Body of BBA student found in pieces in Delhi
September 3rd, 2012 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The chopped body of a 23-year-old Bachelor of Business Administrative (BBA) student, with the head missing, were found near a railway track here, police said ... Read more...
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Kolkata police officer commits suicide
August 25th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) The body of a Kolkata Police officer, who apparently committed suicide, was found at his home in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district Saturday, police said.Fifty-year ... Read more...
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Enjoy 3D movies without glasses
August 19th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 19 (IANS) You can now enjoy 3D movies on TV without those vexing 3D glasses, thanks to a new technology being developed in Germany.The 3D movies currently available ... Read more...
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Character rules small screen, not story: Samir Soni (With Images)
August 16th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) "Parichay-Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka" has taken a 10-year-jump. Samir Soni, who plays the male lead in it, says it will take the plot to ... Read more...
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Pune blasts ‘very serious matter’, says Shinde
August 4th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 4 (IANS) Calling the Pune serial blasts "a very serious matter", Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Saturday said all-out investigations are underway to solve the case."We have taken it ... Read more...
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Police told to produce missing man or his body
August 4th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Aug 3 (IANS) A Haryana government grievance committee Friday told the police to trace a man missing for over two years or produce his body within two months after ... Read more...
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Railways to probe if TN express fire was accident or sabotage
July 30th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 30 (IANS) Was it an accident or sabotage? The fire in the Tamil Nadu Express which killed 35 people in Andhra Pradesh early Monday was initially believed to ... Read more...
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Ex-RJD MP’s relative among two killed in Patna
July 10th, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 10 (IANS) The brother-in-law of former RJD parliamentarian Subhash Yadav was among two people who were shot dead in Bihar capital by unidentified assailants, police said Tuesday.The body ... Read more...
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Nagaland Chief Minister’s aide escapes attack
July 6th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kohima, Jul 6 (IANS) A close aide of Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio made a narrow escape after unidentified armed men opened fire at him outside his house, police said ... Read more...
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Goa college files complaint after forged letters surface
June 9th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 9 (IANS) Goa's only medical college, the Goa Medical College (GMC), has filed a police complaint in the wake of unidentified persons circulating forged letters to aspiring medical ... Read more...
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Two killed in Allahabad blast
May 23rd, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, May 23 (IANS) Two children aged between 8-10 years were killed and over a dozen injured Wednesday when a crude bomb went off here in Uttar Pradesh.Inspector General of ... Read more...
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China daily asks foreign media to behave
May 10th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 10 (IANS) A state-run Chinese newspaper Thursday asked the foreign media to take an "objective and balanced view" towards China, saying some journalists tend to be negative."We don't ... Read more...
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Eritrea tops list of 10 most censored nations
May 4th, 2012 - 10:15 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Eritrea, in the Horn of Africa region, leads the list of top 10 most censored countries in the world, according to an international non-governmental organisation, ... Read more...
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Woman kills hubby, buries him
March 28th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut, March 28 (IANS) A 35-year-old woman, mother of two, was arrested here Wednesday for allegedly killing her drunkard husband and burying him within the house.The woman battered husband Rajender ... Read more...
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Girl shot dead by father for ‘honour’
February 29th, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 28 (IANS) A 16-year-old girl in Haryana was killed and then hastily cremated Monday night by her father, police said and added they suspect it to be a ... Read more...
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Bangalore man goes missing from Lucknow hotel
February 27th, 2012 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 26 (IANS) A resident of Bangalore has gone missing from a hotel here, police said Sunday.According to police, Abdul Shameem, 63, and his family had checked into the ... Read more...
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Tusshar turns co-producer, says it’s for money
February 22nd, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Tusshar Kapoor, who is still struggling to make a mark in Bollywood, is now following sister Ekta Kapoor's footsteps - he has turned co-producer with ... Read more...
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German found dead in Varanasi hotel
February 22nd, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 22 (IANS) A German national was found dead Wednesday in his hotel room in this temple city, and police said he probably passed away in sleep at night.The ... Read more...
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Scientists test invisibility cloak on 3D objects
January 26th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mankind has been obsessed with invisibility for ages. The closest mankind has come to achieving that is in the mind and of course on the screens in ... Read more...
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Tablet computers cause postural problems
January 25th, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
London Jan 25 (IANS) The use of tablet computers such as the Apple iPad cause postural problems, which can be improved by placing them higher to avoid low gaze angles."Compared ... Read more...
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Oprah’s guards scuffle with cameramen (Lead)
January 19th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Vrindavan, Jan 19 (IANS) Bouncers accompanying American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey got into a scuffle with waiting camerapersons here Thursday, police said.Oprah arrived here around 9 a.m. and ... Read more...
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Oprah visits the Taj
January 19th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 19 (IANS) US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey visited the Taj Mahal Thursday, spending more than an hour while her camera crew captured the 17th century marble ... Read more...
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No arrests yet in MMS-linked Punjab double murder
January 14th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 14 (IANS) No arrests have been made in the double murder of a mother and her teenaged daughter in Harmilap Nagar near here, though Punjab Police are probing ... Read more...
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Chennai Open: Raonic blasts Almagro to enter final
January 7th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) Milos Raonic slammed 17 aces on way to an impressive 6-4, 6-4 win in 72 minutes against World No.10 Nicolas Almagro to enter the final of ... Read more...
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Man shoots trespassing neighbour
December 29th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 29 (IANS) A house owner in Ghaziabad shot and killed a man he found trespassing in his compound in the early hours Thursday, police said, adding the ... Read more...
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Jim Sensenbrenner apologizes for his comment on Michelle Obama
December 23rd, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Dec 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner has been forced to apologize after saying that First Lady Michelle Obama has bigger than normal bum size. The lawmaker made the comment ... Read more...
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‘New vision’ tweaks drones’ ability to fly precisely
December 13th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 13 (IANS) A new visual system will tweak pilotless aircraft's ability to navigate even more accurately by imitating how insects do it."UAVs (pilotless aircraft) are used in crop ... Read more...
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NCP minister bats for Pedder Road flyover
December 8th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) Against the backdrop of the controversy over the Pedder Road flyover, Urban Development Minister Sachin Aher Wednesday said the flyover was "necessary" and must be ... Read more...
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Anna Hazare may make it to ‘Time’ cover soon
November 26th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Nov 26 (IANS) Social crusader Anna Hazare is going places. He is soon expected to figure on the cover of the prestigious Time magazine, an aide said ... Read more...
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Fanie de Villiers offers help to struggling Mitchell Johnson
November 20th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 20 (IANS) Former South African swing bowler Fanie de Villiers is ready to help out-of-form Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson.Johnson has hardly troubled the South African batsmen in the ... Read more...
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Jeevan topples fancied Vardhan to win maiden ITF title
November 19th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Nov 19 (IANS) Qualifier Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan of Chennai toppled Davis Cupper Vishnu Vardhan 7-5, 6-4 to win the men's singles title in the $15000 Solaris ITF Men's Futures ... Read more...
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Women delivers baby near lift in Noida hospital
November 17th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Nov 17 (IANS) Denied admission in the emergency ward, a woman delivered a baby outside the elevator of a district hospital in Noida Thursday morning, her husband said.Karuna, a ... Read more...
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Yuki Bhambri and Rutuja Bhosale are new national tennis champions
October 15th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Delhi's Yuki Bhambri Saturday became the new national tennis champion, though his 6-4, 7-6(6) victory over top seed Vishnu Vardhan was marred by contentious line ... Read more...
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Tennis nationals: Rutuja stuns top seed Prerna
October 11th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Rutuja Bhosale produced a power-packed performance to shock top-seed Prerna Bhambri 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 and enter the second round of Fenesta National Tennis Championship ... Read more...
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IIT Kanpur student commits suicide
September 23rd, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur, Sep 23 (IANS) A student of Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) was found hanging from his hostel room, police in this Uttar Pradesh town said Friday, suspecting that he ... Read more...
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