Hockey World Cup: Australia outplay India 5-2
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Australia outplayed India 5-2 in a Pool B match of the Hockey World Cup at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Tuesday.
Glenn Turner (2), Liam ... Read more...
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Maoist leader held near Kolkata
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) A key Maoist leader was arrested Tuesday from Kolkata's adjoining South 24-Parganas district by West Bengal's Criminal Investigation Department (CID), police said.
"Venkatesh Reddy alias Deepak was a Communist ... Read more...
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Australia satisfied with sports security in India
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Australia Tuesday said it was "satisfied" with Indian security arrangements for sporting events, including the ongoing Hockey World Cup tournament, the third edition of the Indian Premier ... Read more...
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Chidambaram terms Maoist truce offer bizarre
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday said the Maoist guerrillas' truce offer was "somewhat bizarre" because the Leftist insurgents continued to indulge in violence hours after offering ... Read more...
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Marie Osmond’s Son Autopsy Inconclusive & Neighbor Speaks Out
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:42 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a story brought to you yesterday, it was told that Marie Osmond had tragically lost her son to suicide. He had apparently been struggling with depression ... Read more...
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Pune terror probe on right track: Chidambaram (Lead)
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday said the probe into the Pune bombing was on the "right track" and cautioned against complacency, calling for "greater vigilance" to ... Read more...
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Key prosecutors quit Godhra riots case
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 2 (IANS) Two key public prosecutors in a 2002 arson case of the Gujarat riots, in which Congress MP Ehsaan Jafri lost his life with many others, Tuesday submitted their ... Read more...
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RFK’s Grandson Joseph F. Kennedy Decides Against Seeking Election
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Boston, Mar 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Joseph F. Kennedy, the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy had reportedly decided to not seek election for the U.S House from Massachusetts this year. According ... Read more...
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Pakistan strike late winner to beat Spain 2-1 (Lead)
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Pakistan brought their Hockey World Cup campaign back on rails with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Olympics silver medallists Spain in a Pool B match here Tuesday.
Having ... Read more...
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Top cop’s order leaves Goa border unmanned for hours
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 2 (IANS) Goa's road border with Maharastra was left virtually unguarded and unmanned for nearly four hours Tuesday following a misinterpretation of the state poluce director general's order on "rationalisation ... Read more...
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Supreme Court to rule on the Chicago gun ban case today
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Chicago, Mar 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The US Supreme Court is all set to rule today on a very important matter – whether to strike down the long standing ban on hand ... Read more...
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Brian Mitchell Faked Mental Illness In Elizabeth Smart Trial
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Eight years ago, Elizabeth Smart was allegedly snatched from the safety of her own bedroom at knifepoint, by Brian David Mitchell. She was then taken to ... Read more...
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Australia lead India 3-1 at half time
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Australia led India 3-1 at half time of their Pool B match in the Hockey World Cup at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Tuesday.
Liam ... Read more...
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Khap panchayat directs couple to annul marriage in court
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhiwani, March 2 (IANS) An unbending khap panchayat (clan council) in Samaspur village in this Haryana district directed the groom's father to get the marriage of his son annulled through court proceedings.
On ... Read more...
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Omar Abdullah welcomes resumption of India-Pakistan talks
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 2 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday said that his state gets directly affected by the India-Pakistan relations and hoped that the resumption of talks ... Read more...
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Curfew clamped in Bareilly following communal clash
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 2 (IANS) A minor communal clash followed by sporadic arson late Tuesday afternoon led the administration to clamp curfew in several parts of Bareilly city, officials said.
Timely action by ... Read more...
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Will be ‘very happy’ if Husain returns: Chidambaram
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday said the government would be "very happy" if eminent painter Maqbool Fida Husain, who has been given Qatari citizenship, returns home ... Read more...
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Hazardous material crews called to an Utah IRS building
March 2nd, 2010 - 10:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Utah, Mar 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The hazardous material crew was called into an IRS building in Utah on Monday. Around 2 weeks earlier, a man had knowingly crashed his private plane ... Read more...
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Telangana groups call for protests at Srikrishna visit
March 2nd, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 2 (IANS) The Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC), comprising various political and apolitical groups of the region, Tuesday called upon people to stage protests against the central government during ... Read more...
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10 people killed during Holi revelry in Delhi (Lead)
March 2nd, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Ten people were killed and over 180 injured in Holi revelry in the capital where police prosecuted 5,300 people for violating traffic norms, officials said Tuesday.
"We have ... Read more...
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Supreme Court: Hustler can be sued for Nancy Benoit’s pics
March 2nd, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Supreme Court has ruled that the Hustler magazine can be sued for the nude Nancy Benoit’s pics. Earlier the court had said that the ... Read more...
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Funeral Held for SeaWorld Trainer Dawn Brancheau
March 2nd, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Chicago Mar 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Officiated by the Reverend Thomas McCarty, Dawn's Brancheau's funeral services ended as a celebration of the light she shed on the world through her work, ... Read more...
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SeaWorld trainer who died in the whale attack remembered fondly at her funeral
March 2nd, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Chicago, Mar 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau had died in the killer whale attack a few days ago, and her funeral was held on Monday. Her colleagues, family and ... Read more...
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Holi haul! 2,000 held with illicit liquor, drugs
March 2nd, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 2 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Police had a busy day ahead of Holi as they made a huge haul of illicit liquor, hashish, marijuana and other intoxicants and arrested as many ... Read more...
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Pakistan should have acted against Saeed: Chidambaram
March 2nd, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday criticised Pakistan for allowing Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed to make provocative anti-India statements despite New Delhi having given clear information ... Read more...
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UCO Bank board meeting March 19 on fund raising
March 2nd, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) The UCO Bank board will meet March 19 to decide on raising funds through either a qualified institutional placement (QIP) or a follow-on public offer (FPO), a top ... Read more...
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Riot-hit Karnataka towns peaceful, curfew in Shimoga (Lead)
March 2nd, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 2 (IANS) Karnataka's riot-hit Shimoga town was peaceful with the ongoing curfew keeping people indoors and Hassan town was quiet too, police said Tuesday, a day after two people ... Read more...
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Candians Ken, Rob have 300 international hockey caps
March 2nd, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) For Canada's two hockey veterans, Ken Pereira and Rob Short, the ongoing World Cup will be special. The duo Monday earned their 300th international cap against New ... Read more...
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Hockey World Cup: Pakistan beat Spain 2-1
March 2nd, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Pakistan defeated Olympic silver medallists Spain 2-1 in a pool B match of the hockey World Cup here Tuesday.
Abdul Haseem Khan (30th minute, 67th) scored both the ... Read more...
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Suspension of three vaccine firms revoked
March 2nd, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Two years after the suspension of licences of three state-run vaccine firms for not complying with required standards, the government Tuesday revoked the suspension and asked them ... Read more...
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Hyderabad mall sealed to recover property tax
March 2nd, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 2 (IANS) Acting tough against defaulters, municipal authorities in Hyderabad Tuesday sealed a leading shopping mall for failing to pay Rs.2.8 crore in property tax. However, a few hours later ... Read more...
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Uneasy calm in Tagore’s abode of peacae after student violence
March 2nd, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bolpur (West Bengal), March 2 (IANS) An uneasy calm prevailed in the campus of Visva Bharati University at Shantiniketan two days after unprecedented violence between student groups took a toll on the ... Read more...
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Two Bangalore dailies booked for Taslima writings
March 2nd, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 2 (IANS) Police Tuesday filed cases against two local dailies in Karnataka for carrying an article based on Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen's novel that sparked clashes and riots in ... Read more...
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Hockey Federation reduces Shivendra Singh’s three-match ban to two (update)
March 2nd, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 2 (ANI): The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Tuesday lowered the three-match ban on Indian centre forward Shivendra Singh to two matches.Singh was earlier suspended for three-matches of the ... Read more...
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Party, government satisfied with Tharoor, says Congress
March 2nd, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The ruling Congress Tuesday said the party and the government were completely satisfied with the explanation Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has given ... Read more...
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