Indian jailed for groping pregnant woman not to be deported
February 11th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 11 (IANS) A 36-year-old man of Indian origin who was jailed for 12 months for groping a pregnant patient at a British hospital where he worked will not ... Read more...
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Chennai student kills teacher for complaining to parents (Second Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 9 (IANS) A Class 9 student of a reputed public school here Thursday stabbed to death his teacher for complaining to his parents about his poor academic performance.The ... Read more...
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Pakistan committed to gas pipeline project with Iran: Zardari
February 8th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Pakistan is committed to the early implementation of the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project in order to meet the ever growing demand within the country for energy, ... Read more...
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Codify Muslim personal law: Islamic scholars, activists
February 5th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) It was a rude shock for 40-year-old Nagma Sheikh when she was thrown out of the house in middle of the night by her husband ... Read more...
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Double murder: Slain woman’s lover detained
February 4th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Delhi Police Saturday said they have detained for questioning the lover of the woman who was murdered along with her five-year-old son by her partially ... Read more...
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Drug lab busted in Siberian court building
February 4th, 2012 - 6:04 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Police in Russia's Siberia region have uncovered a drug lab in the same building that has a court just one storey below it.The Siberian News ... Read more...
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Paralysed man kills wife and son
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A 30-year-old man, paralysed waist down, murdered his wife and five-year-old son as he suspected that his wife had married again, police said Friday.The accused, ... Read more...
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Obama’s plan to help 3.5 mn homeowners (Lead)
February 2nd, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) In the midst of a heating election campaign, President Barack Obama plans to help with good credit about 3.5 million Americans who are unable to ... Read more...
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`Sweden not bound to eurozone despite joining EU pact’
February 1st, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, Feb 1 (IANS) Sweden would not be bound to the eurozone although it has agreed to join EU fiscal pact, said Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt."It is the condition Sweden ... Read more...
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Why can’t celebrities have fun, asks Shahid
January 25th, 2012 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) Actor Shahid Kapoor wonders why people are more stringent about parties involving celebrities, and says like all young people even celebs like to party.Recently, a ... Read more...
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Wisdom indeed for modern times (IANS Book Review)
January 25th, 2012 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Book: "Amma's Advice: Traditional Wisdom for Modern Times"; Author: Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi; Konark Publishers; Pages 209, Price: Rs.3,500The subtitles to the book are appropriate as are the 73 crisp articles ... Read more...
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Husband, wife commit suicide
January 25th, 2012 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) Apparently depressed over frequent spats due to financial problems, a 50-year old man and his wife committed suicide by setting themselves ablaze in Rajasthan's churu district, ... Read more...
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Woman burns herself, two kids
January 20th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 19 (IANS) Depressed over frequent domestic fights over her husband's drinking habits, a woman in Rajasthan set herself and her two small children on fire, police said Thursday.The ... Read more...
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Ex-IAF staffer shot dead, wife injured
January 19th, 2012 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 19 (IANS) A retired Indian Air Force (IAF) staffer was shot dead and his wife critically injured after unidentified men broke into their home here early Thursday, police ... Read more...
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Ghana jumps in FIFA rankings
January 19th, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Accra, Jan 19 (IANS) Ghana has moved up three places in the latest FIFA world rankings to occupy the 26th position from last month's 29th, the Ghana Football Association announced ... Read more...
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Tripura welcomes investment from Bangladesh: Chief Minister
January 19th, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 19 (IANS) The Left Front government in Tripura will accept investment from Bangladesh, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said, stressing India and Bangladesh are natural partners in development."We ... Read more...
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Room of 13/7 terrorists sealed
January 17th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Tuesday sealed a room in south-central Mumbai where the planters of the bombs that exploded here July 13 last year allegedly ... Read more...
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Elderly man suffocates, six hospitalised
January 17th, 2012 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 17 (IANS) An elderly man suffocated and six others were hospitalised in Odisha's Kandhamal district Tuesday after a fire they kept in their room to warm themselves resulted ... Read more...
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Kite-chasing boy electrocuted
January 15th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 15 (IANS) An 11-year old boy was electrocuted here Sunday when he came in contact with a high-tension electricity wire while chasing kites, police said.The overhead wire was ... Read more...
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Photographer Homai Vyarawalla dead (Lead)
January 15th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Vadodara (Gujarat), Jan 15 (IANS) Homai Vyarawalla, one of India's first professional women photographers, died here Sunday, days after being hospitalised due to a fall from her bed, close friends ... Read more...
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Pongal celebrated in Tamil Nadu with traditional fervour
January 15th, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 15 (IANS) People across Tamil Nadu got up early, put on new clothes and went to temples on the harvest festival of Pongal Sunday thanking rain, sun and ... Read more...
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Seven family members commit suicide in Mexico
January 13th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Guadalajara (Mexico), Jan 13 (IANS/EFE) Seven members of a family, including five children, were found dead from gas poisoning in an apparent mass suicide in the western Mexican state of ... Read more...
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Liverpool edge out City in Carling Cup
January 12th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) Manchester City slumped to their second home defeat this season after a 0-1 loss to Liverpool in the first leg of their semi-final tie in the ... Read more...
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Educated women going for drugs in Pakistan
January 12th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Around 47 percent of women drug addicts in Pakistan are well educated and have had either college or university education, a top official has said.Around 21 ... Read more...
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Police clueless on elderly woman’s murder
January 12th, 2012 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) A day after an 80-year-old woman was found smothered to death
in her house in east Delhi, police Wednesday remained clueless even after quizzing people known ... Read more...
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Senior citizen murdered inside her Delhi flat
January 10th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) An 80-year-old woman was found smothered to death inside her house in east Delhi Tuesday by her domestic maid, police said.The deceased, identified as Sarojini ... Read more...
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Guardiola plays down Espanyol draw
January 10th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 10 (IANS) FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola insists that his side's 1-1 draw away to neighbours Espanyol late night did not mean they were out of the title ... Read more...
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Three burnt to death in Noida
January 7th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Jan 7 (IANS) Three members of a family, including two minor boys, were burnt to death when their house caught fire here Saturday, police said.According to a local police ... Read more...
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In delhi, nearly all rapes are by relatives, neighbours
January 6th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) It is mostly relatives, neighbours and acquaintances who are involved in rapes in the national capital, whereas the indulgence of strangers in this brazen crime ... Read more...
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China seeks ‘better external environment’
January 4th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 4 (IANS) China should engage in efforts to build a "better external environment", Foreign Minister Yang Jeichi has said, while predicting more instability in the world in the ... Read more...
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Pakistan for better ties with Afghanistan
January 4th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IANS) Pakistan wants to reach out to its neighbours, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said, while advocating better relations with Afghanistan.Khar made the observation when Afghanistan's ambassador ... Read more...
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Cousin held for siblings’ murder (Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) A cousin of a young woman and her brother, both found murdered in their house in central Delhi, has been arrested for the killings, ... Read more...
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Cousin, uncle held for siblings’ murder
January 3rd, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) A cousin and an uncle of a young woman and her brother, found murdered in their house in central Delhi the day before, have been ... Read more...
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Briton kills three family members before himself
January 3rd, 2012 - 3:03 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 3 (IANS) A man in Britain is believed to have killed three family members before taking his own life at a house in Durham County, said police.According to ... Read more...
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Police raid home as dog wrongly smells cannabis
December 28th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 27 (IANS) A middle-class couple were stunned after their house was raided by police following a sniffer dog's mistake of suspecting them of growing cannabis in their ... Read more...
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