Doctor accused of cheating allowed to visit Britain
January 28th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) A Delhi court has allowed a doctor allegedly involved in cheating of around Rs.1.5 crore to visit Britain for six weeks, observing that he would ... Read more...
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Oprah to be Blue Ivy’s Godmother
January 27th, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Jan 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Blue Ivy Carter, the 19-day-old daughter of Beyonce and Jay-Z, is obviously one of the most famous toddlers in the world. The website Media Take Out ... Read more...
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US-based Sikh wants to depose against Tytler
January 25th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) A US-based victim of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots here Wednesday approached a Delhi court to depose as a witness against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler for ... Read more...
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Vote bank politics shields illegal Bangladeshis: Court
January 24th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Petty vote bank politics prevents firm, resolute and intense government action against nearly three crore Bangladeshis illegally staying in India, a Delhi court said while ... Read more...
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India have nothing to lose: Ashwin
January 24th, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Jan 24 (IANS) Despite being pushed on the backfoot with centuries from Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin insists that India have nothing to lose against Australia ... Read more...
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Tihar authorities term PUDR report ‘false’
January 20th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Tihar Jail authorities have termed as "false" the findings of a study brought out by a civil liberties organisation that described living conditions in the ... Read more...
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More rest for troubled Indian team
January 17th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Jan 17 (IANS) The Indian team will have a three-day rest before resuming their net sessions Saturday in Adelaide for the fourth and the final Test against India ... Read more...
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Judge visits slums over gangrape case (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) A Delhi court judge hearing a gangrape case visited a slum cluster in north Delhi Thursday, a day before issuing her order in the mater.Additional ... Read more...
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Judge visits slums over gangrape case
January 12th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) A Delhi court judge hearing a gangrape case visited a slum cluster in north Delhi Thursday, a day before her order.Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau, ... Read more...
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Need regulator to monitor placement agencies: Court
January 9th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Acquitting a rape accused, a Delhi court has recommended a regulatory mechanism to check placement agencies which allegedly exploit migrant domestic helps and subject them ... Read more...
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Ex-diplomat Madhuri Gupta’s trial for spying from March 22
January 7th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday fixed March 22 for the trial of Madhuri Gupta, a former Indian diplomat and alleged agent of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence, ... Read more...
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Essar GM gets bail in Maoists ‘payment’ case
January 5th, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 4 (IANS) A court in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district Wednesday granted bail to an Essar general manager who was arrested in September last year on charges of paying 'protection ... Read more...
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Four get death for gang rape, murder
January 4th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 4 (IANS) A court in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh has awarded death sentence to four people for the gang rape and killing of a woman in March ... Read more...
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Australia reach 349/4 in first innings at tea
January 4th, 2012 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 4 (IANS) Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting hit centuries as Australia made 349 for four in first innings, in reply to India's 191, at tea on the second ... Read more...
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Warne gives Hurley cricket lessons (Lead)
January 3rd, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 3 (IANS) Actress Elizabeth Hurley is getting tips on cricket from boyfriend Shane Warne -- because she asks so many questions about the game.Warne has decided to give ... Read more...
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Warne pads up to give Hurley cricket lessons
January 3rd, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 3 (IANS)Actress Elizabeth Hurley's cricketer boyfriend Shane Warne has decided to teach her about cricket because she asks so many questions about the sport.Warne has decided to give ... Read more...
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Manchester City launches football academy in UAE
January 2nd, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 2 (IANS/WAM) Britain's famed Manchester City football club launched a coaching academy here Monday.Aspirants can sign up for a 10-week course, starting Jan 15 at the Zayed ... Read more...
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Sensex dips 184 points; capital goods, energy stocks slump (Lead)
December 29th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities Thursday slumped 184 points due to last hour selling pressure in capital goods and oil and gas stocks.The 30-scrip ... Read more...
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Sensex witnesses choppy trade; L&T;, BHEL surge
December 23rd, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities was witnessing choppy trade with positive bias Friday due to lack of buying interests ahead of weekend.The 30-scrip sensitive ... Read more...
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Crowe’s gruelling training for ‘Man of Steel’
December 22nd, 2011 - 6:04 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 22 (IANS) Actor Russell Crowe is undergoing a gruelling training schedule for his role in the film "Man of Steel".The 47-year-old actor plays Superman's father, Jor-El, in ... Read more...
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Five Maoists get life term in Madhya Pradesh (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 20 (IANS) A Madhya Pradesh court Tuesday sentenced five Maoists, including a woman, to life term for waging war against the state. The rebels were arrested during a ... Read more...
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Angola to train in Brazil for Cup of African Nations
December 18th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Luanda (Angola), Dec 18 (IANS) Angola's national football team has planned a training stint in Brazil to prepare for the Cup of African Nations in 2012 (CAN 2012) to be ... Read more...
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Ojha, Ashwin bowl out West Indies (Lunch Report)
November 26th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Spinners Pragyan Ojha and Ravichandran Ashwin triggered a
West Indies collapse, bowling them out for 134 in their second innings that set India a target of ... Read more...
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Governor’s public hearing has few takers (Punjab Newsletter)
November 26th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 26 (IANS) Having been cancelled quite a few times in the last two years, public hearing sessions of Punjab Governor Shivraj Patil have hit a new low. ... Read more...
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Adjournment motion should be with voting, says CPI-M
November 23rd, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday said that the debate on the adjournment motion in parliament on price rise should be held with voting ... Read more...
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No impact of government’s assurances on inflation: Yechury
November 22nd, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury Tuesday said there has been no impact of the government's earlier assurances in parliament on action ... Read more...
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BJP to protest price rise, corruption from parliament to streets
November 20th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Parliament's winter session, set to start Tuesday, may turn out to be stormy with the Bharatiya Janata Party Sunday saying it will raise the ... Read more...
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US varsities fair in Mumbai
November 10th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) As many as 32 leading varsities will take part in the US Universities Fair here Sunday in a bid to attract more Indian students, an official ... Read more...
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Man gets life term for raping daughter-in-law
November 1st, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Nov 1 (IANS) A Ghaziabad court Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping his daughter-in-law in 2008 in Loni area.Additional District and Sessions Judge P.K. Sharma also ... Read more...
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Bilateral with Australia called off
October 30th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 30 (IANS) The scheduled bilateral meeting between Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was called off this morning on her request, officials said.
The ... Read more...
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Coldplay tries hypnosis
October 28th, 2011 - 2:31 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 28 (IANS) English Rock band Coldplay experimented with hypnotherapy to unleash their creative powers while making new album "Mylo Xyloto".Producer Brian Eno recruited a hypnosis expert to ... Read more...
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Skinny women have low fertility
October 23rd, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 23 (IANS) Being too skinny is far worse for women than being too fat when trying for a baby.A study found that such women are less likely to ... Read more...
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Kaka thanks Mourinho for his return to form
October 7th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Oct 7 (IANS) Real Madrid midfielder Kaka Friday thanked coach Jose Mourinho for showing faith in him when he was struggling with form.Following two seasons spoiled by various knee ... Read more...
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British doctor offers woman 20,000 pounds after affair
September 14th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 14 (IANS) A married doctor in Britain has been struck off the rolls for seducing a patient and offering her 20,000 pounds later as compensation after his wife ... Read more...
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Five Bihar police officials suspended for custodial death
September 13th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 13 (IANS) Five police officials have been suspended in Bihar's Rohtas district for their alleged involvement in a custodial death, police Tuesday said.Rohtas Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj ... Read more...
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