China shuts websites, microblog accounts over fraud, blackmail
September 14th, 2012 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 14 (IANS) Several websites and microblog accounts have been closed in China for being involved in fraud and blackmail, the country's National Internet Information Office announced Thursday.According to ... Read more...
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Bihar student’s suicide: rights body seeks report
September 7th, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 7 (IANS) The Bihar Human Rights Commission Friday sought a report from the police about Kanchanbala Jha, a college student who committed suicide in Sitamarhi district following sexual ... Read more...
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Blackmail is bread and butter of BJP, says Sonia (Lead)
August 28th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Lashing out at the Bharatiya Janata Party for stalling parliament, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday asked her party MPs to take it head-on ... Read more...
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Nukes needed to deter blackmail by other powers: India (Lead)
August 21st, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) In a delicate balancing act, India Tuesday renewed its pitch for universal, time-bound nuclear disarmament, but underlined that it will not be part of ... Read more...
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Nukes protect India from blackmail by other powers: Menon
August 21st, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) In a delicate balancing act, India Tuesday renewed its pitch for universal nuclear disarmament, but underlined that until the world arrived at "this happy state" ... Read more...
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Youth arrested for blackmail, rape in Ajmer
August 19th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 19 (IANS) A 19-year old youth was arrested in Rajasthan's Ajmer district Sunday for allegedly raping a teenaged girl by blackmailing her on the basis of an MMS ... Read more...
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Shatrughan Sinha discharged from hospital
August 12th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha, who was admitted at Kokilaben Ambani Hospital last month, was finally discharged Sunday evening and left for home with his wife ... Read more...
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Shatrughan Sinha recovering, will be discharged soon: Son
August 1st, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha, who is in the hospital for the last one month, is recovering after a bypass surgery and will be discharged soon, ... Read more...
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Shatrugan Sinha shifted from ICU to private room
July 20th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Actor-politician Shatrugan Sinha, who underwent bypass surgery on Monday, is recovering and has been shifted to a private room from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).He ... Read more...
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Shatrugan Sinha undergoes bypass surgery, recovering
July 18th, 2012 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Veteran actor Shatrugan Sinha, who was hospitalised after a breathing problem, has undergone bypass surgery. His doctor says he is "on road to a speedy ... Read more...
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Shatrughan Sinha remains in hospital, medication adjusted: Doctor
July 12th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha is stable but will continue to stay in hospital Thursday as he still gets breathless, said doctor."Mr Sinha is stable. Still ... Read more...
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Shatrughan Sinha stable, but gets breathless
July 11th, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Shatrughan Sinha will continue to stay in the hospital as he still tends to get breathless.The actor-politician was hospitalised July 2 at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai ... Read more...
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Shatrughan Sinha’s hospital stay to continue
July 7th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha, who is being treated at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital for a breathing problem, is now absolutely fine but he can't ... Read more...
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Shatrugan Sinha stable, says son Luv
July 6th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Actor-politician Shatrugan Sinha is fine but he will have to have to stay in the hospital till his discharge date is finalised, his son Luv ... Read more...
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China to redefine personal data stealing laws
July 5th, 2012 - 5:41 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 4 (IANS) China has plans to redefine regulations about stealing personal data as it causes a lot of inconvenience to the general public.According to a senior officer from ... Read more...
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Shatrugan Sinha’s better, says doctor (Lead)
July 3rd, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who was hospitalised with some breathing problem, is improving now, but discharge date has not been finalised yet, said a doctor Tuesday.Sinha ... Read more...
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Muslim woman jailed for wrongly accusing Hindu of rape
May 9th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 9 (IANS) A 21-year-old Asian Muslim woman in Britain has been sentenced to jail for four years after she pretended she was raped by her Hindu boyfriend and ... Read more...
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Netanyahu calls for early polls in Israel
May 7th, 2012 - 9:29 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, May 7 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for an early general election in four months' time, BBC reported.The vote is expected to take place in ... Read more...
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China to crackdown on journalistic malpractices
May 4th, 2012 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 4 (IANS) Authorities in China are going to launch a three-month drive against journalists who are involved in blackmail or demand pay-offs for news reporting.The crackdown, which commences ... Read more...
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42 Chinese websites shut for blackmail
April 28th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 28 (IANS) As many as 42 websites in China have been closed down for their involvement in cases of blackmail that saw them pose as accredited journalists capable ... Read more...
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Fugitive in Berlusconi sex scandal arrested
April 16th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, April 16 (IANS/AKI) A man accused of involvement in a sex scandal along with former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was arrested Monday after having been on the run ... Read more...
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Man uses facebook to abuse girl friend, jailed
March 26th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Lodon, March 26 (IANS) A man in Britain, who befooled his 21-year-old girl friend to perform sexual acts online by creating his fake identities on Facebook, has been jailed ... Read more...
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Facebook in row over moderation process
March 3rd, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 3 (IANS) Social networking website Facebook has been criticized for employing content moderators in the developing world and allowing them to access people's personal information, The Telegraph ... Read more...
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Season finale of ‘Downton Abbey’ aired
February 21st, 2012 - 12:59 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The season finale of Downton Abbey was aired on Sunday. The fast paced drama left viewers thrilled. Matthew is traumatized by the death of his fiancée ... Read more...
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Briton blackmails US girls with nude images, jailed
January 25th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 25 (IANS) A man has been imprisoned in Britain for six years for blackmailing young American teenage girls into sending him their nude photographs.Jonathan Murphy, from ... Read more...
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Ex-cop and brother jailed for running mafia in China
January 21st, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 21 (IANS) A court in China has sentenced a former police officer to 15 years in jail and his brother to 20 years and slapped them with ... Read more...
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Blackmail rapist jailed for 19 years
January 14th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 14 (IANS) A rapist who returned to his victim's home, forced her pose naked for photographs and then blackmailed her has been jailed for 19 years.Liu Daoshun, 43, ... Read more...
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Imogen Thomas clears her name
December 15th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) TV personality and model Imogen Thomas says she is glad to have been allowed to clear her name. In an earlier hearing, a judge had agreed that ... Read more...
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Berlusconi hopes to return to government
November 13th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A day after he resigned as the country's prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi Sunday said he plans to return to the Italian government."I share your views ... Read more...
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CBI to get missing nurse’s blackmail tape tested
November 4th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Nov 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will get a forensic examination conducted on an audio tape in which missing nurse Bhanwari Devi talks about her efforts ... Read more...
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Don’t blackmail at every stage, Congress tells Anna
November 4th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The government could not be blackmailed at every stage, the Congress said Friday after Anna Hazare threatened to campaign against the United Progressive Alliance ... Read more...
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Man held for rape, blackmail
November 2nd, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) A 33-year-old man posing as a 'tantrik' (godman) was arrested in west Delhi for repeatedly raping and blackmailing a woman and getting her property transferred ... Read more...
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Anna personality cult should be avoided: Prashant Bhushan (Interview)
August 21st, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) For thousands of people thronging the Ramlila Ground, many hopes rest on one man: Anna Hazare. But Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan feels "personification" ... Read more...
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Chinese man held for filming neighbour taking shower
August 15th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 15 (IANS) A man has been arrested in Shanghai for secretly filming a woman neighbour taking a shower and then blackmailing her, officials said.Wang Chao faces charges of ... Read more...
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Nityananda reiterates videos were doctored
July 13th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 13 (IANS) Godman Nityananda, who was avoiding the media glare for long following the telecast of steamy scenes with actor Ranjitha, Wednesday charged Sun TV and Tamil magazine ... Read more...
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