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Everything you need to know about Naya Nagar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Naya Nagar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Chhattisgarh extends ban on CPI-Maoist, six affiliates

May 9, 2013 at 9:10 PM

Naya Raipur, May 9 (IANS) Amid growing clout of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in interiors of Chhattisgarh, the state government Thursday extended a ban on the terror outfit and its six affiliates for one more year.

Two Delhi Metro stations reopen after Sikhs' protests

May 1, 2013 at 4:28 PM

New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Two Delhi Metro stations reopened after being shut for a few hours when Sikh protestors came on to the tracks with placards and raised slogans against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's acquittal in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, an official said.

Will my quitting remedy the situation, asks Delhi Police chief

April 22, 2013 at 6:04 PM

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Amidst growing demands for his resignation, Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar Monday said he won't step down over growing crimes against women in the capital, stating that his exit won't help remedy the situation.

Intensify patrolling, be sensitive to poor, UP DGP tells cops

April 16, 2013 at 7:32 PM

Ghaziabad, April 16 (IANS) Newly appointed Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police (DGP) Devraj Nagar Tuesday instructed police to intensify patrolling and sensitise their officials in dealing with the weaker sections of society.

Roshni Chopra wants to host dance reality show next

April 14, 2013 at 2:52 PM

Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) After hosting "Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur", "Comedy Circus Teen Ka Tadka" and "India's Got Talent", now Roshni Chopra is eyeing a dance show.

Parameshwar, Siddaramaiah in Congress' Karnataka poll list

April 5, 2013 at 8:53 PM

New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Congress' Karnataka unit chief G.Parameshwar, legislative party leader Siddaramaiah and state women's wing chief Manjula Naidu figure in the first list of 177 assembly poll candidates announced by the party Friday.

Team Kejriwal volunteers stopped on way to Delhi CM Dikshit's residence

April 1, 2013 at 5:06 PM

New Delhi, Apr 1 (ANI): Volunteers of the Aam Admi Party (AAP) on Monday were forcefully blocked by Delhi Police personnel while heading towards Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's residence to deliver lakhs of letters of protest over inflated water and power bills.

Man arrested for killing mother over shoes

April 1, 2013 at 9:46 AM

Bhubaneswar, April 1 (IANS) A young man in Rourkela, Sundergarh district, Odisha, killed his mother, allegedly because she refused him money to buy a pair of shoes, police said Monday.

Missing five-year-old boy found murdered in Delhi

March 10, 2013 at 6:03 PM

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The body of a five-year-old boy, who was missing for three days, was recovered from a pit here early Sunday, said police.

Hyderabad blasts: PM appeals to maintain calm, says 'guilty will not go unpunished'

February 21, 2013 at 9:54 PM

New Delhi, Feb. 21 (ANI): Describing the incident of serial bomb blasts in Hyderabad on Thursday evening as 'dastardly attack', and urging people to maintain calm and peace, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh conveyed that the culprits behind the incident will not go unpunished.

Bangladesh: Post-trial amendments taint war crimes process, says HRW

February 15, 2013 at 12:01 PM

New York, Feb.14 (ANI): Retroactive legislation that violates fair trial standards undermines the legitimacy of the work of Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Human Rights Watch said today.

Delhi by night - many cops but so few women (One month after Dec 16 gang-rape)

January 16, 2013 at 3:53 PM

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Many more policemen but far fewer women. That's Delhi by night where insecurity has tightened its grip in the month since the gang-rape of a 23-year-old on her way back home from a movie and where women are cutting back on work and leisure because they are scared of travelling by public transport.

UP bank official kills wife, daughter

December 24, 2012 at 1:41 PM

Lucknow, Dec 24 (IANS) A depressed senior bank official shot dead his wife and daughter and critically injured his young son and himself here Monday, police said.

JSPL to invest Rs.50,000 crore in Chhattisgarh

November 2, 2012 at 6:15 PM

Naya Raipur, Nov 2 (IANS) Jindal Steel and Power Chairman Naveen Jindal Friday said the company would invest Rs.50,000 crore in Chhattisgarh.

National Wrestling Championship from Nov 8

October 25, 2012 at 2:47 PM

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The 57th senior men's Freestyle and Greco-Roman National Wrestling Championships will be held at Nandini Nagar, Gonda, in Uttar Pradesh from Nov 8 to 11.

Two get death for killing Bangladeshi journalist

October 11, 2012 at 7:40 PM

Dhaka, Oct 11 (IANS) A court in the Bangladeshi capital Thursday sentenced two people to death in connection with the murder of a journalist and his wife.

Bharti out of 'Jhalak....'

September 22, 2012 at 11:07 PM

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Comedian Bharti Singh, who surprised the judges with her dancing abilities in "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5", was eliminated from the dance reality show Saturday.

Habib Tanvir's contribution to Indian theatre now in a book

August 31, 2012 at 11:37 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) "Habib Tanvir: Towards an Inclusive Theatre", a book on the life of the late veteran playwright and director and his contribution to the Indian theatre industry, was launched here Friday on the eve of his 89th birth anniversary.

Showing 'Joker' in space part of promotional strategy

July 31, 2012 at 2:03 PM

Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan clarifies that makers of "Joker" planned to show the fantasy adventure on the space station as part of a promotional strategy and that it was never meant just for Indo-American astronaut Sunita Williams.

Goa to probe if excessive mining causing cracks in houses

July 26, 2012 at 1:06 PM

Panaji, July 26 (IANS) After cracks developed in land and houses of a town in Goa, the state government has suspended mining in the area and ordered a detailed investigation to see if excessive mining caused the damages, a minister said Thursday.

Two dead, three injured in building collapse in Delhi

July 24, 2012 at 6:11 PM

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Two people were killed and three others injured when an under-construction building collapsed here Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Delhi doctor's body found hanging in house

July 21, 2012 at 8:50 PM

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) A 30-year-old chief medical officer of a civic agency was found dead in her house here, police said Saturday. Her body was found hanging from a ceiling fan and a suicide note was seized.

Diarrhoea outbreak in Chandigarh leaves over sixty ill

July 3, 2012 at 4:30 PM

Chandigarh, July 3 (ANI): Over sixty residents have reportedly fallen ill in the Vikas Nagar area of the city due to the outbreak of diarrhoea, resulting from contaminated drinking water.

DTC bus kills cyclist

May 27, 2012 at 6:26 PM

New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A Delhi Transport Corp (DTC) bus hit seven people here Sunday, killing a 75-year-old labourer riding a cycle, police said.

Man hangs himself in Delhi

May 10, 2012 at 10:30 PM

New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The body of a 33-year-old videographer was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his home in west Delhi's Kirti Nagar Thursday morning, police said, adding he was depressed over his poor financial condition, they said.

Body of newborn girl found

March 27, 2012 at 8:56 PM

Jaipur, March 27 (IANS) The body of a newborn girl was found in a dustbin here Tuesday, bringing to the fore the plight of the girl child in a state that suffers from a skewed sex ratio.

People evacuated as Yamuna crosses danger mark in Delhi

August 22, 2010 at 3:22 PM

New Delhi, Aug 22 (ANI): The volume of water in the flooded River Yamuna further increased after 2.69 lakh cusecs of water was released from Hathnikund barrage near Yamuna Nagar on Sunday.

One injured in Delhi parcel bomb explosion

April 12, 2010 at 7:13 PM

New Delhi, Apr 12 (ANI): A bomb, exploded in a house in New Delhi's Jamia Nagar, area this evening.

Two BSF personnel among four killed in Delhi road accident

February 22, 2010 at 12:40 PM

New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): Four persons including two the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were killed and eight injured last night when a private bus rammed into a van carrying the personnel in south Delhi.

How Slumdog Millionaire's success changed lives of film's child stars

December 26, 2009 at 11:28 AM

London, Dec 26 (ANI): The stupendous success of Slumdog Millionaire has dramatically improved the bleak lifestyle of child stars Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail, with both being enrolled full-time in school, and are living in far better conditions than before.

Drunk engineer rams Mercedes into sleeping labourers in Delhi

December 5, 2009 at 1:22 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (ANI): At least two labourers sleeping on a footpath were injured early today when a 24-year-old engineer, who was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, lost control of his Mercedes and rammed into them.

PM condoles demise of noted playwright Habib Tanvir

June 8, 2009 at 9:58 PM

New Delhi, June 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh expressed grief over the demise of noted Hindi and Urdu playwright, theatre director, poet and actor Habib Tanvir on Monday.

Noted playwright Habib Tanvir passes away

June 8, 2009 at 1:22 PM

Bhopal, June 8 (ANI): Noted playwright Habib Tanvir passed away in a hospital in Bhopal on Monday, after a brief illness. He was 85.

Three killed in south Delhi accident

May 30, 2009 at 11:00 AM

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Three people were killed and three more injured when a speeding car lost control and rammed into two auto rickshaws in the capital early Saturday, police said.

After Azharuddin, Rubina's home torn down

May 21, 2009 at 12:52 PM

London, May 21 (ANI): After Slumdog Millionaire child actor Azharuddin Ismail, Rubina Ali's house was demolished on Wednesday.

IPL Scoreboard: Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers

May 20, 2009 at 10:18 AM

Johannesburg, May 20 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Delhi Daredevils and Bangalore Royal Challengers here Tuesday.

Sachar Committee was UPA's divisive politics: Rajnath

May 4, 2009 at 8:51 PM

Ghaziabad, May 4 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Monday attacked the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government saying it had tried to divide Hindus and Muslims by constituting the Sachar Committee for counting their numbers.

Blueline bus kills youth in Delhi

April 23, 2009 at 8:10 PM

New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A mob Thursday set a Blueline bus on fire after it knocked down and killed a 21-year-old man and injured his friend in west Delhi's Janakpuri area, police said.

Drunk man kills son over minor issue

April 7, 2009 at 8:27 PM

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) A retired army havaldar was arrested Tuesday for gunning down his 29-year-old son in an inebriated state at their home here, police said.

Somalian woman alleges rape by auto-rickshaw driver

April 3, 2009 at 12:15 AM

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) A 20-year-old Somalian refugee has alleged that an auto-rickshaw driver and his friend raped her last week, the police said Thursday.

Now Pashupatinath begins cutting ribbons in Nepal

January 16, 2009 at 12:03 PM

Kathmandu, Jan 16 (IANS) He has been in the thick of political plotting, has his earnings under audit and rubs shoulders with film stars and tycoons. Now, Lord Pashupatinath, one of the most revered Hindu deities in Nepal, is cutting ribbons at social events.

Journalist's bravery gets him back his stolen mobile phone

January 11, 2009 at 7:42 PM

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Attacked and robbed of his mobile phone near a Delhi Metro station late at night, a 26-year-old journalist surprised his four attackers as he fought back, caught one of them and handed him over to police.

Uttar Pradesh police man molests two sisters, sparks violence

December 23, 2008 at 9:36 PM

Lucknow, Dec 23 (IANS) A police inspector Tuesday allegedly molested two sisters who had gone to meet their father in an Uttar Pradesh lockup, sparking violent protests during which a police station and some vehicles were torched.

ICICI Bank robbers shot dead in gunbattle, claim police

December 22, 2008 at 9:21 PM

Ghaziabad, Dec 22 (IANS) The Ghaziabad police Monday claimed to have shot dead two criminals allegedly involved in the Rs.3.5 million heist at an ICICI Bank branch here last week, officials said.

EC notice to Delhi minister for violating electoral code

November 29, 2008 at 4:34 PM

New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The Election Commission Saturday issued notice to Delhi Education and Tourism Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely for alleged violation of the model electoral code of conduct and sought his reply by Sunday evening.

Delhi BJP MLA commits suicide

November 16, 2008 at 12:51 PM

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Puran Chand Yogi, who was seeking re-election in the Delhi assembly polls, committed suicide early Sunday morning at his residence, police said.

NRI attacked by call girl, accomplices

November 7, 2008 at 11:31 PM

Ghaziabad, Nov 7 (IANS) A US based NRI businesman was allegedly attacked by a call girl and her gang members before they ran away with a taxi he had hired from this satellite town of Delhi, the police said Friday.

India's film legend B.R. Chopra takes his last breath

November 6, 2008 at 1:01 AM

One of the most prominent Bollywood film personalities, Baldev Raj Chopra, well known as B.R. Chopra, died on Wednesday (November 5) at the age of 94 following prolonged illness. He took his last breath at his residence in suburban Juhu, Mumbai.

B.R. Chopra cremated, Bollywood bids adieu to legendary director

November 5, 2008 at 9:46 PM

Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) B.R. Chopra, who died at the age of 94, was cremated here Wednesday evening and Bollywood veterans like Dilip Kumar, writer Salim Khan and filmmaker Ramesh Sippy were present to bid adieu to the legendary filmmaker.

President Pratibha Patil mourns B.R. Chopra's death

November 5, 2008 at 8:56 PM

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Wednesday mourned the passing away of veteran director B.R. Chopra and said that India had 'lost a creative personality and a legendary filmmaker'.

B.R. Chopra - master of socially relevant filmmaking (Obituary)

November 5, 2008 at 2:43 PM

Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) He's the man who gave us 'Naya Daur' in the 1950s that dealt with the conflict between man and machine as well as the kitschy 'Mahabharat' in the 1980s that brought the epic alive on the small screen. Baldev Raj Chopra, the iconoclast filmmaker, managed to successfully strike a balance between socially relevant and commercial cinema.

Filmmaker B R Chopra passes away

November 5, 2008 at 12:52 PM

Mumbai, Nov 5 (ANI): Veteran producer-director B R Chopra passes away at his residence in Mumbai this morning.

Filmmaker B.R. Chopra dead

November 5, 2008 at 11:44 AM

Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) Legendary Filmmaker B.R. Chopra died here Wednesday following prolonged illness. He was 95 years old, a family source said.

Delhi shootout: Congress' no to judicial probe annoys Samajwadi

October 21, 2008 at 9:46 PM

New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party Tuesday said it was firm on its demand of judicial probe into the Jamia Nagar shootout, in which two suspected terrorists were gunned down Sep 19 and a police inspector also killed.

Rahul Gandhi attacks Raj for anti-north Indian campaign

October 21, 2008 at 8:54 PM

Sri Nagar (Uttarakhand), Oct 21 (ANI): Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has slammed MNS chief Raj Thackeray for his anti-north Indian campaign and accused him of indulging in divisive politics.

Delhi Metro flyover collapses, two dead

October 19, 2008 at 11:15 AM

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) At least two people were killed and 25 injured when a part of an under-construction flyover of the Delhi Metro collapsed here Sunday morning, officials said.

BJP calls on like-minded parties to unite for Telangana

October 10, 2008 at 8:28 PM

New Delhi, Oct.10 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has asked all "like-minded parties" in Andhra Pradesh to unite for the creation of a separate Telangana state.

Failing health stops Jethmalani from defending Jamia students

October 7, 2008 at 3:57 PM

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Eminent lawyer Ram Jethamalani said Monday he would have loved to defend the two Jamia Milia University students arrested on charges of instigating terror attacks but can't because of his failing health.

Jamia Millia: living a nightmare with remarkable restraint (Comment)

October 6, 2008 at 8:49 PM

For the past two weeks, Jamia Millia Islamia has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Even in my worst nightmare I did not imagine that I would walk up to my political science department one day to face mediapersons waiting to establish the identity of an alleged terrorist killed in the Jamia Nagar police encounter. When we did check the records, it emerged that Atif Amin, the student in question, had taken admission in the human rights course this year as a day scholar, though he was yet to get an identity card made, having barely attended classes for a month.

Eid, Durga Puja round the corner, but festive spirit missing

October 6, 2008 at 12:00 AM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) It's the last weekend before Eid, which will be celebrated Oct 2, and Durga Puja, that starts the following weekend. The city, still reeling under the shock of yet another blast Saturday, is just not in the mood for merrymaking and shopping - something that is an integral part of the festivities.

Eid, Durga Puja round the corner, but festive spirit missing

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) It's the last weekend before Eid, which will be celebrated Oct 2, and Durga Puja, that starts the following weekend. The city, still reeling under the shock of yet another blast Saturday, is just not in the mood for merrymaking and shopping - something that is an integral part of the festivities.