Minneapolis woman charged in puppy mailing scheme
February 2nd, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Minneapolis, Feb 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Minneapolis woman tried to send a puppy in the mail to Atlanta.The woman, Stacey Champion, has been arrested and subsequently charged with animal cruelty for ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Picher Town Facing Demolition Owing To Lead Contamination
January 29th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Picher, the mining town of Oklahoma, once a habitat of 14000 residents has turned into a ghost town where only a handful of people are left ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Post Office In USA To Test Gift Cards
January 6th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Post Office in USA is all set to get into the business of gift cards as it has been reported. In recent times the popularity ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
American Post Office To Look At The Sales Of Gift Cards From May 2011
January 6th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
January 6, 2011 (Pen Men at Work): The post office in America desires to gain entry into the commerce of gift cards. Pre-paid cards have managed to become the most well-liked gift ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Mob fury kills police officer (Lead)
January 5th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 5 (IANS) A police sub inspector was killed and four of his colleagues seriously injured Wednesday when a mob torched their outpost in Uttar Pradesh to protest the arrest of ... Read more...
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Mob torches outpost, five policemen injured
January 5th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 5 (IANS) At least five policemen were injured, two of them critically, when a mob torched their outpost in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday to protest the arrest of a suspected robber.Alleging ... Read more...
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Estonia successfully adopts Euro
January 3rd, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- The European Commission on Monday informed that Estonia successfully adopted the Euro starting last Saturday as the changeover process is undergoing according to plan.On January 1, Estonia began ... Read more...
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Stamps sell like ‘hot cakes’ at Congress plenary venue
December 19th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) A temporary post office set up at the venue of the Congress party's plenary here is doing brisk business, with over 700 stamps "selling like hot cakes" ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
CVC launches website to fight corruption
December 9th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) On the International Anti-Corruption Day, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) launched a new portal 'VIGEYE' where citizens can upload videos or audios on any act of corruption ... Read more...
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Full scale security alert at G-20 following gift of pears for Obama’s daughter
November 12th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul (South Korea), Nov.12 (ANI): A gift of a box of fruit from an elderly South Korean man to US President Barack Obama's daughter sparked a full-scale security alert at the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘Del Boy’ bars top poll of worst furniture fad
November 7th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 7(ANI): Del Boy bars, once considered the height of good taste, now strikes a sour note among many of UK's homebuyers.Built-in bars top the list of the worst furniture ... Read more...
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Delhi postal circle sets up 36 counters for Diwali mails
October 28th, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The Delhi postal circle Thursday said it has set up counters at 34 post offices and two mail sorting offices at railway stations to facilitate timely delivery ... Read more...
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India Post to sell gold coins during festive season
October 27th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) India Post Wednesday said that it will be offering 24-carat branded gold coins during the festival season.India Post has been selling the 24-carat coins produced by ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Facebook Games Burglar in Italy Under Police Scanner
October 27th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 27, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): who in their right mind will rob a virtual home in a Facebook game? Right now the Italian National Post Office is pondering ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Charges Placed Against Facebook’s Virtual Burglar In Italy
October 27th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) An unidentified thief may be jailed in Italy for breaking and robbing a house, the one which exists not in the domain of physical reality but ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Brit shoppers not connected with Internet may be paying 2.7 billion dollars more per year
October 18th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 18 (ANI): Nine million British people, who are not connected with the Internet, may be paying 2.7 billion dollars a year more for their shopping than those online, a survey ... Read more...
Posted in World |
What’s Closed On Columbus Day? What’s Open?
October 12th, 2010 - 12:50 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Columbus Day is the day set aside by Americans to celebrate the arrival of Christopher Columbus into the America’s on October 12, 1492. It has been set on ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Brit men twice as likely to have secret bank account: Study
September 7th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 7 (ANI): In Britain, men are twice as likely as women to have a secret bank account, according to a new survey.22 per cent of men admit hiding money from ... Read more...
Posted in World |
6 American Personnel Quarantined In Turkey Over Mail Fright
September 3rd, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, September 3, 2010 (Just Flashed): The American Embassy in Turkey has asserted that six post office employees of the American Army have been quarantined. The rationale behind them being quarantined is ... Read more...
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Forget stiff upper lip, Britain has become a nation of whingers
August 12th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 12 (ANI): A new survey has shown that Britons are losing their stiff upper lip attitude, and are fast becoming a nation of whiners.The wide-ranging 'Alternative Census' was carried out ... Read more...
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Vatican City bans scantily clad tourists
July 28th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 28 (ANI): The Vatican City has banned tourists in skimpy summer clothing from entering the tiny, walled state.The ban, which had previously been applied only to St. Peter's Basilica, was ... Read more...
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Letter From 1930’s Delivered To Stockton After 7 Decades
July 23rd, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A letter, which was mailed almost 73 years ago, has finally reached it’s destination amid a mystery of what kept it floating in the system for over ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Letter From The 1930s Delivered To Stockton At Last
July 23rd, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 23, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A letter that had been inscribed back in the 1930s finally reached its wished-for destination in Stockton this week. The letter was only just ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Hefty charges for using mobile abroad tops “holiday rip-offs”
July 22nd, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 22 (ANI): A survey on travellers' complaints has shown that hefty charges for using mobile phones abroad topped the list.The survey, conducted by Post Office Travel Money on 1,515 people, ... Read more...
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Denise Van Outen gave up breastfeeding to avoid snappers
July 14th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): Denise Van Outen has said that she gave up breastfeeding because she hated photographers taking pictures.In her first interview since her daughter's arrival in May, the 36-year-old actress ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Kerala chief minister’s office becomes ePost enabled
June 16th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 16 (IANS) An ePost facility was inaugurated in Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan's office here Wednesday to facilitate communication between the government and people of the state.
The facility ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Sonia Gandhi calls UP people to question Mayawati on funds utilization
May 17th, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
Rae Bareily, May 17 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi who began her three-day tour of Rae Bareily, has asked the people to seek an account from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Sonia prods people to ask Mayawati about funds utilisation
May 17th, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who Monday began a three-day trip of her constituency Rae Bareli, has asked people to seek an account from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Cheryl Cole’s brother ‘arrested following armed terror raid’
May 14th, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 14 (ANI): Cheryl Cole is reportedly in a state of shock following her brother's alleged involvement in a robbery case.The singer's sibling Andrew Tweedy has reportedly been held for questioning ... Read more...
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Rajkumar Hirani receives mysterious parcel from Australia
April 12th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Bollywood director Rajkumar Hirani was left stunned on receiving a mysterious parcel from a person in New South Wales in Australia, who was hoping the award-winning director ... Read more...
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PCB received ‘letters’ not ‘appeals’ against ban by Afridi, Younis
March 28th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar.28 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that it is considering the written communications from all rounder Shahid Afridi and former captain Younis Khan as 'letters' and not as ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Villagers supported thieving postmaster
March 26th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 26 (IANS) A popular sub-postmaster who stole more than 28,000 pounds (about $41,000) from Royal Mail to help keep his branch open has been spared jail after a judge heard ... Read more...
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Woman travels 14 miles by bus - to cross the road
March 12th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 12 (IANS) An 89-year-old British woman travels 14 miles to reach a post office located opposite her home as there is no pedestrian crossing on the main road, a media ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Central rural development schemes realizing Mahatma Gandhi’s dream in Assam
March 3rd, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by ANI
By Vashipem KamodangGuwahati, March 1 (ANI): The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) has played an important role in bringing smiles on thousands of faces.The scheme has not just provided some ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
NREGA a role model but needs improvement: Sonia
February 2nd, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi said Tuesday that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was a "role model" for other developments schemes and had ... Read more...
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