Self-immolation attempt to protest Rajapaksa’s visit
September 17th, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 17 (IANS) An autorickshaw driver was admitted to a hospital in Salem Monday with severe burn injuries after he attempted self-immolation in protest against the visit to India ... Read more...
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Blast at illegal fireworks workshop in northern China kills 5
September 17th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by BNO News
JIANZHUANGZI, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- An explosion ripped through an illegal fireworks workshop in northern China on late Monday morning, killing five members of a family who were working there, state-run media ... Read more...
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Auction iron ore from Goa, CM told
September 10th, 2012 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 10 (IANS) Iron ore generated from Goa's 90 plus mines should be auctioned and extraction be brought down from over 50 million tonnes to 10 million tonnes, an ... Read more...
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Sunny morning in Delhi, showers expected
September 3rd, 2012 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) It was a sunny Monday morning in the capital with the minimum temperature settling at 25.6 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the season. ... Read more...
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Student shot in Maryland school
August 27th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 27 (IANS) A high school student in Maryland was rushed to hospital Monday morning after he was shot on the campus, said police.The shooting took place on the ... Read more...
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Italian sets himself ablaze after job loss
August 20th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 20 (IANS/AKI) A 48-year-old man died when he set himself on fire after losing his job in the northern Italian city of Turin.The man torched himself because he ... Read more...
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Hundreds of tourists stranded in Himachal Pradesh
August 20th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 20 (IANS) Hundreds of people, including foreign tourists, have been stranded in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti subdivision for the past two days after the closure of roads due to ... Read more...
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Ronit Roy recovers from typhoid, back to work
August 20th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) After a bout of typhoid, actor Ronit Roy is back to work and is planning to hit the gym."For all who ask. Fit as a fiddle ... Read more...
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Three pro-talk ULFA members held for robbery, murders
August 20th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 20 (IANS) Four people, including three members of ULFA's pro-talk faction led by Arabinda Rajkhowa, were Monday arrested for their involvement in cases of robbery, abduction and subsequent ... Read more...
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Ramdev to continue fast, gives deadline to PM
August 12th, 2012 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev said he has set a deadline for Sunday evening for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to act on his demands, including ... Read more...
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13 die in China rainstorm
August 7th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 7 (IANS) Thirteen people were killed following a rainstorm that battered the city of Shiyan in central China's Hubei Province from Saturday night to Monday morning, authorities said ... Read more...
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Olympic athletics: Algerian runner excluded for not trying
August 7th, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) Algerian runner Taoufik Makhloufi has been thrown out of the Olympic Games here for not trying hard enough in his 800-metre heat Monday, according to a ... Read more...
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Meat trader shot at in Ghaziabad
August 6th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 6 (IANS) Three motorcycle-borne robbers shot a meat trader and looted Rs.three lakh in cash from him here Monday morning, police said.Abdul, 45, a resident of Pawan Vihar ... Read more...
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Haryana governor accepts Kanda’s resignation
August 6th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia Monday accepted the resignation of controversial minister of state for home and urban local bodies Gopal Kanda from the Bhupinder Singh Hooda ... Read more...
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Delhi court blast accused killed in Kishtwar (Lead)
August 6th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 6 (IANS) A 2011 Delhi High Court blast accused, Amir Ali Kamal, was among two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants killed Monday in a shootout with security forces in the ... Read more...
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Delhi court blast accused killed in Kishtwar
August 6th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 6 (IANS) A 2011 Delhi High Court blast accused, Amir Kamal, was among two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants killed Monday in a shootout with security forces in the mountainous Kishtwar ... Read more...
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Humid Monday morning for Delhi
August 6th, 2012 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The week started on a muggy note for the capital Monday with the humidity level touching 74 percent and the minimum temperature recorded two notches ... Read more...
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Sword wielding knights rob French medieval festival
July 31st, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Paris, July 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) One of the largest festivals held in France is the Medievals Europeans de Bitche. It is attended by many considering that it is a sporting activity. The ... Read more...
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Nine killed in Poland bus-train collision
July 31st, 2012 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, July 30 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and one person was injured Monday in a bus-train collision at an unguarded railway crossing in Poland's Bratoszewice village.The train, ... Read more...
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Olympic cauldron extinguished for move
July 30th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The cauldron containing the Olympic flame was extinguished Sunday and the flame transferred to a lantern, organisers said Monday.The reason was to move the cauldron ... Read more...
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Grid failure for 300 million people across India
July 30th, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Delhi, July 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Monday morning was not good for about 300 million people across India. Airports, railway stations, hospitals and metro stations were al thrown off balance because of ... Read more...
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Hydropower generation resumes in Himachal
July 30th, 2012 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 30 (IANS) Hydro-power generation in Himachal Pradesh resumed Monday morning more than seven hours after the Northern Grid collapsed and stopped electricity production, an official of the state ... Read more...
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Four children killed as school bus-train collide
July 30th, 2012 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 30 (IANS) At least four school children were killed and nearly 20 injured when a local train collided with a school bus in Baba Bakala area of Punjab's ... Read more...
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25 pilgrims killed in Haryana accident
July 30th, 2012 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bhiwani (Haryana), July 30 (IANS) At least 25 pilgrims on their way back from Rajasthan were killed in a head-on collision between two trucks in Haryana's Bhiwani district Monday morning, ... Read more...
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Drizzle in Delhi, more showers likely
July 30th, 2012 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The capital woke up to light drizzle Monday morning with the minimum temperature settling a notch above the average for the season at 28 degrees ... Read more...
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Power failure throws Delhi Metro services out of gear (Lead)
July 30th, 2012 - 9:43 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Thousands of commuters in the capital faced a harrowing time Monday morning as services of the Delhi Metro were disrupted due to tripping of power ... Read more...
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Power failure disrupts Delhi Metro services
July 30th, 2012 - 9:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Thousands of commuters in the Delhi Metro will have a harrowing time Monday morning as services of all the lines of the Metro have been ... Read more...
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Mexico’s central bank sells $281 mn to ease volatility
July 25th, 2012 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 25 (IANS/EFE) The Banco de Mexico said it auctioned off $281 million on the domestic market to reduce volatility in the exchange rate of the peso, which ... Read more...
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Woman commits suicide with two kids, lover
July 25th, 2012 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 24 (IANS) A 28-year-old woman jumped before a running train with her two sons and her paramour in Rajasthan's Sikar district, killing all the four, police said Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Blame social jet lag for that tired Monday feeling
July 23rd, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 23 (IANS) If getting out of your bed on a Monday morning seems like a Herculean task, then you could be suffering from social jet lag, according to ... Read more...
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Pawar, NCP leaders meet Pranab Mukherjee
July 23rd, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders led by party chief Sharad Pawar Monday met Pranab Mukherjee, a day after he was elected as India's ... Read more...
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Chinese woman gives birth in shopping mall
July 16th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 16 (IANS) An unmarried woman in China's Shanghai city delivered a baby in a washroom of a shopping mall, a media report said Monday.The 22-year-old gave birth to ... 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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One killed in attack on Pakistani police station
July 16th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 16 (IANS) At least one policeman was killed and several held hostage Monday morning following a brazen attack launched by gunmen on a police station in Pakistan's northwest ... Read more...
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Aamir to meet PM on manual scavengers’ plight
July 15th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan will call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi Monday to highlight the problems of manual scavengers engaged in cleaning ... Read more...
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