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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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China mine safety official gets life for bribe
November 18th, 2010 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 17 (IANS) A coal mine safety official in China was Wednesday sentenced to life in prison for taking nine million yuan ($1.35 million) in bribes, a media report said.The Intermediate ... Read more...
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ICC working with PCB and Haider to probe ‘fixing death threat’ incident: Lorgat
November 11th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Nov 11(ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat has said that the governing body is helping the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to probe the Zulqarnain Haider incident.Haider had ... Read more...
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ICC offers to support PCB and troubled wicketkeeper Zulqanain Haider
November 10th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Nov 10 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has offered to support troubled wicketkeeper Zulqanain Haider and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in its ongoing probe into the causes behind ... Read more...
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Vivian Schiller Apologizes For Comment On Juan Williams
October 22nd, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Vivian Schiller, President and CEO of National Public Radio, is under fire for her own comments after firing Juan Williams for his comments on Fox News. ... Read more...
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Fossils Of Ancient Giant Penguin Discovered In Peru
October 1st, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Washington, Oct 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The fossil of a giant penguin that has been unearthed by paleontologists brings into the limelight startling revelations about the kind of features that the ... Read more...
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Kiwi Indian says police doing nothing about home robbery
September 2nd, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Sep 2 (ANI): A Kiwi Indian has claimed that Auckland Police are doing nothing about investigating a robbery and ransacking of his home in the Mt. Albert area of the city.It's ... Read more...
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Bangladesh minister slammed for comments on Janmashtami
August 31st, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 31 (IANS) A call by Bangladesh Home Minister Sahara Khatun to the minority Hindu community to observe Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, "peacefully" and end it by 5 p.m. ... Read more...
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Wildlife trader gets six-year jail
August 25th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) A city court here Wednesday sentenced wildlife trader Sansar Chand to six years imprisonment and fined him Rs.50,000 for possessing a leopard skin.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (Special ... Read more...
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Target Gay Rights Talks Hit A Dead End
August 18th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Aug 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The collapse of its talks with Target Corp has prompted the nation's leading same sex rights body to carry on its protests against the company for ... Read more...
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CRPF soldier injured in firing by crowd near Sopore
August 14th, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Aug.14 (ANI): One jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) 179 battalion was severely injured by gun fire during a clash with civilian protesters near Sopore on Saturday.Giving details, CRPF ... Read more...
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England has the right cards to win Ashes Down Under
August 14th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug. 14 (ANI): Most sports bookmakers and rank-and-file cricket fans are of the view that England won't be pushovers or hopeless in their quest to win The Ashes Down Under this ... Read more...
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Alanis Morissette And Mario Souleye Treadway To Welcome Their First Child
August 13th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Grammy award-winning Canadian American Singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette and his rapper husband Mario Souleye Treadway are all set to welcome their first child. Alanis Morissette announced ... Read more...
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