Soccer fan stabbed to death in Argentina
June 12th, 2012 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, June 12 (IANS/EFE) A fan of Argentina's River Plate soccer team died early Monday at a Buenos Aires hospital after being stabbed at a stadium while the home ... Read more...
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Lanus football fan shot dead by hooligans
May 27th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 27 (IANS) An Argentine football fan was shot dead and five others were injured during a fight between rival hooligans on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.The ... Read more...
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Maxwell excited about playing in IPL
March 26th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils' newest recruit Glenn Maxwell of Australia is looking forward to playing alongside famous international cricketers in the Indian Premier League. The all-rounder back ... Read more...
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Teen gang-raped by three in Madhya Pradesh
February 26th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 26 (IANS) A 13-year-old girl was gang-raped by three people in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh, police said Sunday.Among the three accused, two are minors and one is ... Read more...
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From same IIT Delhi room springs another writer
February 20th, 2012 - 10:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) It might just be haunted by the ghost of a writer! For, NB 24 at Kumaon Hostel of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) ... Read more...
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90 percent British firms have no women bosses
January 16th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 16 (IANS) Around 90 percent of Britain's top companies have no women bosses, according to a parliament report.A parliament written answer obtained by former Treasury spokesman Matthew Oakeshott ... Read more...
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Can’t play guns and armies, 7-year olds told
May 31st, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) Two seven-year-old boys in Britain who were playing an army game by making gun shapes with their hands have been told not to do it. ... Read more...
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Computer games may be turning your child obese
May 21st, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 21 (IANS) With a lot of teenagers taking to computer games literally as addiction, scientists claim these games are actually making the young ones hungry and prone to ... Read more...
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Six young teenagers missing in the Pacific Ocean
May 9th, 2011 - 5:06 am ICT by BNO News
TARAWA (BNO NEWS) -- An international search and rescue operation was launched on Sunday after six young teenagers were reported missing off the western coast of Kiribati, an island nation located in ... Read more...
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Three injured after 6-year-old US boy fires accidentally
April 20th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 20 (ANI): Three kindergarten students were injured after a gun was fired accidentally by a six-year-old.The incident occurred at Ross Elementary School in Houston city, Fox News reports."A Ross kindergarten ... Read more...
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Six-year-old boys sexually assault girls of same age
April 11th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 11 (IANS) Two six-year-old British boys have been charged with sexually assaulting five schoolgirls of the same age.Police confirmed they were "made aware of an alleged incident but ... Read more...
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Spirited Irish fans back minnows against England
March 3rd, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 2 (IANS) About 300 die hard Irish fans flew into this city to back their home team in their World Cup Group B match against s England at ... Read more...
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Parents back Michelle Obama’s ‘Facebook ban on her daughters’
February 11th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 11 (ANI): Many parents have hailed US First Lady Michelle Obama's stance that she doesn't allow daughters Sasha and Malia to have Facebook profiles.Parents of city school ... Read more...
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Faruk Kabir - Sharman’s Image Will Break With AKB
October 21st, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 21, 2010 (Showbiz PR Wire): Promotion of ALLAH KE BANDAY is all set to kick start and those who have had a dekko at the film tout it to be ... Read more...
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Army generals join college assembly, inspire students
September 7th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Sep 7 (IANS) It was a unique get-together that just might have motivated a few schoolchildren to join the armed forces. Four senior military officials joined the assembly at their ... Read more...
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South Africa’s street children, child beggars to be provided government shelter
August 16th, 2010 - 9:17 am ICT by IANS
Pretoria, Aug 16 (IANS) Street children in South Africa will now be provided shelter by the government and helped in leading a better life free from exploitation.
Police and the Health ... Read more...
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Messi eyes revenge against Germany
June 29th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, June 29 (DPA) Four years ago, Lionel Messi was a promising young lad who sat on the bench throughout Argentina's ill-fated quarter-final clash against Germany.
This time round, he's the biggest footballing ... Read more...
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Messi has grown too big for his boots, says former coach
May 30th, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Rosario (Argentina), May 30(ANI): Argentina striker Lionel Messi has been accused by the man who discovered him of selling out to fame and fortune.Former Newell's Old Boys manager Ernesto Vecchio, who launched ... Read more...
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Kiwi pacer Bond retires from all forms of cricket
May 14th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Christchurch, May 14 (ANI): One of New Zealand best fast bowlers in recent times, Shane Bond, 34, announced his retirement from all cricket today after competing in the Twenty20 world championship in ... Read more...
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Two stabbed to death in China
May 11th, 2010 - 7:41 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 11 (IANS) Two women were killed and seven children injured in China Monday after they were attacked by a man with a knife and an axe, an official said.
The ... Read more...
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Talking to babies boosts their brain power
March 29th, 2010 - 1:42 am ICT by IANS
London, March 29 (IANS) Talking to babies can boost their brain power, a study has revealed.
Months before babies start to speak, words play an important role in their brain development and ... Read more...
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Grieving scenes at Brit-Indian shopkeeper Gurmail Singh’s funeral in Huddersfield
March 23rd, 2010 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI
Huddersfield (UK), Mar 23(ANI): Murdered Indian-origin shopkeeper Gurmail Singh's funeral was held in Huddersfield, UK, on Monday.Singh had suffered serious head injuries after he was struck at least nine times with a ... Read more...
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Five-year-old sex offender in New Zealand
March 15th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Auckland, March 15 (IANS) A five-year-old boy and two six-year-olds were amongst the 12 children apprehended by New Zealand police for sexual assault last year, a media report said Monday.
Police did not ... Read more...
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Fifth suspect emerges in murder of Indian shopkeeper in UK
March 11th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Huddersfield (UK), Mar 11(ANI): A fifth man has been accused and charged with the murder of Indian shopkeeper Gurmail Singh, who was beaten to death during an alleged robbery at his store ... Read more...
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Fit again Ryder may get a chance to play against Australia
March 8th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by ANI
Hamilton, Mar.8 (ANI): Canterbury shot-maker Jesse Ryder has proofed his fitness, and may get a chance to play against Australia, reports the Dominion Post.The Black Caps all-rounder made a low-key return ... Read more...
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Ranjit Bajaj finally lands in police net
March 3rd, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 3 (IANS) After dodging police and arrest for over a month, Ranjit Bajaj, the son of a former bureaucrat couple in Punjab, who was booked for attempt to murder, ... Read more...
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When two chiefs met in their old school
November 15th, 2009 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kunjpura (Haryana), Nov 15 (IANS) One of them is the chief of the second biggest Army in the world. The other, the chief of one of the most progressive states in the ... Read more...
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Filly Rachel Alexandra Wins $7,5,0000 Woodward Stakes
September 6th, 2009 - 7:02 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
A 3 year old filly named Rachel Alexandra has made a historical victory at Saratoga Race Course becoming the only female to have won the $7,50,000 Woodward Stakes on Saturday. ... Read more...
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Indian prodigy boy completes PhD in physics at the age of 21
August 28th, 2009 - 8:52 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Aug 28 (ANI): After creating waves by completing Bachelors' degree at the age of 10 and Masters at 12, Tathagat Avatar Tulsi, well known as child prodigy has achieved another milestone ... Read more...
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Woman’s sex partner assaulted after teens mistook her cries of passion for pain
July 3rd, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jul 3 (ANI): A woman's sex partner was assaulted after teenagers mistook her cries of passion to be screams of pain.The angry teens arrived at the scene after a ... Read more...
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Symonds fulfills his dream of playing rugby following CA contract exit
June 22nd, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 22 (ANI): Troubled all rounder Andrew Symonds, whose Cricket Australia contract was ripped for breaking team rules, has started playing for Wynnum-Manly rugby league club to fulfill a dream.Symonds, after ... Read more...
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Old boys reunion in South Block!
May 29th, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A pleasant surprise awaited Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor as he stepped inside his office in South Block Friday morning.
As the new ... Read more...
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Youngest person to climb all 214 hills in Lake District is just 5yrs old
April 17th, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 17 (ANI): The youngest person to climb all 214 peaks in Alfred Wainwright's Lake District guides is just five years old.Little boy Robin Regan started climbing up the fells ... Read more...
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Need jobs, not advice, say friends of murder-suicide family
January 30th, 2009 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 30 (DPA) The photo of the Lupoe family on their now cancelled Facebook account showed the smiling faces of a happy American family. Their tidy new home in a ... Read more...
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Bullies enjoy seeing others in pain
November 8th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 8 (ANI): Children engaged in bullying behaviour may actually enjoy seeing others in pain, suggests a new study.Brain scans at the University of Chicago have shown that brain area ... Read more...
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