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Harvard decision a dangerous precedent, says Swamy


December 8th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington/New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Harvard University in the US has cancelled Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy's summer courses over his controversial article in a Mumbai newspaper, prompting him ... Read more...

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Subramanian Swamy’s house compound vandalised


August 7th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Suspected Congress workers entered the compound of Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's house in south Delhi Sunday and ransacked his garden to protest a controversial ... Read more...

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Sarah Palin’s Biographer Neighbour Joe McGinniss Leaves Alaska


September 6th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez Sep 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS)- The author Joe McGinniss is all set to write a biography of the former Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin. The "True Crime" author previously moved in ... Read more...

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Simpson won’t accept Mayer’s apology


March 4th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 4 (IANS) A furious Jessica Simpson has refused to accept an apology from ex-boyfriend John Mayer over comments he made about her sex skills. Appearing on Oprah Winfrey's show, ... Read more...

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Central forces rushed to Karnataka after Taslima row


March 3rd, 2010 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Central paramilitary forces have been rushed to riot-hit parts of Karnataka after violence erupted over an article on the Muslim veil based on Bangladeshi author Taslima ... Read more...

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Curfew continues in riot-hit Karnataka town


March 2nd, 2010 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 2 (IANS) Curfew continued in Karnataka's riot-hit Shimoga town as did prohibitory orders banning crowds in Hassan, police said Tuesday, a day after two people were killed following protests ... Read more...

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Referendum on Kashmir’s special status ‘not good’: Gadkari


December 24th, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Opposing the recommendation for a referendum on autonomy and special status to terror-riven Jammu and Kashmir, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) new president Nitin Gadkari Thursday said ... Read more...

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Brit journalist apologises to Gately’s family over “nothing natural” article


October 24th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 24 (ANI): A Brit journalist has apologized to the family of late Boyzone star Stephen Gately after she wrote an article in which she insisted that there was "nothing natural" ... Read more...

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Offensive article not backed by Beijing, Chinese website says


August 13th, 2009 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) A website, which published a controversial article by a Chinese strategist suggesting breaking up India into 20-30 states, has denied links to any Chinese government think-tank. The site's ... Read more...

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Jammu & Kashmir makes strong pitch at Singapore tourism show


October 26th, 2008 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, Oct 26 (IANS) Long ruled out as a tourist destination because of the unmitigated violence and political turmoil, India's Jammu and Kashmir state is trying to come back to normalcy with ... Read more...

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