Four fake candidates caught in Jamia
July 13th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Four candidates, who had hired other people to appear for the written exam for the Bachelor of Technology course at the Jamia Millia Islamia, were ... Read more...
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Conmen held in Delhi for bid to dupe northeast legislators
June 14th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) An impersonator who duped several people, including legislators from the northeast, by claiming to be a central government official was arrested here, police said ... Read more...
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Boy George abandons Twitter
April 24th, 2012 - 8:48 am ICT by IANS
London, April 24 (IANS) Singer Boy George has abandoned Twitter after he was bombarded by abusive spam messages.The singer is active on Twitter and regularly keeps in touch with fans ... Read more...
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Jessie J targeted by hacker
January 25th, 2012 - 7:08 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 25 (IANS) British singer Jessie J has warned her online fans to avoid sending her messages because she's been targeted by an internet hacker.According to contactmusic.com, an ... Read more...
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Scam in Rajasthan pre-medical test for third time
July 26th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 26 (IANS) A scam in the Rajasthan pre-medical test conducted in May has come to light, for the third year in a row, with over 40 students under ... Read more...
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Tainted Meghalaya law officer to be removed
March 23rd, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 23 (IANS) Meghalaya's Additional Advocate-General S.P. Mahanta, accused of land grabbing, forgery and impersonation, will not be allowed to continue in office till he is cleared by courts, ... Read more...
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Impostor called Chelsea Handler ‘a leathery idiot’, not me: Courtney Love
March 21st, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 21 (ANI): Courtney Love has claimed that it was an impostor who posed as her on Twitter and called Chelsea Handler 'a leathery idiot'.She said that 'cloverxxxlove', who referred ... Read more...
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Kim Kardashian’s Twitter account hacked
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 23 (ANI): Kim Kardashian says her Twitter account has been hacked.
The socialite was fuming after discovering on Monday that an impostor had accessed her page and sent out "fake ... Read more...
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Facebook bans account of woman named Kate Middleton
January 24th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 24 (IANS) Facebook has suspended the account of a woman who shares her name with Prince William's future bride, Kate Middleton, accusing her of being an impostor.Healthcare assistant Kate ... Read more...
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Know Some Surprising Health Food Impostors To Avoid Them
January 16th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Jan 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) They say, health is wealth. If your health is not well, then anything you do, you will not be able to do it with full concentration ... Read more...
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Fake Afghan negotiator incident “stigma on forehead of Americans, allies”: Taliban
December 2nd, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Dec 2 (ANI): The Taliban have mocked NATO by praising the 'impostor', who reportedly duped British intelligence agents into believing that he was Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansur, one of the ... Read more...
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Ex-US general McChrystal approved peace talks with fake Taliban leader
November 27th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.27 (ANI): Former American NATO commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, is reported to have asked British intelligence service MI6 rather than the CIA to develop contacts with the Taliban, ... Read more...
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Taliban impostor was “groomed by ISI to delay, counter check us”: NATO official
November 26th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 26 (ANI): The 'Taliban impostor', who took part in the Afghan reconciliation talks as Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansur, one of the most senior commanders in the Taliban movement, was ... Read more...
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US blames UK for masquerading Taliban leader fiasco
November 26th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.26 (ANI): U.S. officials have blamed Britain for an embarrassing fiasco in which an impostor met Afghan and NATO officials before it was discovered he was not the Taliban leader ... Read more...
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Taliban leader in secret Afghan talks was an impostor: Report
November 23rd, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 23 (IANS) The secret talks between the Afghanistan government and the Taliban to end the conflict in the country - that were "showing promise" - seem to have hit ... Read more...
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Top Taliban negotiator in secret talks with Afghan officials an ISI ‘impostor’?
November 23rd, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Nov 23 (ANI): Top US and Afghan officials have apparently been conned by a man claiming to be a leading Taliban negotiator in secret talks with Afghan officials.For months, the ... Read more...
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Native Aussies observed “supernova-impostor” event in 1800s
November 15th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 15 (ANI): A new study has supported the assertion that aboriginal Australians were active observers of the night sky and incorporated significant astronomical events into their oral traditions.In their paper, ... Read more...
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Man Wearing Disguise Boards International Flight
November 5th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) On October 29, a young Chinese man who was wearing a latex mask, cap and a cardigan sweater which disguised him as an old Caucasian man was ... Read more...
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New MJ CD under threat as family claims impostor sang songs
October 30th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 30 (ANI): A new CD of late King of Pop Michael Jackson is under threat after his family claimed that some of the songs had been sung by an ... Read more...
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No Twitter For Asin!
October 13th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 13, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Most of the film personalities have been actively participating in the micro-blogging site, Twitter, these days. This has led to the development of a good bond ... Read more...
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Goa education minister loses ‘face’ on Facebook
September 9th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 9 (IANS) Interested in 'women' and looking for 'dating', is a succinct introduction to Goa Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate on his Facebook page. Only, the account is fake.
The ... Read more...
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Man posing as Punjab official held
July 29th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), July 29 (IANS) A man posing as officer on special duty (OSD) to a Punjab minister has been arrested and fake identity cards of different government departments were recovered ... Read more...
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Meghna Naidu’s email hacked
June 23rd, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Item girl Meghna Naidu's email id was hacked and the hacker used her account to write obscene mails about her, a police complaint filed by the actress ... Read more...
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Impostors beware, Aamir soon to do live chat on Facebook
June 16th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Bollywood star Aamir Khan says he will soon post his first message on microblogging site Twitter but before that he plans to do a live chat ... Read more...
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Whoopi Goldberg cautions fans about Twitter impostor
May 26th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 26 (ANI): Whoopi Goldberg has cautioned fans about an impostor who, she claims, has set up a Twitter account in her name.The comedienne, 54, who doesn't have an ... Read more...
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Impostor Clark Rockefeller’s Appeal Rejected
May 24th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
May 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The German man who called himself Clark Rockefeller and moved around in elite circles will have to spend more days in prison than he expected. His ... Read more...
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Damon targeted by impostor!
March 9th, 2010 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
London, March 8 (IANS) Hollywood actor Matt Damon has revealed he was targeted by an impostor over the Christmas holidays last year.
Damon was rumoured to have spent New Year on a cruise ... Read more...
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Megan Fox engagement news ‘fake’
January 19th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 19 (ANI): Megan Fox's rumoured engagement with beau Brian Austin Green has been dubbed 'fake'.Reports claiming the couple had taken their relationship to another level emerged after an impostor allegedly ... Read more...
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Kerry Katona denies pregnancy reports
January 14th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): Kerry Katona has denied reports she's expecting a fifth child.The former Atomic Kitten singer's reps say that an impostor was behind the fake baby news, reports Contactmusic.Rumours of ... Read more...
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Fans to be refunded after Michael Jordan look alike turned up for a game
December 10th, 2009 - 1:11 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Utah, Dec 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A NBA Development League team is all set to refund the ticket prices to the numerous fans who went to a Utah Flash game and expected ... Read more...
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Fans Left Disappointed With Michael Jordan Lookalike
December 9th, 2009 - 9:07 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dec.09, (THAINDIAN NEWS) All the fans of legendary basketball player Michael Jordan were left immensely disappointed when they attended an Utah Flash game at the McKay Events Center hoping to ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan’s dad slams fraudster for suicide tweets
December 1st, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan's father Michael has blasted rumours that he has suicidal tendencies.He has even blamed an impostor for posting a series of worrying messages online suggesting he ... Read more...
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Kate Walsh warns fans of online impostors
November 14th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 14 (ANI): Grey's Anatomy actress Kate Walsh has warned fans to be aware of hackers posing as her online, after she came to know that an impostor had duped ... Read more...
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Obama ‘birther’ Orly Taitz fined $20,000
October 15th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Columbus, Oct 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A federal judge in Georgia fined $20,000, a leader of the movement who was challenging the President Barack Obama's citizenship with the premise that he wasn’t born ... Read more...
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That’s not me asking for money: Sushmita Sen
September 25th, 2009 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Sep 25 (IANS) A Sushmita Sen impersonator on the social networking site Facebook has started asking for money in her name for charity. After being inundated by ... Read more...
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