Prince Andrew at Queen Elizabeth’s birthday celebrations in Delhi
March 10th, 2010 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The sprawling lawns of British High Commissioner Richard Stagg's residence Wednesday rocked to the spirit of Britain-India kinship as Prince Andrew, the third child of Queen Elizabeth ... Read more...
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Sonia meets Mamata, seeks assurance on women’s bill vote
March 10th, 2010 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi met Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday and sought an assurance that her Trinamool Congress will vote for the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Nazi-era mass grave found at Austrian army base
March 10th, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, March 10 (DPA) Excavations at a newly identified Nazi-era mass grave are set to start soon at an Austrian army base, Defence Minister said Wednesday.
Historians have concluded that some 80 Hungarian ... Read more...
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EU climate chief welcomes India, China stance on Copenhagen
March 10th, 2010 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, March 10 (DPA) The European Union's top negotiator on climate change welcomed Wednesday India and China's decision to formally back the agreement reached at an international conference in Copenhagen last year.
In ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Thermal, California woman gets off with $6 during armed robbery
March 10th, 2010 - 11:43 pm ICT by BNO News
THERMAL, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- A woman armed with a semi-automatic handgun robbed a group of people at a Southern California shop on Tuesday, getting away with just $6, police said on ... Read more...
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CPSC Issues Warning After Baby Sling Death
March 10th, 2010 - 11:39 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) has announced that they are going to issue a warning on the very popular baby slings, and their safety ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Florida’s unemployment program receives $61.2 million federal funding
March 10th, 2010 - 11:23 pm ICT by BNO News
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) – The Florida Back to Work initiative will receive its first installment of $61.2 million of funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service, Governor Charlie ... Read more...
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Home-made bomb injures five children in India’s Kanpur district
March 10th, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by BNO News
LUCKNOW, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- Five young children were injured when a home-made bomb exploded near the Indian city of Lucknow on Wednesday, reports said.The explosive device went off in a garbage ... Read more...
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EU condemns new Israeli settlements in Jerusalem
March 10th, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Strasbourg, March 10 (IANS) The European Union Wednesday condemned Israel's decision to build 1,600 new houses in east Jerusalem, saying the move could increase distrust between Israel and Palastine.
EU foreign policy Chief ... Read more...
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Afghan president arrives in Pakistan
March 10th, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived here Wednesday on a two-day state visit during which he will hold talks with the Pakistani leadership on a range of bilateral ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Bengal assembly adopts condolence motion on Jyoti Basu
March 10th, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) The West Bengal assembly Wednesday adopted a condolence resolution on former chief minister and veteran Marxist Jyoti Basu, who died Jan 17, terming him a "legislator par ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Delhi lawyers to strike work Thursday
March 10th, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Lawyers in the five trial courts here will observe a one-day strike Thursday to protest what they term increasing corruption in the judiciary, a lawyers' association said.
The ... Read more...
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JetBlue and Delta Beg To Be ‘Exception’ To The Tarmac Rule
March 10th, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new rule which was made by the Department of Transportation will go into effect on April 29. This rule demands that any airline which keeps ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
National Security Act slapped on Orissa criminal
March 10th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 10 (IANS) The National Security Act was slapped Wednesday on a criminal arrested last week in Orissa's mineral-rich Keonjhar district for his alleged involvement in illegal mining and other ... Read more...
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IAF lost six fighters in six months: Antony
March 10th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Six fighter aircraft and one helicopter of the Indian Air Force crashed in the past six months, Defence Minister A.K. Antony told the Rajya Sabha Wednesday.
"In the ... Read more...
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Surrendered Naxals women reveal physical harassment by comrades
March 10th, 2010 - 10:51 pm ICT by ANI
Keonjhar (Orissa), Mar 10 (ANI): Two female Maoist cadres, who surrendered in Orissa's Keonjhar District, on Wednesday alleged having suffered mental and physical abuse by their seniors.On Tuesday, the two Naxalites had ... Read more...
Posted in National |
CII pitches for defence park in Tamil Nadu
March 10th, 2010 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 10 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government should set up a defence park near Madurai to take advantage of the country's offset policy, the state chapter of industry lobby Confederation of ... Read more...
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Five children injured in bomb explosion
March 10th, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 10 (IANS) Five children, including a girl, were injured when a country-made bomb hidden in a garbage dump exploded Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district, police said.
The children are being ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Simon on Leno: Names Crystal Bowersox The One To Beat
March 10th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) With her bluesy rendition of a Tracy Chapman hit, "Give Me One Reason,"last night on "American Idol," Chrystal Bowersox seems to have blown everyone's socks off, ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
UPA discriminating against Punjab: Sukhbir Badal
March 10th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 10(IANS) Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Wednesday alleged that the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has been discriminating against the state in the sharing of central taxes.
"Despite ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
PETA urges people to avoid fish-eating in Tamil Nadu
March 10th, 2010 - 10:39 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, March 10 (ANI): Activists of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have appealed people in Tamil Nadu to desist from the habit of eating fish, as it is ... Read more...
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CITU conference from March 17
March 10th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 10 (IANS) The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) will hold its all-India conference in Punjab's Zirakpur town March 17-21.
"Around 2,500 delegates elected from 51 lakh members of CITU and ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Land compensation for Chhattisgarh farmers upped 10-fold
March 10th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 10 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's farmers will now get at least 10 times higher compensation if they sell their land for industrial and commercial projects, a minister said Wednesday.
"The state government will ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Indian-American professor wins $500,000 US science award
March 10th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 10 (IANS) Indian-American computer scientist Subhash Khot, most well known for his "Unique Games Conjecture", has received the prestigious National Science Foundation's (NSF) $500,000 Alan T. Waterman Award.The ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Karbi youth festival celebrated with great fervor
March 10th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter Todd AlexImphal, Mar 10 (ANI): The annual 36th Karbi youth festival was celebrated in Assam for peace and to strengthen indigenous identity.The ethnic Karbi youth festival, which was recently held ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Court seeks response on three-year medical course (Lead)
March 10th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the government to make its stand clear on a plea seeking a three-year course on primary health to allow non-MBBS doctors ... Read more...
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Emu rearing venture picking up in Manipur
March 10th, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by ANI
By L.C.K SinghImphal, Mar 10 (ANI): For the first time in the Northeast region rearing of poultry Emu birds on commercial basis has been taken up by farmers in Manipur.Emu rearing ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Northeastern youths making mark in all walks of life
March 10th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): Talented people from northeast are making a mark in different fields across the country.One such person is Sangeeta Phukan an Assamese who recently took part in ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Delhi Police arrest three Peruvian nationals for alleged theft
March 10th, 2010 - 10:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, March 10 (ANI): Delhi Police arrested three Peruvian nationals, including a woman, on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in stealing foreigners' belongings from star rated hotels in the national capital. ... Read more...
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‘Lost Boys’ protagonist Corey Haim Dead
March 10th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 10 (Pen Men at Work): The Los Angeles coroner's administrative center has established that the protagonist in the Lost Boys, Corey Haim, has abruptly passed away at the premature ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Kings XI Punjab have good mix of players: Sangakara
March 10th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), March 10 (IANS) Newly appointed captain of Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Kumara Sangakara feels that despite injuries to Yuvraj Singh and Brett Lee, he has a good mix of players ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Night curfew on IGI airport’s third runway lifted
March 10th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday lifted the night curfew imposed on the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport's third runway following complaints of noise pollution from the residents ... Read more...
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BALCO has encroached 650 acres of land: Minister
March 10th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 10 (IANS) Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (BALCO) has encroached about 650 acres of government land at Korba town in Chhattisgarh, the state assembly was informed Wednesday.
"BALCO has illegally encroached about ... Read more...
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Tibetans stage march on 51st anniversary of Tibetan uprising
March 10th, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamshala, March 10 (ANI): Hundreds of Tibetans-in-exile along with foreign tourists marched in Dharamshala to mark the 51st anniversary of the uprising against the Chinese rule on Wednesday (March 10).Buddhist monks and ... Read more...
Posted in National |
No freehold rights to Smart City Dubai for Kochi IT Park
March 10th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 10 (IANS) Kerala has told Smart City Dubai it will not be given freehold rights over the IT park in Kochi to be built by the developer, Chief Minister V.S. ... Read more...
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