Nicole Richie admires Kate Moss’ style
May 17th, 2012 - 4:04 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 17 (IANS) Socialite-turned-fashion designer Nicole Richie says she admires Kate Moss' sense of personal style."I admire anyone with their own sense of personal style, like Kate ... Read more...
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Russian media tycoon sells radio stations
May 17th, 2012 - 3:37 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian businessman Alexander Lebedev, who owns Britain's Evening Standard and The Independent newspapers, will sell two Russian radio stations for $14 million.The Prosto Radio and ... Read more...
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‘Paa’ child artist Taruni Sachdev cremated
May 17th, 2012 - 3:11 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) The last rites of child artist Taruni Sachdev, who died in a plane crash in Nepal, were performed here Wednesday evening.Her body was brought to ... Read more...
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Lopez loves reading tabloids
May 17th, 2012 - 3:02 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 17 (IANS) Singer Jennifer Lopez says she finds tabloids extremely entertaining, but sometimes gets upset by what she reads."Magazines are quite fun. I get mad when ... Read more...
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More attacks in Syria after arrival of UN observers: Assad
May 17th, 2012 - 2:44 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The number of terrorist attacks in Syria has increased since UN observers arrived in the country, President Bashar al-Assad told the Rossiya 24 TV channel."We ... Read more...
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Isabeli Fontana engaged to Rohan Marley
May 17th, 2012 - 2:09 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, May 17 (IANS) Supermodel Isabeli Fontana has revealed she and Rohan Marley are engaged.The 28-year-old Fontana and the 39-year-old son of legendary musician Bob Marley are considering tying ... Read more...
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Knight Riders thrash Mumbai, step closer to playoffs (Lead)
May 17th, 2012 - 1:41 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders moved a step closer to qualifying for the playoffs with a convincing 32-run win over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League ... Read more...
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Etihad Airways to host airline symposium
May 17th, 2012 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, May 16 (IANS/WAM) Etihad Airways, national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will host the International Air Transport Association (IATA) World Passenger Symposium (WPS) 2012 ... Read more...
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Britain,UAE joint economic meet held
May 17th, 2012 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, May 16 (IANS/WAM) The second meeting of the UK-UAE Joint Economic Council has been held in London.The meet discussed proposals to set up joint working teams ... Read more...
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Maoist strike cripples Chhattisgarh, 8 cops injured (Lead)
May 17th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 16 (IANS) A shutdown called by Maoists crippled life in parts of Chhattisgarh Wednesday, with the rebels attacking and injuring eight policemen, resorting to firing, torching vehicles and ... Read more...
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Germany to give $190 mn to Afghanistan after 2014
May 17th, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, May 16 (IANS) Germany will give 150 million euros ($190 million) worth of cash aid to Afghanistan a year after international peacekeeping forces pull out on schedule in 2014 ... Read more...
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Two killed in Croatian plane crash
May 17th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Zagreb, May 16 (IANS) Two people were killed Wednesday after their plane crashed in Croatia.The accident occurred as the plane crashed into a field near the southern Croatian city of ... Read more...
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Couple donates son’s organs after five kids die in fire
May 17th, 2012 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
London, May 16 (IANS) A British couple who lost their six children in a house fire have decided to donate their teenage son's organs so that it could save others' ... Read more...
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Over 10,000 evacuated in China after tankers’ collision
May 17th, 2012 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 16 (IANS) Over 10,000 residents had to be evacuated in China after two tankers carrying dangerous chemicals collided in Zhejiang province, Xinhua reported Wednesday.The two vehicles, carrying 27 ... Read more...
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Nine wounded in Iraq bomb attacks
May 17th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, May 16 (IANS) As many as nine people, including security personnel, were injured Wednesday in separate bomb attacks in eastern and central Iraq, said police.In Iraq's Diyala province, a ... Read more...
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Iran to launch three satellites
May 17th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 16 (IANS) Iran has plans to launch three satellites in the near future, according to the Iranian embassy in Moscow.According to a statement posted on the Iranian embassy's ... Read more...
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One in eight British adults dies of alcohol
May 17th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
London, May 16 (IANS) One in eight deaths of British adults under the age of 64 is caused due to alcohol, an international conference on tackling problem drinking has been ... Read more...
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10-year-old boy in Gurgaon sentenced for child’s rape
May 16th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 16 (IANS) A Juvenile Justice Board here sentenced a 10-year-old boy for sexually abusing a four-year-old girl last year, a lawyer said Wednesday.Principal Magistrate Ashu Kumar Jain Monday ... Read more...
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Snooker - Delhi cueists in last 16
May 16th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 16 (IANS) Qualifiers Nitesh Madan and Rishit Jain, both from Delhi, made it to the pre-quarter-finals of the SVS All-India invitational junior snooker tournament, here Wednesday.Also through to ... Read more...
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India says it is acting to resolve its workers’ crisis in Angola
May 16th, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Indian government is "acting on all fronts" to resolve a crisis faced by its 1,100 workers at a cement factory in Angola and ... Read more...
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CBI searches: Jindal Group denies wrongdoing
May 16th, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bellary (Karnataka), May 16 (IANS) Steel major Jindal Group Wednesday denied any wrongdoing or indulging in illegal activity even as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) searched offices and houses ... Read more...
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Assam-Meghalaya border villages to shun militants
May 16th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 16 (IANS) Eighty-four villages located on a remote stretch of the Assam-Meghalaya border have now decided to desist any help to militants who frequent the area.The villages, mostly ... Read more...
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Hazare’s convoy car attacked, activist safe
May 16th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, May 16 (IANS) Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare escaped unhurt after stones were pelted on a car in his convoy here Wednesday, an associate of the activist said."A vehicle ... Read more...
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US mother kills 4 kids before herself
May 16th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 16 (IANS) A woman in a US town shot dead her four children before turning the gun on herself. Three of the kids had escaped to a ... Read more...
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Reports on Jaya Bachchan plaint wrong: Rajya Sabha secretariat
May 16th, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Amid reports on some TV news channels that Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan had complained to Chairman M. Hamid Ansari about cameras excessively focusing on ... Read more...
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Government queried on revoking Vectra choppers’ licence
May 16th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the government to explain why it had not issued show-cause notice to Global Vectra Helicorp, the aviation arm of ... Read more...
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Child strangled for gold earrings in Bengal
May 16th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) Attracted by a five-year-old girl's gold earrings, a middle aged man strangled her to rob the ornaments in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, police said Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Man killed while resisting robbery in Delhi
May 16th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) A 27-year-old man was stabbed to death while his younger brother was critically injured when they resisted four bike-riding assailants' bid to rob them ... Read more...
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Two fake officials arrested
May 16th, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Two men who cheated people by posing as CBI and sales tax officers have been arrested, police said Wednesday.Kishan Lal, 62, and Rajender Kumar, 40, ... Read more...
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US slaps sanctions against Chhota Shakeel, Tiger Memon (Lead)
May 16th, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Washington/New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The US has slapped sanctions on Chhota Shakeel and Ibrahim Tiger Memon, two top aides of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, the alleged mastermind of ... Read more...
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Assam ready for more power reforms
May 16th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 16 (IANS) Assam is gearing up for the second phase of power reforms to increase electricity generation, Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi said here Wednesday.He said the state was ... Read more...
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Bangladesh forms panel on Grameen Bank
May 16th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 16 (IANS) The Bangladeshi government Wednesday set up a commission to ensure a better fate for its famous Grameen Bank following its founder Mohammad Yunus's removal from the ... Read more...
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‘Kahaani’ likely to be remade in English too
May 16th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Sujoy Ghosh's "Kahaani" is going places. After the confirmation that it would be remade in Tamil and Telugu, here comes the news that the hit ... Read more...
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Panel planned for speedy disposal of CBI cases
May 16th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The government has accepted a recommendation to set up a committee to study the pending CBI cases in courts and suggest ways for their speedy ... Read more...
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CESC acquires two hydroelectric projects
May 16th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) Power utility CESC Ltd, an RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group company, Wednesday said it had entered into an agreement to take over two hydroelectric power projects with an ... Read more...
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