Meal with ex-flame generates most jealousy
July 12th, 2012 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 12 (IANS) Sharing a meal with an ex-flame is more likely than any other activity to spur raging jealousy in your current love -- so beware.Researchers led by ... Read more...
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Maken retreats; AITA, Bhupathi back to square one (Roundup)
June 19th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Mahesh Bhupathi Tuesday stuck to his guns of not playing the London Olympics with his estranged friend Leander Paes after Sports Minister Ajay Maken ... Read more...
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Court reserves order on N.D. Tiwari’s paternity suit
February 29th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on the plea of a 32-year-old man, who claims to be the biological son of Congress leader ... Read more...
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Foiled Bangladesh coup shows army is pro-democracy: experts
January 20th, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Bangladesh Army, which has earlier seized power, has proved its loyalty to democracy by foiling a coup attempt aimed at ousting Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Shivani murder: R.K. Sharma’s acquittal challenged in apex court (Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Delhi Police Wednesday challenged in the Supreme Court the acquittal of R.K. Sharma, the main accused in the 1999 murder of journalist Shivani Bhatnagar ... Read more...
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Court notice to N.D. Tiwari on paternity suit
December 1st, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday issued notice to N.D. Tiwari on a plea by a 32-year-old man, who claims to be his biological son, against ... Read more...
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28 journalists involved in phone hacking scandal
November 15th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 15 (IANS) At least 28 journalists were involved in the News of the World phone hacking scandal that ultimately forced owner Rupert Murdoch to shut down the ... Read more...
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BJP smells victory in Uttar Pradesh
October 9th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Buoyed by its internal surveys which show the party has gained ground in Uttar Pradesh on the issue of corruption, the Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Truth will prevail: Kamat
October 5th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 5 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said that "truth will prevail" in the state's Rs.3,500 crore illegal mining scam, in which his role as mining minister has ... Read more...
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Sonia wanted quick end to 2G note controversy: Khurshid
October 2nd, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The finance ministry note on 2G spectrum had an "orphan inference" which led to disagreement between Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Home Minister P. ... Read more...
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Apex court cautions on fee waiver for poor litigants (Lead)
July 20th, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that before an individual was declared indigent and exempted from paying court fee, subordinate courts must ascertain his true financial ... Read more...
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Hugh Grant gets the court ruling in his favor in the hacking scandal
July 20th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Hugh Grant scored a major victory when he managed to get a court ruling in his favor in the infamous hacking scandal. Now the London’s Metropolitan ... Read more...
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Learn from your mistakes, BJP advises PM
June 2nd, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh must learn from his mistakes and break his silence over graft charges against central minister Dayanidhi Maran, the Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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‘Trump’s question over Obama’s intelligence, background is racism by inference’
May 2nd, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 2 (ANI): An African-American Professor of the Georgetown University has termed business tycoon Donald Trump's act of questioning Obama's intelligence and background as "racism by inference".Trump had also reportedly ... Read more...
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How people judge quality of product by price if someone else buys it
April 20th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 20 (ANI): A new study has shown that people are more likely to judge the quality of a product by its price if someone else bought it.But when it come ... Read more...
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People in different cultures ‘make different assumption about people around them’
April 12th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 12 (ANI): A study has suggested that people in different cultures make different assumptions about the people around them.The researchers studied the brain waves of people with Caucasian and Asian ... Read more...
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Bradley Manning treatment called ‘illegal and unconstitutional’
April 11th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 11 (ANI): Over 250 of America's leading legal scholars have described the treatment of American soldier Bradley Manning, who has been accused of leaking classified cables to WikiLeaks, as illegal, ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s efforts to eradicate terrorism “heading for a paralysis”
March 24th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Mar 24(ANI): A row between Pakistan's anti-terrorism courts and security agencies over the acquittal of militants, coupled with the federal government's inability to push through a critical anti-terror amendment bill, may ... Read more...
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Tania Zaetta accused of racial slurs by club bouncers
March 22nd, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar 22 (ANI): Australian actress Tania Zaetta, who stars in Bollywood movies, has been accused by bouncers at a nightclub in Australia of being abusive and of hurling racial slurs at ... Read more...
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Child witness’s testimony carries weight: Supreme Court (Lead)
March 21st, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The courts can rely on evidence tendered by a child if it inspires its confidence and there was no embellishment or improvement in it, the ... Read more...
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Ex- Bollywood star Tania Zaetta vows to fight Oz nightclub charges
March 21st, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, March 21 (ANI): Former Bollywood actress Tania Zaetta has vowed to fight criminal charges over 'disturbance' on the Gold Coast.A statement released by her management firm said she had retained Byron ... Read more...
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Prateik Babbar’s Dhobi Ghat Act An Ode To Salman Khan
January 3rd, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
, but most importantly he is an aspiring Bollywood actor in the film and his favorite actor from the industry as also his inspiration is a certain Salman Khan.Contrary to reports ... Read more...
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Under fire, CBI blames police for failing to find Aarushi killers
January 2nd, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 2 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is blaming the Noida police for its failure to get to the killers of teenager Aarushi Talwar.In its closure report submitted ... Read more...
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Letter casts aspersions on judges hearing spectrum case
November 24th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday revealed that it had received a letter alleging that the bench hearing the case related to allocation of spectrum to mobile companies had ... Read more...
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Willing to go to jail, won’t say sorry: Shanti Bhushan
November 10th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Former law minister Shanti Bhushan Wednesday told the Supreme Court that he and his lawyer son Prashant Bhushan would prefer to go to jail instead of tendering ... Read more...
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Can’t change panel on Modi’s plea, cricket board tells court
October 20th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it was not possible to reconstitute its panel inquiring into alleged financial ... Read more...
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Contempt of court only arises on disobedience of order: Apex court
October 15th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court has held that the proceedings against a person accused of contempt of court could not be initiated merely on speculation, assumptions and inference drawn ... Read more...
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Phone-tapping of anti-social elements justified: Court
August 21st, 2010 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday held that investigating agencies can intercept phone calls of an individual if there is sufficient evidence to prove that he or she ... Read more...
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Order DNA tests if unavoidable, courts told
August 4th, 2010 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that courts should exercise extreme caution in ordering a DNA test to determine the paternity of a child as this could end ... Read more...
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Here’s how to make products seem less expensive to consumers
July 21st, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 20 (ANI): A formula to make the price of a product seem less expensive to consumers may finally have been found. Marketers can help customers form more accurate perceptions of ... Read more...
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African warlord tries to block Naomi Campbell from testifying about ‘blood diamonds’
June 1st, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 1 (ANI): African warlord Charles Taylor is trying to block supermodel Naomi Campbell from testifying about "blood diamonds" that she allegedly received from him.Defence lawyers for former Liberian president ... Read more...
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Modi asks Board for proof of charges against him
May 10th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Veturi Srivatsa
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Lalit Modi, the suspended chairman and commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has tossed the ball back into the cricket board's court by seeking ... Read more...
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Akshardham attack accused’s plea against witnesses dismissed
March 19th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 19 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Friday rejected the plea of Akshardham terror attack accused Shaukatullah Ghauri that two prosecution witnesses be also treated as accused.
A division bench ... Read more...
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Terror ‘focus point of talks’ with Pakistan: Krishna (lead)
February 17th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The upcoming foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan would only focus on terror and are not a resumption of the composite dialogue, Indian External Affairs Minister ... Read more...
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Torres tells Liverpool owners they must buy big
January 15th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.15 (ANI): Spanish striker Fernando Torres has issued an ultimatum to Liverpool's owners that they find the cash to buy better players, following Wednesday night's embarrassing FA Cup loss against ... Read more...
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