Three die in Puerto Rico nursing home fire
September 5th, 2012 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
San Juan, Sep 5 (IANS/EFE) Three people died and two were injured in a fire Tuesday at a nursing home in Bayamon, a city outside San Juan, Puerto Rican police ... Read more...
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Two arrested for beating doctor protesting girl’s harassment
September 5th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sept 4 (IANS) Two youth were arrested after they allegedly badly beat up an elderly homeopath doctor, leading to his death, after he objected to them passing vulgar comments ... 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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Maoists blow up CRPF vehicle, kill trooper in Chhattisgarh
August 6th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 6 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas blew up an anti-landmine vehicle in a forested stretch in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, killing a trooper of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on ... Read more...
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Three killed, four hurt in road accident
August 3rd, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 3 (IANS) Three people were killed and four others seriously injured when a Qualis carrying them hit a road divider early Friday morning near Akbar's tomb Sikandra on ... 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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Former athlete Pinki Pramanik gets bail (Lead)
July 10th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) A West Bengal court Tuesday granted bail to Asiad gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, who had been in custody since June 15 for alleged rape, the ex-athlete's ... Read more...
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Former athlete Pinki Pramanik gets bail
July 10th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) A West Bengal court Tuesday granted bail to Asiad gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, who after being accused of being a male had been under judicial custody ... Read more...
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Footballer dies after on-field injury in West Bengal
July 10th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) Yet again bringing into stark focus the lack of medical facilities on India's soccer grounds, a footballer died following an on-field injury after he was moved ... Read more...
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MMS showing Pinki undergoing gender test goes viral online
July 2nd, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) Even as Asiad gold medallist runner Pinki Pramanik fights a legal battle after accused of being a male and arrested for alleged rape, an MMS showing ... Read more...
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Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu visit Mehdi Hassan’s grave in Karachi
June 17th, 2012 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 17 (IANS) Bollywood singers Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu visited the grave of Pakistani ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan here to pay their respects.Mehdi Hassan's death marked an ... Read more...
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Arrested for rape, Asiad gold medallist Pinki presented in court
June 15th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) Asian Games gold medal-winning athlete Pinki Pramanik, first detained and subsequently arrested on charges of "rape" after being accused of being a man, was presented ... Read more...
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Pinki Pramanik case: Gynaecologists talk of genetic reasons, sex change
June 14th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) As police Thursday detained Asian games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik after a complaint was filed that she is a male and has allegedly raped a woman, ... Read more...
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Gold medallist Pinki accused of being male, held for ‘rape’
June 14th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) Asian Games gold medal winning athlete Pinki Pramanik was arrested after a complaint was made that she is a male and has allegedly raped a woman, ... Read more...
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One injured, seven missing in Bengal accident
June 14th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, June 14 (IANS) One person was injured and seven others were missing after the car they were travelling in fell into the Teesta river in Kalimpong of West Bengal's ... Read more...
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Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan is dead (Second Lead)
June 13th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 13 (IANS) Mehdi Hassan, the legendary Pakistani ghazal maestro born in India, passed away at a Karachi hospital Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 84.His son Arif ... Read more...
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Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan is dead (Lead)
June 13th, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 13 (IANS) Mehdi Hassan, the India-born Pakistani ghazal maestro, passed away at a Karachi hospital Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 84.His son Arif told Geo News ... Read more...
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BJP legislator’s son shot dead in UP
May 8th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 8 (IANS) The son of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district Tuesday after a spat with the guard of ... Read more...
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Woman delivers on road in Odisha, NHRC issues notice
April 12th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the chief secretary of Odisha taking suo motu cognizance of a media report saying that a ... Read more...
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Woman doctor, priest get life for judge’s murder
March 30th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 30 (IANS) A woman doctor and a Sikh priest were Friday sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here for the gruesome murder of a sitting judge in ... Read more...
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Swine flu claims one life in Bhopal
March 29th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 29 (IANS) A 37-year-old man has died of swine flu at a private hospital here, a doctor said Thursday.Anil Hole, a resident of Saket Nagar was admitted to ... Read more...
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Elders suffering in Beijing nursing home crisis
March 26th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 26 (IANS) With Beijing's ageing population compelled to wait for years together for a bed in welfare houses, the capital city is presently confronted with a nursing home ... Read more...
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Constitutional expert and former MP Balai Roy dead
March 23rd, 2012 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Famed constitutional expert, former West Bengal advocate general and Left ex-MP Balai Roy died at a private nursing home Thursday night, party sources said.Roy, 87, was ... Read more...
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Newly-wed couple in Agra found dead in bathroom
March 9th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, March 9 (IANS) A newly-wed couple from Agra was found lying dead in the bathroom of their home Thursday evening, police said.Newly-wed Puneet Gupta (26) and Varsha (25) of ... Read more...
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Man beaten up for protesting against daughter’s harassment, dies
February 12th, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) A man who was mercilessly beaten up for lodging a police complaint against some youth for allegedly sending obscene MMS to his daughter died at a ... Read more...
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Journalist-academician Sunit Mukherjee dead
January 22nd, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) Renowned journalist and academician Sunit Kumar Mukherjee died following a massive cerebral attack at a South Kolkata nursing home Saturday night, family sources said Sunday. ... Read more...
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Man fired at in west Delhi, injured
December 26th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) A 45-year-old man was fired at allegedly by two persons early Monday morning in west Delhi, said police.The victim, identified as Satish Bharadwaj, a resident ... Read more...
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Teen trio admit smearing the cake with poop
December 24th, 2011 - 1:34 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Pennsylvania, Dec 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Thee teenagers who admitted adding feces to a friend’s cake have been given various punishments. The trio have been ordered to do communal work and serve probation ... Read more...
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Use tact, not batons and bullets: Mamata to police
December 13th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) Asking the police to be "more tactful" and avoid using batons and bullets in controlling mobs, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday asked the ... Read more...
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Decomposed body of woman found
December 10th, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The decomposed body of a 24-year-old woman was found in a house in the capital, police said Friday.The body was detected Thursday morning in Delhi's ... Read more...
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Student commits suicide, cremated without autopsy
November 27th, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 27 (IANS) The body of an engineering student, who allegedly had committed suicide, was cremated without an autopsy -- mandatory for a mysterious death -- as the police ... Read more...
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Australian nurse charged with five murders
November 19th, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 19 (IANS) A 35-year-old male nurse in Australia was Saturday charged with five murders after a nursing home blaze in Sydney killed five elderly patients.Three people died when ... Read more...
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Breaking Bad: 4th Season, 11th Episode: Crawl Space
September 26th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Sept 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) “Crawl Space” is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of the highly successful drama Breaking Bad. The episode starts with Gus taken to the middle ... Read more...
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New rules for bio-medical waste management
September 25th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) To ensure safe and proper management of bio-medical waste, the environment ministry has proposed new rules under which all health institutions are required to obtain ... Read more...
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Mahasweta Devi hospitalised
September 10th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sept 10 (IANS) Magsaysay Award winning writer-activist Mahasweta Devi was Saturday admitted to hospital with chest pain and respiratory problems.The 85-year-old Jnanpith awardee was first taken to the state-run ... Read more...
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