Windies seam attack fully fit for Lord’s opener
May 16th, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 16 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies look set to have a fully fit seam attack for the opening Test against England starting at Lord's here Thursday.There were worries over the ... Read more...
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Eyes on struggling Windies pace duo ahead of Lord’s Test
May 15th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 15 (IANS/CMC) Fitness concerns hover over the fast bowling pair of Kemar Roach and Ravi Rampaul ahead of Thursday's start of the first Test against England at Lord's.Roach did ... Read more...
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Prosecution seeks jail for Indian American Dharun Ravi
May 11th, 2012 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 11 (IANS) US prosecutors have asked a New Jersey court to sentence convicted Indian American student Dharun Ravi to prison for bias intimidation in a webcam spying ... Read more...
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Notice to DGCA, home ministry on chopper firm’s plea
May 9th, 2012 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the union home ministry and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on a plea by Global ... Read more...
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Karnataka cabinet vacancies continue, MLAs restless (Karnataka Newsletter)
May 5th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 5 (IANS) The Karnataka assembly elections are less than a year away and an increasing number of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators are getting restive, not ... Read more...
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Suri murder accused owns lands worth Rs.140 crore
May 4th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 4 (IANS) The prime accused in the murder of gangster Gangula Suryanarayana Reddy alias Suri owns lands worth over Rs.140 crore and was involved in many settlements including ... Read more...
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Thanks to weak script, ‘Anna Bond’ boring (Kannada Movie Review)
May 4th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Anna Bond"; Cast: Puneet Raj Kumar, Priyamani, Nidhi Subbaiah, Rangayana Raghu, Jackie Shroff, Gurudatt, Avinash, Neenasam Achyutha and others; Director: Suri; Producer: Parvathamma Raj Kumar; Art Director: Sahshidhara Adapa; Camera: ... Read more...
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Dharun Ravi seeks webcam spy case dismissal
May 2nd, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
New York, May 2 (IANS) Lawyers for an Indian American student found guilty of bias crimes for spying with a webcam on his roommate having an intimate encounter with another ... Read more...
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Speculation mounts of changes in Congress, two ministers deny quit offer (Lead)
April 25th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Speculation of a rejig in the Congress and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government increased Tuesday following reports that four ministers had offered to quit ... Read more...
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2G: Arguments on charges against Essar, Loop promoters from May 3
April 21st, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Saturday said arguments on the framing of charges against some top corporate honchos from Loop Telecom and ... Read more...
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Kidnapped Andhra schoolboy found murdered
April 20th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 20 (IANS) A 12-year-old boy, kidnapped four days ago while he was on his way to school, was Friday found murdered in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district, police ... Read more...
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Delhi blast accused’s plea to be heard May 1
April 18th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) An application by Amir Abbas Dev, an accused in last year's blast outside Delhi High Court, to become an approver would be heard May 1 ... Read more...
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Kolkata hospital fire: Director gets bail
April 12th, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Thursday granted bail to AMRI Hospital director S.K. Todi, who was booked with 15 others in connection with the fire tragedy at ... Read more...
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Big B opens IPL with Prasoon Joshi’s poem
April 3rd, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 3 (IANS) In his mesmerising baritone, megastar Amitabh Bachchan set the stage alive at the opening ceremony of the fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) ... Read more...
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AMRI fire: Three more get bail
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) Two directors and an official of the AMRI Hospital jailed in connection with a fire tragedy that claimed 94 lives were granted bail Monday.Manish Goenka and ... Read more...
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IPL-5 performance a new high for Lesle Lewis
April 2nd, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) He has given several performances but composer Lesle Lewis is eagerly looking forward to his stint at the opening ceremony of the fifth season of ... Read more...
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2G: Ravi Ruia, three others appear before court
March 31st, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Corporate honcho Ravi Ruia of the Essar group and three others Saturday appeared before a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court hearing of the ... Read more...
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Indian student says he was ’stupid’, but didn’t cause roommate’s death
March 23rd, 2012 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 23 (IANS) An Indian American student convicted of spying on his gay roommate with a webcam said he did some stupid things but didn't cause the fellow pupil's ... Read more...
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CPI veteran C.K. Chandrappan dead
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 22 (IANS) C.K. Chandrappan, the Kerala secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI), passed away here Thursday, party sources said.The 75-year-old, a soft-spoken politician, was suffering from ... Read more...
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Voices rise against ‘unfair’ verdict in Indian student’s case
March 20th, 2012 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 20 (IANS) As an online petition to the White House suggesting Indian American student Dharun Ravi was "prejudged and declared guilty" by media gathered momentum, more voices were ... Read more...
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2G: Ravi Ruia, three others skip court again
March 17th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Saturday exempted from personal appearance corporate honcho Ravi Ruia of the Essar group and three others ... Read more...
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Dharun Ravi found guilty in webcam spying case
March 16th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 16 (IANS) Indian American student Dharun Ravi has been found guilty of the most serious charges for spying on his roommate, Tyler Clementi, having a gay sexual ... Read more...
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381 wives of NRIs seek government help
March 15th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The ministry of overseas Indian affairs (MOIA) has received 381 complaints of women being deserted or harassed by their non-resident Indian (NRI)husbands, a majority of ... Read more...
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Attacks on Indians in Australia down in 2011
March 15th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Racial attacks on Indians living in Australia declined in 2011 as compared to 2010 and 2009, the Lok Sabha was informed Wednesday.Minister for Overseas Indian ... Read more...
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Dharun Ravi is just a kid: Defence lawyer
March 14th, 2012 - 9:37 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 14 (IANS) The lawyer for an Indian American student accused of spying on his gay roommate has argued that his client was not a criminal and did ... Read more...
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Dharun Ravi doesn’t testify in US student spying case
March 13th, 2012 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 13 (IANS) As the defence rested its case Indian American student Dharun Ravi did not take the stand to defend himself against charges that he spied on ... Read more...
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Student kills himself after mother’s scolding
March 10th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) A 16-year-old class 10 student committed suicide by hanging himself after his mother scolded him for not paying proper attention to his studies, said police ... Read more...
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Dharun Ravi’s lawyers want 9 charges dropped
March 9th, 2012 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 9 (IANS) Defence lawyers have asked a New Jersey court to dismiss nine out of 15 criminal counts against Dharun Ravi, a former Indian American student charged ... Read more...
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Dharun Ravi sent messages to roommate on night of suicide
March 8th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 8 (IANS) Indian American student Dharun Ravi apparently tried to make amends with his estranged roommate after spying his sexual encounter with another man with a webcam, ... Read more...
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Dharun Ravi’s roommate monitored his Twitter account
March 7th, 2012 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 7 (IANS) Two days before his death, Indian American Student Dharun Ravi's roommate suspecting Ravi had spied on him began closely monitoring Ravi's Twitter account, visiting it 38 ... Read more...
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Mystery man testifies in Dharun Ravi’s trial
March 3rd, 2012 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 3 (IANS) A mystery man known only as MB testified that he had sexual relations with a student in Rutgers university dorm room on the two nights ... Read more...
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Indian American student was ‘uncomfortable’ with gay roommate
March 2nd, 2012 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 2 (IANS) Indian American student Dharun Ravi, on trial for spying on his roommate with a webcam, "appeared uncomfortable" with having a gay roommate, an ultimate frisbee ... Read more...
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Indian American student was not homophobic: Defence
March 1st, 2012 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 1 (IANS) Indian American student Dharun Ravi's lawyer has argued that he used a Web cam to watch his gay roommate kissing another man because he did not ... Read more...
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Witness testified against Indian-American to escape charges: Defence
February 29th, 2012 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 29 (IANS) Indian American Dharun Ravi urged other students to spy on his roommate's gay date, a New Jersey court was told as defence suggested a key ... Read more...
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Indicted Indian-American student’s act a ’stupid teenage prank’
February 25th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 25 (IANS) As a former Indian American student went on trial for spying on his roommate, who later committed suicide, with another man, prosecutors called it a ... Read more...
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