US defends rant against outsourcing jobs to India
July 28th, 2012 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 28 (IANS) The US sees no contradiction in President Barack Obama's election year rhetoric against outsourcing of jobs to India and its efforts to forge a stronger ... Read more...
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‘Bhagirathi’ good one time watch (Kannada Movie Review)
June 8th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Bhagirathi"; Cast: Kishore, Bhavana, Tara Anuradha, Srinath, Hema Choudhary, Shiwadhwaj, Padma Vasanthi, Radha Ramachandra, Hulimavu Ramachandra and others; Producer; B.K. Sreenivas: Screenplay-Dialogues-Lyrics-Director: Baraguru Ramchandrappa; Music: V. Manohar; Cinemetography: Harish Sondekoppa; ... Read more...
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Court verdict delay violates constitutional mandate: Jurists
April 8th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Jurists have voiced concern on judges allegedly sitting over verdicts long after the conclusion of the arguments and said the practice violated the right to ... Read more...
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India hopes Pakistan can take action against Saeed
April 3rd, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) India Tuesday hoped the US announcement of $10 million bounty for 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed will put pressure on the Pakistan government to take ... Read more...
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Rosie O’Donnell says that little people make her anxious
February 16th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rosie O’Donnell and Chelsea Handler have incurred the wrath of little people. Handler was on “The Rosie Show” on the Oprah Winfrey Network. The two women ... Read more...
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‘Machine Gun Preacher’ - believable drama with a strong message (IANS Movie Review)
December 11th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Machine Gun Preacher"; Cast: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon; Director: Marc Forster; Rating: ****Often we see such bad things that it shakes us strongly. But we turn our backs ... Read more...
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Pakistan urges US to avoid hostile statements
October 14th, 2011 - 3:34 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 14 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday urged the US to exercise restraint in making public statements that were adverse to bilateral relationship, Xinhua reported.Zardari, during a ... Read more...
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Israeli government the problem, not the people: Turkish PM
October 3rd, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, Oct 3 (IANS) Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday said his country has problems with the Israeli government but not its people."Our comments are not against the ... Read more...
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South Asians seek return to US ideals of fairness, inclusion
September 12th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) Over 40 South Asian organisations joined in solemn remembrance of those who lost their lives in the traumatic 9/11 terror attacks, seeking an end to discrimination ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks exposes Mayawati’s corrupt ways: BJP
September 5th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 5 (IANS) Accusing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of institutionalising corruption, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Monday said a WikiLeaks cable "exposes the corrupt ... Read more...
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Government releases draft Lokpal bill
June 24th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Friday released a draft Lokpal bill that he said included the consensus views of the joint drafting panel comprising ... Read more...
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Youths addicted to mobile phones, computers: Study
April 19th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 19 (IANS) Youngsters are inseparably hooked to gadgets like mobile phones and computers, with some so addicted that they seem to have lost a limb when they are ... Read more...
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Youths inseparably hooked to mobile phones
April 19th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 19 (IANS) Young people today are so inseparably hooked to mobile phones that they seem to feel they have lost a limb when they are without them.
Some ... Read more...
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Uninterrupted India-Pakistan dialogue, someday sure
April 10th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
By Smita PrakashNew Delhi, Apr.10 (ANI): While the Indian cricket team was on its way to defeating the Pakistan team in the World Cup semi-final at Mohali, we apparently agreed to an ... Read more...
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US cyber war defenses not sufficient: Pentagon
March 17th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.17 (ANI): General Keith Alexander, the head of the US Defence Department's Cyber Command, has said the US military does not have sufficient people or resources to defend the country from ... Read more...
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Pak, US must avoid Davis-like incidents to remain allies in war on terror: Zardari
March 6th, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 6(ANI): President Asif Ali Zardari has said if Pakistan and the United States are to work together against terrorism, both nations must avoid "political incidents" like the Raymond Davis case. ... Read more...
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Rep. Paul Broun questioned: “Who is going to shoot Obama?”
February 26th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.26 (ANI): Rep. Paul Broun a conservative congressman from Georgia, was shocked when he was asked, "Who is going to shoot Obama?" by a hall town attendee.According to Athens Banner-Herald he ... Read more...
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India rejects Pak view on violation of Indus Waters Treaty
February 25th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.25 (ANI): India on Friday said that it has always strictly adhered to the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty, 1960, and rejected the Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson's remarks on ... Read more...
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Australia faces underage alcohol addicts
February 12th, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 12 (IANS) Kids as young as 10 years in Australia are undergoing treatment for alcohol addiction, while five teenagers and young people die each week in incidents related to heavy ... Read more...
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Mitt Romney Challenges Obama in Conservative Political Action Conference
February 12th, 2011 - 1:09 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Feb 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Republican Mitt Romney held nothing back Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, accusing Democratic President Barack Obama of presiding over the “greatest job loss in modern American ... Read more...
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Rao to Pak: Rhetoric will not help activate dialogue process
February 8th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by ANI
Thimphu (BhutanO, Feb.8 (ANI): Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has said Pakistan's repeated rhetoric on key bilateral issues such as the resolution of the decades-old Kashmir dispute, will not help in ... Read more...
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Wikileaks founder Assange urges Oz govt to ensure safe return to Melbourne
February 1st, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 1 (ANI): Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has urged the Australian government to ensure his safe return to his hometown, Melbourne, ahead of his extradition hearing over allegedly sexually assaulting two ... Read more...
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Clash of opinion between McCain-Palin over Obama’s role as US President
January 16th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Tunis, Jan 16 (ANI): Two important Republican leaders appear to have different views on US President Barack Obama ahead of the 2012 presidential polls, with reports saying that his 2008 opponent ... Read more...
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Telangana Congress leaders demand bill for separate state
January 12th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Congress leaders from Telangana Tuesday demanded that a bill be tabled in the upcoming budget session of parliament for forming a Telangana state.However, the leaders apparently softened ... Read more...
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Pakistan Army involved in Mumbai attack, India told US
December 18th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The Pakistan Army was involved in the Mumbai terrorist attack, India's National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon told the US, according to fresh US embassy cables leaked by ... Read more...
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India was concerned with China’s “newly pugnacious” foreign policy: Wikileaks
December 5th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Dec 5 (ANI): The whistleblower website Wikileaks' recent secret releases of US diplomatic cables have revealed that European diplomats, including India, were "most vocal" that China's "newly pugnacious" foreign policy is ... Read more...
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Indian IT companies provide solution, not a problem: Pilot
November 4th, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The United States should look Indian IT companies not as a problem but as part of the solution as these provide jobs to the local people ... Read more...
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Now, Palin calls reporters child-molesting, puppy-kicking, chain smoking porn producers!
November 2nd, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 2 (ANI): Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has slammed a report by Politico and called it "crap", which claimed that top Republicans wants to stop her from winning the ... Read more...
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Clinton says he’s disturbed and ticked off by mid-term poll campaign
October 26th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct. 26 (ANI): Former President Bill Clinton is "disturbed and ticked off" by much of what he's seen from the mid-term election campaign.Speaking at a rally for 28-term incumbent Representative John ... Read more...
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Action, not talk will steer Obama’s India visit: US
October 25th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The focus of US President Barack Obama's upcoming India visit will be to demonstrate what the two countries can do together on a host of issues ... Read more...
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CWG’s scandalous mismanagement has exposed India: Pakistani daily
October 3rd, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 3 (IANS) India has been "exposed by the scandalous mismanagement" in the preparations for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games, a Pakistan daily said Sunday, adding that the country ... Read more...
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James Cameroon and ‘Piranha’ producer indulge in 3-D war of words
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 2(ANI): An open war of words has broken down between director 'James Cameroon' and 'Piranha 3-D' producer 'Mark Canton'.The verbal scuffle between the two started when Cameroon commented in ... Read more...
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Modi indulging in sensationalism: Singhvi
July 31st, 2010 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 31 (IANS) The Congress Saturday charged Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi with indulging in "sensationalism" and "dramatics" with his rhetoric on the Sohrabuddin Sheikh case.
Defending the Central Bureau of ... Read more...
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UK insurance chief labels Obama ‘anti-British’ for attack on British Petroleum
June 11th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 11 (ANI): The chairman of British general insurance company RSA, John Napier has labelled US President Barack Obama anti-British for his attack on British Petroleum (BP).In an open letter, ... Read more...
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BP’s economic future in question after announcement of criminal probe into oil spill
June 2nd, 2010 - 5:38 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – The economic future of BP was in question on Monday evening when U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder opened a criminal and civil investigation into the Deepwater Horizon ... Read more...
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