Online rumours on Assam riots terror handiwork: Shinde (Lead)
September 6th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Thursday said the communal colour given to the recent ethnic violence in Assam was "unfortunate" and noted that the "motivated" online ... Read more...
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Guatemala busts gang blamed for 18 rapes
June 9th, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, June 9 (IANS/EFE) Nine suspected members of a gang blamed for at least 18 rapes were arrested Friday, Guatemalan authorities said.The arrests took place in and around Guatemala ... Read more...
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New software can spot liars accurately
March 7th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 7 (IANS) A new software can identify liars more accurately than astute sleuths -- by looking for telltale eye movements, a study reveals.
The software can identify liars ... Read more...
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Darshan sparks interest with ‘Chingari’ (Kannada Movie Review)
February 5th, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Chingari"; Cast: Darshan, Deepika Kamaiah, Bhavana, Teju, Ramesh Bhat, Sumitra, Srujan Lokesh, Yashas Surya and Praveen; Producers: Mahadev, Manu Gowda; Screenplay Writer-Director: Harsha; Camera: H.C. Venu; Composer: Hari Krishna; Rating: ... Read more...
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Russian jailed for stabbing driver 34 times
December 19th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian man, who stabbed a taxi driver 34 times, has been sentenced to jail for 11 months, police said Monday. The victim, however, survived.Alexei ... Read more...
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Moscow teens risk their lives for new metro surfing craze
March 24th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 24 (ANI): A new craze has come up in Moscow called metro surfing, which has teenagers risking their lives by clinging to the back of underground trains as they ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s efforts to eradicate terrorism “heading for a paralysis”
March 24th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Mar 24(ANI): A row between Pakistan's anti-terrorism courts and security agencies over the acquittal of militants, coupled with the federal government's inability to push through a critical anti-terror amendment bill, may ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Teenager Killed As Slug Causes Traffic Light Failure
January 31st, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Katie Dagley, a 19 year old teenager, lost her life in United Kingdom, when a snail or a slug caused a traffic light failure on a ... Read more...
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Dead Fetus Found In Etihad Airways Plane’s Bathroom In Manila
January 5th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a shocking development, the police in Manila the capital of Philippines have come across a dead fetus in a toilet of a aircraft that reached ... Read more...
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Groom murders bride, best man and himself at Brazilian wedding
December 21st, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 21 (ANI): A groom in Brazil shot his new wife, his best man and then himself after declaring to horrified guests that he had a 'surprise' for them.According to ... Read more...
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Pak must rethink policy of sheltering militants after failed plot to kill Gilani: Expert
October 16th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 16(ANI): An expert on militant groups has said that Pakistan must rethink its historic policy of sheltering militants following the arrest of seven men in a suspected plot to kill ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
US ‘Rambo’ hunting Osama still being quizzed by Pak authorities
June 19th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jun.19 (ANI): Pakistani security agencies are still quizzing the American construction worker, who was nabbed while on a solo mission to 'hunt' down and kill Al-Qaeda warlord Osama bin Laden ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pakistan detains US ‘Rambo’ hunting for Osama
June 15th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 15 (DPA) Pakistani authorities have detained a US national trying to cross into Afghanistan to hunt the elusive leader of terrorist group Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, police said Tuesday.
Gary ... Read more...
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Peruvian killers suspected of selling human fat for beauty products
November 20th, 2009 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, Nov 20 (DPA) A Peruvian criminal gang is suspected of killing dozens of peasants in order to sell their tissue for use in beauty products, local media reported overnight.
Four suspected members ... Read more...
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Taconic Parkway Mishap Kills Eight
July 27th, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by GD
A family's minivan which was reportedly going in the wrong direction crashed into two cars on a suburban parkway on Sunday, killing eight people that included four young cousins and the mother ... Read more...
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Former Boxing Champion Arturo Gatti Found Dead
July 12th, 2009 - 6:03 pm ICT by GD
Arturo Gatti, the former boxing champion and one of the most amazing boxer of his generation, has been found dead in a Brazilian hotel room yesterday. The body was discovered in a ... Read more...
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Nine killed in southwest Pakistan riots
April 11th, 2009 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 11 (DPA) At least nine people, including a policeman, were killed Saturday as the riots over the assassination of three ethnic political leaders continued for a third day in Pakistan's ... Read more...
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Militants torch 150 NATO trucks in Pakistan, kill guard
December 7th, 2008 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 7 (DPA) Some 300 heavily-armed rebels attacked two parking bays in north-western Pakistan full of vehicles used by US and NATO contractors for making deliveries to Afghanistan, killing a guard ... Read more...
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Pak suspects banned Qaeda-linked outfits behind Islamabad attack
July 8th, 2008 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad , July 8 (ANI): Pakistani security agencies are reportedly zeroing in on the banned extremist groups - Jaish-e-Muhammad and Sipah-e-Sahaba - having links with Al Qaeda, to be behind Sundays ... Read more...
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Mentally disturbed Indian student commits suicide in US
April 27th, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by admin
New York, April 27 (IANS) A former doctoral student from India, who had become homeless and mentally unstable, committed suicide by jumping off a bridge near New York. Ganesh Santhanakrishnan, 27, died ... Read more...
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Two Pakistani women gang raped in ‘honour-revenge’ attack
April 11th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Islamabad, April 11 (DPA) Around a dozen men gang raped two women in Pakistan's Punjab province to avenge a love marriage, the police said Friday. "The men abducted the women, one of ... Read more...
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Death toll in Lahore twin blasts reaches 28 (Update)
March 11th, 2008 - 10:17 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, Mar 11 (ANI): The death toll in the two bomb explosion that took place in Lahore this morning reached 28 with 200 others inured.
Two bombs ripped through a federal police ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
13 FIA officials among 25 killed in Lahore twin blasts (update)
March 11th, 2008 - 5:18 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, Mar 11 (ANI): At least 25 people including 13 Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials were killed and over 200 others were injured when two bombs that ripped through a federal police ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |