33 held for violence during Congress rally (Lead)
September 7th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 7 (IANS) At least 33 people have been arrested in connection with the violence during a Congress rally in Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar, police said Friday."We have arrested 33 ... Read more...
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‘Kitty cam’ shows cats are killers
August 9th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Scientists at a US university attached cameras to the collars of 60 outdoor cats and were surprised to find that 30 percent among them killed ... Read more...
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32 die as Tamil Nadu Express catches fire (Roundup)
July 30th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/Chennai, July 30 (IANS) In one of India's most horrific train tragedies, 32 people were killed when a second class coach of the Chennai-bound Tamil Nadu Express caught fire ... Read more...
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Woodchunks suspected in cemetery flags theft case
July 9th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hudson, July 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There has been a spurt in cases in which cemetery flags in Hudson have been stolen. More than 75 flags were reported to be stolen from the ... Read more...
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Two held for cheating, impersonation
July 1st, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The "magic pen" of fraud eventually wrote their nemesis, and two men who impersonated as tele-marketing executives of an insurance company and cheated people of ... Read more...
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Rs.12 lakh jewellery stolen from Lucknow shop
May 17th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) Two men on a motorcycle fled with jewellery worth Rs.12 lakh from a shop in the Aashiana area here Thursday, police said.The men told the shop ... Read more...
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Cowell robbed by woman
April 18th, 2012 - 8:08 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 18 (IANS) A one-night stand with a woman cost a lot to music mogul Simon Cowell. The woman robbed him after he took her to his hotel ... Read more...
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Two Chinese street motorbike racers may get death penalty
March 6th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 6 (IANS) Two street motorbike racers in China's Shanghai city who were detained and charged with dangerous driving may face the death penalty in line with new guidelines, ... Read more...
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Apex court reserves verdict on police action on Ramdev
January 20th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday reserved its order on the Delhi Police crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters at Ramlila ground last year, ... Read more...
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Gurgaon toll plaza attendant’s killers held, pistol untraced
September 26th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Sep 26 (IANS) Two men were arrested Monday for the gunning down of a toll plaza employee here three days ago, police said. However, the pistol with which the ... Read more...
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Dacoits loot Karachi bank of Rs.9.6 mn
August 10th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Four dacoits looted a bank in Karachi and fled with cash worth Rs.9.6 million, police said.The hiest took place at the United Bank Limited in SITE ... Read more...
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Nothing makes me happier than making films: SRK (Movie Snippets)
July 22nd, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan says making films gives him unparalleled joy."...wonderful shoot today on a cool futuristic bike...simple shoot but feel there is ... Read more...
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Toddler kidnapped from Delhi hospital
June 14th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) A five-month-old girl was kidnapped by an unidentified person from a city hospital here, police said Tuesday."Kavita was sleeping with her elder sisters in the ... Read more...
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Man beaten to death over theft
April 22nd, 2011 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) A 40-year-old shop employee was thrashed to death by his employer at a shop in Chandni Chowk in the walled city area here Thursday evening, ... Read more...
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Delhi Police yet to identify murdered and parcelled woman
April 11th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A young woman's disfigured and half-decomposed body, packed in an old metal trunk by her killer and parcelled from Delhi to Kishangarh area of Ajmer ... Read more...
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Tania Zaetta pleads not guilty to charges arising from row at nightclub
April 4th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 4 (ANI): Bollywood actress Tania Zaetta has pleaded not guilty after she was charged with obstructing police and public nuisance for an incident that took place allegedly after a wild ... Read more...
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Moscow teens risk their lives for new metro surfing craze
March 24th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 24 (ANI): A new craze has come up in Moscow called metro surfing, which has teenagers risking their lives by clinging to the back of underground trains as they ... Read more...
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Joan Rivers takes naked pictures of her daughter while she’s showering
February 17th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 17 (ANI): Comedian Joan Rivers is said to have barged into her daughter Melissa's bathroom and taken pictures of her in the nude as she was showering.As seen from camera ... Read more...
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Woman’s body found in travel bag (Lead)
February 11th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The body of a 22-year-old woman whose throat had been slit was Friday found stuffed in an abandoned travel bag at the New Delhi railway station, police ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan’s white dress sells out
February 11th, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lindsay Lohan’s pain seemed to be the gain of a fashion designer as the sale of the dress that the actress wore to court on ... Read more...
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44-year-old mystery resolved: Fleas jump from toes, not knees
February 11th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): A 44-year-old mystery about how fleas are able to jump so high has now been resolved - they push off the ground from their toes, not from their ... Read more...
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Woman strangles her newborn baby in Dubai airport
December 28th, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 28 (IANS) In a horrific crime, a woman strangulated her newborn baby after giving birth in an airport toilet in Dubai and then took a flight after dumping the tiny ... Read more...
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Trash bag clad mugger attempts to rob Texas jewelry store with kitchen knife!
October 20th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 20 (ANI): Two people have been arrested for an unbelievable attempted jewelry store heist in El Paso, Texas.Security camera footage showed the 44-year-old Noemi Duchene and 45-year-old Luis Del Castillo ... Read more...
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Kasab will meet lawyers with jail officials close by: Bombay HC
September 29th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Sep. 29 (ANI): The Bombay High Court has ordered that 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab and his lawyers should meet in the presence of jail officials.According to a court ruling, jail ... Read more...
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Bombay HC gets footage of Kasab attacking a jail official
September 28th, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Sep 28 (ANI): Authorities at Mumbai's high-security Arthur Road jail have submitted to the Bombay High Court CCTV pictures of Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist of the 26/11 attack, attacking ... Read more...
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Security tightened across Delhi
September 20th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Security has been beefed up across the capital a day after gunmen opened fire outside Jama Masjid in the walled city and injured two foreigners, police said ... Read more...
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US teacher fakes stair fall to avoid classroom observation by supervisor
August 5th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 5 (ANI): A high-school teacher in Brooklyn is said to have thrown herself down a school stairwell in a bid to avoid a classroom observation by her supervisor.Staffers at ... Read more...
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Pak immigrant shot to death at point blank range in New York gas station
July 26th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 26(ANI): A 39-year-old Pakistani gas station attendant in New York was killed on Sunday when he was shot five times by two hooded men, the New York Police Department ... Read more...
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Indian cabbie escapes robbery bid in Australia
June 20th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, June 20 (IANS) An Indian taxi driver escaped unhurt after being threatened with a knife by two passengers in Australia Sunday.
According to police, two men tried to rob the Silver Service ... Read more...
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Auckland cabbie Hiren Mohini’s murder suspect nabbed in China
June 14th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Shanghai/ Auckland, June 14(ANI): Chinese authorities have detained a 23-year-old man wanted in connection with the January 31 murder of Indian-origin taxi driver Hiren Mohini in Auckland.The man, named in Auckland ... Read more...
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ATS produces Pune blast suspect before Malgaon court
May 25th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, May 25 (ANI): The Maharashtra Anti Terror Squad (ATS) produced Abdul Samad Bhatkal, the prime suspect in the German Bakery blast in Pune before a magistrate here on Tuesday.On Monday, ... Read more...
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Chidambaram praises security agencies for Pune blast suspect arrest
May 25th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday praised the efforts of security and intelligence agencies for nabbing prime Pune bomb blast suspect Abdul Samad Bhatkal on Monday. ... Read more...
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New York Governor: Failed car bombing in Times Square is ‘an act of terrorism’
May 2nd, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Authorities on Sunday are continuing to investigate a failed car bombing at New York City's Times Square on Saturday evening. Governor Paterson called it an 'act of ... Read more...
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Pedestrians ignore dying man on New York City sidewalk
April 26th, 2010 - 4:49 am ICT by admin
By Michael van Poppel
NEW YORK CITY (THAINDIAN NEWS) -- A homeless man who stepped up to help a Queens woman being attacked by a knife-wielding man was ignored by dozens of pedestrians ... Read more...
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New Zealand raise 100,000 dollars for slain Indian-origin cabbie Mohini’s family
April 14th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland (New Zealand), Apr.14 (ANI): People across New Zealand have contributed 100,000 dollars to the family of slain Auckland Indian-origin taxi driver Hiren Mohini.The money was raised through a nation-wide appeal, reports ... Read more...
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