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Spurned man opens fire at 20-yr woman

A 20-year-old aerobics teacher was shot at in Rohini on Wednesday morning by a man when she refused his marriage proposal.
The incident was reported from Sector 3, Rohini, at 11.30 am. The accused, Arun Kumar Mishra, 22, was arrested immediately while the victim was rushed to Jaipur Golden Hospital. She is critical but stable,” said deputy commissioner of police (outer) Chhaya Sharma.

Free Tibet call marks protest

A large number of Tibetans on Wednesday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar demanding freedom of Tibet from China. The police had tightened the vigil to keep the protesters off from places like Chinese Embassy and Taj Mahal Hotel where Chinese premier Wen Jiabao is staying. Mr Jiabao arrived in the capital on a three-day visit to India on Wednesday morning.

‘No extension of Blueline permits’

The Delhi high court on Wednesday refused a plea of Blueline bus operators seeking extension of permits of buses that expired Wednes-day morning. The Delhi government told the court that the passenger-carrying capacity of the public transport systems in the city was more than adequate and will be further enhanced by January 2011.

SC: Stop razing night shelters

Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports on demolition of night shelters in the city, the Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained the Delhi government from razing such structures. The court fixed the matter for urgent hearing on Thursday saying that it serve no purpose if it was taken up in February, as scheduled earlier in the wake of the biting cold conditions prevailing. A bench comprising Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma asked the Delhi government not to demolish night

Schools can set norms, be paid for RTE

The Delhi government on Wednesday gave the city private schools a free hand in deciding the criteria for nursery admissions and even agreed to their demand of compensation for reserving 25 per cent seats for the economically weaker section (EWS) students. The admission process would begin from January 1, 2011, and will have to be completed by March 31 next.

China PM hoping to improve ties with a suspicious India

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday tackles the tough task of bridging rifts with India over borders and Pakistan after wooing his hosts with deals worth more than $16 billion during a visit to New

SC wants probe of 2G procedure from 2001-2008

Set to monitor the 2G spectrum scam probe, the Supreme Court on Thursday widened the investigation in the case by bringing in its ambit the telecom policy from 2001 to 2008 covering both the NDA and

Special units to hunt terrorists

The Centre has prepared a list of 31 “most wanted” Indian Mujahideen (IM) and Jam-I-yyathul Ansarul Muslimeen (JIAM) operatives that include suspected terrorists belonging to Azamgarh district of UP —

PM: Phone-tap powers needed

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday tried to address India Inc.’s nervousness about infringement on its privacy following the leak of the Niira Radia tapes, saying there is a need to tighten proc

SC judge contradicts ex-CJI on Raja matter

Supreme Court Justice H.L. Gokhale, a former chief justice of the Madras high court, on Tuesday virtually put former Chief Justice of India K.G.

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