CPI-M laments lack of safety in trains
July 30th, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The CPI-M Monday lamented the "absence of adequate safety measures" in Indian Railways, following the death of about 35 people in an accident involving ... Read more...
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Apex court asks Kerala to allow Mullaperiyar dam upkeep (Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Supreme court Monday directed the Kerala government to permit Tamil Nadu to undertake maintenance and cleaning work at the Mullaperiyar dam.The five-judge bench of ... Read more...
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Apex court asks Kerala to allow Mullaperiyar dam upkeep
July 23rd, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Supreme court Monday directed the Kerala government to permit Tamil Nadu to undertake maintenance and cleaning work at the Mullaperiyar dam.The five-judge bench headed ... Read more...
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Chinese locomotives chug into trouble in Pakistan
June 6th, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 6 (IANS) The Chinese are not happy over conditionalities in a tender floated by the Pakistan Railways for procuring 150 new locomotives as this excludes them from ... Read more...
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After tigress, Priyanka adopts lioness
June 2nd, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 2 (IANS) After tigress Durga, Bollywood's 'junglee billi' Priyanka Chopra has adopted lioness Sundari of Ranchi's Birsa Munda zoo, an official said Saturday."We have received a cheque ... Read more...
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Winehouse’s Camden house up for sale
May 31st, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 31 (IANS) Amy Winehouse's Camden house, where she died, has been put on sale by the late singer's father, Mitch, for 2.7 million pounds.Mitch has been using ... Read more...
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Indian zoos to be graded on performance
April 10th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Do you know which is India's best zoo? Soon you will, with the authorities planning to grade the nearly 200 zoos in the country based ... Read more...
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Pakistani tortured by relatives in Britain
March 31st, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 31 (IANS) A 27-year-old Pakistani-origin man was beaten and physically tortured for three years by his relatives who regarded him as a financial burden, a British court has ... Read more...
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Raja Bhaiya inspects Lucknow jail, pulls up staff
March 24th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 24 (IANS) Facing as many as three incidents of jail riots in different parts of Uttar Pradesh in the last fortnight, state Jails Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh aka ... Read more...
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Delhi zoo looks at better upkeep - with its own revenue
February 10th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) There is good news for the Delhi zoo that attracts nearly 8,000 visitors every weekend and houses over 1,000 varieties of animals and birds, but ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu approves second phase of outer ring road
January 23rd, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has approved the second phase of the Chennai outer ring road project involving the building of a 32-km road at an outlay ... Read more...
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Himachal winter session a drain on the exchequer(Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Dec 17 (IANS) The previous Congress government started the practice of annually holding the winter session of the state assembly at Dharamsala with the idea of taking the legislators ... Read more...
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Himachal winter session a drain on the exchequer
December 17th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Dec 17 (IANS) The previous Congress government started the practice of annually holding the winter session of the state assembly at Dharamsala with the idea of taking the ... Read more...
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Restart night shelters immediately: High court to Delhi government
December 13th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Irked over the closure of 84 temporary night shelters in the national capital against its orders, the Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the city government ... Read more...
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Britons prefer spending more on TV than car
December 2nd, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 2 (IANS) While most of us may spend more on the upkeep of our family car, a lot of young Britons will prefer spending more on their first ... Read more...
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Unesco to help Italy preserve Pompeii
December 1st, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Dec 1 (IANS/AKI) The Unesco will advise Italy on how to best protect one of the world's biggest archaeological sites, Pompeii, where a massive volcanic eruption in 79 A.D. ... Read more...
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The fading colours of a Diwali tradition
October 23rd, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 23 (IANS) How times have changed! From an engaging annual spring cleaning ritual -- ironically in the autumn of Diwali -- white-washing or painting of homes has become ... Read more...
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Kovalam to get massive makeover
September 29th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 29 (IANS) The Kovalam beaches, which over the years have lost much of their charm due to poor management, are set to get a massive facelift at a ... Read more...
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Corey Feldman gets sued over child support
September 26th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Sept 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former Playboy Playmate Susie Feldman has filed a suit against her ex husband and actor Corey Feldman demanding child support. The suit demands that Corey should ... Read more...
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Three girls injured as ceiling plaster falls on them
September 13th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 13 (IANS) Three girl students were injured when the ceiling plaster of their classroom fell on them in Jharkhand's coal city Dhanbad Tuesday, police said.The incident took place ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh blames centre for bad roads
August 26th, 2011 - 1:38 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 26 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Public Works Minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui Thursday pointedly blamed the central government for the poor condition of several highways and major roads in the state.The ... Read more...
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Delhi’s homeless prefer sheltering sky to night shelters
August 20th, 2011 - 9:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) It's the monsoon when intermittent rains are the order of the day - or night - and roads are often waterlogged and damp. Yet, the ... Read more...
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Kolkata’s big library of little magazines (Feature, With Images)
August 10th, 2011 - 10:00 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) A man's movement against the poor upkeep of little magazines -- the independent, experimental periodicals run without a profit motive -- in the city's hallowed ... Read more...
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Anna Nicole Smith’s house up for grabs
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hollywood, Aug 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Hollywood home that once belonged to the late Anna Nicole Smith has been put on the market for sale. The owners are asking for $1.75 ... Read more...
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Haryana proposes teacher evaluation
July 18th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) Haryana has proposed a teacher evaluation system to improve their skills and provide quality education to students in government institutions, a spokesman of the education department ... Read more...
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Supreme Court bars opening of Kerala temple’s sixth vault
July 8th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday said the sixth vault of the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala will not be opened till the treasures recovered so far ... Read more...
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Wildlife guardians: Adoptions rise at Van Vihar (With Image)
June 22nd, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 22 (IANS) They are not high-profile celebrities, but at least 33 wildlife lovers have adopted animals at the Van Vihar National Park here under their unique guardianship scheme.It ... Read more...
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Jermaine Jackson settles child support dispute with ex-wife
May 18th, 2011 - 4:31 am ICT by IANS
London, May 18 (IANS) Singer Jermaine Jackson has settled a child support dispute with his ex-wife Alejandra after handing over $80,000 in overdue payments.Alejandra Jackson first took Jermaine to court ... Read more...
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Will Dhoni adopt a tiger please!
May 3rd, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 3 (IANS) Enthused by Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra's gesture to 'adopt' a tigress, the authorities at Birsa Zoological Park are hoping cricket captain and Ranchi boy M.S. ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods puts his yacht on sale for $25 million
April 1st, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
New York, April 1 (IANS) Tiger Woods' former wife has returned him his wedding gift of 155-foot yacht 'Privacy' and the troubled golfer has put it on sale for ... Read more...
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Tiger Woods’ ‘Privacy’ on sale for $25m
March 31st, 2011 - 11:40 am ICT by ANI
New York, March 31 (ANI): If reports are to be believed then Tiger Woods' 155-foot mega yacht 'Privacy' is on sale for 25 million dollars.The golfer reportedly paid 20 million dollars ... Read more...
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Antony to look into fees charged by Sainik Schools
February 27th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 27 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Sunday promised that the issue of high fees charged by Sainik Schools, the chain of institutions run by the defence ministry, will be looked ... Read more...
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Delhi plans institute to manage CWG infrastructure
February 7th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Delhi government is planning to set up a project management institute to ensure proper maintenance and upkeep of the infrastructure developed during the 2010 Commonwealth Games ... Read more...
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Zsa Zsa Gabor will remain in mansion after sale, says hubby
January 29th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 29 (ANI): Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband Frederic Prinz von Anhalt may have decided to put their Los Angeles mansion up for sale, but he has a "non-negotiable condition" for potential ... Read more...
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Harrison Ford, Calista Flockhart’s pad up for sale
January 24th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 23 (ANI): Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart have put their luxury pad in Chelsea up for sale.The 9,000-square-foot loft on Seventh Avenue in Chelsea is on the market for ... Read more...
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