No new case of polio in 18 months: PM
August 15th, 2012 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) No new case of polio had been reported in the country in the last one and a half years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said ... Read more...
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Pinki files theft complaint against live-in partner
July 15th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Asiad gold medallist runner Pinki Pramanik, accused of being a male and committing rape, Sunday sought police protection and filed a theft complaint against her live-in ... Read more...
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New case filed against Pinki Pramanik
July 13th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) Another case was filed against athlete Pinki Pramanik Friday, this time alleging a criminal breach of trust.After spending 26 days in jail, Asian Games gold medallist ... Read more...
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Haryana polio-free since 2010: Official
July 10th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 10 (IANS) No new case of polio has been reported in Haryana since January 2010 and it is free from the disease, a health official said here Tuesday."Haryana ... Read more...
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Defence land scam: CBI raids in Srinagar, Jammu, Patna
May 11th, 2012 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday conducted simultaneous search operations in Srinagar, Jammu and Patna as part of its probe into a Rs.1,500 crore ... Read more...
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Kerala Police, CBI in stand-off
April 23rd, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, April 23 (IANS) A week after a deputy superintendent of police was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for conspiring to brutally beat up a journalist, the ... Read more...
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Any new polio cases to be public health emergency: Azad
February 18th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) With India reporting no polio cases last year, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday said there will be zero tolerance for any new case ... Read more...
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A year of no polio: India triumphs, but risks remains (Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) India has reason to smile on the polio front, especially on Jan 13. Not only will it achieve a big milestone of no new case ... Read more...
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A year of no polio: India triumphs, but risks remains
January 11th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) India has a reason to smile on the polio front, especially on Jan 13. Not only will it achieve a major milestone of no new ... Read more...
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Bharti Airtel scrip falls after CBI raids
November 21st, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Shares of telecom giant Bharti Airtel Monday fell 4.43 percent in morning trade at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) following raids at its office by ... Read more...
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2G: Raids at Airtel, Vodafone offices after CBI files new case (Second Lead)
November 19th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday conducted raids in Delhi and Mumbai at offices of three private cellular companies and the houses of ... Read more...
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CBI case in 2G is effort to save Chidambaram: BJP
November 19th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said the CBI's registering a case in the allocation of additional spectrum to private telecom firms during the ... Read more...
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Accessory fuels iPhone 5 speculation
September 17th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 17 (IANS) The website of an accessories manufacturer updated to show what were apparently cases for Apple's forthcoming iPhone 5. Though the page was quickly removed, it triggered ... Read more...
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CWG scam: CBI files case against DDA officials
September 14th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The CBI Wednesday filed a case against the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) officials and a private firm for irregularities in the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG). ... Read more...
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New focus to national TB control programme
March 23rd, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 23 (ANI): Having achieved global objectives of new case-detection of 70 per cent and treatment success rate of 85 per cent for the last three consecutive years, the National ... Read more...
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Rapists, killers challenge UK govt. over right to benefits
February 20th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 20 (ANI): The detained rapists and killers in psychiatric hospitals are challenging the British Government in a test case at the European Court of Human Right, demanding for State ... Read more...
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Lindsay Lohan Pleaded Not Guilty To Grand Theft Charge
February 10th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Feb 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Wednesday, troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan appeared on court for the grand theft charge of stealing a $2,500 necklace from a jewelery store. The actress was, ... Read more...
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Deep brain stimulation may control hard-to-treat BP
January 25th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 25 (ANI): A new case study has found that deep brain stimulation may help control hard-to-treat blood pressure.Researchers in Frenchay Hospital in Bristol, UK, studied a man who received a ... Read more...
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Cow dies of mad-cow disease in the Netherlands
January 12th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by BNO News
THE HAGUE (BNO NEWS) -- A 14-year-old cow which died in the Netherlands late last year has been found to have been infected with BSE, which is commonly known as mad-cow disease, ... Read more...
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Giant rats detect TB more accurately than commonly used techniques
December 15th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): A new study found that trained giant African rats increased positive TB detection rates by 44 percent over microscopy, the most commonly-used technique for diagnosing TB.The study, utilizing ... Read more...
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Indian-origin man linked to another murder in South Africa
December 13th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 13 (IANS) A Briton of Indian origin, accused of plotting the murder of his newly-married wife in South Africa, is now being linked to another similar carjack killing of an ... Read more...
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Deep brain stimulation leads to ‘effortless’ smoking cessation, weight loss
September 22nd, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 22 (ANI): A new case report revealed that electrical stimulation of the brain in a patient with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) led to some unanticipated benefits-"effortless" smoking cessation and weight ... Read more...
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Russia to seek repatriation of man extradited to US
August 20th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will seek repatriation of a Russian businessman due to be extradited from Thailand to the US on arms trafficking charges, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.
Viktor ... Read more...
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Zoogue’s New iPad Case Draws Accolades
August 19th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Aug 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is no denying the fact that Apple's iPad, the cute looking internet access device has turned out to be a runaway success with the gadget ... Read more...
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One more swine flu death in Orissa, toll four
August 5th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 5 (IANS) The swine flu toll in Orissa rose to four Thursday with the death of a 27-year-old man, officials said.
The man was tested positive for swine flu Wednesday. He ... Read more...
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The Sobhraj storyline (To go with: No evidence against me: Charles Sobhraj)
July 14th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 14 (IANS) Charles Sobhraj's crime history and legal battle in Nepal:December 1975: The badly burnt bodies of American tourist Connie Jo Bronzich and an unidentified man found in ... Read more...
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Leslie Van Houten Appeals For Parole For The 19th Time
July 6th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Los Angeles, July 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Tuesday, Leslie Van Houten the follower of infamous criminal Charles Manson will face the California parole board with her appeal for the 19th ... Read more...
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No new polio cases in India since April
June 18th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Stepping closer to eradication of polio, India, on the list of endemic countries, has not registered any new case of the viral disease since April-end.
The ... Read more...
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Tsar’s murder case reopens in Russia after 90 years
May 13th, 2010 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) After 90 years of the killing of Russia's last tsar during the Bolshevik revolution, a Moscow city court has ordered the opening of a criminal case into ... Read more...
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Asian carp crisis in Michigan now in the hands of President Obama
April 26th, 2010 - 11:29 pm ICT by BNO News
LANSING, MICHIGAN (BNO NEWS) – The U.S. Supreme Court denied Michigan and six other states their day in court on the Asian carp crisis, causing that thousands of Michigan jobs now depend ... Read more...
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Missing Chinese lawyer charged for subversion
March 16th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar. 16 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has confirmed that missing lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been sentenced to prison on subversion charges.While Yang didn't reveal the charges against Gao ... Read more...
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Case filed over 127 Hindus killed in 1971 in Bangladesh
March 5th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 5 (IANS) Nearly 40 years after 127 Hindus were killed in a village in northern Bangladesh by a group of Islamist militants during the 1971 freedom movement, a case ... Read more...
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Dead Body Found Suspected To Be Of Morgan Harrington
January 27th, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A body has been found on a country farm in Albermarle which is suspected to be that of missing Morgan Harrington, the Tech Student from Virginia. ... Read more...
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‘In Canada someone develops dementia every five minutes’
January 5th, 2010 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Jan 5 (IANS) Dementia cases are rising alarmingly in Canada and the mental disease is set to wreak financial and social havoc on its society, warns a report Monday.
Released by the ... Read more...
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Ruchika case to be probed again as model case: Moily (Lead)
December 29th, 2009 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The molestation and suicide of teenager Ruchika Girhotra will be re-investigated as a "model case" and the accused should be tried for abetment to suicide of a ... Read more...
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