Shutdown impact on Andhra assembly
September 20th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 20 (IANS) The nation-wide shutdown had its impact on Andhra Pradesh state legislative assembly with the opposition parties forcing adjournment thrice since morning.Main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP), ... Read more...
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BJP, SP protests force parliament adjournment till Friday (Second Lead)
September 6th, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Protests inside both houses of parliament by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over coal block allocations and by the Samajwadi Party (SP) over the ... Read more...
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Defeated Pistorius questions rules
September 3rd, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 3 (IANS) In a night that should have belonged to Paralympic Games superstar Oscar Pistorius, Alan Oliveira of Brazil had not read the script for the T44 men's ... Read more...
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Cheeky fox takes late night tube ride
August 9th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Cheeky Fox stunned commuters of the underground train in London when it jumped in to the train to take a late night ride. This happened ... Read more...
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Patil disappointed us, says Vidarbha farm widow
July 23rd, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, July 23 (IANS) Outgoing President Pratibha Patil did nothing to help thousands of starving farm widows of Vidarbha, an activist Monday alleged."Veteran Congress leader Pratibha Patil is from ... Read more...
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Delhi’s autos, taxis to go on strike from Aug 3
July 20th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Auto-rickshaws and taxis in Delhi will go on strike from Aug 3 to protest the rise in prices of compressed natural gas (CNG) without any ... Read more...
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Parrikar asks armed forces to vacate land
July 19th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 19 (IANS) The tussle between the armed forces and the government over land continues in Goa with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar saying that getting the army to "vacate ... Read more...
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Molestation of teen sparks national outrage; four held (Intro Roundup)
July 13th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 13 (IANS) Four days after a teenage girl was stripped and groped by a group of men for more than half-an-hour on a busy road here, police ... Read more...
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Molestation of teen sparks national outrage; four held (Roundup)
July 13th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 13 (IANS) Four days after a teenage girl was stripped and groped by a group of men for more than half-an-hour on a busy road here, the ... Read more...
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Unregistered Amarnath pilgrims cause chaos
June 28th, 2012 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 28 (IANS) Unregistered pilgrims for the annual Amarnath yatra in the Jammu and Kashmir Himalayas are causing massive problems for the registered pilgrims and for the authorities, ... Read more...
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Kerala house adjourned over murder controversy
June 13th, 2012 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 13 (IANS) The Kerala assembly was disrupted again Wednesday as opposition Left legislators harped on their demand that Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) legislator P.K. Basheer be arrested ... Read more...
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Workers in Delhi demand better pay on May Day
May 1st, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Demanding better remuneration and abolition of anti-worker policies of the government, the All India Federation for Trade Unions (AIFTU) Tuesday protested in the capital ... Read more...
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Three CPI-M leaders allege ill-treatment at Doha airport
April 29th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, April 29 (IANS) En route to Cuban capital Havana to participate in a trade union congress, three Communist Party of India-Marxist leaders from Kerala were stopped at the Doha ... Read more...
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Chavez to return to Venezuela this week
April 24th, 2012 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, April 24 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez spoke Monday on state television for the first time since he went to Cuba for cancer treatment nine days ago and said ... Read more...
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Congress Waterloo in Goa due to family raj: Congress
March 6th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 6 (IANS) Even before the final results are yet to be announced, Goa Congress spokesperson Ramakant Khalap has termed the party's poor showing as the Waterloo of ... Read more...
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No takers for WSH in Delhi as Wizards win
March 2nd, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) At a sparsely occupied Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi Wizards kicked off their campaign with 3-2 win against the Karnataka Lions in the ... Read more...
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Andhra assembly adjourned again
February 15th, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 15 (IANS) The liquor mafia and the issue of Telangana saw the Andhra Pradesh assembly adjourned without any business as the opposition stalled proceedings for the ... Read more...
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High voltage Maharashtra municipal poll campaign ends
February 14th, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) The curtains came down Tuesday on one of the most brutal poll campaigns in recent times by all major political parties - for Thursday's ... Read more...
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Kerala distilleries seek hike in liquor prices
December 20th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 20 (IANS) Even as sales of liquor and revenue earned by way of taxes on it are going up in Kerala, the 11 distilleries in the state are ... Read more...
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Andhra assembly adjourned for second day without business
December 2nd, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 2 (IANS) For the second consecutive day, the Andhra Pradesh assembly was adjourned without transacting any business as the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Telangana Rashtra ... Read more...
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IFFI ‘foisted’ on people, says Goa Church
November 24th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 24 (IANS) The Church in Goa Thursday accused the Congress-led governments in New Delhi and Goa of being insensitive to local sentiments and "foisting" a film festival ... Read more...
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Malayalam movie industry in throes of crisis
November 16th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 16 (IANS) Constant tiffs among film organisations and escalating costs have led to a crisis in the Malayalam movie industry, known for classics like "Perumthachan" and "Ajayan" and ... Read more...
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Goa mining scam worth Rs.10,000 crore: Congress legislator
September 17th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 17 (IANS) Goa's illegal mining scandal is worth Rs.10,000 crore ($2 billion), former deputy chief minister of Goa and Congress legislator Dayanand Narvekar Saturday told the Justice ... Read more...
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Salman cries, but no one takes him home
September 13th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Barmer (Rajasthan), Sep 13 (IANS) He cries every day to be taken back to his mother, but eight-year-old Salman's pleas fall on deaf ears at the children's reform centre in ... Read more...
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More Mumbai doctors strike work demanding safety
September 9th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Resident doctors of two other Mumbai hospitals Friday joined their counterparts at Sion hospital who are on an indefinite strike to protest aginst the assault on ... Read more...
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Man attempts suicide over mouse menace
July 25th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer (Rajasthan), July 25 (IANS) A man here tried to immolate himself after being repeatedly bitten by rodents in his house, which thrived due to the alleged negligence of authorities, ... Read more...
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Rapper Flo Rida arrested for DUI
June 10th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Miami, June 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rapper Flo Rida has been arrested on suspicion of driving under influence. MTV reports that Flo was arrested after the police at Miami Beach realized that he ... Read more...
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Milkha wants PM to take up turban issue strongly
March 16th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Legendary athlete Milkha Singh Wednesday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to strongly take up the issue of Sikhs being forced to remove their ... Read more...
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Mayawati advises Jats to shift protests to Delhi
March 14th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati Monday announced her support for the ongoing Jat agitation for declaring the community a ... Read more...
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Rifca Stanescu becomes the world’s youngest grandmother at 23
March 7th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Bucharest, Mar 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 23-year-old Romanian woman might be the youngest grandmother in the world. Rifca Stanescu was only 12 years when she gave birth to her daughter, Maria.According to ... Read more...
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Oz students’ racism fight on Facebook erupts onto streets
March 4th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 4 (ANI): A racism fight among Australian students on social networking site Facebook caused a brawl between a student's relatives and the police to erupt.The fight between "Leb" and ... Read more...
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Arianna Huffington’s AOL deal sparks accusations of political sell-out
February 27th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb.27 (ANI): Arianna Huffington has long reigned as the queen of America's chattering classes, using her Huffington Post website as a platform to transform herself into a darling of ... Read more...
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Andhra assembly remains paralysed over Telangana issue
February 26th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 26 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh assembly remained paralysed and no business could be conducted in the house for the second consecutive day Saturday as some ruling party legislators joined ... Read more...
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Teachers climb water tank in protest; baton charged (Lead)
February 21st, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 21 (IANS) At least 12 qualified Urdu teachers were injured here Monday after police baton charged to break their demonstration demanding appointment in schools, officials said.In a protest inspired by ... Read more...
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Urdu teachers climb water tank to press for demands
February 21st, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 21 (IANS) In a protest inspired by a Bollywood film, half a dozen qualified Urdu teachers, including three women, climbed atop a water tank just across the Uttar Pradesh assembly ... Read more...
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