China must teach Japan a lesson, says Chinese daily
September 12th, 2012 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 12 (IANS) A lesson is necessary to dispel Japan's contempt toward China, said a state-run Chinese daily Wednesday, a day after the Japanese government inked a deal to ... Read more...
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I may be killed, fears Pakistani girl accused of blasphemy
September 12th, 2012 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) "I'm scared," said Rimsa Masih, a teenaged Christian girl in Pakistan who faced a life sentence for allegedly buring pages of the Quran but has now ... Read more...
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Indian-origin man in Britain dies in house blaze
September 11th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 11 (IANS) A 57-year-old Indian-origin man in Britain died when his wife left a hot hairdryer on his bed, starting a fire, a media report said Tuesday.Beautician Bina ... Read more...
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Four more held for air force employee’s killing
September 11th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Four more people were arrested and a minor detained for the killing of an air force employee during an attack on his neighbour whose daughter ... Read more...
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Indian traders to be treated like those from other nations: Khar
September 8th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Saturday said that by December Pakistan and India would complete a trade normalisation process which would ensure that traders from India ... Read more...
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Kuwait football coach out of coma
September 6th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade (Serbia), Sep 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The coach of the Kuwait national football team has come out of a coma after being shot last month.Goran Tufegdzic is awake, in a ... Read more...
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Not length, strength of role matters: Jackie Shroff
September 2nd, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) After working for over 30 years in filmdom and giving some of the greatest blockbusters like "Hero", "Ram Lakhan" and "Gardish", Jackie Shroff doesn't worry ... Read more...
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Mother, daughters jump to death in Kolkata
August 31st, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) A 75-year-old woman and her two daughters jumped to their death from a high rise building in Kolkata's South City, police said Friday."Amita Mukherjee and her ... Read more...
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KGB veteran shoots neighbour
August 29th, 2012 - 7:15 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 29 (IANS) An 81-year-old former officer of Russian intelligence agency KGB allegedly shot at a neighbour and another man after a petty dispute over a misplaced fence, RIA ... Read more...
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Tabby mauls baby, leaves her with savaged face
August 28th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 28 (IANS) A woman in a British city was woken up by screams of her baby girl who was left mauled by a neighbour's cat.As Samantha, 23, reached ... Read more...
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Kuwait football coach shot, in critical condition
August 26th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade, Aug 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Serbian coach of the Kuwait national football team has been shot by his neighbour and is in critical condition in hospital, Serbian newspaper Vecernje ... Read more...
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Maldives wants to expand trade with China
August 25th, 2012 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Aug 25 (IANS) Visiting Maldivian President Mohammed Waheed has said here that his country needs to expand trade with China.Addressing the media Friday during his three-day visit, Waheed said ... Read more...
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Rinku Karmakar prefers drama over comic roles
August 21st, 2012 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) "I am a drama queen and I like drama," says Rinku Karmarkar, who will be seen essaying a double-role in "Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch ... Read more...
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BJP backs government on Pakistan-based elements stoking violence
August 20th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad/New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said it backed the government's stand that the violence in northeast India and the return of the region's ... Read more...
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Newspaper hawker hacked to death by neighbour
August 18th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 18 (IANS) A newspaper hawker was hacked to death by his neighbour who also grievously injured the hawker's wife who tried to save her husband.Police said the deceased, ... Read more...
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Youth arrested for raping infant in Delhi
August 17th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) A 26-year-old youth was arrested for sexually assaulting an eight-month-old girl here, police said Friday.The incident was reported from south Delhi's Sarita Vihar area on ... Read more...
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Sad that Pakistan didn’t win a single medal, says daily
August 13th, 2012 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 13 (IANS) That Pakistan, a country of over 180 million, did not win a single medal in the London Olympics was a sad reflection on the state of ... Read more...
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Rajasthan woman sells son for Rs.40,000, held
August 9th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 9 (IANS) A woman, her husband and two others were arrested Thursday for selling her new-born son for Rs.40,000 in Rajathan's Sriganganagar town, police said.Sandhya Devi sold the ... Read more...
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Three electrocuted in Uttar Pradesh
August 7th, 2012 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 7 (IANS) Three people were Tuesday electrocuted in Uttar Pradesh while one of them, a teen-aged boy, was trying to hook main supply lines to illegally draw ... Read more...
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Assad’s father-in-law gives advice on covering up violence
August 3rd, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) British resident Fawas Akhras, a cardiologist by profession and the father-in-law of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has been giving advice to the leader on how to ... Read more...
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‘Peddlers’ heads to Toronto film fest
August 1st, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) After the 65th Cannes International Film Festival, debut director Vasan Bala's "Peddlers" is now set for screening at the 37th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) ... Read more...
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Two murders in Delhi within 12 hours
July 27th, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Just two days after a series of six murders shook the capital, two more killings within a gap of 12 hours were reported here, police ... Read more...
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Two cousins drown in Navi Mumbai lake
July 26th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Two cousins were drowned Thursday in a lake in Navi Mumbai where they had gone for a bath, police said.The victims have been identified as ... Read more...
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Woman shot at for not withdrawing molestation complaint
July 23rd, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) A 28-year-old woman was shot at Monday by her neighbour as she refused to withdraw a molestation complaint against him, police said. The man and ... Read more...
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Son kills mother over night out
July 23rd, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 23 (IANS) A British teenager allegedly killed his mum when she told him he was grounded, a media report said Monday.Leah Smith, 41, was believed to have been ... 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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Teenager rapes Class 9 girl in Delhi
July 14th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) A 15-year-old Class 9 girl was raped by a 17-year-old boy residing in her neighbour here, police said Saturday. The boy has been arrested.The ... Read more...
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Krishna thanks Pakistan for help to Indian passengers
July 10th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Thanking Pakistan for its help to passengers of an Indian plane that made an emergency landing at Nawabshah airport in Sindh, External Affairs Minister S.M. ... Read more...
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Prime minister an overrated economist: BJP
July 6th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yashwant Sinha Friday attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, calling him an "overrated economist" and an "underrated politician".Reacting after the prime ... Read more...
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Caste council in Rajasthan ostracises 40 Dalit families
June 30th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 30 (IANS) A caste council in a village in Rajasthan's Udaipur district ordered residents to ostracize 40 Dalit families when one of them disobeyed its dictat to stop ... Read more...
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Autistic teenager dies as tanning spray sets off fire
June 29th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) An autistic teenager in Britain died of significant burns after catching fire by self-tanning spray during his birthday party, according to police.Police are probing if the ... Read more...
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Three arrested for kidnapping child in Delhi
June 28th, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) A 48-year-old woman was arrested along with her two associates and a one-year-old child recovered from their possession here, police said Wednesday.Sunita, a resident of ... Read more...
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Syria’s neighbours should help end conflict: Putin
June 27th, 2012 - 5:08 am ICT by IANS
Amman (Jordan), June 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syria's neighbours, including Iran, should be involved in the settlement of the conflict that has disturbed the country for over a year, Russian President ... Read more...
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China welcomes new Pakistan PM
June 25th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 25 (IANS) China Monday congratulated Pakistan's new Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and pledged a closer partnership with Islamabad."As a close neighbour of Pakistan, we will firmly ... Read more...
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Man held for killing minor in Delhi
June 24th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) A 19-year-old youth was arrested Saturday for murdering a minor boy whom he kidnapped for Rs.5,000 ransom, police said.Vinod Kumar, a labourer, was arrested ... Read more...
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