US warns of more violence over anti-Islam video
September 14th, 2012 - 10:03 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) With anti-US protests over an anti-Islam video spreading to 11 nations, Washington braced for a growing furore threatening US interests abroad and at home ahead of ... Read more...
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SC directs fresh trial of Delhi 1997 blast accused
August 31st, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday directed a fresh trial of a terror accused whose conviction and sentencing had been set aside by a court bench on ... Read more...
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Pakistani society careless about kids’ safety: Media
August 20th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 20 (IANS) The primary responsibility for protection of children falls on the family -- but families in Pakistan seem to be the "nodal point" for child abuse, two ... Read more...
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Bo Xilai’s wife ‘confessed’ to killing British businessman
August 7th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) The wife of China's fallen political star Bo Xilai has confessed to killing British businessman Neil Heywood last November, a media report said Tuesday.Gu Kailai had ... Read more...
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Congress, Trinamool in verbal duel over Chidambaram comments (Lead)
July 11th, 2012 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) Alliance partners Congress and Trinamool Congress Tuesday continued to spar over Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's sharp indictment of the continuing political clashes in West ... Read more...
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Pakistan SC concerned over out-of-court settlements
June 1st, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 1 (IANS) Taking suo motu cognisance of a teenaged girl's case, the Pakistani Supreme Court has expressed concern over the factors compelling rape victims' families to go for ... Read more...
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Amicus curiae’s report does not matter: BJP
May 8th, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday rubbished arguments that the Supreme Court amicus curiae's report on the post-Godhra riots is an indictment of Chief ... Read more...
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Shakira wants better US policies for children
April 16th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, April 16 (IANS) Singer Shakira returned to her native Colombia to deliver a speech, urging improved childhood development policies in Latin America."I am convinced that by far ... Read more...
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Ahead of Delhi civic polls, Gadkari attacks Congress
April 3rd, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Gadkari Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress-led Delhi government, urging people to defeat the "corruption-riddled" ... Read more...
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Norway killer officially charged with terrorism
March 8th, 2012 - 7:03 am ICT by IANS
Oslo, March 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik has been officially charged with acts of terror over the 77 people he killed in twin attacks in Oslo, a ... Read more...
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Court relief for Yeddyurappa in illegal mining case
March 7th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 7 (IANS) In a morale booster to scam-hit Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader B.S. Yeddyurappa, the Karnataka high court Wednesday quashed the police probe in an illegal ... Read more...
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Madeleine Grant criticized for her strategy to win the librarian contest
March 5th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Mar 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Oxford University student has been criticized for trying to win a union contest using sexist approach. The 19-year-old undergraduate bared her chest in her campaign to ... Read more...
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Karnataka hopes to attract $120 bn in investments
March 1st, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Despite political turmoil, Karnataka is hopeful of attracting investment of up to $120 billion in sectors like power, auto, IT and aerospace during the second ... Read more...
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Congress keeping Goa illegal mining report under wraps: Munde
February 26th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 26 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday accused the Congress of keeping the Justice (retd) M.B. Shah report on illegal mining under wraps with an eye ... Read more...
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Apex court allows Bengal to withdraw Nandigram plea
February 24th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Decks were cleared for action against police personnel involved in the March 2007 Nandigram firing as the Supreme Court Friday permitted the West Bengal government ... Read more...
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Serbian folk singer set free
February 23rd, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade, Feb 23 (IANS/AKI) Serbian folk singing star Svetlana Raznatovic, known as Ceca, was set free Wednesday after spending 245 days in house arrest for embezzlement of millions of euros ... Read more...
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Young Aston Villa mascot mimics Suarez snub
February 14th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A young Aston Villa mascot gave the strong evidence why children should be protected from bad examples. In a clear reenactment of Luiz Suarez’s snub of ... Read more...
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`PM’s indictment a defining moment in Pakistan’s history’
February 14th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 14 (IANS) The contempt of court case in which Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has been indicted by the Supreme Court is a defining moment in ... Read more...
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Peerzada says Sonia rejected his resignation
February 11th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 11 (IANS) In a dramatic turn of events, Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed who resigned Friday following his indictment after his son was found ... Read more...
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British girl has contraceptive implant at school
February 9th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 9 (IANS) A 13-year-old girl in Britain had a contraceptive implant fitted at her school since she felt "like having sex" with her boyfriend.The girl's mother said she ... Read more...
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Poll panel censures Khurshid for quota announcement (Second Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) In an embarrassment to the Congress during the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the Election Commission Thursday censured Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his ... Read more...
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Turks charged with causing alcohol deaths
February 7th, 2012 - 8:06 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Eight Turkish nationals have been charged with causing the deaths of five Russian tourists, who died after drinking poisoned bootleg whiskey.The accused may be sentenced ... Read more...
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‘Scientists should be accountable’
February 6th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 6 (IANS) India's scientific community should learn to deal with public accountability while doing business with the private sector to avoid a repeat of the controversial Antrix-Devas ... Read more...
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Sibal meets PM, Mukherjee to discuss 2G verdict
February 2nd, 2012 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Soon after the Supreme Court's verdict Thursday cancelling 2G licences to telecom firms, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal went in an overdrive trying to ascertain ... Read more...
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Sibal must quit, says CPI-M
February 2nd, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday demanded the resignation of cabinet minister Kapil Sibal after the Supreme Court ordered the cancellation of 2G telecom ... Read more...
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PMO rapped on Swamy plea, government gets prosecution deadline (Roundup)
January 31st, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The government has to decide within a maximum of four months whether or not to sanction the prosecution of a public servant for corruption, ... Read more...
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Gilani ex-aide jailed for bank fraud
January 26th, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 26 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's former media coordinator Khurram Rasool was sentenced to four years in imprisonment Thursday in a bank fraud case by ... Read more...
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Iran holds first trial of ‘CIA agent’
December 29th, 2011 - 3:31 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 29 (IANS) Iran has held the first trial session of Amir Mirza Hekmati, who was arrested on charges of spying for the CIA, a media report said Wednesday.An ... Read more...
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Ian Chappell concerned with lack of depth in Australian batting
December 22nd, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 22 (IANS) Former captain Ian Chappell feels that lack of emerging talent in Australian batting was allowing struggling veteran players like Ricky Ponting to prolong their careers."It's an ... Read more...
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BSP parliamentarian booked under stringent law
December 16th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 15 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Friday invoked the stringent gangsters act aggainst don-turned-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Dhananjay Singh who was arrested last week for a ... Read more...
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BSP MP arrested in murder case
December 11th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 11 (IANS) Mafia don-turned-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Dhananjay Singh was arrested here Sunday evening in connection with his alleged involvement in a double murder.Uttar Pradesh Police ... Read more...
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Obama invokes India, China to launch populist agenda
December 7th, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) Portraying himself as a champion of the middle class, President Barack Obama invoked the threat of outsourcing to India and China to launch the ... Read more...
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Mayawati hits out at Congress on FDI
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 2 (IANS) Hitting out at the Congress - and its general secretary Rahul Gandhi in particular, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday alleged that the party-lead United ... Read more...
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Mumbai masterminds roam free because of Headley: Report
November 22nd, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 22 (IANS) The masterminds of the Nov 2008 Mumbai terror attack are still free because the indictment of a serving Pakistani intelligence officer had a really damaging effect ... Read more...
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CPI-M asks Modi to step down
November 22nd, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday asked Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to resign over the killings of Ishrat Jahan and three others ... Read more...
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