Nagaland returning to normalcy
September 3rd, 2012 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kohima, Sep 3 (IANS) Nagaland Home Minister Imkong Imchen Monday said the situation in the clash-hit area of Dimapur is slowly returning to normalcy after clashes between the Sumi and ... Read more...
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Army stages flag march in Nagaland
September 2nd, 2012 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kohima, Sep 2 (IANS) The army Sunday staged a flag march in Dimapur district in Nagaland after clashes a day earlier between Naga tribes Sumi and Angami, an official said."The ... Read more...
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Rain, cloudburst killed 26 in Himachal
August 30th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 30 (IANS) At least 26 people have died in heavy rains and cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh triggered by the southwest monsoon, which reached the state July 5, ... Read more...
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Act against Mumbai rioters: activist
August 19th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) An activist Sunday asked the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) to take suo moto cognizance of the abuse of policemen and policewomen during a protest ... Read more...
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Guyana president slams move to play T20s in Florida
July 6th, 2012 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Castries (St Lucia), July 6 (IANS/CMC) Guyana President Donald Ramotar has blasted the West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB) move to play last weekend's Twenty20 doubleheader against New Zealand in Florida.Labeling the ... Read more...
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California town to ban smoking even in one’s backyard
February 26th, 2012 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 25 (IANS) A California town in the US has proposed to ban smoking outside, even for residents lighting up on their own property.Smoking is already banned indoors in ... Read more...
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Ex-member of rebel group held in Meghalaya
February 24th, 2012 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 23 (IANS) A former Meghalaya rebel was Thursday arrested along with seven aides for assault, intimidation and damage to private property, police said. He had laid down arms ... Read more...
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Russia to scrap 3 mn tonnes of ammunition
February 2nd, 2012 - 7:49 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Defence Ministry is planning to dispose of three million tonnes of ammunition by the end of 2013 after its service life expired, said ... Read more...
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Toll in Brazil building collapse rises to 17
January 28th, 2012 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Rescue workers have found the bodies of 17 people killed in the Jan 25 building collapse in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said Saturday.Officials ... Read more...
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Noida court to hear Bhatta Parsaul women’s complaints
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Dec 2 (IANS) A court in Noida has registered a complaint case on charges of dacoity, intimidation, hurt and mischief on the application of four women from Bhatta ... Read more...
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Spanish energy firm to invest $640 mn in Bolivia
November 24th, 2011 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
La Paz, Nov 24 (IANS/EFE) Repsol CEO Antonio Brufau told Bolivian President Evo Morales that the Spanish energy giant plans to invest $640 million in operations in this Andean nation ... Read more...
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Pandemonium in Punjab assembly
October 8th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 8 (IANS) The ongoing session of the Punjab assembly ended Saturday amid pandemonium inside the house as opposition Congress legislators disrupted proceedings and shouted slogans as the speaker ... Read more...
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Manmohan announces Rs.1,000 crore for quake-hit Sikkim (Lead)
September 29th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Gangtok, Sep 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday announced a Rs.1,000 crore grant to Sikkim to tide over the devastation caused by the Sep 18 earthquake that killed ... Read more...
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Ex-judge to probe deaths in Tamil Nadu police firing
September 14th, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 14 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Wednesday appointed retired Madras High Court judge K. Sampath to inquire into the police firing Sunday in Ramanathapuram district in which six ... Read more...
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Deoband not the private property of any family: Vastanvi (Lead)
July 24th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi, who was Sunday removed from the coveted position of vice chancellor of the Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband, said that ... Read more...
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Three cops suspended for vandalism in Chandigarh
June 23rd, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 23 (IANS) Three constables of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) have been suspended after they were found guilty of damaging public and private property during a clash, Chandigarh ... Read more...
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Demonstrations made more difficult in Uttar Pradesh
April 28th, 2011 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) Barely 24 hours after Lucknow University denied permission for a meeting to be addressed by social activist Anna Hazare May 1, the Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday ... Read more...
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Gisele Bundchen’s security guards to stand trial for attempted murder
April 3rd, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 3 (ANI): Three men who worked as security guards at Gisele Bundchen's wedding are to stand trial for attempted murder.They are accused of opening fire on two photographers covering the ... Read more...
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Delhi Police gears up to nab public tipplers
April 1st, 2011 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) After instances of people drinking in public places and on the roads here Wednesday night after India's World Cup semifinal win against Pakistan, Delhi Police ... Read more...
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Need for re-look at poll expense limit: CPI-M
January 28th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Citing the devaluation of money since 2006, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday said the Election Commission needs to take a re-look at the expenditure limit of ... Read more...
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Telangana stir: Andhra withdraws cases against students
December 13th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 13 (IANS) Buckling under opposition pressure, the Andhra Pradesh government Monday said it was withdrawing around a third of criminal cases against students and others who took part in ... Read more...
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Plea for CBI probe against Gujarat ATS officer
December 2nd, 2010 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Dec 1 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Wednesday issued notice to the state government and police on a petition seeking registration of a complaint and a CBI probe against Indian Police ... Read more...
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Himachal seeks Rs.1,793.37 crore
November 10th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 10 (IANS) Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh have damaged roads and bridges that would need Rs.1,793.37 crore for repairs, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Wednesday.He was talking to the ... Read more...
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Jats adamant on quota, to assemble in Delhi Nov 25
November 2nd, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 2 (IANS) Haryana's Jat leaders Tuesday said that they will gather in the capital Nov 25 to give the central government the ultimatum on their demand for other backward class ... Read more...
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Preliminary World Bank report puts Pak flood losses at about 9.5 billion dollars
October 13th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 13 (ANI): Pakistan suffered a loss of about 9.5 billion dollars (over 800 billion rupees) in the recent floods in terms of damaged crops, infrastructure, public and private property in ... Read more...
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Loss due to Pakistan floods pegged at $9.5 bn
October 13th, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 13 (IANS) Pakistan has suffered a loss of about $9.5 billion in the floods that ravaged the country, says a report prepared by the World Bank and the Asian Development ... Read more...
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Process begins for withdrawing Telangana agitation cases
October 2nd, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 2 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has initiated the process to withdraw cases against students and others who participated in the agitations for and against separate Telangana state last ... Read more...
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Aafia’s family vows ‘movement’ for her release from American jail
September 24th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Sep 24 (ANI): Following a US federal court's decision to sentence Pakistani scientist and terror suspect- Dr. Aafia Siddiqui- to 86 years in prison for attempted murder of US officers ... Read more...
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Haryana violence: High court wants action against rioters
September 16th, 2010 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 16 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court Thursday questioned the Haryana government on the action planned against rioters who damaged property in Hisar district earlier this week while demanding ... Read more...
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Georgian man fined $5,000 for growing too many vegetables
September 15th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Georgia, Sep 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man from the US state of Georgia, Steve Miller is in trouble with the law for daring to grow different variety of vegetables on his own ... Read more...
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Hisar limping back to normalcy after violence
September 15th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hisar (Haryana), Sep 15 (IANS) Life started limping back to normal here Wednesday, a day after curfew was imposed in parts of Hisar district due to widespread violence by the Jat community ... Read more...
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Mob attacks J-K Minister’s Anantnag house, one injured
September 12th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Anantnag, Sep.12 (ANI): Defying curfew imposed on Sunday in Anantnag, a mob attacked the Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed at his house.The Minister was inside the house, when ... Read more...
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One labourer dead, five hurt in Lucknow accident
August 28th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 28 (IANS) One labourer was killed and five were injured Saturday when a freshly dug trench caved in at an under-construction area here. While the labourers claim the area ... Read more...
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Obama does not regret support for building of “Ground Zero” mosque
August 19th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Columbus (Ohio, US), Aug.19 (ANI): US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he had "no regrets" about supporting a proposal to build the "Ground Zero Mosque".Replying to a question from the ... Read more...
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Taliban New “Code of Conduct” Released; Real or Farce?
August 4th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According the the ‘Associated Press’, a new 13 chapter Taliban code of conduct, which was written by Mullah Omar, is meant to urge fighters to ... Read more...
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