Now I value my wife, health more than ever: Shatrughan Sinha
August 3rd, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) He is now 12 kg lighter, wiser and more health-conscious - veteran actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who has been in the hospital since a month, says ... Read more...
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Irishman Paraic Casey dies while attempting to swim across the English Channel
July 23rd, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, July 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Irishman Paraic Casey has died while attempting to swim across the English Channel. He was just 45 years old. According to reports he was near the finishing ... Read more...
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Minor raped by neighbour in Delhi
July 16th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) A five-year-old girl was raped by her neighbour, who was arrested hours later after the minor's family lodged a complaint, police said here Monday.The victim ... Read more...
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Uddhav Thackeray admitted to Lilavati after chest pain
July 16th, 2012 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray was admitted to Lilavati Hospital Monday morning after he complained of chest pain, a top party official said."He is ... Read more...
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Pinki files theft complaint against live-in partner
July 15th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Asiad gold medallist runner Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and committing rape, Sunday sought police protection and filed a theft complaint against her live-in ... Read more...
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Abandoned HIV positive woman finds succour in Delhi shelter (With Image)
July 11th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) "Hazaribagh in Jharkhand." These are the words HIV positive Roohi, 20, has been repeating since she was found writhing in labour pain at the New ... Read more...
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Bengal’s women sportspersons relieved at Pinki’s bail
July 11th, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) West Bengal's leading women sportspersons, who had come together to protest the treatment meted out to Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik by the authorities, ... Read more...
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Deaf-mute athlete raped in Bengal, attacker arrested
June 26th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 26 (IANS) An auto-rickshaw driver was arrested for raping a deaf and mute national level athlete in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district, police said Tuesday."Ranjit Das, 28, was ... Read more...
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Pinki undergoes gender test, medical board seeks more time (Lead)
June 25th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) Asiad gold medallist runner Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and currently under judicial custody for "rape", Monday underwent gender determining medical tests at the ... Read more...
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Gold medallist Pinki accused of being male, held for ‘rape’ (Second Lead)
June 14th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) In a sensational development, Asian Games gold medal-winning athlete Pinki Pramanik was detained by police after a complaint was made that she is a male and ... Read more...
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Rahul Sharma vows to give up cricket if found guilty (Lead)
May 21st, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Jallandhar, May 21 (IANS) Pune Warriors' players Rahul Sharma and Wayne Parnell claimed Monday that they don't use drugs and they were at the wrong place at the wrong time ... Read more...
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Nine get 10 years jail for rape
April 9th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) Nine people, including two women, were convicted and sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by a court here Monday for the rape of a mentally challenged ... Read more...
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Adriano can revive career with Flamengo: Zico
April 2nd, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 2 (IANS) Brazilian football legend Zico has backed clubless striker Adriano to resurrect his troubled career at Flamengo."Adriano underwent medical tests by Flamengo doctors in Rio ... Read more...
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Over 300 chickens culled in Nepal farm
March 22nd, 2012 - 8:35 am ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 22 (IANS) About 350 chickens have been culled in a farm in Nepal following confirmation of an outbreak of bird flu.Bal Krishna Bhusal, chief of the district public ... Read more...
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Indian prisoners in Colombo feel betrayed by Delhi
March 15th, 2012 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Amid allegations of Indian indifference towards Sri Lankan Tamils, Indian prisoners serving long sentences in Colombo's main prison say they feel badly let down by ... Read more...
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Missing RTI activist traced (Lead)
March 3rd, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A 38-year-old RTI activist who went missing two days ago from here was brought back from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday.Shiv Kumar Tiwari, ... Read more...
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More people now want to be astronauts: NASA
February 5th, 2012 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS/EFE) NASA has received 6,372 applications for its 2013 class of astronauts, double the usual number, the US space agency said.Only in 1978, when applications surged to ... Read more...
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‘Har Pal’ set for summer release, Preity ready to promote it
January 16th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Shooting "Har Pal" with Shiney Ahuja may not have been an experience worth cherishing for Preity Zinta. But the actress, who had apparently vowed to ... Read more...
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CWG scam: Argument on charge from Feb 1 (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) A day before starting daily hearing, a special CBI court here Thursday said the argument on charge in a corruption case related to purchase of ... Read more...
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CBI busts recruitment racket in ordnance factory
December 29th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted a racket in recruitment for technical jobs at the Varangaon Ordnance Factory, involving a couple of union leaders ... Read more...
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Zardari’s health improving: Gilani
December 11th, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 11 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said President Asif Ali Zardari's health is improving as he is feeling comfortable and resting in a Dubai ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan a novel whose plot changes with speed’
December 9th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 9 (IANS) Pakistan is lurching from crisis to crisis, and seems like "a novel in which the plot changes with remarkable speed each time we turn a ... Read more...
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Decades of army rule should be a bitter lesson: Pakistani daily
December 8th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 8 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari's sudden departure for Dubai over a heart ailment sparked rumours, including one that referred to a coup, said a Pakistani daily that ... Read more...
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Ailing Zardari rushes to Dubai, refutes resignation rumour
December 7th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad/Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's sudden departure from Islamabad for Dubai for medical tests sparked intense speculation Wednesday, with a US media report stating that ... Read more...
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Zardari’s resignation rumour false, says his spokesman
December 7th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 7 (IANS) The spokesman for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday rejected media reports that the president may step down due to his poor health."President Zardari is in ... Read more...
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HIV spreading among Tibetans, says government-in-exile
December 1st, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Dec 1 (IANS) HIV is increasingly becoming one of the most dangerous diseases spreading within the Tibetan community, the Tibetan government-in-exile said here Thursday.The Tibetans should take preventive measures ... Read more...
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Senior CBI official to oversee missing nurse probe
November 19th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Nov 19 (IANS) An additional director of CBI reached here from New Delhi Saturday to review the investigation conducted into the case of missing nurse Bhanwari Devi, sources said."Additional ... Read more...
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he is free of cancer
October 21st, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by BNO News
CARACAS (BNO NEWS) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez on Thursday said he is free of cancer after returning from Cuba where he underwent medical tests. It concludes several months of treatment.Chávez said ... Read more...
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Argentine TV host home after hospital stay
August 21st, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Aug 21 (IANS/EFE) Popular Argentine television host Susana Gimenez, who was hospitalised for three days because of an intestinal obstruction, has now been sent home where she will ... Read more...
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Man faces eviction for humming
July 9th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 9 (IANS) An autistic man in Britain has been threatened with eviction after a neighbour claimed his humming was too loud, a media report said Saturday.Dean Harman, 40, ... Read more...
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Two more rape cases reported in Uttar Pradesh
June 25th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 25 (IANS) Incidents of sexual assault continue to haunt Uttar Pradesh, with two fresh cases of alleged rape reported Saturday.The first rape was reported from Faizabad district, while ... Read more...
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Dubai to stop cigarette sale on World No Tobacco Day
May 31st, 2011 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 30 (IANS/WAM) Dubai has urged traders not to sell cigarettes for at least 24 hours at petrol stations and shops on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day ... Read more...
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Dorjee Khandu’s body brought to Itanagar, last rites Friday (Lead)
May 5th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, May 5 (IANS) Six days after the helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu crashed, the bodies of the five victims were retrieved Thursday from the snow-capped ... Read more...
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Dorjee Khandu’s body arrives in Itanagar
May 5th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, May 5 (IANS) The body of Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu, who died in a helicopter crash along with four others, arrived in state capital Itanagar Thursday.All ... Read more...
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Shiney Ahuja gets bail from Bombay High Court
April 27th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Wednesday granted bail to Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, who is convicted of raping his maid.A Mumbai sessions court had on March ... Read more...
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