Putin denies role in Pussy Riot case
September 6th, 2012 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he was "staying out" of the controversial case of the Pussy Riot punk group, whose three members were jailed ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily seeks impartial probe in drug scam
April 18th, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Musa Gilani may have "curried favour" and been involved in wrongdoing but "only an impartial investigation can unearth the ... Read more...
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‘Dashamukha’ - a different affair (Kannada Movie Review)
April 14th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Dashamukha"; Actors: Ravichandran, Anant Nag, Avinash, Devaraj, Saritha, Malavika, Ravi Kale, Chethan, Akanksha, Sudarshan, Achyutha, Praveen, Dathanna, Ramesh Bhat; Director: Ravi Srivatsa; Producer: Soorappa Babu; Screenplay: Ravi Srivatsa and K.V. ... Read more...
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Echoes of Julian Assange case in Nepal rape charge
March 9th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 9 (IANS) A rape charge, similar to the controversial case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, has now surfaced in Nepal with an American tourist filing a complaint against ... Read more...
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Teenage Killer Jordan Brown’s Lawyers To appeal In Superior court ?
January 27th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A panel consisting of US judges will take a decision on the controversial case of teenager Jordan Brown, a 13 year old accused of killing the ... Read more...
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Johannes Mehserle Sentenced To Two Years By Los Angeles Court
November 6th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Johannes Mehserle was sentenced to two years in prison by the Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry. In spite of most people in ... Read more...
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‘West Memphis Three’ Defended By Johny Depp
July 25th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
July 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The West Memphis Three case was revisited in the latest episode of '48 Hour Mystery' on CBS this Saturday. The trio became a hot search yet ... Read more...
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Rivals ’stared and laughed at’ Proteas’ Semenya, claims UK athlete
July 23rd, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 23 (ANI): British athlete Jenny Meadows says South African hermaphrodite Caster Semenya's return to competition has not been accepted by her fellow 800 metres runners.The Guardian quoted Meadows, who ... Read more...
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Richard Rudd blinked to ‘come back from the dead’
July 14th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): Richard Rudd had been declared brain dead with no chance of survival after a fatal motorbike accident.He had always said that if anything happened to him, the last ... Read more...
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Judge postpones trial in the L’Oreal heiress case
July 2nd, 2010 - 12:08 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Nanterre, July 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The judge in charge of the case involving the L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt has postponed the trial, because of the discovery of some new evidence. The judge ... Read more...
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Goa MP defends rape remark
December 16th, 2009 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Congress MP from Goa Shantaram Naik Wednesday defended his controversial comments on rape and said he welcomed the Russian consulate's concerns on its citizens stepping out "during ... Read more...
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Russian consul protests Goa MP’s rape remarks, rising crimes (Lead)
December 16th, 2009 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji/New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Russian consul general in Mumbai has protested to the Goa government over a Goan MP's insensitive remarks about the alleged rape of a Russian woman and ... Read more...
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Russian consulate protests Goa MP’s rape remarks
December 16th, 2009 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) The Russian consulate in Mumbai Wednesday protested to the Goa government over state Congress MP Shantaram Naik's "insensitive remarks" about the alleged rape of a Russian woman. ... Read more...
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CBI files chargesheet in murder of Kerala nun
July 17th, 2009 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, July 17 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday filed a chargesheet implicating two priests, a sister and a former police sub inspector in the murder 17 years ago of ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists are fascists, says UML chairman Khanal
June 2nd, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, June 2 (ANI): CPN (UML) chairman Jhala Nath Khanal has said that he had given the nod to take action against army chief Rookmangud Katawal but blamed Maoists for not consulting ... Read more...
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Thai PM says he accepts court ban on him, his party (Lead)
December 2nd, 2008 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Dec 2 (Xinhua) Thailand's Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said Tuesday he accepted the ruling by the constitutional court banning him from politics for five years and dissolving his party for electoral ... Read more...
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Thai court dissolves ruling party, two others
December 2nd, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Dec 2 (DPA) Thailand's Constitution Court Tuesday dissolved the country's ruling People Power Party (PPP) for colluding in election fraud along with two other parties belonging to the coalition government.The verdict ... Read more...
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CBI to probe cash-for-judge scam
August 27th, 2008 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 27 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will now investigate the cash-for-judge scam allegedly involving some lawyers and judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and several city-based ... Read more...
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Clooney steals the show in ‘Michael Clayton’
February 23rd, 2008 - 10:17 am ICT by admin
(Film Review)
By Sevanand Gaddala
Film: "Michael Clayton"; Cast: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollock; Director: Tony Gilroy; Ratings: *** Some of the best movies are those that present very ordinary stories ... Read more...
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