Four Indians among 6 killed in gurdwara shooting
August 7th, 2012 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) Four of the six Sikh worshippers killed in Sunday's attack on a Sikh gurdwara in Winsconsin were Indian citizens, with one of them being a ... Read more...
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PM expresses shock over US gurudwara killing
August 6th, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday expressed deep shock and sadness over the shooting at a US gurudwara in which six people were killed. He ... Read more...
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British police to visit family of slain Indian student
January 1st, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 1 (IANS) British police officers would visit India to meet the family of 23-year-old Indian student Anuj Bidve who was shot dead in Manchester a day after Christmas, ... Read more...
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President, PM condole death of Dorjee Khandu (Lead)
May 5th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday condoled the death of Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu in ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh lauds security agencies, cautions against terror threats
March 30th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 30 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today urged police and security authorities to improve their professional standards and build more appropriate and better infrastructure to handle ... Read more...
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Waqar Younis eyes redemption for Pak cricket by winning World Cup
February 11th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 11(ANI): Pakistan cricket coach Waqar Younis believes that his team's victory in the ICC World Cup 2011 will lead to the return of international cricket to the country and also ... Read more...
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Opener Hughes now a fill-in player for Australia
January 4th, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan. 4 (ANI): Australian and New South Wales opener Phil Hughes is in danger of being left behind as a Test player.Once touted as a wunderkind of Australian cricket, Hughes is ... Read more...
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Air India Kanishka bomber apologies to victims’ families
November 19th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Vancouver (Canada), Nov 19(ANI): Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only man convicted in the 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing, has offered an apology to the families of the 329 victims of the bombing. ... Read more...
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Wildfire In Boulder County Spreads Over 4 Square Miles
September 7th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Denver, Sep 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Monday, a sudden and devastating wind-driven wildfire in and around the Boulder county devoured several buildings and continues to threaten hundred more. The wildfire ... Read more...
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From Canada, about Coorg - a novelist debuts
July 21st, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) One always writes what one knows best the first time, says Toronto-based Indian origin novelist Sarita Mandanna. And her novel, "Tiger Hills", is indeed being ... Read more...
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Subcontinent’s divisive politics must not derail Indian Diaspora’s achievements: PM
June 29th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitOnboard Air India One, June 29 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, said on Monday that the Indian Diaspora living abroad must not allow the divisive politics of ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh apologizes ‘on behalf of government” for 1984 anti-Sikh disturbances
June 29th, 2010 - 12:13 am ICT by ANI
Toronto, June 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday apologized 'on behalf of the Government of India' for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, saying that it should have never happened.Addressing ... Read more...
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Libyan airplane crash DNA samples sent to UK laboratory for analysis
June 3rd, 2010 - 1:37 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) – DNA analysis and forensic work on the remains of the passengers who died in Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 from Johannesburg crash-landed at Tripoli Airport will be carried out ... Read more...
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‘Black box’ is generally orange and far from cockpit
May 23rd, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Usually painted bright orange to help easy retrieval, a black box is a combination of two devices mounted at the rear of an aircraft not the cockpit, ... Read more...
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French President Sarkozy expresses support after Chile quake
February 27th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by BNO News
PARIS (BNO NEWS) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday expressed his support after a destructive earthquake hit Chile, triggering a large tsunami. Hundreds of people are feared dead."The President of ... Read more...
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Gloom descends over Andhra Bhavan after YSR’s death (Second Lead)
September 3rd, 2009 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The news of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's death in a helicopter crash cast a pall of gloom over the Andhra Pradesh Bhavan in the national capital ... Read more...
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Andhra Bhavan in gloom after YSR’s death (Lead)
September 3rd, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) A pall of gloom hung over the Andhra Pradesh Bhavan in the national capital Thursday following the death of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in a helicopter ... Read more...
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Plastic surgeons carry out second partial face transplant
April 13th, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 13 (IANS) A plastic surgery team, led by Dr B. Pomahac, carried out a partial face transplant at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston - the second such transplant to ... Read more...
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Sanjay Suri returns to his roots
March 16th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Actor Sanjay Suri shall be seen soon in yet another challenging role in his forthcoming film Sikandar. The film is a suspense thriller set in Kashmir that traces the life and ... Read more...
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Martin Luther King III pays homage to Mumbai terror attack victims
February 18th, 2009 - 8:29 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Feb 18 (ANI): US civil rights leader Martin Luther King III today pays homage to the victims of Mumbai terror attacks.
He observed silence for a minute as a token of ... Read more...
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EU ready to send humanitarian aid to Mumbai
November 28th, 2008 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Nov 27 (IANS) The European Union Thursday said it has rapidly initiated crisis coordination measures in the wake of the terror strike in Mumbai and is ready to send humanitarian aid ... Read more...
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EU condemns Mumbai terror attacks
November 27th, 2008 - 5:39 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Nov 27 (IANS) The European Union has expressed its shock and strongly condemned the terror attacks in Mumbai that killed at least 78 people and injured hundreds. A statement by the ... Read more...
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Muslim couple to approach high court over son’s custody
July 25th, 2008 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, July 25 (IANS) A Muslim couple plans to approach the Gujarat High Court after a lower court ruled that their son who was separated from them during the 2002 communal riots ... Read more...
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Rupert Grint getting set for own adult role
July 11th, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 11 (ANI): Daniel Radcliffe''s ''Harry Potter'' best friend Ron Weasley aka Rupert Grint is making the shift to more ''adult'' roles.The young actor has signed up to star in ... Read more...
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