Indian-American doctor convicted of health care fraud
March 15th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 15 (IANS) An Indian American physician who operated a Chicago medical clinic has been convicted in a healthcare fraud scheme between 2007 and July 2010, according to the ... Read more...
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US tornado toll reaches 38
March 4th, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 4 (IANS) The toll from storms and tornadoes that raked across a huge swath of the US midwest and south has risen to 38.The powerful storm system that ... Read more...
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32 killed as tornadoes rip US (Third Lead)
March 4th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 3 (IANS) Tornadoes spawned by a powerful storm system swept across the Midwest and Southeast US, wiping out two small towns and killing at least 32 people.In Indiana, ... Read more...
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28 die as tornadoes rip US (Second Lead)
March 3rd, 2012 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 3 (IANS) Tornadoes spawned by a powerful storm system swept central US, wiping out two small towns and killing at least 28 people, media report said Friday.In Indiana, ... Read more...
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Tornadoes kill 14 in US (Lead)
March 3rd, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 3 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed and an entire town was wiped out after tornadoes blew through the US heartland and inflicted extensive damage Friday afternoon, ... Read more...
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Eight die as tornadoes slam US state
March 3rd, 2012 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 3 (IANS) At least eight people were killed after tornadoes slammed southern Indiana and caused extensive property damage Friday afternoon, media reports said.Three people were killed in Jefferson ... Read more...
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Chrysler sales jump
March 2nd, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 2 (IANS) Chrysler Group LLC reported a 40 percent increase in February while Ford Motor Co.'s sales rose 14 percent and General Motors Co. added 1.1 percent beating ... Read more...
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Headley may face questions on his many wives
March 15th, 2011 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 15 (IANS) Lawyers of Mumbai terror attack suspect Tahawwur Rana have asked a federal judge to make prosecutors turn over e-mails written by co-accused David Coleman Headley so ... Read more...
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Pakistani cab driver with terror links to remain behind bars
March 31st, 2010 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 31 (IANS) A Pakistani American taxi driver charged with trying to send money to a Pakistani terrorist leader with links to Al Qaeda will remain behind bars until a formal ... Read more...
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Headley accomplice Rana sticks to ‘not guilty’ plea
March 30th, 2010 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 30 (IANS) Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, charged with playing a role in the November 2008 deadly Mumbai terror attacks, will not change his 'not guilty' plea to avoid ... Read more...
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Pakistani cab driver charged in Chicago with Al Qaeda links
March 27th, 2010 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 27 (IANS) A Pakistani American taxi driver with alleged ties to Ilyas Kashmiri, a terrorist leader in Pakistan linked with Mumbai terror suspects David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, ... Read more...
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Autistic Boy Makes Perfect NCAA Bracket Prediction
March 26th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by GD
By Meena KarChicago, March 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) There have been many instances where people with disability have performed activities which has left people astounded. This time the surprise comes from a 17 ... Read more...
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Headley questioning: US ground rules to apply, say lawyer
March 24th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayank Chhaya
Chicago, March 24 (IANS) Predetermined ground rules will govern any questioning of Mumbai terror plotter David Coleman Headley by Indian investigators, his lawyer has said."The way an actual interrogation or ... Read more...
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Virtual stonewall around Headley’s former ‘connections’
March 21st, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayank Chhaya
Chicago, March 21 (IANS) Even as the Department of Justice (DoJ) continues to dismiss as "absurd" the freshly mounting claims in India that Mumbai terror plotter David Coleman Headley ... Read more...
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Headley may still be available to Indian investigators ((News Analysis)
March 19th, 2010 - 10:12 am ICT by IANS
By Mayank Chhaya
Chicago, March 19 (IANS) Mumbai terror plotter David Coleman Headley's guilty plea on the condition that he be spared the death penalty as well as extradition to India is not ... Read more...
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Tight security during Headley guilty plea hearing
March 19th, 2010 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
By Mayank Chhaya
Chicago, March 19 (IANS) About a dozen US marshals took position inside the court of US District Judge Harry Leinenweber minutes before Mumbai terror suspect David Coleman Headley was escorted ... Read more...
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Headley attended five terror training camps in Pakistan
March 19th, 2010 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 19 (IANS) In changing his plea from 'not guilty' to 'guilty', Pakistani American terror suspect David Headley has given graphic details of his preparations for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, ... Read more...
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Headley pleads guilty to Mumbai terror charges (Lead)
March 19th, 2010 - 8:10 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 19 (IANS) To avoid a possible death sentence and extradition to India, Pakistani American terror suspect David Coleman Headley has pleaded guilty to a dozen federal terrorism charges, admitting his ... Read more...
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Concerned India discusses Headley case with US (Lead)
March 18th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chicago, March 18 (IANS) India Thursday said it was concerned that Mumbai terror suspect David Headley was to change his plea to guilty, even as New Delhi awaited his statement ... Read more...
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Headley to plead guilty in Mumbai terror case
March 17th, 2010 - 10:52 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 17 (IANS) Pakistani American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, accused of helping to plan the deadly Nov 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, is expected to change his plea to 'guilty' in ... Read more...
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NCOA Launches “Straight Talk For Seniors On Health Reform”
March 16th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Chicago, March 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to reports, on Monday, the National Council On Aging (NCOA) has reportedly begun the campaign called "Straight Talk for Seniors On Health Reform". This ... Read more...
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Mumbai terror suspect Rana denied bail
March 11th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 11 (IANS) Saying that "very serious crimes" with which Pakistan born terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana is charged give him a motive to flee, a US court has again turned ... Read more...
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Missing Indian woman found dead near Chicago
March 9th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 9 (IANS) An Indian-American who was reported to have disappeared from her Maine Township home near here in January was found dead in the Des Plaines River and authorities suspected ... Read more...
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JFK’s letters to Swedish beloved sold for over $115,000
March 6th, 2010 - 2:51 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 6 (IANS) Love letters and telegrams revealing secret romance between former US President John F. Kennedy and a Swedish woman have fetched more than $115,000 in an auction here.
The Legendary ... Read more...
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Michelle Obama breaks ticket distribution tradition for White House Easter Egg Roll
March 29th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Chicago, March 29 (ANI): Michelle Obama has changed the way tickets are distributed for the yearly Easter Egg Roll at the White House by making them available online.The U.S. First Lady reworked ... Read more...
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Ousted Illinois governor debuts as radio host
March 26th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 26 (Xinhua) Ousted Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, who was accused of trying to sell US President Barack Obama's senator seat, hit Chicago's air waves with his first gig ... Read more...
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6yr-old Indian boys IQ is greater than that of Einstein
March 13th, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Chicago, March 13 (ANI): An Indian boy has an IQ greater than that of Albert Einstein at the tender age of six.
Pranav Veera has an IQ of 176, while Einsteins ... Read more...
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‘LeT can stage next attack on US’ (Lead, changing dateline)
March 9th, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 9 (IANS) US security experts believe that the Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT), with the help of a "global jihadist syndicate" of disaffected young Pakistanis, could well stage the next major attack ... Read more...
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Bobby Jindal, ‘the great beige hope’ of the Republican Party
March 4th, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, March 4 (IANS) Being called the "great beige hope" of the Republican Party and projected these days as a likely challenger to President Barack Obama in 2012, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal ... Read more...
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Indian passport for bribes racket alleged in Chicago
March 11th, 2008 - 12:57 pm ICT by admin
By Ashok Easwaran
Chicago, March 11 (IANS) Some officials of the Indian consulate in Chicago have been illegally issuing passports to Indian nationals who have sought political asylum in the US in exchange ... Read more...
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