Celebrities sign open letter urging Iran to release ‘death by stoning’ woman
December 14th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Dec 14 (ANI): International celebrities including Hollywood actors Robert Redford, Robert De Niro, and English musician Sting have signed an open letter urging Iran to release Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the ... Read more...
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Rani Mukerji Set To Marry Aditya Chopra Next Year
December 11th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Though the news has not been confirmed by the families of Rani Mukerji or Aditya Chopra, the media has been speculating on the impending wedding ever since Payel Khanna filed divorce ... Read more...
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Iran’s media denies reports of ’stoning to death’ woman’s release
December 10th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran (Iran), Dec 10(ANI): Iran's media has denied reports that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman who was earlier sentenced to death by stoning for alleged adultery charges, had been released.Earlier, on ... Read more...
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‘Loner’ teacher in UK jailed for lesbian affair with 15-year-old pupil
December 9th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 9 (ANI): A British teacher has been jailed for 20 months after having a lesbian affair with a teenage pupil.English teacher Louise Yeoman in her first job had a ... Read more...
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Pakistani woman’s nose chopped off by in-laws (Lead)
November 29th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 29 (IANS) A Pakistani woman's nose was hacked off and her head tonsured by her in-laws who then locked her up for three days as they suspected her of ... Read more...
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Pakistani woman’s nose cut-off by in-laws
November 29th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 29 (IANS) A Pakistani woman's nose was cut off and her head tonsured by her in-laws who then locked her up for three days because they suspected her of having ... Read more...
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‘Iran says ‘no final decision taken on ’stoning to death’ woman’s execution’
November 4th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Nov 3 (ANI): French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has claimed that his Iranian counterpart has assured him that no final decision has been taken about the woman who could be stoned ... Read more...
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Canada condemns Iran for planning Iranian woman’s execution
November 3rd, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Nov 3 (ANI): The Canadian government is "deeply troubled" by reports that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman convicted of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning could be executed as ... Read more...
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Iranian ’stoning to death’ woman may be executed by Wednesday, claim HR observers
November 2nd, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Nov 2 (ANI): Human rights observers have warned that Iran plans to execute Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman who was earlier sentenced to death by stoning for alleged adultery charges. ... Read more...
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Six murder accused acquitted in Gujarat
October 30th, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Oct 30 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court has acquitted six people convicted in a murder that took place 13 years ago.Justice Akil Kureshi acquitted all the accused with an opinion that ... Read more...
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Cops involved in barbaric acts threat to society: apex court
October 25th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday said some policemen in India still lived with a colonial mindset and perpetrated barbaric acts which were an anathema to a democratic society.The ... Read more...
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Murder convict inspector in Jharkhand not to be promoted (Lead)
October 20th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 20 (IANS) After media reports that a police inspector, convicted of murder, had been promoted to the rank of deputy superintendent of police, the Jharkhand police Wednesday said he would ... Read more...
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Murder convict inspector promoted in Jharkhand
October 20th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 20 (IANS) The Jharkhand police department has promoted an inspector, who was convicted for murdering a school teacher, to the rank of a deputy superintendent of police.Bhagwan Prasad was convicted ... Read more...
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Iranian ‘death by stoning’ woman’s son reported missing
October 13th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Oct 13 (ANI): The son of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian woman who had been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, has reportedly gone missing following the arrest of two ... Read more...
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Iranian woman could still be ’stoned to death’ for adultery, murder, says Chief prosecutor
September 29th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Sept 29 (ANI): Contradicting earlier statements of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad regarding the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery charges, the Chief prosecutor ... Read more...
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Father, son arrested for honour killing
September 18th, 2010 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) A man and his son have been arrested for murdering a youth, who allegedly had an illicit relationship with the man's daughter, police said Saturday
Azad, 40 and ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party legislator booked for rape
September 17th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 17 (IANS) A Samajwadi Party legislator in Uttar Pradesh was Friday booked for rape, police said.
The case was filed Friday against Anoop Sanda, who represents the Sadar assembly seat of ... Read more...
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Lahore sees an upsurge in “honour killings”
September 16th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sept 16 (ANI): Cases of 'honour killings' have been on the rise in Lahore, the capital of Punjab in Pakistan, the latest victim being a woman stabbed to death by her ... Read more...
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First look at Bye Bye Bangkok
September 11th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Here is a brief overview about the latest Rudranil-Locket starrer Bye Bye Bangkok, this movie is supposed to be one of the biggest romantic comedies ... Read more...
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No gallows for killer of two kids: Apex court
September 7th, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) A man, who underwent 20 years of imprisonment for lynching two children, will not be sent to the gallows, the Supreme Court has said while upholding the ... Read more...
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Indian TV helps solve Nepali woman’s murder
September 7th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 6 (IANS) A woman gangraped for nearly three days before being strangled to death in a hotel in an Indian city has been identified as a 35-year-old Nepali housewife and ... Read more...
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Iranian ‘death by stoning’ woman’s son claims she was subjected to mock execution
September 1st, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 1 (ANI): The son of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning, has claimed that the Iranian authorities had prepared her for a mock execution, and ... Read more...
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Father kills 22-year old married daughter for ‘honour’ over illicit relations in Pak
August 26th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug.26 (ANI): Yet another shameful incident of 'honour killing' has come to light in Pakistan, with a man strangulating his 22-year old married daughter to death in Lahore's South Cantonment area.The ... Read more...
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Joe Jonas threatens to sue over ’sex with ex’ claim
August 15th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 15 (ANI): American singer Joe Jonas has got his lawyers involved after a celebrity blogger accused him of having sex with ex-girlfriend Demi Lovato.Joe, 20, has vowed to stay ... Read more...
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Iran woman sentenced to death by stoning ‘confesses’ to adultery, murder on state TV
August 12th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.12 (ANI): An Iranian woman whose sentence to death by stoning sparked an international outcry is feared to be facing imminent execution, after she told state-run TV that she had committed ... Read more...
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Iranian ’stoning to death’ widow says false sentence due to her being a woman
August 7th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 7 (ANI): Iranian woman Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who has been sentenced to death by stoning, has accused Tehran of lying about the charges against her to pave the way to ... Read more...
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Brazil President offers asylum to potential Iran stoning victim Ashtiani
August 2nd, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 2, (ANI): Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has offered asylum to Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for 'adultery'.This move has raised ... Read more...
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Global support pours in for Iranian ’stoning to death verdict’ woman
July 31st, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 31 (ANI): Human rights activists and supporters of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman whose sentence of death by stoning on 'adultery charges' was lifted earlier this month and changed ... Read more...
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Man held for killing lover
July 16th, 2010 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) A 23-year-old man has been arrested in north Delhi for brutally murdering a woman with whom he had an illicit relationship, police said Thursday.
Tarun was arrested from ... Read more...
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Western propaganda won’t prevent adulterous woman’s stoning: Iran justice official
July 12th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto (Canada), July 12 (ANI): An Iranian justice official has said that Western 'propaganda' will not prevent the law enforcement authorities of his country from going ahead with the execution by stoning ... Read more...
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Children of Iranian woman facing ‘death by stone’ challenges verdict
July 3rd, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 3 (ANI): Children of a 43-year-old Iranian woman, facing death by stoning, have launched an international campaign challenging the Iranian barbaric conviction 'stone to death' for allegedly having 'illicit relationship ... Read more...
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‘Ronan might have won reprieve if it was just sex, not love with mistress’
June 14th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 14 (ANI): Yvonne Keating, the wife of singer Ronan Keating has said she might have given the singer a second chance if there was no emotional relationship between him and ... Read more...
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Cop kills woman, her daughter, self
June 7th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Anandpur Sahib (Punjab), June 7 (IANS) A police constable allegedly shot dead a woman and her daughter before committing suicide in a village here in Punjab early Monday, police said.
The women were ... Read more...
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Lebron James’ Mother And Delonte West Rumor Creates A Buzz On Internet
May 16th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
May 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Cleveland Cavaliers player Lebron James' mother Gloria James has grabbed the limelight recently after rumors have been abuzz on the internet about an alleged affair that ... Read more...
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Sandra Bullock’s Baby Adoption Leaves Michelle McGee ‘Shocked’
May 1st, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
May 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The news that Hollywood actress Sandra Bullock has adopted a three-and-half-month-old baby boy which came to light just after the "Miss Congeniality" star had separated from ... Read more...
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