Court allows Raja to make Tamil Nadu trip
August 17th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) A special court, hearing the 2G spectrum allocation case, Friday allowed prime accused and former telecom minister A. Raja to visit Tamil Nadu for three ... Read more...
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Child marriages rampant in Odisha, says survey
August 17th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 17 (IANS) About six per cent of rural women in Odisha get married below the legal age of 18, according to a latest government survey released here Friday.The ... Read more...
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Man fires insect repellent in Oregon robbery case
August 17th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Oregon, Aug 17 (NEWS) Police in Oregon have revealed that a man who robbed a restaurant was armed with a can of bug spray.
The robber is alleged to have entered ... Read more...
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Mumbai violence: Raj Thackeray demands Patil’s resignation
August 17th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) After the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Friday joined the clamour for the resignations of Home Minister R.R. Patil and city ... Read more...
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Ex-CWC official gets four-year jail term in graft case
August 17th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) A special court has awarded a four-year jail term to a senior official of the Central Water Commission (CWC) in a funds misappropriation case.The Central ... Read more...
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Craig on target for Vikhrolians
August 17th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) Craig Misquitta played a key role in leading Vikhrolians SC pull off a narrow 1-0 victory against Sporting Options Colts in a Third Division match of ... Read more...
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Woman’s head found in Canada park
August 17th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS) A woman's head was found in a river at a park near Toronto, BBC reported.The head was found Thursday, a day after hikers found a human ... Read more...
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US keeps Russia on ‘national threat’ list
August 17th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 17 (RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama has extended a legal act that lists Russia, among 16 other states, as a national threat, and allows for the freezing ... Read more...
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Master plan of Kerala Technocity ready
August 17th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 17 (IANS) The master plan of the proposed Rs.5,000-crore Technocity to come up in a 450-acre campus near the Technopark campus here is ready, say senior officials.This state-of-the-art ... Read more...
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Chinese swimming star Sun Yang aims higher
August 17th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 17 (IANS) China's double Olympic gold medallist Sun Yang vowed Friday to work hard for greater success.The 20-year-old swimmer made a big splash in the 2012 London Olympics ... Read more...
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Government refutes loss claims over Delhi airport (Roundup)
August 17th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The government Friday dismissed the claims of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on losses to the exchequer by allowing a private operator ... Read more...
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Bill Gates is investing in futuristic toilets
August 17th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 17(THAINDIAN NEWS)The computer inventor Bill Gates is thinking about introducing futuristic toilets. It is said the he has invested a lot of money particularly in the technology of coming ... Read more...
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Bhupathi-Bopanna in Cincinnati tennis quarters
August 17th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Cincinnati, Aug 17 (IANS) Sixth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna moved into the men's doubles quarterfinal here at the Cincinnati Masters tennis after receiving a walkover.Dutch Robin Haase ... Read more...
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Child injured in high-tension cable explosion near Pune
August 17th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 17 (IANS) A five-year-old child sustained minor injuries when a high-tension wire exploded in Pimpri-Chinchwad city near Pune Friday, police said.According to police control, the explosion followed a ... Read more...
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Topless protester cuts down Cross in Ukraine
August 17th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Activists from the Ukrainian feminist group Femen cut down a wooden crucifix in the centre of the country's capital city of Kiev Friday, supporting members ... Read more...
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Government disconnects 51,000 telephone connections
August 17th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The government has disconnected over 51,000 telephone numbers of such subscribers who had not registered themselves as a telemarketer but were involved in the activity, ... Read more...
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Court denies anticipatory bail to Kanda (Second lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Haryana's former minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, accused of abetting the suicide of former flight ... Read more...
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Puri Jagannadh’s ‘Devudu Chesina Manushulu’ disappoints (Telugu Movie Review)
August 17th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Devudu Chesina Manushulu"; Cast: Ravi Teja, Ileana D'Cruz, Prakash Raj, Brahmanandam, Kovai Sarala and Ali; Producer: B.S.V.N. Prasad; Scriptwriter-Director: Puri Jagannadh; Composer: Raghu Kunche; Camera: Shyam K. Naidu; Rating: *1/2... Read more...
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Pussy Riot members found guilty in Moscow (Lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three members of Russian girl punk band Pussy Riot were found guilty of hooliganism by a Moscow district court Friday.They performed a "punk prayer" calling ... Read more...
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‘No requests for long term visas from Pakistani Hindus’
August 17th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) There have been no requests for long-term visas so far from any of the Hindu families who have crossed over from Pakistan and in case ... Read more...
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Event to promote handicraft, handloom sector
August 17th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Niyaz Ahmad Bhat, a papier-mache artist from Kashmir, has never participated in a large exhibition but his happiness knew no bounds when his stall was ... Read more...
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India rejects OIC reference on Kashmir
August 17th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) India Friday rejected as "erroneous and factually incorrect" a reference to Kashmir by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in its resolution on Syria.Syed ... Read more...
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‘Ek Tha Tiger’ expected to break more records
August 17th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Salman Khan does it again! After giving back-to-back super hits "Wanted", "Dabangg", "Ready" and "Bodyguard", he has hit the bull's eye once again with ... Read more...
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Manchester United sign Van Persie
August 17th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Manchester, Aug 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Dutch striker Robin van Persie has signed a four-year contract with Manchester United, the club said Friday.The ex-Arsenal forward is likely to make his ... Read more...
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Driver swerves to avoid moose, hits bear instead
August 17th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Oslo, Aug 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A tragedy took place on a rural road located near Hanestad. The city of Hanestad is located 225 kilometers from the Northern side of Oslo. A man ... Read more...
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Kris Humphries sends Kanye West a deposition subpoena
August 17th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Aug 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to Kim Kardashian’s lawyer, the Brooklyn Net ball player Kim Humphries tried to fool Kanye West when he send a deposition subpoena inside a Nordstrom ... Read more...
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Lottery winners with £148 million fortune take EasyJet flight
August 17th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The recently announced Euromillions lottery winners Adrian and Gillian Bayford showed that the 148 million pounds hadn’t gotten into their heads by taking a modest budget airline ... Read more...
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Three held in Bangalore for attacking three from northeast
August 17th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 17 (IANS) Three people were arrested Friday for allegedly assaulting three workers from the northeast at a shopping mall in the city centre, a senior police official said."The ... Read more...
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Petrescu confirmed as Dynamo coach
August 17th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former Chelsea player Dan Petrescu is the new coach of Dynamo Moscow, the team's vice-president Vasily Titov said.Petrescu quit his previous job at Russia's FC ... Read more...
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Pussy Riot members found guilty in Russia
August 17th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three members of Russian girl punk band Pussy Riot were found guilty of hooliganism by a Moscow district court Friday.Judge Marina Syrova said Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, ... Read more...
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Cherish to vie for Mumbai badminton triple crown
August 17th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 17 (IANS) Cherish D'Souza is in line for a triple crown, having made the finals of the girls under-19, under-17 and under-15 singles in the Mumbai Suburban District ... Read more...
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Krishna assures Sarabjit’s family he will take up issue
August 17th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna has assured the family of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian national on death row in Pakistan, that he would take up ... Read more...
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Child marriages are rampant in Odisha, says health survey
August 17th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 17 (IANS) About six per cent of rural women in Odisha get married earlier than the legal age of 18, according to the latest government survey released ... Read more...
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‘Grandparents’ house’ built in Italy
August 17th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 17 (IANS/AKI) The "Grandparents' house", a building comprising 94 public apartments to be assigned to elderly Italian citizens with economic difficulties, has been built near Rome.The public-owned apartments, ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves amendments to four key bills (Lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The union cabinet Friday approved amendments to four key bills for the current parliament session, official sources said.The four amendment bills are Prohibition of ... Read more...
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