Two injured as chain snatcher opens fire in Delhi
June 28th, 2012 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Two passers-by were shot by a snatcher who opened fire when he fell from his bike in a desperate attempt to flee after snatching a ... Read more...
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Two held for snatching cop’s chain
August 29th, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Two bike-borne chain snatchers were arrested after they targeted a woman police constable in west Delhi, police said Monday.Jitender Bhardwaj, 20, and Hemant, 19, were ... Read more...
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Britain lagging behind in digital age: Google chief
August 27th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 27 (IANS) Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt has warned that Britain would fall behind in the digital age unless it makes drastic changes in its education system.Schmidt said ... Read more...
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Jamia chancellor, Akbarally’s founder F.T. Khorakiwala dead (Lead)
July 5th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Fakhruddin T. Khorakiwala, the chancellor of New Delhi's Jamia Milia Islamia and a business tycoon who founded the Akbarally's chain of department stores in Mumbai, passed ... Read more...
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Man pursuing chain-snatchers shot
June 12th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) A man was shot at and injured Sunday while he was chasing two motorbike-borne robbers who snatched his wife's chain near a Metro station in ... Read more...
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HMV to close 60 stores
January 5th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berkshire, Jan 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Media distribution giant, HMV has announced that over a period of 12 months, it will close about 60 of its stores.The company blamed the decision on the ... Read more...
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2012 named most absurd science fiction film by NASA
January 3rd, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 3 (ANI): Hollywood blockbuster 2012, starring John Cusack and Thandie Newton, is the worst ever science fiction film, according to NASA scientists.The US space agency said that the end-of-the-world ... Read more...
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Monica Lewinsky scandal: Brown apologizes for mocking Clinton
September 14th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 14 (ANI): Democratic candidate and perhaps future California Governor Jerry Brown has apologised for mocking former US President Bill Clinton over his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.It ... Read more...
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Man dies of heart attack chasing robbers
August 9th, 2010 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 8 (IANS) A 55-year-old man died of a heart attack after chasing robbers who had snatched his wife's chain inside a temple in Hapur town of this Uttar Pradesh district ... Read more...
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Julia Roberts’ new film inspires meditation tours to India
June 24th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 24 (ANI): Julia Roberts' much-anticipated new movie 'Eat, Pray, Love' has inspired tour planners to offer a package that gives travellers a chance to dine in Italy, meditate in India ... Read more...
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Julia Roberts’ new film inspires furnishings, jewellery, tea and t-shirts
June 24th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 24 (ANI): Julia Roberts' much-anticipated new movie 'Eat, Pray, Love' has inspired a large number of merchandise, which includes tie-in items from furnishings to jewellery.Roberts recreates author Elizabeth Gilbert's year-long ... Read more...
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Emma Roberts wants to launch unique fashion range
April 14th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 14 (ANI): Actress Emma Roberts has said that she would like to launch a fashion range that is unique.Roberts, 19, who is actress Julia Roberts' niece, is adamant she would ... Read more...
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Early man may have taken up agriculture to get high on booze
December 25th, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 25 (ANI): In a new research, a team of archaeologists has identified traces of alcohol in prehistoric sites, which suggests that the thirst for a brew was an incentive for ... Read more...
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Narang shoots double gold in Asian Air Gun
December 18th, 2009 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Gagan Narang shot an individual gold and also helped the India bag the team gold in the Asian Air Gun Shooting Championships in Doha Friday.
According ... Read more...
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Elderly Noida couple felicitated for bravery
June 26th, 2009 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, June 26 (IANS) An elderly couple who prevented a robbery here earlier this week were Friday felicitated by the Noida police for their bravery.
"These senior citizens have set a ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists fear ‘dirty’ horse-trade ahead of poll
May 9th, 2009 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 9 (IANS) Nepal's Maoist party, which last year won a historic election as well as the prime ministerial race, Saturday said it feared "dirty horse-trading" by its opponents ... Read more...
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Nepal prime minister offers olive branch to India
May 8th, 2009 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 8 (IANS) After blaming India for the failure to sack the army chief and accusing it of interfering in his country's internal matters, Nepal's caretaker Prime Minister Pushpa ... Read more...
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Nepal army chief sacked (Lead)
May 3rd, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 3 (IANS) In what is being seen as a rebuff to India, Nepal's ruling Maoist party Sunday sacked the chief of the army, General Rookmangud Katawal, rejecting New ... Read more...
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Nepal’s army chief sacked
May 3rd, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 3 (IANS) In a stinging rebuff to India, Nepal's ruling Maoist party Sunday sacked the chief of the army, General Rookmangud Katawal, rejecting New Delhi's repeated advice not to meddle ... Read more...
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Indian envoy to Nepal meets Koirala
April 29th, 2009 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 29 (IANS) As the bitter battle between Nepal's ruling Maoist party and army chief General Rookmangud Katawal showed no sign of any resolution, India's Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood Wednesday ... Read more...
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India asks Nepal not to meddle with army
April 26th, 2009 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, April 26 (IANS) India's ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood Sunday conveyed his government's suggestion to Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda not to meddle with the army's chain ... Read more...
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Macy’s cutting 7,000 jobs
February 3rd, 2009 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 3 (IANS) American department store chain Macy's Inc. is cutting 7,000 jobs - including 5,100 in its stores - and centralising some of its corporate operations in an effort ... Read more...
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A man sued McDonalds for leaking nude pictures
November 25th, 2008 - 2:49 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
A man who left his mobile phone at one of the McDonald's chain's restaurant and is suing the McDonald's after he left his cell phone at one of the chain's restaurants and ... Read more...
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Two PETA activists protest but express ignorance about cause
July 17th, 2008 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 17 (IANS) Two activists of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) held a protest outside a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant here but expressed ignorance about the ... Read more...
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Bee Gees songs to become West End musical
May 12th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by admin
London, May 12 (ANI): Bee Gees songs have instigated a musical to be written for London's West End.The project, which was already in the pipeline and could be ready for airing ... Read more...
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Woman robbed, fired at in Kerala
April 27th, 2008 - 12:14 am ICT by admin
Palakkad (Kerala), April 26 (IANS) Two youngsters snatched an elderly woman's chain and fired at her, injuring her seriously, in Palakkad district of Kerala Saturday. Lakshmi, 63, was admitted to the Government ... Read more...
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Two policemen get clean chit in Bhagalpur ‘mob justice’ incident
November 14th, 2007 - 3:05 am ICT by admin
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