Youth’s hands chopped off for not repaying loan
March 2nd, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 2 (IANS) A young man whose hands were chopped off after he failed to repay a loan languishes on the floor of a government hospital here, frightened ... Read more...
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60 percent turnout in incident-free 6th round of UP poll (Roundup)
February 28th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 28 (IANS) The high stakes battle for power in Uttar Pradesh entered the last lap Tuesday with 60 percent peaceful voting in the sixth and penultimate round ... Read more...
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Pride over Oscar win, shame over content: Pakistani daily
February 28th, 2012 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 28 (IANS) The documentary that won Pakistan's first Oscar is a matter of national pride, but its "content is a matter of national shame", said a daily.The Oscar ... Read more...
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400 students caught cheating, expelled
February 24th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 24 (IANS) More than 400 students caught cheating in Class X exams have been expelled and some 100 parents who helped them to copy have been arrested in ... Read more...
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Punjab cabinet recommends dissolution of assembly
February 24th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) The Punjab cabinet Friday recommended the dissolution of the 13th state assembly to the governor.With this, the way has been paved for constitution of the ... Read more...
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Polling begins for UP election’s fifth phase
February 23rd, 2012 - 8:47 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 23 (IANS) Polling for the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh's staggered elections in 49 assembly seats spread across 13 districts began Thursday at 7 a.m.The total electorate ... Read more...
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If you love democracy, don’t hate politicians: CEC
February 21st, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 21 (IANS) If you love democracy, do not hate politicians. This is the message from Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi.Addressing a gathering after inaugurating a philatelic exhibition here ... Read more...
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Kashmiri woman’s 15-year wait for husband
February 19th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Keran (Jammu and Kashmir), Feb 19 (IANS) Whenever a postman enters this village in Kupwara district of Kashmir, Jameela Rayees cannot stop herself from rushing to the door in anticipation. ... Read more...
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Polling begins for UP election’s fourth phase
February 19th, 2012 - 8:49 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 19 (IANS) Polling for the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh's staggered elections in 56 assembly seats began Sunday at 7 a.m.The total electorate numbering 17,414,545 (men 9,583,429, ... Read more...
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‘Transformers 4′ all set to be directed by Michael Bay
February 15th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has confirmed that Michael Bay will return for the next installment of the Transformers movie. Bay directed the first three movies under ... Read more...
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Ekta all about passion, hard work: Jeetendra (Lead)
February 15th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) Yesteryear star Jeetendra is proud of his daughter Ekta Kapoor, one of the most successful producers in the film industry, and says she personifies passion ... Read more...
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Ekta is all about passion, hard work: Jeetendra
February 15th, 2012 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai Feb 15, (IANS) Ekta Kapoor, who is one of the most successful producers in the film industry, has indeed come a long way. Her proud father Jeetendra feels ... Read more...
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Watch world’s heaviest man marry on Valentine’s Day
February 13th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) This Valentine's Day will be special for Manuel Uribe, the world's heaviest man - he will tie the knot with longtime girlfriend Claudia on the ... Read more...
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Big B prepares for abdominal surgery
February 9th, 2012 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has revealed that he will undergo abdominal surgery Saturday."There were some medical procedures today as well for -- and this is being ... Read more...
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Poll outcome will be solid for Congress: Rahul(Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 6 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said the results of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls would be "solid" for his party. He also said he ... Read more...
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Poll results will be solid for Congress: Rahul
February 6th, 2012 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, Feb 6 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday said poll results for his party would be "solid" in Uttar Pradesh where elections to elect a new government ... Read more...
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Process on army chief’s age complaint vitiated: Supreme Court (Lead)
February 3rd, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday questioned the government's decision to reject army chief Gen V.K. Singh's plea that his date of birth be restored to May ... Read more...
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Polling begins in Punjab
January 30th, 2012 - 9:35 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) Voting started across 19,841 polling stations in Punjab's 117 assembly seats at 8 a.m. Monday, Election Commission (EC) officials said here.Despite the winter chill, some polling ... Read more...
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Bank robber shoots himself in the foot
January 27th, 2012 - 12:06 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A group of robbers thought they have handed a member the easiest task when they handed him two guns just to keep watch at the ... Read more...
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Balanced emotion would have made ‘Guzaarish’ work: Hrithik
January 17th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Hrithik Roshan had worked hard for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Guzaarish", but it didn't work out at the box office. The star says that if they had ... Read more...
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12 new stars to join TOWIE cast
January 11th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) 12 new stars will be joining the cast of The Only Way Is Essex in the season four. The hit reality show had already seen four cast ... Read more...
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US wants fairness for Haqqani in memo scandal
January 7th, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) The US government believes it is time to seek a fair and transparent judicial process for Pakistan's former ambassador to Washington in the memo scandal.On Friday, ... Read more...
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Supreme Court breather for 5 HJC legislators
January 4th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) In a breather to five Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) legislators who sought to merge their party's legislative wing with the Congress, the Supreme Court Wednesday ... Read more...
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BJP wanted to keep Lokpal bill in limbo: Narayanasamy
December 30th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not want to pass the Lokpal bill in the Rajya Sabha and wanted to keep it in limbo, ... Read more...
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Katich resigns to his fate, says Cowan worthy successor
December 26th, 2011 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 26 (IANS) Simon Katich has finally resigned to his fate of being an ex-Test player and has backed his former New South Wales teammate Ed Cowan, who made ... Read more...
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Senate passes Tax Cut Bill
December 24th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Dec 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US lawmakers once again left it late too avert a major economic uncertainty. With just eight days to the expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts, the fate ... Read more...
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Uninformed persons can bring about majority decision
December 19th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 19 (IANS) History is witness to how a handful have succeeded in uniting whole societies behind them and directed their fate. Now, a research shows that uninformed individuals ... Read more...
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Why do people justify inept, corrupt systems?
December 18th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) Why do we resist change even when the system is blatantly corrupt or unjust?
A new study calls it 'system justification,' the conditions under which we ... Read more...
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Lokpal Bill in this session, don’t doubt our intent: PM (Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
On board Air India One, Dec 17 (IANS) With Anna Hazare's threat of an indefinite agitation for a strong anti-graft law looming large, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said ... Read more...
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Voting progresses for Chandigarh’s municipal elections (Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 17 (IANS) Voting in the 26 wards of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation progressed smoothly Saturday with 35 percent polling till 3 p.m., election officials said here.Polling began ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan is due in court for her probation update
December 14th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Dec 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Lindsay Lohan is back in court to know the fate of her probation. Lohan was warned at her last appearance that failing to comply with ... Read more...
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Pilot father-son duo die during air race
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 23 (IANS) A man and his elder son crashed to their deaths while flying together in an air race, as the younger son heard them in their last ... Read more...
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Pfister’s future with Soca Warriors to be determined soon
November 20th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, Nov 20 (IANS/CMC) The fate of Trinidad and Tobago head coach Otto Pfister will be known before year end, acting Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFA) president Lennox ... Read more...
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Junior athlete’s leg amputated due to train accident
November 8th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Thane/Wardha, Nov 8 (IANS) It was a lifetime blow for a Maharashtra junior athlete and his family as he fell off a running train Friday, it was revealed here Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Taliban step up attacks ahead of Afghan Loya Jirga
November 4th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 4 (IANS) Amid the Afghan government's efforts to convene Loya Jirga or traditional grand assembly of tribal elders to get national endorsement for inking the possible strategic ... Read more...
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