Rich French feud over 75% Tax
September 12th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, Sept 12 (THAINDIAN News) A disagreement broke out between Bernard Arnault the executive officer of fashion giant and Edouard de Rothschild. The reason for the feud is because the former wants ... Read more...
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Tuk-tuk from Shillong to Jaisalmer for clean water
September 9th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 9 (IANS) Call it an "intentionally-ridiculous race" or a "travel phenomenon" but a 3,500 km auto-rickshaw aka 'tuk-tuk' race on the 3,500-km stretch is definitely a challenge which ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi leader accused of killing 57 during 1971 war
July 3rd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 3 (IANS) Abdul Quader Mollah of Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami party has been accused of plotting the deaths of at least 57 people in Dhaka during the 1971 war of ... Read more...
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Retired Indian Army officer to get Bangladesh award
June 25th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 25 (IANS) A retired Indian Army officer will be honoured by the Bangladeshi government for saving Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and a few of her family members ... Read more...
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South Africa celebrates Youth Day
June 17th, 2012 - 3:43 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 17 (IANS) South Africa Saturday celebrated Youth Day with various activities across the country.The day is celebrated June 16 every year to recognise the role of youth in ... Read more...
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Don’t use Facebook to contact us: ULFA
March 19th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 19 (IANS) The anti-talk faction of the United Liberation Font of Asom (ULFA) led by Paresh Baruah alias Paresh Asom Monday cautioned against using Facebook as medium ... Read more...
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Tripura chief minister to visit Dhaka
March 13th, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 13 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar will attend Bangladesh's independence and national day celebrations in Dhaka March 27, an official said Tuesday.Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni ... Read more...
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People’s for wish for democracy remains: Chinese writer Bi Feiyu (Interview)
January 14th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) People's wish for democracy has no end, so days of revolution still exist in China, says writer Bi Feiyu, who won the Man Asian Literary ... Read more...
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Top French official visits Libya for trade ties
December 21st, 2011 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Dec 21 (IANS) A senior French official is on a two-day visit to Libya to strengthen economic ties with Africa's largest oil exporter, the French government said.Pierre Lellouche, state ... Read more...
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Arabic pamphlet in Britain-Goa flight triggers alarm
December 7th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 6 (IANS) A pamphlet published in Arabic found Tuesday in a chartered plane which flew from Manchester airport in Britain to Goa has triggered a security alarm here.
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Maoists set ablaze mobile tower equipment, truck in Odisha
December 6th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 6 (IANS) Maoists Tuesday set ablaze the equipment of a mobile phone tower and a truck in Odisha in two separate incidents, police said.While 40-50 rebels torched the ... Read more...
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UAE reopens embassy in Tripoli
December 6th, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Tripoli, Dec 5 (IANS/WAM) The UAE has reopened its embassy in Tripoli.At a function to mark the occassion Sunday, UAE Ambassador to Libya Sultan Rashid Al Kaytoub Al Kaytoub congratulated ... Read more...
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Maoists kill contractor in Odisha
December 4th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 3 (IANS) Maoists Saturday killed a contractor in Odisha's Koraput district, police said.The rebels shot dead middle-aged Ruben Bidika near Bikarmpur, about 500 km from Bhubaneswar, while he ... Read more...
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Ricky Martin wraps up world tour
November 14th, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
San Juan, Nov 14 (IANS/EFE) Pop star Ricky Martin wrapped up his world tour in Puerto Rico after eight long months on the road and around 100 performances in Latin ... Read more...
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Libya elects Abdurrahim El-Keib as interim Prime Minister
November 1st, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by BNO News
TRIPOLI, LIBYA (BNO NEWS) --Libyan transitional authorities on Monday afternoon announced the election of their interim Prime Minister, Abdurrahim El-Keib. He is expected to appoint a new government soon.Libya's National Transitional Council ... Read more...
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NATO not to keep troops around Libya
October 25th, 2011 - 5:39 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Oct 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) NATO is not planning to leave forces around Libya following the end of its military mission in the country, NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu has said."A ... Read more...
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Libyan liberation a great victory: NATO chief
October 24th, 2011 - 8:39 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Oct 24 (IANS) NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said the declaration of liberation in Libya marked a "great victory"."This is a great victory for the people of ... Read more...
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Canada welcomes new Libya
October 24th, 2011 - 7:37 am ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Oct 24 (IANS) Canada welcomes the post-Gaddafi era in Libya as well as the transition of the country to a democratic society that respects human rights and the rule ... Read more...
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Obama urges Libya to start reconciliation process
October 24th, 2011 - 3:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 24 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has hailed the declaration of liberation in Libya as the "beginning of a new era of promise", and urged the country ... Read more...
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‘Gaddafi should have been alive for being prosecuted
October 23rd, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 23 (IANS) Libya's acting Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril wishes Muammar Gaddafi were alive so that he could have prosecuted the dictator for his actions during his 42-year rule.
"To ... Read more...
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Only talks can end Syria unrest: opposition
October 16th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, Oct 16 (IANS) Only negotiations, not the use of force, can end unrest in Syria, an opposition group has said.
The Popular Front for Change and Liberation in Syria, however, ... Read more...
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Syrian president orders for new constitution
October 16th, 2011 - 3:48 am ICT by IANS
Damascus, Oct 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has signed a decree to draft a new constitution within four months to meet the opposition's prime demand, the SANA news ... Read more...
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Farook sworn in as 18th Governor of Kerala
September 8th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 8 (IANS) A veteran former politician, M.O.H. Farook was Thursday sworn in as the 18th governor of Kerala.Kerala High Court Chief Justice J. Chelmeswar administered the oath of ... Read more...
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Chidambaram turns down Kamat’s special status request
August 14th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 14 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Sunday snubbed Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat's request to grant special status to Goa.Chidambaram, who was in Goa to participate ... Read more...
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Mumbai textile worker now ‘best’ farmer in Ghana (With Image)
July 17th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Accra (Ghana), July 17 (IANS) Former Mumbai textile worker Harchavari Singh Cheema, who came to Ghana 40 years ago, is today a celebrated farmer and one of the most successful ... Read more...
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Maoists invite displaced people to join cadre
June 29th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 29 (IANS) Through posters put up in Jharkhand's Latehar district, Maoist rebels have invited displaced people to join their cadre, police said Wednesday.The posters invited people to join ... Read more...
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Bitta condemns Akali Dal, Congress over Bhullar
May 31st, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 31 (IANS) All India Anti-Terrorist Front chairman M.S. Bitta Tuesday condemned Punjab's ruling Akali Dal and the Congress state unit for demanding clemency for Devender Pal Singh ... Read more...
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Mercy plea of Khalistan terrorist on death row rejected
May 26th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) President Prathiba Patil Thursday rejected the mercy petition of Devender Singh Bhullar, a Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) terrorist sentenced to death in 2001 for triggering ... Read more...
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No 1971 trial details to media, rules Dhaka panel
May 25th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 25 (IANS) The Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal trying Islamists accused of collaborating with authorities in erstwhile Pakistan during the 1971 freedom movement has restrained police and counsel from ... Read more...
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Hindus greet Baha’is on Ridvan
April 29th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), April 29 (ANI): Hindus have sent greetings to Baha'i communities world over on Ridvan festival, whose 12th concluding day falls on May two.Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a release ... Read more...
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Muslim actress branded a ‘western slut’ after posing naked for Playboy
April 27th, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 26 (ANI): The nude pictures of a Muslim actress in the German May 2011 issue of Playboy are stirring up outrage in the Muslim community.Sila Sahin, a 25-year-old Turkish ... Read more...
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Pak Govt. not to disclose Baloch missing persons list
April 7th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr.7 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has decided not to disclose the identity of 57 missing persons from Balochistan, after two top agencies requested the list be treated as classified."The two agencies ... Read more...
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Can the burqa coexist with the bikini?
March 19th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Does the burqa symbolise oppression? And the bikini signify liberation? Giving a different viewpoint, laced with humour, experts at a discussion here spoke about how ... Read more...
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Assault incident gave edge to my music: Rihanna
March 16th, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 16 (IANS) Singer Rihanna reveals that the infamous 2009 assault by her then boyfriend has made her strong and a better songwriter."It actually gave me a lot ... Read more...
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See winds of change, Krishna to rattled Arab leaders
February 27th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant Sood
Kuwait City, Feb 27 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Sunday said he had asked the Arab leaders to see the "winds of change" and make efforts to reach ... Read more...
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