Tigress, cubs kill, eat farmer in Yavatmal (With Image)
January 10th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Yavatmal (Maharashtra), Jan 10 (IANS) A tigress from a nearby forest reserve killed a farmer while he was working in the field and, along with her cubs, ate the body ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Expert groups to probe Fukushima n-plant disaster again
December 31st, 2011 - 10:33 am ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Dec 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four groups of independent experts will conduct another probe into the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the NHK TV channel said.Four ... Read more...
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Phil Hughes punched by a stranger in a bar
December 29th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 29 (IANS) Australia's axed Test opener Phil Hughes was punched by a stranger while he was drinking, and lost his shirt during the melee that took place at ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
65 houses gutted in fire in Himachal village
December 24th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 24 (IANS) In a devastating fire, 65 houses were gutted in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district early Saturday. However, there has been no loss to human life."More than 65 ... Read more...
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Three Russian journalists detained in Kazakhstan
December 19th, 2011 - 5:58 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three Russian journalists covering riots in western Kazakhstan were detained without any reason Sunday, Russia's Kommersant business daily said on its website."The journalists were detained ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
20 charged for arson during 2010 Kashmir unrest
December 13th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 13 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Police Tuesday formally charged 20 persons for setting ablaze public property worth crores of rupees in the north Kashmir town of Tangmarg ... Read more...
Posted in National |
When Mamata turned chief manager in face of tragedy
December 10th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) A chief minister sitting under a tree or on a cheap plastic chair outside a hospital morgue for hours helping grieving relatives cope with a ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Close shave at Kerala airport?
December 9th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 9 (IANS) Eyewitnesses said a major air tragedy was averted at the Thiruvananthapuram international airport runway Friday when one foreign airline took off just in time to avert ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Three drown as hospital bus falls into canal
December 7th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 7 (IANS) Three people, including two doctors, were drowned and one man was reported missing as a hospital bus rolled into a canal here Wednesday.The bus ... Read more...
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Man leaves behind $1 million in Australian restaurant
November 23rd, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Nov 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man has a very expensive memory lapse. The police in Australia are searching for a man who walked out of a restaurant leaving behind 1 million ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Railway begins probe into Jharkhand train fire
November 23rd, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 23 (IANS) The railways Wednesday began probing the Howrah-Dehradun Express train fire in Jharkhand in which seven people, including two children and an Australian woman, were killed a ... Read more...
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Four gunned down in Pakistan court (Lead)
November 12th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 12 (IANS) At least four undertrial prisoners were gunned down Saturday at a court in the adjacent garrison town of Rawalpindi, police and eyewitnesses said.Another man was injured ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Woman killed by tiger in Uttar Pradesh
November 5th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 5 (IANS) A tiger killed a woman in Katarniaghat forest reserve in this Uttar Pradesh district Saturday, an official said.Nanki, 42, a native of Khairipurwa village, ... Read more...
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Nine killed in Haryana accident
October 28th, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 27 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and nine others injured in an accident involving two cars and a Canter truck near Hansi town of Haryana Thursday ... Read more...
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Mario Balotelli’s house catches fire after fireworks zoom off in wrong direction
October 24th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Manchester, Oct 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli lifted his jersey to reveal an inner T-shirt that had a question which only he could answer. After scoring against Manchester United ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Eighth Tibetan sets himself on fire in southwestern China
October 16th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by BNO News
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) -- An Eighth Tibetan man set himself on fire in protest against Chinese rule in the southwestern province of Sichuan on late Saturday morning, a rights group reported on ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Telangana protestors attack Hyderabad college
October 10th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Tension prevailed at a private college in Hyderabad as Telangana activists attacked it demanding its closure while the parents of students staged a protest asking ... Read more...
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BJP leader shot dead in Uttar Pradesh
October 8th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 8 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was shot dead by unidentified assailants in this Uttar Pradesh district Saturday evening, triggering protests by the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
At least eight civilians killed, dozens injured in Yemen’s Taiz province
October 6th, 2011 - 1:25 am ICT by BNO News
TAIZ, YEMEN (BNO NEWS) -- At least eight civilians were killed and dozens more were injured on early Wednesday when Yemeni government forces attacked protesters in the southern province of Taiz, medics ... Read more...
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Youth kills girl, commits suicide in Uttar Pradesh
October 5th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 5 (IANS) A youth in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district Wednesday shot his teenaged girlfriend dead and committed suicide after the girl reportedly turned down his marriage proposal, police ... Read more...
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Gunmen attack bus carrying Shiite Muslims in southwestern Pakistan, killing 13
October 5th, 2011 - 5:04 am ICT by BNO News
QUETTA, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Gunmen on Tuesday attacked a bus carrying Shiite Muslims workers in southwestern Pakistan, killing thirteen people and wounding seven others, police said.The attack happened in the Akhtarabad ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
BJP man tries to attack minister with sandal
October 1st, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 1 (IANS) A "disgruntled" Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker Saturday tried to hit Karnataka Housing Minister V. Somanna in the state secretariat with a sandal but was ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Congress corporator hacked to death in Bangalore
October 1st, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 1 (IANS) A Bangalore city corporator S. Nataraj of the Congress was hacked to death in broad daylight at a busy traffic junction in Malleshwaram in the northern ... Read more...
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Minister, MPs face ire of Telangana protesters
September 28th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 28 (IANS) A minister and two MPs belonging to the Congress Wednesday had to face the ire of Telangana protesters, who were demanding that they resign immediately ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Sachin Tendulkar moves into his ‘dream home’
September 28th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) Taking advantage of the auspicious occasion of the first day of the Navratri festival, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar finally moved into his swank new 'dream ... Read more...
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Andhra MP, Telangana leaders arrested in Hyderabad
September 27th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 27 (IANS) Police Tuesday arrested Congress MP from Vijayawada L. Rajagopal and Telangana leaders from the office of the transport commissioner here to avert a clash.Tension grew ... Read more...
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Three kids die as van falls into canal
September 26th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 26 (IANS) At least three children died after a school van carrying around 25 students plunged into a canal near here Monday evening, police said.
The children, from the ... Read more...
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Man dies as car catches fire
September 23rd, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) A 30-year-old telecom executive was burnt to death after his car went up in flames here, police said Thursday.Pardeep Arora, a resident of Dilshad Garden ... Read more...
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Tension as cops clash with students, stop Telangana march
September 19th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 19 (IANS) Students of Hyderabad's Osmania University and Nizam College clashed with police Monday after they were stopped from taking out a march to demand a separate ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
18 dead as Yemeni forces fire on protesters
September 18th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Sep 18 (IANS) The deaths from an attack by the Yemeni government forces on protesters marching Sunday in the capital to demand President Ali Abdullah Saleh's resignation have risen ... Read more...
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Punjab, industry, social drama on book shelf (IANS Books This Week)
September 15th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Browse through the bookshelf of thought-provoking new titles that blend gripping narratives with hard facts...1. Book: "The Punjab Bloodied: Partitioned & Cleansed"; Written by Ishtiaq ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Five die as gunmen attack Pakistani school bus
September 13th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 13 (IANS) At least five people, including four students, were killed Tuesday afternoon when gunmen fired indiscriminately at a school bus near Peshawar in northwest Pakistan, media reports ... Read more...
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Russian ice-hockey plane crash survivor dies in hospital
September 12th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) One of the only two survivors of last week's plane crash that wiped out almost an entire ice-hockey team died in hospital Monday, officials said."Alexander ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Eight die in China boat capsize
September 10th, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 9 (IANS) At least eight people, including six school students, were killed Friday when a ferry sank in a river in China, officials said.The incident took place in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Police to release third sketch of bomber
September 9th, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Delhi Police are preparing a third sketch of a suspect of the high court bombing and will release it Saturday, sources said Friday."The sketch ... Read more...
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