Blaze at fireworks factory in southern India kills 38, injures 60
September 6th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by BNO News
SIVAKASI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- A fast-moving fire swept through a fireworks factory in southern India on Wednesday afternoon, killing at least 39 people and injuring more than 60 others, emergency officials ... Read more...
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PM condoles Sivakasi fire victims
September 5th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday expressed deep shock over the Sivakasi firecracker tragedy in Tamil Nadu and condoled the deaths in the accident."The ... Read more...
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Maharashtra leaders condole Deshmukh’s death (Lead)
August 15th, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Condolences poured in from political leaders of Maharashtra for union minister and former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh soon after the news of his death spread ... Read more...
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PM condoles Deshmukh’s death, calls him trusted colleague (Lead)
August 14th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday condoled the death of "trusted colleague" Vilasrao Deshmukh, who passed away after prolonged illness at a Chennai hospital and ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa condoles Deshmukhs’s death
August 14th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday expressed her shock and grief at the death of union science and technology minister and former chief minister of ... Read more...
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Maharashtra leaders condole Deshmukh’s death
August 14th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Condolences poured in from political leaders of Maharashtra for union minister and former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh soon after the news of his death spread across ... Read more...
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Gurdwara shooting: Obama calls Manmohan; conveys people’s solidarity
August 9th, 2012 - 6:28 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) Three days after the senseless attack on a Wisconsin gurdwara, President Barack Obama called Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to convey his condolences and the solidarity ... Read more...
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Four Indians among 6 killed in gurdwara shooting
August 7th, 2012 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) Four of the six Sikh worshippers killed in Sunday's attack on a Sikh gurdwara in Winsconsin were Indian citizens, with one of them being a ... Read more...
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US assures India of full probe into gurdwara shooting
August 6th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) The United States has assured India of a full investigation into the killings at a Sikh gurdwara in Wisconsin, India's ambassador to Washington Nirupama Rao ... Read more...
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India in touch with US over gurdwara shooting
August 6th, 2012 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) India got in touch with US authorities and Sikh community groups started emergency response to Sunday's shooting attack on a Wisconsin gurdwara as messages of ... Read more...
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PM condoles deaths in Tamil Nadu train fire (Lead)
July 30th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday expressed "shock and grief" over the death of 32 people who were burnt alive in the New Delhi-Chennai Tamil ... Read more...
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President, PM mourn Rajesh Khanna’s death (Lead)
July 18th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi were among the host of political leaders who mourned the death of ... Read more...
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Sonia expresses grief over Rajesh Khanna’s demise
July 18th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday expressed her deep sorrow on the demise of Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna, who passed away in Mumbai after ... Read more...
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B-town mourns loss of Rajesh Khanna, the ‘phenomenon’
July 18th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) For some he defined romance on screen, for some his heart-warming performances brought tears, and for a whole lot of Bollywood celebrities Rajesh Khanna, Hindi ... Read more...
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PM mourns Rajesh Khanna’s death
July 18th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has mourned the death of Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna, who passed away Wednesday after a prolonged illness."I convey my heartfelt ... Read more...
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National leaders condole Dara Singh’s death (Lead)
July 12th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Top national leaders of the country Thursday condoled the passing away of wrestler-turned-actor Dara Singh, describing him as an icon and a champion.Prime ... Read more...
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Two Kenyan ministers among six killed in chopper crash (Lead)
June 10th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi, June 10 (IANS) Kenya's internal security minister and his deputy were among six government officials killed in a police helicopter crash Sunday near the capital Nairobi, Kenyan media reported.George ... Read more...
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RDB’s Kuly died of brain tumour
May 24th, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Kuldeep Ral, a.k.a. Kuly of Punjabi bhangra and hip-hop band RDB, died of brain tumour. He was 35.Kuly, who was the music producer of ... Read more...
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UN chief condemns Pakistan killings
February 29th, 2012 - 8:55 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 29 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has strongly condemned an attack in Pakistan in which at least 18 people were killed and eight ... Read more...
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FIFA chief Blatter pays tribute to Sailen Manna
February 28th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) FIFA president Sepp Blatter Tuesday paid rich tributes to India's soccer legend Sailendra Nath Manna, who passed away in Kolkata Monday.Blatter, who will be ... Read more...
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Omar condoles death of soldiers
February 23rd, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 23 (IANS) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday condoled the death of 11 soldiers killed in two avalanches in Jammu and Kashmir.In a tweet Thursday, he first said: "Heartfelt ... Read more...
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UN chief condemns Pakistan bombing
January 11th, 2012 - 6:15 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Jan 11 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday condemned the bombing in northwest Pakistan that left nearly 30 people dead.Ban reiterated UN's solidarity with Pakistan in its ... Read more...
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Two Britons among dead in Kabul attack
October 30th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- Two Britons were among the seventeen people who were killed on Saturday morning when a suicide car bomber attacked a coalition bus in the Afghan capital of Kabul, ... Read more...
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Bollywood mourns death of Azharuddin’s son
September 16th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The film fraternity Friday expressed shock over the death of ex-cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin's son Ayazuddin, who died of injuries caused in a road accident ... Read more...
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UN chief condemns Pakistan school bus attack
September 14th, 2011 - 2:30 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 14 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday condemned the attack on a school bus in Pakistan in which four children and the driver were killed.Gunmen fired indiscriminately ... Read more...
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Delhi blast a heinous attack: Sarkozy
September 7th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Terming Wednesday's blast in Delhi a "heinous terrorist attack", French President Nicolas Sarkozy said France is on India's side in fighting the "barbaric scourge" ... Read more...
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Filmmaker Jagmohan Mundhra dies of cardiac arrest
September 4th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Hollywood-based Indian filmmaker Jagmohan Mundhra, who made films like "Bawandar" and "Provoked", died of cardiac arrest Sunday, a doctor said. He was 62.
His last rites were ... Read more...
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UN chief condemns Pakistan mosque suicide attack
August 20th, 2011 - 7:35 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 20 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned in the strongest terms the suicide attack at a mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan where at least 50 ... Read more...
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UAE condemns Mumbai blasts
July 14th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 14 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has vehemently condemned the bomb blasts that rocked Mumbai Wednesday killing 17 people and wounding 131 others."The UAE condemns this ... Read more...
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Citizens from India, Pakistan condemn Mumbai blasts
July 14th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Prominent citizens of India and Pakistan jointly condemned the serial blasts that rocked three areas of south and central Mumbai Wednesday killing 17 people and injuring ... Read more...
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New Zealand PM ’shocked’ at Mumbai attacks
July 14th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, July 14 (IANS) New Zealand Prime Minister John Key Thursday said he was shocked and saddened at the latest terrorist attack on Mumbai.At least 17 people were killed ... Read more...
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PM shocked at Ahmed Karzai’s assassination
July 12th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday expressed "deep sorrow and shock" over the "sad news of tragic assassination" of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's half-brother Ahmed ... Read more...
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Pakistan condemns killing of Karzai’s half-brother
July 12th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 12 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday expressed grief and sorrow over the assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the half-brother ... Read more...
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Bollywood shocked by scribe’s murder
June 12th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The murder of veteran crime journalist Jyotindra Dey has sent shockwaves across the Bollywood fraternity.Bollywood twitterati has condemned the murder of the Mid-Day reporter ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa condoles minister’s death
May 23rd, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa condoled the death of her ministerial colleague N. Mariyam Pichai, who was killed in a road accident near Tiruchirapalli Monday.She ... Read more...
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