Sonia visits Jaipur areas devastated by heavy rains
August 30th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 30 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrived here Thursday and met people who were affected by heavy rains and are living in relief camps, officials ... Read more...
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Cambridge flooding: Shops closed
August 27th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Cambridge, Aug 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Cambridge experienced floods that swept away shops and other properties belonging to the people of the city. Floods are regarded as disasters because they come along with ... Read more...
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Six dead as heavy rains lash Jaipur
August 22nd, 2012 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 22 (IANS) At least six people died in a wall collapse and due to electrocution as heavy rains lashed the Rajasthan capital overnight, officials said Wednesday.The rains created ... Read more...
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Two die after being pushed out of train in Bengal (Lead)
August 19th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Aug 19 (IANS) Two people were killed in West Bengal after being pushed out of a Guwahati-bound train carrying Assamese fleeing Bangalore, officials said Sunday. Two more bodies were ... Read more...
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German tourist attempts suicide at Delhi airport
August 4th, 2012 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) A 30-year-old German tourist tried to commit suicide by jumping off the departure area of the Indira Gandhi International Airport's Terminal 3 Friday, police said.Peter ... Read more...
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Bradley Wiggins’ training kit stolen from Surrey hotel
August 1st, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Surrey, Aug 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bradley Wiggins experienced a nostalgic experience when his training kit was stolen just before he participated in the 2012 London Olympics. His kit was stolen in the ... Read more...
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Heavy rains kill nine in Hyderabad, many colonies submerged (Second Lead)
July 21st, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 21 (IANS) Nine people, including two women and three children, were killed in incidents of wall collapse in Hyderabad as heavy rains lashed the city since Friday ... Read more...
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Heavy rains kill nine in Hyderabad (Lead)
July 21st, 2012 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 21 (IANS) Nine people, including two women and three children, were killed in incidents of wall collapse in Hyderabad as heavy rains since Friday night lashed the ... Read more...
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Heavy rains kill nine in Hyderabad
July 21st, 2012 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 21 (IANS) Nine people, including two women and three children were killed in incidents of wall collapse in Hyderabad as heavy rains lashed the city since Friday night, ... Read more...
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17 held in Mexico summer camp attack
July 20th, 2012 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 20 (IANS/EFE) Seventeen suspects have been arrested for a brutal attack on a Mexican summer camp in which two young women and three girls were raped.The attorney ... Read more...
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Pinki files theft complaint against live-in partner
July 15th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Asiad gold medallist runner Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and committing rape, Sunday sought police protection and filed a theft complaint against her live-in ... Read more...
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Problems follow as floods recede in Assam
July 12th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Pajarbhanga (Barpeta), July 12 (IANS) Floods in Assam are almost over but not the problems of the victims.Most people in Pajarbhanga village, 15 km from Barpeta town in lower Assam, ... Read more...
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Boxer Evander Holyfield forced to move out of his foreclosed home
July 10th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Georgia, July 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Boxer Evander Holyfield has moved out of his Georgia mansion under duress. It may be recalled that the retired boxer has been going through a hard time ... Read more...
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AC train travel exempted from service tax
July 3rd, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Travelling by train in an air-conditioned class and dispatching goods through the transporter will be exempted from sales tax for the next three monrths, ... Read more...
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Student clashes: Court gives directions to Himachal varsity
June 21st, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 21 (IANS) Shocked by student groups' violence on campus, the Himachal Pradesh High Court Thursday ordered the state university here to ask the students to remove all their ... Read more...
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Pakistani girls appear in exam, find cash, phones missing
June 10th, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) A group of girl college students in Pakistan handed over their bags to authorities during a board exam but were in for a rude shock when ... Read more...
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Bus passengers lynch robber in Mexico
May 25th, 2012 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Monterrey (Mexico), May 25 (IANS/EFE) A group of bus passengers overpowered two would-be robbers, beating one to death and leaving the other badly injured, Mexican police said.The incident took place ... Read more...
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China launches probe into missing teenagers
May 24th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 24 (IANS) China's ministry of public security has launched a probe after media reports said seven or eight teenagers had gone missing over the past few years in ... Read more...
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Court acquits 12 of killing 13 Jharkhand cops
May 21st, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 21 (IANS) A Dhanbad court Monday acquitted, for lack of evidence, 12 people accused of killing 13 policemen during a large-scale attack on a Jharkhand Police picket in ... Read more...
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Russian spy’s belongings on display in US
May 18th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The FBI has provided items belonging to Russian spy Anna Chapman for a New York exhibition devoted to secret agents, lifenews.ru said Friday.A female 007, ... Read more...
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Obama cites Dalip Singh Saund to laud Asian contribution
May 9th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 9 (IANS) Citing the example of Dalip Singh Saund, the first Indian American elected to the US Congress, President Barack Obama has lauded the contribution of the ... Read more...
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Man arrested for robbing tourists
May 8th, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) A 32-year-old man, who used his proficiency in English to pass himself off as a tourist guide and cheat and rob foreigners after drugging them, ... Read more...
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Doherty to auction Winehouse painting
May 6th, 2012 - 3:07 am ICT by IANS
London, May 6 (IANS) A painting created by late singer Amy Winehouse and her rocker friend Pete Doherty by using their own blood is set to fetch 80,000 pounds ... Read more...
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Haryana police busts gang of highway robbers
May 5th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 4 (IANS) Over five months after cricketer Harbhajan Singh's laptop and other belongings were stolen from his SUV near Karnal, the Haryana police Friday claimed that it ... Read more...
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Dumped by girlfriend, man feeds her hamster to dog
April 26th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 26 (IANS) A 22-year-old Briton, who was dumped by his girlfriend after a six-year relationship, hurled the woman's pet hamster against a wall and stamped it to death ... Read more...
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Dannii Minogue miserable after split
April 5th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, April 5 (IANS) Singer Dannii Minogue has been spotted looking lonely and miserable following her split from rugby player Kris Smith.The singer-turned-fashion designer, who confirmed the end of their ... Read more...
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Passenger bus overturns in southeast Kenya, killing 12
April 2nd, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by BNO News
MAZERAS, Kenya (BNO NEWS) -- Twelve people were killed on late Sunday afternoon when a passenger bus overturned and fell into a ditch near Kenya's second-largest city of Mombasa, police said on ... Read more...
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Chavan says Shivaji memorial in sea is on
March 20th, 2012 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has asserted that the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji memorial will come up in the Arabian Sea and the state would suggest amendments ... Read more...
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Maharashtra Congressman demands museum to honour Sachin
March 18th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Pune, March 18 (IANS) After being bowled over by master blaster Sachin Tendulkar's 100th ton, Maharashtra's Congress chief Sunday demanded the state government build an international cricket ... Read more...
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Move to erect Shivaji statue in Arabian Sea rejected
March 15th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) The central government has rejected a Maharashtra government proposal to erect an imposing statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji in the Arabian Sea, one km off the ... Read more...
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Power cut hits London’s Gatwick airport
March 10th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 10 (IANS) A power cut Saturday caused chaos in the baggage handling system at the Gatwick airport in London, and forced many fights to leave without passengers' bags.Extra ... Read more...
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China debates a cycle that was stolen, found
February 23rd, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 23 (IANS) A stolen bicycle, which was found and returned to its Japanese owner, has sparked a fierce online debate in China, with some cheering and others criticising ... Read more...
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Seven die in fire near Hyderabad
February 18th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 18 (IANS) Seven people were killed and about 100 huts were gutted Saturday in a massive fire which erupted after cooking gas cylinder exploded on the outskirts of ... Read more...
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Mexican schoolgirl brings hand grenade to class
February 15th, 2012 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 15 (IANS/EFE) A nine-year-old girl took a hand grenade to an elementary school in Morelos, a state in central Mexico, authorities said.Administrators at the school in the ... Read more...
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Gilani gets to see ancestor’s manuscripts in Qatar
February 8th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani saw his ancestor Sheikh Abdul Qadir Gilani's handwritten manuscripts, sitting mat and robe at a museum in Qatar.Gilani, who was ... Read more...
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