Five Al Qaeda men arrested in Iraq
March 9th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mosul (Iraq), March 9 (DPA) Five suspected Al Qaeda members were arrested Tuesday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a police source said.
"Three of the suspects admitted to firing mortar shells ... Read more...
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Karl Rove Says ‘No Dirty Tricks’
March 9th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 9 (Pen Men at Work) Karl Rove has declared that his standing as a questionable and decadent political activist is unwarranted. Activities accredited to him were either media misrepresentations ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Tripura gives women 50 percent quota in panchayat
March 9th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 9 (IANS) The Tripura assembly late Tuesday unanimously passed two bills enhancing reservation for women in three-tier panchayats (village councils) and urban local bodies from the existing 33 percent to ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Giotto Frescoes & Ultraviolet Light: Shining Glory Revealed
March 9th, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 9 (THIAINDIAN NEWS) The Frescoes, which are the paintings of Italian artist, Giotto di Bondone, decorate the walls of the Peruzzi Chapel in the Santa Croce Church in Florence. These ... Read more...
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Police Locates Amber Dubois’ Skeletal Remains
March 9th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
San Diego, March 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to reports, the Escondido police department is linking the death of the missing teen Amber Dubois with the sex offender John Albert Gardner ... Read more...
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Women’s Reservation Bill and its saga of dramas and disruptions in Rajya Sabha
March 9th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, March 9 (ANI): Even as the Rajya Sabha passed the long-pending Women's Reservation Bill on Tuesday evening with support of 186 votes, the Bill had its share of dramas, ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Latest Episode Of TV Series “Gossip Girl” Enjoyed By Viewers
March 9th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Mar 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The thirteenth episode of the current season of the popular American television drama "Gossip Girl" was aired on CW last night and just like the previous ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Women’s reservation: Views for and against
March 9th, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Proponents of the policy of reservation for women state that although equality of the sexes is enshrined in the Indian constitution, it is not the social reality. ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Moderate earthquake shakes Alaska’s Andreanof Islands
March 9th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by BNO News
ATKA, ALASKA (BNO NEWS) -- A moderate earthquake struck the Andreanof Islands, part of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, on Tuesday, seismologists said. There were no reports of damage or casualties.The 5.6-magnitude earthquake happened ... Read more...
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Korea win but Netherlands join semis on goals tally
March 9th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Korea pipped the Netherlands 2-1 in an exciting Pool A clash, though the Nordic country yet edged past the Asian champions to qualify for the semi-finals on ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
President honours air force combat units
March 9th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 9 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Tuesday honoured two premier combat units of the Indian Air Force at a ceremony at the Jodhpur airbase.
She conferred the presidential standards to ... Read more...
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Three Maoists arrested, one surrenders (Lead)
March 9th, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar/Ranchi, March 9 (IANS) Three Maoist guerrillas were arrested from Orissa and Jharkhand and an area commander surrendered to the police Tuesday, officials said.
Two men were held in Orissa's Sundergarh district and ... Read more...
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Paying a debt to our mothers, says law minister
March 9th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Law Minister Veerappa Moily Tuesday said by passing of the historic Women's Reservation Bill providing 33 percent representation to women in the Lok Sabha and state ... Read more...
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Two government employees robbed
March 9th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 9 (IANS) Two motorcycle borne men robbed two government employees working with the electricity department of Rs.367,000 here Tuesday, police said.
The incident occurred at 1.30 p.m. in Rajendra Nagar. The ... Read more...
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Karl Rove Tells Matt Lauer: I Did Not Pull Dirty Tricks
March 9th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Karl Rowe, in a two day interview with Matt Lauer, stated that he does not deserve the reputation of a down and dirty political campaigner involved in ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Karl Rove says that he did no dirty tricks while campaigning
March 9th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Karl Rove who was the senior advisor to President George W. Bush said in an interview to Matt Lauer, that he didn’t employ any dirty ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Manmohan Singh calls the Women’s Reservation Bill “a momentous development for women emancipation”
March 9th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday described the Women's Reservation Bill as "a momentous development" and a step forward towards emancipation of the women."It's ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha passes Women Reservation Bill
March 9th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, March 9 (ANI): In a historic moment, the long-awaited Women's Reservation Bill was passed finally on Tuesday evening in the Rajya Sabha, the upper House of the Parliament, with 186 ... Read more...
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Farooq Abdullah says India has never stopped flow of water to Pakistan
March 9th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 9 (ANI): Reacting to the comments made by Hafiz Saeed, the chief of militant outfit Jamat-ud-Dawa, Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said that India ... Read more...
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Dozen ‘Indian Idol’ aspirants injured
March 9th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, March 9 (IANS) Over a dozen people were injured here Tuesday when thousands of boys and girls gathered for the audition of music reality show "Indian Idol" rushed into the venue ... Read more...
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I’m a big fan of Shah Rukh: Akon
March 9th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Dibyojyoti Baksi
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) International R&B singer Akon, who is here to record songs for Shah Rukh Khan's film "Ra.One", says he is a big fan of the Bollywood ... Read more...
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Case slapped on five-star hotel for serving sea cucumber
March 9th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) A case has been filed against a south Delhi five-star hotel for serving sea cucumber - a protected marine animal, a statement by the environment ministry said ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Nine killed in UP rail accident
March 9th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Mar 9 (ANI): At least nine passengers were killed and around 12 others got injured in a rail accident in an unmanned railway crossing between Uttarpura and Barrajpura Railway Stations under ... Read more...
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Was Sean Penn kicked out of the Governer’s Ball?
March 9th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 9 (IANS) Hollywood star Sean Penn's representative has denied reports that the actor was thrown out of the Governor's Ball after picking up a fight with producer Greg Shapiro. ... Read more...
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Women’s Bill: BJP ready to help UPA Government
March 9th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 9 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led Opposition on Tuesday assured the Central Government of the requisite support in the Parliament to pass the controversial Women's Bill ... Read more...
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Meghalaya sets up IT companies to boost infrastructure
March 9th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by ANI
Shillong (Meghalaya), Mar 9 (ANI): Department of Information Technology in Meghalaya is setting up IT companies to provide the benefits of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to the youth and boost ... Read more...
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Innovative Putin to hold high tech interaction during India visit
March 9th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 9 (ANI): In addition to signing many Defense deals, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is expected to have high tech interaction with various groups during his forthcoming visit ... Read more...
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Not worried about the semis rivals, says German coach
March 9th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) German coach Markus Weise Tuesday said they are not worried who they will face in the semifinals of the Hockey World Cup.
"This is the World Cup. We ... Read more...
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Per capita income goes up in Delhi
March 9th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The per capita income in the Indian capital saw a jump of Rs.8,452 in 2008 over the previous year, said a report released here Tuesday.
The Delhi ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Russia ready to give uranium for global n-fuel bank
March 9th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, March 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will provide by the end of 2010 the first batch of low-enriched uranium for an international nuclear fuel reserve bank under control of the UN nuclear ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
PM’s electronic voting panel in Rajya Sabha fails
March 9th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) There was much amusement in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday as the electronic panel on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's desk failed during voting on the Women's Reservation ... Read more...
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India steps into history with women’s quota bill (Roundup)
March 9th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Minu Jain
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) India's politics took a decisive step towards change Tuesday with its upper house passing a historic bill giving one-third representation to women in parliament ... Read more...
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Ben Roethlisberger asked for his DNA sample in the sex assault case Roethlisberger
March 9th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Milledgeville, Mar 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is accused of sexually assaulting a college student at a nightclub. In this case, the police investigators have asked him to ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Court extends ‘godman’s’ police custody
March 9th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) A court Tuesday sent so-called godman Shiv Murat Dwivedi, accused of running a prostitution racket, to police custody for six more days.
Additional Sessions Judge S.K. Sarvaria accepted ... Read more...
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Woman held for murder of elderly lady
March 9th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) A 24-year-old lady was arrested here Tuesday along with her husband for murdering and robbing an elderly woman, police said Tuesday.
Dolly Aggarwal of Rani Bagh was ... Read more...
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