China’s para-powerlifter Liu stuns world
September 3rd, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 3 (IANS) Guaranteeing the gold and shattering the men's 67.5kg powerlifting Paralympic record in his first attempt, failing in the following two attempts to set a new world ... Read more...
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Top military dismissals are in Egypt’s interests: Morsi (Lead)
August 13th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Aug 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi Monday said the dismissal of the country's powerful defence minister and a top military general has been done in the country's ... Read more...
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Pakistan hurtling towards crisis, fears daily
August 10th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Pakistan faces a crisis with the political leadership and the judiciary "menacingly standing face to face like boxers in a ring" over a letter that ... Read more...
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Syndicate could turn tables on Pranab: Sangma (Interview)
July 11th, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 11 (IANS) A "syndicate" could turn the tables on UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee, his rival P.A. Sangma Wednesday said, recalling 1969 when a conscience vote enabled ... Read more...
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Modi wins, Joshi quits, BJP downplays conflict (Fourth Lead)
May 24th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) BJP's star chief minister, Narendra Modi of Gujarat, arrived here Thursday to a grand welcome to attend the national executive meet, with his bete noire ... Read more...
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Biman Bose may face suit
May 4th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) Sabita Basu, wife of suspended CPI-M leader and former MP Anil Basu, Friday rubbished allegations of "corruption and nepotism" against her husband and threatened to ... Read more...
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CPI-M suspends former party MP
May 1st, 2012 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha member Anil Basu, who acquired infamy for his lewd comments against Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee ahead of the West Bengal assembly ... Read more...
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Woes for Chandy as IUML given fifth ministership
April 13th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 13 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has come under fire from Hindu social groups besides his own Congress party ever since he gave a fifth ministership to ... Read more...
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Congress may go it alone in Bengal panchayat polls
April 7th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) West Bengal Congress president Pardip Bhattacharjee Saturday indicated that his party was ready to go it alone in the panchayat polls in the state slated to ... Read more...
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Gowda safe for now; Yeddyurappa insists on reinstatement (Second Lead)
March 22nd, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D. Sadananda Gowda may be safe for now even as his predecessor B.S. Yeddyurappa dug in his heels and met Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Why is Sacha Baron barred from the Oscar ceremony?
February 23rd, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angels, Feb 23 (IANS) Known for his portrayal of three unorthodox fictional characters -- Ali G, Borat, and Brüno, actor Sacha Baron Cohen has been barred from attending the ... Read more...
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CPI-M Kerala unit to meet to map its future
February 6th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 6 (IANS) The Kerala committee of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) meets here for four days from Tuesday, with its two top state leaders still at loggerheads.Former ... Read more...
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Konkan Congress strongman joins NCP
January 30th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) In yet another jolt to the Congress in two days, a top Konkan politician and four-time legislator Shankar Kambli walked over to the Nationalist Congress ... Read more...
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Vaibhav Suri among leaders in Chennai Open chess
January 7th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) Talented Delhi lad Vaibhav Suri beat local challenger Vishnu Prasanna and moved into the joint lead after the sixth round of the SDAT-RMK Chennai Open International ... Read more...
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Gaddafi’s son offered rebels $2 bn for his release
November 20th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Nov 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The son of the late Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, who was arrested Saturday, offered a bribe of $2 billion to the rebels in ... Read more...
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Brazil probes human rights violations
November 19th, 2011 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Nov 19 (IANS/EFE) President Dilma Rousseff Friday signed a document creating a panel to investigate human rights violations by Brazil's 1964-85 military regime."It is not a process of vengeance, ... Read more...
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New rulers declare Libya officially liberated
October 24th, 2011 - 1:53 am ICT by IANS
Benghazi, Oct 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Libya's transitional government Sunday declared national liberation."Declaration of Liberation. Raise your head high. You are a free Libyan," National Transitional Council (NTC) deputy head Abdel ... Read more...
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‘Paid News’ claims its first victim
October 21st, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) In a landmark verdict, the Election Commission has disqualified Umlesh Yadav, a member of the Uttar Pradesh assembly from Bisauli constituency, for spending Rs.21,250 on ... Read more...
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Modi can lose Shiv Sena support: Thackeray (Lead)
October 20th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would lose the Shiv Sena's support if he pressed for the relaxation of visa procedures for Pakistanis wanting to visit ... Read more...
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Thackeray warns Modi against pampering Muslims
October 20th, 2011 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will lose Shiv Sena's support if he pampered Muslims, the party's chief Bal Thackeray Thursday said."If he (Modi) errs, we ... Read more...
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Putin’s Scuba dive discovery ‘was faked’
October 6th, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Moscow, Oct 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The world woke up to the shocking news on Thursday that the much touted scuba dive of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was faked. Putin, often ... Read more...
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Hammam turns to Arbitration Court after FIFA rejects appeal
September 16th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Zurich, Sep 16, (IANS/CMC) The fall-out from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) cash-for-votes scandal seems set to continue after football's world governing body, FIFA, on Thursday rejected former executive committee member ... Read more...
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Guinea Bissau ready to host Gaddafi
September 11th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Guinea Bissau Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior said Libya's deposed strongman Muammar Gaddafi would be welcomed "with open arms" in the African country."The Libyan guide ... Read more...
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Gaddafi fled on golf cart through tunnel?
August 26th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 26 (IANS) Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi may have fled on a golf buggy through a network of tunnels under his palatial building in Tripoli, a media report said ... Read more...
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Libya finds echo at Ramlila ground
August 22nd, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The announcement that Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi's sons had been captured by rebel forces was greeted with a roar of approval Monday at the Ramlila ... Read more...
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Italian drone completes first surveillance mission
August 13th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 13 (IANS/AKI) The first Italian pilotless Predator drone has completed a 12-hour surveillance flight over Libya after taking off from an air base in Foggia, southern Italy.The Predator ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa fast running out of options (News Analysis)
July 22nd, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 22 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's options to stay on in power are dwindling, with the Lokayukta naming him in the report on illegal mining and ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa condoles minister’s death
May 23rd, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa condoled the death of her ministerial colleague N. Mariyam Pichai, who was killed in a road accident near Tiruchirapalli Monday.She ... Read more...
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Greater Noida: Gateway for Congress to western Uttar Pradesh? (Comment)
May 15th, 2011 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
The political drama that preceded the arrest and release of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi at Bhatta-Parsaul village is the beginning of the second phase of the Congress' ambitious plan ... Read more...
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International prosecutor to seek warrant for Gaddafi
May 14th, 2011 - 9:51 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 14 (IANS) The International Criminal Court (ICC) would seek warrants for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his son Monday, an ICC prosecutor told Spain's Cadena Ser radio, RIA ... Read more...
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Celebrities becomes ‘giant-killers’ in Bengal polls
May 13th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Celebrities like actor Debashree Roy, theatre personality Bratya Basu and singer Anup Ghoshal, contesting on a Trinamool Congress ticket in the West Bengal polls, earned the ... Read more...
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Putin plays ice hockey with teenagers
April 18th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Moscow, April 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin showed that he is still active. Putin is known for taking part in extreme sports and his recent act was nowhere less ... Read more...
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Ivory Coast’s leader Gbagbo arrested (Lead)
April 12th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Abidjan, April 11 (IANS) Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo and his wife were detained Monday following a French-led military raid at his home in Abidjan, Xinhua reported.He was taken to ... Read more...
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Two people injured in political clashes in Kerala
April 11th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by ANI
Malappuram (Kerala), Apr 11(ANI): At least two people were injured when clashes broke out between Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Muslim League workers in poll-bound Kerala's Malappuram district on Monday.According ... Read more...
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CPI-M a brainless party: Mamata
April 10th, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Habibpur (West Bengal), April 10 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday termed the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) a "brainless party" and said it will "face the music" ... Read more...
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