Canary Islands fire threatens heritage site
August 7th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Canary Islands, Aug 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There was a fire outbreak in Canary Island, which is located in Spain. This incident occurred on Monday and it affected several homes and a national ... Read more...
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If Gandhiji had lived for another 10 years…
January 30th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 30 (IANS) Who gained most from Mahatma Gandhi's assassination and what if he had lived a little longer?These questions were posed to leading Gandhians in the Taj city ... Read more...
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Yaroslavl ice hockey team wiped out in plane crash
September 8th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 8 (IANS) One player and a crew member were critically injured but survived Wednesday's crash of a plane carrying a top Russian ice hockey team at the central ... Read more...
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Davis’s release a national tragedy: PML-N
March 18th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 18 (IANS) The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has said the release of CIA security contractor Raymond Davis was a "national tragedy"."The bargaining conducted by the federal government will ... Read more...
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Lech Kaczynski Dies In Tragic Plane Crash
April 10th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Poland, Apr 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski was killed in an air crash when his aircraft tried to land amidst thick fog at the Smolensk airport in ... Read more...
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Indians divided over Husain’s Qatari citizenship
March 9th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Should Maqbool Fida Husain, who put the Indian contemporary art on the world map, have given up Indian citizenship? The artistic community is sharply divided.
While ... Read more...
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Maoists now see Indian hand in Nepal’s palace massacre
January 10th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Jan 10 (IANS) Nine years after he was gunned down in his own palace, allegedly by his son over a family dispute, the assassination of Nepal's king Birendra continued to haunt ... Read more...
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Government insensitive to 26/1 victims’ claims: BJP
November 26th, 2009 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Charging it with "lack of sensitivity and compassion" in providing relief to the victims of the Mumbai terror attacks, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday demanded ... Read more...
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Obama presides over Fort Hood memorial service
November 11th, 2009 - 3:35 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 11 (DPA) A memorial service for the 13 victims of the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, took place Tuesday with the families of those killed attending and President Barack ... Read more...
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Indian-American untangles mystery of long-lasting memories
August 12th, 2009 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) A study led by an Indian-American has untangled how long-lasting memories form in the brain, potentially opening the way to prevent and treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
"Although many things ... Read more...
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No rest for Nepal’s royal ghosts
July 23rd, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 23 (IANS) More than eight years after its royal family perished in a shocking massacre in the tightly guarded palace and 14 months after the kingdom of Nepal ... Read more...
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I won’t buy newspapers ‘at any price’ today: Warren Buffett
May 5th, 2009 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 5 (IANS) Warren Buffett may have sagely advice on investment in any number of fields, but one area he says he won't touch these days is the newspaper industry.
'The ... Read more...
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SC suspends Kangra medical college principal over ragging death
March 30th, 2009 - 8:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the suspension of the principal of Rajendra Prasad Medical College in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, where first-year medical science student Aman Kachroo ... Read more...
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Suspend medical college principal for ragging death: Supreme Court
March 30th, 2009 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Terming the deaths of students due to ragging a "national tragedy", the Supreme Court Monday ordered the suspension of the principal of a medical college in Himachal ... Read more...
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German football to commemorate school killings victims
March 13th, 2009 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Frankfurt, March 13 (DPA) A minute's silence will be observed at matches this weekend while German footballers will play with black armbands in memory of the 15 victims who were killed in ... Read more...
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Bangladesh PM seeks FBI help to probe mutiny
March 1st, 2009 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 1 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday sought help from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to find out the ringleaders of the mutiny and bloodshed by the ... Read more...
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UN chief condemns mutiny of Bangladesh Rifles troopers
February 28th, 2009 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 28 (Xinhua) UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon expressed his distress at the mounting death toll in the violent two-day mutiny by troopers of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR).
He condemned such ... Read more...
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Golf great Norman to do his bit for Victoria bushfire victims
February 11th, 2009 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb.11 (ANI): Golfing great Greg Norman has agreed to participate in a celebrity tournament next week to support Victoria''s bushfire victims.
Norman will be joined by the likes of cricketer ... Read more...
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Cell phones, with a dark past, ring again in Nepal (Feature)
December 7th, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 7 (IANS) On June 1, 2001 a shocking massacre in Nepal's tightly guarded royal palace wiped off the entire royal family and paved the way for the abolition of the ... Read more...
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Re-assess global fight against terrorism: Congress
December 3rd, 2008 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The Congress party Tuesday said that the terror attack on Mumbai was an attack on the liberal and democratic ethos of democratic nations and this should lead ... Read more...
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PM calls for unity, announces anti-terror measures (Lead)
November 30th, 2008 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday announced the setting up of a Federal Investigating Agency and measures to strengthen maritime and air security in the wake of ... Read more...
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Abhinav Bindra trust gives Rs.500,000 for Bihar flood-hit
September 1st, 2008 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 1 (IANS) The Abhinav Bindra trust, named after India's first Olympics gold medallist, will donate Rs.500,000 for flood relief in Bihar. "We have decided to donate Rs.500,000 directly to the ... Read more...
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‘Dombivli Fast’ director to make light-hearted film
August 12th, 2008 - 10:00 am ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) After Marathi film "Dombivli Fast" and its Tamil version, director Nishikant Kamath has decided to take a break from serious cinema and has put the ... Read more...
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Sinha dubs PDP as anti-national
August 10th, 2008 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 10 (IANS) Terming the People's Democratic Party (PDP) as an anti-national party, former Jammu and Kashmir governor Lt. Gen. S.K. Sinha Sunday said its leaders were trying create a rift ... Read more...
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Report revives Nepal royal family massacre controversy
July 23rd, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 23 (IANS) As the Himalayan republic of Nepal Wednesday sought to remove the last vestige of its 239-year-old monarchy by appointing its first president as head of state, ... Read more...
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BJP to continue agitation till Amarnath land is returned
July 5th, 2008 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Saturday said his party would continue its agitation against the revocation of land transfer to the Amarnath shrine management, even as ... Read more...
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Slain king’s ghost still haunts Nepal
June 1st, 2008 - 3:59 pm ICT by admin
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 1 (IANS) Seven years after his shocking murder in the tightly guarded royal palace, the ghost of king Birendra continues to haunt Nepal with the new republic Sunday ... Read more...
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Myanmar’s referendum can expect ‘yes’ to pro-military charter
May 11th, 2008 - 2:18 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Yangon, May 11 (DPA) Myanmar's "sham" referendum held this weekend despite the national tragedy wrought by Cyclone Nargis can expect an overwhelming "yes" vote for a new pro-military charter, according to initial ... Read more...
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A divided UN challenged by Myanmar’s obstinacy
May 10th, 2008 - 11:21 am ICT by admin
By J.T. Nguyen
New York, May 10 (DPA) It took a natural disaster the size of Cyclone Nargis for the UN to find that it cannot work easily with an authoritarian regime like ... Read more...
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UN chief urges Myanmar to focus on disaster
May 9th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by admin
DPA
New York, May 9 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged Myanmar's military government to focus on its national tragedy in the wake of Cyclone Nargis as it prepared instead to ... Read more...
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Ban calls Myanmar a tragedy, UN to issue aid appeal
May 9th, 2008 - 3:01 pm ICT by admin
DPA
New York, May 9 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged Myanmar's military government to focus on its national tragedy in the wake of Cyclone Nargis as it prepared instead to ... Read more...
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US hopeful of transparent Pak polls: Congressperson
February 18th, 2008 - 1:20 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Feb 18 (ANI): The US House of Representatives Congressperson Sheila Jackson Lee said on Sunday that her country is doing the best in its abilities to ensure free, fair and transparent ... Read more...
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Benazirs assassination is a great national tragedy: Pakistan
January 3rd, 2008 - 3:30 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Jan 3 (ANI): Pakistans Foreign Office (FO) spokesman Muhammad Sadiq has condemned Benazir Bhuttos assassination, and termed it "a great national tragedy" and said the nation is still in a state ... Read more...
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Violence-hit Kolkata limps back to normal
November 22nd, 2007 - 12:06 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, Nov 22 (ANI): Curfew, which was imposed in Kolkata following violent protests on Wednesday, was relaxed this morning in five police station areas as the situation returned to normal.
"The city is ... Read more...
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Curfew imposed in Kolkata, Congress terms Nandigram crisis a national tragedy
November 21st, 2007 - 10:38 pm ICT by admin
Kolkata, Nov 21 (ANI): Night curfew was imposed in various parts of Kolkata today after demonstrators protesting against violence in Nandigram and demanding the cancellation of visa of Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen, ... Read more...
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