Asif released from British jail
May 3rd, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 3 (IANS) Pakistan cricket Mohammed Asif was released from a British jail Thursday after completing half of his 12-month sentence after being found guilty in a spot-fixing scandal.The ... Read more...
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Paralysed Briton asks court to allow him to die
November 30th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 30 (IANS) A 57-year-old paralysed man in Britain has asked a court to allow a doctor to "lawfully" end his life of "uncertainty, pain, and suffering".Tony Nicklinson is ... Read more...
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House buying could be prematurely ageing us
November 7th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 7 (IANS) Stress of buying or selling one's home could be taking a heavy toll on our health and prematurely ageing us as well, a study has suggested.Psychologists ... Read more...
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Asif likely to be moved to an open prison: Report
November 5th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 5 (IANS) Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, who is one of the three cricketers sentenced for spot-fixing, could be moved to an open prison, according to a ... Read more...
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UK Indian laced wife’s food with steroids to make her fat
November 3rd, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) An Indian-origin man in Britain laced his wife's food with steroids in a bid to transform her into a fat, stay-at-home mother, a court has heard.Dalwara ... Read more...
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Greater Noida industrial land used for homes due to recession: CEO
July 28th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, July 27 (IANS) The economic recession forced the Greater Noida authority to convert the acquired land from industrial to residential use in Noida Extension, authority CEO Rama ... Read more...
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No skimpy skirts, trainee solicitors in British firm told
April 9th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 9 (IANS) Trainee solicitors at a leading British law firm have been told to increase the length of their skirts and reduce the height of their heels or ... Read more...
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‘Blackberry thumb’ is the latest health hazard
March 25th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 25 (ANI): Do your thumbs hurt? Well, if you're sending lots of text messages, you may have the trendiest new malady: 'BlackBerry thumb.''BlackBerry thumb' is the name given to a ... Read more...
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Frank Lampard warns ex not to use kids for publicity
February 21st, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 21 (ANI): Frank Lampard has reportedly ordered his former fiancee Elen Rivas not to use their two daughters on television for publicity.The Chelsea footballer has apparently instructed his lawyers to ... Read more...
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Woman travels 400 miles to stalk Ferdinand
February 18th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 18 (ANI): England football captain Rio Ferdinand was stalked by a woman who travelled 400 miles to target him.The Manchester United defender told police that he and his wife Rebecca ... Read more...
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Facebook blamed for divorces in Britain
January 22nd, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 22 (IANS) Social networking website Facebook is being blamed for a growing number of divorces in Britain as many married partners were caught cheating online.A lawyer said how every ... Read more...
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Facebook ‘fuelling divorce epidemic’
January 22nd, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 22 (ANI): If you think that Facebook is a harmless way to keep in touch with friends and family, you are wrong. The social networking site is fuelling divorce ... Read more...
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Halle Berry’s Ex, Gabriel Aubry, Requests The Judiciary To Pronounce Him Formally As The Daddy Of Their 2-year-old Nahla
January 19th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
January 19, 2011 (Pen Men at Work): The state of affairs surrounding Halle Berry, the accomplished American actress, and her ex-companion, Gabriel Aubry, could worsen in the coming days. The romance between ... Read more...
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Modi questions Chennai Police’s statements
January 12th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi has shot off a letter to Chennai Police Commissioner T. Rajendran questioning his recent statements on the police inability to serve summons to ... Read more...
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Former TV host Juan-Carlos Cruz sentenced for planning his wife’s murder
December 14th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Maputo, Dec 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former TV chef host Juan-Carlos Cruz has been sentenced to nine years in jail for hiring two men to kill his wife.However before the two men ... Read more...
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Ronaldo wins libel payout from The Daily Telegraph
November 8th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Portuguese winger and Real Madrid’s most prized player, Cristiano Ronaldo has won a libel payout from the British tabloid, the Daily Telegraph. The paper reported that ... Read more...
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Brainy best friends aged 5 and 6 join Mensa
October 25th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 25 (ANI): Young Einsteins Georgia, 5, and Harry, 6, have joined Mensa, the nation's intellectual elite open only to people whose IQ is in the top two per cent of ... Read more...
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Johnson & Johnson in trouble for 10,000 faulty hip replacements
October 25th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 25 (IANS) Pharma giant Johnson & Johnson is facing a multi-million-pound legal claim after more than 10,000 patients in Britain were told their hip replacement operations needed to be reversed. ... Read more...
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Rape not possible in marriage: Muslim cleric
October 14th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 14 (IANS) There cannot be rape within marriage, a Muslim cleric in Britain has ruled. A key Muslim leader in the country promptly denounced the views as "misguided" and "inappropriate"."In ... Read more...
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5,300 British web users shared porn movies online
September 28th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 28 (IANS) Over 5,300 people who use the Sky network's internet service in Britain downloaded pornographic films and illegally shared them online.
The personal details - names, addresses and the titles ... Read more...
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Scottish lawyer advocates prosecuting men who knowingly wed forced-marriage girls
September 18th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Edinburgh, Sept 18 (ANI): Men who marry women even after knowing that their spouses had been forced into wedlock by their parents should be prosecuted, while criminalizing parents would defeat the very ... Read more...
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Pak ’spot-fixing’ trio leaving UK today on ‘return to assist’ undertaking
September 10th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 10(ANI): Scotland Yard has said that Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, who are currently embroiled in a 'spot-fixing' scandal, will leave Britain today."We can confirm ... Read more...
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Suspended Pakistani trio to fly back home
September 10th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 10 (IANS) Three Pakistani cricketers, who have been provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on charges of alleged spot-fixing, have been granted permission by the Metropolitan Police to ... Read more...
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Pay cut for going to toilet upsets staff
August 19th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 19 (IANS) Employees at a factory in Britain may decide to take legal action after their wages were cut every time they went to the toilet.
Staff at the meat processing ... Read more...
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Brangelina expected to settle privacy claim
July 22nd, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 22 (ANI): Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are due to settle their privacy claim against the News of the World.The two are not expected to attend the ... Read more...
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‘Harry Potter’ actress’ family threatened to kill her
July 2nd, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 2 (IANS) "Harry Potter" actress Afshan Azad, who plays Padma Patil in the wizard franchise, has accused her father Abdul Azad and brother Ashraf of threatening to kill her.
The 22-year-old ... Read more...
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Britain gives temporary asylum to deposed Kyrgyzstan President’s son
June 19th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 19 (ANI): The son of deposed Kyrgyzstan President, Maxim Bakiyev, has been given temporary asylum in Britain.Bakiyev arrived in Britain on June 13, weeks after his father, former president ... Read more...
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Stephen Gately left more than a million pounds for lover
May 27th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 27 (IANS) Boyzone star Stephen Gately's partner Andy Cowles will get more than 1 million pounds from the singer's estate, says a report.
Stephen and Internet entrepreneur Andy had a ... Read more...
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My reply is about defending Brand IPL, says Modi
May 16th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi said his reply to the Indian cricket board's show-cause notice is not to defend himself but the image of ... Read more...
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Prince Andrew’s ex-wife sued by lawyers over debts
April 23rd, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 23 (IANS) The Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson is being taken to the High Court for debts of more than 200,000 pounds (more than $300,000) by a leading legal firm, ... Read more...
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Gurkha row: Brown, UK Defence Minister apologise to Lumley
March 30th, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.30 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has apologised "unreservedly" to actress Joanna Lumley after the country's Veterans Minister claimed she had spearheaded a campaign for Gurkhas' rights, but had ... Read more...
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Jude Law ‘fumes over ex wife’s tell all book’
March 29th, 2010 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, March 29 (ANI): Jude Law is reportedly fuming over his former wife Sadie Frost's upcoming autobiography.The Alfie actor, who was married to Frost from 1997 to 2003 and shares three ... Read more...
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‘Harry Potter’ author Rowling vows to battle plagiarism charge
February 19th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 19 (IANS) Multi-millionaire J.K. Rowling, who authored the international best-seller "Harry Potter" books, has vowed to fight a claim that she plagiarised parts of her books and says she is ... Read more...
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Kate Middleton sues paparazzi for invasion of privacy
January 14th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 14 (ANI): Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton has engaged the Queen's solicitors to take legal action against the paparazzi who snapped her playing tennis on Christmas Day.Middleton, 28, is ... Read more...
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Cairns is welcome to sue me: Lalit Modi
January 8th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 8 (ANI): Indian Premier League boss Lalit Modi today defended the IPL's decision not to include Chris Cairns in the auction over alleged match fixing allegations, and said that the ... Read more...
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