Himachal has 3,352 kids with learning disabilities
March 17th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 17 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has 3,352 children who are suffering from learning disabilities, Education Minister I.D. Dhiman said here Wednesday.
"There are 3,352 children in the state who are suffering from ... Read more...
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Hurt dog finds the way to an ER in Mexico on his own
March 17th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Farmington, Mar 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Where there is a will, there is a way. This seems to be the guiding force of a hurt dog in Mexico. A dog in northwest ... Read more...
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Haryana STF chief sent in police remand or extortion
March 17th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Panipat, March 17 (IANS) A local court here Wednesday sent Ashok Sheoran, who headed the Haryana Police Special Task Force (STF) and was arrested after being caught on camera trying to extort ... Read more...
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Honda Recalls 344,00 Odysseys & 68,000 Elements Due To Brakes
March 17th, 2010 - 10:19 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In another sad story for the automobile industry, Honda is recalling over 412,000 vehicles because of an issue with the brakes. Odyssey minivans and Element Crossovers ... Read more...
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Sony Music signs a $ 250 million recording deal with Michael Jackson’s estate
March 17th, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 17 (Pen Men at Work): Sony Music has established a $250 million 10-album deal for the earlier unreleased music and directory from the deceased Michael Jackson. The brand, a ... Read more...
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PepsiCo to jettison syrupy drinks in schools worldwide
March 17th, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 17, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): PepsiCo desires to do away with sugared drinks in schools universally, following the triumph of the agenda in the U.S. that was zoomed ... Read more...
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I see a day when voice calls will be free: Sam Pitroda
March 17th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Telecom guru Sam Pitroda Wednesday said he could see the day when people will not be charged for voice call even as "data would drive" the growth ... Read more...
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Apex court spares Pawar trial for perjury, but wants fresh probe
March 17th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday set aside a Calcutta High Court ruling ordering trial of Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar for lying before it when he was the ... Read more...
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Honda to recall in excess of 400,000 autos on account of brake dilemmas
March 17th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 17 (Pen Men at Work): Honda Motor Co. will summon up in excess of 410,000 Odyssey minivans and Element diminutive trucks as a consequence of braking structure troubles that ... Read more...
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Paula Abdul to host star search
March 17th, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 17 (Pen Men at Work): If rumors are to be believed Paula Abdul ex- judge on reality show American idol is in talks with ABC to host as ... Read more...
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FBI - the new friend on Facebook
March 17th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 17 (Pen Men at Work): US investigative agencies will be using disguises on internet again. A decade ago they kept a watch on chat rooms of MSN and AOL to nab ... Read more...
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Joannie Rochette’s tribute to her mother
March 17th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 17 (Pen Men at Work): Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette who lost her mother, just two days before the beginning of ladies’ figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics in ... Read more...
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Kirstie Alley’s new weight-loss programme linked to Scientology
March 17th, 2010 - 10:08 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 17 (Pen Men at Work): Kirstie Alley has given as well as she has got at news that her fresh weight-loss syllabus will subsidize the controversial knowledge of Scientology. ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods to come back to active golf at the Augusta Masters
March 17th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 17 (Pen Men at Work): Tiger Woods will put together his eagerly expected homecoming to cutthroat golf at the Masters, starting on 8 April. He has elucidated that, as ... Read more...
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Superstar English footballer David Beckham walking on crutches
March 17th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 17 (Pen Men at Work): With his wife, a leading light, at his side, David Beckham returned to being on his feet and sauntering on crutches on Tuesday. This ... Read more...
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11-year old Marcelas Owens in favor of health care reform
March 17th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 17 (Pen Men at Work): Marcelas Owens is only 11 years old. He is an activist though at this extremely young age. Numerous cameras concentrated on him when he delivered ... Read more...
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Avoid Internet, Miley Cyrus tells fans
March 17th, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 17 (IANS) Teen star Miley Cyrus has asked her young fans not to waste their lives on the net and go out and play sports instead.
"I'm telling kids, don't ... Read more...
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Stewart reveals top directors line-up for ‘Twilight’ finale
March 17th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 17 (IANS) Actress Kristen Stewart has revealed that Gus Van Sant, Sofia Coppola and Bill Condon have been approached to direct the fourth instalment of the "Twilight" series.
"I'm glad that's ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka visit Tiruchirapalli
March 17th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 17 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Vadra made a short visit to Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu Wednesday evening to observe the Youth Congress organisational ... Read more...
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Telugu film industry to observe shutdown on Friday over piracy (Lead)
March 17th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 17 (IANS) The Telugu film industry will observe a shutdown on March 19 to demand Andhra Pradesh government to deal firmly with piracy even as producer Yalamanchi Ravichand's fast-unto-death ... Read more...
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Nuclear liability bill win-win for US, India: Envoy
March 17th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 17 (IANS) US Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer Wednesday said the civil nuclear liability bill would benefit both the US and India.
"The passing of the bill by Indian parliament would ... Read more...
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Tihar’s prisoners to get phone facilities
March 17th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) From Thursday, prisoners in the Tihar Central Jail here, one of India's biggest, will have access to telephones.
Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) told a division bench of the ... Read more...
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Government given time to bend adoption law for German couple
March 17th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday gave the Union government four more weeks to see if the country's adoption laws can be relaxed just once to help a German ... Read more...
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Court worries for Tihar’s languishing inmates
March 17th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Expressing concern over prisoners languishing in Tihar jail here, the Delhi High Court Wednesday directed trial courts to expedite their cases.
A division bench of acting Chief Justice ... Read more...
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PepsiCo says that it wouldn’t sell sugary drink in schools
March 17th, 2010 - 9:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) PepsiCo has said in a statement that they will not sell sugary drinks in schools worldwide, in an effort to battle obesity in children. In ... Read more...
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Life for killing Delhi student leader
March 17th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A court Wednesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing a student leader in Delhi University and said his case should not come up for remission ... Read more...
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Government offers talks on nuclear liability bill (Second Lead)
March 17th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) With the political standoff over the civil nuclear liability bill persisting, the government Wednesday offered to "discuss coolly" all issues relating to the legislation and urged the ... Read more...
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Andhra assembly to move to protect jobs for locals in Hyderabad (Lead)
March 17th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 17 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh assembly will Thursday pass a resolution urging the central government to bring an amendment to the Presidential Order to protect jobs for the Telangana ... Read more...
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Thousands Watch Live: The 2010 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Savannah, Ga
March 17th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Savannah, Ga, Mar 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) WSAV News 3 On Your Side presented a live stream(embedded below) of the Saint Patrick's Day Parade for those who could not make the event ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro to do preliminary work for Kochi Metro Rail
March 17th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 (IANS) The Kerala government Wednesday asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to begin preliminary work on the Rs.3,048 crore Kochi Metro Rail (KMR) project for which the Centre ... Read more...
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Simon Cowell to convert to Islam to marry girlfriend?
March 17th, 2010 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 17 (IANS) Mezhgan Hussainy's family wants music mogul Simon Cowell to convert to Islam before he marries her, says a report.
The "American Idol" judge had proposed to Hussainy last week."They're ... Read more...
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Rajasthan Royals looking for back-up within the squad
March 17th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals is banking on their overseas back-up to fill up the slots left vacant because of injuries to key players Graeme Smith and Dmitri Mascarenhas.
Smith fractured ... Read more...
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Zardari signs up for body organs donation
March 17th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday became the first Pakistani president to donate all his body organs, after signing a landmark bill to regulate transplant of human organs ... Read more...
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Upbeat on India, IMF forecasts 8 percent growth (Lead)
March 17th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 17 (IANS) In an upbeat assessment of India's growth outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts India's economic growth to accelerate to 8.0 percent in 2010-11 from 6.75 ... Read more...
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Congress wishes ‘luck’ to BJP’s new team
March 17th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday wished "luck" to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari's new team of office-bearers but declined comment on the appointment of Varun Gandhi, ... Read more...
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