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Kidnapper of Adobe CEO’s son escapes

The sources said that Chhatrapal the main accused in the high profile Anant Gupta kidnapping case escaped from the court premises in Noida, where he was brought for hearing today. According to the sources, Chhatrapal was taken to the court in the custody of two police personnel for the hearing in the case.

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Mumbai on high alert after political violence

Police said that security has been stepped up in the city in the wake of Sunday’s incidents of violence involving supporters of two political outfits. Police said that the cinema theaters have also been provided security as one of the movie halls, showing a Bhojpuri film was targeted yesterday. Also, two unidentified persons attacked film star Amitabh Bachchan’s residence by glass bottles early this morning forcing the police to set up high security cover at his residence, police said.

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Amitabh Bachchan rushes to Jaipur

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Amitabh Bachchan & his family reached Jaipur because early in the morning there was a attack on his house by two youths on motorbikes. Amitabh Bachchan said sources said that he is not safe in Maharashtra.

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Rahul bats for Amethi, organises cricket tournament

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Rahul Gandhi General Secretary of Congress has decided to organise a two month long tournament in his constituency to designate young talents from the rural area. Congress partymen said that the tournament, which begins on Tuesday, has been named after his father & former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. Congress partymen said about 1,200 teams from 726 village panchayats of Amethi are expected to take part in the tournament & the winner team would receive ….

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Telgi produced before court

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The kingpin of the fake stamp paper racket Abdul Karim Telgi, was today produced before a local court here in connection with the scam in the state. Telgi was brought to Nampally criminal court surrounded by tight security of Maharashtra & Andhra Pradesh police. He was produced before the 12th Chief Metropolitan Magistrate. The case has been posted for February 20.

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Khalistan militant planned attack on Dera chief, RDX used

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Police on Sunday began a chase for Bakshish Singh Khalistan militant with probe into the attack on the Dera Sacha Sauda chief’s convoy zeroing in on his house in Patiala where the plan was allegedly created. They also concluded that the truck tyre bomb used in the yesterday’s attack was of high intensity and suspected to be RDX but its exact composition would be confirmed only after the forensic report.Police teams were sent ….

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Attack on Amitabh Bachchan’s house

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Mumbai India’s financial capital, continued to remain tense on Monday, with unidentified assaulters attacking Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s residence early this morning. Two motor-cycle youths thugs of Raj Thackrey threw glass bottles at the residence of the Bollywood Superstar in the early hours of the morning today in the wake of Maharashtra Navanirman Sena attacking the superstar for alleged negligence of Maharashtra. Security was already stepped up at Bachchan`s house following Raj Thackeray’s thugs attack ….

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Maharashtra SP chief arrested

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Abu Asim Azmi, the president of the Maharashtra unit of Samajwadi Party & some of his supporters were arrested in Mumbai late on Sunday evening after they protested outside Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh’s residence against violence in the state. City Samajwadi Party youth president Farooq Ghosi said that Abu Asim Azmi & others had gone to meet Deshmukh at his residence in south Mumbai. Farooq Ghosi said,”We wanted to apprise him of the recent attacks ….

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Bangalore terror suspect wanted to target US

Riyazuddin Nasir alias Mohammed Ghouse a suspected terrorist wanted to visit the United States & spread terror there, he has told interrogators. Since it was difficult to gain entry into the US, Ghouse had twice supplicate with terrorist leaders to at least send him to Iraq to work as a fidayeen an extremist who equips himself with arms and ammunition & strikes a target, causing mass destruction. However, the terrorist leaders persuaded him to drop the idea as they thought ….

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Two more freeze to death due to cold

Intense cold waves continous in north India, snuffed out two more lives as mercury dipped close to freezing point at several places save Rajasthan where it inched upwards thanks to absence of northerly winds. In the national capital New Delhi, foreigners woke up to yet another nippy morning with the minimum temperature plummeting to 2.9 degrees celsius, six below normal.

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National Snow Festival in Gulmarg from Feb 17

Gulmarg Development Authority’s Chief Executive Officer Farooq Ahmad Lone said on Saturday,”Skiers from all over the country are expected to participate in the 5th National Snow Festival which begins on February 17 at Gulmarg in North Kashmir”. Farooq Ahmed Lone,”The week-long festival includes skiing, ice skating, ice hockey & snow boarding among other events.Generators & tankers will be available to ensure uninterrupted water and electricity supply during the festival”. The CEO said centres for supply of food grains, kerosene oil ….

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Maya for ban on book containing remark on Lord Ram

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Mayawati Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday demanded immediate ban on a book, containing objectionable references towards Lord Ram, Sita & others, which was released at New Delhi recently. Mayawati said,”The book should be banned. I am writing to the Prime Minister in this regard”. She also referred to the protests against the book in some parts of the state and said that her party was with the protesters. She, however, appealed to the ….

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Thackeray’s statement sparks protest in Bihar

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Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Nav Nirman Sena leader outburst against Biharis has sparked protests in Bihar with political parties of all hues dubbing it an insult. “It is in bad taste, Chhath is a religious festival observed as a matter of faith by millions of people and any insult to the festival is condemnable”, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said. Thackeray, while attending a function in Mumbai, a few days ago, described the ‘Chhath festival’ observed in ….

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Attack on Baba Ram Rahim

A blast hit cavalcade of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Baba Ram Rahim Gurmeet Singh in Haryana on Saturday but the Dera chief Baba Ram Rahim Singh is reported to be safe. The incident took place when Baba Ram Rahim’s cavalcade was passing through Nilakhedi, Karnal. Immediately after the blast, a car, which was part of the convoy, hit a nearby tree. Earlier there was a rumour that there was a grenade attack on Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim ….

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Lover shoots Australian woman, then commits suicide

Police said that an Australian woman was shot by his lover who later committed suicide by turning the revolver on himself in Vrindavan in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh. Mathura R K Chaturvedi senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) said,”28 years old Saurav, nephew of former Uttar Pradesh Minister Tejpal Singh, shot 26 year old Leela, daughter of Susan, a resident of Perth in Australia, at Raman Reti locality at around 2 am following an quarrel b/w them”. Saurav then committed ….

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Punjab primary schools closed for 1 week

After the holidays in Delhi & Merth primary schools Punjab Government also announces holidays for a week in primary schools of Punjab. The primary schools of Punjab will be closed for a week. It is too cold and  government announce holidays for a week in  primary schools of Punjab from Friday. Holidays for a week in primary schools of Punjab is due to the intense cold waves in Punjab.

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Cong highlights China’s readiness for N-coop with India

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“Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India’s successful visit to China has proved once again that India has evolved a strong and independent foreign policy”. The write up in “Congress Sandesh” makes an apparent effort to present the nuclear deal as a broad-based one involving countries other than the US & hence seeks the Left’s approval for it. “Those who accused Manmohan Singh the Prime Minister of following a pro-American policy & have made a huge ….

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PM announces Rs 500 cr Arunachal Pradesh

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Manmohan Singh the Prime Minister of India announced Rs 500 cr relief package to boost the economic development of Arunachal Pradesh, during his first ever visit there on Thursday. Making his first visit to the Arunachal Pradesh Prime Minister on Thursday said that there is no shortage of funds to foster the pace of development in the hilly state.Addressing party workers at the inauguration of the Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, headquarters of the Pradesh Congress ….

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Mig-27 crashes, Pilot escapes

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An IAF spokesperson said to DailyNews reporter Balwant Singh that a fighter plane named as MiG-27 crashed near Hashimira Air Base in Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal on Thursday. The sources said,”the pilot who was on a regular training eject safely through a parachute”. S Tripurari (SP) Superintendent of Police of Jalpaiguri told that the plane crashed near Chinchula tea garden on Thursday at 12:40 pm. When the jet apparently ….

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Sukhbir Singh Badal elected as President

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Sukhbir Singh Badal hte son of Parkash Singh Badal Chief Minister of Pumjab, was elected the president of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday. Sukhbir Singh Badal a Rajya Sabha MP, was elected to the top post at the party`s general House meeting held here. Parkash Singh Badal said to our reporter Kulwant Singh that after handing over the party’s power of control to his son Sukhbir Singh Badal, Parkash Singh Badal will now ….

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