Salman Butt released from British prison
June 21st, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 21 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt was released Thursday from a Canterbury prison and deported to Pakistan after serving just seven months of his 30-month sentence for ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Mob Wives’ Renee Graziano in prison to visit mobster dad
June 18th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Renee Graziano, one of the star of “Mob Wives” has visited her father Anthony Graziano for father’s day. Anthony, member of the Bonanno crime family is ... Read more...
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China probes forced abortion case after national outrage
June 14th, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 14 (IANS) Authorities in China's Shaanxi province have launched an investigation into an incident of forced abortion, pledging that anyone found responsible will be punished according to ... Read more...
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Car sales growth lowest in last seven months
June 11th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Domestic passenger car sales recorded the slowest growth in the last seven months in May at 2.78 percent and stood at 1,63,229 units from 1,58,809 ... Read more...
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Joshi vs Modi: no clear winner in tangled BJP web (Comment)
June 9th, 2012 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Seven years after Sanjay Joshi had to distance himself from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following the surfacing of a sleazy CD involving him, this low-key apparatchik of the Rashtriya ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Missing Pakistani found buried in kitchen
May 12th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) The body of a man who had been missing for the past seven months has been found buried in his kitchen in Rawalpindi city, police said.The ... Read more...
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No boiler blast at Kudankulam: Nuclear Power Corp.
May 7th, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 7 (IANS) The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) Monday termed as baseless that a boiler had burst at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) as work ... Read more...
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Fugitive Italian mafia leader arrested
May 4th, 2012 - 3:36 am ICT by IANS
Lisbon, May 4 (IANS/AKI) An Italian gangster and convicted murderer, who was on the run after evading a 30-year sentence, has been arrested in Portugal.Giovanni Capone Perna was on the ... Read more...
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American ‘tastes’ democracy at Akhilesh Darshan
May 2nd, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 2 (IANS) For this 25-something US national, the sweltering heat in the state capital Wednesday was not deterring enough to wait under a harsh sun, 'slug it out' ... Read more...
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Indian-origin court clerk caught watching porn during trial
May 1st, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 1 (IANS) A 54-year-old Indian-origin court clerk in in Britain was caught watching porn by a judge during a rape trial. The man said he did so ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi computer wiz kid eyes Guinness records
April 30th, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 30 (IANS) A six-year-old boy from Bangladesh who began typing as a three year-old and knew how to programme and download games at the age of four, is ... Read more...
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Chanderpaul back as No.1 Test batsman
April 29th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, April 29 (IANS) West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has regained the No.1 spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test batsmen rankings after hitting two half-centuries in the ... Read more...
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Bengal aims at 60 days work under rural jobs scheme
April 24th, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lalgarh (West Bengal), April 24 (IANS) West Bengal aims to give 60 days of work to each household under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in ... Read more...
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Relatives create ruckus at Gurgaon’s Artemis Hospital
April 24th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 23 (IANS) Relatives of a patient created a ruckus at the multi-specialty Artemis Hospital here Monday, accusing the authorities of charging huge fees but not providing proper treatment ... Read more...
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China: 11 workers confirmed dead in Changzhi mine accident
April 17th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by BNO News
TAIYUAN, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- Eleven workers were found dead on Monday after a coal mine was flooded in northern China late last week, the government confirmed on Tuesday. There were no ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
India, Pakistan agree to open more trade routes
April 14th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Just a day after opening a new integrated check post at the Attari border, India and Pakistan Saturday said the countries were exploring the possibilities ... Read more...
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Pakistan commerce minister to visit India
April 10th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Pakistan Commerce Minister Mohammad Amin Fahim, accompanied by a trade delegation, will visit India this week to give a push to liberalisation of trade and ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Prosecution blamed for arrested man’s release
April 6th, 2012 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The prosecution's delay in sending seized live cartridges to a forensic lab has led to the release of man who was charged under the Arms ... Read more...
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Himachal rail line reopens after seven months
March 31st, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 31 (IANS) Rail traffic on the Pathankot-Jogindernagar narrow gauge line in Himachal Pradesh was restored Saturday after seven months of closure, a railway official said.The rail traffic had ... Read more...
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Mining barons Reddys and Yeddyurappa in funding row
March 14th, 2012 - 1:54 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 14 (IANS) Mining barons Reddy brothers are generally believed to have bankrolled Bharatiya Janata Party to come to power in Karnataka. Now their loyalist has been caught ... Read more...
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India’s industrial output up 6.8 percent in January (Lead)
March 12th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) India's industrial output rose the fastest in seven months at 6.8 percent in January, helped by a robust show in the manufacturing sector, kindling ... Read more...
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Pregnant Jessica Simpson poses naked for magazine
March 9th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angles, March 9 (IANS) Singer Jessica Simpson has not only posed naked and showed off her baby bump for a magazine's cover page.Simpson is seven months pregnant and ... Read more...
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Fingerprints confirm that Kenyan fugitive is none other than Samantha Lewthwaite
March 6th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Nairobi, Mar 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Kenyan officials have confirmed that 7/7 widow Samantha Lewthwaite, wanted for her role in the 2005 bombings in the United Kingdom, has indeed entered the country. Samantha ... Read more...
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Stacey Solomon smokes despite being pregnant
March 5th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Mar 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Television personality Stacey Solomon may be seven months pregnant but that has not stopped her from smoking. The mother-of-one was caught smoking and that has greatly embarrassed ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Kahaani’s dream, Kolkata Metro’s nightmare
March 4th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) Suicides on its track being its worst nightmare, the Kolkata Metro is seeing red over a dream sequence from the upcoming Vidya Balan starrer "Kahaani" ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu should act against nuke protestors: Minister
March 3rd, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 3 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government should take action against those protesting against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), central Minister of State V. Narayanasamy said Saturday."The state ... Read more...
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Cash-strapped Spanish town authorises cannabis plantation
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Rasquera (Spain), March 2 (IANS/EFE) Leaders of this northeastern town have given the green light to the establishment of a cannabis plantation to boost municipal revenues and create jobs as ... Read more...
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Bond Girl Rosamund Pike is pregnant
February 27th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) James Bond star Rosamund Pike is reportedly expecting her first baby. Reports claim that the 33-year-old actress is expecting the baby this April.
Rosamund and partner Robie ... Read more...
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Bt.Brinjal decision not influenced by NGOs, asserts Jairam (Lead)
February 26th, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Kochi, Feb 25 (IANS) In the wake of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh questioning the role of foreign-aided NGOs in opposing use of genetic engineering, union Rural Development Minister Jairam ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Decision on Bt. Brinjal not influenced by NGOs: Jairam (Second Lead)
February 26th, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Kochi, Feb 25 (IANS) In the wake of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh questioning the role of foreign-aided NGOs in opposing use of genetic engineering, union Rural Development Minister Jairam ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Decision on Bt. Brinjal not influenced by NGOs: Jairam
February 25th, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Feb 25 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Saturday said the decision to ban the commercial use of Bt. Brinjal has not been influenced by NGOs and added ... Read more...
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‘Kahaani’ to be adapted into novel
February 18th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) In times when several Bollywood filmmkaers are taking inspiration from books for their movies, Sujoy Ghosh's "Kahaani" is soon to be adapted into a ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Kashmir police withdraw order on prepaid mobile recharges
February 17th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 17 (IANS) Responding to growing public indignation and vendor protests against its directive to furnish details of every recharge made on prepaid cell phones, the local police Friday ... Read more...
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Five children charred to death in Maharashtra
February 12th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Thane (Maharashtra), Feb 12 (IANS) Five children were charred to death in Bhiwandi town of Thane district after their house caught fire, police said here Sunday."Five children were charred to ... Read more...
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Pakistan vehicle sales up
February 11th, 2012 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 11 (IANS) Vehicle sales in Pakistan rose by 17 percent to 96,900 units in the first seven months of the current fiscal year compared to 82,767 units in ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |