Chinese vice president meets Panetta
September 19th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 19 (IANS) Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, who has appeared in public after a fortnight's disappearance, Wednesday met US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta here.Xi reviewed his visit ... Read more...
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Former lawmaker’s body found in Mexico
September 13th, 2012 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Monterrey (Mexico), Sep 13 (IANS/EFE) The body of a former state legislator was found in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon four days after he was kidnapped by gunmen, ... Read more...
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Missing Pakistanis: UN team to investigate
September 10th, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) A UN delegation has arrived in Pakistan on a 10-day mission to study the measures taken by the government to prevent the so-called "forced disappearances" of ... Read more...
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CBI moves to auction Indra Bishnoi’s property
August 17th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Aug 17 (IANS) The CBI has initiated the legal process to auction the properties of Indra Bishnoi, a Congress legislator's sister, wanted to stand trial in Bhanwari Devi kidnap ... Read more...
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Tiger cub spotted in Sariska
August 8th, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 8 (IANS) A tigress in Rajasthan's Sariska Tiger Reserve has reportedly delivered a cub.On Tuesday, the tigress and the cub were captured on camera. This is encouraging news, ... Read more...
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Chastain wants time to focus on personal life
August 6th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) Actress Jessica Chastain wishes she had time for her personal life.The "Lawless" actress is currently single but is hopeful that in days to come she will ... Read more...
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Man arrested in Rajasthan for selling off wife
August 4th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 4 (IANS) A man in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district was booked Saturday for allegedly selling his teenaged wife for Rs.3.5 lakh soon after their marriage, police said.According to police, ... Read more...
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Three more tigers for Sariska
August 2nd, 2012 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 2 (IANS) Spread over 866 sq km, the Sariska National Park in Rajasthan was once home to 15 tigers. Poaching reduced the number to zero till re-population began ... Read more...
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Doctor detained in murder of mentally-ill woman in Bengal
July 15th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) A doctor was detained Sunday in connection with the death certificate of a mentally-ill woman suspected to have been raped and murdered last month in West ... Read more...
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Of an Indian double agent: A true-to-life thriller (Book Review)
July 15th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Book: "Escape to Nowhere: Story of an Indian Espionage Agent"; Author: Amar Bhushan, Publisher: Konark Publishers; Pages: 332; Price: Rs.299
In May 2004 a tsunami hit the Research and Analysis Wing ... Read more...
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Laila Khan’s father dismisses claim on her killing
July 5th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Nadir Shah Patel, father of the missing Bollywood starlet Laila Khan, Thursday challenged the claim of her step-father Parvez Iqbal Tak that the actress, along with ... Read more...
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16-year-old girl in Rajasthan alleges gang rape
June 29th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 29 (IANS) A 16-year-old girl has lodged a complaint with the police that she was abducted, confined to a car and gang-raped for 20 days by five youths ... Read more...
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Missing engineer’s wife questions Nitish Kumar’s silence
June 26th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 26 (IANS) The wife of Bihar engineer Fasih Mehmood, who has been missing since he was allegedly arrested in Saudi Arabia and deported to India, Tuesday questioned the ... Read more...
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Cockroach essential to earth’s delicate ccoystem
June 24th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 24 (IANS) People need to stop stamping on cockroaches, as one of the most despised of all insects is essential to our planet for converting nitrogen into fertiliser, ... Read more...
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Missing engineer’s mother asks PM to help trace son
June 18th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 18 (IANS) The mother of engineer Fasih Mehmood, who has gone missing after being allegedly arrested in Saudi Arabia and deported to India, Monday sought help from ... Read more...
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Maoist supply chain busted in Chhattisgarh; 3 held
June 14th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 14 (IANS) A major Maoists supply chain was busted with the arrest from different locations here of three people, including a woman, and recovery of 270 live cartridges ... Read more...
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43 women go missing on Canadian highway in 30 years
June 10th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 10 (IANS) Mystery surrounds one of the remotest stretches of highway in Canada after nearly 50 women have gone missing in past 30 years, it was reported here.Many ... Read more...
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CPI-M demands release of its jailed Bengal ex-MP
June 5th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) The CPI-M Tuesday demanded the release of its former MP Laxman Seth and two of his associates jailed for allegedly plotting violent incidents in West ... Read more...
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Militia seizes airport in Libyan capital
June 4th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 4 (IANS) A militia has seized control of the international airport in Libyan capital Tripoli, CNN reported Monday.Two platoons of the Tarhouna militia moved in overnight because of ... Read more...
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Fasih Mehmood not in India’s custody: Chidambaram
May 31st, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The central government Thursday denied media reports that Fasih Mehmood, an Indian engineer working in Saudi Arabia, was in its custody."The media reports are ... Read more...
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British PM’s ex-spokesperson held for perjury
May 30th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 30 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron's former spokesman and ex-editor of the News of the World was detained Wednesday over allegations of perjury in court, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Indian kills wife in Italy for being ‘westernized’
May 29th, 2012 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
Rome, May 29 (IANS) A 37-year-old Indian migrant in Italy killed his pregnant wife because she loved wearing western clothes and he wanted to punish her for going against Indian ... Read more...
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Casey Anthony found hiding in Florida
May 23rd, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Florida, May 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Casey Anthony has been found hiding in Florida, 10 months after the end of her trial. She will now have to return to Orlando’s courts. ... Read more...
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Spanish embassy policeman found dead in Yemen
May 22nd, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 22 (IANS) A Spanish policeman working at the embassy in Yemen capital Sana'a, who went missing last week on his way to the airport, was found dead Tuesday, ... Read more...
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Missing actor Nicolas Kent ‘Nick’ Stahl checks into rehab
May 21st, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, May 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The whereabouts of the missing actor Nicolas Kent have finally been known. It may be recalled that his wife had reported his disappearance to Los Angeles ... Read more...
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Devious people take emotionally intelligent for a ride
May 21st, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 21 (IANS) People who rate themselves high on emotional intelligence (EI) scale might be taken for a ride as they tend to over-estimate their ability to detect deception ... Read more...
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Missing in action, Uttarakhand’s goral and barking deer (With Images)
May 18th, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Dehradun, May 18 (IANS) They have populated the Himalayan forests of Uttarakhand for centuries. One, a goat-antelope that is elusive, shy and retreating. The other, a species of small deer ... Read more...
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Sariska villagers protest relocation
May 16th, 2012 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 15 (IANS) Hundreds of people Tuesday blocked the main entrance of the Sariska tiger sanctuary in Rajasthan's Alwar district, protesting relocation of their villages falling within the reserve, ... Read more...
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Slain Pakistani reporter to be honoured in US
May 10th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 10 (IANS/AKI) Slain Pakistani reporter Syed Saleem Shahzad's name will be included in a two-storey glass memorial in US that will display the names of journalists who have ... Read more...
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Bombs hurled at Bangladesh Secretariat
April 29th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 29 (IANS) Unidentified attackers Sunday hurled two bombs at the Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka, one in front of the home ministry, but no one was injured in the ... Read more...
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For 12 years, Kashmir widow hunts for missing son (With Image)
April 23rd, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 23 (IANS) Twelve years after her son was allegedly arrested by the Nepal police, Zubeida, a 65-year-old Kashmiri widow, has said that she has been running from pillar ... Read more...
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Journalist killed in Pakistan
April 20th, 2012 - 2:10 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) A senior journalist of Pakistan's Dawn newspaper was found murdered in a house in Karachi Thursday, police said.Murtaza Razvi's body was found in an apartment in ... Read more...
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Missing nurse case: Legislator’s kin declared proclaimed offender
April 16th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, April 16 (IANS) A court here Monday declared a Congress legislator's sister Indra Bishnoi a proclaimed offender for remaining an absconder for over five months in the case of ... Read more...
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Missing nurse case: Rs.5 lakh reward for tip-off on accused
April 11th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, April 11 (IANS) The CBI Wednesday announced a cash reward of Rs.5 lakh for information on Indra Bishnoi, the sister of a Congress legislator and an accused in the ... Read more...
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Missing nurse case: Maderna shifted to Jaipur jail
April 4th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, April 4 (IANS) Sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna, an accused in nurse Bhanwari Devi's disappearance and murder last year, was shifted to Jaipur jail Wednesday from Jodhpur, an official ... Read more...
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