One killed in Thane building collapse
August 19th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), Aug 19 (IANS) One person was killed and three others were injured when the top two floors of an old building collapsed Sunday in Bhiwandi town of Thane ... Read more...
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Barcelona’s Alves to miss cup final with broken collar-bone
May 17th, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 17 (IANS) FC Barcelona's Brazilian full back Dani Alves will miss the final of the Copa del Rey against Athletic Bilbao after suffering a shoulder injury.The club issued ... Read more...
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Lifetime achievement award for Tibetan opera artist
October 16th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Oct 16 (IANS) Promising to remain committed to traditional Tibetan opera, 78-year-old artist Kundeling Thupten has won the lifetime achievement award at a function here, an event organiser said ... Read more...
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Action at Ramdev meeting undemocratic: Naveen Patnaik
June 5th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, June 5 (IANS) Political parties, religious leaders and people in Orissa Sunday condemned the forceful eviction of Baba Ramdev from Delhi's Ramlila Ground, terming it "shocking" and "shameful".Chief ... Read more...
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Shameful chapter in Indian democracy: Jaitley
June 5th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley Sunday described the crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev's anti-graft fast as "a shameful chapter in the ... Read more...
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Maharaja of Jaipur Bhawani Singh is dead
April 17th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 17 (IANS) Brig. Sawai Bhawani Singh, the last titular maharaja of Jaipur, passed away at a private hospital in Gurgaon, his family said Sunday. He was 79."Bhawani Singh ... Read more...
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Dhoni’s six perfect end to match: Hrithik Roshan
April 3rd, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) Actor Hrithik Roshan was bowled over by the magnificent performance of Team India in the World Cup final against Sri Lanka and says skipper M.S. Dhoni's ... Read more...
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Son kills mother, parents stabbed in rage
March 13th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) An argument with their son over buying a mobile phone and help to open a shop had tragic consequences for two sets of parents in ... Read more...
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Gwyneth Paltrow On SNL Belts Out Taylor Swift Number With Jewish Twist
January 17th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The last 'Saturday Night Live' episode saw the multi-talented Gwyneth Paltrow’s take on Taylor Swift and working on her vocals to her Spanish skills as a Sports anchor and the ... Read more...
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Icy winds in Delhi, fog delays flights
January 9th, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Chilly winds added to Delhi's bitter cold Sunday with the maximum temperature not likely to exceed 12 degrees Celsius. At least a dozen flights were delayed at ... Read more...
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Nikki Sixx Dating Denise Richards Rumors Flood The Web
December 16th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The web is abuzz with the news that Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx is dating actress and former wife of actor Charlie Sheen, Denise Richards. A ... Read more...
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Ryan Phillippe And Amanda Seyfried Spotted Together!
November 3rd, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Hollywood heartthrob Ryan Phillippe has finally found his love in 'Mamma Mia' star Amanda Seyfried! Well, this is what paparazzi reports are suggesting. Ryan and Amanda ... Read more...
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Brazil urged to probe murders of journalists
November 3rd, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 3 (IANS/EFE) Reporters Without Borders asked Tuesday for an investigation into the murders of three journalists that took place in the last two weeks.The owner and editor of the newspaper ... Read more...
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Kristen Stewart Wins A Couple Of Scream Awards 2010
October 18th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 18, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The Spike Scream Awards held at Los Angeles, last Saturday night saw Kristen Stewart bag two prominent awards. She appeared on stage wearing a ... Read more...
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Drug Overdose Claims Comedian Greg Giraldo’s Life
October 1st, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Greg Giraldo, who appeared in "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn" passed away last Wednesday at the Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J. The comedian ... Read more...
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Pakistani troops fire at Indian posts (Lead)
September 19th, 2010 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 19 (IANS) Pakistani troops fired mortar shells at two Indian posts in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district in an attempt to provide cover fire to a group of infiltrators, army ... Read more...
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Pakistani troops fire mortars at Indian posts
September 19th, 2010 - 10:35 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 19 (IANS) Pakistani troops fired mortar shells at the Indian posts in Jhalas sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district as they attempted to provide a cover fire to a ... Read more...
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Mumbai Crime Branch to enquire into attack on Abu Salem
July 25th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) The Crime Branch of the Mumbai police will investigate the attack on mafia don Abu Salem, allegedly by an aide of rival gangster Dawood Ibrahim, inside the Arthur ... Read more...
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Salem shifted to Raigad jail after attack on him (Lead)
July 25th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) After the attack on him by a member of Dawood Ibrahim's gang inside the Arthur Road Jail here, mafia don Abu Salem was shifted to the Taloja Central ... Read more...
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After attack, Abu Salem shifted to Raigad jail
July 25th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) A day after he was allegedly attacked by a member of Dawood Ibrahim's gang inside the Arthur Road Jail here, mafia don Abu Salem was shifted to the ... Read more...
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Short-staffed Argentine jail dresses up doll as guard
July 21st, 2010 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Jul 21 (IANS/EFE) Two men serving time for armed robbery escaped from a jail in the southern Argentine province of Neuquen where a personnel shortage prompted administrators to dress up ... Read more...
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Mosque’s ‘illegal’ extension angers south Delhi residents (Third Lead)
April 25th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) There was tension in south Delhi's Alaknanda neighbourhood Sunday over a complaint by residents who alleged illegal expansion of a mosque in their apartment complex in violation ... Read more...
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Two CPI-M leaders killed by Maoists in West Bengal (Lead)
April 25th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) Two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders were killed by Maoists in West Bengal's Bankura and West Midnapore districts Sunday, police said.
A police officer said the body of ... Read more...
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Two Tibetans arrested for raping German in Himachal (Lead)
January 17th, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Jan 17 (IANS) Two Tibetan youths were arrested for allegedly raping a 46-year-old German woman in Himachal Pradesh, police said Sunday. A court later remanded them in three days police custody.
"Two ... Read more...
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Two Tibetans arrested for raping German in Himachal
January 17th, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Jan 17 (IANS) Two Tibetan youths were arrested for allegedly raping a 46-year-old German national in Himachal Pradesh, police said Sunday.
The woman was allegedly raped by the two men last month ... Read more...
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Irked over KKK cartoon, Oz Police claims ’strong relationship’ with Indians
January 8th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 8 (ANI): The Victoria Police today rejected the charge of racism implied in a cartoon published in India, arguing the force had a strong relationship with Indians in Australia.The cartoon, ... Read more...
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Oz top cop ‘guarantees safety’ to Nitin Garg’s killers
January 7th, 2010 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 7 (ANI): A leading Australian homicide squad detective has said that he will personally guarantee the safety of the person who fatally stabbed Indian student Nitin Garg if he gives ... Read more...
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CPI-M activist killed in Lalgarh
January 3rd, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) A CPI-M activist was killed by suspected Maoists in strife-torn West Midnapore district of West Bengal, a police official said Sunday.
"Jhontu Patra was called by a group of ... Read more...
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Three killed in Maoist-hit West Bengal district
September 20th, 2009 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) Two activists of anti-Maoist Committee in West Bengal's Belpahari region were shot dead by suspected Leftist rebels late Saturday night, police said Sunday.
In a separate incident, a ... Read more...
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Two killed by Maoists in West Bengal
August 23rd, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) Maoists have shot dead two people in West Bengal's West Midnapore allegedly because they were working against the rebels, police said Sunday.
The killings took place in the Belpahari ... Read more...
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Fearne Cotton, Hudson on dating arena
August 10th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IBNS
Aug 10 (IBNS) Fearne Cotton is dating singer “Mr Hudson”, it was learnt.The Radio 1 DJ, who recently split relations with skater Jesse Jenkins, was spotted at a friend's birthday party with ... Read more...
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India rejects Pakistan’s airspace breach charge (Second Lead - changing dateline)
December 18th, 2008 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, Dec 18 (IANS) India Thursday repudiated a formal diplomatic note by Pakistan alleging air space violations by Indian fighter jets and said it will respond to the note formally soon. ... Read more...
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Barcelona to appeal FIFA decision on striker Messi
July 31st, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
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Madrid, July 31 (Xinhua) FC Barcelona said they will appeal to the Tribunal Arbitral of Sport over FIFA's decision that the club must allow striker Lionel Messi to play for Argentina in ... Read more...
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Michael Clarke’s fiancee’s father passes away
May 12th, 2008 - 5:57 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, May 12 (IANS) Australian cricketer Michael Clarke's fiancee Lara Bingle's father, Graham, passed away after losing his fight with cancer. Lara, her mother Sharon and brother Josh, were in the Calvary ... Read more...
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