BJP, SP protests force parliament adjournment till Friday (Second Lead)
September 6th, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Protests inside both houses of parliament by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over coal block allocations and by the Samajwadi Party (SP) over the ... Read more...
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Siberian serial stabber caught eating dog
August 19th, 2012 - 5:14 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 42-year-old resident of eastern Siberia was held over a stabbing rampage that he concluded by dining on his own dog, police said.The man attacked ... Read more...
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Farmers bid to ‘re-capture’ Jaitapur lands foiled
June 13th, 2012 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), June 13 (IANS) Nearly 3,000 farmers and fishermen Wednesday made an unsuccessful attempt to "recapture" their farms and other lands, which have been acquired for the proposed 9,900-MW ... Read more...
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No US involvement in Russian protests: Envoy (Lead)
January 26th, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 26 (IANS) The US was not involved in any opposition rallies in Russia, Washington's ambassador Michael McFaul has said, as Moscow gave the go-ahead to a planned ... Read more...
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Moscow authorises opposition rally
January 26th, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A planned opposition march followed by a rally where 50,000 people will protest the results of parliamentary elections have been given the go ahead, an ... Read more...
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Cyber attacks reach disturbing levels in Britain
October 31st, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 31 (IANS) Hacker attacks on British government websites have rocketed to "disturbing" levels, a top official has said.Iain Lobham, director of the country's biggest intelligence agency, the Government ... Read more...
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Unitech moves company law board against Telenor
October 11th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Unitech, the Indian partner of mobile services firm Telenor, Tuesday said it has filed a petition before the Company Law Board (CLB) to restrain ... Read more...
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Agyness Deyn’s heading off to ‘find herself’ in India!
April 17th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 17 (ANI): British model Agyness Deyn is apparently planning a trip to India in a bid to 'find herself'.The Oldham-born model recently returned to London after an unsuccessful attempt ... Read more...
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Tirath felicitates bravery award winning children
January 24th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Monday met and felicitated the National Bravery Award winning children in the capital Monday, ahead of their participation in ... Read more...
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Country’s future safe in your hands, PM tells young bravehearts
January 22nd, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) India's 23 little bravehearts were Saturday conferred the National Bravery Awards for their exemplary deeds of courage by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who observed that the ... Read more...
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23 children to get National Bravery Awards
January 17th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) A 12-year-old girl who saved the lives of two children in a quarry in Kerala and a 15-year-old boy who rescued a 55-year-old man from a train ... Read more...
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Aamir Bashir’s ‘Harud’ in competition section at Dubai fest
December 13th, 2010 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Dibyojyoti Baksi
Dubai, Dec 13 (IANS) The directorial debut of actor Aamir Bashir's "Harud" is competing for Muhr Asia Africa awards at the seventh edition of Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) and ... Read more...
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PCB boss Butt still in denial mode over apology to ECB on arrival in London
September 29th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 29 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt, who has arrived in England on a four to five day trip, has refused to apologise to the England and Wales ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga speaks up on the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ controversy in a new video
September 19th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lady Gaga has spoken her mind about the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ controversy in a new video that she has also posted on YouTube. The star who ... Read more...
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Palin rakes in $1m for campaigning over past 3 months
July 13th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 13 (ANI): Newly published election spending figures have shown that the former Republican vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, has raised almost 1 million dollars for political campaigning in the past ... Read more...
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Yemen arrests suspected mastermind behind San’a jailbreak
June 21st, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
San'a (Yemen), June 21(ANI): Yemeni security forces have arrested the suspected mastermind behind an attack on its intelligence headquarters, in which four heavily armed militants had stormed their way into the building ... Read more...
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Lighting kills 25-year-old American woman minutes before engagement
June 8th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Max Patch (US), June 8(ANI): A 25-year-old American woman was killed by lighting minutes before her engagement in Max Patch, U.S.Lightning struck as Bethany Lott, 25, and her boyfriend Richard Butler, 30, ... Read more...
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Next James Bond film on hold indefinitely
April 23rd, 2010 - 11:59 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 23, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Debt-ridden MGM studio's uncertain future, has forced work on next Bond film to be delayed indefinitely. Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), the American media company founded in ... Read more...
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Hyderabad, Mumbai cricket fans hail Tendulkar’s 17K run ODI feat
November 6th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad/Mumbai, Nov.6 (ANI): Cricket fans here and in Mumbai have hailed batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar's landmark feat of 17,000 one-day international runs.Tendulkar achieved the record against Australia in the fifth game ... Read more...
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Bookies relieved, Murray miserable (Wimbledon Diary)
July 4th, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 4 (DPA) London bookmakers were breathing a massive sigh of relief after avoiding a financial bath thanks to the Wimbledon semi-finals loss of Andy Murray.
The four-set loss to Andy ... Read more...
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Dead diva’s mum denied over $100,000 she wanted for holiday
April 2nd, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, April 2 (DPA) The 85-year-old mother of late Canto-pop diva Anita Mui has been stopped from taking 800,000 Hong Kong dollars ($102,000) from her daughter's estate to finance a round-the-world ... Read more...
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Curfew clamped after communal clashes in Maharashtra’’s Dhule town
October 5th, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by ANI
Nashik (Maharashtra), Oct 5 (ANI): Following clashes between members of two communities in Dhule town in North Maharashtra today, curfew was clamped in the town, said police.
The district authorities took measure ... Read more...
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Bakri’’s daughter whisked away from home after pole dancing revelations
September 29th, 2008 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.29 (ANI): The daughter of radical Islamic cleric Omar Bakri has left her home in London amid fears for her safety after it was disclosed that she was a pole ... Read more...
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Brown to offer key job to close friend
August 15th, 2008 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 15 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is preparing to offer one of his best friends a key job in Downing Street to help him to mastermind the Governments ... Read more...
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Badawi faces challenge to leadership in Malaysia
March 21st, 2008 - 1:50 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, March 21 (IANS) Emerging victorious but weak from this month's general elections, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is facing his first challenge from within the United Malays National Organisation ... Read more...
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Three robbers lynched in Madhya Pradesh
March 13th, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by admin
Bhopal, March 13 (IANS) A mob lynched three men accused of robbery in Semli village of Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur district, the police said Thursday. "The incident occurred Wednesday evening when the men ... Read more...
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Spanish PM Zapatero looks for alliance to form government
March 10th, 2008 - 10:53 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Madrid, March 10 (DPA) Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, said Monday that he may seek the support of several political parties for his new government after falling short of ... Read more...
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JI chief wants Dr AQ Khan to be made next Pak Prez!
March 8th, 2008 - 6:04 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Mar 8 (ANI): Jamaat-i-Islami Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad has urged the next government to install Pakistan's nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan as the country's next President.
He also said that Dr ... Read more...
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Detaining unwell Dr Khan a bid to please the US, says JI chief
March 8th, 2008 - 5:33 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Mar 8 (ANI): Jamaat-i-Islami Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that Pakistan nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khans house arrest was illegal and detaining him while he was not keeping well and ... Read more...
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Deposed CJI Iftikhar rejects govts proposal of kids movement
March 5th, 2008 - 5:02 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Mar 5 (ANI): A couple of days after the Pakistan government decided to allow deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhrys children to leave their house to attend their educational institutions, the ... Read more...
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