Teenaged girl helps nab traffickers on tip from TV serial
August 31st, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 31 (IANS) A teenaged girl saved herself and another girl from the clutches of human traffickers in the Bihar capital after she sensed trouble, thanks to scenes she ... Read more...
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Man bombs sister-in-law’s home, burns son’s house, kills self
August 3rd, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 3 (IANS) A Russian fought with his wife out of jealousy and she left him to live with their elder son. The man, demanding his wife's return, hurled ... Read more...
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Pakistani guns down three family members
July 29th, 2012 - 5:01 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 29 (IANS) A man in Pakistan's northwest tribal region shot dead his brother, sister-in-law and niece following a domestic dispute, Geo News reported.Police said the a man barged ... Read more...
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Man sentenced to life for killing sister-in-law
July 18th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) A Delhi court has ruled while awarding life imprisonment to a man for killing his newly-wed sister-in-law that stringent punishment must be given to those ... Read more...
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Infant critical after falling off mall’s escalator
July 4th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 4 (IANS) In a freak incident here, an infant girl was critically wounded after she fell from the arms of her father as he tripped off an escalator ... Read more...
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Bengal celebrates Pranab’s candidature (Lead)
June 16th, 2012 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata/Mirati, June 15 (IANS) Having missed the bus 16 years ago when then chief minister Jyoti Basu could not become the prime minister following objections from his own party, ... Read more...
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Pranab’s village in Bengal celebrates his candidature
June 15th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mirati (West Bengal), June 15 (IANS) Mirati, a sleepy village in West Bengal's Birbhum district, has suddenly woken up to festivities after its famous son, union Finance Minister Pranab ... Read more...
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“Patang” is totally unique: Seema Biswas (Interview) (With Images)
June 15th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 15 (IANS) Acclaimed actor Seema Biswas of "Bandit Queen" and "Water" fame looks at Indian-American director Prashant Bhargava's award winning first feature film "Patang" (Kite) as ... Read more...
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Man kills wife, sister-in-law in Haryana
June 2nd, 2012 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak (Haryana), June 2 (IANS) Two middle-aged women lost their lives Saturday in Haryana's Jhajjar town after the husband of one of them hit them with an iron rod in ... Read more...
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Pregnant woman dies after drinking vinegar
May 22nd, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 22 (IANS) A pregnant British woman - who already had five kids - died after drinking industrial-strength vinegar during an attempted home abortion she had researched online.Catherine Furey, ... Read more...
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Houston to get posthumous award
May 17th, 2012 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 17 (IANS) Whitney Houston will be honoured posthumously at the Billboard Music Awards to be held May 20.The honour will follow a tribute performed by Houston's co-star ... Read more...
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Whitney Houston’s family in reality show
May 13th, 2012 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 13 (IANS) Late singer Whitney Houston's family will star in a reality show titled "The Houston Family Chronicles".The reality show will see Whitney's daughter Bobbi Kristina, mother ... Read more...
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Uday Shankar’s widow to attend Cannes for ‘Kalpana’
May 12th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) Revered dancer-choreographer Uday Shankar's 1948 classic "Kalpana" is set for screening at the 65th Cannes International Film Festival May 17, and his 94-year-old widow Amala is ... Read more...
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MCD employee poisons relative, arrested
May 4th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) employee and his wife were arrested in connection with the murder of a youth who had an illicit relationship ... Read more...
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Tripura trooper guns down five of family
April 28th, 2012 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 27 (IANS) A Tripura State Rifles (TSR) trooper Friday gunned down five of his family members, including his wife and two other women, following a family dispute, police ... Read more...
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Pippa faces arrest in France
April 16th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 16 (IANS) Pippa Middleton, the sister-in-law of Prince William and one of the most photographed women on earth, has been questioned by French police after one of ... Read more...
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Indian American student among wounded in US shooting (Lead)
April 3rd, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 3 (IANS) A gunman who killed seven people at a California University ordered everyone to get up against a wall, and started shooting, according to a 19-year old ... Read more...
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Winfrey interviews Houston’s girl
March 8th, 2012 - 8:47 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, March 8 (IANS) Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of late singer Whitney Houston, opened up about her mother's tragic death in an emotional interview with chat show queen ... Read more...
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Dead woman married twice in China
February 22nd, 2012 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 22 (IANS) Investigators in China's Hebei province are shocked after coming across a bizarre incident in which a woman's corpse was married twice.During this year's Spring Festival, a ... Read more...
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Pippa Middleton has a new boyfriend
February 5th, 2012 - 5:32 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 5 (IANS) Pippa Middleton, sister-in-law of Prince William, is reportedly dating George Percy, heir to one of Britain's richest and grandest dukedoms.According to sun.co.uk, Percy is ... Read more...
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Married woman commits suicide, in-laws booked
January 28th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 27 (IANS) The family of a 23-year-old married woman, who committed suicide, alleged Friday that she killed herself following dowry harassment by her in-laws, said police, adding cases ... Read more...
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Arun Gawli’s party to contest 25 seats in BMC polls
January 26th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) Jailed mafia don Arun Gawli's party Akhil Bharatiya Sena (ABS) will contest 25 of the 227 seats of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in the Feb ... Read more...
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A month on, AMRI victims’ kin still fighting for justice
January 8th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) A month after a blaze at the AMRI Hospital claimed 94 lives, the families of the victims are yet to come to terms with the ... Read more...
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Woman raped on pretext of job interview
January 7th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) In two separate incidents, a 21-year-old married woman from east Delhi was raped in Noida by two people on the pretext of a job interview ... Read more...
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Amarinder’s brother quits Congress, joins Akali Dal (Second Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 7 (IANS) Upset over being denied a Congress ticket for the Jan 30 state assembly polls, Malwinder Singh, the younger brother of Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh, Saturday ... Read more...
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Amarinder’s brother quits Congress, joins Akali Dal (Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 7 (IANS) Upset over being denied a Congress ticket for the Jan 30 state assembly polls, Malwinder Singh, the younger brother of Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh, Saturday ... Read more...
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Tinchy Stryder is all set for Celebrity Big Brother
December 20th, 2011 - 12:09 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Shortly after Chipmunk reportedly turned down an offer from Channel to be part of the hit reality show Celebrity Big Brother, another rapper Tinchy Stryder has gladly ... Read more...
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Staff flee, leave patients unattended after fire
December 9th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) As bodies of AMRI Hospital fire victims are brought out of the annexe, it is the patients in the adjacent old building who are facing severe ... Read more...
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‘Hitler enjoyed drinking at British pubs’
November 27th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) Adolf Hitler visited London when he was 23 years old, stayed for five months with his brother and enjoyed drinking at British pubs, a new documentary ... Read more...
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Pippa Middleton back with ex-boyfriend ?
November 17th, 2011 - 5:36 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 17 (IANS) Pippa Middleton, sister-in-law of Prince William, is reportedly back with her old flame Earl Percy after splitting from banker boyfriend and former cricketer Alex Loudon.Pippa, ... Read more...
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Woman dies after drinking contaminated water
November 8th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Nov 8 (IANS) A 35-year old woman died while three other members of her family, including two children, were in a critical condition after drinking water contaminated with pesticide ... Read more...
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No place for simple people in TV industry: Smita Singh
November 4th, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) One has to be tough to survive in the showbiz, says TV actress Smita Singh, popularly known as Punpunwali of "Bhagyavidhata", adding that one has ... Read more...
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Pippa to write book on being party hostess
October 30th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 30 (IANS) Pippa Middleton, sister-in-law of Prince William, will write a book on how to become the perfect party hostess.The 28-year-old, who became a celebrity after her ... Read more...
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Gas leak fire kills three of family
October 22nd, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Three members of a family, including a six-year-old girl, were burnt to death when a leaking LPG cylinder at their Old Delhi home caught fire ... Read more...
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Sai Baba devotees celebrate Avataar declaration day
October 20th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 20 (IANS) Avataar declaration day, the first after spiritual guru Sathya Sai Baba's demise, was celebrated Thursday with prayers in this Andhra Pradesh pilgrim town.Special prayers ... Read more...
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