Lennox the dog put to sleep in Northern Ireland
July 12th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Northern Ireland officials have released a statement in which they revealed that Lennox the dog has been put to sleep. Lennox was a pit bull terrier-type mutt ... Read more...
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Delhi Police accused of muzzling press
March 12th, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) An activist groups Monday accused Delhi Police of trying to muzzle the media by harassing journalists.Sahmat said it was "greatly disturbed by the recent crude ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily upset at attempt to muzzle media
February 26th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) A Pakistani daily has called on the media to "stand firm in the face of power and coercion" as it says the government plans to ... Read more...
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Mamata trying to gag opposition: CPI-M
February 12th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday accused the West Bengal government of attempting to gag the opposition and slammed assembly Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay's ban ... Read more...
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FIFA ex-vice president to reveal graft within world body
October 18th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain (Trinidad), Oct 18 (IANS/CMC) Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner has promised to reveal details of corruption within the world soccer body that would "turn stomachs".Warner said in ... Read more...
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Prakash Jha to make film on creative freedom
August 22nd, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) After the ban on "Aarakshan" in Uttar Pradesh was revoked, director Prakash Jha has decided to make a film on creative freedom and the efforts to ... Read more...
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Goa NSUI backs Anna’s campaign
August 17th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 17 (IANS) Even as the Congress has been overtly critical of social activist Anna Hazare's latest agitation, the Goa unit of the National Students Union of India ... Read more...
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US man, who bit police dog, sues cops for violating his rights
April 16th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 16 (ANI): A man in the US, who bit a police dog as it apprehended him for a burglary, is suing two Arizona cities for violating his civil rights and ... Read more...
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UK report paints dismal picture of Pak in critical areas in 2010
April 1st, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 1(ANI): British Foreign Secretary William Hague has launched the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office's 2010 Human Rights and Democracy report, which shows that Pakistan made little progress in key areas ... Read more...
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Amar Singh, Jayaprada’s plea hearing adjourned to Nov 9
October 25th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday adjourned till Nov 9 the hearing on a petition by actor-turned-politician Jayaprada and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh challenging the provisions of ... Read more...
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Geelani seeks Afzal Guru’s release before dialogue (Lead)
August 31st, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 31 (IANS) Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday demanded the release of 45 prisoners, including parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, as one of the preconditions for a dialogue with ... Read more...
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Media blackout as Italian journalists protest muzzle law
July 9th, 2010 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Rome, July 8 (DPA) Italians are poised to face a dearth of news Friday, after journalists walked off the job Thursday to protest a recording and media muzzle law proposed by the ... Read more...
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Pak Govt’s move to muzzle media ignites fears of censorship
July 2nd, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 2 (ANI): The Pakistan government's decision to muzzle the country's media by limiting the coverage of terror attacks and criticism of the state has caused major consternation in the media ... Read more...
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Berlusconi’s love life docu to become first victim of his ‘gagging law’
June 13th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 13 (ANI): A documentary about Silvio Berlusconi's love life that has a series of embarrassing taped conversations at the heart of a sex scandal that engulfed him is set to ... Read more...
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Yasin Malik on hunger strike in Kashmir
June 3rd, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 3 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik Thursday went on a daylong hunger strike, along with 30 party activists, in north Kashmir's Nadihal village to protest ... Read more...
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UNESCO slams murders of journalists in Pakistan, Somalia
May 22nd, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
United Nations, May 22 (ANI): The head of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has condemned the recent killings of journalists in Pakistan and Somalia, while underscoring the necessity of ... Read more...
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Send Nepal’s dancing bear Rubina to India: Rights activists
April 4th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 4 (IANS) For years, Rubina, the "dancing bear", wandered through Nepal's villages with her gypsy master, beaten, starved and her hair plucked out by superstitious villagers in the hope it ... Read more...
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Haryana opposition suspended for rest of session (Lead)
March 8th, 2010 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) The entire opposition present in the Haryana assembly Monday was suspended from the house for the rest of the budget session, as they disrupted proceedings demanding a ... Read more...
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30 injured in clash of Haryana Janhit Congress, cops (Lead)
March 5th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 5 (IANS) Over 30 people, including five policemen, were injured when a rally of Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) turned violent Friday after police stopped them from marching towards the assembly ... Read more...
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Hero Debra Moriarity Speaks on Alabama Shooting
February 18th, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Huntsville, Feb 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Debra Moriarity did not set out to become a hero on February 12. She simply got up that morning and went to work at the University ... Read more...
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Bollywood shows solidarity for ‘My Name is Khan’
February 13th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Feb. 13 (ANI): In a display of solidarity among film fraternity, Bollywood actors thronged theatres in Mumbai to watch Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'My Name is Khan', despite threats from ... Read more...
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Joe Namath’s Dogs Injured UPS Man: Joe Namath Sued
January 2nd, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Florida, Jan 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The former football quarterback Joe Namath, who is remembered for his excellent performances, has been sued by a UPS delivery man named David Gunter. According ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists call closure of media houses Wednesday
December 8th, 2009 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 8 (IANS) The powerful trade union affiliated to the Maoists Tuesday said it would enforce a shutdown of trade and transport countrywide 24 hours later, including Nepal's media organisations.
The All ... Read more...
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Anurag Kashyap’s Look-alike Gets Beaten Up In Local Train
November 24th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K JhaOn Saturday Amar Kaushik who's an assistant director to Onir got the shock of his life on a local train where he was discussing Anurag Kashyap's Dev D ... Read more...
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Manipur scribes protest police assault on colleagues
October 27th, 2009 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Oct 27 (IANS) More than 100 journalists in Manipur Tuesday surrendered their accreditation cards issued by the government to protest the alleged assault on two of their colleagues by police. ... Read more...
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Soni rules out regulator, calls for media mechanism
October 20th, 2009 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Ruling out censorship or content regulation, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Tuesday called for setting up an independent mechanism that will balance the freedom of ... Read more...
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Thousands to march in Rome to voice against Berlusconi’s press clampdown
October 3rd, 2009 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 3 (ANI): Thousands are expected to take to the streets of Rome today to defend press freedom and target Silvio Berlusconi for wanting to muzzle critical media voices.Dario Fo, the ... Read more...
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Obama seeks ‘a new era of engagement’
September 23rd, 2009 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 23 (IANS) President Barack Obama has called upon world leaders to usher in "a new era of engagement based on mutual interest and mutual respect" even as he ... Read more...
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Texas duo claims to have discovered blood-sucking mythical beast
September 3rd, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 3 (ANI): Two men from Texas claim that they might have discovered the body of a chupacabra - a mythical beast rumoured to suck all the blood out of its ... Read more...
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Scientists make meteorite mineral in lab
August 12th, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 12 (ANI): In a "shock" experiment, scientists slammed materials together to make a mineral that is found naturally only in meteorites and the deep layers of Earth's mantle, which could ... Read more...
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We decided to kill Birendra but spare Gyanendra, says massacre ‘plotter’
August 7th, 2009 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 7 (IANS) In an incredible turn of events eight years after the stunning massacre of Nepal's King Birendra and his entire family, a 59-year-old Nepali has surfaced in ... Read more...
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States being consulted on broadcast bill: Minister
July 13th, 2009 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) A broadcast bill that aims at monitoring and regulating the content of the electronic media is being examined in consultation with various stakeholders, including the state ... Read more...
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Cave painting in Australia depicts extinct marsupial lion
May 11th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 11 (ANI): A newly discovered cave painting in Australia offers a glimpse of an extinct marsupial lion's external appearance.Accoridng to a report in the Natural History Magazine, known as Thylacoleo ... Read more...
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ANC wins South Africa elections but misses two-thirds majority
April 25th, 2009 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, April 25 (DPA) South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) won the country's election with a decisive majority, according to results Saturday - but fell short of the two-thirds majority ... Read more...
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German man detained for biting police officer
April 8th, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, April 8 (RIA Novosti) The 24-year-old owner of a pit bull in Germany was detained after biting a police officer on the hip, the ddp news agency reported Wednesday.
The incident ... Read more...
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