Briton jailed for life for gouging woman’s eyes
May 11th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 11 (IANS) A Briton who blinded his girlfriend by gouging out her eyes was Friday sentenced to life in prison, BBC reported.Shane Jenkin, 33, of Sea Lane, Hayle, ... Read more...
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Children can suffer brain damage if left in hot car
January 4th, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 4 (IANS) Children can die or suffer serious brain damage if they are left in a hot car for even a short time, reveals a study.Some 1,500 children ... Read more...
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PM yet to reply on demand for CISF at Mullaperiyar: Jayalalithaa
December 5th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Monday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is yet to respond to her letter asking for deployment of Central Industrial Security ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa seeks central shield to protect Mullaperiyar dam
December 5th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Sunday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to deploy central forces to protect the Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala, citing a ... Read more...
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Group of states provoking Syrian opposition, says Russia
September 1st, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 1 (IANS) Russia Thursday said a group of states was "provoking" the Syrian opposition into boycotting discussions on reforms in that Middle East country, adding that it considers ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama joins prayers over Tibetan monastery stand-off
April 26th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, April 26 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, Tuesday participated in the prayers in this Himachal Pradesh town for victims of the ongoing repression by the Chinese forces ... Read more...
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Persuade China not to use force: Tibetan exiles
April 23rd, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, April 23 (IANS) The Tibetan government-in-exile Saturday once again appealed to the international community to persuade China not to use force against locals in northeastern Tibet.The situation in Kirti ... Read more...
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End Tibetan monastery stand-off, European Parliament to China
April 19th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, April 19 (IANS) The European Parliament Tuesday asked the Chinese government to end a stand-off at a monastery in northeastern Tibet."This brutality is typical of the Chinese regime. The ... Read more...
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Clash at China’s Tibetan monastery could turn ‘explosive’: Dalai Lama
April 17th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 17 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said that a stand-off between police and Tibetans at a monastery in China could turn "explosive".Dalai Lama also urged the ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama urges intervention in Tibet monastery stand-off
April 16th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, April 16 (IANS) The prevailing tension in Kirti monastery in Tibet where the Chinese armed forces and local Tibetans are involved in a stand-off following the self-immolation by a ... Read more...
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Brit drivers ‘risking life by using Twitter, Facebook while driving’
March 20th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 20 (ANI): The UK police are concerned about the increasing numbers of motorists using Facebook and Twitter behind the wheel, and have warned of potential 'catastrophic consequences'.Devon and Cornwall ... Read more...
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Doctors warn of catastrophic consequences from using Dr Google
February 10th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Feb 10 (ANI): Doctors have issued warnings over the usage of Dr Google to make a self-diagnosis, saying it could lead to catastrophic consequences.The warning comes as it was revealed that ... Read more...
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Sex during pregnancy is generally safe
February 1st, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): A new study claims that sex during pregnancy is usually safe, with few complications.The risks of sex during this time include premature labour, pelvic inflammatory disease, hemorrhage in ... Read more...
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North warns South Korea not to ponder over “catastrophic consequences”
December 5th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang, Dec 5 (ANI): North Korea has reportedly urged South Korea to "stop acting rashly and ponder over the catastrophic consequences."According to news.com.au, the warning was sent in a statement through the ... Read more...
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Two heads ‘may be better than one’
August 27th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): Two heads are better than one, but only when your partner is competent and communicative, according to a new study.Chris Frith of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging ... Read more...
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Massive solar storm to hit Earth in 2012 with ‘force of 100m bombs’
August 26th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 26 (ANI): Astronomers are predicting that a massive solar storm, much bigger in potential than the one that caused spectacular light shows on Earth earlier this month, is to strike ... Read more...
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From Canada, about Coorg - a novelist debuts
July 21st, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) One always writes what one knows best the first time, says Toronto-based Indian origin novelist Sarita Mandanna. And her novel, "Tiger Hills", is indeed being ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda trying to acquire nukes: Obama
April 14th, 2010 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand and Arun Kumar
Washington, April 13 (IANS) Warning of catastrophic consequences of nuclear terrorism, US President Barack Obama Tuesday said Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups trying to acquire ... Read more...
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Woman blinds man with stilleto heel
April 12th, 2010 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
London, April 12 (IANS) A young woman attacked a 40-year-old man with her stilleto heel in a street brawl in a British town, leaving him blind. The woman has been sentenced to ... Read more...
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Obama’s Moon plans ‘catastrophic’, say former NASA astronauts
March 13th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 13 (ANI): A BBC report has voiced the displeasure that former NASA astronauts have over US President Barack Obama's decision to push Moon missions further back, with one astronaut ... Read more...
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Terrorist gets life term in Canada for Al-Qaeda plot
January 19th, 2010 - 9:44 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Jan 19 (IANS) The ringleader of an Al Qaeda-inspired terrorist plot in Canada was given life sentence Monday.Zakaria Amara, 24, who hatched the terror plot that was unearthed in ... Read more...
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Wheels already turning on Earth’s sixth mass extinction
December 28th, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 28 (ANI): A scientific analysis of millions of years of data has suggested that if the course of human history is any model, then the wheels are already turning on ... Read more...
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Will Manmohan Singh influence Obama’s Afghan strategy? (News Analysis)
November 27th, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayank Chhaya
Washington, Nov 27 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assertive counsel to stay the course in Afghanistan or risk "catastrophic consequences" under an emboldened Taliban could play a decisive ... Read more...
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Catastrophe in the world if Taliban triumphs: PM
November 20th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Emphasising the threat of civil war in Afghanistan if the US withdrew its forces, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has warned of "catastrophic consequences for the world, ... Read more...
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Economic crisis has given the world a second chance
October 6th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Bangkok, Oct 6 (IANS) By 2020, India must reduce its energy use by 16 percent from a business as usual (BAU) scenario if global warming is to be kept within ... Read more...
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Lloyd urges Windies board, players to resolve their differences
October 3rd, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Johannesburg, Oct.3 (ANI): Legendary former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd has called for common sense on the warring parties in the Caribbean in the hope they can make peace in time to ... Read more...
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UN chief calls for global push to combat climate change
August 10th, 2009 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Aug 10 (DPA) United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for international action to tackle the threats of climate change and nuclear weapons Monday.
The former South Korean foreign minister, who ... Read more...
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India hosting International workshop on ‘Green Customs Initiatives’
May 23rd, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): Recognising the importance of protecting the environment to save life on earth and the role of Customs Officers in enforcing Environmental Laws on the International Borders, the ... Read more...
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Texan cricket tycoon Stanfords attempt to leave US aborted
February 19th, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.19 (ANI): Texan cricket tycoon Sir Allen Stanford bid to escape from the United States to avoid possible arrest for fraud charges has been aborted.
According to The Telegraph, Stanford, who ... Read more...
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Avian flu could lead to 1918-like Spanish flu pandemic
February 11th, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): On comparing the recent avian strain with genetic ressortants of the post World War I virus, researchers found that H5N1 could lead to an avian flu pandemic ... Read more...
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Crews work into night to lift jet out of Hudson river
January 18th, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 18 (Xinhua) Crews worked into the night Saturday to slowly lift out of the icy Hudson River a US airways jet that made a successful emergency landing saving all ... Read more...
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Shimla’s main Ridge develops cracks
September 22nd, 2008 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 22 (IANS) Large cracks appeared Monday on the main Shimla Ridge, the hill that has the historic mall atop it, from the Scandal Point to the Anglican church, the most ... Read more...
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Islamabad harbouring al Qaeda, next attack on US could originate in Pakistan
September 12th, 2008 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 12 (ANI): Islamabad is harbouring al Qaeda and placating radical domestic groups and the next attack on the US could originate from Pakistan as its politicians try to out-demagogue ... Read more...
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The shock value in ‘Phoonk’ is negligible (Film Review)
August 25th, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Phoonk"; Cast: Sudeep, Amrita Khanvilkar, Ahsaas Channa, Ashwini Kalsekar, Kenny Desai, Jyothi Subhash and Zakir Hussain; Director: Ram Gopal Varma; Rating:* and 1/2It's a vicious world out there. Anything can happen. ... Read more...
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Brown has 42 days to turn around Labours fortunes or face leadership crisis
July 26th, 2008 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 26 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was told that he has only 42 days to turn around Labours fortunes or face an autumn leadership crisis.The warning came ... Read more...
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