering his phone while waiting at a traffic signal.

Late to school, Bangalore student forced to do 200 sit-ups

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A Std X student in Bangalore was forced to do 200 sit ups and beaten up for coming to school 10 minutes late. Nayeen Pasha, who is now unable to walk, has been admitted to the hospital and his parents are running from pillar to post to arrange money for his treatment.

Mumbai: Under construction building collapses, 2 dead

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An under contrustion building in Belapur in Navi Mumbai collapsed on Wednesday morning. Two people have died in the incident while two more are feared trapped under the debris. Rescue operations are underway.

Pregnant woman allegedly poisoned by husband

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A 42-year-old pregnant woman was killed after her husband Rajiv Sharma allegedly gave her medicine laced with poison, the police said late on Tuesday night. Sunita Sharma was rushed to a hospital but she succumbed to the complications on the way. This was the victim's second marriage.

Man shot at on Pune street, gets no help from passersby

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Even as a bleeding 50-year-old Vincent Gilbert, general manager of a private company who was shot at in Pune by four assailants, frantically called for help, people just looked at him and moved on. Only when a friend who was passing by saw Gilbert shouting for help on the busy road in Nehru Nagar, was he taken to hospital.

BPO workers protest stereotypes after sex clip

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BPO workers have expressed their outrage at being stereotyped as 'loose' or 'available' in the wake of an MMS clip surfacing on the Internet. A sex clip was recently uploaded on a website with the words 'Gurgaon call centre sex scandal' that showed a supervisor having sex with his subordinate.
Posted by Harshad at 9:18 PM

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