Women’s group claims Goa government in cahoots with casinos
August 13th, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 13 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led coalition government in Goa is hand in glove with the casino industry, a leading women's organisation here alleged Monday.Sabina ... Read more...
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Government defends Chattisgarh operation, activists seek independent probe (Roundup)
July 2nd, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) An anti-Maoist operation in Chattisgarh last week that left 17 suspected rebels killed was Monday defended by the central and the state governments, even ... Read more...
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Kalmadi skips CBI quizzing third time
April 20th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) For the third consecutive time in less than a week, former head of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee Suresh Kalmadi Wednesday failed to appear ... Read more...
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Russian authorities claim that Antisa Khvichava is the world’s oldest person at 130 years
July 9th, 2010 - 2:09 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sachire, July 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Russian authorities claim that the world’s oldest person is 130 years old and it is none other than Antisa Khvichava. She is an inhabitant of ... Read more...
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Malegaon blast accused planning Mohan Bhagwat’s assassination: Patil
April 9th, 2010 - 10:24 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr 9 (ANI): Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on Friday said in the state assembly that his department had ample proof that the Malegaon blast accused made derogatory remarks against ... Read more...
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US must confront Lashkar with same force as Al-Qaeda: Curtis
March 12th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.12 (ANI): Lisa Curtis, a senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation has said the Obama Administration must develop policies that approach the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) with the same urgency as that ... Read more...
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Lahore High Court rejects Lakhvi’s aquittal plea
March 10th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Mar.10(ANI): The Lahore High Court (LHC) has rejected the Lashkar-e-Taiba's operation chief Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi's acquittal plea sustaining the order of the trial court.However, the court observed that Lakhvi, the alleged ... Read more...
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FBI broke the laws for years in getting phone records
January 20th, 2010 - 3:25 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Jan 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The premier agency that nabs crooks, itself broke the law for getting the phone call records, between 2002 and 2006. The strategy used by the FBI ... Read more...
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Are 13 NBA referees involved in a betting scandal?
November 27th, 2009 - 10:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There was the infamous NBA's 2008 betting scandal, in which the former NBA referee Tim Donaghy and his associate, former professional gambler Jimmy "The Sheep" Battista ... Read more...
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David Letterman’s wife Regina Lasko gets on-air apology
October 6th, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Oct 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) David Letterman apologized on-air to his wife of less than a year and to other staff members. He tried his level best to match the ... Read more...
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NBC’s 30 Rock wins the 2009 Emmy for best comedy series
September 21st, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Sep 21 (THAINDIAN News) NBC's "30 Rock," a satirical take on life inside a TV variety show won the Emmy for best comedy series for a third consecutive year. ... Read more...
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Thousands observe ‘Nag Panchami’ festival in Uttar Pradesh
July 26th, 2009 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Ayodhya/ Allahabad , July 26 (ANI): Thousands of Hindu devotees observed the festival of Nag Panchami in different parts of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. The festival involves the worship of snakes.People ... Read more...
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Title trouble for Dekh Bhai Dekh
June 1st, 2009 - 10:08 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Popular TV series Dekh Bhai Dekh maker Anand Mahendroo, who was about to begin shooting for the film version of Dekh Bhai Dekh, is now left fuming over the release of Rahat ... Read more...
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John, Neil stay away from each other for sake of creativity
April 26th, 2009 - 8:21 am ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Neil Nitin Mukesh and John Abraham, who will be seen together in "New York", are shooting at the same venue in Maharashtra's Karjat town ... Read more...
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John, Neil Shoot In Jail
April 23rd, 2009 - 12:18 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K JhaNeil Nitin Mukesh and his mentor /bade bhaiyya John Abraham are shooting at the same venue for two different films.But they aren't meeting. The interesting part is the ... Read more...
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Pakistan not convinced by Kasab’s letter, wants ‘ample proof’
December 23rd, 2008 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 23 (IANS) Pakistan has taken note of the letter by lone surviving Mumbai attacker Ajmal Kasab saying he is a Pakistani but has asked India to provide “ample proof” of ... Read more...
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Mumbai attack: We have ample proof against Pakistan, says Chidambaram
December 11th, 2008 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.11 (ANI): Addressing Parliament for the first time since becoming the Union Home Minister, P.Chidambaram on Thursday said that India has enough proof that the perpetrators of the Mumbai ... Read more...
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India may be allowed to interrogate Lakhwi, Azhar: Pakistan minister
December 9th, 2008 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Confirming the arrests of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhwi, a top suspect in the Mumbai terror strikes, and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, Pakistani Defence Minister ... Read more...
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Russia calls for closer of the Hague tribunal
July 10th, 2008 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Moscow, July 10 (RIA Novosti) Russia Thursday demanded the closure of the UN war crimes tribunal in the Hague over the "biased" acquittal of Bosnian Muslim Naser Oric. The International Criminal ... Read more...
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