First cross metal detectors, then enter Goa churches
January 23rd, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, Jan 23 (IANS) The next time you want to walk down the solemn church pews in Goa, you might just have to duck under door frame metal detectors first. ... Read more...
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Indian students’ flow to Australia radically down: Envoy
January 14th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 14 (IANS) The flow of Indian students to Australia for higher studies has substantially reduced but it could be due to the stringent migration policies than incidences of attacks on ... Read more...
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Gilani calls for revisiting Pakistan’s ‘ineffective’ anti-terror laws
December 31st, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 31 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has called on Parliament to revisit the country's anti-terror laws.Addressing the National Assembly on Friday, Gilani said ineffective anti-terror laws ... Read more...
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Pak won’t need foreign aid if corruption is eradicated from govt: Nawaz Sharif
December 9th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
Faisalabad, Dec 9 (ANI): Pakistan will not require any foreign aid if corruption is eradicated from the government departments, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said.Addressing a public gathering at Karman ... Read more...
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US envoy asks Pakistan to check corruption
December 7th, 2010 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Dec 6 (IANS) The new US ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munter, said Monday the country will not be able to attract foreign investment unless and until it is able ... Read more...
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Not able to enroll for a course, woman hangs self
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 1 (IANS) Depressed over not being able to enroll for a computer course due to financial constraints, a 22-year-old woman committed suicide here by hanging herself Wednesday, police said.Swati ... Read more...
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Call to try women, child sexual abuse cases in Pak in Anti-Terrorism Courts
November 25th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 25 (ANI): Cases of women and child sexual abuse in Pakistan should be registered under the country's Anti-Terrorism Act, and tried in the Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATCs), Adviser to Sindh Chief ... Read more...
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Zardari-Gilani-Kayani troika for delay in NW operation despite commitment to US
November 24th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 24 (ANI): This is not the right time for Pakistan to open another warfront, be that North Waziristan, the troika of President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, ... Read more...
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Super 30 founder to meet ‘Titanic’ director James Cameron
November 21st, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, Nov 21(IANS) Anand Kumar, who founded Bihar's free coaching centre Super 30 and helped many students enter the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), will share his experience with ... Read more...
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Alarm over closure of programme for HIV kids
November 12th, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Civil society members Friday voiced concern over a major programme targetting HIV positive children facing closure due to financial constraints and called for efforts to save the ... Read more...
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Australian High Commission brings social change for slum kids
November 12th, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) As many as 170 children from various slums in the city gathered here Friday to celebrate their joining of colleges after the Australian High Commission funded their ... Read more...
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A school dropout, he documents Goa’s oral tribal history
November 9th, 2010 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, Nov 9 (IANS) A school dropout is now emerging as the custodian of Goa's orally rendered tribal history. Too poor to buy a camera, he managed to get one ... Read more...
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Milkfed lacks money to fight patent battle with NRI firm
November 7th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, Nov 7 (IANS) Due to financial constraints, Milkfed Punjab has been unable to take legal action against a company that has been selling milk products in the US ... Read more...
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Pak ATC releases seven terror suspects owing to lack of evidence
October 31st, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Oct 31 (ANI): An Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan ordered the release of seven terror suspects on Saturday due to a lack of evidence against them.Judge of Special Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Rawalpindi, ... Read more...
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Pak’s toothless criminal justice system seeing terrorists ‘laughing all the way to freedom’
October 30th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
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0Islamabad, Oct 30 (ANI): Pakistan's outdated criminal
justice system, coupled with its financial constraints in training police or
buying the forensic equipment needed to adequately investigate and prosecute
terrorism cases, ... Read more...
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Somali Pirates Abduct Ship Carrying 43 Sailors
October 18th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 18, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Somali Pirates are at it again! They have managed to abduct a South Korean vessel with 43 sailors aboard, reported the foreign ministry of ... Read more...
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Empowering girls around world with an Indian scholarship
September 9th, 2010 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Flora Aduk finished her graduation in Uganda but realised that her dream of pursuing an MBA would be impossible to fulfill due to financial constraints. ... Read more...
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Sharma calls for measured withdrawal of stimulus
August 23rd, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Stimulus packages given to various sectors may not be withdrawn abruptly as the global economic recovery has been fragile, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said Monday. ... Read more...
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Efforts on to make Hindi official UN language
August 12th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Efforts are underway to make Hindi an official language of the United Nations, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna told parliament Thursday.
Denying that any financial constraints were ... Read more...
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Oz cricket officials pushing for use of umpire referrals in India series
August 11th, 2010 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Aug.11 (ANI): Australian cricket administrators are attempting to soften Indian opposition to the umpire decision referral system, starting with its use in the Test series between the two countries in ... Read more...
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Tejaswini overwhelmed by congratulatory messages (Lead)
August 9th, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) World champion shooter Tejaswini Sawant said she is overwhelmed by congratulatory messages from President Pratibha Devisingh Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
In a message, Manmohan Singh ... Read more...
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Beer bar singer, scriptwriter and now Pakistani film director
July 20th, 2010 - 9:22 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) From the beer bars of Mumbai to the arc lights in Pakistan, it has been a long journey for Shagufta Rafique. The girl who was pulled ... Read more...
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Vienna Girardi Claims Posing For “Playboy”, Magazine Denies
July 1st, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems that staying in news lately has become quite a compulsive habit for "The Bachelor" winner Vienna Girardi. First it was her much publicized split ... Read more...
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Mammooty-Arjun Ready With ‘Vande Mataram’
June 30th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 30, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Malayalam Film Industry's Superstar Mammooty won great laurels for his histrionics in "Pazhassi Raja' and is all set for yet another bilingual film ... Read more...
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Assam’s Kamprup District a heaven for Tiwa tribe
June 14th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter Todd AlexGuwahati, June 14 (ANI): The Bherakuchi village in Assam's Central Kamprup District is a home to the Tiwa tribe and away from influence of modern cities.Here there is ... Read more...
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All set for ‘fish prasadam’ for asthma patients
June 7th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 7 (IANS) The stage is set for the distribution of the famous 'fish medicine' for asthma patients here Tuesday.
The Bathini Goud family will start distribution of the medicine, also known ... Read more...
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Sam Mendes Looking Beyond Bond 23
June 3rd, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The production of Bond 23 might be on hold because of financial constraints but that is not stopping director Sam Mendes from working. The director who is ... Read more...
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Sarah Ferguson claims that she was drinking prior to the sting operation
June 1st, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tucson, Jun 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sarah Ferguson claims that she was drinking prior to the sting operation. She would talk about the sting operation and the aftermath on an interview ... Read more...
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Pak cuts Rs 65 billion from proposed allocation for war on terror
May 25th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, May 25(ANI): The Pakistan Government has reportedly slashed 65 billion rupees from the proposed grant for the war on terror for the fiscal year 2010-11 due to financial constraints.According to ... Read more...
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India pushes for more cultural, educational ties with Africa
May 14th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) India is promoting greater cultural interaction with Africa to "renew connections" and underscore the growing importance of Africa on the country's foreign policy radar, says Indian Council ... Read more...
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Couples calling it quits for petty reasons, divorce rate rising in Malaysia
May 11th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, May 11 (ANI): The Islamic Development Department (Jakim) is alarmed at the rising rate of divorce in Putrajaya, a district in Kuala Lumpur. The divorce rate has been increasing by ... Read more...
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Assam youth beats poverty to crack civil services exam
May 8th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Morigaon (Assam), May 8 (IANS) Young Narayan Konwar from Assam who cracked the civil services examination this time had failed once in his Class 12 board exams and ... Read more...
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Spurned Indian students fight for refund of their fees from Australia
May 3rd, 2010 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 3 (ANI): Unable to return to Australia because of the collapse of several colleges, refusal to renew student visas and the violence against the Indian community there, students are ... Read more...
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North East welcomes Right to Education policy
April 26th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter Alex ToddGuwahati, Apr 26 (ANI): The Union Government's decision to make education a basic right for each child has been widely welcomed by people in the north-east.Padumai Paishya ... Read more...
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Assam provides 24/7 free health care to all people
April 12th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter Alex ToddGuwahati, Apr 12 (ANI): Assam has become the first state in the country to ensure the right to health to its people.Underprivileged people, who were once unable to afford ... Read more...
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