Security is fantastic: Commonwealth Games chief
March 5th, 2010 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Mike Hooper Friday said the successful staging of the Commonwealth Shooting Championships and the ongoing Hockey World Cup will help reduce ... Read more...
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MCD to become paperless administration
March 5th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi Friday signed an agreement with leading IT company Tech Mahindra to facilitate the civic body's paperless administration and enable its switch to ... Read more...
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Inflation to be tamed, growth to top 9 per cent: PM (Second Intro Roundup)
March 5th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) India will return to a high growth of over 9 percent and may eventually emerge as the fastest growing economy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday. ... Read more...
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Much awaited iPad available in the U.S. on April 3
March 5th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 5, 2010 (Pen Men At Work): Apple has announced that its ground-breaking and delightful iPad will be available in the U.S. from April 3 for Wi-Fi models and ... Read more...
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Court tells Shiv Sena leader to pay for damages
March 5th, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) In a ruling that can serve as a deterrent for violent protesters, the Bombay High Court Friday ordered a former Shiv Sena legislator to cough up Rs.500,000 ... Read more...
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Antony inaugurates CPI-M backed TV channel’s new building
March 5th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Friday inaugurated the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) backed TV channel Kairali's new multi-storeyed office complex here.
While Antony inaugurated Kairali Towers, CPI-M general ... Read more...
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All help to crane accident victim’s family: Dikshit
March 5th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday met the family of call centre employee Abhinav Puri, crushed to death under a crane Feb 28, and assured them of ... Read more...
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Maoists planning to throw away Indian system b y 2050: Pillai
March 5th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): Union Home Secretary G K Pillai said on Friday that the Maoists have formulated an agenda to overthrow the Indian democratic system by 2050.Addressing a seminar on ... Read more...
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Netherlands decimate Canada 6-0
March 5th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Netherlands decimated Canada 6-0 to win their third match on the trot in Pool A of the Hockey World Cup here Friday.
After a goalless first half, ... Read more...
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Linking talks with countering terror not right: Pakistan
March 5th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Friday Pakistan had gone to foreign secretary-level talks in India with an open mind but it was not right that New ... Read more...
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Ashram stampede: Case lodged against organisers of feast
March 5th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 5 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Friday lodged a case against unnamed organisers of the "bhandara" (free lunch) at an ashram Thursday, when a stampede triggered by unmanageable crowds left ... Read more...
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Big B, Guru Dutt among 25 Asian legends of silver screen
March 5th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 5 (IANS) Bollywood legends Guru Dutt, Nargis, Meena Kumari, Amitabh Bachchan and Pran have been named in the list of CNN's top 25 Asian actors of all ... Read more...
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Ensure safety of women passengers, court to DTC
March 5th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) In a major ruling in favour of thousands of women travelling in Delhi's buses, the Delhi High Court Friday called for an end to the "venomous practice" ... Read more...
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D.C. Sniper Lee Boyd Malvo apologizes to a shooting victim
March 5th, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Orleans, Mar 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A shooting spree by Sniper Lee Boyd Malvo and John Allen Muhammad in the Washington DC area in 2002, had left 10 people dead. In ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Haryana to pay Rs.16.77 cr to Dabwali fire victims
March 5th, 2010 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 5 (IANS) Fifteen years after 446 perople were killed in a fire accident in Dabwali town of the state in 1995, the Haryana government Friday sanctioned Rs.16.67 crore to ... Read more...
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LeBron James’ Jersey Number Would Change?
March 5th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Cleveland, Mar 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The jersey number of the sports stars become a part of their identity and many of them do not part with the jersey number till ... Read more...
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Justice John Roberts Not Stepping Down, Contrary To Reports
March 5th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Washington, Mar 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Chief Justice John Roberts has been hitting headlines on Thursday after certain reports surfaced which claimed that the Chief Justice of the United States had ... Read more...
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Maoists strategy of resistance differs from social movements: Arundhati Raoy
March 5th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by ANI
By Shreeraj GudiNew Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): Booker award winning writer Arundhati Roy on Friday said that all social movements are in favour of stopping displacement of people, but the Maoists ... Read more...
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Allen Iverson And His Spouse Tawanna Iverson To Get Divorced
March 5th, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 5, 2010 (Pen Men At Work): Basketball luminary Allen Iverson has, in the last few years, been strongly associated with news that his matrimonial alliance with Tawanna Iverson is ... Read more...
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New Zealand stay alive, beat Korea 2-1: World Cup Hockey
March 5th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) A resolute New Zealand defeated Korea 2-1 in a Pool A match to stay in contention for a semi-final berth in the Hockey World Cup ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct school teacher in West Bengal
March 5th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) A school teacher was abducted by a group of suspected Maoists in West Bengal's Bankura district Friday, police said.
Four leftwing rebels came on motorcycles and abducted Rajat Dule, ... Read more...
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Toddler’s death in Melbourne shocks India (Lead)
March 5th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Melbourne, March 5 (IANS) The body of a three-year-old Indian boy was found dumped by a roadside in Melbourne, Australia, triggering shock and outrage in India. New Delhi termed it ... Read more...
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Arms dealer Suresh Nanda can apply for passport release
March 5th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Arms dealer Suresh Nanda can approach the passport office for the release of his passport which was impounded by the government after he was accused of ... Read more...
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Golf Megastar Tiger Woods’ Caddie Enraged By Tiger’s Adultery
March 5th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 5, 2010 (Pen Men At Work): Finally, Steve Williams, the caddie of the hitherto venerated Tiger Woods, has proclaimed that he would have denounced Tiger’s wayward ways had he been ... Read more...
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BJP slams govt for talking to Pak despite its reluctance to take act against Saeed
March 5th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday slammed ruling Congress party for continuing talks with Pakistan, despite Islamabad's failure to act on New Delhi's insistence to hand ... Read more...
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Jharkhand to give free power connections
March 5th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 5 (IANS) Jharkhand Deputy Chief Minister Raghubar Das Friday said that installation charges for new electricity connections will be waived off for all families in the state.
The scheme will ... Read more...
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US unemployment rate unchanged at 9.7 percent
March 5th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 5 (DPA) The US jobless rate remained at 9.7 percent in February as employers shed 34,000 jobs during the month, the US Labour Department reported Friday.
The department said severe snow ... Read more...
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India not competing with any other country in Africa: Tharoor
March 5th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) India is not in any competition with other countries in Africa, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said here Friday.
"India's Africa policy stands on ... Read more...
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Two sambars, one deer found dead in Chhattisgarh zoo
March 5th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 5 (IANS) Two sambars and a deer were found dead at Maitri Bagh zoo in Chhattisgarh, an official said Friday.
The zoo, located about 30 km west of state capital Raipur, ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh annual plan stresses energy, infra development
March 5th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 5 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Planning Commission has approved the proposed annual plan of Rs.18,014 crore for the year 2010-11 with focuse on energy, infrastructure and centrally-sponsored schemes, an official ... Read more...
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Job Fair For Convicted Felons Tastes Huge Success
March 5th, 2010 - 9:11 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Houston, Mar 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A job fair which was recently organized in Houston to give convicted felons an opportunity to get jobs turned out to be a huge success ... Read more...
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Allen Iverson’s wife files for divorce
March 5th, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Atlanta, Mar 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Allen Iverson’s wife – Tawanna Iverson has filed for divorce, on the very same day that the Philadelphia 76ers announced to his numerous fans that, he ... Read more...
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School students win nationwide wildlife painting contest
March 5th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Two students from Tamil Nadu and Assam have won a nationwide school-level wildlife painting competition held as part of the Animal Action Week (AAW) organised in 16 ... Read more...
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Over Rs.5,000-cr bonanza for Bangalore infrastructure
March 5th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 5 (IANS) With an eye to the upcoming local body elections in the city, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Friday announced that Rs.5,325 crore would be spent on various infrastructure ... Read more...
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Actress Ranjitha Goes Under Cover Post Swami Nithyananda Sex Scandal
March 5th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Mar 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The governments in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are on tenterhooks after the shocking sex tape involving spiritual leader Swami Nithyananda and two women have been released. ... Read more...
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