The Netherlands make the semis despite losing to Korea (Roundup)
March 9th, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy and Sirshendu Panth
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Netherlands went down to a determined Asian Champions Korea 1-2 in an engrossing battle, but survived by the skin of their ... Read more...
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India-Africa conclave to discuss $9 bn worth projects
March 9th, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) India's diplomatic and economic ties with Africa are set for a surge at a three-day conclave starting March 14 in New Delhi in which ministers, business people ... Read more...
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Unfortunate that Trinamool abstained from vote: Left
March 9th, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Left Front Tuesday criticised Trinamool Congress' decision to abstain from the voting process for the women's quota bill in the Rajya Sabha and termed ... Read more...
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Dutch coach relieved to reach semis despite loss
March 9th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Dutch coach Michel van den Heuvel was relieved his team made the semis despite their 1-2 loss to Asian champions Korea in their last Pool ... Read more...
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‘600 Chhattisgarh residents are bonded labourers’
March 9th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 9 (IANS) Over 600 poor people from Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district alone have been kept as bonded labourers in others states, a minister told the state assembly Tuesday.
"Hundreds of people from ... Read more...
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Korea win in vain; Netherlands, Germany through to semis (Lead)
March 9th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Sirshendu Panth
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Asian champions Korea fought valiantly to beat the Netherlands 2-1 but still missed the semi-final berth as the European powerhouse scraped through on goal difference ... Read more...
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Oldest US woman - Mary Josephine Ray dies, she was 114 years old
March 9th, 2010 - 11:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Westmoreland, Mar 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mary Josephine Ray who was the oldest person living in the US, has died. She was 114 years old, and she died on Sunday in ... Read more...
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Three North Carolina men plead guilty to making false distress calls
March 9th, 2010 - 11:40 pm ICT by BNO News
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA (BNO NEWS) – Three North Carolina residents on Tuesday pleaded guilty to making false distress calls, prosecutors announced.Jeremy Fisher, 25, of Holly Ridge, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to make ... Read more...
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Salesman robbed of Rs.1.15 lakh in Ghaziabad
March 9th, 2010 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 9 (IANS) In yet another daylight robbery here, two motorcycle-borne men Tuesday assaulted and looted Rs.1.15 lakh in cash from a sales representative, police said.
The crime took place around 5 ... Read more...
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UN mourns 101 staffers killed in Haiti earthquake
March 9th, 2010 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 9 (DPA) The United Nations mourned Tuesday 101 of its personnel who were killed by the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January.
"Today, we commemorate the single greatest loss the ... Read more...
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Relax paddy rice conversion parameters: Akali Dal
March 9th, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 9 (IANS) Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal Tuesday urged Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to relax the parameters of converting paddy to rice as nearly 40 lakh tonnes of paddy ... Read more...
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Ghosal, Sandhu advance in Chennai Open squash
March 9th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 9 (IANS) Indian combination of Saurav Ghosal and Harinder Pal Sandhu advanced to the third round of men's doubles event, defeating compatriots Gaurav Nandrajog and Sandeep Jangra 11-2, 11-10 in ... Read more...
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Growing space debris poses threat to spacecrafts
March 9th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 (IANS) About 100 space debris experts who are taking part in the three-day meet of the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination (IADC) Committee here Tuesday expressed concern in the ... Read more...
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Apex court raps Delhi for not filling teachers’ posts
March 9th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Delhi Government had to contend with the Supreme Court's rap Tuesday for its failure to fill up over 200 vacant posts of government school teachers and ... Read more...
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Four more missing tribals traced, apex court told
March 9th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government told the Supreme Court Tuesday that it has traced four more of the 12 tribals who were missing. The apex court was moved for ... Read more...
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Sonia expresses gratitude to Opposition for passage of Women’s Reservation Bill
March 9th, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, March 9 (ANI): United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi expressed her delight on the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha and expressed her gratitude to ... Read more...
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Iran’s ex-president barred from travelling abroad
March 9th, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, March 9 (IANS) Iran has barred former president and reformist leader Seyed Mohammad Khatami from leaving the country, sources said.
Executive Secretary of Tehran's Vo'az (preachers) community Hojjatoleslam Abbas Amirifar announced that ... Read more...
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20 girl students suffer sun stroke, fall unconscious
March 9th, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 9 (IANS) As many as 20 girl students suffered a sun stroke and fell unconscious Tuesday at a government school near Chhattisgarh's capital city, officials said. They have been hospitalised. ... Read more...
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Serial Killer Won Dating Game:Had Prior Child-Rape Conviction
March 9th, 2010 - 11:03 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rodney Alcala was convicted two weeks ago for the murders of four women and one girl. These murders occured between the years of 1977 and 1979. He ... Read more...
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Serial Killer Rodney Alcala was a part of ‘The Dating Game’
March 9th, 2010 - 11:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Prior to becoming a serial killer, Rodney Alcala appeared on the show ‘The Dating Game’. Jed Mills was the unfortunate contestant who was sitting next ... Read more...
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Oregon Gov. Kulongoski appoints Ted Wheeler as State Treasurer
March 9th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by BNO News
SALEM, OREGON (BNO NEWS) -- Oregon Governor Kulongoski on Tuesday appointed Multnomah County chair Ted Wheeler as the State Treasurer, a position left vacant when Treasurer Ben Westlund died of cancer last ... Read more...
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Ronnie Woods’ friends help him stay sober
March 9th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 9 (IANS) Rolling Stones' guitarist Ronnie Wood's celebrity friends are leaving no stone unturned to help their pal overcome his alcohol addiction.
Femalefirst.co.uk reports that Sir Elton John, Rod Stewart and ... Read more...
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Indus Water Commissioners to meet amid Pakistani rhetoric
March 9th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Amid a pause in the composite dialogue between India and Pakistan, the Indus Water Commissioners of the two countries are set to meet in May against the ... Read more...
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The women’s bill was worth the risk, says Sonia (Lead)
March 9th, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) "I am very happy," Congress president Sonia Gandhi declared Tuesday after the Rajya Sabha passed the women's bill to reserve a third of seats in all ... Read more...
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Slash to design backpacks for ‘Dora the Explorer’
March 9th, 2010 - 10:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The founder of Velvet Revolver – Slash is all set to design backpacks based on ‘Dora the Explorer’ for charity. He is also a member of ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh chief minister, legislators to declare assets
March 9th, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 9 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Tuesday announced that he and his ministerial colleagues as well as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators will declare their assets ... Read more...
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Majuli Island farmers take to vegetable farming for livelihood
March 9th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by ANI
Jorhat (Assam), Mar 9 (ANI): Farmers in Majuli Island here have engaged themselves in vegetable farming in a big way to earn a sustainable livelihood.
The educated youth of the 144 villages ... Read more...
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Ford India launches much-awaited ‘Figo’ in New Delhi
March 9th, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar. 9 (ANI): Ford India launched its much-awaited compact car 'Figo' at Taj Hotel here on Tuesday.The car was launched in both diesel and petrol versions.Priced at Rs 3,49,000, ... Read more...
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Graft charges against Hasina in Mig purchase quashed
March 9th, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 9 (IANS) The Dhaka High Court in Bangladesh Tuesday quashed the charges of corruption against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed in the procurement of Russian fighter plane Mig-29.
The court ... Read more...
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Woman should be PM for five years: BJP MP
March 9th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) A woman member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) startled the Rajya Sabha Friday by suggesting that a woman should be the prime minister for five ... Read more...
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It was worth the risk: Sonia
March 9th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) "I am very happy," Congress president Sonia Gandhi declared Tuesday after the Rajya Sabha passed the women's bill to reserve a third of seats in all ... Read more...
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Lil Wayne Sentencing Ends
March 9th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 9 (Pen Men at Work): After expressing farewell on performance stages and online video streams, Lil Wayne, the rap superstar, found himself to be wordless as he was conferred ... Read more...
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Bring Women’s Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha, says Opposition
March 9th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 9 (ANI): Even as the historic Women's Reservation Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party now have ... Read more...
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Global firms make beeline to hire IIM-B grads
March 9th, 2010 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 9 (IANS) Global firms in investment banking, consulting, marketing and management came calling here on a hiring spree to the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B), signalling a revival of the ... Read more...
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Sharad Joshi lone dissenter against women’s quota bill
March 9th, 2010 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Sharad Joshi, a prominent farmers' leader from Maharashtra, was the lone dissenter against the women's quota bill during voting in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday, saying he ... Read more...
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