States warned against infringing on press freedom
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) The Press Council of India (PCI) has taken strong note of the recent attacks on the media, including the editorial offices of Maharashtra Times, and warned ... Read more...
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12 RTI activists killed; report calls them ’sitting ducks’
September 2nd, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) At least 12 Right to Information (RTI) activists have been killed in the line of duty since last year - the latest victim being ... Read more...
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British schools send off 900 violent pupils each day
July 30th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Schools across Britain temporarily send off around 900 violent and foul-mouthed students every day, while 65 are permanently expelled every week, says a new official report.The ... Read more...
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Cow, poor, women would be our priority: Uma Bharti
July 21st, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 21 (IANS) Accusing the Mayawati-led government of not making efforts to improve law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti said ... Read more...
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End violence in West Bengal, says CITU
May 27th, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) Friday said 12 people had been killed in West Bengal "in politically sponsored violence" by the newly elected ... Read more...
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Elders facing assaults in Australian old age homes
February 5th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 5 (IANS) With Australian nursing homes reporting about 4,000 sexual and physical assaults on elderly residents in the last three years, serious concerns are being raised about safety in aged-care ... Read more...
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Depression, not video games, could be to blame for youth violence
December 15th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): A new research has suggested that violence in video games or on television is not related to serious acts of youth aggression.In fact, how depressed young people ... Read more...
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Saudi prince found guilty of killing servant
October 19th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 19 (IANS) A gay Saudi prince on trial in Britain was Tuesday found guilty of beating and strangling his servant to death in a London hotel, a media report saidSaud ... Read more...
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Naomi Campbell Takes Up Kabbalah Religion To Ease Her Temper
October 19th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Naomi Campbell is reportedly so fed up with her temper that she has decided to convert to Kabbalah religion in the belief that only the religion ... Read more...
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Gay Saudi prince faces trial for killing servant
October 5th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 5 (IANS) A gay Saudi prince strangled his servant to death at a hotel in London in a ferocious murder which had a "sexual element", a British court heard Tuesday.Saud ... Read more...
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Childhood sexual abuse linked to greater risk for HIV in gay men
July 22nd, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 22 (ANI): A new study has found that gay and bisexual men who experienced sexual abuse and social shaming in childhood, experience psychosocial health problems later in life, which could ... Read more...
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Oz teachers call for installation of panic buttons in classroom
May 22nd, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 22 (ANI): Teachers in Australia are calling for emergency buttons to be installed in classrooms in response to allegations that a 13-year-old girl threw a bin at her teacher then ... Read more...
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Rhode Island mom and son arrested on charges of interstate extortion
February 6th, 2010 - 1:20 am ICT by BNO News
TAUNTON, RHODE ISLAND (BNO NEWS) – FBI agents working with the Rhode Island State Police and Providence Police arrested the wife and son of a convict on charges of interstate extortion, prosecutors ... Read more...
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Jobcentre staff assaults increasing in economic downturn
December 21st, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 21 (ANI): There has been a significant increase in the number of abuse cases against jobcentre staff over the past one year, according to figures released in British parliament.Jobcentre Plus ... Read more...
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Arrested Actor Randy Quaid Granted Bail
September 25th, 2009 - 6:03 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Marfa, Texas Sep 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to the reports, renowned actor Randy Quaid and his wife has been reportedly freed from a West Texas jail. The couple had been ... Read more...
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Indian students car torched in latest Australian attack
June 7th, 2009 - 9:12 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
A car belonging to an Indian student was set alight in the outer eastern Melbourne suburb of Springvale in the latest of a string of what some people are saying are racially ... Read more...
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Women with disabilities highly prone to intimate partner violence
October 29th, 2008 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 29 (ANI): A new study has revealed that women with a disability are more prone to intimate partner related physical assaults and rapes than those without a disability.
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62 child workers rescued from slavery in Delhi (Lead)
June 12th, 2008 - 9:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Police and child rights activists Wednesday stormed zari units here Wednesday and rescued 62 children who had been forced to work for over 14 hours every day ... Read more...
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