Two arrested for beating doctor protesting girl’s harassment
September 5th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sept 4 (IANS) Two youth were arrested after they allegedly badly beat up an elderly homeopath doctor, leading to his death, after he objected to them passing vulgar comments ... Read more...
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He dispels darkness through solar lamps (With photo)
August 20th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Solan (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 20 (IANS) He dispels darkness through solar lamps and compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs)."Eco-man" Gopal Dutt of Solan walks around everyday with a loudspeaker in his hands ... Read more...
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Rashtrapati Bhavan: Viceregal lodge to India’s presidential abode
July 24th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The magnificent 340-room Rashtrapati Bhavan, that once housed the British viceroy and now the Indian president, is a symbol of continuity from the ... Read more...
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‘Pranab showed leadership even as a teenager’
July 24th, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) President-elect Pranab Mukherjee had shown sparks of brilliance even as a teenager when he had persuaded a minister to order the renovation of his school's ... Read more...
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Protest against mosque desecration in Kashmir
July 23rd, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 23 (IANS) A mosque in a Jammu and Kashmir village was torched, leading to a shutdown in the area Monday and street protests as locals demanded that the ... Read more...
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Congress leader’s house vandalised; Trinamool blamed
June 12th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) The house of a woman Congress leader, who has been a councillor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation for nearly two decades, was attacked here Monday night ... Read more...
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Ecuadorian film wins two prizes
March 11th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Guadalajara (Mexico), March 11 (IANS/EFE) The Ecuadorian film "Pescador" (Fisherman) was awarded Saturday two silver Mayahuel Prizes for Best Actor and Best Director at the 27th Guadalajara International Film Festival.Festival ... Read more...
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Ukrainian girls may be jailed for insulting Indian flag
February 18th, 2012 - 6:19 am ICT by IANS
Kiev, Feb 18 (IANS) A group of Ukrainian topless protesters may face jail term up to four years for climbing onto the balcony of the Indian ambassador in Kiev and ... Read more...
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Mumbai sees peaceful V-Day
February 14th, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Thanks in part to the upcoming civic body elections in Maharashtra, the Valentine's Day Tuesday passed off peacefully.Political activists normally opposed to Valentine celebrations were too ... Read more...
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Big B misses carefree life
December 18th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan misses the unrestrained and carefree days of youth when he used to go for frequent 'chaat' sessions and for drives with ... Read more...
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Monkeys are back, Shimla takes cover
September 30th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 30 (IANS) Your spectacles could be taken away, food packets snatched or you might even be slapped. The monkey menace is again rearing its head in this ever ... Read more...
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Fearing world’s end, he builds ark with AC
September 8th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 8 (IANS) A Chinese man is convinced the world will end in 2012, and has hired workers to build an ark like that of the biblical Noah.The ark ... Read more...
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False alert causes n-radiation scare in Bangladesh
March 16th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 16 (IANS) Panic gripped many in Dhaka and elsewhere in Bangladesh after they received text messages warning of radiation following the explosions in a Japanese nuclear reactor damaged ... Read more...
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Two BSP leaders held for 2009 arson attack
March 4th, 2011 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) In a surprise move, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday ordered the arrest of two of her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leaders for their alleged ... Read more...
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Black Magic ritualists kill child in Mangalore
December 18th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by ANI
By Harish NayakMangalore, Dec.18 (ANI): Karnataka Police on Friday arrested three people for killing a child as part of a black magic ritual in Mangalore.The accused were identified as a woman named ... Read more...
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Dikshit, Delhi Police call for safe, pollution-free Diwali
November 5th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Delhi Police Friday appealed Delhiites to celebrate a clean and pollution-free Diwali.In a message published in leading newspapers, Dikshit said: "Let the ... Read more...
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No crackers after 10 p.m.: Delhi Police
November 4th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) No bursting of firecrackers would be allowed in the capital after 10 p.m., the Delhi Police said Thursday."Bursting of firecrackers that emit a loud noise are banned ... Read more...
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CWG: Government advisory on swine flu, dengue to participants
September 18th, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The central government Friday issued a health advisory to the participants visiting Delhi for the Commonwealth Games stating that the "H1N1 influenza has now peaked in India".
The ... Read more...
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More sandstorms to hit China: Official
March 23rd, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 23 (IANS) Eight to 10 more sandstorms are expected to hit north China in April and May as a result of the frequent spells of cold during spring, China's Meteorological ... Read more...
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Sonic Boom Rocks Florida
February 22nd, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Feb 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sonic Booms have been creating quite a stir be it in the world of games, videos or in the state of Florida. The whole evening of ... Read more...
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Three girls die smoking out mosquitoes
February 6th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 6 (IANS) Troubled by mosquitoes, three girls sharing a hostel room in Orissa's Gajapati district decided to light some twigs and neem leaves to smoke out the blood-suckers - to ... Read more...
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Church vandalized in north Karnataka
November 18th, 2009 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 18 (IANS) A church in north Karnataka has been vandalized and a cross, doors and windows have been damaged, police and church authorities said Wednesday.
Vasanthkumar, the priest at the church ... Read more...
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Bomb attack on Indian mission in Kabul more powerful than July 2008: Sources
October 8th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.8 (ANI): The blast that occurred outside Indian Embassy in Kabul this morning wasmore powerful than the last year's blast, sources here said.According to them, the blast created a "deeper ... Read more...
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Shimla’s civic centre among world’s endangered monuments
October 8th, 2009 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 8 (IANS) The century-old civic centre of Shimla, comprising imperial buildings that were once institutions of power when this hill town was the summer capital of British India, is among ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu Atomic Research Centre conducts off-site mock drill
October 8th, 2009 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu), Oct 8 (ANI): The Madras Atomic Power Station conducted a mock drill at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu to prepare villagers around the site in case of any possible radiation ... Read more...
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Four Indian sites in 2010 Watch Map Monuments Fund
October 8th, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 8 (ANI): Four Indian monuments are among the sites listed in the 2010 Watch Map Monuments Fund.The first, Chiktan Castle, located within Kargil, a remote, mountainous region of northern India, ... Read more...
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7 dead, 67 hurt in Kabul bombing outside Indian embassy (Lead)
October 8th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 8 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 67 injured in a suicide bombing outside the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital Thursday. No Indians were killed but ... Read more...
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Kabul blast: Indian envoy says its intensity was the same as 2008 blast
October 8th, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Oct.8 (ANI): India's Ambassador to Afghanistan Jayant Prasad on Thursday said this morning's blast outside the Indian embassy was of the same intensity as the blast that took place in the ... Read more...
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Some Indians hurt in Kabul bombing outside embassy: Indian envoy
October 8th, 2009 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 8 (IANS) No Indians had been killed in the suicide blast outside the Indian embassy here Thursday morning but some had been injured, Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan Jayant Prasad ... Read more...
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Terror will not deter us from Afghanistan rebuilding: Krishna
August 18th, 2009 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) In an oblique message to Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Tuesday said that actors of terror will not deter India from the reconstruction of Afghanistan ... Read more...
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UK police seeking crime-prevention tips from 12 prolific burglars
July 24th, 2009 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 24 (ANI): Police officials in Hertfordshire, England, are reportedly taking crime-prevention tips from 12 prolific burglars in return for not being jailed.Cops are being aided by the robbers, who ... Read more...
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Wimbledon files complaint on shoddy 2000 construction (Wimbledon Diary)
July 2nd, 2009 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 2 (DPA) Wimbledon's Millennium media and player complex, unveiled at the start of the new century, is falling apart due to shoddy workmanship, the All England Club says in a ... Read more...
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Two injured in Ambala railway yard fire
April 13th, 2009 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Ambala (Haryana), Apr 13 (ANI): A fire that was sparked off by a leaking gas tanker spread to a railway yard in Haryana on Monday.Two railway employees inside the yard were ... Read more...
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Historic haveli of Soojan Singh in Pindi on verge of crumbling due to Govt. apathy
March 26th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Mar.26 (ANI): The palatial haveli of Rai Bahadur Soojan Singh is in shambles these days due to lack of proper maintenance.The grand palace built by Rai Bahadur in 1893 for his ... Read more...
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Doors and windows will now detect suspicious activities
March 18th, 2009 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 18 (IANS) Doors and windows are now being sensitised to suspicious movements and to detect whether and how quickly something is moving.
A novel motion sensor developed by the Fraunhofer Institutes ... Read more...
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