Iraq shares concern over Syrian issue: Annan (Lead)
July 11th, 2012 - 8:31 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, July 11 (IANS) Iraq shares the concern over the Syrian crisis, UN-Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan has said, adding that Baghdad supports his six-point plan and its comprehensive ... Read more...
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Man held for human trafficking in Assam, 15 rescued
July 8th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 8 (IANS) With floods affecting almost all the districts of Assam, human traffickers are on the prowl to lure women and girls out of the state, police said.One ... Read more...
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Mumbai faces water cuts after July 15
June 26th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) It is monsoon time, and Mumbai, famous for its heavy showers and rainy season, is, ironically, about to face cuts in water supply.The warning of likely ... Read more...
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Economic woes are largely due to domestic factors: FICCI
June 4th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The government should not blame the eurozone crisis for the present economic slowdown as it is largely due to the domestic factors like excessive ... Read more...
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What chief ministers said against NCTC
May 5th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Chief ministers of non-Congress ruled states Saturday reiterated their opposition to the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) here. This is what they said:
Narendra ... Read more...
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Man held for taking hostages in London (Second Lead)
April 27th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 27 (IANS) A man, strapped with gasoline cylinders, Friday took four people hostage in a London building and threatened to blow up an office when he failed to ... Read more...
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Denied vehicle licence, man takes four hostages in London (Lead)
April 27th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 27 (IANS) A man in London, reported to be "angry" at not getting a heavy goods vehicle licence, Friday walked into a building strapped with gasoline cylinders, took ... Read more...
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Four people taken hostage in London
April 27th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 27 (IANS) At least four people were reportedly taken hostage Friday in a central London area, following which snipers, explosive experts and a police negotiator reached the spot ... Read more...
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No policy paralysis, Indian economy will bounce back, says Pranab
December 13th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Blaming the weakness in the global economy for the recent slowdown in India's industrial output and economic growth, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Tuesday ... Read more...
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Fun-filled Children’s Day for Mumbai kids
November 14th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 14 (IANS) Children's Day in Mumbai was an eventful affair Monday as various schools, organisations, corporate houses and state bodies ensured that children have nothing but fun on ... Read more...
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US, Eurozone crisis making financial markets nervous: Pranab
September 13th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Financial markets are getting "nervous" due to high inflation, slowdown in economic growth and aggravating sovereign debt problems in the US and European economies, ... Read more...
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Russia favours more time for reforms in Syria (Lead)
June 9th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 9 (IANS) The international community should give the Syrian authorities time for reforms, Russian foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said Thursday while opposing any UN resolution on Syria, ... Read more...
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Google fails to meet China’s deadline to apply for online mapping services
March 31st, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar 31 (ANI): The already soured relationship between Google Inc and China might face a crisis situation as it was reported that the world's biggest search engine has not yet succeeded ... Read more...
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Death toll in tsunami hit Japan tops 10,000 two weeks after disaster
March 25th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar 25 (ANI): The official death toll caused by an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Japan has topped 10,000, while around 250,000 people are still taking shelter in some 1,900 ... Read more...
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Infosys tells its Tokyo employees to send back families
March 15th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 15 (IANS) Global software major Infosys Technologies Ltd has advised its Indian employees to send their families back to India and has given them the choice to return ... Read more...
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Evacuated Indians thank Air India, government (Lead)
January 31st, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) More than 300 Indians evacuated from Egypt, which is in the midst of a political upheaval, Monday reached Mumbai on a special Air India flight and thanked the ... Read more...
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Punjab traders stop sending tomatoes, vegetables to Pakistan
January 7th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Jan 7 (IANS) Indian traders here Friday stopped sending trucks laden with tomatoes and other vegetables to Pakistan.Virtually showing discontent over Pakistan's decision to stop sending onions to India via land ... Read more...
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IPCC looking for communications manager to tackle crisis situation
December 27th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 27 (ANI): The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is reportedly looking for its first Communications and Media Relations Programme Manager to help it avoid a mismanaged situation like last ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda suspect wanted for USS Cole attack is alive in Yemen
December 16th, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- An Arab newspaper on Thursday reported that top al-Qaeda suspect Fahd Mohammed Ahmed al-Quso is alive in Yemen, despite earlier media reports which said he had been ... Read more...
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Bill Richardson invited to North Korea amid tensions in peninsula
December 11th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang, Dec 11 (ANI): Bill Richardson, a former US ambassador to the UN, would reportedly visit North Korea next week on the invitation of one of the country's top nuclear negotiators.Mexico ... Read more...
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Imagining stressful situations ‘gives confidence to survive them’
December 4th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): Thinking about a crisis situation, especially violent ones, helps the brain respond more efficiently during an emergency, suggests a new study.Art Markman, a cognitive psychologist who studies the ... Read more...
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UN should play more proactive role on Kashmir: Pakistani daily
October 9th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 9 (IANS) The UN's silence on the "rampant human rights abuses" in Kashmir is beyond comprehension, a Pakistani newspaper said Saturday, urging the world body to do more to press ... Read more...
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Kochi IPL owner says no show cause notice received from BCCI
October 7th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by ANI
Kochi (Kerala), Oct.7 (ANI): The owner of the Kochi Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise has said that he is yet to receive the show cause notice from the Board of Control for ... Read more...
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Pak Test fixer Majeed’s pal commits suicide over losses following spot-fixing scandal
October 4th, 2010 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 4 (ANI): The chairman of a football club caught up in the Pakistan match-fixing scandal, David Le Cluse, who was also a friend of Pakistan Test fixer Mazhar Majeed, has ... Read more...
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Ground Zero Imam says delaying project among ‘final solution’ options
September 14th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sept 14 (ANI): Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the prime mover behind the proposed Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero in New York, has said that the project is on ... Read more...
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Nawaz slams government for failing to form flood commission
August 27th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Aug 27 (IANS) Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League(N) chief Nawaz Sharif has criticised the government for failing to constitute a flood commission comprising eminent personalities ... Read more...
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Gujarat’s diamond industry faces acute shortage of skilled workers
August 7th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by ANI
By Sanjeev AmitSurat, Aug.7 (ANI): The diamond manufacturing industry of Surat in Gujarat is facing an acute shortage of workers. Ahead of commencement of the festival season, this shortage of about 200,000 ... Read more...
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“Breakthrough With Tony Robbins” All Set To Premiere on NBC
July 24th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Motivational speaker and self-help author Tony Robbins is known to have touched the lives of millions across the world in a bid to help them fight ... Read more...
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Kashmir situation needs tangible political steps: PDP legislator
July 11th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Poor handling of the Kashmir unrest has taken it to a crisis situation where it has gone beyond the capacity of the Omar Abdullah ... Read more...
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Haryana flood due to mischief in Punjab: Official
July 10th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 10 (IANS) "Mischevious elements" in Punjab had caused the diversion of the flooded Ghaggar river's waters into the Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, resulting in breaches and floods in Haryana, an ... Read more...
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Louisiana’s new law allows cancelled guns into religious places
July 9th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): Gun rights advocates got a monumental boost with Louisiana law that allows concealed handguns in religious places, overturning a state ban."The governor's position on the Second Amendment ... Read more...
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Manipuris take out peace rally to protest Naga students’ blockade in Guwahati
May 11th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Assam May 11 (ANI): A number of Manipuris in Assam's Guwahati city took out a peace rally on Tuesday against Naga students' blockade.Organised under the banner of 'Greater Guwahati Manipuri Association' ... Read more...
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Halo: Reach Beta Start Up Time Confusing All Gamers
May 3rd, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
May 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Halo: Reach multiplayer beta which is all set to launch on May 3, Monday for Xbox 360 is spurring up the frenzy level for all ... Read more...
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Mumbai Indians to take on gutsy Super Kings in IPL final
April 24th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) High on form, Mumbai Indians will take on gutsy Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final here Sunday amid the murky row which has ... Read more...
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Hekla Volcano Being Monitored By Scientists After Eyjafjallajokull Eruptions
April 20th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Apr 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hekla volcano, which is located in close proximity to the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland is being monitored by scientists from close quarters, according to reports. It ... Read more...
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