Hand over terrorists to build trust, Advani urges Pakistan
July 8th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said Sunday Pakistan's handing over wanted terrorists and outlaws will drastically improve relations with India.In the ... Read more...
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Spanish doctor kidnapped in Nigeria set free
April 22nd, 2012 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, April 22 (IANS/EFE) Spanish physician Jose Manuel Machimbarrena, kidnapped in Nigeria April 4, has been freed and is in good health though "pretty tired", officials at Spain's foreign ministry ... Read more...
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Madonna to support Russian gay community
March 23rd, 2012 - 5:08 am ICT by IANS
London, March 23 (IANS) Madonna has vowed to use her upcoming concert in Russia's St. Petersburg city to voice her support for local gays and campaign against a controversial ... Read more...
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25 outlaws arrested in Karachi
March 18th, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 18 (IANS) At least 25 suspects have been arrested in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on charges of robbery, extortion and other crimes, police said.Arms and ammunition, ... Read more...
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Gay propaganda banned in Russian city
March 11th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) St. Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko Sunday signed off a law penalising propagating homosexuality among minors.The law, passed in the third and final reading by the ... Read more...
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Russian city bans homosexual propaganda
February 29th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The legislative assembly of Russia's St. Petersburg city Wednesday passed a law penalising the dissemination of material promoting homosexuality and paedophilia among minors.The law imposes ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party spokesman sacked
January 5th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 5 (IANS) Barely a day after contradicting Samajawadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's son Akhilesh Yadav, party spokesman Mohan Singh was Thursday removed from his post.Mulayam Singh named ... Read more...
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Police, militants clash in Pakistan
December 13th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 13 (IANS) Clashes erupted Tuesday between police and at least 50 armed militants in Pakistan's northwest tribal region after the outlaws ambushed a police convoy, a media report ... Read more...
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Kidnapped Mexican journalist found dead
August 26th, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 26 (IANS/EFE) Kidnapped journalist Humberto Millan was found dead Thursday on the outskirts of the western Mexican city of Culiacan, authorities said.Millan, the editor of online newspaper ... Read more...
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Suspended BSP legislator joins Samajwadi Party
August 6th, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 6 (IANS) In the latest instance of defections in Uttar Pradesh, a suspended legislator of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Saturday switched loyalties to the Samajwadi Party.A ... Read more...
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Robin Hood’s true identity revealed
April 3rd, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
London, April 3 (IANS) The identity of mysterious outlaw Robin Hood - who robbed the rich to help the poor - has finally been revealed in a new book.The famous ... Read more...
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Brit framer buried in unmarked grave is outlaw behind Robin Hood legend?
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 2 (ANI): A historian has claimed that a farmer buried in an unmarked tomb in Britain, could have been the outlaw who became the basis for the Robin Hood legend.David ... Read more...
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Shanghai adopts one dog policy
February 25th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Shanghai, Feb 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The authorities of the Chinese city of Shanghai have introduced a new policy that would make it illegal to have more than one dog.The city officials estimate ... Read more...
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Murder attempt on Shumaila’s uncle for refusing to patch-up with Davis
February 24th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Faisalabad, Feb 24(ANI): A relative of Shumaila Kanwal, who had committed suicide after the murder of her husband Fahim by US official Raymond Davis, is battling for his life after three armed ... Read more...
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Supreme Court to hear pleas against gay sex in April
February 7th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday fixed April 19 for hearing a bunch of petitions challenging a Delhi High Court judgement decriminalising homosexual relationship among consenting adults.Justice G.S. Singhvi ... Read more...
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Balochistan formally asks Pak Govt to hand over control of FC
December 4th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 4(ANI): Balochistan has demanded that the federal government should hand over control of the Frontier Constabulary to the provincial government to enable it to handle the law and order situation ... Read more...
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20 killed in Mexico drug violence
June 12th, 2010 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, June 12 (IANS/EFE) Twenty people were shot and killed in Ciudad Madero town in northeastern Mexico in drug-related violence, officials said.
Six bodies were found in El Chipus neighbourhood of the ... Read more...
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Mexican gets 60 years for drug massacre
May 21st, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, May 21 (IANS/EFE) A Mexican was sentenced to 60 years in prison for his involvement in the November 2008 slaughter of 19 drug traffickers, the Guatemalan Supreme Court said.
Judges in ... Read more...
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Court fears torture in Pakistan, says no to deporting Al Qaeda men
May 19th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 19 (IANS) Two Al Qaeda operatives can't be deported to Pakistan as it would infringe on their human rights, a British court has ruled. Pakistan, it said, has a ... Read more...
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Mayawati’s claim of ousting criminals an eyewash: Congress
May 5th, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 5 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday termed as mere "eyewash" Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's claim about expelling 500 partymen with criminal antecedents and challenged her to "first throw out ... Read more...
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Pak court adjourns hearing in case against five US nationals
April 27th, 2010 - 11:51 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Apr 27(ANI): A Pakistan Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of the case against five US nationals arrested from Sargodha till May 6.The hearing was held at ... Read more...
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Movie Review - Kuchh Kariye(2010)
April 23rd, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 23, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Kuchh Kariye-In se door bhaagiye!Rating: 1.5 out of 5*Starring: Sukhwinder Singh, Vikrum Kumar, Shreya Narayan and Rufy KhanDirector: Jagbir DahiyaFirst thing that immediately comes to your ... Read more...
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BSP to get rid of criminals in party
April 18th, 2010 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 17 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Saturday decided to flush out the criminal elements in its rank and file - three days after a party ... Read more...
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EU outlaws vital chemical used by cricket-bat manufacturing industry
April 16th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 16(ANI): Cricket is facing a bizarre threat following a European Union (EU) directive, which could lead to a world shortage of bats.The crisis is looming after a law came into ... Read more...
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Five American terror suspects facing trial in Pak ’set up’ by police, say lawyers
April 12th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Sargodha (Pakistan), Apr 12(ANI): Lawyers for five American men facing trial in Pakistan on terrorism charges claim that they can show that the police had fabricated evidence.The five men, Umer ... Read more...
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Polish nightclub under probe for using Hitler image to promote event
January 20th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Warsaw (Poland), Jan.20 (ANI): A Polish nightclub has come under criminal investigation after it used an image of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler to promote an event. The club Sklot, located in Warsaw's ... Read more...
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“La Vida Loca” Slated For Release After The Maker’s Death
November 25th, 2009 - 7:41 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Nov. 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS)The documentary film "La Vida Loca" which has been shot by photojournalist and documentary filmmaker Christian Poveda and distributed by Fandango has been slated to be released ... Read more...
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In Pakistan, who will win the war?
October 20th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 20 (IANS) Thousands of troops are all set to launch a major military offensive against the increasingly aggressive Taliban in a do-or-die war that appears to have united Pakistan ... Read more...
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Romance of ravines dying out for India’s bandits? (Feature)
July 12th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Rajat Rai
Lucknow, July 12 (IANS) The sloping, forested ravines along the Uttar Pradesh-Madhya Pradesh border are part of Indian folklore, igniting popular imagination with stories of the cruelty and daredevilry of ... Read more...
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China riot death toll rises to 156 killed
July 7th, 2009 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
Urumqi (China), July 7 (ANI): The death toll from riots in the western Chinese cities of Urumqi and Kashgar has risen to 156.The official Xinhua news agency quoted senior government officials as ... Read more...
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140 dead in China’s ethnic clashes (Lead)
July 6th, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Urumqi (China), July 6 (Xinhua) The toll in the ethnic clashes in Urumqi, capital of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has risen to 140, authorities said Monday.
Fifty-seven people died at the spot ... Read more...
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Four killed in China ethnic clashes
July 6th, 2009 - 9:29 am ICT by IANS
Urumqi (China), July 6 (Xinhua) At least four people, including a police official, were killed and dozens injured in clashes between Uyghurs and members of China's Han majority in northwestern Xinjiang province, ... Read more...
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Now, Pak lawmakers using Taliban to settle score with ministers!
March 13th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Mar 13 (ANI): Not only are common people going to seek the Talibans help against powerful elements in their respective areas, but Pakistani lawmakers are also now threatening their colleagues ... Read more...
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Kalyan Singh owns ‘moral responsibility’ for Babri Masjid demolition
February 4th, 2009 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 4 (IANS) Rebel Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh Wednesday said he had owned "moral responsibility" for the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid ... Read more...
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Ewan McGregor, Jim Carreys reel experience with real inmates
January 23rd, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 23 (ANI): Shooting for new film I Love You Phillip Morris turned out to be a cagey experience for actors Ewan McGregor and Jim Carrey because the film had ... Read more...
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