Woman jumps to death, parents allege dowry murder
March 20th, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) A day after a 23-year-old woman jumped to death from the fourth floor of her southeast Delhi residence, her parents Saturday alleged that their daughter was harassed ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods’ mistress Joslyn James releases his text messages
March 20th, 2010 - 11:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The ace golfer Tiger Woods’ alleged mistress Joslyn James has gotten even with him, by releasing over 100 graphic text messages. She says that Tiger ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods’s Birdie Joslyn James Begins to Chirp Again!
March 20th, 2010 - 11:41 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 20, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Just when we thought that the controversies revolving around the Golf Pro Tiger Woods were beginning to die down, a new one has just ... Read more...
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Did the CIA test LSD on the New York subway?
March 20th, 2010 - 11:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is mounting speculation that the CIA used to test LSD on the hapless users of the New York subway. A declassified FBI report also adds ... Read more...
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Man arrested, charged with assaulting woman
March 20th, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) A man was Saturday charged with house-break and assault on a 55-year-old woman inside her south Delhi home, police said.
The man, identified as Harish, was a vagabond ... Read more...
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‘Proud daughter’ Priyanka launches father’s music album
March 20th, 2010 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) It is usually the father who cheers his child on his/her achievements. But here was actress Priyanka Chopra, "a proud daughter", who launched her father Ashok ... Read more...
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Bicycle bells being recalled due to high lead levels
March 20th, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Mar 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bicycle bells are being recalled by the hardware store chain ‘Do It Best Corp’ because of high lead levels in the paint. It says that the ... Read more...
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Afcons bags Rs.938 crore Kolkata Metro project
March 20th, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. (Afcons), the infrastructure arm of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, has bagged a Rs.938-crore project for design and construction of a part of the East-West Metro project ... Read more...
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Government to set up e-waste treatment facilities: Ramesh
March 20th, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Saturday said the government will establish e-waste treatment facilities in the country.
"It is for the first time we are including e-waste recycling ... Read more...
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Kashmir minister uses militants’ name for Anantnag
March 20th, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 20 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's Law and Parliamentary Affairs and Rural Development Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar Saturday referred to Anantnag district in south Kashmir as Islamabad - a name made ... Read more...
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Veteran Marchena latest Valencia injury victim
March 20th, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, March 20 (DPA) Veteran Spain defender Carlos Marchena is the latest player to join Valencia's lengthy injury list.
Marchena, 30, will be out of action for around three weeks after tearing the ... Read more...
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Auto drivers will be given better alternative: Dikshit
March 20th, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) After creating a flutter by announcing that auto-rickshaws would be replaced by battery-operated vehicles, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday said their drivers will be given an ... Read more...
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Arrest made in the Wal-mart’s ‘All Black People Leave’ case
March 20th, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington Township, Mar 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Washington Township Police Department has said that an arrest has being made in the infamous Wal-mart ‘All Black People Leave’ case. The Washington Township ... Read more...
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Speaker asks Omar to take opposition into confidence
March 20th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 20 (IANS) Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Mohammad Akbar Lone Saturday asked the state government to take the opposition into confidence while taking decision on funds for ... Read more...
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Hurt dog finds ER on it’s own
March 20th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 20, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Nowadays, dogs have seemingly become capable enough to find their way to Hospital! Recently, in New Mexico an injured dog walked into an ER ... Read more...
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Plane kills jogger in freak accident
March 20th, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 20, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A 38 year old Georgia resident named Robert Gary Jones, from Woodstock, Ga. went for a jog whilst enjoying music from his ... Read more...
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Can ads on school buses contribute to the school budgets?
March 20th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Seattle, Mar 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Schools are going through an economic crisis mode, as they try to save their school budgets in the recession times. They have canceled field trips and ... Read more...
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President Barack Obama injected efforts for his healthcare reforms on US FOX News
March 20th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 20, 2010, (Pen Men at Work): The broadcaster in the US Fox News has been getting criticism from the White House for its alleged right-wing bias. Mr. Obama, answered a volley ... Read more...
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NTPC plans 1,000 MW thermal power plant in Gujarat
March 20th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 20 IANS) The National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) will set up a 1,000 MW coal-based thermal power station at Khambat in Gujarat's Anand district at a cost of Rs.5,000 ... Read more...
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67,000 awarded degrees at Delhi University
March 20th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Delhi University, one of the largest varsities in the country, Saturday awarded degrees to 67,000 students, including a record 485 for completing their PhD.
"The total number of ... Read more...
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New dinosaur species found in China
March 20th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) Paleontoligists in China Saturday claimed to have found the skeleton of a new species of carnivorous dinosaur that believed to have lived about 80 million years ago.
Experts have ... Read more...
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Soderling slams Murray out of Indian Wells
March 20th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Indian Wells (California), March 20 (DPA) Andy Murray saved three match points in the second set but his late effort amounted to little as Swede Robin Soderling completed a semi-final victory ... Read more...
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BJP seeks PM’s apology on railway ad goof-up
March 20th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday sought an apology from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for "taking Delhi to Pakistan and Kolkata to Bay of Bengal" in ... Read more...
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Kirstie Alley goes on a new diet
March 20th, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 20, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Kirstie Alley, American actress known for her role in television show Cheers, in which she played Rebecca Howe and also won an Emmyas the ... Read more...
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Kevin Costner fathers seventh child
March 20th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 20, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Kevin Costner American actor, musician, producer, and director who has won two Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award will become a father for ... Read more...
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Rajnath Singh to attend Koirala’s funeral
March 20th, 2010 - 10:49 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): Former president of the Bhratiya Janata Party, Rajnath Singh, will attend the funeral of departed former Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala.Koirala died in Kathmandu on ... Read more...
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Thank God, we don’t have a Bal Thackeray in Delhi: Dikshit
March 20th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday ridiculed Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray for attacking non-Marathis in Maharashtra and said that Delhi was truly cosmopolitan.
"Thank God, we ... Read more...
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Jamnagar’s animal activists celebrate World House Sparrow Day
March 20th, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by ANI
Jamnagar (Gujarat), Mar 20 (ANI): Animal activists and environmentalists of Gujarat's Jamnagar observed World House Sparrow Day on Saturday to create awareness about their declining population.Initiated by a voluntary organization "Nature Club," ... Read more...
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Three killed in Punjab factory blast
March 20th, 2010 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Nangal (Punjab), March 20 (IANS) Two engineers and a labourer were killed and one seriously injured in a furnace blast in state-run National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) factory in this Punjab town, police ... Read more...
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Activists protest Muslim cleric’s sexist remark
March 20th, 2010 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Women activists Saturday staged a demonstration against a cleric who spoke against Muslim women's participation in politics.
Around 30 activists, mostly from the Muslim community, as well as ... Read more...
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Pranab, Krishna to attend Koirala’s funeral
March 20th, 2010 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) A three-member high profile delegation of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, External Minister S.M. Krishna and Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will leave for Kathmandu Sunday to ... Read more...
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Single engine plane kills jogger while making emergency landing
March 20th, 2010 - 10:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hilton Head, Mar 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Robert Gary Jones was killed in a freak accident while he was jogging on the beach. A single engine plane had to make an emergency ... Read more...
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Hurt Dog finds his own way into an ER in New Mexico
March 20th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Farmington, Mar 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A dog who was presumed to have been wounded in a fight with another dog, surprised all when he reached an ER on his own, to ... Read more...
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Nepal President condoles passing away of Girija Prasad Koirala
March 20th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, March 20 (ANI): Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav on Saturday condoled the passing away of former Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who died earlier in the day at his daughter ... Read more...
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Tripura announces economic aid for girl child
March 20th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 20 (IANS) The Left Front government of Tripura Saturday announced a special economic package for girl child in families living below the poverty line (BPL) to continue their education and ... Read more...
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