Man kills NRI wife, burns body
November 12th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) In a fit of rage, a travel firm executive murdered his non-resident Indian wife in south Delhi and stuffed her body in a bag and ... Read more...
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Wild elephant kills Chinese man
November 7th, 2011 - 10:14 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 7 (IANS) A villager was killed by a wild Asian elephant in a southwest Chinese province, officials said.The incident took place in Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan ... Read more...
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Speeding truck crushes biker
October 18th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) A 30-year-old motorcyclist was crushed by a speeding truck in east Delhi, police said Tuesday.The incident occurred Monday night around 10.15 p.m., when Shiv Dhalla, ... Read more...
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Can cleanliness wash away guilt?
October 6th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) Religious rites like baptism make sense because it is about cleansing of impurities.By washing hands, taking a shower, or even thinking of doing so, "people can ... Read more...
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Boy shot dead as friend uses real pistol as toy
October 4th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) A 10-year-old boy was accidentally shot dead by his 12-year-old neighbour with a firearm while they were playing cop and thief in west Delhi, police ... Read more...
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Green Day pens tribute song for Winehouse
August 18th, 2011 - 4:07 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 18 (IANS) American rock band Green Day has penned a moving tribute song in honour of late singer Amy Winehouse.Winehouse was found dead in her home July ... Read more...
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Four of a family killed near Agra
May 24th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, May 24 (IANS) Four people of a family - husband, wife and two children - were killed by a gang of unidentified men in the Fatehpur Sikri area ... Read more...
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MIM leader Akbar Owaisi attacked, Hyderabad tense (Night Lead)
May 1st, 2011 - 3:47 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 30 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh legislator and Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader Akbaruddin Owaisi was injured when assailants stabbed and opened fire at him here Saturday, sparking tensions in parts ... Read more...
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Delhi man given life term for killing neighbour
April 12th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) A Delhi court has awarded life imprisonment to a man who killed his neighbour due to personal enmity in west Delhi in 2004.Additional Session ... Read more...
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Businessman found murdered in Gurgaon
March 28th, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, March 28 (IANS) A 58-year-old businessman was Monday found murdered in his DLF phase IV house here, police said."He was strangulated with a wire," said a senior police officer.The ... Read more...
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Supreme Court stays Talwars’ trial in Aarushi murder (Third Lead)
March 19th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Saturday stayed criminal trial of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ... Read more...
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IAF pilots to get Shaurya Chakra, three Vayu Sena Medals
January 25th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Safe recovery of a Russian-origin MiG-27 fighter jet despite sustaining critical injuries after a canopy burst while cruising at near supersonic speed at an altitude of 9,500 ... Read more...
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Poll panel team tours Maoist hotbeds in Bengal (Lead)
January 20th, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) A high-level team of Election Commission observers Thursday assessed the law and order situation in various politically troubled areas in poll-bound West Bengal, including Maoist-affected Lalgarh area which ... Read more...
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Several Maoists killed, says Chhattisgarh police
January 11th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 11 (IANS) Several Maoists were killed in a gun-fight between police and the rebels Tuesday afternoon in Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Bastar region but none of the dead bodies could be recovered, ... Read more...
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CID team visits Lalgarh to investigate killings
January 10th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) Two days after the carnage near Lalgarh in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, a team of the state police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) visited the spot for investigations.A ... Read more...
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Cop’s body found on rail tracks in Uttar Pradesh
January 7th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 7 (IANS) A policeman's body was found on a railway track in Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, an official said Friday, adding that it appeared he had been murdered and thrown ... Read more...
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Under fire, CBI blames police for failing to find Aarushi killers
January 2nd, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 2 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is blaming the Noida police for its failure to get to the killers of teenager Aarushi Talwar.In its closure report submitted ... Read more...
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Easy Halloween Costume Ideas For Adults
October 28th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez,
Oct 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With only two days left for Halloween a few adults still haven't made up their mind on what costumes to wear for Halloween. The web has ... Read more...
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Quinn Gets Suspended In “Dexter” Season 5 Episode 5
October 25th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The highly anticipated episode of "Dexter" season 5 episode 5 boasted of all the interesting elements that the show is well known for. The last night's ... Read more...
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Is Rolling Stone’s ‘True Blood’ Cover Too Much Blood and Nudity?
August 18th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Back in 1999, the famous ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine featured a lingerie clad Brittany Spears, sitting by a Teletubbie, as people across the country protested the “end of ... Read more...
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Toll Of Dug-Up Bodies From Mexico Mass Grave Rises To 51
July 25th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
July 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Another gruesome face of escalating drug related violence has hit the state of Mexico. On Saturday, as the police proceeded with its 72-hours unearthing of the ... Read more...
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Explosives, Maoists’ kit bags recovered in Orissa
May 9th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 9 (IANS) Security forces Sunday recovered at least eight unexploded landmines and about a dozen kit bags of Maoists from a forested area of Orissa's Koraput district, police said.
The explosives ... Read more...
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Musharraf’s close aide, PPP information secretary hold ’secret’ meeting on UN report
April 20th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr.20 (ANI): Former President General Pervez Musharraf's close aide Rashid Qureshi reportedly held a secret meeting with Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Information Secretary Fauzia Wahab and discussed the UN enquiry ... Read more...
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Pak government contemplating action against Musharraf’s kin in Benazir murder case
April 20th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr.20 (ANI): Following the UN commission's enquiry report over former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination, the Pakistan government is contemplating action against some of former President General Pervez Musharraf's close ... Read more...
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Musharraf’s ‘crony’ ex-military intel chief ordered to wash crime scene: UN report
April 17th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr.17 (ANI): The mystery surrounding former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination has started to unfold layer by layer with the UN commission's report.The crime scene in Rawalpindi's Liaquat ... Read more...
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Turin Shroud hidden from ‘obsessive’ Hitler during WW-II
April 7th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
London/Rome, April 7 (IANS) The Turin Shroud, which is said to be the burial cloth of Christ, was hidden during the Second World War as the Vatican feared that Adolf Hitler, who ... Read more...
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Tenant kills landlord’s son after tiff
February 16th, 2010 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Noida, Feb 15 (IANS) Enraged over being asked to vacate the house, a tenant in Noida abducted and murdered the 11-year-old son of his landlord and cut the body into pieces, police ... Read more...
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NID student stabs convicted molester cop Rathore (Roundup)
February 8th, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 8 (IANS) Former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, was stabbed thrice in the face by a youth wielding a pen-knife outside the ... Read more...
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Rathore stabbed in face outside court, attends hearing again (Fourth Lead)
February 8th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 8 (IANS) Former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, was stabbed thrice in the face by a youth wielding a pocket knife outside ... Read more...
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Give death penalty to murderer: wife of slain Bihar businessman
January 26th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 26 (IANS) The widow of slain businessman Satyendra Kumar Singh Tuesday demanded death penalty for Chanakya, son of former MP and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Vijay Krishna who is accused ... Read more...
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Taiwan man chops off hand to collect insurance
November 28th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, Nov 28 (DPA) A Taiwan man was turned over for prosecution Saturday after hiring two men to chop off his hand in order to claim insurance worth 24 million Taiwan dollars ... Read more...
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Roads deserted, uneasy calm at Bengal police station
October 21st, 2009 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Sankrail (West Bengal), Oct 21 (IANS) Amid scattered furniture and blood stains, an uneasy calm prevailed at the Sankrail police station area Wednesday - a day after Maoists carried out a ... Read more...
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Man bites off wife’s nose, surrenders before police
September 30th, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 30 (IANS) A man, in a fit of anger, bit off his wife's nose and then walked to a police station in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district to surrender Wednesday. The ... Read more...
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Goa forest official flip flops on tiger poaching
September 17th, 2009 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 17 (IANS) After initially claiming that a "preliminary" forensic report had ruled out poaching of a tiger in a Goa wildlife sanctuary, the state's top forest official has now said ... Read more...
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Pak minister injured, driver killed in Islamabad firing
September 2nd, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep.2 (ANI): Pakistan's Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi was seriously wounded on Wednesday when unidentified gunmen open indiscriminate firing on his car near his office here.Kazmi was hit in his ... Read more...
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