US embassy attack: 94 Tunisians to face trial
September 21st, 2012 - 8:18 am ICT by IANS
Tunis, Sep 21 (IANS) At least 94 people arrested for their involvement in an attack on the US embassy here in the capital of Tunisia will be tried in a ... Read more...
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AIFF forms two bodies for club-licensing criteria
August 22nd, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) With I-League clubs repeatedly failing to meet club licensing criteria, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Wednesday formed two committees that would ensure that the ... Read more...
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Jammu gets first traffic light
August 4th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 4 (IANS) After waiting for decades, the Jammu city, with about five lakh vehicles, Saturday got its first traffic lights at 10 intersections.The new traffic signals were ... Read more...
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Apple removes spam message app from App Store
July 6th, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, July 6 (IANS) Apple has removed an application collecting users' address book contacts from its App Store, which was taken as the first instance of iOS App Store ... Read more...
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My forthcoming album perfect, says Cole
June 19th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 19 (IANS) British singer Cheryl Cole says her forthcoming album "A Million Lights" is perfect because she could spend sufficient time on it.During a live chat with ... Read more...
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US says it’s helping India find alternative oil supplies
May 24th, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 24 (IANS) In the face of a public outcry in India over rising oil prices due to Iran oil sanctions, the US said it was trying to help ... Read more...
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Apex court seeks details of mercy pleas decided in 2011 (Lead)
April 10th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the government for details of mercy petitions decided by the president in 2011 and other similar pleas awaiting a decision.An ... Read more...
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Dikshit slams Lokayukta, calls his action ‘motivated’
March 27th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit slammed the state Lokayukta for seeking the review of his recommendations to President Pratibha Patel to censure her, saying his ... Read more...
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Delhi Lokayukta should answer on report: Sheila Dikshit
March 23rd, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday downplayed the Lokayukta report to Lieutenant Governor Tejinder Khanna, which sought a review of recommendations about censuring Dikshit ... Read more...
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Russia’s first: Woman referee to officiate men’s match
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A woman referee will preside over a men's reserve game between CSKA Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow, in what is believed to be the first instance ... Read more...
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Government to root out Goa mining mafia: Governor (Lead)
March 20th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 20 (IANS) In an unprecedented assault on the mining sector, Goa Governor K. Sankaranarayanan Tuesday said the government would crack down on the illegal mining mafia in the ... Read more...
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Government not to challenge Supreme Court order on 2G licences
February 29th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The Indian government will decide by the end of this week what action it would take on the Supreme Court's order quashing 122 licences issued ... Read more...
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Fresh setback for Modi, probe ordered into more fake shootouts (Lead)
January 25th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) In yet another setback to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court Wednesday directed a panel headed by former apex court judge M.B. ... Read more...
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Clarke not averse to recalling Katich in Australian team
December 16th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 16 (IANS) In a desperate move to shore up the injury-hit, out-of-form Australia Test team, skipper Michael Clarke seems inclined to recalling his estranged team mate Simon Katich.Katich, ... Read more...
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IFS woman’s inter-caste marriage puts family under threat
November 2nd, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bhiwani (Haryana), Nov 2 (IANS) For a state notorious for illegal diktats of its Khap panchayats (community courts), a family in Haryana's Bhiwani district has been provided police protection after ... Read more...
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Unattended bags create security scare at Mumbai airport
September 10th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) Two incidents of unattended bags lying at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport created a security scare here and sent officials working overtime.Both incidents took place Friday. ... Read more...
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Drunk moose stuck up in tree in Gothenburg
September 8th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Gothenburg, Sept 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A drunk moose got trapped between the branches of an apple tree in Gothenburg. The animal apparently ate some fermented apples and got high. The animal ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Anna and Hazare-ism are here to stay (News Analysis)
August 29th, 2011 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The fast is over. The fight is not.As Team Anna and tens of thousands celebrated Sunday after Anna Hazare broke his hunger strike for ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Trott accused of foul-mouthing kids in Ireland
August 28th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 28 (IANS) England batsman Jonathan Trott was accused of foul-mouthing a group of children during the team's ODI match in Ireland but it turned out to be a ... Read more...
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Court pulls up pilots’ over strike and apology
July 29th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday rapped Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) over its written apology for not following its direction, saying if the court accepts ... Read more...
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Supreme Court says government evasive on black money
July 4th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court, while appointing a Special Investigation Team (SIT) Monday to probe the black money parked by Indian citizens in tax havens abroad, ... Read more...
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Now Chanderpaul hauled up by West Indies cricket board
June 3rd, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 3 (IANS) After Chris Gayle, veteran West Indies batsman Shivnaraine Chanderpaul is gearing up for another showdown with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) following his comments ... Read more...
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Snake stolen from Mumbai zoo
May 29th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) For the first time in its 150-year history, the Mumbai zoo has recorded a daring theft -- a live Red Sand Boa snake, which some wrongly ... Read more...
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Selling your vehicle? Get transfer documents right or face trouble
May 20th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Selling your secondhand two-wheeler or car, but not fulfilling the legal norms of transfer to the new owner could make you liable to pay for ... Read more...
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Royal Family drawn into phone-hacking scandal
April 10th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 10 (ANI): Prince Andrew's daughters are among the latest high-profile figures to have been pulled into the News International phone-hacking affair.Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice are suspected targets of the media ... Read more...
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Ireland furious over ICC’s decision to reduce 2015 World Cup to 10 teams
April 5th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 5 (ANI): The International Cricket Council has been accused of protecting the interests of the bigger nations after it announced to cut associate teams from the next World Cup.The ... Read more...
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Goods worth crores missing from ex-speaker’s official residence
March 19th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 19 (IANS) Goods worth crores of rupees were found missing after Meghalaya's former speaker Martin M. Danggo vacated his official residence in May 2008, a report by the ... Read more...
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Indian Army training Lao troops in de-mining
March 1st, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) An Indian Army team is training Laotian troops in de-mining and bomb disposal operations, it was announced here Tuesday."An Indian Army combat engineers team led by Captain ... Read more...
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Energy drink linked to psychotic episodes in people with mental illness
February 20th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 20 (ANI): An expert has warned that caffeinated energy drinks may trigger a psychotic episode in people with mental illness.The warning was issued after a 27-year-old schizophrenic Maori man had ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Archaeologists solve tower of Jericho puzzle?
February 18th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 18 (IANS) Discovered by archaeologists in 1952, a 28-foot-high stone tower on the edge of the town of Jericho has puzzled scientists since. But now, a team of archaeologists have ... Read more...
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Tiger found dead near Jim Corbett National Park
February 6th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by ANI
Nainital, Feb 6(ANI): A tiger was found dead in the western Terrai forest divisions bordering the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand on Sunday.Though tiger deaths always bring questions about poaching ... Read more...
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Agra goes all out against polythene bags
December 15th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, Dec 15 (IANS) Jan 1 has been fixed as the deadline to declare the Taj city polythene bag-free and the countdown has begun in right earnest with over 125 ... Read more...
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‘Investigation into Radia tapes not complete yet’
December 11th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) A probe into the taped conversations of corporate lobbyist Nira Radia triggered by complaints of her alleged links with foreign intelligence outfits and amassing of Rs.300 ... Read more...
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Switch that controls neuronal migration in developing brain identified
November 27th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 27 (ANI): Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified a crucial step in brain development, which offers insight into the origins of epilepsy, mental retardation and possibly brain ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Pakistani MP’s guard among three set on fire in Karachi
November 26th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 26 (IANS) A security guard of a firebrand young Pakistani parliamentarian Friday survived after being set on fire along with his father and five-year-old son in Karachi.Faisal ... Read more...
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