TDP livid with NDTV’s Andhra poll survey
August 28th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 28 (IANS) The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh has rejected a survey by NDTV news channel, which forecasts a sweep by YSR Congress Party in ... Read more...
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US defends rant against outsourcing jobs to India
July 28th, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 28 (IANS) The US sees no contradiction in President Barack Obama's election year rhetoric against outsourcing of jobs to India and its efforts to forge a stronger ... Read more...
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Dope cheats must withdraw from Olympics: WADA
July 11th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, July 11 (IANS) Doping athletes should withdraw from the upcoming London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency(WADA) has warned.WADA president John Fahey sent ... Read more...
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Russia opposes introduction of no-fly zone in Syria
July 7th, 2012 - 10:07 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 7 (IANS) Russia has termed the introduction of no-fly zone in Syria as "counter-productive" and "unilateral" step.On Friday, the West-led Friends of Syria group called in Paris the ... Read more...
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Sajjan Kumar accuses CBI of playing fraud
May 19th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Congress leader Sajjan Kumar Saturday told a Delhi court, where he is facing trial in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, that the Central ... Read more...
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‘Indian oil investments in both Sudans safe’
April 4th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Both Sudan and South Sudan have assured India that its $2.5 billion investment in the oil industry spanning the trans-national border are safe and will ... Read more...
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Taliban suspends peace talks with US
March 15th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 15 (IANS) The Afghan Taliban has suspended preliminary peace talks with the US, according to a statement released Thursday by the outfit."Islamic Emirate (the name of the ... Read more...
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A rising China good for US: Clinton
March 8th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 8 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has praised the progress of US-China relations and rejected the notion that her country is attempting to contain China's rise ... Read more...
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Four arrested for raping minor girl
February 27th, 2012 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Noida, Feb 26 (IANS) Four youths were Sunday arrested for raping a Class 10 student after abducting her and forcing her to drink alcohol, police said. However, a senior police ... Read more...
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‘No contradiction in India’s ties with Iran, US’
February 7th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Amid mounting pressure from the US to reduce its dependence on Iranian oil, New Delhi has said its ties with Tehran do not contradict its relationship ... Read more...
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‘India needs to modernise strategic culture’
January 20th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) India needs to develop its unique vocabulary and doctrines, drawing from its long tradition of strategic culture, if it is to deal with the issues ... Read more...
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Caste discrimination a reality: Punia
January 19th, 2012 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) People belonging to the Scheduled Castes still face discrimination in society, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) chairman P.L. Punia said Thursday."After getting so many complains ... Read more...
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Adityanath opposes Kushwaha’s entry into BJP
January 5th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Gorakhpur Yogi Adityanath Thursday launched a scathing attack on the party's Uttar Pradesh leadership, which he entirely blamed for ... Read more...
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Mukherjee seeks to allay fears on inflation, motion defeated (Lead)
August 4th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) An opposition motion expressing concern over price rise was defeated in the Lok Sabha Thursday, even as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee assured all steps ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party stages walkout over price rise
August 4th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Dissatisfied over Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's reply on the price rise issue, Samajwadi Party members Thursday staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha.The minister ... Read more...
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No inherent contradiction between growth, inflation: Mukherjee
August 4th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee sought to assure parliament Thursday that all possible steps were being taken to tacle price rise, and said there was ... Read more...
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Andre is nervous about love
July 9th, 2011 - 6:44 am ICT by IANS
London, July 9 (IANS) Singer Peter Andre is in a dilemma about his love life because he wants to find right woman but is nervous about trusting anyone again following ... Read more...
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Jordanian King orders release of detained journalist
June 1st, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by BNO News
AMMAN, JORDAN (BNO NEWS) -- Jordanian King Abdullah II on Wednesday ordered the release of Jordanian journalist Ala'a Fazza', who was arrested earlier today, Ammon News reported.The king ordered the journalist's release ... Read more...
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Obama defends his Nobel Peace Prize following growing criticism over Libya campaign
March 24th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 24(ANI): United States President Barack Obama has said that he does not see any contradiction between his Nobel Peace Prize and his actions in Libya."When I received that award, ... Read more...
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Girls still bearing the brunt of patriarchy?
March 21st, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
By Priyanka KumariDarbhanga (Bihar), Mar 21 (ANI): Living in one of the larger towns of Bihar, change in the world outside does not become immediately apparent, especially if it is to ... Read more...
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John Galliano sacked from Dior
March 2nd, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 2 (IANS) Designer John Galliano has been sacked from Christian Dior after his alleged anti-Semitic remarks last week.Sidney Toledano, Dior's president and chief executive officer, said in a ... Read more...
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Study: Violent video games may not desensitize kids
February 24th, 2011 - 1:16 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Toronto, Feb 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new study has assured worried parents that violent video games may not make their children desensitized.The study was carried out by Canadian researchers and published in ... Read more...
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PPP leader advises PML-N against indulging in politics of confrontation
February 21st, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Feb 21(ANI): Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Taj Haider has said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) should avoid politics of confrontation in Punjab province.Haider said that the PML-N leadership ... Read more...
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2G loss calculation depends on methodology: PM
February 16th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) With figures from different sources varying widely, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said calculation of the loss to the exchequer from the allocation of second generation ... Read more...
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Long likes ‘feisty’ Barrymore
February 14th, 2011 - 2:13 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 14 (IANS) Actor Justin Long has revealed that he likes the feisty nature of his girlfriend Drew Barrymore."I like feistiness in a woman - someone who knows who they are. ... Read more...
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Why slopes seem steeper than they are when gazed at
February 11th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): Scientists have finally found that our perception of climbing or descending hills being dangerous is because our view is clouded by the expected physical exertion or danger of ... Read more...
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Humans kick-started climate change ‘at least 8000 years ago’
January 25th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 25 (ANI): A new study has found that climate change is not a recent phenomena - in fact, humans began influencing climate at least 8000 years ago."Humans didn't wait for ... Read more...
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No proposal to reduce military personnel in Kashmir: Antony
January 21st, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Friday said if there was any reduction of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir it would be of paramilitary troopers as there was no ... Read more...
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Kazakh parliament backs referendum to extend Nazarbayev rule
January 14th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Astana, Jan 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kazakhstan's parliament Friday voted unanimously in favour of a referendum to extend the rule of long-standing President Nursultan Nazarbayev until 2020, bypassing the 2012 election.The move means ... Read more...
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Porn star claims she has been paid off by Woods to not release ’sex tape’
December 9th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 9 (ANI): The porn star, selling a purported sex tape of herself with Tiger Woods, has claimed that the golfer paid her off to not release it.So Devon ... Read more...
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“No one should think of finishing Blasphemy Law in my presence”: Pak Law Minister
November 26th, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 26 (ANI): In the wake of human rights organisations calling for doing away with Pakistan's Blasphemy Law, Law Minister Babar Awan has categorically said no one should think of repealing ... Read more...
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Ahmadinejad adviser says US sanctions against Iran have failed
November 24th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran (Iran), Nov.24 (ANI): A key adviser of Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that the sanctions spearheaded by the United States against his country have failed to have an impact.Mojtaba Samareh ... Read more...
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Hauritz to return to natural bowling style, also to heed Ponting’s advice
November 10th, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 10 (ANI): Australian spinner Nathan Hauritz, who appeared to be in disagreement with his skipper during India series over how to bowl, sees no contradiction in returning to his natural ... Read more...
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5 Best Movies And Costumes For Halloween
October 28th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A last minute rush is on with the whole of United States seeking to complete their Halloween preparations by Sunday. Many are searching the web ... Read more...
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Ferguson treats Rooney’s contradiction of his injury claims ‘water off a duck’s back’
October 16th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 16 (ANI): Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said that he is not affected by Wayne Rooney publicly contradicting his claim that he has been troubled by an ... Read more...
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