Stalker threatens to kill Princess Diana’s butler
August 20th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 20 (IANS) A 51-year-old Bulgarian threatened to assassinate Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell and also his sons and brother, a media report said.Slav Mitev, who made ... Read more...
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Visva-Bharati row: NCPCR objects to disclosure of child’s identity
July 14th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) India's apex child rights body has demanded action against Visva-Bharati University as well as the print media for disclosing the identity of the Class 5 ... Read more...
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Brandy’s Twitter page hacked
June 5th, 2012 - 9:24 am ICT by IANS
London, June 5 (IANS) R&B; star Brandy's Twitter account has been hacked.A number of posts popped up on the 33-year-old's page Sunday redirecting her 1.5 million followers to ... Read more...
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Internet around the world may shut down Saturday
March 30th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Come Saturday and there is a strong possibility that you won't be able to indulge in your favourite internet activities like shopping and surfing due ... Read more...
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Show your ID card to buy knives in Beijing
January 28th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) People in Beijing supermarkets will now have to show their ID cards to buy knives, a media report said.According to Chinese Fachi wanbao newspaper, the ... Read more...
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Teacher held for lesbian relationship with girl
September 30th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 30 (IANS) A woman teacher in Britain has been detained under the Mental Health Act for having a lesbian relationship with a teenaged pupil.At an earlier hearing at ... Read more...
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Last rendezvous with loved ones
September 8th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The air was thick with grief as friends and family of those who died in Wednesday's bomb blast at the Delhi High Court slowly came ... Read more...
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PM takes postal ballot route for Assam elections
April 11th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday cast his vote through a postal ballot in the second and final phase of assembly polls in Assam. His absence ... Read more...
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Sarah Palin asks judge ‘not to give stalker her address’
March 20th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 20 (ANI): Sarah Palin has filed court documents requesting a judge to refrain from giving her personal information to her stalker who made an official request of her home ... Read more...
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Cathay Pacific accused of racism after refusing job to Muslim worker
February 20th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.20 (ANI): Algerian born Salim Zakhrouf (38), a Muslim airport worker, has accused Cathay Pacific airline of racism, after he was denied an interview, only to be offered one two days ... Read more...
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Children more gadget savvy today
January 21st, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 21 (IANS) Small children are a lot smarter and gadget savvy today than those of earlier generations -- they know how to operate a computer mouse, make calls on mobile ... Read more...
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British child star targeted on Facebook
January 16th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 16 (IANS) Child actor Daniel Roche, who played the title role in BBC1 series "Just William", was targeted by an internet stalker who set up a fake Facebook page ... Read more...
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Potter star ‘beaten, branded a prostitute by family after dating Hindu man’
December 21st, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 21 (ANI): A Harry Potter actress was assaulted and branded a 'prostitute' by her family after dating a young Hindu man, it has emerged.22- years-old Afshan Azad played Padma Patil, ... Read more...
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Half of second-hand phones contain personal data
October 13th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct 13 (ANI): A new research has revealed that consumers inadvertently pass on their personal data like intimate photos and credit card numbers and pins to strangers when they discard mobile ... Read more...
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Why is Samantha Ronson Sad?
August 31st, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 31, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Lindsay Lohan's famous gal-pal Samantha Ronson is extremely sorry or so she says. The celebrity DJ wrote on her Twitter account "There is absolutely nothing I ... Read more...
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Potter star Afshan Azad to testify against father, brother in death threat case
August 24th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 24 (ANI): British actress Afshan Azad, who played Padma Patil in movie Harry Potter, is set to be called to give evidence at the trial of her father and brother, ... Read more...
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Jolie wants real-life lady spy at Moscow premiere of ‘Salt’
July 16th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 16 (ANI): Oscar winning actress Angelina Jolie has reportedly asked the promoters of her new film 'Salt' to invite the real-life femme fatale Russian spy Anna Chapman for ... Read more...
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Facebook malware attack spreading quickly
May 31st, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 31 (ANI): Social networking site Facebook faced a third phishing attack on the weekend, with a malware, which steals login credentials and even gets home addresses, being downloaded through ... Read more...
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eBay seller convicted for bidding on his own goods
April 20th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 20 (IANS) An eBay seller has become the first person in Britain to be convicted for bidding on his own items to raise prices.
Paul Barrett, who faces a fine of ... Read more...
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Facebookers, Twitterers more prone to attack by burglars
August 27th, 2009 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 27 (ANI): People who use social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are more prone to getting robbed, as burglars might be stealing their personal details from such ... Read more...
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James Cameron sued over power outage
June 2nd, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 2 (ANI): Canadian director James Cameron is said to be facing a lawsuit after one of his employees crashed a car into an electricity pole, causing a three-day power outage.Cameron, ... Read more...
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Jobless Taiwan killer says he copied comic book crime
March 10th, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, March 10 (DPA) A Taiwanese man who killed a landlord and seriously injured the victim's wife and son claimed his deed was a copy of the random killing plot of a ... Read more...
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Sex perverts giving trees as home addresses can go scot free in Britain!
September 27th, 2008 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 27 (ANI): A British judge was shocked to discover that sex perverts could easily roam about unchecked by just registering their home address as a bus stop or park ... Read more...
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Britneys great-grandparents may have lived in sin
September 10th, 2008 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 10 (ANI): Britney Spears personal life has always been a subject of controversy, and now it has emerged that scandals run deep in her family history, for documents show ... Read more...
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First counter sale of sex infection drug in the UK
August 6th, 2008 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) Health authorities have for the first time approved across-the-counter sale of medicine and test kits for the detection and cure of a common sexually transmitted disease chlamydia without ... Read more...
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eBay sellers warned not to provide addresses in online ads
June 19th, 2008 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne , June 19 (ANI): While internet auction sites like eBay gain much popularity among internet buyers, those who sell goods on such websites are being warned not to put their ... Read more...
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Lost parrot tells vet his name and address!
May 23rd, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, May 23 (ANI): A lost parrot was reunited with its owners in Japan after squawking out his name and address to a vet.Two weeks ago, the African grey parrot was ... Read more...
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Social websites risk youngsters future careers
November 23rd, 2007 - 2:45 pm ICT by admin
London, November 23 (ANI): The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in Britain has warned that millions of young people are risking their future careers by posting their personal details on social networking websites. ... Read more...
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Indian-born shop employee told to speak in English or have his throat cut
November 14th, 2007 - 2:45 am ICT by admin
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