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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Sri Lanka cricket appoints Lorgat as advisor
July 31st, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 31 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Cricket (SLC) Tuesday appointed former International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat as a special advisor to the board.Lorgat, who concluded his ... Read more...
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31 held in China for running porn website
July 19th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 19 (IANS) At least 31 people were arrested Thursday in a city in east China for allegedly running a pornographic website that contained over 20,000 videos, one million ... Read more...
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Glasgow Rangers demoted to lowest league tier
July 13th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 13 (IANS) Glasgow Rangers, plagued with financial difficulties, will start their new season in the lowest league tier, it was decided Friday.The Glasgow based club had already been ... Read more...
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Monaco coach drops former French striker Giuly
June 29th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Claudio Ranieri, the recently appointed coach of French Ligue 2 side Monaco, said that he would be releasing former France international midfielder Ludovic Giuly.Giuly, 35, ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka to ban sportsmen refusing to represent country
June 11th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 11 (IANS) Sri Lanka is considering imposing a temporary ban on national athletes who refuse to represent the country at any given time.Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage told Xinhua ... Read more...
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EU needs fiscal, bank integration: Spanish PM
June 6th, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, June 6 (IANS/EFE) The European Union should move toward fiscal and banking integration, said Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.Rajoy also said that the EU should make clear that the ... Read more...
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Vasco players speak out about unpaid salaries
June 1st, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 1 (IANS) Midfielder Nilton joined a growing chorus of Vasco da Gama footballers to voice their concern about unpaid salaries.The Brazilian first division team has reportedly ... Read more...
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Nothing impossible if one is determined: CBSE topper (Lead)
May 29th, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, May 29 (IANS) Mohammad Ismat of Manipur, who weathered acute poverty and braved situations of insurgency and went on to top this year's All India Senior Secondary Certificate ... Read more...
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Israeli police arrest 10 for organ trafficking
May 26th, 2012 - 8:37 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, May 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Israeli police have detained 10 members of an international crime ring suspected of organ trafficking and illegal transplant surgeries, said an Israeli law enforcement ... Read more...
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Retired employee tries suicide outside Rajasthan court
May 3rd, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 3 (IANS) An 82-year-old retired government employee Thursday attempted to commit suicide at the Rajasthan High Court building here, police said, adding he was depressed over not getting ... Read more...
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$77 million embezzled from Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail project
March 19th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 19 (IANS) China's auditing authorities Monday said 491 million yuan ($77.84 million) has been embezzled from the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway project."Some local units along the railway link extracted, ... Read more...
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Man insured wife two days before killing her
February 25th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 24 (IANS) A Briton who took out an insurance policy on his wife two days before brutally killing her has been sentenced for a minimum term of 22 ... Read more...
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PM concerned over delayed NREGA wages, Sonia suggests reforms (second lead)
February 2nd, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Delayed payments of wages under the rural job scheme are a cause of concern, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday as Congress chief Sonia ... Read more...
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Delayed wages, corruption in MNREGA worry PM, Sonia (Lead)
February 2nd, 2012 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Payments under the MNREGA rural jobs scheme get delayed and should be given within 15 days, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday as Congress ... Read more...
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Russian billionaire buys Monaco football club
December 24th, 2011 - 9:55 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev has bought a controlling stake in French Ligue 2 side AS Monaco, the club announced.Long-time Monaco resident Rybolovlev, who made his ... Read more...
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Financial woes upset parent-child bond
December 8th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) Individuals upset by financial problems may feel a disconnect with their children, affecting the kids in negative ways."The study serves as a reminder that children's behaviours ... Read more...
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Europe’s largest emerald mine reopens in Urals
December 3rd, 2011 - 8:40 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Production has resumed at Europe's largest emerald deposit in Russia's Sverdlovsk region in the Ural mountains following an idle period of several years.The Ural Mountains, ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka’s bankrupt cricket board dissolved
November 15th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 15 (IANS) Sri Lanka's bankrupt cricket board has been dissolved and a new authority has been appointed, the sports ministry said Tuesday.Sri Lanka Cricket has been beleaguered in ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan is the new face of Philipp Plein
September 26th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Sept 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan has been handed a new deal to model for the fashion house Philipp Plein. The 25-year-old actress went for the photo shoot ... Read more...
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Bids not yet invited for Scooters India: Patel
September 6th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The government Tuesday said it has not yet initiated any procedure for inviting bids for the sick public sector enterprise Scooters India and is ... Read more...
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Drugs counsellor-turned-peddler jailed in Britain
August 3rd, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) A man in Britain who once earned a reputation as a drugs counsellor among school children and inspired undergraduate law students has turned out to be ... Read more...
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Images of Hobbit dwarves released
July 8th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The producers of the Hobbit has released images of three of the thirteen dwarves in the movie. The movie is currently being filmed in the Australian ... Read more...
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Maharashtra’s only heritage palace hotel under threat (With Images)
June 22nd, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), June 22 (IANS) A sprawling and lavish home for Kolhapur's erstwhile rulers and then a school before becoming Maharashtra's only heritage palace hotel, the Shalini Palace Hotel faces ... Read more...
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Scooters India’s disinvestment approved
May 19th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The government Thursday said it will sell its entire 95 percent stake in the loss-making auto firm Scooters India Ltd, maker of the iconic ... Read more...
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India’s youngest Everest hero sets himself loftier targets
April 6th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 6 (IANS) Twelfth grader Arjun Vajpai, who became the "tallest" teen-ager in India last year when he climbed Mt Everest, has now set himself loftier goals: To climb ... Read more...
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Delhi CM Dikshit to present annual budget tomorrow
March 21st, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): The annual budget to be presented by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit here on Tuesday is expected to focus on the social sector and provide relief to ... Read more...
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Complaints against estate agents are very high in UK
March 16th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Mar 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) More people are registering their complaints with the service that they receive from estate agents in the United Kingdom, according to the body that receives such complaints.According ... Read more...
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Budget: Air India to get Rs.1,200 crore fresh equity
February 28th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) National carrier Air India, reeling under a financial crisis, will now get an additional equity of Rs.1,200 crore ($250 million).Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, in his 2011-12 ... Read more...
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30-year-old Casanova ‘dupes’ 4 Malaysian women
February 23rd, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Kula Lumpur, Feb 23 (ANI): Four women in Malaysia, who found they were dating the same man, who eventually cheated them of their money, have come together to make sure the same ... Read more...
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Pakistan airline employees end strike
February 12th, 2011 - 3:09 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Employees of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Friday night called off their week-long strike that affected flight services badly in the country after the resignation of the national carrier's ... Read more...
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Oz swimmer Ian Thorpe may announce London Olympics ambitions soon
January 30th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 30 (ANI): Australia's greatest Olympian, Ian Thorpe, is expected to announce his comeback to international swimming, with an intention be a part of the 2012 London Olympics.According to the Daily ... Read more...
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ICL stonewalling Pak cricketers’ 2.2 million dollar overdue payment bid: Moin Khan
January 28th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 28(ANI): The Pakistani players who played in the now-defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL) face a bleak future in respect of securing their pending payments worth two million dollars.Officials who ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks pays US soldier $15,100 legal fee for leaks
January 14th, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 14 (IANS) Whistle-blower website Wikileaks has donated $15,100 to the legal defence fund of the US soldier accused of providing it with the digital trove of secret diplomatic cables sent ... Read more...
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Is David Tennant going to star in The Hobbit?
January 12th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There are reports on the Internet and elsewhere that former “Doctor Who” star, David Tennant may be joining the cast of the movie “The Hobbit”.Unlike ... Read more...
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