Kishenji’s laptop recovered in search
March 20th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) A laptop believed to be that of slain Maoist leader Kishenji as well as a quantity of arms, ammunition, explosives and Maoist literature and documents were ... Read more...
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Man shoots at iPad to test durability
March 20th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 20 (IANS) A man carried out a durability test on the new iPad by shooting at it, a media report said.The video of the Apple gadget being destroyed ... Read more...
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Kejriwal can’t dictate terms: Dhumal
March 13th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 13 (IANS) Differences between Himachal Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Team Anna members surfaced Tuesday as Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal openly criticised Arvind Kejriwal ... Read more...
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Puerto Rico busts septuagenarian for selling drugs
March 7th, 2012 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
San Juan, March 7 (IANS/EFE) A bedridden woman in her 70s accused of selling illegal drugs was arrested Tuesday in the town of Orocovis, Puerto Rican authorities.Blanca Ortiz was taken ... Read more...
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UP cabinet secretary seeks early exit, puts in papers
March 7th, 2012 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) With the change of guard in Uttar Pradesh just a matter of time, state Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh, considered close to Chief Minister Mayawati, ... Read more...
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Armed robbers who targeted brothels arrested
February 29th, 2012 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Feb 29 (IANS/EFE) Spanish police arrested 11 people, two of them minors, as suspects in several brothel robberies in the capital.The arrested people, all of them Latin Americans, pretended ... Read more...
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36 locals held for hunting animals in Odisha park
February 25th, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 25 (IANS) At least 36 persons, mostly local tribals, were arrested for hunting animals in Odisha's famed Simlipal National Park, one of India's first Project Tiger reserves, an ... Read more...
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China to crack down on illegal gun possession
February 10th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 10 (IANS) The Chinese government will soon launch a nationwide crackdown on illegal possession of guns and explosives following a recent spate of armed robberies.The government "will concentrate ... Read more...
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Car packed with arms seized in Pakistan
January 30th, 2012 - 4:53 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) Police in Pakistan's Peshawar city foiled a terrorism bid after it seized huge quantity of arms and ammunition from a car during a raid Sunday, the ... Read more...
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Maoist couple killed in Odisha gun battle
January 27th, 2012 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 27 (IANS) A Maoist couple was gunned down by police in Odisha's Koraput district, an official said Friday.Chitrakam Reddy alias Sitru, 30, and his wife were killed in ... Read more...
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Angad Cheema wins All India golf title ahead of birthday
January 22nd, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 22 (IANS) Angad Cheema got one of his best birthday presents, picking up the biggest title of his amateur career by winning the All India Amateur Golf Championship ... Read more...
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Maoist camp busted, arms seized
January 22nd, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 22 (IANS) Police busted a Maoist camp in Odisha's tribal Malkangiri district and recovered several arms and weapons from the site, an officer said.A senior district police officer ... Read more...
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Kate Beckinsale’s driving fears
January 10th, 2012 - 4:19 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 10 (IANS) Actress Kate Beckinsale admits she fears driving a car, so to overcome that she started driving golf cars during her free time.The actress, who would ... Read more...
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Robbers walk out of Argentine bank with sacks of mail
December 30th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Dec 30 (IANS/EFE) Seven armed assailants wearing masks stormed a bank in the Argentine capital Thursday but walked out only with two sacks of letters.The Hollywood-style heist took ... Read more...
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Allowing kids’ guns recipe for tragedy: Pakistani daily
December 19th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 19 (IANS) Allowing children unsupervised access to deadly weapons is a recipe for tragedy, said a Pakistani daily after a girl was shot dead by two boys playing ... Read more...
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Mayawati’s attacks out of desperation: Congress
December 18th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 18 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's attacks on the Congress party are borne out of desperation at its rising popularity in the state and realisation that ... Read more...
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Police recover Maoist arms, explosives
December 13th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 13 (IANS) Police have recovered a huge cache of arms and explosives during an anti-Maoist operation in Odisha's Rayagada district, district superintendent of police Anoop Krishna said Tuesday."Police ... Read more...
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Farmer, two sons held for killing daughter
November 29th, 2011 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 28 (IANS) A farmer and his two sons were arrested in Ghaziabad for killing his daughter over a love affair they were opposed to, police said Monday.Imran and ... Read more...
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4 injured in Karachi grenade attack
November 26th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 26 (IANS) At least four people were injured when unknown miscreants attacked a shop with handgrenade and guns in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi Saturday night, reported ... Read more...
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Nearly 1,400 criminals arrested in China
November 22nd, 2011 - 9:43 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 22 (IANS) A total of 1,395 people allegedly involved in criminal gangs have been captured in a massive nationwide campaign in China, the government said.A statement issued by ... Read more...
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Uthappa cannot wait to open the Indian innings
October 28th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 28 (IANS) Getting a national recall after three seasons, Robin Uthappa cannot wait to open the innings to give India a rousing start in the one-off Twenty20 International ... Read more...
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China busts gun trafficking ring
October 20th, 2011 - 4:39 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 20 (IANS) Chinese police have busted a gun trafficking ring after 17 members of the gang were arrested. It used to smuggle arms from northern Myanmar.They used to ... Read more...
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Anna Bjornsdottir tipped FBI leading to the arrest to James ‘Whitney’ Bulger
October 10th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Boston, Oct 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former Miss Iceland Anna Bjornsdottir was the person who tipped the FBI for the arrest of James "Whitey" Bulger, Boston Globe has reported. US officials placed $2 ... Read more...
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Royal Challengers set 207 for Somerset in CLT20 tie
October 3rd, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 3 (IANS) In a must-win game, home team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) set a target of 207 for Somerset in the ICC Champions Leage Twenty20 (CLT20) at the ... Read more...
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World Boxing Championships: Manoj, Dinesh in prequarters
October 2nd, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) India's Manoj Kumar (64 kg) and Dinesh Kumar (81 kg) Sunday entered the pre-quarterfinals of the World Boxing Championships at Baku, Azerbaijan, while Suranjoy Singh ... Read more...
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China shuts websites illegally selling weapons
September 22nd, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 22 (IANS) China has shut down several websites that were found to be illegally selling guns and explosives, authorities said Thursday.The ministry of public security investigated 15 websites, ... Read more...
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Arms, explosives seized from Pune businessman
September 18th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Sep 18 (IANS) A substantial quantity of arms and explosives were seized from a businessman arrested in this Maharashtra city Sunday, police said.Gopal Khatri was detained late Saturday by ... Read more...
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Chidambaram must focus on terrorism, not opponents: BJP
September 7th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) After a blast outside the Delhi High Court, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday asked Home Minister P. Chidambaram to concentrate on tackling terrorism and ... Read more...
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Suspend cops behind firing on Maharashtra farmers: BJP
August 12th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The killing of three farmers in police firing in Maharashtra figured in the Rajya Sabha Friday, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding the ... Read more...
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Two Maoists killed Chhattisgarh gunbattle (Lead)
August 1st, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 1 (IANS) At least two Maoists were killed in a gunbattle with the police in a dense jungle in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region Monday, police said."Two bullet-ridden bodies ... Read more...
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Parliament should function smoothly: PM
August 1st, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said his government was ready to face any issue brought up by the opposition but the monsoon session of ... Read more...
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Trinamool indulging in ‘partycracy’: Left Front
July 28th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) Having faced the ire of opponents for most part of its 34-year rule for establishing "partycracy", West Bengal's opposition Left Front (LF) Thursday brought the ... Read more...
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Russian Navy to get new air defence system
July 19th, 2011 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Navy will soon receive a new ship-based missile air defence system, the developer of the system has said.KBP Instrument Design Bureau said the ... Read more...
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‘The Wolverine’ to go on floors in October: Jackman
July 1st, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 1 (IANS) Actor Hugh Jackman, who has played the mutant character in the "X-Men" franchise, confirms its sequel "The Wolverine" will go on floors this October."We shoot in ... Read more...
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Maoist killed in Chhattisgarh
July 1st, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 30 (IANS) A Maoist was killed in a gun battle and another arrested in Chhattisgarh Thursday, police said.The five-hour gunfight took place in Amlipadar jungle in Raipur district, ... Read more...
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