Canada to pay compensation to Kanishka victims
June 18th, 2010 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 17 (IANS) The Canadian government said Thursday it will apologise to the families of 329 victims of the 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing and pay further compensation to them. ... Read more...
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Bengal verdict: Left has only itself to blame (Comment)
June 4th, 2010 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Amulya Ganguli
The West Bengal poll results may well mark the beginning of the end for the Left. Even the most optimistic among its supporters can no longer expect the Communists ... Read more...
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Antony cautions Indian Army commanders on dangers of cyber-warfare
May 17th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 17 (ANI): Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday asked the top brass of the Armed Forces to work in unison and make cyber systems as secure and as non-porous ... Read more...
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Happy Meal Toys To Face Ban
May 1st, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 1, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Happy Meal toys that come with high-calorie children’s foods will, in a little while, face formal debarment in zones of the Santa Clara County, unless ... Read more...
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Justin Bieber’s ‘Eenie Meenie’ Music Video Emerges
April 30th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 30, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): This, incontrovertibly, is an awesome piece of news for the devotees of Justin Bieber in the globe. The news is that the Canadian teen, ... Read more...
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Obama Heckled By The Detractors Of The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Strategy On The American Military Gays
April 24th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 24, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): American adversaries of the 'don't ask, don't tell' strategy on homosexuals in the American military butted in President Barack Obama with heckling at a ... Read more...
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Neil Nitin Mukesh gets wounded all over in ‘Lafange Parinde’
April 24th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) It seems doing traumatic roles has become a part of Neil Nitin Mukesh's acting karma. For his role in "Lafange Parinde" the actor is required ... Read more...
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Pakistan may let Taliban do its dirty work against India
April 23rd, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 23 (IANS) Pakistan may let surrogate Taliban use its nuclear weapons to do its "dirty work" against India in the event of escalation of tension between the two South ... Read more...
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Super Kings, Knight Riders face a do-or-die battle
April 12th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 12 (IANS) The time is fast running out for Chennai Super Kings and the Kolkata Knight Riders who are to fight off a do-or-die Indian Premier League (IPL) game here ... Read more...
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New American missile with convential warhead can strike anywhere in less than an hour
April 8th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.8 (ANI): As the White House pushes for cuts in the U.S. nuclear arsenal, the Pentagon is developing missiles armed with conventional warheads that could strike anywhere in the world in ... Read more...
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Tax collection has to be more humane: Mukherjee
March 12th, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Tax collection has to be more humane, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said, asking revenue officials to consider tax payers as important stake-holders in nation-building.
"We have ... Read more...
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Pranab Mukherjee wants tax collection to be more humane
March 12th, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has asked Indian Revenue Service officials to consider tax payers as important stakeholders in nation building and to administer taxes with a ... Read more...
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European countries anti war attitude, a threat to world security: Gates
February 24th, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 24 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said that European countries' current anti war attitude is threatening world security.Addressing a forum on rewriting the basic mission plan for the ... Read more...
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Worked to the bone Oz cricketers need rest, says cricketers body chief
February 14th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb.14 (ANI): Paul Marsh, the head of the Australian cricket players' association, has revealed that several players have expressed concern over the gruelling and exhausting 18-month stretch of cricket that they ... Read more...
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Ex-French PM acquitted in smear plot against Sarkozy
January 29th, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Jan.29 (ANI): Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has been acquitted of plotting to smear long-time rival Nicolas Sarkozy in order to sabotage his presidential bid.The trial exposed the bitter ... Read more...
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Bullet mailed to Turin mayor over high-speed rail link
January 26th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Turin (Italy), Jan 26 (IANS/AKI) A bullet was mailed to Turin mayor Sergio Chiamparino for his support of a controversial Italy-to-France high-speed train which opponents say will damage the environment.
The 9-calibre bullet ... Read more...
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First Indian woman to ski on South Pole receives warm welcome
January 15th, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu, who became the first Indian woman to ski at the South Pole, was received by a jubilant crowd at the IG Airport here as ... Read more...
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‘Night blindness’ worries Indian Army
January 14th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) As the Indian Army geared up for the 62nd Army Day Friday, its chief General Deepak Kapoor expressed concern about the force's "night blindness" in the area ... Read more...
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Former Jharkhand minister Kamlesh Singh sent to judicial custody
December 1st, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Dec 1 (ANI): The Vigilance Commission here has sent Former Jharkhand Irrigation Minister Kamlesh Singh to 14 days judicial custody.Singh is supposed to be involved in the Rs 4,000 crore money ... Read more...
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Five bureaucrats under scanner in Madhu Koda case
December 1st, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Dec 1 (ANI): The Rs 4,000 crore money laundering scam involving former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda has taken a new turn today with the Enforcement Directorate pointing fingers at five ... Read more...
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Koda sent to 14-day judicial custody
November 30th, 2009 - 10:37 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Nov.30 (ANI): Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who is allegedly in the Rs 2,000 crore money laundering scam, was on Monday evening sent to 14-day judicial custody.The State vigilance ... Read more...
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Jharkhand Police arrests former CM Koda in Chaibasa
November 30th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Nov 30 (ANI): Jharkhand Police arrested former state Chief Minister Madhu Koda in Chaibasa District on Monday.Koda, who was facing charges of having disproportionate assets, was also charged for misutilisation of ... Read more...
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Pakistani court seeks report on US agency Black Water
November 20th, 2009 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Nov 20 (IANS) The Lahore High Court has sought a detailed reply from the
government on an application alleging that US security agency Black Water was indulging in illegal activities ... Read more...
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Koda denies receiving any summons
November 19th, 2009 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Nov 19 (ANI): Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda on Thursday denied receiving any summons from the Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax department.Both the Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax ... Read more...
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Obama visit to take China-US ties to new level: Wen Jiabao
November 18th, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 18 (IANS) The visit of US President Barack Obama to China was of far-reaching significance, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here Wednesday and expressed the hope that it would ... Read more...
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Obama calls China a strong nation, arrives in Beijing (Second Lead)
November 16th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 16 (IANS) US President Barack Obama arrived in Beijing Monday after telling Chinese youths in Shanghai that the US does not seek to contain China's rise and that the ... Read more...
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Sarah Palin Speaks Her Mind On Oprah
November 13th, 2009 - 6:29 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
San Francisco, Nov. 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Oprah is going to have as a guest on her show someone with whom she is likely to get into some disagreements, considering that ... Read more...
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Obama’s Nobel win positive, says Fidel Castro
October 11th, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Oct 11 (EFE) The decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama was "a positive measure and compensates his defeat in Copenhagen when Rio de Janeiro ... Read more...
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Cross-border terrorism a matter of concern: Chidambaram
September 14th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Emphasising that the 26/11 terror strikes in Mumbai was the tipping point to revamp India's security, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday said "cross border terrorism" was ... Read more...
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US taxpayer money may be funding Taliban
September 4th, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep. 4 (ANI): American taxpayers' money which is meant for building roads, bridges and schools in Afghanistan, may be getting salted away into protection payments to the Taliban.According to ... Read more...
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Ted Kennedy greatest legislature: Obama
August 31st, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by IBNS
By Tanya GhoshAug 31 (IBNS) US President Barack Obama has described as Ted Kennedy the greatest legislature of the time, saying through his own suffering, the Senator became more alive to the ... Read more...
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High Court case against Musharraf adjourned to August 17
July 27th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 27 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of the petition for registering a case against former president Pervez Musharraf, former prime minister Shaukat Aziz and ... Read more...
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Musharraf may avoid returning to Pak due to ongoing court cases
July 27th, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 27 (ANI): Former president Pervez Musharraf has been advised not to return to Pakistan as his adversaries have chalked out a plan to drag him to courts on various ... Read more...
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Don’t fool people by claiming “premature”success in Swat operation : former PAF official
July 1st, 2009 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 1 (ANI): While the Pakistan government has been claiming that the Swat military offensive has been successful and nearing its end, a former Pakistan Air Force (PAF) top official, Air ... Read more...
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US envoy calls for prompt Israeli-Palestinian talks (Lead)
June 9th, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, June 9 (DPA) US President Barack Obama's special envoy to the Middle East called Tuesday for no more foot-dragging in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
"We all share an obligation to create the ... Read more...
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