Nine perish as two IAF choppers collide (Second Lead)
August 30th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad/New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Nine defence personnel, including five officers, were killed Thursday when two Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters collided mid-air near Jamnagar in Gujarat, an official said.The ... Read more...
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PM condoles deaths in Tamil Nadu train fire (Lead)
July 30th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday expressed "shock and grief" over the death of 32 people who were burnt alive in the New Delhi-Chennai Tamil ... Read more...
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Ghana President Mills dies following short illness
July 25th, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by BNO News
ACCRA, GHANA (BNO NEWS) -- Ghana's President John Atta Mills died Tuesday afternoon in the capital Accra following a short illness, the presidential office said, giving no other details about the cause ... Read more...
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Sonia expresses grief over Rajesh Khanna’s demise
July 18th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday expressed her deep sorrow on the demise of Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna, who passed away in Mumbai after ... Read more...
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Saudi crown prince passes away in Geneva (Second Lead)
June 16th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, June 16 (IANS) Saudi Arabia's heir apparent Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud died Saturday at a Geneva hospital following prolonged illness, Al Jazeera reported. The 78-year-old was undergoing ... Read more...
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Nepal gets a new cabinet
May 6th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 6 (IANS) A new cabinet comprising 11 ministers belonging to different political parties has sworn in Nepal, Xinhua reported Sunday.The new government has been formed after dissolving the ... Read more...
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Pakistani plane with 127 on board crashes, no survivors (Third Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) A passenger plane carrying 127 people crashed in stormy weather and burst into flames while approaching Pakistan's Islamabad airport Friday evening. There were no reports ... Read more...
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Argentina railway accident toll climbs to 50
February 24th, 2012 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Feb 24 (IANS/EFE) The toll in the railway accident in Buenos Aires has risen to 50, Argentine officials said.The figures were confirmed Thursday by Claudio Ayruj, the Buenos ... Read more...
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PM shocked at Ahmed Karzai’s assassination
July 12th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday expressed "deep sorrow and shock" over the "sad news of tragic assassination" of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's half-brother Ahmed ... Read more...
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PM condoles train accident victims
July 10th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Prime Minster Manmohan Singh Sunday expressed "deep sorrow and shock" over the train accident in Uttar Pradesh in which 20 people were killed and ... Read more...
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Well-made ‘Nootrienbathu (180)’ a visual treat (Telugu Movie Review)
June 26th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Nootrienbathu (180)"; Cast: Siddharth, Priya Anand, Nitya Menen, Mouli, Geetha, Sricharan; Director: Jayendra; Cinematographer: Balasubramaniem; Music Director: Sharreth; Rating: ** 1/2
Acclaimed ad filmmaker Jayendra's debutant movie has all the ... Read more...
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Husain was doyen of the art world: Sonia
June 9th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday expressed her deep sorrow on the demise of artist M.F. Husain saying he was the doyen of the world ... Read more...
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Pak Supreme Court acquits five of six accused in Mukhtaran Mai gang rape case
April 21st, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 21(ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court has acquitted five of the six accused in the Mukhtaran Mai gang rape case.A three-member bench of the apex court upheld the verdict of the Lahore ... Read more...
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Sonia expresses ‘deep sorrow’ on Arjun Singh’s death
March 4th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday expressed "deep sorrow" on the death of veteran party leader Arjun Singh here."I express deep sorrow on his death," ... Read more...
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Pakistan president, PM condemn minister’s assassination
March 2nd, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 2 (IANS) Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday strongly condemned the assassination of the country's Minister for Minorities Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti.Zardari ... Read more...
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Amjad pays tribute to Bhimsen Joshi, Tagore
February 14th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 14 (IANS) Saying he felt "deep sorrow" at the passing away of Bhimsen Joshi, sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan paid the clasical vocalist a stirring musical tribute here. The ... Read more...
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Legendary rock guitarist Gary Moore passes away at 58
February 7th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 7 (ANI): Renowned rock guitarist Gary Moore was found dead in a hotel room while on a holiday in Spain.The Belfast-born guitarist was 58.Thin Lizzy manager Adam Parsons told ... Read more...
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Jang Group expresses “deep sorrow” over notice on Zardari’s possible remarriage story
February 6th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Feb 6(ANI): The Jang group of newspapers has expressed "deep sorrow and regret over the release of a legal notice" issued by Pakistani authorities for publishing a story on President Asif ... Read more...
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India donates $500,000 for Benin flood victims
January 15th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Jan 15 (IANS) India has made a cash donation of $500,000 in assistance to Benin, the west African nation that suffered devastation in massive floods since late last year.India's Permanent ... Read more...
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Latif Khosa offers cooperation to PML-N through reconciliation process
January 15th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 15(ANI): Newly-appointed Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khosa has made an offer of cooperation and "cordial relations" to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), as part of the reconciliation policy adopted ... Read more...
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Musharraf condemns assassination of Salmaan Taseer
January 5th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 5(ANI): Former Pakistan President and chief of the All-Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Pervez Musharraf has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the assassination of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer.In a ... Read more...
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Karunakaran a voice of secularism: Sonia
December 23rd, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday expressed deep sorrow on the death of senior Congress leader K. Karunakaran and described him as a national leader who was ... Read more...
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Paedophile scandal like banking collapse: Catholic leader
October 6th, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 6(IANS) A Roman Catholic leader in Britain has compared the paedophile scandal involving priests with the banking collapse that led to recession worldwide.Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols linked the behaviour ... Read more...
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Italian church welcomes legal action in sex abuse cases
October 2nd, 2010 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Vatican City, Oct 2 (IANS/AKI) Italy's catholic church has welcomed civil suites against priests for alleged sexual abuse, said Monsignor Mariano Crociata, secretary-general of the Italian Episcopal Conference."There will be no obstacles ... Read more...
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Protests as pope apologises for sex abuse ‘crimes’ (Second lead)
September 18th, 2010 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 18 (DPA) Pope Benedict XVI Saturday delivered his strongest condemnation yet of the child sex abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church as more than 10,000 people demonstrated in ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi mourns deaths in Leh flash floods
August 6th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday expressed deep sorrow and grief over the loss of lives due to flash floods in Leh in Jammu and Kashmir.
She ... Read more...
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Melbourne police identfy dead Indian victim
June 13th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 13 (ANI): Melbourne Police is baffled about how the Indian owner of a Melbourne real estate chain ended up dead under a Balwyn North freeway footbridge.The Sunday Herald Sun ... Read more...
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Himachal chief minister mourns Prabha Rau’s death
April 26th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 26 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Monday expressed grief over the death of Rajasthan Governor Prabha Rau.
Rau, 74, passed away at a New Delhi hospital Monday after ... Read more...
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Marijuana Advocate Jack Herer Dies At 70
April 16th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Eugene, Apr 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Activist and well known author Jack Herer passed away on Thursday, in his family residence at Eugene. He had been suffering from certain complications that ... Read more...
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Prime Minister expresses grief over loss of lives in China earthquake
April 15th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by ANI
Brasilia, April 15 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Thursday conveyed India's grief over the death of people in the devastating earthquake that hit China on Wednesday.In his ... Read more...
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Manmohan meets Hu, offers quake aid (Lead)
April 15th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
Brasilia, April 15 (IANS) India´s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday met Chinese President Hu Jintao and conveyed his condolences for the quake victims in China before the two ... Read more...
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Manmohan offers China assistance for quake-hit
April 15th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Brasilia, April 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday expressed condolence over the loss of lives in China's Qinghai province that was hit with a massive quake and offered India´s ... Read more...
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Tibetans grieve over Polish president’s death
April 10th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, April 10 (IANS) The Tibetan government-in-exile based here Saturday expressed deep sorrow and grief over the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski in an air crash in Russia.
"We deeply express sorrow ... Read more...
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Statement by Israeli President Peres on the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski
April 10th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by BNO News
JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres on Saturday released the following statement after Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife, and other senior government figures were killed in a plane ... Read more...
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Zardari, Gilani condemn Peshawar bombings (Lead)
April 5th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday condemned the serial blasts in Peshawar apparently targeting the US consulate and vowed to crush ... Read more...
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