Donald Trump pulls out of debate as he hints at presidential run
December 14th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Real estate mogul and television personality Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon announced he has decided not to host the Newsmax presidential debate because he is unwilling to ... Read more...
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Women raped by cab driver in south Delhi
December 13th, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) In yet another incident that proves how unsafe the National Capital Region (NCR) is for women working late, a 22-year-old woman, working as a pub ... Read more...
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Two held for gang-raping minor
December 7th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) A 15-year-old Class 10 student was gang-raped by three people, including a minor, in east Delhi, police said Wednesday. Two of them have been arrested, ... Read more...
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Baldwin kicked out of flight
December 7th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Dec 7 (IANS) Actor Alec Baldwin says he was booted out of an American Airlines flight after an altercation with a cabin staff.The "30 Rock" actor was forced ... Read more...
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Mentally challenged boy falls from terrace, injured
December 6th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) A mentally challenged boy was injured after he fell from the terrace of a building in north Delhi Tuesday afternoon, police said.Akshay, 16, was living ... Read more...
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Jacksonville Jaguars fire Jack Del Rio
November 29th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Jacksonville, Nov 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It was always coming as the Jacksonville Jaguars made a disastrous start to the season. The football club is expected to announce on Tuesday that they have ... Read more...
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Minor abducted, gang-raped
November 16th, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Four youth abducted and raped a 16-year-old minor here, police said Tuesday, adding a search was on for them.The victim, a resident of Ujwa village ... Read more...
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Noida gets second CEO in two days
November 2nd, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 2 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's Noida got its second chief executive officer (CEO) in two days, with the state government Wednesday reversing its decision of re-intalling a previous ... Read more...
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US flight makes emergency landing due to unruly passenger
October 19th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Houston, Oct 19 (IANS) A domestic Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing in a Texas town Tuesday afternoon after a male passenger attempted to break into the cockpit, authorities ... Read more...
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Congress MLA walked away with draft PAC report on mining: BJP
October 4th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 4 (IANS) Goa legislative assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Manohar Parrikar Tuesday accused a Congress legislator of walking away with a draft of the PAC's report ... Read more...
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Hundreds injured after subway trains collide in Shanghai
September 28th, 2011 - 12:59 am ICT by BNO News
SHANGHAI (BNO NEWS) -- More than 270 people were injured on Tuesday afternoon when a subway train rear-ended another in Shanghai, the largest city in China, officials said. None are in a ... Read more...
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BSF officer killed in firing from Pakistan side
September 20th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 20 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) officer leading a patrol was killed in a burst of gunfire from across the international border with Pakistan near Jammu Tuesday ... Read more...
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Two killed, four wounded in Kashmir explosion
September 20th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 20 (IANS) Two people were killed and four injured when an explosive device went off during collection of scrap in north Kashmir's Kupwara district Tuesday afternoon.Police said a ... Read more...
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Guerrillas attack paramilitary camp in Sopore
September 14th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 14 (IANS) A day after the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) divisional commander was killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town, separatist guerrillas Wednesday attacked a paramilitary camp in the town ... Read more...
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22 die in Kashmir road accident
September 13th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 13 (IANS) At least 22 people were killed and 24 injured when a minibus carrying them skidded off the road in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday ... Read more...
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No Indian injured in Kabul attack
September 13th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kabul, Sep 13 (IANS) India Tuesday condemned the attack by militants near the US embassy in Kabul and clarified that no Indian has been injured."India strongly condemns the incident. ... Read more...
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Five die as gunmen attack Pakistani school bus
September 13th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 13 (IANS) At least five people, including four students, were killed Tuesday afternoon when gunmen fired indiscriminately at a school bus near Peshawar in northwest Pakistan, media reports ... Read more...
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Hurricane Irene may be America’s costliest catastrophe
August 31st, 2011 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Washingto/New York, Aug 31 (IANS) As the US East Coast struggled to recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, rising floodwaters forced thousands of evacuations in New Jersey and Connecticut ... Read more...
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Operations resume at Maruti Suzuki’s Manesar plant
August 30th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Automobile major Maruti Suzuki said manufacturing had resumed at its Manesar plant from early Tuesday afternoon after being suspended Monday due to labour problems."Early this ... Read more...
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Deep 6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes off East Timor; no damage
August 30th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by BNO News
DILI, EAST TIMOR (BNO NEWS) -- A strong but deep earthquake struck the waters off the Asian country of East Timor on late Tuesday afternoon, seismologists said, but there were no reports ... Read more...
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Senate plays politics in shaken Washington
August 24th, 2011 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) In the midst of an earthquake that shook Washington, the US Senate met briefly in a basement near Union Station to prevent President Barack Obama from ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes the U.S. East Coast, widely felt
August 24th, 2011 - 1:08 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- One of the strongest earthquakes to strike the U.S. East Coast in decades rocked buildings as far as North Carolina and Canada on early Tuesday afternoon, seismologists ... Read more...
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Rains lash Delhi, more ahead Wednesday (Second Lead)
August 23rd, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Heavy rains, accompanied by strong winds, lashed parts of Delhi Tuesday afternoon, bringing respite from the muggy weather but leading to traffic snarls. More rains ... Read more...
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Rains lash Delhi, traffic snarls follow (Lead)
August 23rd, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds lashed parts of the capital Tuesday afternoon, bringing respite from the muggy weather but leading to traffic snarls. The ... Read more...
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Ramlila grounds may be Hazare fast venue
August 17th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The spacious Ramlila grounds in north Delhi is emerging as the likely venue for Anna Hazare to hold his fast-unto-death for a strong anti-corruption law, ... Read more...
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Echoes of ‘Rang de basanti’ at Azad Maidan
August 16th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) A huge crowd, including singer-composer Vishal Dadlani, sang "Yeh desh hai veer jawaano ka" and "Rang de basanti", while others shouted slogans like "Vande Mataram" and ... Read more...
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One killed in Pune police firing
August 9th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 9 (IANS) One person was killed in police firing and at least seven others were injured when a farmers' agitation opposing land acquisition turned violent here Tuesday afternoon, ... Read more...
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Petrol price to be cut if global crude prices slip further: Minister
August 9th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Petroleum Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said Tuesday that if global crude oil prices continue to slip further, petrol price would be lowered.
"If the prices ... Read more...
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Stones pelted at PDP leaders in Sopore
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 2 (IANS) Senior leaders and legislators of the Jammu and Kashmir's People's Democratic Party (PDP) had to beat a hasty retreat when protesters in Sopore town pelted stones ... Read more...
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Temperatures reach 52 degrees Celsius (125.6 Fahrenheit) in Iraq
August 2nd, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- Extreme weather in Iraq where temperatures reached 52 degrees Celsius (125.6 degrees Fahrenheit) on early Tuesday afternoon, forecasters said.With a humidity of five percent and winds with a ... Read more...
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UK: Rupert Murdoch attacker charges, released on bail
July 20th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- A protester who attempted to throw a paper plate of shaving foam into the face of News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch has been released on bail, Scotland Yard ... Read more...
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Leopard injures six, shot dead
July 20th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Siliguri, July 19 (IANS) A leopard was shot dead after it attacked and injured six people in a slum in West Bengal's Darjeeling district Tuesday, an official said.The leopard attacked ... Read more...
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All 12 miners trapped in northeast China rescued alive
July 19th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by BNO News
DALIAN, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- Rescue teams on Tuesday successfully pulled out all twelve trapped miners from a tunnel that caved-in in the northeast region of China, local media reported.The incident occurred ... Read more...
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Jamia chancellor, Akbarally’s founder F.T. Khorakiwala dead (Lead)
July 5th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Fakhruddin T. Khorakiwala, the chancellor of New Delhi's Jamia Milia Islamia and a business tycoon who founded the Akbarally's chain of department stores in Mumbai, passed ... Read more...
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Two killed in Pakistani Army trainer plane crash (Lead)
June 28th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 28 (IANS) Two people were killed when their army trainer aircraft crashed Tuesday afternoon in Pakistan's Punjab province, Xinhua reported.The crash took place in Gujar Khan city, ... Read more...
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