Val Patterson writes his own obituary to come clean about his crimes
July 17th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Salt Lake City, July 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Val Patterson wanted to die as a peaceful man, and he wanted to offload a lot of things that had been weighing him down all ... Read more...
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Bill awaits parliament nod for 25 years
July 26th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) A bill pending since 1987 is among 81 proposed legislative measures awaiting parliamentary nod before being enacted as law, giving an insight into the ... Read more...
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Queen’s Park Rangers must be docked 10 points: Ex-FA chief
May 4th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 4 (ANI): Former Football Association boss Mark Palios has said that Lakshmi Mittal owned Queen's Park Rangers must be docked at least 10 points if they are found guilty of ... Read more...
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Curtailed budget session ends for assembly elections (Roundup)
March 25th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Parliament's budget session, the shortest in recent history, ended Friday after witnessing bitter discussions over alleged graft scams but scored low on legislative business.The ... Read more...
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Parliament adjourned sine die, speaker satisfied (Third Lead)
March 25th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Parliament's budget session, curtailed due to the upcoming assembly polls, ended Friday with Speaker Meira Kumar voicing satisfaction over the "successful transaction" of business ... Read more...
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Parliament adjourned sine die (Second Lead)
March 25th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Parliament's budget session ended Friday with the scheduled two-month sitting -- with a recess in between -- curtailed due to the April-May assembly elections.During ... Read more...
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Parliament adjourned sine die
March 25th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Parliament's budget session ended Friday with the government curtailing the scheduled two-month sitting -- with a recess in between -- due to the April-May ... Read more...
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Unmet targets, wasted hours as another parliament session ends
March 24th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The 2011-12 budget session ends Friday, less acrimonious than the previous winter sitting but still far from meeting its legislative goals, with only three ... Read more...
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It is military, not martial - clerical error in act rectified
March 1st, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) It was a "clerical error" irrelevant in a democratic India. The government Tuesday substituted the words "martial law" with "military law" in an act that came ... Read more...
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Brit man told by hospital he’s pregnant, maybe with twins
December 9th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 9 (ANI): A man in Britain was left "flabbergasted" after a hospital told him that he was pregnant and could be expecting twins.Hilton Plettell, 50, from Birmingham, received a letter ... Read more...
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Maharashtra CM, envoys to receive Obama in Mumbai
November 6th, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov.6 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and the ambassadors of India and the United States -- Meera Shankar and Time Roemer --, besides Minister-in-waiting Salman Khursheed, will receive US ... Read more...
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US consul-general apologises to Chavan, Bhujbal
November 5th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) A mild threat of Maharashtra's top politicians to boycott US President Barack Obama's functions on being asked to produce identification papers forced the US government to apologise ... Read more...
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Pentagon Admits Marine Death Report Mistake
January 13th, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
California, Jan 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The death report of a soldier fighting in Afghanistan has created a confusion in the family of Mark A. Juarez of Bakersfield, California. While Mark ... Read more...
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CSKA Moscow can be thrown out of Europe on doping charges
December 9th, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 9 (ANI): Following their two players testing positive in drugs tests, CSKA Moscow may be thrown out of Europe.Russian defenders Alexei Berezutsky and Sergei Ignashevich have been provisionally suspended from ... Read more...
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Panjab University to pay student for clerical error
June 3rd, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 3 (IANS) The Panjab University (PU) here has been asked by a consumer forum to pay Rs.50,000 to a student, who was not allowed to sit for an exam on ... Read more...
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Kasab’s lawyer again threatens to quit
May 15th, 2009 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) S.G. Abbas Kazmi, the lawyer representing Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, Friday threatened to quit the case for the second time this week following a heated ... Read more...
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Chidambaram says error in Mumbai terrorists’ DNA reports minor issue
April 15th, 2009 - 10:30 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr. 15 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has said the possible goof-up in sending identical DNA reports of terrorists involved in Mumbai attack is a minor issue as Pakistan ... Read more...
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UN to probe Gaza bombings
February 13th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Feb 13 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has said that a team would leave soon for the Middle East to review all incidents that resulted in death or injuries to ... Read more...
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Eight Delhi students win battle for school admission
September 22nd, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) They are young, they are raring to study and no one's going to stop them! Eight students in Delhi have just won a legal battle against various ... Read more...
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US Senate overrules Bush veto of farm subsidies bill
May 23rd, 2008 - 5:30 am ICT by admin
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Washington, May 23 (DPA) The US Senate Thursday overruled a veto by President George W. Bush, following the lead of the House of Representatives and reinstituted legislation that expands agricultural subsidies in ... Read more...
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