Teen dies after playing video game for 40 hours
July 19th, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) A teenager in Taiwan has been found dead in an internet cafe after reportedly playing a video game for 40 hours without a break.The 18-year-old lad ... Read more...
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Chinese robber gets 13-year jail term
March 19th, 2012 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 19 (IANS) A Chinese man Monday got a 13-year jail term for stealing art pieces from the Forbidden City here last year, authorities said.Shi Baikui, 27, was fined ... Read more...
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UN holds photo exhibit on Afghan women
March 10th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 10 (IANS) A month-long photo exhibition organised by various UN agencies to highlight the status and achievements of women in war-hit Afghanistan kicked off Saturday in the capital.The ... Read more...
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NIA raids suspects’ residences in Jammu, Kishtwar
October 19th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 19 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency probing the Sep 7 Delhi blast Wednesday searched the residences of one of the suspects, Wasim Malik, both at Jammu and his ... Read more...
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Delhi blast: 2 Kashmir email suspects sent to police custody
September 14th, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 14 (IANS) A court in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday sent two youths to 10 days in police custody for allegedly sending an email claiming that terror ... Read more...
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Delhi blast: Kashmir cops seek email suspects’ remand
September 14th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 14 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Police Wednesday sought remand of the two youngsters arrested in Kishtwar town for allegedly sending an email claiming that terror group Harkat-ul-Jehadi-Islami had ... Read more...
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Delhi blast: Email suspects being quizzed
September 11th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 11 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) are questioning seven people in connection with an email claiming responsibility for the Delhi High ... Read more...
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Afzal Guru denies link to Delhi blast
September 9th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru Friday denied any link to the Delhi High Court bombing saying his name was "unnecessarily" dragged into the "cowardly act" ... Read more...
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HuJI e-mail sender arrested
September 9th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 9 (IANS) A man from Kishtwar town of Jammu and Kashmir was arrested Friday for allegedly sending the email claiming that Wednesday's blast at the Delhi High Court ... Read more...
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Promising but no conclusive leads in Delhi blast: Chidambaram
September 9th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said there were "promising" but no conclusive leads in the Delhi High Court blast so far but investigators have ... Read more...
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Delhi blast: No breakthrough
September 9th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/Jammu, Sep 9 (IANS) Although questioning of people arrested in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the Delhi High Court blast continued Friday, the investigations so far have not led ... Read more...
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Five held in Kishtwar for Delhi blast email
September 9th, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 8 (IANS) Five people, including two persons who are suspected to have sent an email to media organisations in the name of the Harkat-ul Jehadi Islami (HuJI) terror ... Read more...
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17 die, 24 hurt in Beijing blaze (Lead)
April 25th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 25 (IANS) Seventeen people were killed and 24 others were injured when a fire broke out in a four-storey building in Beijing Monday. It was the worst fire ... Read more...
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Internet cafe blast kills 6, injures 37 in SW China
December 5th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Dec 5 (ANI): Six people have been reportedly killed and 37 others injured in an explosion that rocked an Internet cafe in Southwest China's Guizhou province on Saturday night.Xinhua quoted Guizhou's ... Read more...
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Illegally stored chemicals blamed for China blast (Lead)
December 5th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 5 (IANS) Illegally stored chemicals in an adjacent room were responsible for a powerful explosion that ripped through an Internet cafe in China's Guizhou province, leaving six dead and 38 ... Read more...
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Six killed in China internet cafe blast
December 5th, 2010 - 10:20 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 5 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 37 injured in a powerful explosion that ripped through an internet cafe in China's Guizhou province Saturday night, a media report ... Read more...
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‘Find my girlfriend or I will bomb airport’
September 22nd, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 22 (IANS) A man in China called the police hotline for four consecutive days asking them about the whereabouts of his girlfriend and later threatened to blow up an airport ... Read more...
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China launches exclusive internet cafe for teens
August 22nd, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 22 (IANS) China has launched a first-of-its-kind internet cafe exclusively for teenagers with internet filtering software.
The cafe in Beijing promises a maximum online time of two hours so that teenagers' ... Read more...
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Man jailed for online gambling in China
July 22nd, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 22 (IANS) In the first case of conviction for online gambling, a Chinese man has been sentenced to one year in prison and fined 10,000 yuan for his involvement in ... Read more...
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Eight hurt in Lahore blasts
July 17th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 17 (IANS) Eight people were injured in two low-intensity bomb blasts in Pakistan's eastern Lahore city Saturday, a media report said.
The first blast took place at an internet cafe ... Read more...
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Four injured in Lahore serial blasts
July 17th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 17 (ANI): A couple of low intensity blasts rocked Lahore on Saturday evening injuring at least four persons.According to reports, the explosions took place in Lahore's Garhi Shahu and Shahdara ... Read more...
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Egyptian policemen charged with beating blogger to death
July 4th, 2010 - 6:37 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, July 4 (IANS) Two Egyptian policemen have been charged with torturing a young blogger and allegedly beating him to death, the prosecution said.
Mahmoud Salah Mahmoud and Awad Ismail Suleiman face charges ... Read more...
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China forcing internet cafe shutdown for national exam
June 1st, 2010 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 1 (IANS) Many provinces in China are forcing internet cafes to shut down in order to allow students to prepare for their upcoming National College Entrance Examination.
The local governments of ... Read more...
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New security threat for wireless networks in Internet cafe- Typhoid adware
May 22nd, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 22 (ANI): Your internet cafe might be housing a potential security threat-called the Typhoid adware, it works in similar fashion to Typhoid Mary, the first identified healthy carrier of typhoid ... Read more...
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Indonesian President admits Bali bomber killed in Jakarta raid
March 10th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Jakarta, Mar. 10 (ANI): Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has confirmed that Jemaah Islamiah leader Dulmatin, the key accused in 2002 Bali bombings, has been killed in a raid in Jakarta.While ... Read more...
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Bali bombmaker dead, confirms Indonesian president
March 10th, 2010 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 10 (DPA) Dulmatin, who is alleged to have made the bombs that killed 202 people in Bali nightclubs in 2002, has been killed in a police anti-terrorism raid near Jakarta, ... Read more...
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Baby starves to death as parents nurse online child
March 5th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
London/Seoul, March 5 (IANS) A couple hooked to the internet in South Korea raised an online child but let their own baby daughter starve to death, a media report said.
The couple in ... Read more...
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Chennai auto rickshaw driver turns web entrepreneur
February 19th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Feb 19(ANI): Samson is one of the most sought-after auto rickshaw drivers for foreigners in Chennai, as his services are easily accessible because they can be booked on the Internet, through ... Read more...
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Indians flee blast at Australian cafe
November 2nd, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Nov 2 (IANS) A group of Indian men, who were sharing a flat above an Internet cafe in this Australian city, were forced to flee after an explosion early Monday ... Read more...
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MBA aspirant alleges irregularities in online counselling
September 11th, 2009 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 11 (IANS) An MBA aspirant in Madhya Pradesh has filed a police complaint alleging that irregularities were being made in online counselling, with the help of internet cafe operators, to ... Read more...
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China postpones controversial web filtering software installation
July 1st, 2009 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 30 (Xinhua) Amid widespread international criticism, China Tuesday announced that it would delay the mandatory installation of the controversial "Green Dam-Youth Escort" filtering software on new computers.
The installation was postponed ... Read more...
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One killed, seven injured in latest Quetta blast
January 3rd, 2009 - 8:36 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta (Balochistan, Pakistan), Jan.3 (ANI): One person was killed and seven others injured in a blast at the Mastoong Bazar Chowk here on Saturday.
Saturday''s blasts indicate that violence in Balochistan ... Read more...
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Five held over threat to Pratibha Patil, Sonia Gandhi
October 31st, 2008 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Oct 31 (IANS) Five people were Friday held for questioning by the Kochi police after an e-mail was sent from here, threatening to assassinate President Pratibha Patil and Congress chief Sonia ... Read more...
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The Queen is seeking an audience with YouTube makers at Google!
September 11th, 2008 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 11 (ANI): British Queen Elizabeth II is all set to visit Internet search giant Google to meet the staff who created the Royal channel on the video-sharing website YouTube, ... Read more...
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BBC journalist killed in Afghanistan
June 8th, 2008 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
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Kabul, June 8 (Xinhua) A BBC journalist, Afghan national Abdul Samad Rohani, who was captured by militants Thursday, was found dead Sunday near the Helmand provincial capital of Lashkar Gah in southern ... Read more...
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