Five killed as truck plunges into river
February 8th, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), Feb 8 (IANS) Five people, including three children, on their way back from a wedding were killed and 14 injured when their truck plunged into a river near ... Read more...
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Student run over by train
January 29th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 29 (IANS) A Delhi government school's Class 9 student, sporting mobile phone ear plugs, was crushed to death by a train near Sahibabad railway station in Ghaziabad Saturday, ... Read more...
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Activists protesting 1990 killings baton-charged (Lead)
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:03 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) Activists of Jammu and Kashmir's separatist People's Political Party (PPP) Saturday clashed with police and were baton charged as they tried to march towards the Gaw ... Read more...
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Johansson goes behind the camera for music video
January 19th, 2012 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 19 (IANS) Actress Scarlett Johansson has stepped behind the camera to direct a music video of her singer friend Jessie Baylin.Johansson took charge of the promo for "Hurry ... Read more...
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Nigerian athletes locked out of stadiums as strike begins
January 10th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lagos, Jan 10 (IANS) Nigerian athletes have been locked out of the National Stadium and the Teslim Balogun Stadium, both in southwest Nigeria's Lagos state, in view of the nationwide ... Read more...
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China bus accident toll reaches 18 (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) The toll in a bus accident in southwest China rose to 18 Thursday after two more people succumbed to their injuries, authorities said.The accident took place ... Read more...
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Argentine rider dies in Dakar Rally
January 2nd, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Jan 2 (IANS) Argentine rider Jorge Martinez Boero died after falling from his motorcycle during Dakar Rally's first stage in Energia, the media reported.The accident took place in ... Read more...
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Maoists kill four abducted villagers in Bihar
December 31st, 2011 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 31 (IANS) The bodies of four villagers abducted by Maoists a day ago were found in Bihar's Banka district Saturday, police said.On Friday, nearly 100 armed rebels stormed ... Read more...
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Omar hopes Anna calls off fasts permanently
December 29th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 29 (IANS) Accusing Anna Hazare of directing his agitation against the Congress, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday said he hoped the activist calls off ... Read more...
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11 drown in Meghalaya
December 22nd, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 22 (IANS) Eleven coal miners were drowned and five others critically injured when a truck in which they were travelling fell into a river in Meghalaya, police said ... Read more...
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School children hurt in accident
December 22nd, 2011 - 1:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Seven children going home from school in an autorickshaw were injured when the vehicle turned turtle in east Delhi Wednesday, police said.The injured boys and ... Read more...
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Families appeal to Maoists to release labourers
December 11th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 11 (IANS) The distraught family members of seven labourers, who were abducted by Maoists in Bihar's Jamui district two days ago while constructing a bridge, Sunday appealed to ... Read more...
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Tiny lane delayed fire fighting operation
December 10th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) The tiny lane leading to the AMRI Hospital annexe building proved a major hindrance in the firefighting operation as the fire tenders found it difficult to ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct seven labourers in Bihar
December 9th, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 9 (IANS) More than three dozen armed Maoists early Friday abducted seven labourers engaged in the construction of a bridge in Bihar's Jamui district, police said.The incident took ... Read more...
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‘Monkey King’ in the buff disrupts traffic
December 7th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 7 (IANS) A man in China created a scene after he climbed up a bridge in Guangdong province, walked around naked and claimed being a "Monkey King", a ... Read more...
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Maoists blow up bridge on key national highway
December 6th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 6 (IANS) Maoist militants Tuesday blew a bridge on a key national highway in Chhattisgarh that connects the state's violence-hit Bastar region to the state capital, police said.The ... Read more...
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Election day 2011 kick starts
November 8th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Nov 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The next US election is expected to be one of the most highly anticipated ones in the history of the country. Some of the population will have ... Read more...
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Two arrested for planting bomb on Advani’s yatra route
November 1st, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 1 (IANS) Two people were arrested in Tamil Nadu's Madurai Tuesday for allegedly planting a pipe bomb under a bridge near Madurai where Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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Bengal CPI-M to introspect on shortcomings, infuse young blood
October 31st, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IANS) Ahead of a crucial party conference, the West Bengal unit of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has decided to induct young blood in the party ... Read more...
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Bomb plotters should be located: Advani
October 29th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 29 (IANS) A day after a pipe bomb was discovered on his yatra route, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani here Saturday complimented the Tamil Nadu ... Read more...
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Pakistan will continue to raise Kashmir issue: Gilani
October 14th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 14 (IANS) Pakistan will continue to raise the Kashmir issue at international fora till its resolution, said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.Gilani Thursday said that the ... Read more...
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Typhoon Nesat kills three in China
October 2nd, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 2 (IANS) Three people were killed in typhoon Nesat in southern China, a media report said Sunday.They died when their houses in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region collapsed Saturday ... Read more...
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Doctor upset with wife, kills her
September 27th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) A 31-year-old surgeon who strangled his wife here and dumped the body in Allahabad citing incompatibility has been arrested, police said Tuesday.Chandra Vibhash, who worked ... Read more...
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Cop arrested for businessman’s murder
September 25th, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) A Delhi Police head constable was arrested for shooting a businessman dead and then injuring a youth helping police to chase him, police said Sunday.While ... Read more...
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Bridges, houses collapse in heavy rains in Jharkhand
September 24th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 24 (IANS) Two bridges and several houses collapsed and farm lands were inundated in half a dozen districts of Jharkhand following incessant rains over the past four days, ... Read more...
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Russian tourist dies in Turkey
September 21st, 2011 - 10:15 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, Sep 21 (IANS) One Russian man was killed and 17 others wounded when a bus carrying Russian tourists overturned in Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported.The accident took place ... Read more...
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Aadhaar-enabled system to be used for subsidy payments
September 20th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The unique identification numbers or Aadhaar-enabled unified payment infrastructure will be used for direct transfer of subsidies on kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and fertilisers, ... Read more...
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Bridge over Ganga will boost Jharkhand economy: Munda
September 14th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 14 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Wednesday said the state would emerge as an international economic corridor with the central government approving construction of a bridge over ... Read more...
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A sister’s lament: the call that never came
September 14th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) He loved living in the clouds, gazing down at the panoramic view of New York down there from his office on the 97th floor of the ... Read more...
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Three drown in Yamuna
September 11th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Three people, including a five-year-old boy, drowned in Yamuna river during the immersion of Lord Ganesha's idol in various part of the capital Sunday, ... Read more...
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Four terror suspects arrested in Sweden
September 11th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, Sep 11 (IANS) Four terror suspects were arrested early Sunday in Gothenburg, the second largest city in Sweden, a media report said."I can confirm that the arrest was made ... Read more...
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Pakistani Kashmir ex-PM wants to attend Srinagar marriage
September 10th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 10 (IANS) A former prime minister of Pakistani Kashmir wants to attend a marriage ceremony in Srinagar later this month provided his request is approved by Indian authorities. ... Read more...
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Mohanlal takes SRK around Kollam
August 20th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan found a superstar tourist guide in Malayalam actor Mohanlal on a visit to Kerala, where he went to launch ... Read more...
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Minibus kills four of family in Mumbai
August 20th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Four members of a family, asleep under a bridge at Elphinstone Road in central Mumbai, were killed when a private minibus ran over them early Saturday ... Read more...
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Police deployed at rooftops in old Delhi
August 13th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Sharpshooters have been deployed at rooftops of buildings in central and old Delhi near the Red Fort from where the prime minister will address the ... Read more...
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