Delhi woman hangs herself over harassment, husband arrested
August 15th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Anguished over alleged harassment, a 32-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in her residence here, police said Wednesday. Her husband ... Read more...
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Most of murders cannot be prevented: Delhi Police chief
July 26th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Police can curb sensational murders, but most of the murders cannot be prevented, Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said Thursday.Speaking about a series of murders ... Read more...
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Sangma’s exit will not impact Meghalaya unit: NCP
June 20th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, June 20 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Wednesday said that the resignation of P.A. Sangma won't have any impact on the party in Meghalaya."Sangma has resigned from the ... Read more...
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Living alone spells higher mortality risk for heart patients
June 19th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 19 (IANS) Living alone could hasten one's death, especially among those who have suffered heart attack and stroke, says a new study.
Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) researchers ... Read more...
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CPI-M leader held for Kerala murder
May 16th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, May 16 (IANS) A CPI-M leader in Kerala was arrested here Wednesday after he allegedly admitted that he had former party colleague T.P. Chandrasekharan murdered for "personal reasons".According to ... Read more...
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‘Personal reasons may have driven Dana to suicide’ (Lead)
May 4th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Denying any evidence of racial bias against MBA student Dana Sangma, officials at the Amity University Friday said personal reasons could have driven the 21-year-old ... Read more...
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23 convicted, 23 acquitted for Gujarat riots massacre (Lead)
April 9th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, April 9 (IANS) A special trial court here Monday acquitted 23 people and convicted a similar number for the massacre of 23 people in Ode village of Anand ... Read more...
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Devas Multimedia gets new chairman
March 30th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 30 (IANS) The controversial Devas Multimedia Services Ltd appointed Lawrence T. Babbio as the new chairman of its board in place of M.G. Chandrasekhar who resigned from ... Read more...
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Ryder ready to make a comeback with IPL-5
March 29th, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, March 29 (IANS) New Zealand all-rounder Jesse Ryder will make his comeback to cricket with the Indian Premier League (IPL) after a four-week break from the sport due ... Read more...
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Haddin not to return to West Indies, Wade set for Test debut
March 23rd, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, March 23 (IANS) Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin will not the return the West Indies due to family reasons.Haddin flew back from the Caribbean last week due to personal reasons, ... Read more...
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Sherbet guitarist Clive Shakespeare dead
February 17th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 17 (IANS) British-born Australian guitarist Clive Shakespeare died after losing his battle with prostate cancer. He was 62.The veteran guitarist died Wednesday after a long struggle with the ... Read more...
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Chinese welfare home embraces abandoned kids
January 30th, 2012 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 30 (IANS) A shelter home in north China's Hebei province has emerged as a big ray of hope for life for many newborns who are abandoned by their ... Read more...
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Maharashtra law officer resigns
January 19th, 2012 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Expressing his desire to "move on", Maharashtra Advocate General Ravi Kadam has tendered his resignation, officials revealed Wednesday.Kadam, who has been the advocate-general for almost seven ... Read more...
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Happy to be making good item numbers: Composer Lalit
January 13th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) If actresses are happy getting good extra mileage for item numbers, composer Lalit Pandit too is ecstatic about composing item songs."I am very excited. Initially, I ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu cabinet reshuffled, two dropped
December 10th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 9 (IANS) In another reshuffle of her cabinet within a month, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Friday inducted two ministers and dropped two.According to a statement from Governor ... Read more...
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Nun’s killing: Maoists, villagers blamed; seven held
November 20th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Maoists and villagers together killed nun-cum-activist Valsha John Nov 15 in Jharkhand's Pakur district and seven people have been arrested for the murder, police said ... Read more...
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Karnataka deputy Lokayukta quits, speculation about reasons mount
October 13th, 2011 - 2:42 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 13 (IANS) Karnataka Upa Lokayukta (deputy ombudsman) R.Gururajan late Wednesday quit citing "personal reasons" but speculation mounted he did so to avoid possible row over owning more ... Read more...
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Karnataka deputy Lokayukta quits for ‘personal reasons’
October 13th, 2011 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 13 (IANS) Karnataka Upa Lokayukta (deputy ombudsman) R. Gururajan quit late Wednesday citing "personal reasons", an official said. The resignation comes three weeks after Lokayukta Shivaraj Patil ... Read more...
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Sandeep, Sardar recalled in national team for Australia tour
September 29th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) A week after revoking the ban on ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh and mid-fielder Sardar Singh, Hockey India (HI) recalled the duo in the 22-member ... Read more...
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Pakistan can get to the top of world rankings: Waqar
September 24th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Sep 24 (IANS) Waqar Younis, who quit as Pakistan cricket coach last week, says the squad he managed is highly capable of taking the country to the top of ... Read more...
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Sandeep, Sardara’s ban revoked by Hockey India
September 21st, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Ace drag flicker Sandeep Singh and star mid-fielder Sardara Singh took a sigh of relief Wednesday after their two-year ban, for indiscipline, was revoked by ... Read more...
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Sandeep, Sardara appeal to Hockey India against ban
September 15th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India's drag-flicker Sandeep Singh and midfielder Sardara Singh Thursday appealed against the two-year ban slapped on them by Hockey India (HI) for indiscipline.HI secretary general ... Read more...
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Tata Motors stock falls 6 percent after chief executive quits
September 12th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Shares of the Indian automobile giant Tata Motors Monday fell almost six percent following the resignation of its group chief executive officer and managing director ... Read more...
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HI calls meeting of selectors, coaches to sort out players’ issue
August 24th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) has called a meeting of the selectors and the coaches to discuss the issue of Sandeep Singh and Sardara Singh leaving the ... Read more...
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Waqar Younis resigns as Pakistan coach
August 20th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Aug 20 (IANS) Waqar Younis has stepped down as Pakistan cricket team coach citing personal reasons and said the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe will be his last assignment.Younis, who ... Read more...
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Judge withdraws from Singur land case (Lead)
July 26th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) Justice Soumitra Pal of the Calcutta High Court Tuesday withdrew from the Singur land case hearing because he said he knew personally one of those named ... Read more...
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Judge withdraws from Singur land case
July 26th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) Justice Soumitra Pal of the Calcutta High Court Tuesday withdrew from the Singur land case hearing because he said he knew personally one of those ... Read more...
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Jammu university vice chancellor to be appointed soon
July 26th, 2011 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 25 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday asked the Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal to appoint a vice chancellor of the proposed Jammu ... Read more...
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Shakti Kapoor’s daughter Shraddha to walk for Anju Modi
July 23rd, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Shakti Kapoor's daughter Shraddha, who made her Bollywood debut with "Teen Patti", will walk for designer Anju Modi on the third day of Synergy1 ... Read more...
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Jammu students demand setting up of Central University
July 22nd, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 22 (IANS) Hundreds of students gathered here Friday to demand that a Central University, sanctioned more than two years ago, be set up in Jammu. The students ... Read more...
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Gurudas Kamat quits active politics
July 13th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Gurudas Kamat Wednesday denied that he was applying "pressure tactics" or seeking positions by choosing to quit as a minister at the ... Read more...
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PM accepts Kamat’s resignation
July 13th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday accepted the resignation of Gurudas Kamat a day after the Congress leader declined to accept his new portfolio of ... Read more...
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Gurudas Kamat quits central ministry
July 12th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Newly-promoted Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Drinking Water & Sanitation Gurudas Kamat Tuesday evening decided to quit the central council of ministers.In a statement ... Read more...
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Gurudas Kamat quits central ministry citing ‘personal’ reasons (Lead)
July 12th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Apparently miffed at getting a relatively light-weight portfolio, newly-promoted Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Drinking Water & Sanitation Gurudas Kamat Tuesday evening decided to ... Read more...
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AJ McLean to marry in December
July 8th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beverly Hills, July 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) AJ McLean of Backstreet Boys has announced his wedding date. The rocker had earlier postponed his wedding because of a stint at a rehab center. AJ ... Read more...
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