Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Robbers intercept van, decamp with Rs 21 lakh

Robbers intercept van, decamp with Rs 21 lakh


Robbers intercept van, decamp with Rs 21 lakh

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:44 PM PST

In a second major robbery in the city within a week, four persons intercepted a vehicle and robbed Rs 21 lakh near Maduravoyal in Chennai.


Delhi Metro starts efforts to decongest Rajiv Chowk

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:38 PM PST

Spanning numerous residential areas and commercial centres in the national capital and a lifeline for commuters, the Delhi Metro on Tuesday kicked off tunnelling and boring work for a 3-km underground...


Six-month-old girl abandoned in train in West Bengal

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:35 PM PST

Just a few days after Baby Falak's story made headlines across the country, another infant girl has been found abandoned - this time in a train in West Bengal.


Delhi metro station vandalised after 2 men allegedly harass woman

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:30 PM PST

A group of people vandalised the Tilak Nagar Metro station in West Delhi late on Tuesday night, to protest against the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officers. The CISF had allegedly not tak...


Army jawans allegedly thrash traffic cops in Pune, ransack police station

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:28 PM PST

A group of Army jawans allegedly clashed with traffic policemen in Pune following an altercation over traffic violation, sparking tension on Tuesday evening.


Teen gets 10-year jail for raping 80-year-old

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:47 AM PST

Law makers must consider re-defining the offence of rape to deal with different categories of accused, a Delhi court said Tuesday while awarding 10 years' jail to a 19-year-old florist guilty of digit...


Tihar Jail 2011 turnover swells to Rs 15.25 crore

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 07:27 AM PST

Tihar Jail in New Delhi recorded a turnover of Rs 15.25 crore in 2011 from selling products made by prisoners, ranging from sweets and cookies to textiles and even furniture.


Artist assaulted over painting actors in nude

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 02:52 AM PST

In yet another blot on artistic freedom of expression in the country, five unknown men, miffed with kitsch paintings put on show at a gallery, assaulted artist Pranava Prakash on Monday. Prakash wa...


CBI opposes closure of cases against Abu Salem

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 01:26 AM PST

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has opposed gangster Abu Salem's plea to close the 1993 Mumbai blasts case trial against him. Salem had approached the Special TADA court earlier this mont...


Boy who could not swallow to eat again

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 11:56 PM PST

When Hrithik Pathre -- true to the inquisitive nature of all five-year-olds -- gulped down nail polish remover -- his family had no idea that the naive act would prevent their child from swallowing a ...


Delhi's cold Tuesday is four degrees below normal

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 11:22 PM PST

The minimum temperature in Delhi on Tuesday morning dipped to 4.4 degrees Celsius -- four notches below average -- making for a chilly start to the day that is expected to be pleasant. The evening is ...


Trainer aircraft crashes near Chennai: crew ejects safely

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 11:18 PM PST

A Kiran-trainer aircraft today crashed near Iyancherry village in Kancheepuram district, but both crew members ejected safely.

Car bursts into flames in Pune; owner rescued

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 11:04 PM PST

A car caught fire near Vaishali restaurant on Fergusson College road in Pune on Monday morning. The 40-year-old car owner, Kailash Suresh Gupta, had a narrow escape as passers-by pulled him out of the...


500 dwellings gutted in Delhi slum fire

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 10:33 PM PST

Nearly 500 dwellings were gutted on Tuesday morning in a fire broke that out in a densely populated slum at Ghazipur in east Delhi. However, no loss of life has been reported, fire officials said. ...


Andhra Pradesh junior doctors strike enters seventh day

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 09:17 PM PST

Around 5,000 junior doctors across Andhra Pradesh are on a strike demanding a reduction in compulsory visits to rural areas.


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