Gunman kills one, takes another hostage in German town
July 5th, 2012 - 5:41 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, July 4 (IANS) At least one person was shot dead and another taken hostage in Germany after an unidentified gunman opened fire Wednesday morning in Karlsruhe, Xinhua reported.According to ... Read more...
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Five dead in German hostage crisis (Lead)
July 5th, 2012 - 5:40 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, July 4 (IANS) All four hostages and an armed kidnapper died Wednesday in a seige in Karlsruhe city in southwest Germany, media reports said.Xinhua said the man took four ... Read more...
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Delhi court evicts tenant from ex-official’s flat
July 1st, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) A Delhi court has ordered the eviction of a tenant from a retired government official's flat, observing that the occupant tried to delay the trial ... Read more...
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TV weatherman Robert William Batot shot in the chest with a crossbow
June 6th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tennessee, June 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) 53-year-old Gerald Delbert Taylor, from Johnson City, has been charged with trespassing, burglary and attempted first-degree murder after breaking into the home of 43-year-old TV personality Robert ... Read more...
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Have deepest regard for PM: Team Anna
May 30th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 30 (IANS) Faced with a direct attack from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Team Anna said Wednesday it had the "deepest regard" for him but wanted to know ... Read more...
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Binayak Sen urges ‘intolerant’ Bengal to change policies
May 4th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) In the wake of the forcible eviction of people from slums in eastern Kolkata, human rights activist Binayak Sen Friday accused the West Bengal government ... Read more...
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Priest slain in Colombia
May 3rd, 2012 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, May 3 (IANS/EFE) The Rev. Jesus Maria Parra, a priest of Colombia's Orthodox Catholic denomination, was fatally shot at a downtown Bogota hotel he owned, police said Wednesday.Two suspects ... Read more...
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Bengal tea workers may come under MGNREGA
April 27th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) The West Bengal government is planning to bring the state's impoverished tea gardens workers under the ambit of the 100-days' employment guarantee scheme, said Chief ... Read more...
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Human rights activists beaten up in Kolkata
April 12th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Several people were injured and many arrested after a procession led by a human rights organisation in protest against the eviction of slum dwellers in ... Read more...
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Intellectuals protest against Mamata regime
April 12th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Upset over various incidents ranging from the Park Street rape case to attack on human rights organisations, intellectuals of Kolkata, including a Trinamool Congress MP, ... Read more...
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BJP has nearly all of Congress’s sins - and a few of its own (Comment)
March 24th, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
There does not appear to be much hope for the BJP to emerge as a major challenger to the Congress in 2014, although the latter is now much weaker than ... Read more...
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Ramdev promises to agitate again in Delhi
February 23rd, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Buoyed by the Supreme Court's censure of the government for arbitrarily and forcefully ending his Ramlila Ground protest last year, yoga guru Baba Ramdev vowed ... Read more...
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Jor Bagh residents move court for eviction of encroachers (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Over two weeks after clashes near a shrine in a south Delhi neighbourhood in Jor Bagh area left at least 25 people injured, some residents ... Read more...
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Residents move court for eviction of encroachers
January 31st, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Over two weeks after clashes near a shrine in a south Delhi neighbourhood left at least 25 people injured, some area residents Tuesday approached the ... Read more...
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Vendors with semi-perishable goods may lose livelihood: Survey
January 20th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 20 (IANS) Street vendors selling semi-perishable goods in Rajasthan are facing a never-before threat of loss of livelihood, a survey of over 2,500 vendors has revealed.The Public Response ... Read more...
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No role in Ramdev’s eviction, home ministry tells apex court
January 16th, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The union home ministry Monday told the Supreme Court that it had no role in the police operation past midnight June 4, 2011, for evicting ... Read more...
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Porn star Sunny Leone out of ‘Bigg Boss 5′
January 1st, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone just missed the opportunity of winning reality show "Bigg Boss 5", as she was evicted Saturday, just a week before ... Read more...
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Chavan to meet PM on Ambedkar memorial, boundary row
December 29th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) For the second time in three weeks, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, seeking his intervention ... Read more...
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Hawkers cannot be allowed to choke streets: Court
December 29th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has ruled that a Supreme Court-appointed committee was not empowered to stay the order of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) ... Read more...
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I learnt how to make rotis, Indian curries: Andrew Symonds
December 18th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds, who has come out of the "Bigg Boss" house, says he had a satisfying stay in the house and learnt ... Read more...
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Protest continue against Kerala’s fifth airport project
December 13th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Aranmula (Kerala), Dec 13 (IANS) As protests against the setting up of a private airport at Aranmula in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district go on, promoters of the greenfield project have dismissed ... Read more...
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Vida bids alvida to ‘Bigg Boss 5′, says she wasn’t happy
November 20th, 2011 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Afghan beauty Vida Samadzai, the latest to be evicted from "Bigg Boss 5", says she was prepared to leave the show as she couldn't bear ... Read more...
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Occupy protesters evicted from New York park
November 15th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 15 (IANS) Police in full riot gear moved into New York's Zuccotti Park early Tuesday, evicting hundreds of protesters from the site where the Occupy Wall Street ... Read more...
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Tension on the X Factor show as Paula sends one of her groups’ home
November 11th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Simon Cowell says part of him was all for it when another group was voted out of the X Factor show. The music mogul said though ... Read more...
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Gulabo Sapera’s ‘Bigg Boss’ journey ends
October 16th, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) She came packed well with three suitcases for three months, but Kalbeliya dancer Gulabo Sapera's stay in "Bigg Boss 5" came to an end Saturday night ... Read more...
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J.R. Martinez & partner top the ‘Dancing with the stars’ leaderboard
September 20th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Sept 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The new season of ABC’s hit show Dancing with the Stars has started airing. On the opening say of the contest, J.R. Martinez and professional partner ... Read more...
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DMK leader surrenders in land grab cases
July 25th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Salem (Tamil Nadu), July 25 (IANS) DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu minister Veerapandi Arumugam, accused in two cases of land grab, Monday surrendered to police on the directions of ... Read more...
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NGOs release report on forced eviction in Delhi
July 5th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A coalition of civil society organisations Tuesday released a report highlighting the "grave violation of human rights" resulting from forced eviction of people in a ... Read more...
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‘Delhi Police can’t be blamed for action on Baba Ramdev’
July 2nd, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Reiterating his stand on the forcible eviction of yoga guru Baba Ramdev from the Ramlila Ground here last month, Delhi Police chief B.K. Gupta ... Read more...
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Didn’t baton-charge Ramdev supporters: Delhi Police
June 17th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Refuting charges of using batons during the crackdown on Baba Ramdev and his supporters at Ramlila Ground here early this month, Delhi Police Friday said ... Read more...
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Lokpal panel meets for consensus amid sharp differences
June 15th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The 10-member panel of government and civil society representatives drafting an anti-corruption Lokpal bill met here Wednesday amid sharp differences, including over whether ... Read more...
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Rights panel meets Delhi Police on Ramdev crackdown
June 8th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday held an interactive session with a group of Delhi Police officers to discuss the post-midnight crackdown on Baba ... Read more...
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Shutdown in Chhattisgarh against Ramdev’s eviction
June 8th, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 8 (IANS) Normal life was hit Wednesday in urban areas across Chhattisgarh with offices remaining closed and petrol vends shutting down to protest a police crackdown ... Read more...
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Team Anna shifts protest venue to Rajghat
June 7th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Civil society members led by Anna Hazare have decided to shift the venue of their day-long protest Wednesday from Jantar Mantar to Rajghat to avoid ... Read more...
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Ramdev is a ‘mask’ for RSS, says Congress
June 6th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Congress Monday accused yoga guru Baba Ramdev, whose fast against corruption and black money was forcibly ended after Saturday midnight, of being a ... Read more...
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