Four killed in Phuket pub fire (Lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Aug 17 (IANS) Four people were killed and a dozen injured in a massive fire at a disco pub on Thailand's southern resort island Phuket early Friday.The blaze broke ... Read more...
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Aircraft purchase: High court refuses to pass order
June 1st, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday refused to pass any order on a plea seeking an enquiry into the purchase of 111 aircraft for the Air ... Read more...
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Rajasthan dairy official suspended
May 25th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 25 (IANS) An officer of a government-run milk production plant here was suspended while the services of two private labour contractors were scrapped Friday, a day after at ... Read more...
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Anna writes to PM on fasting green activist, saving the Ganga
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Anna Hazare Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and urged him to immediately call a meeting of the National Ganga River Basin Authority ... Read more...
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Environmentalist on indefinite fast to be hospitalised
March 19th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Noted environmentalist G.D. Agarwal, who has been on a fast-unto-death since Jan 15 to save the Ganga river, is being shifted to the All India ... Read more...
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Michael Jackson doctor found guilty of manslaughter
November 8th, 2011 - 6:05 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 8 (IANS) A court jury in Los Angeles Monday found pop superstar Michael Jackson's personal physician Conrad Murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's anaesthetic-induced death.The ... Read more...
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Trial of Michael Jackson’s physician put off
October 18th, 2011 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Oct 17 (INAS) Court proceedings in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's personal physician scheduled for Monday have been put off for two days, a court spokeswoman ... Read more...
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Haryana to review mid-day meal scheme as kids fall sick
July 18th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) The Haryana government has ordered a review of the mid-day meal scheme in government-run schools after 100 students in Kurukshetra district last week ended up ... Read more...
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Kanishka victims reject Canada’s $24,000 ex-gratia
July 11th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 11 (IANS) Air India Kanishka victims' families have rejected the Canadian government's offer of $24,000 each for the 1985 bombing that killed all 329 people on board the ... Read more...
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Errors force Goa to recall Class 12 mark sheets, probe ordered (Lead)
May 21st, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 21 (IANS) Over 12,000 Class 12 students have been left in a lurch after the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHE) withdrew their mark sheets, ... Read more...
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Error forces Goa board to recall Class 12 mark sheets
May 21st, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 21 (IANS) Over 12,000 Class 12 students have been left in a lurch after the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHE) withdrew their mark sheets, ... Read more...
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19 workers die in Balochistan coalmine blast, 32 still trapped inside mine
March 21st, 2011 - 11:23 am ICT by ANI
Quetta, Mar 21(ANI): At least 19 mineworkers were killed and 32 others trapped when an explosion rocked a coalmine at Sorenj in Balochistan on Sunday.Sources, however, said that while bodies of only ... Read more...
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‘Gulf oil spill criticises BP for disaster, but charges against company is unlikely’
January 7th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 7 (ANI): The US Presidential commission on last year's Gulf oil spill has criticised British Petroleum (BP) for its role in the disaster, but reports indicate that chances of it ... Read more...
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Congress book mentions Pakistan wars, silent on China
January 2nd, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Congress has highlighted the role of former prime ministers Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi in the India-Pakistan conflicts in its book marking 125 years ... Read more...
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Bhopal victims meet Meira Kumar, submit demands
December 3rd, 2010 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) A group of representatives fighting for justice for the Bhopal gas tragedy victims Friday met Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and demanded package for their rehabilitation.The ... Read more...
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Jeffrey David Kirby Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter In Charles Lewis’ Accident
December 3rd, 2010 - 12:40 am ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Santa Ana, Dec 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The fans of Charles "Mask" Lewis were shocked when the mixed martial arts artist's car crashed at Newport Beach street last year. The accident ... Read more...
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BJP youth wing seeks arrest of Mirwaiz
November 25th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Alleging that Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq had made "anti-India remarks" Thursday at a seminar in Chandigarh, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) demanded his arrest ... Read more...
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Fertility doc says Octomom agreed to be “human guinea pig” in study
November 20th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20 (ANI): The fertility expert who implanted 12 embryos into 'Octomom' Nadya Suleman has said that she agreed to be the "human guinea pig" as part of a fertility study.Dr ... Read more...
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Epileptic boy in Britain dies after drug overdose
November 13th, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 13 (IANS) A five-year-old boy in Britain who was admitted to hospital after suffering from epilepsy has died after being given a massive drug overdose, a media report said Saturday. ... Read more...
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Lahore police blasted for allowing terror attack despite prior intelligence
September 2nd, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sep 2(ANI): Pakistani intelligence agencies have blamed the Lahore police of gross negligence, claiming that it had failed to heed warnings that terrorists would try to target sensitive installations, shrines, imambargahs ... Read more...
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Government ready to accept any formulation on n-bill: Chavan
August 23rd, 2010 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The government is ready to consider any formulation or modification to end the controversy over the amendment to the civil nuclear liability bill, Minister of State for ... Read more...
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Cabinet clears Nuclear Liability Bill
August 20th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 20 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Friday cleared the Nuclear Liability Bill after the contentious word 'and' was removed from its text.The Bill will now be introduced in ... Read more...
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Cabinet to discuss nuclear bill changes Friday
August 19th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) A crucial cabinet meeting Thursday that was to discuss, among other issues, the amendments suggested by a parliamentary panel on the contentious civil nuclear liability bill ... Read more...
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Cabinet likely to clear changes in n-liability bill
August 19th, 2010 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The amendments suggested by a parliamentary panel on the civil nuclear liability bill, which include hiking the accident compensation cap to Rs 1,500 crore ($322 million), ... Read more...
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Nuclear bill: Panel backs suppliers liability
August 18th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Relenting to a key demand of the opposition, a parliamentary panel Wednesday recommended inclusion of a clause in the proposed civil nuclear liability bill envisaging "clear ... Read more...
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Mosquitoes breeding at 7 CWG sites, notices issued
August 10th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) In what could probably be a cause of worry for the Delhi government, the local civic body has found mosquitoes breeding at seven Commonwealth Games sites. It ... Read more...
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Infected foodgrain being supplied to poor in Mumbai: BJP
August 9th, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya has alleged that infected foodgrains were being supplied to poor people and tribals through ration shops in Mumbai and ... Read more...
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Octomom doctor faces possible license revocation for gross negligence
July 14th, 2010 - 3:48 am ICT by BNO News
LOS ANGELES (BNO NEWS) – A Beverly Hills doctor, who is well known for his association to the aptly-named Octomom who - with his help - gave birth to octuplets, is facing ... Read more...
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BP to sue partner over Gulf clean-up cost
June 20th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 20 (IANS) Troubled British oil firm BP is preparing to sue Anadarko, one of its partners in the collapsed Gulf of Mexico oil rig, accusing it of "shrinking responsibilities" over ... Read more...
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Girl commits suicide in Punjab police station
June 20th, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Amritsar, June 19 (IANS) A teenaged girl, arrested for theft, Saturday committed suicide inside a police station in this Punjab district, police said.
According to police, Sarabjit Kaur, 17, committed suicide by ... Read more...
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Government distances itself from controversial note on n-bill
June 19th, 2010 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The government Friday distanced itself from a note circulated at a parliamentary panel meeting on the nuclear liability bill, saying no sanction was given to the proposal ... Read more...
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Monsoon chaos returns to Mumbai, disrupts normal life (Second Lead)
June 16th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) Monsoon chaos returned to haunt Mumbaikars once again as heavy rainfall inundated several areas and affected road, rail and air traffic Wednesday. Nine people were also killed in ... Read more...
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Government retains suppliers’ negligence clause in nuclear bill
June 16th, 2010 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The government is understood to have relented on the opposition's demand for retaining a key provision in the proposed nuclear liability bill that gives the operator of ... Read more...
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Transcript Of Doomed Polish Flight Released
June 2nd, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
June 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The transcript of the black box from the jet that had crashed in Russia, killing the Polish President along with many other dignitaries who were on ... Read more...
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Attorneys take legal action against BP and others involved in Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster
May 8th, 2010 - 1:25 am ICT by BNO News
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) – A team of nationally known attorneys filed an amended complaint in one of the first Florida class action lawsuits over the sinking of the oil rig Deepwater ... Read more...
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