UID used to make rural employment payments in Jharkand
February 22nd, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday said the Unique Identification number(UID) was being used for making payments under rural employment guarantee schemes in ... Read more...
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Two hurt as rocket hits Pakistani journalist’s home
February 5th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) A rocket slammed into the house of a journalist in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan tribal region, injuring two children.
Pakistani forces and suspected Taliban rebels ... Read more...
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‘Media should hold a mirror to itself’
November 6th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Following strong reactions from journalist associations to Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju's outspoken views on the role and calibre of journalists, voices ... Read more...
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Judge who sentenced governor’s killer flees Pakistan
October 25th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 25 (IANS) Judge Pervez Ali Shah who sentenced to death the killer of then Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer has fled to Saudi Arabia after receiving death threats from ... Read more...
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Anna, his team thank media
August 28th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The media got a big thank you from Anna Hazare and his team Sunday for their support to the anti-corruption campaign with the 24X7 ... Read more...
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India-Africa symposium emphasises media partnership
May 21st, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, May 21 (IANS) An India-Africa Media Partnership Symposium was held Saturday in Ethiopia's capital city Addis Ababa, in line with the 2nd Africa-India Forum Summit to be held ... Read more...
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US Special Troops kill Osama Bin Laden in Attotabad
May 2nd, 2011 - 11:12 am ICT by ANI
London, May 2 (ANI): President Barack Obama announced late Sunday that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been killed by US forces in Pakistan."I can report to the American people and ... Read more...
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Five Russian journalists set free by Libyan rebels
April 9th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) All five Russian journalists abducted Friday by Libyan rebels have been released, Komsomolskaya Pravda and the NTV news channel said on their websites.Two reporters from ... Read more...
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Electronic media shunted out of Wankhede Stadium
April 1st, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) authorities ordered all electronic media personnel to vacate the Wankhede Stadium premises Friday afternoon, barely 24 hours ... Read more...
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Women in news media in India are under-represented: Study
March 23rd, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 23 (ANI): A new study has found that women in India working for news media are under-represented.The survey of 170,000 people in 522 news companies by the International Women's Media ... Read more...
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Special concessions for disabled, media
February 25th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday offered special concessions for the physically challenged and mediapersons."At present, physically handicapped persons are not entitled for concessions on Rajdhani and ... Read more...
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India condemns attacks on foreign journalists in Cairo
February 4th, 2011 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) India Thursday strongly condemned the detention and vicious attacks on foreign journalists by mobs on the streets in Cairo and issued a travel advisory for Indian journalists ... Read more...
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Egypt shuts down Al Jazeera bureau in Cairo
January 30th, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by BNO News
CAIRO (BNO NEWS) -- The Egyptian government on Sunday forced Al Jazeera's Cairo offices to close and has suspended its correspondents' accreditations as the channel continues to cover nationwide protests.Egypt plunged into ... Read more...
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‘US can’t save Afghanistan without dealing with Pak’
December 27th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 27 (ANI): CBS News chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan has said that winning war in Afghanistan will require much more than combat skills, and added that the US cannot save ... Read more...
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15 people lynched in Haiti in two weeks
December 3rd, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Port-au-Prince, Dec 3 (IANS/EFE) Fifteen people have been lynched in the southwestern Haitian province of Grand'Anse over the past two weeks on suspicion of poisoning water supplies, media reports said Thursday.Several people ... Read more...
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Bill Nye, The Famous Science Educator, Faints On The Dais During His Speech
November 20th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
November 20, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): 54-year-old Bill Nye, the presenter of ‘Bill Nye The Science Guy’, the program of the 1990s that acquired the Emmy, supposedly fainted on the dais ... Read more...
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“48 Hours Mystery” Featured ‘Barefoot Bandit’ Colton Harris-Moore
November 14th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Nov 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Last night "48 Hours Mystery" was aired on CBS and the audience saw "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore, an international criminal who gained notoriety for stealing planes ... Read more...
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Band Baaja Baaraat: Is The Movie Funded By Ranveer Singh’s Father Or YRF?
November 3rd, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): BBB as we would abbreviate it is a new movie from the house of Yash Raj Films. It looks like a debutants movie as it is ... Read more...
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Pranab to inaugurate Economic Editors’ Conference-2010 in New Delhi
October 24th, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.24 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate a two-day Annual Economic Editors' Conference (EEC-2010) on Tuesday at the National Media Centre, Shastri Bhawan in the national capital. ... Read more...
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Musharraf allowed US to carry out drone recce flights in Pak: Gilani
October 23rd, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 23 (ANI): Former President Pervez Musharraf had allowed the United States to carry out drone flights in Pakistani tribal areas for reconnaissance, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has stated. ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh journalists demand Bukhari’s arrest
October 15th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 15 (IANS) Journalists of Lucknow Friday urged Chief Minister Mayawati to order arrest of Delhi Jama Masjid's Imam, Maulana Ahmed Bukhari, who had assaulted a reporter at a press conference ... Read more...
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Marysol Castro Bids Adieu To “Good Morning America”
September 27th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The ABC morning news and chat show "Good Morning America" weekend edition has witnessed the departure of another of its popular correspondents. After Kate Snow and ... Read more...
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Brit spies used semen to write top-secret letters
September 22nd, 2010 - 11:53 am ICT by ANI
London, Sept 22 (ANI): British spies used semen to write top-secret letters, it has emerged.Spooks at MI6 discovered the bodily fluid could be used as an invisible ink, as it glows brightly ... Read more...
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Craigslist Censors Its ‘Adult Services’ Segment
September 6th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, September 6, 2010 (Just Flashed): Craigslist happens to be a prominent American website. It has now discontinued (obstructed) its "adult services' segment in America. The rationale behind the discontinuation is that ... Read more...
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Tricolour look for new PIB website
August 20th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting C.M. Jatua Friday launched the newly-designed website of the government of India www.pib.nic.in.
Donning the colours of the national flag, the ... Read more...
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‘Jon Stewart is not sexist’ according to Daily Show’s staff members
July 8th, 2010 - 3:10 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, July 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The female staff members of the Daily Show have come in defense of Jon Stewart and said that he is not sexist at all. They ... Read more...
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Niecy Nash Desires To Boogie To ‘Bootylicious’ At The Culmination Of DWTS
May 17th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 17, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Niecy Nash may have been purged from Dancing With The Stars (DWTS) on Tuesday night subsequent to the inability of her Viennese waltz with ... Read more...
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‘60 Minutes’ Probes Gulf Oil Blowout
May 17th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
May 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The oil spill in the Gulf Of Mexico has become common knowledge now. However, the real reason behind the incident is not yet known, and the ... Read more...
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Xinhua News Agency to launch global English TV service
April 30th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Apr 30 (ANI): China's official press agency, Xinhua News Agency, will launch a 24-hour global English television service in July.The service will be produced by China Network Corporation (CNC), which is ... Read more...
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Goa scribes want police probe into assaults on colleagues
April 26th, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 26 (IANS) The Goa Union of Journalists (GUJ) plans to meet Chief Minister Digambar Kamat to seek a police probe into recent incidents of assault on journalists, a union representative ... Read more...
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CBI Director to journos: Be whistle blowers of corruption cases
April 24th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Apr 24 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Aswani Kumar on Saturday urged media professionals to be whistle blowers in incidents of corruption.Inaugurating a four-day training module for correspondents jointly ... Read more...
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Google disregarding privacy, say officials from 10 nations
April 22nd, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 22 (IANS) Google has violated the principle that "individuals should be able to control the use of their personal information", say officials from 10 major nations. They have demanded to ... Read more...
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A 3-year-old Chinese Girl Marches On A Tightrope Over Ravenous Siberian Tigers
April 14th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 14, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): An extraordinary scene was unfurled at a zoo in China. It consisted of the petite build of a 3-year-old girl, who vacillated and quivered ... Read more...
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Has northeast fallen off the mainstream media map?
March 31st, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Lack of investment by various mainstream media networks in the northeast and a general lack of knowledge and interest of editors are the main reasons why the ... Read more...
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National Press Centre contract signed by Press Information Bureau
March 22nd, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): The Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Monday signed a contract today with the National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) Ltd., for the construction of a new National Press ... Read more...
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