Zimbabwe cricket chief says Howard was just not suitable for ICC post
July 2nd, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 2 (ANI): Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Peter Chingoka has justified his country's decision not to support the candidature of former Australian prime minister John Howard for the post of ICC vice-president, ... Read more...
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Facebook CEO admits mistakes, plans changes
May 25th, 2010 - 8:01 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, May 25 (DPA) Social networking giant Facebook admitted Monday that it had made mistakes in its privacy policies and promised to roll out new tools that would make it ... Read more...
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‘Edgy’ Pak concerned over Dr. Singh’s ’successful’ Saudi trip
March 2nd, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar.2 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's recent visit to Saudi Arabia is being seen by the Pakistani media as a deliberate attempt by New Delhi to elbow Islamabad's relationship ... Read more...
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Hannah Storm’s Attire Suspends Tony Kornheiser
February 24th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by GD
By Meena KarBristol, Feb 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Comments on Hannah Storm's dress has cost ESPN host Tony Kornheiser dearly as the sports channel has suspended the host for two whole weeks. ... Read more...
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Imran Khan urges Pak Govt. to take concrete action for Aafia’s release
February 7th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb.7 (ANI) : Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has urged the government to seriously pursue the case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, who was recently indicted by a US court on terrorism charges, and ... Read more...
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Toyota’s president apologises for recall
February 6th, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Toyota, Feb 6 (DPA) Toyota Motor Corp's president apologised for recalls of millions of his company's cars worldwide in his first public appearance since the problems began last month at the world's ... Read more...
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Sarkozy ‘not happy’ with climate summit results
February 4th, 2010 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Feb 4 (DPA) French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday that neither he nor German Chancellor Angela Merkel was happy with the outcome of December's Copenhagen climate summit.
"In Copenhagen, we were together ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Israeli army calls for boycott of Bar Refaeli
January 15th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): Israeli model Bar Refaeli has been targeted by her country's army for her refusal to serve and for applying for a non-resident status in her native Israel so ... Read more...
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Relatives of Briton executed in China slam media, government
December 30th, 2009 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 30 (IANS) Relatives of a Briton executed by China Wednesday blamed the British media, government and human rights campaigners for not pleading his case early or strongly enough.
"This is ... Read more...
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Obama faces tough sell on Afghan strategy
December 3rd, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Mike McCarthy
Washington, Dec 3 (DPA) US President Barack Obama's effort to pitch his new strategy for Afghanistan began Wednesday with top officials appearing in Congress to explain the plan ... Read more...
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Brown promises exit timetable for leaving Afghanistan
November 17th, 2009 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov. 17 (ANI): In a bid to quell increasing public criticism of the Afghanistan war, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has promised to set an exit timetable for leaving Afghanistan.After ... Read more...
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Urban Meyer fined $30,000 by SEC
November 9th, 2009 - 10:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Gainesville, Nov 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) ‘The SEC fined Florida coach Urban Meyer $30,000 for his comments about league officiating during Wednesday's SEC teleconference’, commissioner Mike Slive announced on Friday.The 1964 born ... Read more...
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Nepal’s ex-king gets a festive reprieve
October 20th, 2009 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Oct 20 (IANS) Stripped of his crown and compelled to leave his ancestral palace, Nepal's last king Gyanendra however had a reprieve this festive season with the apex court in the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Public criticism of Queen after Di’s death ‘hugely upset’ Queen Mother
September 27th, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 27 (ANI): Queen Mother was angry and defensive after her daughter, the Queen, was criticized by the public for her actions after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in ... Read more...
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US drone, Pakistani troops kill 20 militants (Lead)
September 14th, 2009 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 14 (DPA) At least 20 Taliban militants were killed in a suspected US drone strike and attacks carried out by Pakistani troops in the country's restive northwestern region Monday, ... Read more...
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Suspected US missile strike kills four militants in Pakistan
September 14th, 2009 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 14 (DPA) A suspected US missile attack in Pakistan's lawless north-western region killed at least four militants Monday, an intelligence official said.
The strike targeted a vehicle believed to be ... Read more...
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6 of 10 Brits believe Lockerbie bomber was released for oil, not terminal cancer
August 28th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug. 28 (ANI): A whopping 61 percent of British nationals believe that the Gordon Brown Government released Lockerbie bomber Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi for oil and not on "compassionate grounds," ... Read more...
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Two-thirds of China’s transplants from executed prisoners
August 26th, 2009 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 26 (DPA) About two-thirds of China's transplanted organs still come from executed prisoners despite government efforts to build a system of public donors for the one million people awaiting transplants, ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
PM asks CBI to improve, presents medals to officers
August 26th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday presented president's medals to 20 Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers for their "distinguished" services and asked the agency to "introspect" ... Read more...
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Sinha, Shourie axed from BJP meet for pubic criticism
August 11th, 2009 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Khalid Akhtar
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tuesday admitted that former cabinet ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie have been dropped from a key party ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
No public criticism of each other, BJP tells party leaders
June 13th, 2009 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Seeking to crack down on open dissension in the party after its poll debacle, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh Saturday asked leaders to "refrain" ... Read more...
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Chinese nude bathing house reopens 7yrs after its closure
June 9th, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 9 (ANI): Seven years after it was shut down, a nude bathing house in China's Sichuan province has reopened.The bathing house, situated in the Yuping Mountain Scenic Spot, had ... Read more...
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China’s nude bathhouse reopens despite public outcry
June 9th, 2009 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 9 (IANS) Three weeks after the demolition of a sex theme park, China's controversial nude bathhouse has been reopened in southwestern Sichuan province, despite a public outcry that forced authorities ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Nepal bypolls results disappoint opposition
April 11th, 2009 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, April 11 (IANS) As the results of Friday's bypolls began to come in, there were several unpleasant surprises for Nepal's main opposition party while the ruling Maoists continued to ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Aarushi murder: CBI raids Noida hospital for postmortem reports
November 6th, 2008 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Almost six months after the murder of teenager Aarushi Talwar and her domestic help, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted a search at the Noida district ... Read more...
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Four months after Aarushi murder, it’s still a whodunit
September 16th, 2008 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Four months to the day after teenager Aarushi, the only daughter of a dentist couple, was found murdered in her home in Noida, the mystery remains as ... Read more...
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Failure to address social ills draws Amartya Sen’s ire (Second Lead)
August 11th, 2008 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Monday unreservedly criticised the Left and the country's trade unions for their failure to adequately address social ills like severe deprivation, child hunger, ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Test Sobhraj for HIV, agony aunt advises fiancee
July 26th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 26 (IANS) After facing brickbats and reported torture threats over her controversial engagement to yesteryear's criminal mastermind Charles Sobhraj, it is now the turn of his 20-year-old Nepali ... Read more...
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Dethroned Nepal king faces fresh eviction
July 14th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 14 (IANS) Just over a month after his eviction from the royal Narayanhity palace, Nepal's dethroned king Gyanendra now faces fresh ouster. The 61-year-old, who spent a grim ... Read more...
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I will be chief minister if people so desire: Gopinath Munde(Interview, Reissue adding byline)
May 4th, 2008 - 9:35 pm ICT by admin
By Shyam Pandharipande
Nagpur, May 4 (IANS) Reiterating that he wants to shift to the national political scene, rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary and Maharashtra strongman Gopinath Munde says he has ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
I will be chief minister if people so desire: Gopinath Munde I will be chief minister if people so desire: Gopinath Munde(Interview)
May 4th, 2008 - 12:37 pm ICT by admin
Nagpur, May 4 (IANS) Reiterating that he wants to shift to the national political scene, rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary and Maharashtra strongman Gopinath Munde says he has not shed ... Read more...
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Advani names Munde Maharashtra chief ministerial candidate
May 3rd, 2008 - 11:39 pm ICT by admin
Shendurwafa (Maharashtra), May 3 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Saturday declared party general secretary Gopinath Munde will be the chief minister of Maharashtra if the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance ... Read more...
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Ganguly and Warne fined 10 percent of match fees (Lead)
May 2nd, 2008 - 8:20 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders captain Sourav Ganguly and his Rajasthan Royals counterpart Shane Warne were Friday fined 10 percent each of their match fee for breach of code ... Read more...
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Shoaib apologises to cricket board, fellow players
April 29th, 2008 - 6:04 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, April 29 (IANS) Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has apologised to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), its chairman Nasim Ashraf, fellow cricketers and nation for his actions that hurt them. The ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Saga of accused terrorist’s escape to be revealed Monday
April 19th, 2008 - 1:21 pm ICT by admin
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Singapore, April 19 (DPA) The mystery over how an accused terrorist with a limp managed to escape from a tightly-secured detention centre in Singapore will be revealed Monday, seven weeks after Mas ... Read more...
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