Serial bombings hit Myanmar border town
June 10th, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, June 10 (IANS) Five bomb blasts took place in quick succession in Muse town on Myanmar's northeastern border Saturday midnight but there were no reports of any casualties, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Gypsies move into immigration officer’s home while she was away at Proms
August 18th, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An immigration officer was shocked to find her house occupied a group of Romanian Gypsies. Not only had they moved into her house but the squatters had ... Read more...
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26 killed in UN plane crash in Africa (Lead)
April 5th, 2011 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
Kinshasa, April 4 (IANS) At least 26 people were killed Monday as a UN plane crashed in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Xinhua said, ... Read more...
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Immigration officer puts wife on terror list
February 1st, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An immigration officer figured out a ‘perfect’ plan to get his wife out of his life – by putting her on the terrorist list.When the man’s wife ... Read more...
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Philippines Catches Women Faking As Nuns Going To Lebanon
January 30th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Six women pretending to be nuns were caught at the Manila airport of Philippines and the authorities reported that they were trying to go to Lebanon. ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Aussie man sues UK bosses claiming ‘G’day sport’ tag was racist
January 22nd, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 22 (ANI): An Australian man, who has been working in the UK, has decided to sue bosses claiming colleagues made racist comments, including constantly greeting him with "G'day, sport".According to ... Read more...
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Tourist asked to ‘perform sexual favours on man posing as immigration officer’
November 9th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 9 (ANI): A man posing as an immigration officer handcuffed a tourist in Hyde Park and asked her to perform sexual favours on him.Police said the Ecuadorian woman, 26, was ... Read more...
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Thailand To Jail Overstayers
September 24th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by admin
BANGKOK (thaivisa.com): -- Allegedly tired of overstaying foreigners arriving at Suvarnabhumi airport with a valid air ticket and the maximum fine of 20,000 Baht in their hands, the Immigration Department is ... Read more...
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Alba, Rodriguez appreciate LiLo at Machete screening
August 27th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 27 (ANI): Jessica Alba and director Robert Rodriguez sent good wishes to troubled star Lindsay Lohan at the screening of 'Machete' and appreciated her performance in the upcoming movie.LiLo ... Read more...
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Immigration officials deny reports of strike
July 20th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Officials of the Bureau of Immigration responsible for immigration services at all 12 international airports in the country Tuesday denied media reports which said they are on ... Read more...
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NZ visa officer in Delhi sacked over corruption claim
July 9th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 9(ANI): An Immigration New Zealand visa officer in New Delhi has been sacked after an internal investigation into corruption claims.Head of Immigration Nigel Bickle said the staff member was ... Read more...
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U.S. Border Patrol officer kills 14-year-old Mexican in Juarez, Mexico
June 9th, 2010 - 3:23 am ICT by BNO News
JUAREZ, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) – A Border Patrol officer allegedly killed a 14-year-old Mexican who was playing in the mud under the international bridge between Juarez, Chihuahua and El Paso, Texas, local ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Rehman Malik’s dismissal from FIA turned into retirement
April 20th, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday overturned the 1996 termination of Interior Minister Rehman Malik as additional director general of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) into retirement ... Read more...
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Britain announces massive hike in visa fees
January 21st, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 21 (IANS) Immigrants who want to bring over their elderly dependent relatives to Britain face a massive hike in visa fees, the British government announced.
Britain's Home Ministry said the visa ... Read more...
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Josh Brolin to star in Men in Black 3?
December 10th, 2009 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 10 (ANI): Josh Brolin may star in Men in Black 3.According to the Los Angeles Times, the actor is in talks to replace Tommy Lee Jones in the alien ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Canada to send back yet another Pakistani couple
September 8th, 2009 - 9:25 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Sep 8 (IANS) Canada is set to throw out yet another Pakistani couple and their children after the top federal court rejected their plea to stay deportation orders against them.
The couple ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh may have been victim of random selection parameter (News Analysis)
August 16th, 2009 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
By Mayank Chhaya
Chicago, Aug 16 (IANS) Actor Shah Rukh Khan's two-hour detention and questioning at the Newark International Airport could well be a result of the random selection parameter built into ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Incident was “absolutely uncalled for”: Shahrukh
August 15th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Aug 15(ANI): Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan on Saturday said that he was "angry and humiliated" for being detained at the Newark International Airport in New Jersey, and asserted that the incident ... Read more...
Posted in National |
`King Khan’says he is fine after Newark airport search
August 15th, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Newark (New Jersey, US)/New Delhi, Aug.15 (ANI): Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan on Saturday said that he was doing well and was fine after his two-hour-long ordeal at Newark International Airport.Khan was ... Read more...
Posted in World |
US envoy says he is ascertaining facts about King Khan’s detention
August 15th, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.15 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador to India, Timothy J. Roemer, on Saturday said that he was looking into reasons for the detention of Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan at Newark International ... Read more...
Posted in National |
US authorities detains King Khan, grill him for nearly two hours
August 15th, 2009 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Jersey / New Delhi, Aug 15(ANI): Bollywood super star Shah Rukh Khan was detained for about two hours on Saturday morning at Newark airport in New Jersey, USA.Khan has ... Read more...
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‘British airport officers harassing legal migrants’
October 2nd, 2008 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 2 (IANS) Overly zealous British home ministry officials are “humiliating, harassing and abusing” legal Indian and other migrants at airports across the country, a campaigning group said Thursday.“Though migrants are ... Read more...
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Indian national files contempt plea against Malay immigration officer, ex-boss
September 12th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Sept.12 (ANI): An Indian national, who is serving a sentence for overstaying in Malaysia, has filed an application for contempt of court against an Immigration Department officer and his ... Read more...
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Now, machines to scan faces of travellers at UK airports
August 19th, 2008 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.19 (ANI): Air passengers travelling to British airports will now have their faces scanned and identities checked by machines under plans to be announced.
Thousands of passengers are already being ... Read more...
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US ignored diplomatic niceties for Gilani: report
July 30th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 30 (IANS) Essential diplomatic courtesies were ignored when Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani arrived in Washington on his maiden US visit and he was compelled to walk "two-three minutes" ... Read more...
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Weakness in Oz police case to keep Haneef in detention exposed
May 16th, 2008 - 1:21 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, May 16 (ANI): Australian Federal Police (AFP) considered placing Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef on a control order or in preventative detention just three days after he was arrested, but ... Read more...
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Malaysian authorities prevent Hindraf bailer from flying to India
April 28th, 2008 - 11:31 am ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 28 (ANI): K.P. Samy, of Indian origin, who posted bail for the 64 Hindraf supporters charged with causing mischief and participating in an illegal assembly, was yesterday prevented ... Read more...
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Abu Salem trial in 1993 serial blasts to continue today
April 22nd, 2008 - 10:16 am ICT by admin
Mumbai, Apr 22 (ANI): The trial of extradited gangster Abu Salem in the 1993 serial blasts case will continue here today.On April 16, the court had deferred the trial as ... Read more...
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Witnesses fail to appear, Abu Salem case put off
April 16th, 2008 - 10:41 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) A special court here deferred the trial of underworld don Abu Salem in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blast case to April 22 after witnesses failed to appear in ... Read more...
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TADA court to begin Abu Salem’s trial in 1993 serial blasts today
April 16th, 2008 - 9:06 am ICT by admin
Mumbai, Apr 16 (ANI): The trial of extradited gangster Abu Salem in the 1993 serial blasts case will begin today with the examination of its first witness by the special TADA ... Read more...
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TADA court to begin Abu Salem’s trial in 1993 serial blasts on Wednesday
April 15th, 2008 - 6:43 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, Apr 15 (ANI): The trial of extradited gangster Abu Salem in the 1993 serial blasts case would begin on Wednesday with the examination of its first witness by the TADA ... Read more...
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