Minor girl commits suicide with father’s gun
August 22nd, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) A 15-year-old committed suicide by shooting herself with her father's revolver at her residence here, police said Wednesday.Ayushi Singh, a class IX student of Kendriya ... Read more...
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Chinese jailed for swindling girlfriend
August 19th, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 19 (IANS) A Chinese man has been sentenced to four years in prison for duping his girlfriend of about 200,000 yuan (about $32,000) to avenge her alleged betrayal.The ... 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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Rs.3 lakh snatched from woman in Ghaziabad
June 8th, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 7 (IANS) Two motorcycle-borne men Thursday snatched cash amounting to Rs.3 lakh from a woman who was returning to her residence here after withdrawing it from the bank, ... Read more...
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Singapore swimming pool 38 storeys above ground
May 25th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 24 (IANS) A Singapore property developer plans to construct a swimming pool 38 storeys above the ground and connect two skyscrapers.The infinity pool will dramatically connect Sky Habitat ... Read more...
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Gurgaon domestic help jumps to death
May 14th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 14 (IANS) A 19-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the ninth floor of an apartment building here Monday, police said.
Sultana Baby leapt to her death ... Read more...
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Four Russians held for poisoning 11 people
April 28th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four people, including two former policemen, have been arrested in Russia on charges of poisoning at least 11 people in a bid to illegally seize ... Read more...
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In UAE island, rent a house to own it
April 17th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 17 (IANS/WAM) An island resort in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has come up with a residential complex where people will be able to rent an apartment ... Read more...
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Buying dream cottage in Himachal may get tougher
April 11th, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 11 (IANS) Buying an ultra-luxury cottage or a flat in the idyllic settings of Himachal Pradesh will get tougher and costlier if the state government accepts a commission's ... Read more...
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Flat of ex-poll official’s son burgled
January 15th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Burglars struck at the home of former election commissioner G.V.G. Krishnamurthy's son here and decamped with jewellery worth Rs.15 lakh, police said Saturday.Around five people ... Read more...
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Beckham couple set to move to Paris?
November 21st, 2011 - 9:01 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Nov 21 (IANS) Celebrity couple Victoria and David Beckham are reportedly planning to move their family to Paris as the footballer prepares to sign for the city ... Read more...
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MBA student commits suicide
November 4th, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) A 27-year-old MBA student, the daughter of a former director in the social welfare ministry, committed suicide by jumping off the fifth floor of her ... Read more...
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Software engineer killed in Noida
November 1st, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Nov 1 (IANS) A 27-year-old software engineer was crushed to death and her colleague critically injured when a speeding dumper hit their motorcycle here Tuesday, police said.Rupali Sharma of ... Read more...
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Chinese official bought 37 homes with graft money
October 18th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 18 (IANS) A Chinese official is being tried in a court for embezzlling over $6 million and purchasing 37 apartments with the cash, a media report said.Song Jun, ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha official’s house burgled
October 13th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The house of a Rajya Sabha official in east Delhi was burgled and thieves escaped with jewellery, cash and some bank documents, police said Thursday.The ... Read more...
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Class 8 girl jumps to death in Ranchi, boy injured
October 13th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 13 (IANS) A minor girl committed suicide by jumping from the top floor of a multi-storey residential tower in Jharkhand's capital Ranchi Thursday.A minor boy, who too jumped ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to build Chennai’s satellite town
September 8th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 8 (IANS) A satellite township will be built near this Tamil Nadu capital at an outlay of Rs.2,160 crore for "economically weaker sections of the society and the ... Read more...
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Kutcher invests in internet travel site
May 31st, 2011 - 3:53 am ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) Actor Ashton Kutcher invested in a new travel website airbnb.com, which helps users plan their vacations.Kutcher, who is a huge fan of internet, is ... Read more...
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Ukrainian tycoon buys Britain’s costliest apartment
April 19th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Donetsk (Ukraine), April 19 (IANS) Ukrainian tycoon Rinat Akhmetov has purchased Britain's most expensive apartment for over $220 million.Though the three-storey apartment in the luxury One Hyde Park residential complex ... Read more...
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London apartment sells for $221 million
April 19th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, April 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Telegraph has reported that an apartment in London has been bought for 135.4 million pounds. That figure is massive because when converted to the dollar, the ... Read more...
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Black Man charged for sending ‘KKK warning’
April 11th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
O’Fallon, Apr 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Police have arrested a man in O’Fallon Illinois for sending KKK threats to a police department in 2006. It was reported that the 28-year-old African American has ... Read more...
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Boy suffocates to death in lift
March 24th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), March 24 (IANS) An eight-year-old boy suffocated to death Thursday in a stalled lift at an apartment building in this Jharkhand city, police said.Ayush was trapped in the ... Read more...
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China to build 36 mn low-cost houses
March 7th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 7 (IANS) China will build 36 million affordable houses over the next five years, an official of China's top planning body has said.Some 20 million low-cost houses will ... Read more...
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Sub-inspector hangs himself
March 4th, 2011 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A Delhi Police sub-inspector committed suicide by hanging himself inside his residence here, police said Thursday.Rishi Shankar, 30, was found hanging inside his house at ... Read more...
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Europe’s biggest Hindu temple to come up in Netherlands
February 19th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Feb 19 (IANS) The biggest Hindu temple complex in Europe - consisting of three temples, residential areas and tourist spots - is going to be built in the Dutch city of ... Read more...
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Teenage belly dancer ‘claims Berlusconi knew her real age’
February 17th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 17 (ANI): A teenage belly dancer involved in the Silvio Berlusconi sex scandal apparently told prosecutors that the Italian Prime Minister knew she was a minor.Berlusconi, 74, has been at ... Read more...
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No justice in this ‘banana republic’, say Talwars
February 9th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Shocked over the CBI special court ordering their trial for the murder of their teenaged daughter Aarushi, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar Wednesday said there is no justice ... Read more...
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14-year-old raped by neighbour
February 3rd, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A 14-year old girl was raped by a neighbour in Mehrauli in south Delhi, police said Thursday.The incident took place at around 5.40 p.m. Wednesday at Paryavaran ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi will review apartment safety steps
February 2nd, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Feb 2 (ANI): The Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA) in Abu Dhabi has said that it will be reviewing apartment safety steps, after a 13-year-old Indian girl fell to her death ... Read more...
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Three Asians jailed for forcing women into prostitution in Oman
January 30th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
Muscat, Jan 30(ANI): Three Asian expatriates have been sentenced to 15 years in jail each for forcing women, recruited as housemaids, into prostitution in Oman.According to Oman's Public Prosecution Department, the Muscat ... Read more...
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Aamir assures his support to A.K. Hangal
January 20th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Dibyojyoti Baksi
Mumbai, Jan 20 (IANS) Aamir Khan says he will do the needful for 95-year-old character artist A.K. Hangal who is languishing in penury. "Certainly we need to do something. ... Read more...
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Berlusconi’s rep says cash for girls was merely an act of charity
January 20th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 20 (ANI): Silvio Berlusconi's representative has dismissed claims that the Italian Prime Minister paid money to have sex with the underage girls.Giuseppe Spinelli, who is suspected of handling money for ... Read more...
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Man commits suicide after father’s scolding
January 12th, 2011 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan (IANS) A 24-year-old manager of a private company committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in east Delhi after his father scolded him for losing Rs.20,000, police said ... Read more...
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Are Apartment Kids Exposed to Neighbors Second Hand Smoke?
December 14th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Dec 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) New research which was published in the Pediatrics journal which may cause concern for parent of kids who live in apartment complexes. It would seem that even if ... Read more...
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Is David Hasselhoff going to replace Simon Cowell on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’?
December 7th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) David Hasselhoff is leaving “America’s Got Talent” and rumors were rife that he had been fired by Simon Cowell. However David who is said to be ... Read more...
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