10 killed in illegal Egyptian archaeological dig
March 12th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, March 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 10 people were killed and two injured when the walls of an unauthorised archaeological dig collapsed in Egypt, police said.According to police, a ... Read more...
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Gunman robs doctors mid-surgery at Venezuelan hospital
March 11th, 2012 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, March 11 (IANS/EFE) A man robbed a surgeon and his staff at gunpoint during a procedure being performed in the operating theater of a hospital in the central Venezuelan ... Read more...
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Disabled man rapes minor in Delhi, caught
March 10th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) A disabled man was caught Thursday in east Delhi after he had raped a minor, police said Saturday.According to police, the accused had abducted the ... Read more...
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On women’s day, helpless woman attempts suicide in Kashmir
March 8th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 8 (IANS) While the world celebrated International Women's Day, a helpless woman attempted suicide Thursday after her husband abandoned her on a highway in Kashmir.Without giving her any ... Read more...
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Music director Ravi dead
March 8th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Renowned music director of yesteryear, Ravi Shankar Sharma, popularly called as 'Ravi' passed away here late Wednesday night, according to family sources.He was 86 and had ... Read more...
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Was Whitney Houston murdered?
March 7th, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, March 7 (IANS) If the friends and family of Whitney Houston are to be believed, the late singer may have been murdered.According to tmz.com, Los Angeles County Coroner's ... Read more...
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Puerto Rico busts septuagenarian for selling drugs
March 7th, 2012 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
San Juan, March 7 (IANS/EFE) A bedridden woman in her 70s accused of selling illegal drugs was arrested Tuesday in the town of Orocovis, Puerto Rican authorities.Blanca Ortiz was taken ... Read more...
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Man’s genitals chopped off in Bihar
March 4th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 4 (IANS) A man's genitals were chopped off by a woman and two of her family members for asking them to return his money, police in Bihar said ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi experts urged to amend kidney donation law
March 3rd, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 3 (IANS) Bangladesh experts have urged the government to amend a 1999 law that allows patients to get a kidney only from the relatives.Kidney Awareness Monitoring and ... Read more...
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Two students killed, 10 missing as bus falls into canal
February 28th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 28 (IANS) At least two students killed and 10 others went missing after a school bus fell into a canal in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district Tuesday, police ... Read more...
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Bangalore man goes missing from Lucknow hotel
February 27th, 2012 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 26 (IANS) A resident of Bangalore has gone missing from a hotel here, police said Sunday.According to police, Abdul Shameem, 63, and his family had checked into the ... Read more...
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Youth thrown out of bus for Rs.5, dies
February 26th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 26 (IANS) A 21-year-old youth travelling in a bus in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district was killed Sunday as the conductor threw him out of the running vehicle after ... Read more...
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Battered Rajasthan boy given security
February 26th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jodhpur, Feb 26 (IANS) Hospital authorities here have provided security to a three-year-old boy who is battling for life after his alcoholic step father beat him up brutally, hospital sources ... Read more...
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Police to help rehabilitation of released Kashmir militants
February 26th, 2012 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 25 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Police will act as a facilitator for the rehabilitation of the released militants who want to shun violence, a senior police official said ... Read more...
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China aims to curb nepotism among civil servants
February 23rd, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 23 (IANS) China has issued regulations to limit the assiciation of public servants with their spouses and relatives at work, a moved expected to curb corruption and interference ... Read more...
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Custodial death victim died of internal injuries: Autopsy
February 22nd, 2012 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 21 (IANS) The post-mortem report of a 25-year-old man who died here in police custody Sunday says he sustained internal injuries, official sources said Tuesday, lending support to ... Read more...
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Police await family of dead Japanese
February 21st, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Feb 21 (IANS) Police are waiting for the family of a Japanese corporate executive who committed suicide here, leaving behind one suicide note that authorities won't open minus his ... Read more...
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Boy’s death sparks violence in Aligarh
February 21st, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, Feb 21 (IANS) A police jeep and a motorcycle were set on fire in mob fury here Tuesday after a truck crushed a 14-year-old boy to death and policemen ... Read more...
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Unesco condemns murders of two journalists in Brazil
February 21st, 2012 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Feb 21 (IANS/EFE) The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) Monday condemned the murders of two journalists in Brazil.Mario Randolfo, the editor of the Web site Vassouras na ... Read more...
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Chinese graveyard offers attractive jobs to young women
February 20th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 20 (IANS) A Chinese graveyard is offering jobs to five young women to work as funeral attendants for 100,000 yuan ($15,886) a year.The selected candidates will be required ... Read more...
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44 die in fight at Mexican prison (Lead)
February 20th, 2012 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Monterrey (Mexico), Feb 20 (IANS/EFE) At least 44 inmates died in a fight Sunday at the prison in Apodaca, a city in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, officials ... Read more...
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Kashmiri woman’s 15-year wait for husband
February 19th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Keran (Jammu and Kashmir), Feb 19 (IANS) Whenever a postman enters this village in Kupwara district of Kashmir, Jameela Rayees cannot stop herself from rushing to the door in anticipation. ... Read more...
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For Chinese, business dinners are ‘unwelcome banquets’
February 15th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 15 (IANS) A huge number of Chinese people hate attending banquets, with business dinners at the top of six "most unwelcome" banquets, a study has found.More than 56 ... Read more...
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Former DMK minister’s residence raided in Tamil Nadu
February 15th, 2012 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 15 (IANS) The homes of former DMK minister Thangam Thenarasu and his relatives were raided across several places in Tamil Nadu Wednesday for allegedly accumulating assets disproportionate to ... Read more...
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Rabid moose infects 14 Russians
February 13th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two residents of Moscow have reportedly been hospitalized while 12 of their relatives are undergoing treatment after coming into contact with a rabid moose.Sergei Fioktistov, ... Read more...
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Did Houston mix prescription drugs with alcohol?
February 13th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 13 (IANS) Singer Whitney Houston reportedly died because she mixed prescription drugs with alcohol.An autopsy on the 48-year-old singer, who was found dead in the bathroom of her ... Read more...
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Supreme Court questions government on Balakrishnan
February 13th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked the government what action it has taken on the representation by NGO Common Cause alleging misconduct against National Human Rights ... Read more...
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Afghan troops kill two Pakistanis
February 12th, 2012 - 6:56 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Two Pakistani nationals were killed by Afghan security forces when they tried to lay a landmine near the border, media reports said Saturday.The Pakistanis tried ... Read more...
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Tearful farewell to murdered teacher
February 10th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 10 (IANS) A woman teacher who was stabbed to death by a student was consigned to flames here Friday, with hundreds of teary-eyed relatives, friends, colleagues and students ... Read more...
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Pakistan apex court tells ISI to produce missing people
February 10th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court Friday asked the ISI to bring before it all the people reported to be missing but believed to be in the spy agency's ... Read more...
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Two former DMK ministers raided
February 10th, 2012 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 10 (IANS) The residences and business premises of two former DMK ministers in Tamil Nadu were raided Friday morning for allegedly having assets disproportionate to their known sources ... Read more...
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Sab TV’s new show focuses on Indian value system
February 9th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Sab TV, known for making comedy shows, is now coming up with a new daily soap "I Love My India" which will show what happens ... Read more...
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Hooch kills 19 in Odisha (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 (IANS) At least 19 people died in Odisha and more than a dozen others were battling for life after consuming medicines as a substitute for liquor, officials ... Read more...
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Teenaged terrorist jailed in Russia
February 8th, 2012 - 7:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 19-year-old Russian has been sentenced to jail for nine years for starting a terrorist cell while still underage.The teenager was also linked to a ... Read more...
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Norway killer asks court for immediate release
February 7th, 2012 - 6:32 am ICT by IANS
Oslo, Feb 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Anders Breivik, the Norwegian extremist who killed 77 people in twin attacks in July last year, has asked an Oslo court to release him immediately."I ... Read more...
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