Allegations of impropriety in coal block allocation baseless: PM (Lead)
August 27th, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said allegations of impropriety in coal block allocations were baseless and unsupported by facts.Calling the observations of the CAG ... Read more...
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Khurshid’s comments on Rahul are fodder for BJP, Left (Intro Roundup)
July 10th, 2012 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid's remarks Tuesday that a lack of ideological direction plagued the Congress and that Rahul Gandhi was performing only a ... Read more...
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Khurshid’s comments on Rahul are BJP fodder (Roundup)
July 10th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid's remarks Tuesday that a lack of ideological direction plagued the Congress and that Rahul Gandhi was performing only a ... Read more...
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My statement on Congress, Rahul misinterpreted: Khurshid (Lead)
July 10th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday said his comments on the Congress and its general secretary Rahul Gandhi in a daily newspaper had ... Read more...
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My statement on Congress, Rahul misinterpreted: Khurshid
July 10th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday said his comments on the Congress and general secretary Rahul Gandhi in a daily newspaper had been ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh BJP chief offers to quit
March 8th, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) Taking responsibility for the dismal performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, state unit chief Surya Pratap Shahi has ... Read more...
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Prashant Bhsuhan bashed up, one attacker held (Roundup)
October 13th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) As a TV news channel stood by filming the entire incident, three Sri Ram Sene activists roughed up Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan inside ... Read more...
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Security scaled up in Gujarat
September 9th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Sep 9 (IANS) A high alert was ordered in Gujarat Friday after an email taking responsibility for the Delhi High Court blast, warned of Ahmedabad being the next terror target.Ahmedabad ... Read more...
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Delhi blast: Two detained in Uttar Pradesh
September 9th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 9 (IANS) Two people were detained in Uttar Pradesh Friday in connection with the Delhi High Court blast two days ago which claimed 13 lives, police said here."One ... Read more...
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Delhi blasts: Srinagar resident detained
September 9th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 8 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police Thursday detained another man for questioning in connection with the Delhi High Court blast.A senior police officer said Farooq Ahmad was ... Read more...
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Afridi admits Pak ‘needs to learn how to utilise batting powerplay’
April 20th, 2011 - 11:41 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 20(ANI): Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has acknowledged that his team faces the "problem" of losing wickets during batting powerplays, and said that he has "discussed this in detail" with ... Read more...
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Men still like to pay for first dates
March 29th, 2011 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 29 (ANI): Men still like to pick up the bill on first dates, according to a new study.The research revealed that women expect to split the cost, while men ... Read more...
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Chris Brown Completes 12 Month Domestic Violence Course
December 21st, 2010 - 11:17 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
December 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A proud Chris Brown posted a picture of his domestic violence course certification on His Twitter Monday, to show the world that he had completed the required ... Read more...
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Women as well as men can use condoms to stop HIV: Vatican
November 24th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 24 (ANI): The Pope Benedict XVI has apparently suggested that condoms may be used by both men and women, as it is lesser evil than transmitting HIV to partner.It was ... Read more...
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Tendulkar greatest batsman of all time: Zaheer Abbas
November 7th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Nov 7 (IANS) Pakistan's famous Test batsman Zaheer Abbas rates Sachin Tendulkar higher than Don Bradman and believes that the Indian master is the greatest batsman of all time. ... Read more...
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Demi Lovato To Enter Rehab, Cancels Concert
November 2nd, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 2, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): American actress Demi Lovato seems to have grown up as the 18-year-old girl has dumped her international concert tour to enter rehab facility. She wants to undergo ... Read more...
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Maoists kill CPI-Marxist leader in Paschim Medinipur District
October 13th, 2010 - 11:53 pm ICT by ANI
Belatikri (West Bengal), Oct.13 (ANI): The Maoists killed a local committee member of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M) in Belatikri village in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur District on Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Redemption time for Pakistan hockey team
October 1st, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) When Pakistan take on Scotland in their Commonwealth Games men's hockey opener Oct 5, they will need to shake off the ghosts of their horrible ... Read more...
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Lohan fails drug test, ready to face consequences
September 19th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 19 (IANS) Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan has admitted that she failed her recent drug test and that she is ready to face the consequences, which could take her ... Read more...
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‘No change’ in LiLo after rehab, jail stints
September 19th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 19 (ANI): Even after her stints in rehab and jail, there seems to be no change in troubled actress Lindsay Lohan.Lohan failed a random drug test on Friday, Sept. ... Read more...
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I did fail my most recent drug test, tweets LiLo
September 18th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 18 (ANI): Troubled star Lindsay Lohan has accepted that she failed her most recent drug test and is ready to face the consequences.The 'Mean Girls' star took to her ... Read more...
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One-third of Brit youngsters drink just to get sloshed
September 7th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 7 (ANI): Over one third of youngsters in Britain go out drinking with the sole purpose of getting knocked out, according to a survey.Almost one in four young adults revealed ... Read more...
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Chris Klein Spends 4 Days in Jail for Last DUI
September 4th, 2010 - 3:13 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Chris Klein, from ‘American Pie’, and ‘Rollerball’, was issued another DUI on June 16 on a highway in Los Angeles, and pleaded “No Contest” this morning (Friday). ... Read more...
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Macca supports ‘green’ Isle of Wight Festival
June 7th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 07 (ANI): Sir Paul McCartney has voiced support for this year's Isle of Wight Festival, which is encouraging reduction in carbon footprint after winning the Greener Festival Award last ... Read more...
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Japan’s PM Hatoyama to resigns after eight months in office
June 2nd, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Wednesday said he will step down, taking responsibility for losing public trust in the government after a party left the ruling coalition ... Read more...
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‘Men can stop divorce by helping wives in household chores’
May 31st, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 31 (ANI): Men can reduce chances of divorce by helping their wives in household chores, a new survey has found.A study of 3,500 British couples, conducted by the London ... Read more...
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Pakistan Taliban deny New York car bomb claim (Lead)
May 3rd, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 3 (DPA) Pakistani Taliban Monday said they were not aware of a video attributed to them claiming responsibility for the failed car bomb in New York late Saturday.
The US-based ... Read more...
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66 percent US voters want Obama to start taking responsibility
April 23rd, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 23 (ANI): Most American voters think it is time for the Obama Administration to start taking responsibility for the way things are going in the country.A Fox News poll ... Read more...
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IPL should not be banned: Raj Thackeray
April 23rd, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) should not be banned despite the controversies surrounding it, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray said Friday.
"Such scams will happen in ... Read more...
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Larry King & wife reunite, divorce may be off
April 17th, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Apr 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Larry King and his wife Shawn Southwick had both filed for divorce on Friday. However both of them went for their son’s baseball game on ... Read more...
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Larry King files for divorce, rumors abound that he is having an affair with wife’s sister
April 16th, 2010 - 11:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Apr 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Larry King and his wife Shawn Southwick have filed for divorce, amidst rumors that Larry is having an affair with his wife’s sister Shannon. However ... Read more...
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Biswajit Bhattacharjee new Mohun Bagan coach
March 31st, 2010 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Biswajit Bhattacharjee was Wednesday appointed chief coach of Mohun Bagan for the remaining months of the ongoing football season after Satyajit Chatterjee decided to step down from office.
Chatterjee ... Read more...
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When buying for others, consumers go for less healthy food items
March 23rd, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 23 (ANI): Consumers choose foods that are less healthy when they are purchasing for others, a new study has found.The study has been published in the Journal of Consumer Research.In ... Read more...
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Pune blast foreigners survey to be done: Maharashtra Home Minister
March 4th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Mar 4 (ANI): Maharashtra Home Minister Ramesh Bagwe has said that a thorough survey of authorised and unauthorised foreigners in the state would be conducted so as to facilitate a thorough ... Read more...
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Malaysian PM’s ex-aide publicly apologises over racist Chinese and Indian remarks
February 5th, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 5 (ANI): Nasir Safar, who resigned as the special aide to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak after making racist remarks against Chinese and Indian ethnic minorities, has publicly ... Read more...
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