Nikki Haley calls her accuser ‘racist, sexist bigot’
June 29th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 29 (IANS) South Carolina's Indian-American governor Nikki Haley has called a fellow Republican who has accused her of ethics violations "racist, sexist bigot who has tried everything in ... Read more...
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Facebook drinking posts teacher Elizabeth Scarlett reprimanded
February 8th, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Wales, Feb 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A teacher in Wales has been criticized for 'grossly overstepping the line' after she was alleged to have posted some controversial comments on her Facebook page. Elizabeth ... Read more...
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British MPs to get beefed up security after foam-fiasco
October 18th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 18 (IANS) A new security chief is likely to be appointed to oversee the protection of the Parliament following the "chaos" caused by a foam pie assault on ... Read more...
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Suspended Caribbean soccer official to face FIFA graft probe Friday
September 20th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Zurich, Sep 20 (IANS/CMC) Colin Klass, the suspended vice president of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), will appear before a FIFA Ethics Committee hearing Friday.The Guyana Football Federation president was suspended ... Read more...
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Comedian who attacked Murdoch jailed for six weeks
August 3rd, 2011 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 2 (IANS) A comedian, held for throwing a foam pie at media mogul Rupert Murdoch during a parliamentary select committee hearing in the phone-hacking scandal, has been ... Read more...
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‘Governments lie, allies spy’
June 16th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 16 (IANS) US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates made light of Pakistan's arrest of five Pakistan CIA informers who helped in the US raid on Osama bin Laden's ... Read more...
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Nearly 70 percent of Americans ‘okay’ with having a mosque in neighbourhood
March 25th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 25 (ANI): Nearly 70 percent of Americans have said that they would be 'okay' having a mosque near where they live or work, a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll has found. ... Read more...
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JD-U MPs, legislator skip disciplinary committee hearing
February 5th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 5 (IANS) Two MPs and a legislator of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Saturday refused to appear before the party's disciplinary committee to answer charges of anti-party activities during the ... Read more...
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IPL CEO likely to depose against Modi
September 14th, 2010 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Indian Premier League (IPL) chief executive officer Sundar Raman is likely to depose against suspended IPL chairman Lalit Modi in the disciplinary committee hearing of the Board ... Read more...
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General David Petraeus Faints During Congressional Committee Hearing
June 16th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
June 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Tuesday, an hour into the hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on the matter of Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, who is the commander of ... Read more...
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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner Proposes Bank Bailout Fee
May 5th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Washington, May 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner on Tuesday urged Congress to support his proposal which asks the government to impose a tax on the big ... Read more...
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Pakistan may let Taliban do its dirty work against India
April 23rd, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 23 (IANS) Pakistan may let surrogate Taliban use its nuclear weapons to do its "dirty work" against India in the event of escalation of tension between the two South ... Read more...
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Salahis keep mum at Congressional probe
January 21st, 2010 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) White House gate crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi appeared before a Congressional panel Wednesday but as expected, invoked their Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate ... Read more...
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Salahis to keep mum before Congressional panel
January 16th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) Tareq and Michaele Salahi, the infamous celebrity hounding couple who gate crashed a White House dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, won't be talking when ... Read more...
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Former BBC producer opens up about drug abuse in media
October 21st, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 21 (ANI): A former BBC producer has opened up on the use of drugs in the media industry, especially by television and radio stars.Sarah Graham, who worked for BBC ... Read more...
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International students don’t trust Victoria police
October 7th, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 7 (ANI): International students including Indians do not report cases of assault to the Victoria Police because they don't trust them, a state parliamentary inquiry has been told.The Federation ... Read more...
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US military chief calls for more troops in Afghanistan
September 16th, 2009 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 15 (DPA) The United States will likely need to send more troops to Afghanistan, the US' top military commander said Tuesday.
Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs ... Read more...
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Kerry-Lugar bill for Pak aid postponed indefinitely
April 3rd, 2009 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr. 3 (ANI): The hearing on the bipartisan Kerry-Lugar bill, which seeks 1.5 billion dollars of annual assistance to Pakistan for five years, has been postponed indefinitely.The US Senate Committee ... Read more...
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Recession hits the US artist
March 27th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
The artists too are facing the economic hard time and the telling Congress that layoffs and art organisation closures are hurting communities across the US.Representatives of the arts industries told the House ... Read more...
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US rejects China’s call for a global currency
March 25th, 2009 - 4:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 25 (DPA) US officials Tuesday rejected calls from China and Russia for the international community to shift towards a global reserve currency that could replace the dollar.
At a congressional hearing ... Read more...
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Annette Nazareth withdraws from Consideration
March 6th, 2009 - 10:04 pm ICT by GD
Annette Nazareth was Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's top pick to be his chief deputy at the Treasury Department. She has chosen to withdraw from consideration as administration sources confirm.Nazareth is a ... Read more...
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TV junk food ads don”t make kids fat, say Aussie soft drink makers
November 19th, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 19 (ANI): Junk food advertisements dont make children obese, according to makers of soft drink.The beverage companies have raised question on the requirement of draft laws banning food ... Read more...
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US lawmaker describes Pak as the most threatening nuclear situation
May 3rd, 2008 - 12:59 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 3 (ANI): A top US Democrat lawmaker has described Pakistan as the most threatening nuclear situation in the world as it holds nuclear weapons in the wake of the ... Read more...
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Britneys paparazzi following prompts personal safety zone law
February 2nd, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): Britney Spears huge paparazzi following has inspired a Los Angeles City Councilman to propose an ordinance to create a "personal safety zone" between celebs and the ever-hounding media.The ... Read more...
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Afridi, Imran Nazir set to return for ODI series against Proteas
November 14th, 2007 - 1:53 am ICT by admin
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