Netherlands beat New Zealand 3-1
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Three-time winners the Netherlands moved closer to a semi final berth with a 3-1 win over New Zealand in a Pool A outing of the Hockey ... Read more...
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Mukherjee briefs party MPs, allies on fuel price hike (Second Lead)
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday indicated there would no rollback of hike in central taxes on petrol and diesel and briefed the Congress MPs ... Read more...
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Gulbarg Society killings: High court uged to transfer case
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, March 3 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court here was petitioned Wednesday to transfer the 2002 Gulbarg Society massacre case, which left 69 people dead during the Gujarat riots, the affected families ... Read more...
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Orissa school staff held for sexually assaulting girls
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 3 (IANS) The headmaster, a teacher and a cook of a residential school in Orissa's Nabrangpur district were arrested Wednesday following allegations that they had sexually assaulted some girl students, ... Read more...
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Jermaine Jackson’s son scares the Jackson clan with a stun gun
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jermaine Jackson’s son scared a lot of people when he whipped out a stun gun. The location of his stunt was the house where Michael Jackson’s ... Read more...
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Hooch toll rises to 24 in NCR districts (Lead)
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 3 (IANS) At least 24 people have died and as many were critically ill after consuming spurious liquor in Ghaziabad and Bulandshahr districts in pre- and post-Holi celebrations, police said ... Read more...
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India presses Australia for ‘effective action’ against attacks (Second Lead)
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Wednesday held talks with his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith and pressed for "effective steps" by Canberra to ensure the security of Indians ... Read more...
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Wipro shuffles top management
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 3 (IANS) Wipro Ltd made key changes in its top management to focus on education and green energy as part of its strategic initiatives, the IT bellwether said Wednesday evening.
Leading ... Read more...
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St. Stephen’s teacher jumps to death
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A 63-year-old professor of the prestigious St. Stephen's College Wednesday jumped to death from his south Delhi residence, police said.
Mahesh Chander Jain, a teacher in chemistry ... Read more...
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Youtube video shows nexus of drug mafia, Goa police
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 3 (IANS) A video uploaded on the popular Youtube website showing an Israeli drug dealer talking about his alleged links with the Goa police's anti-narcotics sleuths has created a flutter ... Read more...
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Balmer Lawrie’s UK arm forms JV with Indonesian firm
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) State-run Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd has said that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Balmer Lawrie (UK) Ltd, has launched a 50:50 joint venture with an Indonesian company, PT Imani ... Read more...
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Jay Leno back to hosting ‘The Tonight Show’
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jay Leno is back to hosting ‘The Tonight Show’ after a lot of drama that involved sacking the former host of the show Conan O’Brien, ... Read more...
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Last minute strike gives Korea full points (Lead)
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Sirshendu Panth
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Hyun Woo Nam converted a last-minute penalty corner as Korea edged past Argentina 2-1 to remain in fray for a semi-final berth at the ... Read more...
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India-Taiwan business ties to be extended to Kerala
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi March 3 (IANS) Taiwan, which has established trade and technical collaboration with various Indian states in recent times, Wednesday expressed keen interest to put Kerala on a priority list for collaboration.
Philip ... Read more...
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Student commits suicide in AIIMS
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A final year medical graduation student of the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Wednesday committed suicide in his hostel room, police said.
Bal Mukund Bharti, who ... Read more...
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Govt. has inputs about terrorists’ plans to target cities with para-gliders
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, March 3 (ANI): Union Government on Wednesday admitted that it has intelligence inputs about some terrorist groups who have acquired sophisticated technologies and planning to use para-gliders to carry out ... Read more...
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Maoists training cadres in Guerrilla warfare in Chhattisgarh
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by ANI
Narayanpura (Chhattisgarh), March 3 (ANI): Maoists are training their cadres in the usage of modern arms and ammunitions in the thick forest area of Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur District.The huge forest areas of Bastar ... Read more...
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Valerie Bertinelli is a dream to watch in the show ‘Hot in Cleveland’
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:54 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) TV land has announced that it has got 10 episodes of the sitcom ‘Hot in Cleveland’. The sitcom stars actresses like the ‘One Day at ... Read more...
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Himachal chief minister hints hike in bus fares
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Wednesday hinted hike in fares of state-run buses in view of the rise in petrol and diesel prices.
"There are genuine reasons ... Read more...
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NALCO to export aluminium billets first time in a decade
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 3 (IANS) For the first time in a decade, state-owned National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) Wednesday finalized a deal to export 1,800 tonnes of aluminium billets, a senior company official ... Read more...
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Ragging death: Bereaved family demands stern action
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kurukshetra (Haryana), March 3 (IANS) The family of Satyendra Kumar Dhiman, who committed suicide Monday by jumping in front of a moving train in Rajasthan, have demanded stern action against seven people ... Read more...
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Airlines chief executives seek roll back of service taxes
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) Chief executives of airlines Wednesday met Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel and pleaded that the government should roll back the service tax on all classes on domestic ... Read more...
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Police frame new guidelines to catch absconders
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Special teams have been constituted in each district of the capital to nab those on the run while on bail and a reward will be given to ... Read more...
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Dipika qualifies for main draw of Chennai squash
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 3 (IANS) India No.2 Dipika Palikal upset second seed Aisling Blake of Ireland in the final qualifying matches of the PSA and WISPA Chennai Open 2010 squash championship at the ... Read more...
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Government awaiting Kashmir’s response on autonomy report
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The central government is awaiting a response from Jammu and Kashmir government on the issue of autonomy for the state as suggested by the Justice Saghir ... Read more...
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Hockey World Cup: Korea beat Argentina 2-1
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Korea defeated Argentina 2-1 in Pool A of the Hockey World Cup at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Wednesday.
Nam Yong Lee and Hyun ... Read more...
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No change in U.S. policy over Kashmir issue, says Prime Minister
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, March 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday clarified that there is no change in the U.S. policy towards India and Pakistan over the Kashmir issue.Dr. Singh's reply ... Read more...
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Air India, IndiGo get new Airbus A320 aircraft (Lead)
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) French aircraft maker Airbus Industrie Wednesday delivered one Airbus A320 aircraft each to national carrier Air India and low-cost private airline IndiGo here during the India Aviation 2010. ... Read more...
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Pravin Mahajan dies four years after killing brother (Third Lead)
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Pravin Mahajan, sentenced to life imprisonment in 2007 for killing his elder brother and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pramod Mahajan, died in a Thane hospital Wednesday ... Read more...
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‘Twenty20 has affected Pakistan performace in ODI, Tests’
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Omar Khalid
Karachi, March 3 (IANS) Pakistan's new chief selector Mohsin Hasan Khan believes they will have to keep the national Test and one-day squads away from Twenty20 cricket to improve ... Read more...
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Military bands from six nations excite Delhi
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Military bands from six countries cast a spell over Defence Minister A.K. Antony and the three Indian armed forces chiefs in the audience here Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Growth will pick up by this fiscal end, says Pranab (Lead)
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said that economic growth would pick up in the last quarter of this fiscal and the dip in the third quarter ... Read more...
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India’s anti-ragging helpline gets nearly 160,000 calls
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Highlighting the prevalence of ragging in educational institutions, a national helpline has received nearly 160,000 calls in just eight months.
Minister of State for Human Resource Development D. ... Read more...
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Glee to go on tour as the ‘Glee Live in Concert’
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The fans of Glee can rejoice as the popular show is all set to tour the country. The Fox network confirmed this news. The representatives ... Read more...
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Father played for Kenya, son plays for Canada
March 3rd, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) It is a rare story of an Indian father and his Kenya-born son -- both taking to hockey, but across the continental divide.Meet Canada's ... Read more...
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