Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Cheers as Delhi lets ladies behind the bar

Cheers as Delhi lets ladies behind the bar

Cheers as Delhi lets ladies behind the bar

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Twenty-year-old scotch whisky, vintage champagne. You can find almost anything in the sparkling high-end bars of India's capital, except a female bartender. Soon you'll find that, too, after Delhi this week changed a century-old law that banned women from serving alcohol.

Passenger dies onboard Air India flight

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A 70-year-old passenger died onboard an Air India flight after suffering a respiratory disorder on Wednesday. Krishnakant Varma, who was travelling with his son, had a respiratory problem but had a fitness certificate to travel.

Bootleggers gearing up for polls!

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The bootleggers of the city are a harassed lot. The elections and the festive season have almost doubled the demand for liquor leaving them desperate to bridge the supply gap. The recent raids by police on consignments entering the city have only added to their woes. Needless to say, the bootleggers have upped their guard and are even constantly changing the place where they store their haul.

Constables' bail petition rejected

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The special CBI sessions court on Tuesday rejected the bail application of the two constables, Ajay Parmar and Santram Sharma, who are named in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.

Father booked for raping minor daughter

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A 52-year-old man was booked for allegedly raping his minor daughter in Sitabuldi area of Nagpur, police said on Wednesday.

PM to visit Hyderabad on Oct 19

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Hyderabad on October 19 to take part in a couple of programmes including the inaugural address of the general meeting of Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in Hyderabad.

Six Mumbai students acquitted of rape

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Six students arrested for allegedly raping a 23-year-old American student of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) last year were acquitted by a court in Mumbai on Wednesday due to lack of evidence. The students - in their early 20s - are in jail for the last 16 months.

Want to get even with the auto driver who fleeced you?

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Had a tough time dealing with the auto driver? Here's an NGO that you could turn to. Kiirti, which works for greater transparency in matters that affect the general public, has been at the forefront of an initiative to make city autorickshaw drivers observe the rules.

A new generation of social networking

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Foursquare is a mobile application that makes cities easier to use and more interesting to explore. It is a friend-finder, a social city guide and a game that challenges users to experience new things, and rewards them for doing so. Foursquare lets users "check in" to a place when they're there, tell friends where they are and track the history of where they've been and who

Bangaloreans are divided over city night life

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Eminent Bangaloreans at a panel discussion on Tuesday were divided over whether the city needs a vibrant night life and that liquor should be allowed after 11.30 pm. While some were of the view that restaurants should be open beyond midnight, others felt that it would only lead to unnecessary trouble.

Mumbai: Desi guns run city's crime show

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Arms and the men. The link between the killing machine and the criminals has always been one of the favourite parts of the penal lore. The supply chains of firearms are often ingenious, and criminals usually find a way to lay their hands on the one — suitably priced and easily available — to accomplish their nefarious activities. The commercial capital of the country too has had its share of the love affair between weapons and criminals — both big and small.

BMC loses 1 crore in dog tax

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This is no stray fact: There are 19,495 unlicenced pet dogs in the city, who have collectively chewed off over Rs 1 crore from the civic body's coffers.

Man breaks into Rs 1 cr Mumbai flat, claims ownership

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Rizwan Thakur, who had earlier claimed ownership of a flat in New Natraj Housing Society in Chembur, tried to again stake his claim in the early hours of Tuesday morning when he broke into the flat. But all he got was a police complaint registered against him by the society residents.

Fake Bangalore doctor sold 'cure-all' coconut oil for Rs 75,000

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Luck ran out for a 'doctor' who sold one-litre coconut oil for Rs 75,000 and neem wood ash for Rs 2,500 per gram to his unsuspecting, and sometimes-unwilling 'patients'. The patients would mostly consist of people with uncommon diseases.

Woman throws acid on three siblings over property dispute

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A Bandra-based woman on Monday was charged for attacking her three sisters and one-year-old niece by throwing acid at them. She was reportedly angry after being denied more than her share of the family property. The accused's teenage son is also wanted in the case.

Drunken Polish woman creates commotion

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A drunken Poland Embassy official created chaos in the Capital's Diplomatic Enclave in Chanakyapuri late on Tuesday night, sending cops into a tizzy. A police officer said that she was making a scene outside the Australian Embassy and was stopping cars. A man whose vehicle was stopped reported the matter to the police.

Pune girl held for boyfriend’s murder

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The Pune police arrested 20-year-old Goldy Mathew, a resident of Dehu Road, on charges of murdering her lover Kanhaiyalal alias Surya Subramanyam Swami. The police believe Mathew wanted to break up with him, but he was insisting on continuing the relationship.

Chembur man abducts child, demands wife in ransom; held

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A thirty-year-old man has been arrested by officers of the RCF police station in Chembur for abducting a one-and-a-half-year-old child from her residence and threatening her mother with dire consequences if she did not marry him.

'Bearded saint' plotted thefts and then shaved after crimes

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In Bollywood, the presence or absence of facial hair is enough for the character to go incognito. Gangster Ravi Pujari's henchman Suresh Patkar alias Nana Patekar has adopted this trick and committed crimes.

Physically-challenged badminton player defies limits to bag medal

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Thane badminton player, Girish Sharma recently bagged a medal at a national championship for the physically-challenged.

Slapped, abused before entering Bigg Boss house, alleges actor

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Three days before entering the Bigg Boss house, actor Shweta Tiwari had to visit Malad police station, to file a non-cognisable offence against her estranged husband Raja Chowdhry. According to the police officials at Malad police station, Tiwari and Chowdhry separated three years ago.
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