Mamata woos voters through Rabindra sangeet
September 18th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IANS) Sloganeering -- the pet campaign tool of Indian politicians -- is minimal and soothing Rabindra sangeet plays in the background. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata ... Read more...
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Reese Witherspoon shows off her black eye after accident
September 14th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sept 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Reese Witherspoon has gone public with her injuries. Witherspoon was rushed to the hospital after she was hit by a car last week. The ... Read more...
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Cow herd tramples elderly woman to death
September 2nd, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) A herd of cows trampled to death an elderly woman who was passing through a field with her dog, just yards from her home.Police believe the ... Read more...
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Woman killed, cops hunt for rapist civil servant
August 29th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 29 (IANS) An elderly woman was found murdered by police staff who went to return her handbag they discovered in a bin. Police are now looking for a ... Read more...
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One dead, three missing after tour boat capsizes in central Japan
August 17th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- A boat carrying 23 passengers capsized on Wednesday in central Japan, leaving one tourist dead and three people missing, local media said.The fire department in the city of ... Read more...
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Mother of Greater Noida farmer leader threatens protest
May 28th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Gulaothi (Uttar Pradesh), May 28 (IANS) The elderly mother of farmer leader Manvir Teotia, sought by police after a violent protest against land takeover in Bhatta-Parsaul village in Uttar ... Read more...
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Dentist arrested after fighting with elderly woman
May 28th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Florida, May 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 57-year-old dentist has been arrested after fighting an 85-year-old woman over her fake teeth. The dentist, Michael Hammonds was arrested after having a scuffle with his ... Read more...
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Man held for raping elderly woman
May 24th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was arrested from north Delhi for allegedly raping a woman in her late 70s, police said Tuesday."Prahlad was arrested from Keshavpuram area ... Read more...
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Hounded by office stares - someone maybe gossipping about you
May 20th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 20 (IANS) Do you wonder why your colleagues keep staring at you? Lingering stares in office may be a sign that you are being targeted by malicious gossip ... Read more...
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Ballot scores over bullet in Bengal’s Maoist heartland
May 10th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata May 10 (IANS) "Initially I was very apprehensive. But after seeing so many security people around, I felt safe and have come out to vote," said an elderly woman ... Read more...
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Chinese woman suffocates to death after TV blast
April 26th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, April 26 (IANS) A Chinese woman died of suffocation in her Shanghai apartment after a television set exploded in a flat below hers.Cai Shuwen, a student at the Shanghai ... Read more...
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Elderly landlady murdered for property, three held
April 14th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Three of the four men who kidnapped and murdered an elderly woman to grab her property in west Delhi have been arrested, police said Thursday."Mukesh ... Read more...
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Man held for killing two dogs, assaulting two woman
April 11th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was arrested in east Delhi for killing two stray dogs and assaulting an elderly woman and her daughter who objected to his ... Read more...
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Dead granny in US found stuffed in closet as grandson had sex in room
April 1st, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 1 (ANI): A woman in the US was found dead and stuffed in a bedroom closet by relatives, who walked in on her grandson having sex with a woman ... Read more...
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Jennifer Garner to play Agatha Christie’s super-sleuth Miss Marple
March 30th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 30 (ANI): Jennifer Garner has landed the title character in Walt Disney Pictures' upcoming big-screen adaptation of Agatha Christie's 'Miss Marple' mystery novel series.According to IGN, the character - immortalized ... Read more...
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Two held for elderly woman’s murder
March 23rd, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Two people have been arrested for killing an elderly woman and robbing her house in north Delhi, police said Wednesday."Brijesh, 19, and Manoj Kumar, 20, ... Read more...
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Two pulled out alive from rubble in Japan
March 15th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 15 (IANS) An elderly woman and a man were miraculously pulled alive Tuesday from the rubble in Japan, four days after the devastating 9.0 magnitude quake and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Two held for Rebecca John mother’s murder
March 12th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Two men have been arrested for the murder of 80-year-old Anna Mammen, mother of prominent city lawyer Rebecca John, police said Saturday, adding that robbery ... Read more...
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‘Hall Pass’, a comedy that fails to pass (IANS English film review, Rating * and 1/2)
March 5th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Hall Pass"; Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly; Actors: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate; Rating: * and 1/2The plot of this film is every married man's dream. ... Read more...
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Tusker creates ruckus at IIT Kharagpur
February 8th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) The elite Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur suffered a blackout and lockdown for more than three hours after a wild elephant entered the campus and caused ... Read more...
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Murder case in Italy solved after 35 years
January 19th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Jan 19 (IANS/AKI) A convicted criminal has confessed to killing an elderly woman in the central Sicilian town of Piazza Armerina - 35 years after she was found beaten and strangled ... Read more...
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92-Year-Old Woman Successfully Completes Honolulu Marathon
December 13th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Honolulu, Dec 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) For 92-year-old Gladys "Glady" Burrill, the Honolulu Marathon which was held with much elan on Sunday, was nothing short of a dream come true. Not ... Read more...
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US woman, protesting TSA pat-downs, confronts security in bra and panties
December 2nd, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): An elderly woman in America tried to clear security at the Will Rogers World Airport by wearing only her bra and panties.According to the Oklahoman, Tammy Banovac, 52, ... Read more...
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2,000-yr-old intact female skeleton with gray hair discovered in China
November 25th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 25 (ANI): An intact skeleton of an elderly woman has been excavated from an ancient tomb dating back to around 2,200 years ago in central China's Hubei Province.Archaeologists ... Read more...
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Elderly woman held hostage, Rs.35 lakh looted
November 11th, 2010 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Mohali, Nov 10 (IANS) Search operations are on to nab three young men who looted Rs.35 lakh from an elderly woman after holding her hostage at her house, police said Wednesday.According ... Read more...
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Two arrested for murder of restaurant manager
October 22nd, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Delhi Police Friday arrested two people for the murder last month of an assistant manager of a south Delhi restaurant."Acting on basis of information, we nabbed Rajesh ... Read more...
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Brit hubby throws away wife’s winning $181m lottery ticket!
October 20th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 20 (ANI): A British woman who owned a winning lottery ticket worth 181 million dollars, was in for a disappointment after her husband binned the ticket.An elderly woman, who has ... Read more...
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Man in England throws away $181m lottery ticket
October 20th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 20 (ANI): Fortune struck big for a Brit lady, who owned a lottery ticket worth 181 million dollars, but her husband became a villain to her luck, as he binned ... Read more...
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Shillinglaw Johnson The Woman Who Came To Life
October 19th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 19, 2010(Pen Men at Work): In a shocking turn of events it has been come to view that an elderly woman named Shillinglaw Johnson who was earlier declared dead by ... Read more...
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90-year-old Oz woman has wrong leg amputated by docs
October 13th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 13 (ANI): Prosecutors have revealed that a 90-year-old Austrian woman had the wrong leg amputated by doctors.The operating surgeon and a second doctor, who allegedly made the mistake when planning ... Read more...
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Mothers-in-law being cared for by daughters-in-law don’t live longer
October 9th, 2010 - 11:04 am ICT by ANI
London, Oct 9 (ANI): Always thought it's the mother-in-law who makes the life of her son's wife a living hell? Well, according to a research, the daughter-in-law is actually primed for revenge.Research ... Read more...
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Serial killer of 25 Pakistani women arrested
September 22nd, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Police in Sialkot city of Pakistan have arrested a serial killer on charges of robbing and murdering 25 elderly women over the last year, Express ... Read more...
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US teens charged with elderly woman’s rape
August 29th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) Three teenagers in the US city of Detroit have been charged with raping a 90-year-old woman, a media report said Sunday.
Maurice Randall, 17, and Anthony Hardy, 18, both ... Read more...
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Air New Zealand’s plane safety video features naked elderly woman
August 25th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 25 (ANI): Air New Zealand's latest in-flight safety demonstration video features an elderly woman streaking down the isle.Themed on the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, the video ... Read more...
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Teenager held for killing three kids in Chhattisgarh
August 25th, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 25 (IANS) A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on charges of murdering three children, all under the age of 10 years, in a Chhattisgarh village, police said Wednesday.
"Mahesh (not his ... Read more...
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