US welcomes economic reforms in India: Envoy
September 17th, 2012 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell Monday said the recent economic reforms announced by the Indian government have been widely welcomed in the US and ... Read more...
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Scanty rainfall in Himachal, river levels down
September 9th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 9 (IANS) After days of moderate to heavy rains, the hills of Himachal Pradesh saw scanty rainfall Sunday, a weather official said.Most of the rivers that were in ... Read more...
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Bal Thackeray targets Congress, Gandhi family
September 7th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Friday targeted Congress president Sonia Gandhi, alleging that the country had gone to the dumps under her leadership.In a marathon ... Read more...
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Suicides: Act promptly on soldiers’ leave applications, says Antony
September 6th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IANS) Against the backdrop of a spate of recent suicides by soldiers, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Thursday asked the armed forces to be more liberal with ... Read more...
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US daily calls PM ‘tragic figure’, government wants apology (Second Lead)
September 5th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Months after the Time magazine termed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "an underachiever", an influential US daily described him as "a dithering, ineffectual bureaucrat presiding ... Read more...
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Travel advisory: India assures safety to visiting Sri Lankans (Lead)
September 4th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Amid reports of attack on buses carrying Sri Lankan pilgrims in Tamil Nadu and a travel advisory issued by Colombo, the government Tuesday assured that ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka issues travel warning for southern India
September 4th, 2012 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 4 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government has issued a travel warning to Sri Lankans visiting southern India following a spate of incidents targeting Sri Lankan nationals, the external ... Read more...
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Assam journalists protest, boycott AAMSU for three months
August 30th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 30 (IANS) At least a dozen organisations of media people of Assam Thursday decided to organise demonstrations across the state Sep 1 to protest a spate of attacks ... Read more...
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Heavy rain to continue in Himachal
August 26th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 26 (IANS) Heavy rainfall will continue across Himachal Pradesh in the next 24 hours, a weather official said Sunday evening."There will be no respite from the incessant rain ... Read more...
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Incessant rains in Himachal, rivers in spate
August 21st, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 21 (IANS) Rivers and their tributaries in Himachal Pradesh have been in spate as the state has witnessed moderate to heavy rainfall for almost a week, while two ... Read more...
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Heavy showers hit Taj city
August 21st, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 21 (IANS) Heavy showers Tuesday disrupted normal life in the Taj city.The worst hit were Indian and foreign tourists visiting the Taj Mahal who had to scurry for ... Read more...
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Torrential rains, floods hit life in Chhattisgarh
August 20th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 20 (IANS) Torrential rains for the past 50 hours affected life in Chhattisgarh, specially in Bastar division, as water from the swollen Doodh river entered shops and houses ... Read more...
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Himachal may see heavy rains, rivers in spate
August 19th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 19 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh may experience heavy rainfall in the next two days, while the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway-21 remained disrupted throughout the day Sunday due ... Read more...
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Sexual assault to stealing, little boy goes on crime-spree
August 13th, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) A 12-year-old boy in Britain has admitted to having committed over 20 crimes, ranging from sexual assaults to stealing a model car, in just two months.His ... Read more...
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Meghalaya for a commission to re-define boundary with Assam
August 13th, 2012 - 10:35 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 13 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has asked Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to expedite the constitution of a boundary commission to "re-examine ... Read more...
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‘Step Up Revolution’ - succeeds by mixing dance and protest (IANS Movie Review)
August 4th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Step Up Revolution"; Cast: Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman, Cleopatra Coleman; Director: Scott Speer; Ratings: ***1/2In essence, dance is about space and occupying space in a meaningful way. Business, incidentally, ... Read more...
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Watch out for Ajay’s ‘Son Of Sardar’, says Kajol
August 3rd, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Kajol is playing the perfect wife by spreading the good word about her husband Ajay Devgn's next film "Son Of Sardar". She says the trailer ... Read more...
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Rain brings cheer to Agra farmers
July 30th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, July 30 (IANS) Fairly widespread rains in the last three days have delighted farmers in the Agra region as the delayed monsoon had triggered fears of a drought. ... Read more...
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US condemns deadly attacks in Iraq
July 24th, 2012 - 8:28 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 24 (IANS) The US has strongly condemned the spate of attacks across Iraq in the last two days, the deadliest in the country since the withdrawal of US ... Read more...
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40,000 affected as north Bengal rivers in spate
July 17th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) As many as 40,000 people were affected as large parts of Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling districts of north Bengal remain submerged with all the rivers overflowing in ... Read more...
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Rivers near danger mark in Uttar Pradesh
July 16th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 16 (IANS) With heavy rains lashing many parts of Uttar Pradesh, some rivers are rising menacingly, officials said Monday.In many places, the embankment of the rivers have eroded, ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily rues lack of coordination to fight terror
July 13th, 2012 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 13 (IANS) The lack of coordination among security forces has given extremises more opportunities, a Pakistani daily said Friday, a day after nine police personnel were gunned ... Read more...
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Miley Cyrus gets a new tattoo
July 12th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Singer Miley Cryus has gotten a new tattoo. And the surprise of all surprises is that it isn’t her boyfriend’s name or something romantic. Rather it ... Read more...
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Woodchunks suspected in cemetery flags theft case
July 9th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hudson, July 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There has been a spurt in cases in which cemetery flags in Hudson have been stolen. More than 75 flags were reported to be stolen from the ... Read more...
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Taylor working on fitness with hopes of recall
July 3rd, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), July 3 (IANS/CMC) Injury-prone West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor says he is working his way back to full fitness, as he targets a recall to the Caribbean side.
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Stop violence against gay community: Elton John
July 2nd, 2012 - 5:21 am ICT by IANS
London, July 2 (IANS) Singer Elton John has called for an end to violence against gay people following a spate of homophobic attacks in Ukraine.The "Rocket Man" hitmaker performed at ... Read more...
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Outlook on boxing changed after Beijing bronze: Vijender
June 28th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The first Indian boxer to win a medal at the Olympics, Vijender Singh, said Thursday that his bronze medal in Beijing had changed the face ... Read more...
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I have to better my Beijing performance: Sushil Kumar
May 9th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) India's ace wrestler Sushil Kumar wants to better his Beijing Games' bronze medal winning performance in the 2012 London Olympics."I have to better my ... Read more...
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Fourth suicide at Delhi Metro premises in 6 days (Lead)
May 8th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) A 22-year-old youth committed suicide by jumping from an elevated Delhi Metro station here Tuesday, police said, in the fourth such incident on the network ... Read more...
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Oman industrialist good Samaritan for Vidarbha farm widows
April 23rd, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, April 23 (IANS) Widows of Vidarbha farmers who ended their lives unable to bear the stress of high debt have found a good Samaritan in an Oman-based industrialist.
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Crimes in showbiz: Who’s to blame?
April 23rd, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The spate of recent crimes in showbiz involving Meenakshi Thapa and Simran Sood and the twist involving Anuj Tikku have raised questions over what makes ... Read more...
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Government has decided on no more reforms: BJP
April 20th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said the government seems to have decided against any more reforms as the prime minister's economic advisor ... Read more...
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`Hindus in Pakistan angry, helpless’
April 10th, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Hindus in Pakistan are feeling "angry and helpless" after being targeted in a spate of incidents, including abductions and forced conversion of girls, says a ... Read more...
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Costa Rican diplomat kidnapped in Venezuela (Lead)
April 10th, 2012 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, April 10 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan authorities confirmed Monday that they are investigating the abduction of a Costa Rican diplomat in Caracas.Guillermo Cholele, trade attache at the Costa Rican Embassy, was ... Read more...
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Children’s home official held for burglary racket
April 2nd, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 1 (IANS) Police in Goa have exposed a nexus between a caretaker of a state-run children's remand home and delinquents by cracking a burglary and theft racket. The ... Read more...
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