Three of a family among four killed as car catches fire

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2013, Ambala

Three members of a family were among four persons charred to death when a car in which they were travelling caught fire after hitting a tree on Ambala-Barara road, police said.

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Visually impaired girl from Damoh tops Madhya Pradesh board exam

Written by Siddharth Ranjan Das | Wednesday May 22, 2013, Damoh

16-year-old Shristi Tiwari has topped the humanities stream of Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education by securing 481 out of 500. What makes her feat more remarkable is that she is visually impaired. She stands fourth in the overall merit list of Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education.

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Government hospital refutes allegations on UK girl's organ misuse

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2013, Patiala

The government hospital in Patiala on Wednesday refuted allegations of any misuse of the organs, extracted during the autopsy of an eight-year-old British girl of Indian origin, who died in private hospital in Khanna last month.

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Cadbury ordered to pay Rs.30,000 to man who found a pin in chocolate bar

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 22, 2013, Agartala

A consumer court in Tripura has ordered Cadbury India Ltd to pay a compensation of Rs.30, 000 to a complainant who found an iron pin inside a chocolate bar made by the company, an official said here Wednesday.

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Bridegroom shot dead before wedding in Bihar

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 22, 2013, Patna

A bridegroom was shot dead by unidentified assailants in a Bihar village late on Tuesday, minutes before he was to be married, police said on Wednesday.

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Three killed, 22 injured as bus hits tree on Mumbai-Goa Highway

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2013, Alibaug

Three persons were today killed and 22 others injured when their bus rammed into a tree at the Mumbai-Goa Highway near Palas village in Raigad district, police said.

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Seven killed as bus plunges into river in Uttar Pradesh

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2013, Bareilly

Seven persons, including three children, were killed and 40 others injured when a bus in which they were travelling lost control and fell into the Khannaut River in neighbouring Pilibhit district, police said.

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Major fire at Jodhpur grid sub-station on Monday

Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2013, Jodhpur

A major fire broke out at a Grid sub-station in Jodhpur on Monday morning damaging a large section and leaving a fireman injured.

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Transgender ends life as mother refuses to accept him

Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2013, Coimbatore

Dejected over his mother's refusal to accept him after he underwent a sex-change surgery, a 27-year old committed suicide in Tamil Nadu's Anamalai.

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IIM-Indore student offered salary of Rs 34 lakh per year

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2013, Indore

A post-graduate program student of IIM-Indore has received a job offer with salary package of Rs 34 lakh per annum.

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