Labour unrest in Noida: One shot at by security guard
byLucknow, April 27 (IANS) A security guard at a builder’s office in Noida, abutting the national capital, Saturday opened fire at agitating labourers, who…
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‘Insecure’ Badals avoid court appearance (Punjab Newsletter)
byChandigarh, April 27 (IANS) They are among the most heavily protected people in the country with gun-totting commandos, bulletproof vehicles, a cavalcade of security…
Trinamool union breaks the Metro ‘no-poster’ rule
byKolkata, April 27 (IANS) Kolkata Metro – the country’s first Metro – used to be an island of cleanliness and orderliness in a city…
Five-year-old raped, murdered in Tripura
byAgartala, April 27 (IANS) A five-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Tripura, triggering violent protests by the locals. Police later arrested the culprit,…
Mamata regime rocked by ‘cheat’ funds (West Bengal Newsletter)
byKolkata, April 27 (IANS) With the influential Saradha Group chit fund going bust, the Trinamool Congress government in the state is faced with the…
Modi may have had the last laugh
byThiruvananthapuram, April 27 (IANS) For a week, the media eagerly lapped up the criticism hurled at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi by Kerala’s rival…
On Indian cinema’s centenary, kin want Bharat Ratna for Dadasaheb Phalke
byMumbai: A hundred years after “Lights, Camera, Action.” were uttered for the first time in India by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke – Dadasaheb Phalke, known…
Landing gear piece found in New York may be from 9/11 plane
byNew York, April 27 (IANS/EFE) A piece of landing gear thought to be from one of the two aircraft that hijackers crashed into the…
Prachanda to discuss ‘tripartite cooperation’ in Delhi visit
byKathmandu/New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Nepal’s former prime minister and Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ arrives in the…
Six killed near Mexican resort city
byMexico City, April 27 (IANS/EFE) Six people were killed and two wounded in a shooting near the Mexican resort city of Acapulco, authorities said….