Three border villagers arrested with Pak SIMs
September 12th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep (IANS) Three people were arrested with Pakistani mobile SIM cards in the frontier district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir near the India-Pakistan border, police said.They said the ... Read more...
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Cops pilot scalded Chinese boy to hospital
August 28th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Aug 28 (IANS) A police car escorted a taxi carrying a two-year-old who was scalded by boiling water, slicing through rush-hour traffic and covering a 40 km distance to ... Read more...
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Olympic rehearsals made Halliwell’s birthday bizarre
August 28th, 2012 - 4:38 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 28 (IANS) Singer Geri Halliwell said her 40th birthday was very "bizarre" as she spent the entire day rehearsing for the London Olympics closing ceremony."My actual birthday ... Read more...
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Probe into HIV-infected syringe in China
August 27th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 27 (IANS) Police are hunting for clues after a man was pricked by an HIV-infected syringe left in a taxi, authorities said Monday.Police have set up a special ... Read more...
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When Victoria Beckham suffered panic attack
August 19th, 2012 - 1:51 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 19 (IANS) Singer Victoria Beckham suffered a panic attack and almost walked off stage ahead of the Spice Girls reunion gig at the Olympics closing ceremony.The 38-year-old ... Read more...
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Injured tourist succumbs, death toll is four
August 1st, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 1 (IANS) The death toll in the gas cylinder tragedy in Kashmir rose to four as a British woman critically injured in the accident succumbed to injuries here ... Read more...
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Two tourists killed in Kashmir grenade attack (Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 28 (IANS) Two women tourists from Maharashtra were killed and six others were injured in a grenade attack in Kashmir Saturday, police said."Two tourists were killed and six ... Read more...
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Two tourists killed in Kashmir grenade attack
July 28th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 28 (IANS) Two tourists were killed and four others were injured in a separatist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district Saturday."Militants tossed a hand grenade at a ... Read more...
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Eight killed in China road accident
June 30th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 30 (IANS) At least eight people, including three toddlers, were killed in China Saturday after their taxi crashed into a tanker in Sichuan province, Xinhua reported.The accident occurred ... Read more...
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Three tourists killed in Himachal road accident
June 16th, 2012 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Manali, June 16 (IANS) Three tourists from Madhya Pradesh were killed and several others injured after their taxi skidded off the road and fell into a gorge near here Saturday, ... Read more...
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Alleged Kolkata rapist sent to police custody
June 9th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 9 (IANS) A city court Saturday remanded Mumtaz Khan, accused of raping a 26-year-old woman inside a taxi in the city, to police custody till June 21. Khan ... Read more...
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CPI-M lauds quick police action in Kolkata rape case
June 8th, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government received rare praise from the opposition Left Front Friday after the police swiftly arrested a man accused of raping a ... Read more...
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Woman raped inside moving taxi in Kolkata, attacker held
June 8th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) A 26-year-old woman was raped inside a taxi in the city, police said Friday, adding that the attacker has been arrested."The woman, a housewife, ... Read more...
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Delhi policeman knocked dead by speeding taxi
June 7th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) A Delhi Police head constable was killed after a speeding taxi hit him while he was crossing the road in the national capital, police said ... Read more...
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Four killed in Kashmir highway accident
June 4th, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 4 (IANS) Four people, including two tourists and two locals, were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in hit an oil tanker in north Kashmir's Pulwama district ... Read more...
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Man leaps out of moving car to save daughter
May 11th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 11 (IANS) A man in China jumped out of his moving car to save his two-year-old daughter who had fallen out at an intersection. The driverless car ... Read more...
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An ex-spy from Jammu struggles for livelihood (Letter from Jammu)
May 6th, 2012 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 6 (IANS) He was driving a taxi in Jammu when a passenger offered him a chance to "spy for the nation" and earn big bucks. As a 24-year-old, ... Read more...
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Man kills lover’s husband
March 31st, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) A man, along with his accomplice, was arrested Saturday in south Delhi for murdering his lover's husband and carrying his body in a taxi for ... Read more...
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Pakistani on way to funeral killed
March 2nd, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 2 (IANS) A man who was on his way to a funeral was stabbed to death when he got caught in a clash between two groups of students ... Read more...
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Man loses memory, finds kidney missing
February 26th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) A Chinese man says he lost his memory for four days and was shocked to wake up in a hotel and find one of his kidneys ... Read more...
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Iranian hurls bombs in Bangkok, five injured (Lead)
February 14th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Feb 14 (IANS) An Iranian national lobbed two bombs in Bangkok Tuesday, one at a taxi that injured the driver and the second at police that bounced back from ... Read more...
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Israeli diplomats world over use taxis after attacks
February 14th, 2012 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Feb 14 (IANS) Israeli diplomats across the world used taxis or public transport after twin attacks in India and Georgia, a media report said here.Israeli institutions have been ... Read more...
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Sarojini dubs CPI-M ‘male dominated party’
February 10th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 10 (IANS) Sarojini Balanandan, a leader of the CPI-M, Friday broke down after she realized that she had been shunted out of the 84-member Kerala state committee.The 74-year-old ... Read more...
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20 killed, 40 injured in Pakistan blast
January 10th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed and about 40 injured in a blast in a market in a town in northwest Pakistan.The incident occurred when a ... Read more...
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Six killed in Haryana jeep-tanker collision
January 3rd, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Sonipat (Haryana), Jan 3 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 13 injured when a speeding jeep collided with an oil tanker on the Sonipat-Rohtak road Tuesday morning, police ... Read more...
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Fog affects life in Punjab, Haryana
December 20th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 20 (IANS) Fog and cold wave conditions continued to affect normal life in Punjab and Haryana Tuesday.Thick fog engulfed most parts of Haryana, affecting road and rail traffic. ... Read more...
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Indian honeymoon killer resists extradition to South Africa
December 14th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 14 (IANS) The life of Indian-origin businessman Shrien Dewani, suspected of ordering the murder of his wife during their honeymoon, would be at risk if he is extradited ... Read more...
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Man crushed to death in Delhi
October 6th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) An unidentified vehicle crushed a man to death when he fell on the road after his bike hit a car, police said Thursday.Twenty-eight-year-old Sanjeev Bhattacharya ... Read more...
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A woman who stopped two assailants
September 17th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 17 (IANS) Two men kicked and punched another man in a town centre in Britain as people watched mutely -- it took a brave young woman to come ... Read more...
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CPI leader gets taste of loan recovery agents’ methods
September 9th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 9 (IANS) Communist Party of India (CPI) leader R. Nallakannu Friday got a taste of the tactics employed by loan recovery agents of a private bank when he ... Read more...
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Finnish woman raped in Delhi
September 3rd, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) A youth hailing from Andaman and Nicobar Islands has been arrested for raping a 30-year-old Finnish woman at a guest house in south Delhi, police ... Read more...
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Winehouse bought crack cocaine before death, says peddler
August 1st, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) Late singer Amy Winehouse had reportedly bought crack cocaine and heroin worth 1,200 pounds the night before she died.London drug fixer Tony Azzopardi has alleged ... Read more...
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Picasso drawing stolen from SF art gallery
July 7th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
San Francisco, July 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A drawing by Picasso has been stolen from an art gallery in San Francisco. The police are hunting for the thief who grabbed the drawing ... Read more...
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Karachi killings’ toll rises to 39
July 7th, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 7 (IANS) The death toll from target killings in the southern port city of Karachi has risen to 39 in three days with at least eight people being ... Read more...
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Jessica told to control anger
June 17th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 17 (IANS) A judge has told supermodel Jessica White to study anger management.White, 26, was detained by police in October last year after she allegedly struck Vanessa ... Read more...
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