Bhubaneswar: A fast track court on Friday sentenced gangster Sandeep Acharya alias Raja and his associate to rigorous life imprisonment for killing judo coach Biranchi Das, who had groomed the world's youngest marathon runner Budhia Singh. Four days after convicting the duo for gunning down the judo coach on April 13, 2008, the fast track court judge Vivekananda Das pronounced the life term for Raja and Akshya Behera alias Chagala....
01:53 PM, Dec 17, 2010
New Delhi: Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament (MP) from Thiruvananthapuram and the former Minister of State for External Affairs, will finally tie the knot with his girlfriend Sunanda Pushkar on August 22. The marriage ceremony will take place at his 200-year-old ancestral home in Ernakulam District of Kerala. A reception party will also be organised in New Delhi. However, rumours have been around for several months about the couple tying...
02:20 PM, Aug 13, 2010
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Trouble started when passengers tried to inquire about the emergency landing about their flight at Ranchi airport. ...
08:42 AM, Jul 27, 2010
New Delhi/Kolkata: Congress president Sonia Gandhi expressed "her deep grief and anguish" over the train tragedy in West Bengal and wished speedy recovery to the injured. A statement from All India Congress Committee (AICC) said, "While conveying her deep condolences to the bereaved families, she also wished speedy recovery for the injured." RJD chief Lalu Prasad said, "It's unfortunate that incidents like these are happening so often. Utmost caution is...
01:04 PM, Jul 19, 2010
Incessant delays, derailment, terror attacks, inability to deal with emergency-like situation - the state of affairs for the Railways in the recent past hasn't been a rosy one. Is it time to consider privatising the Railways in order to improve the overall standards of the services? Will the entry of private players help the Railways improve its level of efficiency and security?
12:16 PM, Jul 19, 2010
Kolkata: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee was "suspicious" about the cause of the accident involving Sealdah-bound Uttarbanga Express and Vananchal Express at Sainthia station in Birbhum district early Monday. "I am suspicious about the cause of the accident," Banerjee told reporters here when asked about the circumstances that led to the mishap. "We have some doubt in our mind. Whatever happened is not casual thing. We will take all strong steps...
10:57 AM, Jul 19, 2010
New Delhi: Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who faces charges of laundering Rs 2,500 to 4,000 crore, was on Sunday discharged from a hospital in Ranchi. Koda was interrogated by the Income Tax (IT) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials. The former Jharkhand CM had been admitted since November 3, ever since after complaining of severe stomach ache. Duly certified by doctors as fit to leave the hospital, he left...
03:00 AM, Nov 09, 2009
The former CM is reportedly ill and was taken to the Apollo Hospital in Ranchi. ...
12:39 PM, Nov 03, 2009
Ranchi: A 22-year-old student, diagnosed as Jharkhand's first swine flu patient, has escaped from his home in steel city Jamshedpur to catch a flight to the US where he is studying, an official said on Thursday. Gopal Kumar was confirmed to be suffering from swine flu and confined to his flat in the city, where he stays with his mother, who is a doctor. When officials reached his home on...
05:55 PM, Aug 06, 2009
New Delhi: With Naxals striking at will, Home Minister P Chidambaram has admitted that the Naxal threat in India is being underestimated. "We did not assess the left wing extremist challenge correctly. We underestimated the challenge," Chidambaram said. The Government's candid admission that red menace is getting out of hand comes hours after a consignment of hi-tech communication devices meant for Naxal operations was seized from the Ranchi airport. A...
11:38 PM, Jul 15, 2009
Ranchi: Cricket fans in the Jharkhand capital Monday burnt Indian cricket captain and city boy Mahendra Singh Dhoni in effigy to protest India's exit from the ICC Twenty20 world cup following successive defeats in matches against the West Indies and England. Around 50 cricket fans, mostly youth, gathered near Siddo Kanhu park and shouted slogans against Dhoni. The protesters also burnt Dhoni in effigy. "Dhoni took the T20 world cup...
12:37 PM, Jun 15, 2009
Ranchi : Eleven policemen were killed in separate Maoist attacks in Bokaro district of Jharkhand on Friday, police said. Maoists attacked a State Bank of India branch near Fusro market of Bokaro town in the afternoon, killing two personnel of the state police. At least ten other police personnel were injured in the indiscriminate firing by the rebels. A gun battle was on between security forces and the rebels in...
06:03 PM, Jun 12, 2009
New Delhi: Delhi votes on Thursday and the youth that make the majority of the electorate has been the target audience for the candidates contesting. But it is also the Election Commission that is going out to woo the young voters to go out and exercise their votes. ...
04:17 PM, May 06, 2009
The Samaj Sudhar Samity tied the boy to an electric pole. ...
04:04 PM, Mar 16, 2009
Doctors managed to remove a six-feet-long iron rod from his abdomen. ...
10:32 AM, Mar 13, 2009
There were a total 12 accused in the case and two died during the trial. ...
11:48 PM, Feb 09, 2009
Each Dhoni kite sells for Rs 10 and above. ...
06:50 PM, Jan 09, 2009
The school children were taken to Rajendra Institute of Medical Science. ...
11:25 PM, Nov 13, 2008
Jharkhand lawyers say Thackeray does not deserve to be defended in a court of law. ...
08:40 PM, Oct 25, 2008
