Krishna’s stable Pakistan message encouraging: Daily
September 8th, 2012 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) India's desire to see a stable and peaceful Pakistan is "encouraging", said a Pakistani daily which observed that Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna's message is ... Read more...
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Cancer once made Chavez consider leaving politics
September 5th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Sep 5 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez acknowledged Tuesday that he thought about abandoning public life after discovering he had cancer in June 2011, for which he had to ... Read more...
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Turkey rebuffs Iranian invitation to NAM summit
August 25th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, Aug 25 (IANS) Turkey will not attend the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Tehran later this month, local media Saturday cited Turkish diplomatic sources as saying.... Read more...
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Move to stop attacks on fishermen: Jayalalithaa, Karunanidhi
August 20th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and DMK president M. Karunanidhi have asked the central government to take steps to stop the attacks on Indian ... Read more...
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Prime Minister asked to take up fishermen arrest issue with Sri Lanka
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking him to take up with the Sri Lankan government the issue ... Read more...
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NCW chairperson meets Gogoi on molestation case (Lead)
July 18th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 18 (IANS) National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Mamata Sharma Wednesday met Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi over the molestation of a teenage girl in the city July ... Read more...
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NCW chairperson meets Gogoi on molestation case
July 18th, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 18 (IANS) Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) Mamata Sharma Wednesday met Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi over the G.S. Road molestation of a teenage girl ... Read more...
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Visva-Bharati row: Varsity regrets incident, asks girl to return
July 12th, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) Six days after a 10-year-old student was made to lick her own urine in West Bengal's Visva-Bharati campus as a punishment for bedwetting, the university expressed ... Read more...
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England’s Walcott doubtful for Ukraine match
June 18th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, June 18 (IANS) English winger Theo Walcott is doubtful for their crucial final Group D match with co-hosts Ukraine in Euro 2012 Tuesday.The 23-year-old Arsenal star, who scored ... Read more...
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BJP to make fresh assessment of Kashmir situation
May 28th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 28 (IANS) A study group of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) arrived here Monday to make a fresh assessment of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.The group is ... Read more...
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Bombs hurled at Bangladesh Secretariat
April 29th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 29 (IANS) Unidentified attackers Sunday hurled two bombs at the Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka, one in front of the home ministry, but no one was injured in the ... Read more...
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Chavez in Cuba for another round of cancer treatment
April 16th, 2012 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Havana, April 16 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in Cuba again for more radiation therapy after he was operated on in February for a new cancerous tumour.Cuban media reported ... Read more...
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India asks US to avoid SRK-type incidents
April 14th, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 14 (IANS) After the outrage in India over the detention of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan at a US airport, New Delhi has asked Washington to take ... Read more...
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33 combat planes lost in four years (Lead)
March 19th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) lost 33 combat jets in the last four years, 27 of them MiGs, parliament was told Monday. Ten helicopters also ... Read more...
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‘Zero-exercise during pregnancy sows the seeds of backache’
March 7th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) In a study delving into the causes of backache among women, the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC) Wednesday said postural changes during the pregnancy months ... Read more...
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Chavez says tumour was malignant
March 5th, 2012 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, March 5 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that he will undergo more radiation therapy after confirming that the tumour that was removed from his body Feb 26 ... Read more...
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Four lawyers held for attack on Bangalore journalists (Lead)
March 4th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 3 (IANS) Four lawyers were arrested late Saturday for their suspected involvement in a violent attack the day before on journalists and policemen at the city civil court ... Read more...
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Narayanan asks media not to sensationalise rape cases
March 1st, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Thursday asked the media not to sensationalise rape cases and stressed it was everybody's duty to protect the women and ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Afghan clashes against Quran burning
February 24th, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 23 (IANS) Seven people were killed in Afghanistan in continuing clashes between Afghan security forces and protesters over the burning of the Quran by US soldiers, the ... Read more...
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Obama apologisesn over Quran burning
February 23rd, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) President Barack Obama has apologised over the burning of Qurans by NATO troops at a US base in Afghanistan, calling it an inadvertent error, the ... Read more...
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Dikshit orders probe into kids’ abuse in orphanage
February 20th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday ordered an inquiry in the alleged sexual assault and harassment of children at a privately-run orphanage in central Delhi."We ... Read more...
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Are erratic heartbeats tied to unexplained strokes?
February 3rd, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) Occasional erratic heartbeats seem to trigger about a fifth of unexplained strokes, while a third of the survivors leave hospital with the cause of their stroke ... Read more...
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‘Lack of political will making India terror target’
December 13th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) India continues to be a terror target because there is a lack of political will to take and execute firm decisions, an apolitical organisation dealing with ... Read more...
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Apex court to hear plea linked to Manipur blockade
December 12th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear a plea seeking directions to the central and Manipur governments to prevent a repeat of the just-concluded over ... Read more...
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Suspensions handed out in the Cincinnati vs Xavier game brawl
December 12th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Cincinnati, Dec 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Eight players have been given various forms of punishment for their roles in the brawl that erupted after the game between Cincinnati and Xavier. The game was ... Read more...
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Mamata pays homage at AMRI victims’ memorial column
December 12th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) In a subtle message to the police and administration, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday called for ensuring there was no recurrence of the ... Read more...
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Left Front demands high-level probe into hospital fire
December 10th, 2011 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) Expressing shock and grief over the AMRI Hospital fire which claimed 88 lives, West Bengal's Left Front Friday demanded a high-level probe into the incident and ... Read more...
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Murray pulls out of Tour finals, Tipsarevic replaces him
November 23rd, 2011 - 2:42 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 23 (IANS) World number three Andy Murray has pulled out of the ATP World Tour Finals with a groin injury.The British number one, who strained the muscle in ... Read more...
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US must observe protocol for Indian dignitaries: Krishna
November 14th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 14 (IANS) The US needs to observe protocol in treating Indian dignitaries visiting that country, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said here in the wake of American security ... Read more...
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Gaddafi kin leave Algeria for Egypt: Report
September 26th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Sep 26 (IANS) Eight family members of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have left Algeria for the Egyptian capital Cairo, a media report said Monday.Algeria's Arabic daily El Khabar, ... Read more...
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Stop exam paper leaks, house panel tells railways
August 30th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The parliamentary standing committee on railways has expressed its serious concern at the frequent "allegations of irregularities and malpractices" against the Railway Recruitment Boards and ... Read more...
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Sehwag, Ishant ruled out of ODI series
August 22nd, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) India opener Virender Sehwag and fast bowler Ishant Sharma have been ruled out of the One-day series against England.Mumbai batsman Ajinkya Rahane and Jharkhand ... Read more...
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Government will work to prevent terror attacks: Minister
July 14th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 14 (IANS) The government will come up with "arrangements" to counter the recurrence of terror attacks, union minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said Thursday, a day after serial bomb ... Read more...
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Now simpler surgery for fistula patients
June 25th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Patients suffering from fistula, which affects seven per 1,000 men in India, do not have to undergo the traditional surgery any longer with the minimally ... Read more...
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Deer crashes through Halifax coffee shop
June 22nd, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Halifax, June 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A deer ended up at a coffee shop on Monday morning. The animal broke through the window of the café shop startling the patrons who were at ... Read more...
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