Woman, three held for husband’s killing
February 11th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) A 29-year-old woman was arrested along with her paramour and two others for killing her husband who tortured her and forced her into prostitution, police ... Read more...
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Branded witch and banished, woman seeks police help
February 11th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Dungarpur (Rajasthan), Feb 11 (IANS) A 50-year-old woman in Rajasthan's tribal-dominated Dungarpur district has complained to police that she was branded a witch, tortured and banished from her village, police ... Read more...
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Spurious heart medicine kills 120 in Pakistan
February 11th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Feb 11 (IANS) The toll due to consumption of spurious medicines at a well known heart institute has risen to 120, with a woman losing her life Saturday.According to ... Read more...
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Protest after woman’s audacious abduction
February 10th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) More than 100 people blocked streets and raised slogans Friday after a 25-year-old woman was kidnapped from a crowded area here, witnesses said.Kiran Negi was ... Read more...
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Chinese youth rapes, robs, kills 91-year-old
February 10th, 2012 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 9 (IANS) A 19-year-old youth in a Chinese city has been detained for allegedly raping, robbing and killing a 91-year-old woman.The elderly lady surnamed Wei lived alone in ... Read more...
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Woman held for posing as Mamata’s aide
February 8th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) A 40-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday for posing as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's personal assistant and duping people of more than Rs.8 ... Read more...
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Falak’s sister found in Bihar
February 7th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Delhi Police Tuesday claimed to have traced the sister of battered baby Falak, who is fighting for survival at All India Institute of Medical Science ... Read more...
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Andhra woman seeks mercy killing for paralysed son
February 7th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 7 (IANS) Unable to take care of her invalid son due to poverty, a 64-year-old woman in Andhra Pradesh has sought euthanasia for him -- a 36-year-old graduate ... Read more...
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Baby Falak still critical (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Battling for survival for over two weeks at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, two-year-old battered baby Falak continued to be critical ... Read more...
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Woman suicide bomber held in Russia
February 5th, 2012 - 9:40 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A woman suicide bomber from Moscow has been arrested in Grozny, capital of Russia's Chechnya region, an official said.The unidentified 20-year-old woman, a resident of ... Read more...
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Women’s panel probes Odisha gang rape
February 2nd, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 2 (IANS) An official of the National Commission for Women (NCW) arrived in Odisha Thursday to probe a 19-year-old woman's alleged gang rape in November last year in ... Read more...
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Florist gets 10-year jail for raping octogenarian
January 31st, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Law makers must consider re-defining the offence of rape to deal with different categories of accused, a Delhi court said Tuesday while awarding 10 years' ... Read more...
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CBI probe sought into Odisha gangrape
January 30th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 30 (IANS) Several social and political activists Monday staged a demonstration in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged gangrape of ... Read more...
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UAE woman dies after weight-loss surgery
January 28th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Jan 28 (IANS) A 27-year-old woman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has died after a weight-loss surgery at a hospital in Sharjah.Samah Mustafa, a mother of three, had ... Read more...
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Woman alleges rape by live-in partner
January 25th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) A 26-year-old woman, who was in a live-in relationship with her friend for the last three years, has alleged that she was being raped by ... Read more...
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Three killed as molasses tank bursts in Odisha
January 23rd, 2012 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 23 (IANS) An elderly woman and two minor children died due to suffocation after the molasses tank of a sugar factory burst and the slurry entered their slum ... Read more...
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Three arrested for dowry death
January 20th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Three people, including a woman, have been arrested for the causing the death of a 22-year-old woman after harassing her for dowry, police said Friday.Rajender ... Read more...
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Son takes dead mom home on 58-km bus journey
January 19th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 19 (IANS) A son took his dead mother on a 58-km bus journey home after she died on the way back from a day out, a media report ... Read more...
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Odisha gangrape: Minister resigns
January 19th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 19 (IANS) Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy Thursday submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after the opposition accused him of protecting the culprits in a gangrape ... Read more...
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Three arrested for kidnapping child
January 18th, 2012 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) A 37-year-old woman was nabbed for kidnapping a three-year-old boy and passing on the child to her niece who was childless, police said Tuesday. The ... Read more...
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Mom cuts son’s penis because she wanted a girl
January 17th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 17 (IANS) A young mother in eastern China has cut her son's penis because she wanted a girl, a media report said Tuesday.The 23-year-old woman, who hails from ... 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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Janet Knowles arrested for assaulting Judge Judy with a hammer
January 12th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Jupiter, Fla., Jan 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 62-year-old woman took her anger of Judge Judy on her friend when she struck his head with a hammer. Police say they arrested Janet Knowles ... 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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Woman shot dead near her house
January 11th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) A 45-year-old woman, who had left her husband to live with her lover, was shot dead near her house in north Delhi, police said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Odisha gangrape: One suspect arrested (Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 10 (IANS) After a public outcry, the Odisha government Tuesday asked police to probe the alleged gangrape of a woman in Puri district nearly a month and a ... 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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Toddler Dies In Russian Sewer System Tragedy
January 10th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Jersey, Jan 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A mother in Russia watched helplessly as her 18-month-old baby was swept into an underground sewer system in a bizarre accident. The incident on Monday threatened ... Read more...
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Four booked for Odisha gangrape after mounting pressure
January 10th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 10 (IANS) After pressure from the public and direction from the higher authorities, Odisha Police Tuesday registered a criminal case against four people for the alleged gangrape of ... Read more...
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Tripura woman gives birth to triplets
January 10th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 10 (IANS) A 24-year-old woman has given birth to triplets at a government hospital in Tripura, a health official said Tuesday."Pratima Nama delivered two daughters and a son ... Read more...
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A 66-year-old woman inspires Hrithik (Movie Snippets)
January 8th, 2012 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Hrithik Roshan's well-tonned body may have inspired many, but guess who is his inspiration? A 66-year-old woman, Madhavi Laad, who he met in his gym."Guess ... Read more...
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Woman dies in wall collapse
January 8th, 2012 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A 62-year-old woman was killed Saturday when a wall collapsed in south Delhi, police said.The incident, which was reportedly due to digging work nearby by ... Read more...
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Carmen Tisch arrested for vandalizing painting
January 5th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Colorado, Jan 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 36-year-old woman has some questions to answer after she punched a $30 million painting at a museum. Carmen Tisch reportedly pulled down her pants and ... Read more...
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17 died in New Year fires across Russia
January 3rd, 2012 - 5:49 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 17 people, including three children, died in separate fire incidents across Russia during New Year celebrations, local emergencies services said.Nine people died ... Read more...
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85-year old woman, servant murdered
January 3rd, 2012 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 2 (IANS) An 85-year old woman and her servant were murdered allegedly by another servant, hired just two days back, in her house while her son was abroad ... Read more...
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