Mother for mercy killing of two kids
September 5th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 5 (IANS) Failing to get financial assistance for the treatment of her two paralytic children, a woman in Rajasthan has written to the state government seeking permission for ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Chained for 15 years, Rajasthan man turns mentally challenged
September 4th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Barmer (Rajasthan), Sept 4 (IANS) He was 10-years-old when he was chained to a tree due to a medical affliction. Fifteen years later, he continues to be so treated ... Read more...
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Thousands of fleeing northeastern people reach Guwahati
August 18th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 18 (IANS) Frustration and despair etched on their faces at leaving their jobs, thousands of people from the northeast, mostly youth, arrived in Guwahati Saturday on the three ... Read more...
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Nicole Scherzinger angry about ‘X Factor’ economy class tickets
July 23rd, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Singer Nicole Scherzinger was left furious when she learned that she had got economy class tickets for a flight from London to Los Angeles, as part ... Read more...
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Romanian woman alleges Goa Police apathy
July 9th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 9 (IANS) An unidentified man had tried to rape her on a beach near here in March. Four months later, with the attacker still at large and the ... Read more...
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‘Tamil Nadu will send police to protect Mullaperiyar’
May 27th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 27 (IANS) Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said Sunday the Tamil Nadu Police would be sent to protect the Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala.In a letter to Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Man dies after eating heroin-filled cigarettes
May 15th, 2012 - 9:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A man detained at a Moscow railway station died after eating a pack of cigarettes stuffed with heroin, police said.Police detained the man, who was ... Read more...
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Rajasthan family keeps mentally ill woman in chains
April 15th, 2012 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Karauli (Rajasthan), April 15 (IANS) Unable to pay for her treatment and with no assistance from the government, the family of a 65-year-old mentally ill woman in Rajasthan's Karauli district ... Read more...
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Modi gets clean chit in Gulberg massacre (Roundup)
April 10th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad/New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) A special panel probing the 2002 Gujarat riots Tuesday gave a clean chit to Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the Gulberg massacre case, leading ... Read more...
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Five in Jharkhand RS race after Mishra withdraws
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 22 (IANS) Independent candidate Anshuman Mishra, whose nomination as a Bharatiya Janata Party-backed candidate for the Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand had created resentment among the party, Thursday ... Read more...
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Apple’s new iPad faces ban in China
March 8th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 8 (IANS) Apple's new iPad could be banned in China if it does not resolve a trademark issue with Chinese technology firm Proview, a media report said Thursday.Proview ... 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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Women’s hockey Olympic qualifier: South Africa held to a draw by Italy
February 21st, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) South Africa were held to a 1-1 draw by Italy in the women's hockey Olympic qualifiers at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here Tuesday.Italy did ... Read more...
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Indian doctors cure Iraqi’s 15-year-old ‘curse’
February 1st, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) A gunshot wound left one of his legs motionless, forcing him to walk with a limp for more than 15 years. But thanks to Indian ... Read more...
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AMRI fire: Mamata to help Tripura man looking for brother
December 12th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) A Tripura man desperately searching for his brother, missing since the AMRI Hospital fire three days ago, has been promised all help by West Bengal ... Read more...
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Thousands flock to Hazare fast
December 11th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Donning the now popular 'I am Anna' T-shirts and waving national flag, thousands turned up at Jantar Mantar here Sunday as Anna Hazare sat ... Read more...
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Train blaze survivors relate tales of horror
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Howrah, Nov 22 (IANS) "I can never forget the sight of two kids burning as their partially burnt mother wailed for help," said Nupur Mishra, one of the survivors of ... Read more...
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Probe ordered into youth’s death in Mathura
November 2nd, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 1 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday ordered a probe by state's police's Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) into the death of a youth in Mathura district last ... Read more...
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WWE Hell in a Cell: Sheamus vs Christian
October 4th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As last night's episode of 'Hell in a Cell' began, Sheamus and Christian had been at each other's throats for quite some time. It was no secret that ... Read more...
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Second Test: Bell leads England’s charge (Lunch report)
July 31st, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Nottingham, July 31 (IANS) Ian Bell scored a pacy 84, pushing England ahead of India at lunch on the third day of the second cricket Test at Trent Bridge here ... Read more...
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It’s greens versus government in Karnataka (Bangalore Newletter)
July 5th, 2011 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 5 (IANS) The Karnataka government and Bangaloreans are on collision course, being on opposite sides of the development versus conservation debate.While the government is fighting off the Unesco ... Read more...
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Sterilized woman delivers, child born blind
May 27th, 2011 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 27 (IANS) A spree of children in the family made her go for a sterilization operation at a government-run camp. But Dholki, a tribal woman in Madhya Pradesh, ... Read more...
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WWE Raw: Kelly Kelly & Eve vs The Bellas
May 10th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As WWE Monday Night Raw commenced last night, a match began between Kelly Kelly & Eve Torres against the Bella Twins. This Diva Tag Team match was for ... Read more...
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9,000 people travel on Airport Metro daily
May 4th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The high-speed Airport Express Line (AEL) has recorded a daily ridership of 9,000 commuters, many of whom are non-fliers, the Delhi Metro said Wednesday.According to ... Read more...
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Promises of change: Sonagachi voters hoping against hope
April 24th, 2011 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) One may or may not root for a regime change in West Bengal in this election season, depending on his political affiliation. But the promises of ... Read more...
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Oz WC campaign deeply flawed, time for the next generation to come in: Roebuck
March 26th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar. 26 (ANI): Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck feels that Australia's 2011 World Cup campaign was deeply flawed, and believes that even before the quarterfinal exit to India, the writing was ... Read more...
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Goa speaker wants financial autonomy for assembly complex care
March 17th, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 17 (IANS) Goa legislative assembly Speaker Pratapsingh Rane Thursday demanded financial autonomy for the maintenance of the assembly complex, complaining that the lifts in the main building failed ... Read more...
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Boy looks for missing family in Japan
March 17th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 17 (IANS) A nine-year-old boy, who saw his entire family being swept away in Friday's giant tsunami in Japan, everyday holds up a handwritten sign at shelters, but ... Read more...
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‘Urgent’ mail delivered in Pakistan after two decades
March 10th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 10(ANI): An 'urgent' mail sent from Toba Tek Singh town in Pakistan's Punjab province to Karachi in 1991 has finally been delivered after two decades.The mail, which was sent from ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Urgent mail delivered in Pakistan after 20 years
March 10th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) An urgent mail sent from Pakistan's Toba Tek Singh town to Karachi 20 years ago in 1991 has finally been delivered.The urgent mail reached Wednesday, Dawn ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Mental patient chained to tree for over five years
March 4th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 4 (IANS) Unable to pay for her treatment and getting no assistance from the government, the family of a mentally-ill woman in Rajasthan's Karauli district has kept her ... Read more...
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Naked African woman causes stir in Kuala Lumpur
February 9th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 9 (ANI): A naked African woman caused a stir at a junction near Taman Cheras in Kuala Lumpur, it has emerged.According to the Harian Metro, Mohd Ghani Mohd Ismail, ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Amy Henslee Left Home On Her Own Wish?
January 28th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The police have reported that the Michigan based woman, Amy Henslee, who went missing on Monday morning, left her home on her own wish, and there ... Read more...
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Jairam Ramesh favours a second home for Asiatic lion
January 28th, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Junagadh, Jan 27 (IANS) Union Forest and Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Thursday again pressed for a second home for the Asiatic lion to obviate fears of an epidemic wiping out this carnivore.Ramesh, ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
HRCP concerned over ‘abduction of Hindus, extra-judicial killings’ in Balochistan
January 27th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Jan 27(ANI): The Balochistan chapter of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its deep concern over lawlessness, increasing incidents of abduction of Hindus, recovery of mutilated bodies and ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |