Tom Cruise’s lawyer threatens to sue National Enquirer
July 13th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tom Cruise’s lawyer has threatened to sue the National Enquirer over a story which alleged that Katie Holmes had been living in a ‘house of horrors’.According ... Read more...
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Boxer Evander Holyfield forced to move out of his foreclosed home
July 10th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Georgia, July 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Boxer Evander Holyfield has moved out of his Georgia mansion under duress. It may be recalled that the retired boxer has been going through a hard time ... Read more...
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Pakistani Hindus in duress, says daily
March 13th, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 13 (IANS) Hindu families in Sindh province were living in fear and insecurity due to their young women being forcibly converted, said a leading daily that called upon ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill not under duress, all views considered: Pranab (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday forcefully countered the opposition's charge that the Lokpal bill has been tabled under duress and stressed that all proposals ... Read more...
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Bill not tabled in a hurry: Pranab
December 27th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday forcefully countered in the Lok Sabha the opposition's charge that the Lokpal bill has been tabled in a hurry ... Read more...
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Only one Mahatma for India, no one crusader against corruption: CPI (Second Lead)
December 22nd, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Slamming Anna Hazare, the Communist Party of India (CPI) Thursday said India has one Mahatma -- Mahatma Gandhi -- and it is wrong to ... Read more...
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There is only one Mahatma for India, says CPI (Lead)
December 22nd, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Slamming Anna Hazare, the Communist Party of India (CPI) Thursday said India has one Mahatma -- Mahatma Gandhi -- and it is wrong to ... Read more...
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BJP ‘disappointed’ with Lokpal bill, Lalu fumes
December 22nd, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Strongly objecting to the "unconstitutional" minority quota provision in the Lokpal bill, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday demanded that the government withdraw the ... Read more...
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Portuguese film ‘The Consul of Bordeaux’ to open IFFI 2012
November 12th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 12 (IANS) Portuguese director Manuel Gonzales' "The Consul of Bordeaux" will open the 42nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here Nov 23.Speaking to reporters ... Read more...
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Indian Army chief to retire in just over 8 months: Antony
September 7th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The government Wednesday ended the uncertainty over the birthdate of Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh with parliament being informed that he would retire in ... Read more...
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‘Rooney better than Messi and Ronaldo’
April 30th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 30 (ANI): Manchester United ace Wayne Rooney is better than Lionel Messi at shooting and he is also a better header of the ball than Cristiano Ronaldo, according to ... Read more...
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World Cup for India is Asia’s win too: Pakistani daily
April 3rd, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) The World Cup belongs to India but the victory belongs to skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni who "epitomised composure under duress", said a leading Pakistani daily, ... Read more...
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RSS questions authenticity of Aseemanand’s confession
January 7th, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Friday questioned the authenticity of the confessional statement of Swami Aseemanand about his role in terror activities and said the Central Bureau ... Read more...
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Congress abusing CBI to implicate RSS leaders, says BJP
January 7th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of abusing the CBI to falsely implicate some leaders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak ... Read more...
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‘Iranian woman’s ’stoning to death’ sentence could still be quashed’
January 3rd, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Jan 3 (ANI): A senior judicial official has said that Iranian woman Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's sentence of 'stoning to death' could be avoided, but certain "ambiguities" still remain in her case. ... Read more...
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Iran’s ’stoning to death’ woman, son to sue two Germans for ‘illegal’ interview attamepts
January 3rd, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Jan 3 (ANI): Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery charges, and her son have said that they would sue the two German nationals for ... Read more...
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Iran’s ’stoning to death’ woman brought out for dinner with children following son’s appeal
January 2nd, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Jan 2 (ANI): Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery charges, was taken out on prison leave to have dinner with her daughter and son, ... Read more...
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UAE court tries Pak brothers charged for running ‘Qa’eda-linked jihadi group’
December 28th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Abu Dhabi, Dec 28 (ANI): Two Pakistan nationals accused of running a jihadi organisation, and aiding and abetting al Qa'eda have gone on trial in the United Arab Emirates.The two brothers from ... Read more...
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Punjabi female attendant with Air Canada jailed for cocaine smuggling
December 21st, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Dec 21 (IANS) In the first case of jailing of an Indo-Canadian woman for drug trafficking, an Air Canada female flight attendant was Monday locked for eight years ... Read more...
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Indian police torture, says US cable
December 18th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Indian security agencies torture prisoners to extract information, partly because forensic science is weak in the country, says a leaked US embassy diplomatic cable.India is weak in ... Read more...
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Iran’s ’stoning to death’ woman ‘was sold for sex to fund husband’s drug addiction’
December 16th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran (Iran), Dec 16(ANI): Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman who was earlier sentenced to death by stoning for alleged adultery charges, had suffered years of abuse and was sold for sex ... Read more...
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Mirchpur violence: Apex court hints at transferring case
December 7th, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday indicated that the trial in the Mirchpur case, in which people belonging to the dominant caste are accused of attacking the Dalits of ... Read more...
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Indonesian women trafficked to Goa spa, massage parlours
December 3rd, 2010 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 3 (IANS) Indonesian women are being trafficked into Goa's dozens of shady massage and spa parlours that dot the tourism-oriented coastline of the state, according to a letter to the ... Read more...
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Influential Pak politicians helping Taliban carry out terror strikes, claims terror suspect
November 17th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 17 (ANI): Some influential Pakistani politicians have been patronising the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a terror suspect has revealed during his interrogation.Mohammad Rafique, an alleged terrorist, who was caught by ... Read more...
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Anti-porn drive launched in Sri Lanka
November 6th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 06 (ANI): A court in Sri Lanka has allowed police to publish photographs of local porn actors in the media in an effort to break up a porn ring.The authorities ... Read more...
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Iranian ’stoning to death’ woman may be executed by Wednesday, claim HR observers
November 2nd, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Nov 2 (ANI): Human rights observers have warned that Iran plans to execute Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman who was earlier sentenced to death by stoning for alleged adultery charges. ... Read more...
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Tendulkar’s ‘three metre wide bat’ makes Test cricket tough: Hussey
October 19th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct 19 (ANI): Australian batsman Mike Hussey becomes an onfield cheerleader for the team to keep the morale high, as he knows that Test cricket becomes tough when master blaster ... Read more...
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Iranian ‘death by stoning’ woman’s son reported missing
October 13th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Oct 13 (ANI): The son of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian woman who had been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, has reportedly gone missing following the arrest of two ... Read more...
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US Says Inverted Philippine Flag Was Honest Mistake
September 27th, 2010 - 11:57 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Sunday, the United States Government said that they made an “honest mistake” when the Philippine flag was accidentally displayed upside down during a meeting which ... Read more...
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Iranian ‘death by stoning’ woman’s son, lawyer say torture denial on TV also under duress
September 16th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 16 (ANI): The son and lawyer of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning, have condemned her appearance on Islamic republic's state TV channel last night ... Read more...
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Family of Iranian woman to be stoned refused prison visits
August 28th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.28 (ANI): A lawyer and the family of a Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning, have been denied visits to the prison where she is lodged, her son told the ... Read more...
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ACLU Initiates A Lawsuit Against The FBI And CIA
August 19th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, August 19, 2010 (Just Flashed): The legal representatives for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) launched a lawsuit on Wednesday against the FBI, CIA and other federal espionage bureaus. The plaintiff ... Read more...
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Iranian Woman, Sentenced To Death By Stoning, Allegedly Confesses Under Torture
August 13th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 13, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): 43-year-old Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani happens to be a woman of the Islamic Republic of Iran. She has been the recipient of the punishment of death by ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha clears bill curbing police powers (Lead)
August 12th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Thursday approved the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2010, that makes policing more transparent. Under it a police officer will compulsorily have ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha clears bill to restrict police powers
August 12th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Thursday cleared the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) (Amendment) Bill, 2010, that restricts police powers.
The bill, which also makes it "compulsory" for a ... Read more...
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