Moscow cop held with one kg cocaine
August 18th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A police officer in Moscow was dismissed from service as well as detained after one kg of cocaine was found in his possession, the interior ... Read more...
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‘Prohibited bore guns given to 18 MPs booked for crimes’
August 2nd, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Eighteen of the 82 parliamentarians given licences of prohibited bore guns between 2001-12 had criminal charges pending against them, a study has said, hinting at ... Read more...
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China punishes 16 officials for school bus accident
August 2nd, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) Sixteen officials in a northwest China city have been punished for a school bus crash that killed 19 kindergarten students last year, authorities announced Thursday.The punished ... Read more...
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George Zimmerman accused of sexual abuse
July 17th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Colorado, July 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A cousin of George Zimmerman has accused the 28-year-old of sexual assault over a decade. The accusations are contained on a tape that prosecutors released to ... Read more...
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A third of presidential electoral college tainted
July 12th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) As people's representatives are set to elect a new president soon, data compiled by a think tank shows nearly a third of the electoral college ... Read more...
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Jerry Sandusky Called Himself “The Tickle Monster”
June 15th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jerry Sandusky, is charged with 52 counts in the alleged abuse of 10 boys over 15 years. Two other college administrators are also facing criminal charges ... Read more...
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Pastor Creflo Dollar denies attacking daughter
June 11th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Atlanta, June, 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The pastor of the World Changers Church International Creflo Dollar has denied allegations that he punched his 15-year-old daughter.
Last Sunday, the preacher received an enthusiastic ... Read more...
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Chinese police to be punishmed for prisoners’ abuse
May 31st, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 30 (IANS) Police in China would now be punished with demotion or dismissal if they were found abusing inmates or connive in the maltreatment of prisoners, a government ... Read more...
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Kolkata trader accuses CBI sleuths of kidnapping, assault
May 17th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Three officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who had come to city in pursuit of an old case, now face criminal charges including kidnapping ... Read more...
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Currency case: Petition against Karmapa dismissed
April 25th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 25 (IANS) A petition opposing the dropping of criminal charges against Tibetan religious head and the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, in a currency seizure case registered last ... Read more...
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No link between compensation, Italian marines’s detention: India
April 24th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) India Tuesday made it clear that the Rs.1 crore compensation offered to the families of two fishermen killed by Italian marines on board a merchant ... Read more...
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‘Criminal charges against 9 percent MCD poll nominees’
April 10th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Tweenty-three percent of the candidates in the April 15 municipal elections here are millionaires while nearly nine percent have criminal charges against them, think ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha condemns Team Anna’s derogatory remarks (Fourth Lead)
March 27th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Parliamentarians cutting across party lines Tuesday lashed out at social activist Anna Hazare and his team members for using intemperate language against MPs. A ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha condemns Team Anna’s derogatory remarks (Third Lead)
March 27th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Parliamentarians cutting across party lines Tuesday lashed out at social activist Anna Hazare and his team members for using intemperate language against MPs, but ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha condemns Team Anna’s derogatory remarks (Second Lead)
March 27th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Parliamentarians cutting across party lines Tuesday lashed out at social activist Anna Hazare and his team members for using intemperate language against MPs, but ... Read more...
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Anna blames MPs for not passing Lokpal bill?
March 27th, 2012 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare Tuesday renewed his attack on MPs, asking who was responsible for not passing the Lokpal bill despite its introduction eight ... Read more...
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Team Anna condemns Lok Sabha move to censure them (Lead)
March 27th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Team Anna Tuesday condemned the Lok Sabha decision to consider a censure motion against them.Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said the whole country would ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha to consider censure motion against Team Anna
March 27th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Lok Sabha is likely to consider a censure motion against anti-graft activist Anna Hazare and his team members, asking them to refrain from ... Read more...
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Court asks Kalmadi to quit as IOA chief (Lead)
March 21st, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response from Suresh Kalmadi, president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), whether he will quit the post - ... Read more...
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No verdict yet in Indian American student’s spycam trial
March 16th, 2012 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 16 (IANS) A New Jersey jury ended the second day of deliberations in the trial of an Indian American accused of using a webcam to spy on ... Read more...
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Objectionable content case: Hearing put off till May 23
March 13th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday put off till May 23 the hearing on a complaint against social networking sites, including Facebook India, for allegedly hosting ... Read more...
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FBI may quiz Murdoch firm over bribe claim
March 7th, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 7 (IANS) The US investigating agency FBI is likely to quiz Rupert Murdoch's firm as it investigates whether a Russian billboard company once owned by his News Corp ... Read more...
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Exit polls should be on entertainment channels: CEC
March 4th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Amidst a flood of exit polls ahead of assembly election results on March 6, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi Sunday said exit polls should be ... Read more...
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Russia begins probe into bogus election videos
March 1st, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has launched a probe into fake video clips posted on internet that show ballot stuffing for the March 4 presidential polls, an official said ... Read more...
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Witness testified against Indian-American to escape charges: Defence
February 29th, 2012 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 29 (IANS) Indian American Dharun Ravi urged other students to spy on his roommate's gay date, a New Jersey court was told as defence suggested a key ... Read more...
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Audio recording in Argentina train accident released
February 27th, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Feb 27 (IANS/EFE) The audiotape of the communications between the commuter train that crashed last week in Argentina, killing 51 and injuring 703, and the control center does ... Read more...
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Shanghai to crack down on sex determination clinics
February 25th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 25 (IANS) Clinics offering illegal sex determination tests and gender-selective abortion in the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai will face severe punishment, officials said.Clinics operating without licence will be ... Read more...
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Court summons Haryana minister on charges of poll fraud
February 10th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 10 (IANS) A district court here has summoned Haryana's Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Subhash Kataria and some of his relatives on charges of playing ... Read more...
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Iraq executes 14 on terrorism, criminal charges
February 9th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Feb 8 (IANS) A total of 14 people convicted for terrorism and criminal charges have been executed in Iraq, its justice ministry said Wednesday."Fourteen convicted prisoners were executed early ... Read more...
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Many UP poll candidates face criminal charges: Study
February 4th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) A total of 41 out of the 114 assembly constituencies going to polls in the first two phases of Uttar Pradesh elections Feb 8 ... Read more...
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Prosecute security forces for torture: Human Rights Watch
January 31st, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 31 (IANS) The Indian government should prosecute security personnel for torture to make it clear that torture will not be tolerated, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.Border Security ... Read more...
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Mandela in good health: Official
January 28th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, Jan 28 (IANS) Former South African president Nelson Mandela was in good health contrary to reports that gave rise to rumours that he may be suffering from health ... Read more...
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Mayawati’s assets: Highest at Rs.87 crore (Lead)
January 10th, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati tops the list of chief ministers in the five election-bound states with maximum assets worth Rs.87 crore and 46 percent ... Read more...
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‘33 percent ministers in poll-bound states face criminal cases’
January 10th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Around one-third of the total 100 ministers in the poll-bound states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur have criminal charges pending against them, ... Read more...
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Russian president pardons 27 convicts
January 10th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) In keeping with what has become a yearly tradition at Christmas, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has pardoned 27 convicts, serving various prison terms.Medvedev, who has ... Read more...
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