Shinde meets Sushma over parliament impasse
August 23rd, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde met BJP leader Sushma Swaraj Thursday in a bid to break the standoff in parliament over coal block allocation, government ... Read more...
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25 killed in brawl at Venezuelan prison (Lead)
August 21st, 2012 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Aug 21 (IANS/EFE) A battle between heavily armed inmate gangs at the Yare I prison near Caracas left 25 people dead and 43 injured, Venezuela's minister of penitentiaries said.Among ... Read more...
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Army standoff in Kashmir blown out of proportion: PM
August 9th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The standoff between officers and soldiers of an armoured unit of the army in Jammu and Kashmir was being "blown out of proportion", Prime ... Read more...
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Gunman at University of Connecticut campus kills self after standoff
July 25th, 2012 - 1:05 am ICT by BNO News
GROTON, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) -- A standoff with an armed man at the University of Connecticut's Avery Point campus in Groton ended Tuesday morning when the man committed suicide, officials said. It ... Read more...
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Gayle hoping to give home fans special treat
July 5th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica), July 5 (IANS/CMC) Chris Gayle returns to Sabina Park with the West Indies for the first time in three years and is hoping he can deliver something special before ... Read more...
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Air India to cut loss-making routes (Lead)
June 5th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Air India may cut some of its loss-making routes under a new business plan it has worked out, sources in the civil aviation ministry ... Read more...
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Amid China foray, India to invite South Sudan president
June 3rd, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) As China steps up its ties with Juba amid its standoff with Khartoum, India is planning to invite South Sudan President Salva Kiir in a ... Read more...
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Direct talks in Syrian standoff unlikely: Russia
May 15th, 2012 - 4:31 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia does not see any prospect of direct talks between the government and opposition in Syria in the near future, a minister has said.Despite a ... Read more...
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China denies readying for war with Philippines
May 12th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 12 (IANS) China Saturday denied that it was preparing to go to war with the Philippines.China's defence ministry denied reports that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) units had ... Read more...
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Ajit Singh meets PM, asks pilots to get back to work (Lead)
May 11th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Friday said the agitating Air India pilots must return to work after which all their issues can be discussed.As ... Read more...
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India must take ‘bold initiative’ on Siachen: Khar
May 8th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, May 8 (IANS) India should take "a bold initiative" to resolve the dispute over Siachen, the world's highest battleground, said Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.Khar said Pakistan believed ... Read more...
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‘Justice Thomas should have stood up for Kerala on Mullaperiyar’
May 6th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kottayam, May 6 (IANS) The standoff between Kerala Water Resources Minister P.J. Joseph and Justice (retd) K.T. Thomas, a member of the apex court appointed expert committee that studied the ... Read more...
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Church activists protest Moscow gay film fest
April 28th, 2012 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Activists from two fundamentalist Russian Orthodox organisations Friday protested before the opening ceremony of an international gay and lesbian film festival in Moscow.Members of the ... Read more...
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‘Indian oil investments in both Sudans safe’
April 4th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Both Sudan and South Sudan have assured India that its $2.5 billion investment in the oil industry spanning the trans-national border are safe and will ... Read more...
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Bar criminals from contesting elections: Quraishi
March 27th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Stressing that it is important to get rid of criminals in the electoral process, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi Tuesday said the law must bar such ... Read more...
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Kerala minister’s father threatens to oust him from party
March 27th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 (IANS) Spelling further trouble for the Oommen Chandy-led Kerala government, the father-son tussle in a constituent of the ruling alliance has exacerbated with the former Tuesday threatening ... Read more...
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Kidman, Holmes have ‘awkward’ run in
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, March 22 (IANS) Actresses Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes had an awkward run in when they bumped into each other at a private club.Kidman married actor Tom ... Read more...
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For Jat chief minister, handling Jats becomes a problem (Haryana Newsletter)
March 2nd, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 2 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda may himself be a Jat but that has hardly brought good tidings. Leaders of the politically dominant community in the ... Read more...
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We will pursue matter in spirit of friendship: Terzi (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Regretting the deaths of two Indian fishermen along the Kerala coast, Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Maria Terzi di Sant' Agata Tuesday admitted that there was ... Read more...
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No crisis in Karnataka: Arun Jaitley
February 24th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Denying reports of a standoff between the Bharatiya Janata Party and former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, senior party leader Arun Jaitley said there ... Read more...
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Unfazed by US, India to scale up business with Iran (Second Lead)
February 14th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) In spite of sanctions by the US and the European Union and Israel linking Tehran to the attack on an Israeli embassy car here, ... Read more...
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Nasheed disappointed with India, says Maldives ex-foreign minister (Interview) (Lead)
February 12th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Male, Feb 12 (IANS) As India steps up efforts to broker a political deal in the Maldives, Ahmed Shaheed, a former foreign minister of the Indian Ocean nation, says ... Read more...
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Nasheed disappointed with India, says Maldives ex-foreign minister (Interview)
February 12th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Male, Feb 12 (IANS) As India steps up efforts to broker a political deal in the Maldives, Ahmed Shaheed, a former foreign minister of the Indian Ocean nation, says ... Read more...
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Eight die as emergency services crippled in Andhra hospitals
February 11th, 2012 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 11 (IANS) At least eight patients have died since Friday night at government-run hospitals in Andhra Pradesh where emergency services are crippled following a strike by junior ... Read more...
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UN envoy calls for dialogue in Maldives
February 10th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Feb 10 (IANS) A day after a court ordered the arrest of ousted Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed, UN special envoy Oscar Fernandez-Taranco Friday called for dialogue to resolve ... Read more...
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Singhvi takes on Amit Mitra over central funds for Bengal
February 8th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) Firing a fresh salvo in the latest standoff with the Trinamool Congress over central assistance for West Bengal, the Congress Wednesday accused the state government ... Read more...
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Obama orders freeze on Iranian property
February 7th, 2012 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has ordered the freezing of Iran's property under American jurisdiction, including that of the country's central bank, the White House said.The ... Read more...
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Ed Ackerman involved in a demolition standoff
January 25th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Winnipeg, Jan 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The police was involved in a standoff with a 54-year-old man for more than five hours after he tried to stop a demolition. Ed Ackerman climbed to ... Read more...
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US will wait for Pakistan to reassess ties: AfPak envoy
January 20th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Seeking to downplay Pakistan's refusal to allow him to visit the country, US Special Representative for the Afghanistan-Pakistan region Marc Grossman Friday said he will ... Read more...
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Lokpal weak spots can be overcome through debate: activist
December 26th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 26 (IANS) Loksatta president Jayaprakash Narayan says there are "significant deficiencies" in the Lokpal bill tabled in parliament but these can be removed through debate. He is ... Read more...
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Police arrest 31 Occupy DC protesters
December 5th, 2011 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) Police arrested 31 Occupy DC protesters and removed several others clinging to a wood structure erected in McPherson Square near the White House ending an hours-long ... Read more...
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FDI standoff an excuse not to bring Lokpal, alleges Hazare
December 2nd, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Dec 2 (IANS) Anna Hazare Friday accused the central government of prolonging the parliament stalemate over the issue of foreign equity in retail as an excuse not ... Read more...
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Government talking to opposition on FDI: Khurshid
November 30th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The government is talking to the opposition on ways to end the parliament deadlock over foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail and let the houses ... Read more...
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Parliament again shuts down over FDI
November 30th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were Wednesday again adjourned for the day without any business being conducted as the standoff continued between the government and ... Read more...
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Police arrest several ‘Occupy LA’ protestors
November 28th, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Los Angeles police arrested several protesters on Monday after the expiration of the deadline for the Occupy LA protesters to vacate their camp in front ... Read more...
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