Suspended jailer kills wife, self in Lucknow (Lead)
July 27th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) A suspended jailer shot dead his wife and then killed himself here Friday, said police.R.K. Kesarwani was under suspension after riots broke out in the prison ... Read more...
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GJM faces heat from rival parties for strong-arm tactics
July 7th, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Darjeeling, July 7 (IANS) Candidates of the CPI-M, Trinamool Congress and Independents Saturday alleged they were forcibly prevented by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) from filing nominations for the July ... Read more...
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Trinamool MLA speaks out against factionalism, sycophancy
July 1st, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) Taking potshots at the top Trinamool Congress leadership, a party legislator Sunday said she was incapable of doing "politics of sycophancy" and complained of "factional ... Read more...
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49 dismembered bodies found in Mexico
May 14th, 2012 - 5:03 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Forty-nine dismembered bodies packed in plastic bags were found on a highway near Monterrey in northern Mexico, officials said.Prosecutors in Nuevo Leon state said ... Read more...
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Kerala CPI-M legislator resigns
March 9th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader R. Selvaraj Friday resigned as legislator, taking the party top brass by surprise and fuelling speculation that he was hand ... Read more...
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Malayalam actor denies his film mocks superstar Mohanlal
January 22nd, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) Malayalam actor-cum-script writer Sreenivasan has refuted media reports that his latest film "Padmasree Bharath Dr Saroj Kumar" shows superstar Mohanlal in poor light.Sreenivasan plays the lead ... Read more...
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Woman sets herself, daughter on fire
December 31st, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 31 (IANS) Depressed over frequent domestic feuds, a woman in Rajasthan burnt her two-year old daughter and herself to death Saturday, police said.The woman. identified as Ganga Devi, ... Read more...
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CBI questions head of Syrian Jacobite Church in murder case
October 21st, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Oct 21 (IANS) The supreme head of the Syrian Jacobite Church, Catholicos Baselios Thomas-I, appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at its office here Friday in connection ... Read more...
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Pakistani teenager seeks protection from ‘Swara’
October 14th, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 13 (IANS) A Pakistani teenaged girl who sought protection from Swara, a practice in which little girls are married off to members of rival families to settle old ... Read more...
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Nepal fails to get new constitution for third time
August 30th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 30 (IANS) Ahead of a deadline Wednesday, Nepal's major parties conceded they would not be able to promulgate the new, much-awaited constitution in time, for the third time ... Read more...
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Nepal’s new Maoist PM sworn-in amid growing challenges
August 29th, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 29 (IANS) Despite commanding widespread respect for his financial acumen and clean image, Nepal's newly-elected Maoist Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai faces daunting challenges as he assumed office Monday ... Read more...
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Sheen planning ‘Two and a Half Men’ funeral party
August 9th, 2011 - 2:56 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Actor Charlie Sheen is throwing a party to watch his character Charlie Harper's funeral on "Two and a Half Men".Sheen was fired from the sitcom and ... Read more...
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Charlie Sheen to be killed off in TV series
June 28th, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 28 (IANS) Actor Charlie Sheen's character Charlie Harper in television series "Two and a Half Men" will reportedly be killed off so that the troubled actor can never ... Read more...
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Toure’s strike against Man U saved Mancini’s job
April 19th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 19 (ANI): Ace striker Yaya Toure's winning goal against Manchester United in Wembley has saved Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini's job.The Italian's future was in the balance after a ... Read more...
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Zoom TV To Focus On ‘Gangs Of Bollywood’
December 21st, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The fans are always hungry to know about the stars and with whom they have good chemistry or say cold vibes. This new show will provide a close insight of such ... Read more...
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Colombia elects woman attorney general
December 3rd, 2010 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Dec 3 (IANS/EFE) Colombia's Supreme Court has elected Viviane Morales as the country's new attorney general, ending 16 months of uncertainty stemming from feuds between the previous government and the judiciary, ... Read more...
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20 million Britons don’t speak to family members after quarrel
November 1st, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 1 (IANS) Nearly 20 million Britons are not speaking to members of their family after bitter arguments, a survey has showed.Experts said mothers are the relatives we are most likely ... Read more...
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TDP Lauch Protests Against ‘Rakta Charitra’
October 25th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 25, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): While the RGV production Rakta Charitra opened to good reviews from critics on Friday morning, everyone is not satisfied with the film, which supposedly was the ... Read more...
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‘Rakht Charitra’ Runs Into Trouble Over Portrayal Of N.T.R’s Character
October 25th, 2010 - 1:59 am ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The much awaited controversial film of Indian filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma named 'Rakht Charitra' has hit the theaters and it has managed to hog the headlines ... Read more...
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A memoir, movies and Pakistan, print that matters (IANS Books This Week)
September 23rd, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Live through the last lap of monsoon with a collection of powerful stories - both fact and fiction. Surf the week's list:
1. "No Way Home"; ... Read more...
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Hong Kong businessman pulls out of Liverpool takeover race
August 21st, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 21(ANI): Hong Kong businessman Kenny Huang has pulled out of the running to buy English Premier League club Liverpool.Huang said in a statement that he and his Hong Kong-based investment ... Read more...
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Rachel Maddow Makes Name for Self by Sparring With Bill O’Reilly
August 9th, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) At one time, the cable news channels were almost dominated by the ongoing feuds between Bill O’Reilly and Keith Olbermann, and now that Olbermann is ... Read more...
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Trinamool alliance can wait, party to be strengthened first: Bengal PCC chief (Interview)
August 8th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Pradipta Tapadar
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) Strengthening the Congress, which has been plagued by desertions and factional feuds in West Bengal, is top priority for the party's new state chief Manas ... Read more...
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Malaysian-Indian minister switches party
August 6th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 6 (IANS) Senator T. Murugiah, a deputy minister in the prime minister's department, has joined the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), the largest party of the Indians in the country.
Murugiah, ... Read more...
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‘Maryada Ramanna’ yet another hit from Rajamouli (Telugu Film Review)
July 24th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Maryada Ramanna"; Director: S.S. Rajamouli; Cast: Sunil, Saloni, Brahmaji, Nagineedu, Supreeth and Kanchi; Music: M.M. Keervani; Rating:***1/2Telugu director S.S. Rajamouli has an enviable record of all his seven films ... Read more...
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Four Brits held in UK over Indian Sikh’s murder
July 14th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): Police in the West Midland area of Britain have arrested four men for their role in the murder of a controversial and high profile Sikh politician in ... Read more...
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Seven shot dead on Colombian highway
July 9th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, July 9 (IANS/EFE) Seven members of a family, including two minors, were killed when gunmen attacked their vehicle in the northwestern Colombia, authorities said.
The assailants struck Wednesday afternoon in the province ... Read more...
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Former CPI-M legislator’s murder: Area police chief removed
July 1st, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) The West Bengal government Thursday announced the removal of the Birbhum district superintendent of police (SP), following the murder of a former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislator ... Read more...
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Steven Tyler to pen book on feud with band mates
June 30th, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 30 (ANI): Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is set to pen a book about the feuds he had with his band mates, which had prompted him to briefly quit the group ... Read more...
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Tyler to write about Aerosmith feud in new book
June 30th, 2010 - 1:32 am ICT by IANS
London, June 30 (IANS) Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is set to write in a new book about his heated feuds with bandmates, which prompted him to briefly leave the band in 2009.
The ... Read more...
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Anti-Taliban tribal militias not paying off for the US as expected
June 20th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Jalalabad (Afghanistan), June 20 (ANI): A U.S. effort to get tribes to form militias to fight off the Taliban in return for development aid is not paying off as expected, a ... Read more...
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Sarah Brown writing her memoirs
June 14th, 2010 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
London, June 14 (IANS) Sarah Brown, wife of former British prime minister Gordon Brown, is publishing her memoirs of life inside 10, Downing Street.
Publishers Ebury Press said it will tell her ... Read more...
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Female spiders fight ‘like sumo wrestlers’
June 8th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 8 (ANI): A new research has shown that while the males of a jumping spider species merely threaten and posture instead of actually fighting each other, fights among females are ... Read more...
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Police probe into stray bullet ends speculation: Ravi Shankar
June 6th, 2010 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 5 (IANS) The Karnataka Police has put an end to speculation behind the firing incident May 30 by tracing the stray bullet to a gun owned and fired by ... Read more...
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Nepal minister forces Mumbai temple marriage to end: Report
June 2nd, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 2 (IANS) Under growing public fire for conferring state honours on controversial security personnel, Nepal's coalition government Wednesday caused fresh outrage when the official media reported that a ... Read more...
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