Identity theft at all-time high: British officials
July 24th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 24 (IANS) Identity theft now accounts for two-thirds of all frauds, according to Britain's fraud prevention service.According to the latest figures released by CIFAS - the country's Fraud ... Read more...
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Army chief age issue a closed chapter: Antony
February 17th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) A week after the Supreme Court set Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh's birth date as May 10, 1950, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Friday said ... Read more...
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Army chief meets Pranab, no breakthrough on age row (Lead)
February 3rd, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Indian Army chief, General V.K. Singh Thursday met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee over the raging age row, a day before the Supreme Court ... Read more...
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Antony, V.K. Singh blame army for age row (Roundup)
January 31st, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Indian Army's administrative wing Tuesday came under attack sharp attack from both Defence Minister A.K. Antony as well as the army chief, Gen V.K. ... Read more...
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Antony blames army for chief’s age row (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday blamed the army for the dispute over chief Gen V.K. Singh's age and denied that there was any civil-military confrontation ... Read more...
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No civil-military confrontation: Antony on age row
January 31st, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Downplaying the controversy over army chief Gen V.K. Singh's age, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday said the issue should not be seen as a civil-military ... Read more...
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Indian-origin man jailed for life in Britain
June 9th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 9 (IANS) A 60-year-old Indian-origin immigrant has been sentenced to life in prison for battering a man to death in Britain, a media report said.Jaswinder Singh - who ... Read more...
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Army chief’s age: Ball back in defence ministry’s court
May 20th, 2011 - 1:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The confusion regarding the correct age of Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh just got confounded with the country's senior-most legal advisor Thursday recommending that ... Read more...
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‘Porn Wikileaks’ enrages adult industry by revealing porn stars’ real names
April 1st, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 1 (ANI): A Porn Wikileaks site has enraged the adult industry by revealing the real identity of porn stars.The website published a leaked database containing the real names, dates of ... Read more...
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Romanian witches could be fined or jailed for wrong predictions
February 9th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 9 (ANI): A new bill has been proposed by Romanian authorities that could see witches being fined or even jailed if their predictions do not come true.The new bill emerged ... Read more...
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10 commandments of Facebook
November 8th, 2010 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 08 (ANI): Wonder how much of personal information is fine on Facebook? Well, an expert tells you the dos and don'ts of being a part of the social networking ... Read more...
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17 Afghan military officers go AWOL from Dallas Air Force base
June 18th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 18 (ANI): A nation-wide alert has been issued for 17 members of the Afghan military who have gone AWOL (Absence Without Leave) from a Texas Air Force base where foreign ... Read more...
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Delhi blasts accused was minor, mother tells court
April 29th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The mother of Salman Ahmad, a suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist and Delhi serial blast accused, told a city court Thursday that his date of birth recorded in ... Read more...
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Records show two dates of birth for Delhi blast accused
April 20th, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Principals of two former schools attended by Indian Mujahideen terror suspect and Delhi serial blast accused Salman Ahmad have produced in a city court documents that point ... Read more...
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Fugitive killer was running wedding chapel
March 26th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 26 (IANS) A convicted murderer, who has been on the run for 38 years, is back behind bars in the US after being discovered running a wedding chapel, a media ... Read more...
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Two Mexican drug traffickers sentenced over 24 years in prison
February 19th, 2010 - 3:12 am ICT by BNO News
PHOENIX, ARIZONA (BNO NEWS) – Two Mexican nationals were sentenced last Tuesday to a prison term of more than 20 years each for drug trafficking in Arizona, prosecutors said Thursday.Mexican nationals Eleazar ... Read more...
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A West Haven, CT woman pleads guilty to fraud
February 10th, 2010 - 4:58 am ICT by BNO News
WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) – A West Haven, Connecticut woman on Tuesday pleaded guilty to mail fraud and identity theft charges, prosecutors said.Angelique Mullings, 39, waived her right to indictment and ... Read more...
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Bangladesh to give ID-cards to citizens
January 28th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Bangladesh will issue national identity cards to its citizens on the basis of electoral data compiled during the last parliamentary elections, its top election official said here. ... Read more...
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Kim stamps out memory of his first love
August 9th, 2009 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Aug.9 (ANI): A lonely grave in Moscow marks the resting place of the film star who was the first love of the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-il, and the mother of ... Read more...
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Lashkar trying to increase India-Pakistan tensions: UN official (Lead)
July 15th, 2009 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Betwa Sharma
United Nations, July 15 (IANS) The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has ties with the Taliban and is trying to increase tensions between India and Pakistan, says a UN official dealing with ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda and Taliban sanctions list needs fixing
July 15th, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, July 15 (IANS) The sanctions list for Al Qaeda and Taliban operatives contains names of dead people and entries with missing information, says Thomas Mayr-Harting, Austria's ambassador to the ... Read more...
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Air France AF447 had terror suspects onboard
June 11th, 2009 - 12:37 am ICT by John Le Fevre
The French secret service has found that two passengers on board Air France flight AF447 that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean last week have names linked to Islamic terrorism.
The match was ... Read more...
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‘Cyber criminals can buy personal identities for less than a can of cola’
April 14th, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 14 (ANI): With a rise in cyber frauds, criminals can now purchase full personal identities for "less than a can of cola", according to an Internet security firm.The annual Symantec ... Read more...
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How to keep your password safe from data hackers, cyber thieves
April 14th, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 14 (IANS) Last year, one out of 13 people lost money due to internet fraud and identity theft, says a recent report. However, you can insure your password and data ... Read more...
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Now, personal data of 50,000 RAF staff goes missing
September 27th, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.27 (ANI): The personal details of 50,000 current and former RAF servicemen have been stolen from a military base.
According to The Sun, three USB portable hard disc drives containing confidential ... Read more...
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Now, Brown Govt. loses personal details of nearly 500 company directors, employees
September 18th, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.18 (ANI): The Gordon Brown Government has confirmed the loss of a laptop that contained the names, addresses, and in some cases dates of birth and National Insurance numbers of ... Read more...
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Now, Home Office loses data on all inmates in British prisons
August 22nd, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 22 (ANI): British Home Office has lost confidential information on every prisoner in England and Wales, including the names, dates of birth, and addresses of more than 30,000 repeat ... Read more...
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Passport is proof of gymnasts’ age
August 9th, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, Aug 9 (Xinhua) The international Gymnastics Federation (FIG) confirmed Saturday that passports are valid for the age eligibility of all gymnasts competing in the Beijing Olympics. "The International Olympic Committee has ... Read more...
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Thief paid PS3k to leave UK back in a day to continue crime spree!
May 23rd, 2008 - 3:31 pm ICT by admin
London, May 23 (ANI): A prolific bag snatcher who was given 3,000 pounds to quit Britain took the money and came back the next day.The 26-year-old Algerian, Hakim Benmakhlouf, preyed on ... Read more...
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Sculptor’s ‘remembrance stones’ a big hit in Germany
April 8th, 2008 - 9:20 am ICT by admin
By Clive Freeman
Berlin, April 8 (DPA) Sculptor Gunter Demnig faced a wall of silence whenever he asked his father about his experiences as a soldier fighting for the German army in World ... Read more...
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Bank files on 20,000 people dumped in abandoned building
February 18th, 2008 - 2:00 pm ICT by admin
London, Feb.18 (ANI): Sensitive bank-related information of about 20,000 people has been found dumped in a hippy squat.
The building is located in Crouch End, North London, and the Haringey Council files ... Read more...
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