Plea for hygienic food in trains
September 19th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government on a plea seeking directions to it to take adequate steps to ensure that ... Read more...
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India pushing Gulf countries for liberal labour laws
January 8th, 2012 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 8 (IANS) India will enter into bilateral agreements with the Gulf countries to curb exploitation of Indian labour in the region and ensure a decent working environment ... Read more...
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Anti-slavery raid in the UK manages to rescue 24 men
September 14th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Sept 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Anti slavery raid in the United Kingdom have resulted in the freedom of 24 men. Some of the rescued men had spent about 15 years at the ... Read more...
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Jammu, the refugee city of India (Part-II)
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Chunni claims that Jammu has more displaced persons than any other city in Asia. Whether they came in 1947, 1965 and 1971 or due to militancy in the Kashmir Valley from 1989 ... Read more...
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Workers in China’s Apple factories forced to sign ‘no suicide’ pledge
May 2nd, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, May 2 (ANI): Workers in China's Apple iPad and iPhone factories were forced to sign pledges that they would not attempt to kill themselves, an investigation has revealed.An investigation of the ... Read more...
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Hindu gods, Sai Babas fail to deter Nepal’s menace
January 6th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 6 (IANS) Once the only Hindu kingdom in the world, Nepal has the largest number of religious holidays among countries, as well as the controversial reputation of ... Read more...
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Woman hooked to online game neglects kids
September 13th, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 13 (IANS) A British woman, who was hooked to an online game, neglected her three children and allowed her two dogs to starve to death. The kids had no hot ... Read more...
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12,000 foreign ’sex slaves’ work in British brothels
August 19th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 19 (IANS) As many as 12,000 foreign women were smuggled into Britain and forced to work as "sex slaves" so that crime gangs could earn hundreds of millions of pounds, ... Read more...
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12,000 foreign ’sex slaves’ working in British brothels: Report
August 19th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 19(ANI): A new report has revealed that up to 12,000 foreign women are being forced to work as 'sex slaves' in British brothels by gangs running multi-million pound rackets.According ... Read more...
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Bone discovery could be earliest archaeological evidence for pet tortoises
July 13th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 13 (ANI): An archaeologist from University of Leicester has found a bone belonging to a late19th-century tortoise from Stafford Castle, Staffordshire, and is believed to be the earliest archaeological evidence ... Read more...
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Security forces continue to reside in appalling conditions in Dantewada
April 11th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by ANI
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh)m April 11 (ANI): Even as questions are being raised over the circumstances that led to the Maoist ambush on the Security personnel, security forces continue to live in difficult conditions.At ... Read more...
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Revealed: West End theatres infested with mice
March 4th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 4 (ANI): West End theatres is not only playing host to Hollywood stalwarts like Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Ewan McGregor, but it is also home to many rodents, ... Read more...
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Child trafficking racket busted in Tamil Nadu
January 27th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Kanyakumari (TM), Jan 27 (ANI): Around 76 children hailing from Manipur and Assam were recently rescued from a home at Kulitorai in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district.Prabhakaran, a member of the Child Welfare ... Read more...
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United Nations reports that 63,000 people displaced in Somalia
January 20th, 2010 - 5:08 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – The United Nations on Tuesday reported that an estimated 63,000 people have been displaced from their homes in Somalia in just the first few weeks of this ... Read more...
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Prince William experiences being homeless on London street
December 23rd, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 23 (ANI): Prince William spent a rough night on the streets of London to experience the appalling conditions faced by the country's homeless.The second in line to the British ... Read more...
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Britain’s last WW-I soldier Harry Patch dies at 111
July 26th, 2009 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 26 (ANI): Harry Patch, the last British soldier to have served in the First World War trenches, has died at the age of 111.Patch, who was known as ... Read more...
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Displaced Pakistanis live in appalling conditions, says rights group
July 4th, 2009 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 4 (IANS) More than two million Pakistanis who have been displaced by the ongoing war between security forces and militants, but who have not got admission into any relief camp, ... Read more...
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Court orders release of six ‘mentally ill’ detainees declared ’sane’
August 5th, 2008 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 4 (IANS) After a health official told the Madras High Court that six people of the 115 detained by the police for being mentally ill "were sane", the court ordered ... Read more...
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Poor tribal youth drawn to Maoists groups in Orissa
April 14th, 2008 - 8:24 pm ICT by admin
Dhenkanal (Orissa), April 14 (ANI): Many unemployed tribal youth from Kankdahad Block of Orissas Dhenkanal district are being persuaded to join Maoist groups, who promise them shelter and livelihood.
Today, the ... Read more...
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Colombia’s Betancourt ‘matter of life or death’ for world
March 1st, 2008 - 9:04 am ICT by admin
By Sandra Parra
Bogota, March 1 (DPA) The poor health of former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, kidnapped six years ago, and the appalling conditions in which the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ... Read more...
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Harry Potter author’s crusade for caged Romanian orphans
February 27th, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by admin
London, Feb.27 (ANI): "Harry Potter" author J K Rowling will join British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's wife, Sarah, in a battle today to end the horror of Romanian orphans being kept in ... Read more...
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