Netherlands cruise to World Cup qualifier win against Hungary
September 12th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Budapest, Sep 12 (IANS) The Netherlands made it two wins from two in FIFA World Cup qualifying round Group D with a comfortable 4-1 victory against Hungary in the Ferenc ... Read more...
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Russian city remembers plane crash victims
September 8th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian city of Yaroslavl has paid its respects to the 44 people killed in a plane crash that wiped out an entire hockey team ... Read more...
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10 injured as plane makes emergency landing in Lahore
August 31st, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) At least 10 people were injured when a passenger plane made an emergency landing at an airport in Pakistan's Lahore city Friday, reported Xinhua, citing local ... Read more...
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Turn around dysfunctional ties with US: Pakistani daily
July 5th, 2012 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) Pakistan and the US should grasp the opportunity presented by the reopening of NATO supply routes to "turn a dysfunctional relationship into one that can ... Read more...
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Deal with Sri Rama Sene like a terror outfit, says Faleiro
June 25th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 25 (IANS) Sri Rama Sene is a terror organisation and should be dealt with accordingly, said former union minister Eduardo Faleiro Monday."It is a terrorist organisation and it ... Read more...
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No religion for purpose of statecraft: Parrikar
June 13th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 13 (IANS) BJP leader and Goa Chief minister Manohar Parrikar Wednesday said he did not subscribe to "extremist views" and that he does not rely on religion ... Read more...
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Owaisi seeks action against lax cops for riots
April 12th, 2012 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 11 (IANS) Voicing its concern over increasing incidents of communal violence in Andhra Pradesh, Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM), a key ally of the ruling Congress, Wednesday put the government ... Read more...
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Women’s hockey Olympic qualifiers: Italy dominate Poland 4-1
February 19th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Italy thrashed Poland 4-1 in the first match on the second day of the women's hockey Olympic qualifiers at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here ... Read more...
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Moral brigades to keep off this Valentine’s Day
February 12th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) This Valentine's Day, couples can snuggle up on park benches and corners unhassled. Moral brigades who crack down on love-struck couples on Valentine's have no ... Read more...
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Army officer refused bail in Malegaon blast case
November 10th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Wednesday rejected the bail application of Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit, one of the prime accused in the Malegaon 2008 blast case, a ... Read more...
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Hazare’s security beefed up
October 20th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Oct 20 (IANS) Activist Anna Hazare's security was strengthened Thursday following attacks on his close aides Prashant Bhushan and Arvind Kejriwal, sources said.The Maharashtra government was ... Read more...
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Lawyers demand action against Bhushan attackers
October 14th, 2011 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The Bar Association of India (BAI) Thursday condemned the attack on lawyer Prashant Bhushan and demanded strict action against the right-wing attackers and the organisations ... Read more...
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Anna supporters bashed up by Ram Sene activists
October 13th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Activists of right-wing group Sri Ram Sene Thursday assaulted supporters of Anna Hazare outside the Patiala House courts complex, police said.
Team Anna supporters had ... Read more...
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Bhushan calls for ban on Sene
October 12th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Hours after being bashed up by a member of the right-wing Sri Ram Sene, senior lawyer and Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan Wednesday said such ... Read more...
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Sanatan Sanstha ashram raided in Goa by NIA
October 5th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 4 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided the right wing Hindu organisation Sanatan Sanstha's headquarters located in North Goa's Ponda Tuesday night.NIA officials raided the residential as ... Read more...
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Mirwaiz warns of serious fallout if Afzal is hanged
August 12th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 12 (IANS) Moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq Friday said if parliament attack convict Afzal Guru is hanged, the peace process between India and Pakistan would be ... Read more...
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Home-grown terror a new reality: Chidambaram
August 4th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Home-grown terror was a new challenge India was facing because the problem was ignored and allowed to grow when the nation was fighting cross-border ... Read more...
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India not alert despite terror attacks: Sadhvi Ritambhara
July 31st, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) Right-wing Hindu leader Sadhvi Ritambhara Sunday said unlike the US, India was coming under terror attacks repeatedly as it had failed to become alert."There was one ... Read more...
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Big B hopes for peace gadget!
July 25th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The terror attacks in Norway have made megastar Amitabh Bachchan wonder if science and technology can come up with a device that can remove ... Read more...
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Tibetans are close to Norwegians: Dalai Lama
July 24th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, July 24 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama condoled the deaths of over 90 people in Norway, saying the Tibetans have a "close connection" with Norwegians.The Dalai Lama ... Read more...
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Pranab welcomes Ramdev’s decision to withdraw fast
June 12th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday welcomed yoga guru Baba Ramdev's decision to call off his nine-day fast against corruption.He also accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak ... Read more...
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Sadhvi Ritambhara an old friend: Ramdev
June 4th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Defending the presence of right-wing Hindu leader Sadhvi Ritambhara as he sat on his fast against black money at the Ramlila Ground here, Baba Ramdev ... Read more...
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Laura Ingraham accepts Ed Schultz’s apology
May 27th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, May 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Radio host Laura Ingraham has said that she has accepted Ed Schultz’s apology. It ought to be mentioned that Ed had called her a “right-wing ... Read more...
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Bomb maker’s plea to sit for engineering exam disallowed
May 6th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 6 (IANS) A request by a 22-year-old engineering student, accused of making a bomb for a right wing Hindu group, to appear for his college examination has been ... Read more...
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Osama’s path cannot be called ‘Islamic terrorism’: Karunanidhi
May 3rd, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 3 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M. Karunanidhi Tuesday said the path taken by the slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden cannot be termed ... Read more...
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Kanpur blasts case may be transferred to NIA
April 1st, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government may soon hand over the probe into the 2008 blasts in Kanpur to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a senior police official ... Read more...
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Radiation is good for you, says Ann Coulter
March 19th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 19 (ANI): Right-wing blowhard Ann Coulter has become the latest celebrity to cause a stir with her controversial remarks on the disaster in Japan.During a segment on Bill ... Read more...
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Nicolas Sarkozy to force French kids to learn English from age three
January 31st, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 31 (ANI): President of France Nicolas Sarkozy has proposed a bill that would force the youth of the country to learn the English language from the early age of three.Sarkozy, ... Read more...
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Former lawmaker shot dead in Guatemala mall
January 20th, 2011 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Jan 20 (IANS/EFE) Former lawmaker Edgar Almengor Perez was slain Wednesday inside a shopping mall in the Guatemalan capital, authorities said."It appears to be a direct attack because the shots ... Read more...
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Bening saddened by anti-gay protests at Golden Globe
January 18th, 2011 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
New York, Jan 17 (IANS) Annette Bening has praised Golden Globes organisers for refusing to let anti-gay protesters spoil the ceremony, after a group demonstrated outside the venue Sunday night.Members of the ... Read more...
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Islam still considered a threat in France, Germany
January 7th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 7 (IANS) Islam is still considered a threat by millions of French and German nationals and most believe that Muslims have failed to integrate properly in the society, a media ... Read more...
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Most of French, Germans consider Islam ‘a threat’ to national identity: Poll
January 7th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Jan 7 (ANI): Almost half of the French and German populations considers Islam 'a threat' to national identity, according to new Media poll.The Mail Online quoted the poll conducted by ... Read more...
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Digvijaya Singh presents call records, demands apology
January 4th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh Tuesday released records of his Nov 26, 2008 phone call to Mumbai's slain anti-terror squad chief Hemant Karkare, and demanded an apology ... Read more...
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Don’t date Arab men: Rabbis’ wives to Israeli girls
December 30th, 2010 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Dec 30 (IANS/AKI) Wives of around 30 rabbis in Israel have published an open letter asking jewish girls to avoid dating Arab men because their courtship will result in maltreatment.The letter ... Read more...
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Our political outlook is hardwired into our brain: Study
December 29th, 2010 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 29 (ANI): A study from University College London has revealed that our political leanings are hardwired into our brain.The team scanned the brains of 90 students and found that those ... Read more...
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