Provide list of corrupt officials: Himachal court
September 14th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 14 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state's chief secretary to furnish a list of government functionaries involved in corruption and moral turpitude cases over ... Read more...
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NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra over farm suicides
September 12th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a reply from the Maharashtra government over seven farm suicides that took place last week within a ... Read more...
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‘Kidnapped’ man challenges Dimple Yadav’s election to Lok Sabha
September 12th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 12 (IANS) The election of Dimple Yadav, wife of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, to the Lok Sabha from Kannauj has been challenged in the Allahabad High ... Read more...
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Shinde to consult states on contentious issues like NCTC
September 10th, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhil, Sep 10 (IANS) Conscious of the contentious nature of Telangana statehood issue and plans for the national anti-terror hub, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Monday steered clear of ... Read more...
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Britain’s watchdog to probe petrol prices
September 6th, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 6 (IANS) The British Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced it will launch an investigation into the prices of petrol and diesel to see whether a fall ... Read more...
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Sonia goes abroad for check up
September 1st, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi has gone abroad for a routine health check up, a party leader said here Saturday.Gandhi is likely to return in ... Read more...
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Hantavirus warning to 1,700 Yosemite campers
August 30th, 2012 - 2:15 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
The authorities of the Yosemite National Park have cautioned 1700 visitors who were hosted there on a camping season that they might have been infected by a deadly virus. They discovered this ... Read more...
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PM gets till Sep 18 to write letter against Zardari (Third Lead)
August 27th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 27 (IANS) He could have been on his way out but Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf was Monday given a three-week reprieve by the Supreme Court ... Read more...
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Pakistan SC orders PM to appear again Sep 18 (Second Lead)
August 27th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday ordered Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, facing a show-cause notice for failing to implement a Supreme Court order, to appear before ... Read more...
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NHRC orders relief to kin of child killed in gate collapse
August 24th, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday directed the Delhi government to pay Rs.1 lakh as relief to the family of a child who was ... Read more...
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US sleuth links gurdwara shooting with Sikh murders
August 18th, 2012 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) A detective in California is raising the possibility that the murders of two Sikh men there last year may be connected to the tragic shooting at ... Read more...
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Game show winner meets son after 45 years
August 14th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 14 (IANS) A British mother won a 75,000-pound jackpot at a TV game show and used the amount to be reunited with her son who remained untraced for ... Read more...
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Quick, easy ways to toned legs (To go with: Dare to bare toned legs with thigh-high slits!)
August 12th, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Four quick and easy ways to toned legs, as suggested by Milin Mathew, senior group exercise manager, Fitness First.* Easy Squats: Sit and get up from a chair up to 25 ... Read more...
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Finalise content of rural medical course, court tells MCI
August 9th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the Medical Council of India (MCI) to finalise within six weeks the curriculum for starting a three-and-half year course ... Read more...
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Pakistan concerned over Muslim deaths in Myanmar
August 7th, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 7 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday expressed deep concern over the loss of life and property of Rohingya Muslims in ethnic clashes in Myanmar.The clashes took ... Read more...
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NHRC notice to Chhattisgarh on rampant uterus-removal surgeries
July 25th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission Wednesday issued notice to the Chhattisgarh government on reports that doctors in the state were unnecessarily removing women's uteruses to ... Read more...
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Chantelle, Reid name their daughter Dolly
July 25th, 2012 - 7:47 am ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) Model Chantelle Houghton and her fiance fighter Alex Reid have named their baby girl Dolly.The couple welcomed their daughter June 17 but were unable to decide ... Read more...
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Air India reinstates nine sacked pilots (Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Air India management Monday informed the Delhi High Court that it has so far taken back nine of the 101 pilots who were sacked ... Read more...
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Air India reinstates nine sacked pilots
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Air India management Monday informed the Delhi High Court that it has so far taken back nine of the 101 pilots who were sacked ... Read more...
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50 tonnes of silver recovered from sea
July 20th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS)Around 50 tonnes of silver lost during World War II after a British merchant vessel was sunk in the Atlantic has been hauled up from the sea.A ... Read more...
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Kym Marsh summoned to court for fly tipping
July 16th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 16 (THANDIAN NEWS) Coronation Street star Kym Marsh has been dragged to court for fly-tipping. The 36-year-old star claims that she is the victim of a scam.
According to her, ... Read more...
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Cause of Sage Stallone’s death still unknown
July 16th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 16 (IANS) The reason behind Sage Stallone's death has not been determined yet, say officials.Sage, 36, was found dead Friday in his Hollywood home. According to reports, ... Read more...
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Alexander Jentzsch’s death is a mystery
July 10th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientology president Heber Jentzsch’s son Alexander’s death is a baffling mystery. The official cause of death is yet to be ascertained because the results of all ... Read more...
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Rain in Chandigarh, dry spell ends
July 5th, 2012 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 5 (IANS) Rains lashed Chandigarh and its surrounding areas Thursday morning, bringing an end to a prolonged dry spell that lasted over a month.Met officials said rains lashed ... Read more...
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Pakistan faces prospect of string of PMs: daily
June 29th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 29 (IANS) Pakistan faces the prospect of having a series of prime ministers until the next election, warned a daily, adding that the legal process to evict ... Read more...
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Strict diet not healthy, says Brook
June 20th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 20 (IANS) Actor Kelly Brook, known for her curvy figure, says she would never go for a strict diet because it's unhealthy."If you're doing a diet for ... Read more...
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Erotic novel puts Harry Potter in shade
June 19th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 19 (IANS) "Fifty Shades of Grey", an erotic novel about a relationship between a young female virgin and her rich older lover, has sold over 100,000 copies in ... Read more...
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Greece votes on EU bailout
June 17th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Athens, June 17 (IANS) Voting began Sunday for crucial elections in Greece that are expected to determine the country's future in the Eurozone, with the main contenders being the right-wing ... Read more...
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Japan to restart two nuclear reactors
June 16th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Japan announced Saturday it will resume operations at two nuclear reactors, the first to come back online since all the country's plants were shut down ... Read more...
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Emirates to launch flights to Portugal
May 26th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 26 (IANS/WAM) Emirates Airlines will launch a daily non-stop service to Lisbon in July, the only Middle East carrier to serve Portugal.The service will start July 9. Portugal ... Read more...
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Mahesh was scared about me shooting DVD: Lara
May 16th, 2012 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Actress Lara Dutta, who has unveiled her pre-natal yoga DVD, revealed that her husband Mahesh Bhupathi was scared about her shooting the video."When I was ... Read more...
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UN chief suffers fracture playing soccer
May 15th, 2012 - 9:14 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 15 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon suffered a fracture in his left hand while playing in the UN diplomats' spring soccer tournament and now has his arm ... Read more...
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Russia tests Italian tank
May 12th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is testing Italy's Centauro tank and considers building it under license, a representative of the Oto-Melara company which makes the tank said Saturday."The first ... Read more...
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JP Morgan announces trading losses
May 11th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New York, May 11 (IANS) JP Morgan Chase, the largest bank in the US, acknowledged Thursday trading losses of $2 billion for the past six weeks.The losses came from derivatives ... Read more...
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Puyol concedes he won’t be fit for Euro 2012
May 9th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 9 (IANS) FC Barcelona defender Carlos Puyol Wednesday conceded that he won't recover from his knee injury in time to represent defending champions Spain in the Euro 2012 ... Read more...
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