Two dead in Spain train crash
August 8th, 2012 - 9:38 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Aug 8 (IANS) At least two people were killed and a boy and a woman were injured Tuesday due to a train crash in Madrid, local media reported.... Read more...
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McCartney raises voice to save baby elephant in India (With Image)
July 26th, 2012 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Former Beatle Paul McCartney took a break from his London Olympics performance rehearsal for Sunder, a baby elephant who has been beaten and is kept ... Read more...
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Problems follow as floods recede in Assam
July 12th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Pajarbhanga (Barpeta), July 12 (IANS) Floods in Assam are almost over but not the problems of the victims.Most people in Pajarbhanga village, 15 km from Barpeta town in lower Assam, ... Read more...
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South African airport evacuated after bomb scare
June 24th, 2012 - 6:47 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 23 (IANS) Terminal buildings at a South African airport near Johannesburg had to evacuated Saturday following a bomb scare.According to officials, terminal buildings of the Lanseria Airport were ... Read more...
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Asia’s biggest Christian convention gets underway in Kerala
February 12th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Maramon (Kerala), Feb 12 (IANS) The Maramon Convention, Asia's biggest Christian convention, got underway here Sunday afternoon on the banks of the Pampa river. The week-long event will see around ... Read more...
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Stephanie Noble moves her horse into her house
January 12th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Stockholm, Jan 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Scottish island is engulfed in controversy after a woman brought in a horse into her house. Stephanie Noble caused quite an outrage in her neighborhood when ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi, DMK have encroached on government land: AIADMK
September 6th, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 5 (IANS) DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi was Monday charged with grabbing government land by an AIADMK legislator in the assembly, leading to ... Read more...
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Two LeT guerrillas killed in gunfight
July 23rd, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 23 (IANS) Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) guerrillas, including a foreign national, were killed in a gunfight in Kupwara district in north Kashmir Saturday, an army official said.Brig. K.J.S. Dhellon, ... Read more...
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Kendra Wilkinson drops to size zero
May 27th, 2011 - 5:17 am ICT by IANS
London, May 27 (IANS) Former Playboy model Kendra Wilkinson has dropped down to a US size zero, thanks to her stint on TV show "Dancing with the Stars".The gruelling workout ... Read more...
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‘Are You Being Served?’ star Trevor Bannister dies aged 76
April 16th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 16 (ANI): British television star Trevor Bannister - who played ladies' man Lucas in 'Are You Being Served?' - has died aged 76.His brother, John Bannister confirmed that the actor ... Read more...
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Lightning strike kills three in Orissa
April 4th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bargarh, April 4 (IANS) Three people, including a minor, were killed and two sustained critical injuries in Orissa's Bargarh district Monday after a shed where they had taken shelter was ... Read more...
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Netherlands dismissed for 160 by Bangladesh (Lead)
March 14th, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chittagong, March 14 (IANS) Disciplined bowling by Bangladesh wrapped up the Netherlands for 160 in a World Cup Group B match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here Monday.Abdur Razzak, ... Read more...
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Mamata relaxing after presenting a spirited budget
February 26th, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) A day after Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee presented the rail budget in parliament Friday, the spirited lady relaxed at home and relished the weekend. The 90-minute ... Read more...
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US teen’s ’solar death ray’ can melt anything from metal to concrete
February 4th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb 4 (ANI): An aspiring teenage scientist in the US has created a solar death ray, out of thousands of mirrors, that can melt anything from metal to concrete.Eric Jacqmain, 19, ... Read more...
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Eight dead as cracker shed blows up
February 1st, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Shornur (Kerala), Feb 1 (IANS) Eight people died and five were injured after a cracker factory shed near here blew up when a fire broke out Tuesday, officials said."I have been told ... Read more...
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Hundreds evacuated in German town after explosives cache found
January 23rd, 2011 - 4:45 am ICT by BNO News
BECHERBACH,GERMANY (BNO NEWS) -- About 600 people were evacuated in the German town of Becherbach on Saturday as police brought in bomb-disposal robots to deal with around 60 kilograms of explosives, the ... Read more...
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Six killed in wall collapse
January 4th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 4 (IANS) Six people, including four children, were killed and three injured Tuesday when a brick kiln's wall collapsed in Uttar Pradesh's Ambedkar Nagar district, an official said.The incident took ... Read more...
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Ten held after fatal coalmine dispute in China
November 22nd, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 22 (IANS) Ten people have been detained in China after a dispute between coalmine contractors left nine people dead and 48 injured, Xinhua reported Monday.A blast was deliberately carried ... Read more...
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Parents Sold Daughter To Couple Who Used Her As A Slave
November 17th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A young girl was subjected to the worst form of physical, mental and sexual abuse thanks to her parents who sold her for around $1000 to ... Read more...
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`Granny pods’ instead of old age homes - a new idea for US seniors
September 9th, 2010 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
By Peter Astashenko
Washington, Sep 9 (DPA) Nobody wants to go into an old age home and yet being looked after at home is often not a possibility, so one US entrepreneur ... Read more...
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One killed in Maharashtra factory blast
August 27th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik (Maharashtra), Aug 27 (IANS) One worker was killed and six others injured in a blast which ripped through a polymer factory in this Maharashtra city Friday, a police official said.
As per ... Read more...
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Lennon’s loo up for grabs
August 23rd, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 23 (ANI): Late English singer-songwriter John Lennon's toilet will be among Beatles memorabilia to be auctioned next week.The toilet may rake in a whopping 750 pounds to 1,000 pounds.The auction ... Read more...
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Malaysian Fritzl gets 40 years prison term
July 6th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, July 6 (ANI): A Malaysian court has sentenced a lorry driver to 40 years in jail after he admitted to raping and performing oral sex on his two underage daughters ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Andhra BJP chief receives threatening letter
June 10th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 10 (IANS) The president of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Andhra Pradesh unit Thursday received a threatening letter allegedly from Lashkar-e-Taiba, asking him to leave Hyderabad.
G. Kishan Reddy, the lone ... Read more...
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Ready for dialogue on Jammu and Kashmir: PM
May 24th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said the government was ready for dialogue on Jammu and Kashmir if separatists shed violence.
"I would like to appeal to all ... Read more...
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One in five men ‘hates doing DIY’
May 16th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 16 (ANI): One in five men hates doing DIY, according to a new study.Despite traditionally being seen as a man's job, the fear of failure puts off two out of ... Read more...
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Victorian sex-charge piano teacher ’set up spy camera in toilet’
May 12th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 12 (ANI): The piano teacher, who sexually abused several children in central Victoria, is said to have installed a spy camera in a homemade toilet used by his victims.Colin Harold ... Read more...
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48-50 killed in stampede in ashram (Second Lead)
March 4th, 2010 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 4 (IANS) Nearly 50 people were killed in a stampede in an ashram in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district Thursday, police here said.
Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Brij ... Read more...
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Stampede in ashram, 15 feared dead (Lead)
March 4th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 4 (IANS) At least 15 people could have been killed in a stampede in an ashram in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district, an official spokesperson here said Thursday.
The tragedy at the ... Read more...
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$10k reward for stolen Abba jumpsuit
February 22nd, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 22 (ANI): Anyone who returns a stolen Abba jumpsuit, worn by Agnetha Faltskog during 1997 Australian tour, will be rewarded 10,000 dollars, Australian police has announced.The dress was stolen from ... Read more...
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Meet the Aussie cat that thinks he’s a chicken!
February 22nd, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 22 (ANI): An Australian moggy that seems to think himself a chicken, took over the job of incubating eggs after they were abandoned by hens.According to the Northern Territory News, ... Read more...
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Uri Geller used psychic powers to help cops catch suspect
February 19th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 19 (ANI): Israeli spoon bender Uri Geller has revealed how he used his psychic powers to help cops in catching a suspect.Geller, 63, revealed that he was walking his dog ... Read more...
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Kalyan to form own party after BJP’s cold shoulder
December 6th, 2009 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 5 (IANS) Shown the door by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and facing a cold reception by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership to his rejoining it after ... Read more...
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Cow feeds baby goats in Orissa (With Images)
November 23rd, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jagatsinghpur (Orissa), Nov 23 (IANS) Exhibiting rare love and affection, a cow has been feeding two baby goats in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district for the past two months, the cow's owner said Monday.
Hundreds ... Read more...
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Protest against death of a local youth in Jammu and Kashmir
November 7th, 2009 - 8:43 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Nov 7(ANI): Police were compelled to use tear gas and air firing on Saturday to disperse violent mobs protesting against the death of a local youth.The youth took to the ... Read more...
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