Ex-CWC official gets four-year jail term in graft case
August 17th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) A special court has awarded a four-year jail term to a senior official of the Central Water Commission (CWC) in a funds misappropriation case.The Central ... Read more...
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Railways monitoring surge of northeastern people
August 17th, 2012 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 17 (IANS) The Southern Railway authorities here are monitoring a sudden surge of people from northeastern states like Assam and Manipur, among others, at railway stations to go ... Read more...
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Delhi woman hangs herself over harassment, husband arrested
August 15th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Anguished over alleged harassment, a 32-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in her residence here, police said Wednesday. Her husband ... Read more...
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Inmate Has Son after Sneaking Sperm out to Wife
August 14th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hadarim, Aug 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It was recently reported that a man was discovered to have sneaked sperm to his wife while he was in prison. The inmate who is serving 32 ... Read more...
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Vilasrao Deshmukh dies in Chennai hospital (Second Lead)
August 14th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) Union minister and former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh died at a hospital here Tuesday after prolonged illness. He was 67.Deshmukh passed away around 2 p.m., ... Read more...
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Vilasrao Deshmukh passes away (Lead)
August 14th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) Union minister and former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh died here Tuesday after a prolonged illness. He was 67.Deshmukh passed away around 2 p.m., sources at ... Read more...
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Man arrested for killing sister, boyfriend
August 13th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 13 (IANS) A man was Monday arrested for stabbing his sister and her friend in Rajasthan's Sirohi district in a suspected "honour killing" case, police said.The man, identified ... Read more...
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Man arrested for raping minor sister in Kolkata
August 13th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) A 21-year-old man has been arrested for raping his minor sister, police said here Monday.Fearing a social backlash, the family members were initially reluctant to approach ... Read more...
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Woman attacked with acid after refusing to have sex
August 13th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 13 (IANS) A woman suffered acid attack after she spurned two young men's advances in Jharkhand's Jamtara district, say local media reports.The 24-year-old married woman (name withheld) suffered ... Read more...
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Eloping couple commit suicide in Rajasthan
August 11th, 2012 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 10 (IANS) A young couple in Rajasthan is suspected to have committed suicide by jumping into a pond Friday, two days after they eloped after facing objections to ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu governor visits Deshmukh
August 9th, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah Thursday called on ailing union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh at Global Hospital here Thursday, said a hospital official."The Tamil ... Read more...
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Man hurls shoe at judge in Odisha courtroom
August 9th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 9 (IANS) Upset that police had taken no action on his complaint that has family was being harassed, a man facing trial on charges of dacoity hurled a ... Read more...
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Deshmukh still critical
August 8th, 2012 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 8 (IANS) Union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, admitted to Global Hospital here, continues to be critical, a hospital official said Wednesday.The minister's family members would ... Read more...
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Mika recreates ‘Vande Mataram’ his way! (With Images)
August 7th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Popular Punjabi singer Mika has given his own twist to the "Vande Mataram" national song for an Independence Day special show "Azaadi", in which he ... Read more...
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Man stabs son, commits suicide in Rajasthan
August 6th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 6 (IANS) A man stabbed his 15-year-old son to death while he was sleeping, and then committed suicide by jumping into a well in Rajasthan's Baran district, police ... Read more...
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Rajasthan woman seeks annulment of her child marriage
August 4th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 4 (IANS) A 20-year-old woman in Rajasthan's Barmer district has requested the authorities to annul her marriage which was solemnised when she was only two years old, police ... Read more...
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Caste council in Rajasthan orders family’s boycott, police file case
August 4th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 4 (IANS) Cases have been registered against members of a caste council in a village in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district which ordered residents to ostracise a family disobeying a ... Read more...
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Man arrested in Rajasthan for selling off wife
August 4th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 4 (IANS) A man in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district was booked Saturday for allegedly selling his teenaged wife for Rs.3.5 lakh soon after their marriage, police said.According to police, ... Read more...
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Unable to study engineering, woman kills self
August 3rd, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 3 (IANS) A 19-year-old woman in Rajasthan Friday killed herself by jumping in front of a train for not being allowed to study engineering, police said.In her suicide ... Read more...
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Everybody fights and reunites, why criticise us: Farah
July 31st, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Fights and reunions happen everywhere, then why people create a hype when a celebrity is involved, asks Farah Khan who has reunited with her favourite ... Read more...
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Government doctor caught taking bribe in Rajasthan
July 30th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 30 (IANS) A senior gynaecologist at a government-run hospital in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district was Monday caught taking a bribe of Rs.800 from family members of a patient and ... Read more...
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Pakistani guns down three family members
July 29th, 2012 - 5:01 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 29 (IANS) A man in Pakistan's northwest tribal region shot dead his brother, sister-in-law and niece following a domestic dispute, Geo News reported.Police said the a man barged ... Read more...
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Principal shot at in Noida
July 29th, 2012 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Noida, July 28 (IANS) The principal of a chain of schools in Noida and Greater Noida was shot at and critically injured by unidentified assailants outside his house here Saturday, ... Read more...
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Baby girl found murdered in Ghaziabad drain
July 28th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 28 (IANS) An 18-day-old girl was found murdered in a drain in Ghaziabad, police said Saturday.The body of Saumya Lodi, daughter of Virendra Lodi, a worker of a ... Read more...
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Usher’s stepson laid to rest
July 28th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 28 (IANS) Singer Usher's 11-year-old stepson Kile, who passed away following a jet ski accident, was laid to rest in Atlanta.According to tmz.com, Usher was present at ... Read more...
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15 Indians killed as jeep falls into Nepal river (Second Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 28 (IANS) As many as 15 Indian pilgrims, including four children, were killed and two injured Saturday when their jeep veered off the road and fell into a ... Read more...
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US hospital launches pet therapy to cheer up kids
July 25th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) A children's hospital in the Tennessee state of the US has launched a new "pet therapy" under which a golden retriever called Jake visits patients in ... Read more...
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Ronnie Barker’s son Adam Barker arrested after years of being on the run
July 24th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Ronnie Barker’s son Adam Barker arrested after being on the run for a number of years. It may be recalled that he was arrested in 2003 on ... Read more...
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Cab drivers protest against use of Olympic lanes
July 24th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 24 (IANS) London police said a man jumped into River Thames during an Olympic protest by the city's cab drivers.Several dozen cabs drove slowly and tooted their horns ... Read more...
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Laila Khan murder: Tak sent to judicial custody
July 23rd, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) A Mumbai court Monday remanded to judicial custody till Aug 4 Parvez Iqbal Tak, prime accused in the killing of actress Laila Khan and five of ... Read more...
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Kim Kardashian tells mom not to interfere
July 23rd, 2012 - 9:27 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 23 (IANS) Socialite Kim Kardashian has told her mom Kris Jenner to keep her nose out of her relationship with rapper Kanye West.The 31-year-old doesn't want ... Read more...
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Rajasthan school teacher beats kids, held
July 22nd, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 22 (IANS) A Rajasthan government school teacher was arrested Sunday for severely beating up a group of five children from nearby colonies for playing in the premises and ... Read more...
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Uddhav Thackeray to leave hospital Monday
July 22nd, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Two days after Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray underwent an angioplasty to remove blockages in his artery, a party leader said that his hospital ... Read more...
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Five killed in Chhattisgarh power plant accident
July 21st, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 21 (IANS) Five labourers were killed on the spot and many others injured Saturday in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district as a platform of an under-construction cooling tower of the ... Read more...
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My father-in-law got a funeral he deserved: Akshay Kumar
July 21st, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna got a "dignified" funeral, and one which he truly "deserved", says his actor son-in-law Akshay Kumar, who always wanted to ... Read more...
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