David Cameron to apologize to Hillsborough victims’ families
September 11th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Sept 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The English Prime Minister, David Cameroon will on Wednesday apologize to the families of football spectators that died 23 years ago.
He will also show his regret ... Read more...
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700 year-old gold coins found in Israel
July 9th, 2012 - 10:48 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, July 9 (IANS) In what appears to be one of the largest-ever such finds, a rare cache of gold coins valued at over $100,000 has been recovered from an ... Read more...
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Small activist groups feel ignored amid Ramdev-Hazare hoopla
June 3rd, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Small activist groups who were also demonstrating at Jantar Mantar for an unemployment allowance, Sunday blamed the media for not covering them and giving ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda’s online magazine unexpectedly returns
May 4th, 2012 - 4:18 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) on Thursday unexpectedly released two more editions of its English-language online magazine that serves as a guide to potential and future ... Read more...
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Arvind Kejriwal shown black flags, heckled
November 6th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Nov 6 (IANS) India Against Corruption leader Arvind Kejriwal was greeted with black flags, heckled and booed at a meeting held here Sunday morning, a police officer said.
The trouble ... Read more...
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Exposing corruption: Man who started it all (IANS Book Review)
October 18th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Book: "Bhrastachar, Atankvad aur Hawala Karobar"; Author: Vineet Narain; Publisher: Kalchakra Samachar Trust; Pages: 340 pages; Price: Rs.200
Even as the whole country seems gripped by Anna Hazare's crusade against corruption, ... Read more...
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Hazare begins vow of silence Sunday
October 15th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Oct 15 (IANS) Anna Hazare will go on a 'maun vrat' - vow of silence - from Sunday for an indefinite period due to medical reasons, ... Read more...
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We’re getting threats: Kejriwal
October 15th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Oct 15 (IANS) Three days after the attack on lawyer Prashant Bhushan, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal Saturday said the anti-corruption crusaders were now getting threats through calls ... Read more...
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Parliament alone should draft laws, say government, opposition (Lead)
August 27th, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Though the opposition was unsparing in its attack on the government on the issue of corruption, both the government and the opposition were unanimous ... Read more...
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Kamat denies offshore bank accounts
August 24th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 24 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Wednesday rejected reports that he had black money stashed away in banks and tax havens abroad.Kamat also said that he was ... Read more...
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Gates of human divide at Ramlila ground
August 22nd, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Segregation of humanity begins at the very gates of Ramlila Maidan -- the site of Anna Hazare's crusade against corruption. Five gates divide supporters into ... Read more...
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Ayman al-Zawahiri, America’s new most wanted
May 5th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5 (ANI): One-time Egyptian doctor Ayman al-Zawahiri is now America's new most wanted person, given his status as Al Qaeda's number two.Though the FBI said it does not rank its ... Read more...
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No nepotism in Lokpal panel, says Hazare as Ramdev retracts (Lead)
April 10th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's allegation of nepotism in forming the Lokpal Bill drafting committee was Sunday denied by social activist Anna Hazare, who said he ... Read more...
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People power: Hazare breaks fast, PM meets anti-graft law demand (Afternoon Lead)
April 9th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The diminutive, bespectacled man sipped from a glass of juice and cheers resonated across the vast expanse that is India. Anna Hazare had broken ... Read more...
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Anti-corruption activists end five-day fast
April 9th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Anti-corruption crusaders, led by reformer Anna Hazare, Saturday called off their 96-hour fast after an unparalleled people's movement saw Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promising ... Read more...
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Government rejects Hazare’s proposals on anti-graft bill
April 8th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Attempts to break the impasse with anti-corruption crusaders failed again Friday with the government rejecting two of their major demands - having a former Supreme ... Read more...
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Thousands join anti-graft crusade as Hazare begins fast (Intro Roundup)
April 5th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Veteran social activist Anna Hazare Tuesday began his "fast unto death" in New Delhi for a stronger Lokpal Bill that provides for stringent punishment ... Read more...
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Britain may soon sell cigarettes in plain packets
March 7th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 07 (ANI): Britain may soon become the first European country with its decision to force all cigarettes to be sold in plain packs - with no logos or graphics.Distinctive colours ... Read more...
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Superheroes fight crime in Britain
March 3rd, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 3 (IANS) With names like Swift, Black Arrow and Lionheart, a team of 16 masked superheroes is now fighting crime at night on Britain's streets, a media report ... Read more...
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Brit Muslim fanatics burn poppy in protest against ‘murderer’ UK troops
November 12th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.12 (ANI): Hate-filled Brit Muslims burned a giant poppy, chanting "British soldiers burn in hell" during yesterday's two-minute silence to honour war dead.The extremists screamed "British troops are murderers" and "There ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda’s ‘9/11 part two’ threat to London’s Wembley Stadium
October 24th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 24(ANI): The Al-Qaeda has reportedly targeted London's Wembley Stadium in a plot being referred to as '9/11 part two'.According to the Daily Express, overseen by senior Al-Qaeda leader Asim Jeddawi, ... Read more...
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Texas set to ban “pro-Islamic, anti-Christian” lessons from textbooks
September 24th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 24 (ANI): The Texas school board is all set to vote on a resolution on Friday urging publishers to keep "pro-Islamic or anti-Christian" language out of textbooks in the state.According ... Read more...
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Jimmy Smits Gets His Own Show On NBC
September 16th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) TV veteran Jimmy Smits has returned to the American TV screens with the latest offering from NBC called 'Outlaw'. Jimmy Smits plays a charming playboy who ... Read more...
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Google to play live interpreter using smartphones
September 7th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Sep 7 (DPA) Internet search giant Google unveiled new technology Tuesday that slowly interprets conversations between two people who do not speak the same language.
The software was demonstrated during a presentation ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda vows to kill more French in north Africa
August 2nd, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Nouakchott (Mauritania), Aug 2 (DPA) The north African offshoot of Al Qaeda will kill more French citizens, a jailed senior leader vowed in remarks published Monday, following last week's execution by the ... Read more...
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New Muslim group threatens to launch terror atrocity similar to 7/7
August 1st, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.1 (ANI): A new Muslim extremist group has reportedly threatened to launch a terrorist atrocity similar to 7/7 during a highly provocative demonstration outside the front gates of Downing Street.Calling themselves ... Read more...
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Somali Jihadis launch online news channel to promote terrorist propaganda
July 31st, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 31 (ANI): Somalia's Al Qaeda-backed militant group Al-Shabab has launched an on-line "news" channel called Al Kataib, and its first propaganda newscast, in English, uses graphic footage to warn ... Read more...
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Ex-Royal Navy officer says he has solved Holy Grail mystery
June 20th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 20 (ANI): A retired Royal Navy officer who has spent years studying ancient texts, believes he has at last solved the mystery of the disappearance of the Holy Grail.For millions ... Read more...
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Eminem Now Asserts That He Endorses Gay Marriage
June 18th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 18, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Eminem, the prominent rapper, has had to put up with colossal disparagement in the past from campaigners working for the legalization of fair treatment ... Read more...
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‘Rajneeti’ scene-cuts reminds Jaitley of emergency
May 29th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) By allegedly forcing deletions in Prakash Jha's film "Rajneeti", the Congress had resorted to moral policing and harked back to the emergency era when "Aandhi" was ... Read more...
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Japan happy with the rejection of the proposal to ban the Atlantic bluefin tuna
March 22nd, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 22, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A suggestion to outlaw intercontinental trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna has been discarded by a UN wildlife congregation at Doha in Qatar. The ... Read more...
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Yemeni Al-Qaeda vows to wage jihad against Christians, Jews
February 9th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb. 9 (ANI): Senior commanders of the Yemeni wing of Al-Qaeda have urged Muslims in the region to wage a jihad against Christians and Jews.In an audio message posted on ... Read more...
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Yemen Al Qaeda leader blasts Arab states in new tape
February 8th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 8 (DPA) The deputy head of Al Qaeda's Yemeni branch accused Egypt and Saudi Arabia of helping "crusaders" wage a war against the Arabian peninsula, in an audiotape posted on ... Read more...
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Father Christmas ‘buried in Ireland’: Historians
December 14th, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 14(ANI): Historians believe that the remains of St. Nicholas, the man who inspired Father Christmas, are buried at Jerpoint Abbey in County Kilkenny, Ireland.The bishop was buried in the cathedral ... Read more...
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Archaeologists start excavation of medieval fortress in Bulgaria
August 3rd, 2009 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
Sofia (Bulgaria), August 3 (ANI): The second archaeological expedition to excavate the Bulgarian medieval fortress Krakra near the western city of Pernik has begun.According to a report by the Sofia News Agency, ... Read more...
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