Girisha bags India’s first medal from Paralympics
September 4th, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 4 (IANS) India's para-athlete Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda gave the country its first medal, a silver, from the Paralympic Games here by finishing second in the Men's High Jump ... Read more...
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Driver hits a deer in rally motorcycle, yet drives on
August 10th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Laconia, Aug 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Charlie St, Clair who is the executive director of the Laconia Motorcycle Week is suffering from injuries which he got a day before his 37th ride after ... Read more...
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Man charged after losing hand to alligator
July 30th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Everglade, July 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An airboat captain who was bitten by an alligator last month has now been arrested and charged for feeding reptile. The man was arrested last Friday and ... Read more...
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Chinese student saves man from train, may lose legs
July 16th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 16 (IANS) A 20-year-old student in China's Hebei province may lose both his legs, crushed by a train, following his heroic attempt to save a man attempting suicide ... Read more...
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Dix out of 200m for London Games
June 30th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 30 (IANS) American sprinter Walter Dix, third in the 100 and 200 meters at the 2008 Olympics and second in both events at last year's World championships, failed ... Read more...
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Robles to train in Spain ahead of Olympics
June 26th, 2012 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, June 26 (IANS) Olympic champion and world record holder in the 110-meter hurdles, Dayron Robles, will train in Spain in the run-up to the London Olympics.Trainer Santiago Antunez said ... Read more...
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Injured Darren Bravo out of tour, returning home
June 19th, 2012 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
London, June 18 (IANS/CMC) Injury has ruled West Indies batsman Darren Bravo out of the remainder of the England tour.The stylish left-handed batsman picked up a groin injury during the first ... Read more...
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Windies sweating on Bravo, Russell for second ODI
June 18th, 2012 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 18 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies are sweating on the fitness of batsman Darren Bravo and all-rounder Andre Russell but have been boosted by the news that talismanic opener Chris ... Read more...
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Brazil’s Dede on AC Milan radar
June 5th, 2012 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 5 (IANS) Italian Serie A football giants AC Milan have showed interest in signing on Brazilian defender Dede.The club has identified the Vasco da Gama ... Read more...
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Flesh-eating bacteria victim Aimee Copeland speaks for first time since her hospitalization
May 30th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Georgia, May 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Aimee Copeland, the young woman whose left leg, right foot and both hands had to be amputated because of the effects of a flesh eating bacteria, spoke ... Read more...
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Vasco da Gama to play against Lanus
May 1st, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 1 (IANS) Brazilian club Vasco da Gama will host Argentina's Lanus Wednesday knowing that anything less than victory could prove fatal to their Copa Libertadores hopes.The ... Read more...
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Achala Sachdev passes away
April 30th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, April 30 (IANS) Bollywood's quintessential on-screen mother Achala Sachdev, bed ridden for the last six months, has passed away in a hospital here, her physician said Monday. She ... Read more...
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Give blast victims artificial limbs in 3 weeks, AIIMS told
March 1st, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to provide within three weeks artificial limbs to victims of the ... Read more...
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AIIMS gets notice for not giving amputees artificial limbs
February 29th, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for failing to comply with its earlier order to provide ... Read more...
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Limb transplant patient dies in Turkey
February 28th, 2012 - 8:36 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, Feb 28 (IANS) The patient who received the world's first quadruple limb transplant in a university hospital in Ankara died Monday.Sevket Cavdar died "despite all precautions and intensive care ... Read more...
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Israeli woman discharged, might have flown back (Lead)
February 17th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Four days after she was injured in a bomb attack on her car, Israeli embassy official Tal Yehoshua Koren was Friday discharged from a Delhi ... Read more...
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Injured Israeli woman leaves hospital
February 17th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) An Israeli diplomat's wife, injured in a car bombing attack here, was "discharged on request" Friday from a private hospital, doctors said. She is likely ... Read more...
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Injured Israeli woman stable
February 16th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The wife of an Israeli diplomat who was badly injured in a terror attack here two days ago is now stable and has started talking, ... Read more...
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Injured Israeli embassy official recovering: Doctors
February 15th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The Israeli diplomat's wife, who was injured in a terror attack here two days ago, is stable and recovering, doctors at a private hospital ... Read more...
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Israeli diplomat’s wife stable (Lead)
February 14th, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The Israeli diplomat's wife who was injured in a terror attack here is conscious and recovering, doctors said Tuesday.Doctors at the Primus Hospital, however, warned ... Read more...
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Sharon felt ‘ugly’ after surgery
January 22nd, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 22 (IANS) Actress Sharon Stone, once named the world's most beautiful woman, has admitted she felt ugly after suffering a brain haemorrhage.The 53-year-old underwent medical surgery in 2001 ... Read more...
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A handicapped man on noble mission to educate (With Images)
January 15th, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mahuwara Khurd (Azamgarh), Jan 15 (IANS) He can't walk without support but that hasn't stopped Amarnath Rajbhar from helping others stand on their own feet. The physically challenged man has ... Read more...
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Shammi Kapoor’s son dances to ‘Baar baar dekho’
January 12th, 2012 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Shammi Kapoor's son Aditya Raj Kapoor is following his late father's footsteps…literally. He danced to his father's popular "Baar baar dekho" number from the film ... Read more...
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Give Delhi blast victims artificial limbs in a month: Court (Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday ordered the state government to ensure that artificial limbs are provided within one month to victims of the Sep 7, ... Read more...
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AMRI fire Tripura victim’s body found after 12 days
December 22nd, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 22 (IANS) The mutilated body of a Tripura man, who went missing after the AMRI Hospital fire Dec 9, has been found at the morgue of SSKM ... Read more...
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Punj Lloyd squash: Willstrop triumphs, to be new World No.1
December 18th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) England's James Willstrop defeated long-time rival Gregory Gaultier of France to win his maiden Punj Lloyd PSA Squash Masters here Sunday after ... Read more...
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AMRI fire: Manik Sarkar seeks Mamata’s help
December 18th, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 18 (IANS) Chief Minister Manik Sarkar urged his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee to help trace a Tripura man who went missing after the AMRI Hospital fire ... Read more...
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Villa likely to be sidelined for five months
December 16th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 16 (IANS) Barcelona confirmed that Spanish forward David Villa will be sidelined for between "four and five months" after the striker broke his shinbone in their 4-0 ... Read more...
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Five days after fire, Tripura family still looking for man
December 14th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 14 (IANS) It is a story that tugs at your heart strings. Five days after a raging blaze ravaged the AMRI Hospital in Kolkata, family members of ... Read more...
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AMRI fire: Mamata to help Tripura man looking for brother
December 12th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) A Tripura man desperately searching for his brother, missing since the AMRI Hospital fire three days ago, has been promised all help by West Bengal ... Read more...
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Bieber, Gomez sunbathe together in Mexico
December 9th, 2011 - 9:05 am ICT by IANS
Mexico, Dec 9 (IANS) Young celebrity lovers Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez were spotted spending some lazy time, sunbathing in Mexico.Gomez came to Mexico to walk down the aisle as ... Read more...
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Junior athlete’s leg amputated due to train accident
November 8th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Thane/Wardha, Nov 8 (IANS) It was a lifetime blow for a Maharashtra junior athlete and his family as he fell off a running train Friday, it was revealed here Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Sumatran tiger kills 5-year-old in western Indonesia
November 7th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- A young girl was killed during the weekend when she was attacked by a Sumatran tiger while playing outside her house in western Indonesia, local media reported on ... Read more...
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Complete Rohini plot demarcation by Oct 30, court tells DDA
September 23rd, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to complete, by Oct 30, the demarcation of residential plots in Rohini for allotment ... Read more...
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Heidi’s pricey legs insured for $2 mn
September 19th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 19 (IANS) German supermodel Heidi Klum has had her legs insured for $2 million.The former Victoria's Secret model had to have her legs examined before a price ... Read more...
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