Fahim Ansari’s wife relieved at his acquittal
August 30th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Expressing relief over Fahim Ansari's acquittal in the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai by the Supreme Court, his wife Yasmin Thursday said she was glad ... Read more...
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Haryana is first state free of hookah bar: Official
July 11th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 11 (IANS) Haryana has emerged as the country's first state free of hookah bar, an official said here Wednesday.Haryana's Commissioner for Food and Drug Administration Rakesh Gupta said ... Read more...
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Mediation settles 60 percent of Delhi court cases
June 15th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) More than 60 per cent of disputes heard in the mediation centres of Delhi courts were resolved, says a study made for the period 2005 ... Read more...
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Burger King introduces bacon sundae in the US
June 13th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Burger King, the second largest hamburger chain, is launching a bacon sundae, vanilla soft served with fudge, caramel, bacon crumbles and a piece of bacon. ... Read more...
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16 Italian judges held in anti-mafia operation
March 20th, 2012 - 6:07 am ICT by IANS
Naples, March 20 (IANS/AKI) Sixteen judges have been arrested by police in Italy's Naples city, and assets worth one billion euros (around $1.3 billion) seized in an anti-mafia operation.The judges ... Read more...
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French wine maker wins court cases
March 16th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 16 (IANS) Chateaux Lafite Rothschild, the French estate that produces some of the most expensive wines, has won six lawsuits against Chinese firms since fake Lafite was found ... Read more...
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Most children are lonely: ‘Counsellor’ Anupam Kher (With Image)
February 24th, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Actor, writer and now lifestyle counsellor Anupam Kher says most children are lonely but they don't know it. He says it is in the ... Read more...
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Keeping awake eases impact of traumatic events
January 18th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 18 (IANS) Staying awake after experiencing a traumatic event greatly mitigates its effect, but falling asleep only worsens such an impact.If the traumatic scene is revisted or ... Read more...
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Ram Jethmalani’s daughter passes away (Lead)
December 31st, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Supreme Court lawyer rani Jethmalani, daughter of former union law minister Ram Jethmalani, passed away here Saturday, family sources said. She was in her 50s.Rani ... Read more...
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Protect your women, girls: EU tells Pakistan, Afghanistan
December 17th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Strasbourg, Dec 17 (IANS) The European Parliament has asked Pakistan and Afghanistan to pay immediate attention to the crimes against women and advised them to ensure better laws to protect ... Read more...
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Courts in England and Wales to allow journalists to tweet, text and email
December 14th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- The head of the judiciary and courts in England and Wales on Wednesday morning announced his decision to allow journalists to use e-mail, text messaging and social media ... Read more...
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Ferrari chief says Berlusconi must resign
November 1st, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 1 (IANS/AKI) The head of Italian luxury sportscar maker Ferrari called on embattled Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign and make way for a caretaker government, or ... Read more...
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Supporters invoke gods for Yeddyurappa’s health, release
October 16th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 16 (IANS) Hundreds of die-hard supporters of jailed former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Sunday invoked gods, broke coconuts and offered prayers for his speedy recovery from ... Read more...
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Lack of funds delay railway projects: Minister
August 12th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The government Friday said lack of funds and bureaucratic hurdles were causing huge price escalations in ongoing railway projects."The main reasons for delay have been ... Read more...
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Policeman jailed over affair with a rape ‘victim’
August 6th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) A policeman in Britain has been sentenced to prison for three years for having an affair with an alleged rape victim while investigating her case and ... Read more...
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Counter-terror strategy, Pakistan policy can’t be separated: BJP (Lead)
August 3rd, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Calling for a national consensus in the fight against terrorism, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Shankar Prasad Wednesday said the country's policy with ... Read more...
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Uphaar cinema fire anniversary: Victims’ kin plan prayers
June 12th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The families of the 59 victims of the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire in south Delhi will Monday offer prayers and pay respects to those who ... Read more...
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Use of iPads, iPhones ‘affects our privacy’
April 25th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 25 (ANI): A wireless expert has revealed how iPads and iPhones design choice and regulation can affect the privacy and speech rights of users.Stephen B. Wicker, Cornell professor of electrical ... Read more...
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Dhaka to act against those who delay court cases
April 23rd, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 23 (IANS) The Bangladesh government will make rules to take action against those found responsible for causing delays in disposal of cases at lower courts, said Law Minister ... Read more...
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Idea worked, says Poonam Pandey, model who didn’t strip
April 17th, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Poonam Pandey became a household name, thanks to her promise to strip if India won the World Cup. While she didn't quite get down ... Read more...
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Berlusconi back on trial as tax fraud court case resumes
February 28th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 28 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will be put on trial again as tax fraud court case resumes in Italy.It is the first of four upcoming court cases ... Read more...
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Now, court cases to prevent power theft in Haryana
February 15th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 15 (IANS) Haryana government's power distribution agency Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) will lodge power theft complaints in court as part of a special campaign, an official said. "We ... Read more...
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Pending criminal cases to be fast-tracked: Moily
January 30th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 30 (IANS) All criminal cases pending before lower courts across the country will be fast-tracked within the next three months, Union Law Minister M. Verappa Moily said here Sunday.Addressing a ... Read more...
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First-cousin marriages blamed for sex crimes by Pakistani men in UK
January 30th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 30 (ANI): A senior Muslim politician in UK believes that there is a link between first-cousin marriages and sex crimes by Pakistani men.Lord Ahmed of Rotherham, Britain's first Muslim peer, ... Read more...
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Verdict against judges who took oath after Musharraf declared emergency reserved
January 27th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 27(ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court has reserved its verdict in the contempt charges against superior court judges for taking oath under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO).A four-judge bench was hearing ... Read more...
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Musharraf to ‘return to Pakistan and face court cases’ as soon as party “gains ground”
January 26th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 26(ANI): Former Pakistan President and All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) chief Pervez Musharraf has reiterated that he will "definitely" return to the country and face the lawsuits against him."I ... Read more...
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Pak SC approached to ‘hang’ Musharraf for subversion of Constitution
January 21st, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 21(ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court has been pleaded to initiate the proceedings against former President Pervez Musharraf for high treason, and order to hang him for the unconstitutional steps he ... Read more...
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British MPs banned from tweeting in the Commons
January 20th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 20 (ANI): British MPs were on Wednesday banned from using the Twitter microblogging website while sitting in the House of Commons.Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle gave the ruling after Labour's Kevin ... Read more...
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Fake Lawyer Tahir Malik Taken Into Police Custody
January 10th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Chicago, Jan 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Skokie man was charged on the grounds of posing as a lawyer. The Cook County Sheriff said today that Tahir Malik, 47, was charged ... Read more...
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Pakistani men grooming British girls for sex
January 5th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 5 (IANS) Pakistani-origin men in Britain are grooming white girls aged between 11 and 16 for sex with Asian men, a media report said Wednesday.Police and social services were silent ... Read more...
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Divorced women in dire straits: Survey
December 20th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Approximately 80 percent of divorced or separated women in India live below the poverty line, with a monthly income of less than Rs.4,000, a survey said.Conducted between ... Read more...
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Indian police torture, says US cable
December 18th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Indian security agencies torture prisoners to extract information, partly because forensic science is weak in the country, says a leaked US embassy diplomatic cable.India is weak in ... Read more...
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Koffee With Karan 3: Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt And Kangana Ranaut Makes It Sweet And Peppy!
December 13th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt were at their wittiest best with each one spilling out the truth like never before and each one jokingly telling the other whatever they would have ... Read more...
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Maoists extorting explosives from illegal mining firms
December 9th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The administration's failure to control illegal mining in the rush for economic growth has resulted in arming of the Maoists, a report by the Asian Centre for ... Read more...
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Delhi to have new anti-begging law
November 7th, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The national capital, which has been using a 51-year-old law to deal with begging, is drafting a more "humane" legislation incorporating various welfare schemes, an official said.Delhi, ... Read more...
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